FS6300 NMS User Manual | 3 • Configuring Alarms and Clocking |
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Alarm Indications
The following are symbols that appear on a card or node icon when the NMS receives an alarm:
•Critical: Red circle with a yellow “X”
•Major: Orange circle with two black exclamation points
•Minor: Yellow circle with a single black exclamation point
•No Alarm/Informational: Green circle with black checkmark
Alarms are propagated up to the next level throughout the Network Maps section in the menu tree.The Chassis icon indicates an alarm alert if one or more of the cards have an alarm. On the Geographical Area level, a network node will also display alarm alerts if a card in a chassis has an alarm.
Viewing Alarms
Viewing a Summary of Alarms
To view a summary of all systems with an alarm, click on Failed Systems (under Network Maps) in the menu tree on the left side of the screen. The Failed Systems map shows all the cards that have alarm alerts.
The Alarm Summary View window always appears in the bottom left corner of the screen under the main menu tree. It offers a quick glance at the status of alarms that are currently occurring in the system. You can change how the Alarm Summary View is displayed by clicking on the icons in the Alarm Summary View win- dow. There are three different view options:
•Tabular View
•Graphical View
•Pie Chart View
Figure 35. Alarm Summary View options (Tabular, Graphical, and Pie Chart)
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