MultiVantage must be running for you to view alarms using
this screen. If it is not, you will see a message stating that the system
was unable to connect to ACP. Use this screen to view a list of outstanding alarms against the MultiVantage and server software. This screen shows either:
a summary of alarms (if present), followed by detailed table of explanation, or
a message stating that no alarms are present.
MultiVantage must be running for you to view alarms using
this screen. If it is not, you will see a message stating that the system
was unable to connect to ACP.
This topic covers:
To view current alarms against the server or call-processing software:
On the main menu under Alarms and Notification, click View Current Alarms.
The View Current Alarms screen appears.
Check if any alarms are present. If yes, continue.
If no alarms appear, continue with your web-administration activities.
If alarms are present, the top part of the screen shows an alarm summary similar to the following:
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Product ID: "1000000000" |
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MIN |
MAJ |
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ACP |
No |
No |
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Server |
Yes |
No |
where:
Product ID is a number that uniquely identifies the server.
ACP shows outstanding alarms related to the call-processing application.
Server shows the outstanding alarms related to the operating system and its support software.
MIN indicates if this is a minor alarm.
MAJ indicates if this is a major alarm.
The bottom part of the screen shows a detailed list of outstanding alarms. For example:
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ID |
Source |
EvtID |
Lvl |
Ack |
Date |
Description |
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3 |
login |
3 |
WRN |
N |
Fri Feb 15 14:30:44 2002 |
Login for [craft] - successful |
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2 |
login |
3 |
WRN |
N |
Fri Feb 15 14:30:02 2002 |
Login for [user] - successful |
where:
ID is the unique identification number assigned to the alarm.
Source is the abbreviated name of the software module that generated the alarm, as follows:
ABR for arbiter
DAJ for server duplication card
DUP for duplication
ENV for environment
FSY for file synchronization
GAM for global alarm manager
GMM for global maintenance manager
KRN for kernel
LIC for license server
login for login attempts
NIC for Ethernet network interface
SME for server maintenance engine
TLG for trace log
UPS for uninterruptible power supply
USB for universal serial bus
VFM for virtual fabric manager
_LX for Linux
_TM for translation manager
_WD for watchdog
EvtID is the event identification number for each alarm, which is used to identify a particular event from a given source that generated the alarm.
Lvl indicates the level of the alarm (minor, major, or warning).
Ack displays a Y (yes) or N (no) to indicate whether or not the alarm has been acknowledged by the Initialization and Administration System (INADS).
Date is the time stamp assigned to the alarm when it occurred.
Description is a brief explanation of this alarm.
To clear one or more alarm entries from this list, see the next section.
The View Current Alarms screen allows you to clear (remove) some or all of the displayed alarms.
Clearing alarms from this screen only removes the alarm
notifications from the active alarm list. It does not
remove the conditions that caused the alarms.
To clear alarms from the active alarm list:
On the main menu under Alarms and Notification, click View Current Alarms.
In the View Current Alarms screen, remove single or multiple alarm entries from the active alarm list as follows:
Remove individual alarms: To remove one or more entries from the list:
Select one or more alarm entries by clicking the check box to the left of the alarm ID.
Click Clear. All checked items disappear from the active alarm list.
If you don't select an entry
before clicking Clear, nothing will happen.
Remove all alarms: To remove all alarm entries from the list:
Click the Clear All button.
The entire active alarm list is cleared.
Remember: When you click Clear
or Clear All, you are only removing alarm entries from the displayed active
alarm list. Clearing alarms from the list does not
remove the conditions that caused the alarms.