Chapter 7 Impact Analysis
Impact Analysis GUI
•Name—The subinterface (site) name or business tag name of the affected element, if it exists. For more information, refer to the Cisco Active Network Abstraction Managing MPLS User Guide.
•Type—The business tag type.
•IP Address—If the affected element is an IP interface, the IP address of the subinterface site is displayed. For more information, refer to the Cisco Active Network Abstraction Managing MPLS User Guide.
•Highest Affected Severity—The severest affected severity for the affected pair (destination). The same source can be part of multiple pairs, and therefore each pair can have different affected severities. The highest affected severity reflects the highest among these. The affected pair can have one of the following severities:
–Potential
–Real
–Recovered
–N/A—From the Links view this indicates not relevant.
When an affected side (a row) is selected in the Source area, the selected element’s related affected pairs are displayed in the Destination area.
The following additional columns are displayed in the Destination area table in the Ticket Properties window:
•Affected Severity—The severity of the affected pair as calculated by the client according to the rules defined above.
•Alarm Clear State—An indication for each pair of the clear state of the alarm. The following states exist:
–Not cleared—There are one or more alarms that have not been cleared for this pair.
–Cleared—All the related alarms for this pair have been cleared.
In addition, you can view a detailed report for every affected pair that includes a list of the events that contributed to this affected pair.
Viewing a Detailed Report For the Affected Pair
You can view a detailed report for every affected pair in NetworkVision. The detailed report includes a list of the events that contributed to the affected pair.
For information about how to reach a detailed affected report, refer to the Cisco Active Network Abstraction NetworkVision User Guide.
The Affected Parties Destination Properties dialog box is displayed.
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