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Cisco ONS 15600 Procedure Guide, R8.0
Chapter17 DLPs E100 to E199
DLP- E156 Modify Alarm and Condition Filtering Parameters
DLP-E156 Modify Alarm and Condition Filtering Parameters
Step 1 In the node, network, or card view, click the Alarms tab.
Step 2 Click the Filter button at the lower-left of the bottom toolbar.
The Alarm Filter Dialog box appears, showing the General tab.
In the General tab Show Severity area, you can choose which alarm severities will show through the
alarm filter and provision a time period during which filtered alarms show through the filter. To change
the alarm severities shown in the filter, go to Step 3. To change the time period filter for the alarms, go
to Step 4.
Step 3 In the Show Severity area, click the check boxes for the severities [Critical (CR), Major (MJ), Minor
(MN), or Not Alarmed (NA)] that you want to be reported at the network level. Leave severity check
boxes unchecked to prevent them from appearing.
When alarm filtering is disabled, all alarms show.
Step 4 In the Time area, click the Show alarms between time limits check box to enable it; then click the up
and down arrows in the From Date, To Date, and Time fields to modify the period of alarms shown.
To modify filter parameters for conditions, continue with Step5. If you do not need to modify them,
continue with Step 6.
Step 5 Click the Conditions tab.
When alarm filtering is enabled, conditions in the Show list are visible and conditions in the Hide list
are invisible.
•To move conditions individually from the Show list to the Hide list, click the > button.
•To move conditions individually from the Hide list to the Show list, click the < button.
•To move conditions collectively from the Show list to the Hide list, click the >> button.
•To move conditions collectively from the Hide list to the Show list, click the << button.
Note Conditions include alarms.
Step 6 Click Apply and OK.
Alarm and condition filtering parameters are enforced when alarm filtering is enabled (see the
“DLP-E155 Enable Alarm Filtering” task on page 17-44), and are not enforced when alarm filtering is
disabled (see the “DLP-E157 Disable Alarm Filtering” task on page 17-47).
Step 7 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).
Purpose This task modifies alarm and condition reporting in all network nodes.
Tools/Equipment None
Prerequisite Procedures DLP-E155 Enable Alarm Filtering, page 17-44
DLP-E26 Log into CTC, page 16-33
Required/As Needed As needed
Onsite/Remote Onsite or remote
Security Level Retrieve or higher