Yes, I see this too. I don't think it would be a good idea to suppress it, though. If InterMapper is brought up and an important server or link is down, you'd want to be notified of that, right? If IM suppressed the initial notification, you'd never find out that something was down.
What I've been doing is modifying my maps so that there are fewer errors showing and fewer notifications being generated. For example, in the past, out of laziness I might have left a server on the map after it had been taken out of service. I know why it's flashing red, nothing to worry about. Or, I might have left a switch port link on the map after the server icon has been deleted. The port has no link light, so that's an alarm. However, after a few years of this sort of kruft accumulating, I went through and cleaned up everything. The idea is for every map to show everything as green as the normal status. This helps with the barrage of sirens at startup, but it also helps when you're using map status probes. The map status probe will go red if even one item on the source map is red. I want the operators to see green lights unless something is actually wrong. Anyway, if you're getting 80 alerts when your maps load up, you might want to think about cleaning up your maps to get rid of the alerts. And if there are actually 80 different things wrong with your network..., well, you might want to fix them :) Hope this helps, Doug -- Doug Weathers, Network Administrator St. Charles Medical Center >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1/9/2004 1:41:14 PM >>> Is there a way to suppress Alarm emails on Intermapper Startup? When firing up a folder full of maps I always get barraged with about 80 emails complaining about an interface link down or interface errors. What is needed is a suppress email timer on IM startup option. Does anyone else see this and am I missing some easy cure? Thanks John. -- ------------------------- John Ratcliffe. JSOE OEC ____________________________________________________________________ List archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/intermapper-talk%40list.dartware.com/ To unsubscribe: send email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] IMPORTANT NOTICE: This communication, including any attachment, contains information that may be confidential or privileged, and is intended solely for the entity or individual to whom it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message and are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this message is strictly prohibited. Nothing in this email, including any attachment, is intended to be a legally binding signature. ____________________________________________________________________ List archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/intermapper-talk%40list.dartware.com/ To unsubscribe: send email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
