Chapter 10 Alarm Monitoring and Management

Viewing Alarms

Table 10-1lists the Alarms tab column headings and the information recorded in each column.

Table 10-1

Alarms Column Descriptions

 

 

Column

Information Recorded

 

 

New

Indicates a new alarm. To change this status, click either the Synchronize button or the

 

Delete Cleared Alarms button.

 

 

Date

Date and time of the alarm.

 

 

Node

Shows the name of the node where the condition or alarm occurred. (Visible in network

 

view.)

 

 

Object

TL1 AID for the alarmed object. For an VCMON-LP or VTmon, this is the monitored

 

VC high-order path or VC low-order path object, which is explained in Table 10-3 on

 

page 10-3.

 

 

Eqpt Type

Card type in this slot (appears only in network and node view).

 

 

Shelf

For DWDM configurations, the shelf where the alarmed object is located. Visible in

 

network view.

 

 

Slot

Slot where the alarm occurred (appears only in network and node view).

 

 

Port

Port where the alarm is raised. For VCTRM-LP and VTTerm, the port refers to the

 

upstream card it is partnered with.

 

 

Path Width

Indicates how many VCs are contained in the alarmed path. This information

 

compliments the alarm object notation, which is explained in Table 10-3 on page 10-3.

 

 

Sev

Severity level: CR (Critical), MJ (Major), MN (Minor), NA (Not-Alarmed), NR

 

(Not-Reported).

 

 

ST

Status: R (raised), C (clear).

 

 

SA

When checked, indicates a service-affecting alarm.

 

 

Cond

The error message/alarm name. These names are alphabetically defined in the “Alarm

 

Troubleshooting” chapter of the Cisco ONS 15310-MA SDH Troubleshooting Guide.

 

 

Description

Description of the alarm.

 

 

Num

Num (number) is the quantity of alarm messages received and is increments

 

automatically as alarms occur to display the current total of received error messages.

 

(The column is hidden by default; to view it, right-click a column and choose Show

 

Column > Num.)

 

 

Ref

Ref (reference) is a unique identification number assigned to each alarm to reference a

 

specific alarm message that is displayed. (The column is hidden by default; to view it,

 

right-click a column and choose Show Column > Ref.)

 

 

Table 10-2lists the color codes for alarm and condition severities. In addition to the severities listed in the table, CTC alarm profiles list inherited (I) and unset (U) severities.

Table 10-2 Color Codes for Alarm and Condition Severities

 

 

 

 

Color

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Red

Raised Critical (CR) alarm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Orange

Raised Major (MJ) alarm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yellow

Raised Minor (MN) alarm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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