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When an alarm is selected, it is possible to get additional relevant information
regarding this alarm, such as probable causes and recommended action for
trouble-clearing the alarm.
Instance
Smallest part of the NE that can generate alarms for the selected class. There is no
instance available when talking about the Network Element and Shelf classes. There is
no sorting default.
Logging
An enabled Logging checkbox allows to archive the information regarding a cleared
alarm. .
The user’s
Logging options are:
• Path and Filename referring to where the log file will be archived;
• Append/Overwrite, which allows a user to configure the system to either add the
details of a new alarm into an existing log file or alternatively to overwrite the last
saved log file.
The
Logging check box is only active if the Automatic Update check box is enabled.
Most recent alarm
The most recently raised alarm of the highest severity. So if there are no Prompt
alarms, but only Info and Deferred alarms that were raised, the Most Recent Alarm
field will the most recent of the Deferred alarms.
NE state
This field displays whether the network element (NE) is a normal state or abnormal.
This field is only visible in the NE Current Alarms window. The History Current
Alarms window does not display this field.
Probable cause
The Probable Cause field lists all the alarms with their potential causes for the
Reporting Class that you selected. The list can be filtered by filling in a reporting
class. They are sorted by alarm types.
Reporting class
The Reporting Class refers to a classification which identifies at which SDH level,
and/or where on the NE, the alarm is triggered. NE is the default. Once a Reporting
Class is selected, the appropriate comboxes are enabled sequentially. The
OK button is
available only when all applicable comboxes for a given Reporting Class have been
Alarm management Parameters for identifying the alarms
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