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CHAPTER 11: Administration

Table 11-3. Command Facility Configuration (continued)

	Option	Default	Description
6.	Periodic Reporting	60	Defines the interval of time for a periodic report. There are five options:
	Interval		None, 10, 20, 30, and 60. If None is chosen, status reports will not be
			output periodically.
			Status reports can be viewed at any time by selecting option 7 (System
			Statistics) of the Status/ Statistics Menu. See Section 11.9, Switching
			Administration, for more information.
7.	Output Event/Alarm	Local	This menu defines the destination for outputting event/alarm reports.
	Reports	Command	These reports can only be output to one device. There are four options:
		Port
			Local Command Port. Event/alarm reports are output to the terminal
			connected to the local Command Facility.
			Local Log Port. Event/alarm reports are output to the dedicated log port
			(if the optional NMS module is installed). If this option is chosen and the
			NMS Module is not installed, the reports will be sent to the Local
			Command Port.
			Remote Node. Event/alarm reports are output to a remote node. If
			remote node is selected, the node ID must be named in option 9. The
			remote node will deliver the event/alarm reports to the output location
			selected in its Command Facility Parameters menu. If both the local and
			remote Multiservers are configured to send event/alarm messages to a
			remote node, the local node’s messages will be lost.
			External Modem. Event/alarm reports are output to an external modem
			via the command port of the NMS module. If external modem is selected,
			the telephone number must be defined in option 11 of this menu.
8.	Output Periodic	Local	This menu defines the destination for outputting the Periodic Report.
	Report	Command	This does not affect the output of the Last Period Reports or Demand
		Port	Reports in the Status/Statistics Menu. (See Section 11.9, Switching
			Administration, for more information.) These reports can only be output
			to one device. There are three options from which to choose:

Local Command Port. Periodic reports are output to the terminal connected to the local Command Facility.

Local Log Port. Periodic reports are output to the dedicated log port (if the optional NMS module is installed). If this option is chosen and the NMS Module is not installed, the reports will be sent to the Local Command Port.

There is a three-minute time-out period. If the log port is busy (paper jam, slow printer, printer off-line) and the timer expires, the periodic report will be lost.

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