The Thresholds window displays the thresholds that are used to monitor entries related to I/O interfaces in the /var/adm/messages file.
- Frequency is the number of alarms and time required to generate a new message or email notification. This is measured either in a ratio of alarms per number of minutes or alarms per number of hours.
- The Quiet value represents the quiet time in between messages, which is used to avoid sending too many messages at once.