Black Box 5000 manual Messages, Enter the node ID and channel number or range of channels

Multiserver 5000

11.4 Messages

ALARM MESSAGES

Alarms generally indicate that an error has been detected that impacts or degrades the performance for part of the network. For example, an alarm message would be sent if the line error rates were excessive, or if a link went down.

To clear an alarm, select option 9 (Clear Alarm Displays) from the Command Facility Main Menu or

COMMAND FACILITY MAIN MENU [node id]

9 CLEAR ALARM DISPLAYS

select Clear Latched Alarms on the LCD/Keypad. (See the LCD Blinking Backlight discussion in Section 13.1, General LCD/Keypad Information. See also Section 13.5, Administration.)

The output of alarm messages can be selected via the Output Event/Alarm Reports menu. Alarm Reporting must be enabled or you will not receive any alarm messages. (Output Event/Alarm Reports and Alarm Reporting are options 7 and 4, respectively, of the Command Facility Parameters Menu. See Section 11.3, Configuring the Command Facility, and Table 11-3for more information.)

For a list and description of all the alarms, refer to Appendix D, Messages.

EVENT MESSAGES

Event messages are reported in real time and indicate changes in the network that do not impact the overall performance of the network. For example, an event message will be sent if a port is connecting or a local link has restarted.

The output of event messages can be selected via the Output Event/Alarm Reports menu. Event Reporting must be enabled or you will not receive any event messages. (Output Event/Alarm Reports and Event Reporting are options 7 and 3, respectively, of the Command Facility Parameters

Menu. See Section 11.3, Configuring the Command Facility, and Table 11-3 for more information.)

For a list and description of all the events, refer to Appendix C, Messages.

CLASS MESSAGES

A class message is what appears on the screen when the user successfully connects to the requested class. See Section 10.8, Classes, and Table 10-3for more information.

BROADCAST MESSAGES

Broadcasting is an administration function which allows the system administrator to send a message to an async port or to a group of async ports on the network.

To broadcast, select option 6 from the Command Facility Main Menu.

The following prompt appears:

COMMAND FACILITY MAIN MENU [node id]

6 BROADCAST

Enter the node ID and channel number or range of channels.

ENTER NODE-ID/CHANNEL# (OR RANGE OF CHANNELS) (^X TO ABORT):

If there is a non-async port in the range selected, the following message will appear on the screen:

** INCORRECT CHANNEL TYPE **

If the port or range selected is all async, the system

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