Chapter 11 Alarm Monitoring and Management

11.2 Alarms, Conditions, and History

Table 11-1describes in the information in the Alarms window.

Table 11-1

Alarms Column Descriptions

 

 

Column

Information Recorded

 

 

Num

Quantity of alarm messages received; incremented automatically as alarms occur to

 

display the current total of received error messages

 

 

Ref

A unique identification number assigned to each alarm to reference a specific alarm

 

message that is displayed

 

 

New

Indicates a new alarm if checked1

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 access identifier (AID) for the alarmed object

 

 

Eqpt Type

Card type in this slot

 

 

Shelf

The shelf where the alarmed object is located. Visible in network view.

 

 

Slot

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

 

 

Port

Port where the alarm occurred

 

 

Path Width

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

 

complements the alarm object notation, which is explained in the “Alarm

 

Troubleshooting” chapter of the Cisco ONS 15600 Troubleshooting Guide.

 

 

Sev

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

 

Reported (NR)

 

 

ST

Status: Raised (R), Clear (C), Transient (T)

 

 

SA

When checked, indicates a service-affecting alarm

 

 

Cond

Error message/alarm name; alphabetically defined in the Cisco ONS 15600

 

Troubleshooting Guide

 

 

Description

Description of the alarm

 

 

1.The user can click the Synchronize button to acknowledge the new alarm. Clicking the Delete Cleared Alarms button only deletes cleared alarms on the window.

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ONS 15600 specifications

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