Managing System Alarms 167

MCPU and CTX Module (System) Alarms

Table 26 describes the Critical and Major Alarms associated with the CPU Module.

Table 26 MCPU and CTX Module (System) Alarms

Alarm

Meaning

Troubleshooting Steps

 

 

 

Alarms Cleared

Current alarms have been

Information only.

 

cleared by user.

 

Card Config Failed

Cannot upload configuration

Information only. Could indicate a

 

data to a card.

potential problem. You may need to

 

 

reset the card.

Card initialized.

Card initialized.

Information only.

Card Reconfig

Reconfiguration of the card

Information only. Could indicate a

Failed

failed

potential problem. You may need to

 

 

reset the card.

Card Reconfigured

Card is reconfigured.

Information only. Could occur when

 

 

the card is plugged in or the system is

 

 

powered up.

Communication

Error during communication

Failed

between MCPU and a slot.

DS3/E3/OC3/CBR/

Interface clock has been

IMA/VCM Ref Clk

designated as the system clock,

Failed

and the interface clock has

 

failed.

Fan #1 failed

Fan #1 failed

Fan #2 failed

Fan #2 failed

History Overflowed

Alarm history table has

 

overflowed. Alarms will

 

continue to be recorded but

 

will displace oldest alarms.

Replace the unit.

Check the physical connection. Check for other alarms such as LOS/LOF/LOCD. Check the physical connection.

Replace the fan tray.

Replace the fan tray.

Clear the history alarms table through NMS or Telnet.

Id Prom Checksum

The internal checksum on the

Error

idprom of the indicated card is

 

incorrect.

Have the idprom replaced with the correct version. The system takes no action if it recognizes the proper card ID.

Invalid DB Cardtype

An unknown card type is

Information only.

 

found in the database

 

Login Failure

Failed log -in. Someone failed

Information only.

 

to log in to the shelf three

 

 

successive times.

 

Loss 8KHz Ref

The system reference clock was

Clock

lost.

New Card

Configuration data for a new

Configured

card is uploaded.

PWR Supply Failed

Power supply has failed.

Try reassigning the clock—especially to internal.

Information only. The card was not stored in the database.

Replace the power supply with an operating unit.

Queue 0 Over

The congestion threshold for

Check and correct VC connections.

Threshold

Queue 0 was exceeded.

Check and adjust VI shaper values.

 

 

Check and adjust incoming traffic

 

 

volume. Check for faulty IMA links

 

 

which may reduce traffic handling for a

 

 

group.

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