Chapter 10 Alarm Monitoring and Management

Viewing Alarms

If you check the History window Alarms check box, you display the node history of alarms. If you check the Events check box, you display the node history of Not Alarmed and transient events (conditions). If you check both check boxes, you retrieve node history for both.

10.2.7.1 History Column Descriptions

Table 10-7lists the History window column headings and the information recorded in each column.

Table 10-7

History Column Description

 

 

Column

Information Recorded

 

 

Num

An incrementing count of alarm or condition messages. (The column is hidden by

 

default; to view it, right-click a column and choose Show Column > Num.)

 

 

Ref

The reference number assigned to the alarm or condition. (The column is hidden by

 

default; to view it, right-click a column and choose Show Column > Ref.)

 

 

Date

Date and time of the condition.

 

 

Node

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

 

view.)

 

 

Object

TL1 AID for the condition 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 (only displays in network view and node view).

 

 

Shelf

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

 

network view.

 

 

Slot

Slot where the condition occurred (only displays in network view and node view).

 

 

Port

Port where the condition occurred. For VCTRM-LP and VTTerm, the port refers to the

 

upstream card it is partnered with.

 

 

Path Width

Width of the signal path.

 

 

Sev

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

 

Not-Reported (NR).

 

 

ST

Status: raised (R), cleared (C), or transient (T).

 

 

SA

A service-affecting alarm (when checked).

 

 

Description

Description of the condition.

 

 

Cond

Condition name.

 

 

10.2.7.2 Retrieving and Displaying Alarm and Condition History

You can retrieve and view the history of alarms and conditions, as well as transients (passing notifications of processes as they occur) in the CTC history window. The information in this window is specific to the view where it is shown (that is, network history in the network view, node history in the node view, and card history in the card view).

The node and card history views are each divided into two tabs. In node view, when you click the Retrieve button, you can see the history of alarms, conditions, and transients that have occurred on the node in the History > Shelf window, and the history of alarms, conditions, and transients that have occurred on the node during your login session in the History > Session window. In the card-view history window, after you retrieve the card history, you can see the history of alarms, conditions, and transients

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