Maintenance Architecture
555-233-123
1-2 Issue 4 May 2002
Alarms are further classified as:
■ On-board problems originate in the circuitry on the alarmed circuit pack.
■ Off-board problems originate in a process or component that is external to
the circuit pack.
To clear system alarms using the appropriate maintenance book:
1. Type display alarms and press
Enter.
2. A query screen appears (Screen 1-1), where you can chose if you want to
see all alarms or if you want to restrict the list to certain kinds of errors.
Screen 1-1. Alarm Report query screen
Table 1-1. Alarm levels, reporting conditions and action to take
Alarm
level Description
Reported
to
INADS?
Reported
to
console? What action to take?
MAJOR Critical service
degradation
Y Yes, after 4
attempts to
call INADS
Immediate attention
MINOR Some service
degradation but does not
render the system
inoperable.
Y Same as
above
Check to see what service
is affected
WARNING Failure that causes no
significant service
degradation
N
1
1. Some system-downgraded Warning alarms are reported to INADS.
N Monitor the situation. May
be service or equipment
interruption or failure
outside the switch.
ALARM REPORT
The following options control which alarms will be displayed.
ALARM TYPES
Active? y Resolved? n
Major? y Minor? y Warning? y
REPORT PERIOD
Interval: m From: / / : To: / / :
EQUIPMENT TYPE ( Choose only one, if any, of the following )
Cabinet:
Port Network:
Board Number:
Port:
Category:
Extension:
Trunk ( group/member ): /