Element | Description |
|---|---|
Action | What MAPS will do if a condition defined in a rule evaluates to true. |
Category | A grouping of similar elements that can be monitored (for example, “Security Violations”). |
Condition | A condition includes a time base and a threshold. If the condition is evaluated as true, the rule is triggered. The condition depends on the element that is to be monitored. |
Measure | A value that can be monitored. This includes switch conditions, data traffic levels, error messages, and many other values. |
Object | An object that can be monitored. This includes FC ports, SFP transceivers, local switch, flow, and other values. |
Group | A collection of similar objects that you can monitor as a single entity. For example, you can create a group of E_Ports to be monitored by the same policies. |
Rule | A rule associates a condition with one or more actions that need to occur when the specified condition is triggered. |
Policy | A set of rules defining thresholds for triggering the actions MAPS takes when that threshold is triggered. When a policy is activated, all rules in the policy are in effect. |