RAD Data comm RIC-155 operation manual Configuring Alarm Severity, To clear the event log

RIC-155Installation and Operation ManualChapter 5 Troubleshooting and Diagnostics

The Event Log screen appears (Figure 5-11).

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Event Log
4	Source Alarm	Status	Severity	Time	Date
	Event Loss Of Signal	ON	Major	2:11:13	12/06/03
5	Loss Of Frame	ON	Major	3:52:31	13/06/03
3	Line Signal Degraded Error	OFF	Minor	13:45:27	13/06/03
V 16	Software download	OFF	Warning	14:52:17	13/06/03
2	Line Excessive Error Defect	ON	Major	20:46:02	13/06/03
54	Buffer Overflow	OFF	Event	9:13:20	14/06/03

ESC-prev.menu; !-main menu; &-exit;

Figure 5-11. Event Log Screen

To clear the event log:

1. From the System Monitoring menu (Figure 5-9), select Clear Event Log. RIC-155 displays a confirmation message at the bottom of the screen:

Request to clear log file! Are you sure? (Y/N):

2. Type Y.

All the log file entries are deleted from the system log file.

Configuring Alarm Severity

Severity of the RIC-155 alarms can be defined by the user. Configuration of the alarm severity is performed via the System Alarms menu.

To configure the alarm severity:

1.From the System Configuration menu, select Alarm Configuration. The Alarm Configuration menu appears (Figure 5-12).

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Alarm Configuration

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Default Alarms Setting

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Please select item <1 to 2> ESC-prev.menu; !-main menu; &-exit;

Figure 5-12. Alarm Configuration Menu

2.From the Alarm Configuration menu, select System Alarms. System Alarms menu appears (Figure 5-13).

3.From the System Alarms menu, select Severity column of the alarm that you intend to configure by moving cursor up/down or left/right.

4.Select a new alarm severity value by typing 1 (Minor) or 2 (Major).

Handling Alarms 5-9