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Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM Installation and Operations Guide, R6.0
August 2005
Chapter 23      Alarm Management Reference
23.5.6 Applying Alarm Profiles
23.5.6 Applying Alarm Profiles
In CTC node view, the Alarm Behavior window displays alarm profiles for the node. In card view, the 
Alarm Behavior window displays the alarm profiles for the selected card. Alarm profiles form a 
hierarchy. A node-level alarm profile applies to all cards in the node except cards that have their own 
profiles. A card-level alarm profile applies to all ports on the card except ports that have their own 
profiles.
At the node level, you can apply profile changes on a card-by-card basis or set a profile for the entire 
node. At the card-level view, you can apply profile changes on a port-by-port basis or set alarm profiles 
for all ports on that card. Figure 23-3 shows alarm profiles for an OPT-BST card.
Figure 23-3 OPT-BST Card Alarm Profiles
23.6 Alarm Suppression
ONS 15454 nodes have an alarm suppression option that clears raised alarm messages for the node, 
chassis, one or more slots (cards), or one or more ports. After they are cleared, these alarms change 
appearance from their normal severity color to white and they can be cleared from the display by clicking 
Synchronize. Alarm suppression itself raises an alarm called AS-CMD that is shown in applicable 
Alarms windows. Node-level suppression is shown in the node view Alarms window, and card or 
port-level suppression is shown in all views. The AS-CMD alarm itself is not cleared by the suppress 
command. Each instance of this alarm indicates its object separately in the Object column.
A suppression command applied at a higher level does not supersede a command applied at a lower level. 
For example, applying a node-level alarm suppression command makes all raised alarms for the node 
appear to be cleared, but it does not cancel out card-level or port-level suppression. Each of these 
conditions can exist independently and must be cleared independently.