1152700Issue 1 February 2001 Section 2 Operations and Maintenance

ALARM MESSAGE

TAP-100

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Table 101-2. Alphabetical NMIC Generated Alarm Reports, continued

 

SEVERITY

 

IMPACT

 

DESCRIPTION

 

SUGGESTED COURSE OF ACTION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NMIC Full

Database

Restoration

Failed

NMIC Full

Database

Restoration

Needed

NMIC lost connection with NMIC application

NMIC lost connection with NMIC resources agent

NMIC lost connection with peer

NMIC

NMIC

Protection

Change

Notification

NMIC

Protection

Switch

Notification

Physical Fiber Failure

Second

NMIC Plugged into Invalid Slot

Minor

Not

 

Service

 

Affecting.

 

 

Informatio

Not

nal Alert

Service

 

Affecting

 

 

Informatio

Not

nal Alert

Service

 

Affecting

 

 

Informatio

Not

nal Alert

Service

 

Affecting

 

 

Informatio

Not

nal Alert

Service

 

Affecting

 

 

Informatio

Not

nal Alert

Service

 

Affecting

 

 

Informatio

Not

nal Alert

Service

 

Affecting

 

 

Major

Not

 

service

 

affecting

 

 

Informatio

Not

nal Alert

Service

 

Affecting

 

 

Informs user that the NMIC database restoration attempt has failed.

Informs user that the NMIC cards (working and protect) are out of sync.

Informs user that the NMIC had a failure resulting in a loss of connection with its application.

Informs user that the NMIC had a failure resulting in a loss of connection with its resource agent.

Working NMIC cannot communicate with the protection NMIC.

An informational alert informing the user that the protection mode has been changed. This may be due to a Lockout or an Automatic Protection Switch (APS) being initiated.

An informational alert indicating the NMIC has started the process of switching to the protect card.

Network has experienced a failure on one of the fiber interconnections between the nodes, indicated on the GUI screen as an orange connection.

Informs the user that the protection NMIC is not seated into the proper slot in the backplane.

Check statuses of NMICs and reattempt database restoration.

Perform a database restoration to synchronize the information on the NMIC cards. Refer to DLP-719.

This event will result in a protection switch if the second NMIC is in sync and protection switching is enabled.

This event will result in a protection switch if the second NMIC is in sync and protection switching is enabled.

Protection switching will not be enabled at this point. Try reseating standby NMIC. May need to perform a database restoration upon reestablishing communication paths.

No action necessary. Verify the protection operation change is required and revert back if it is not.

No action necessary. Verify card switches properly upon completion.

Check NE alarm reports at each end of the fiber. Any LOS or Section AIS on the hop may cause this alarm.

Remove the protection NMIC and reinstall into slots 4 and 5.

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