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Chapter 16 Alarm and TCA Monitoring and Management
16.3.1 Viewing Alarms by Time Zone
Table 16-2 lists the color codes for alarm and condition severities.
16.3.1 Viewing Alarms by Time Zone
By default, alarms and conditions are displayed with the time stamp of the CTC workstation where you
are viewing them. However, you can set the node to report alarms (and conditions) using the time zone
where the node is located.
16.3.2 Controlling Alarm Display
You can control the display of the alarms shown on the Alarms window. Table 16-3 shows the actions
you can perform in the Alarms window.
Object TL1 access identifier (AID) for the alarmed object; for an STSmon or VTmon, this is
the monitored STS or VT.
Eqpt Type If an alarm is raised on a card, the card type in this slot.
Slot If an alarm is raised on a card, the slot where the alarm occurred [appears only in
network and node view (single-shelf mode) or shelf view (multishelf mode)].
Port If an alarm is raised on a card, the port where the alarm is raised; for STSTerm and
VTTerm, the port refers to the upstream card it is partnered with.
Path Width Indicates how many STSs are contained in the alarmed path. This information
complements the alarm object notation, which is explained in the
Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM Troubleshooting Guide
Sev Severity level: CR (Critical), MJ (Major), MN (minor), NA (Not Alarmed), NR
(Not Reported).
ST Status: R (raised), C (clear), T (transient).
SA When checked, indicates a service-affecting alarm.
Cond The error message/alarm name; these names are alphabetically defined in the
Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM Troubleshooting Guide.
Description Description of the alarm.
Table 16-1 Alarm Column Descriptions (continued)
Column Information Recorded
Table 16-2 Color Codes for Alarms and Condition Severities
Color Description
Red Raised Critical (CR) alarm
Orange Raised Major (MJ) alarm
Yellow Raised Minor (MN) alarm
Magenta (pink) Raised Not Alarmed (NA) condition
Blue Raised Not Reported (NR) condition
White Cleared (C) alarm or condition