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Cisco MGX 8850 Routing Switch Command Reference
Release 2.0, Part Number 78-10467-04 Rev C0, October 2001
Chapter9 Troubleshooting Commands
cnfalm
cnfalm
Configure Alarm
Configures statistical alarm th re sho ld s f o r a l in e. T he configurable items for SON ET a nd PL CP are
defined in RFC 2258. The configurable items for DS3 and E3 are defined in RFC 2496. The items that
constitute a configuration are:
•Line type: SONET, DS3, E3, or PLCP
•Tested layer: section, line, or path (for example, SONET line)
•Test periods of 15 minutes and 24 hours
•Degrees of error-time: errored seconds and severely errored seconds
•Types of errors, including f ra ming errors, code vi ol a t io ns , and unavailable
•Severity of alarm trigge r ed when a threshold is cr os s e d: minor or major
A keyword identifies the alarm crit eria. Each keyword identifies the tested la ye r (line, and so on), the
type of threshold (errored seconds, and so on), and the test period of 15 minutes or 24 hours. For
example, -lnes15 indicates the number of errored second s on th e line laye r du ring a n y 15 min ute pe riod .
See the Syntax Description for a list and definitions of all keywords.
Cards on Which This Command Runs
AXSM
Syntax
The required parameters are the line type the line identifier in the format bay.line, and the severity of
the alarm (minor or major). All other parameters are option al and must be preceded by the keyword that
identifies the type of parameter.

Generic Syntax Descr i ption

The generic syntax is.
cnfalm <line type> <bay.line> <alarm severity> <thresholds>
The meaning of the generic synta x ap pe ar s in t he f ollow in g l ist . R ef er t o su b seq ue nt lists for the
descriptions of alarm severities and thresholds for each line type.
line type The line type is specified as one of the following keywords (including the hyphen):
-sonetsec (for SONET section)
-sonetline (for SONET line)
-sonetpath (for SO N ET p a t h)
-ds3
-e3
-plcp
bay.line Identifies the bay (1 or 2) and the number of the line. The range for line can be 1 to
the highest numbered line on the back card.