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HAPTER 11: FAULT MANAGEMENT
Purging Events from the Alarm Log
You can purge (delete) entries that have an administrative status of clear. To
purge one or more events, follow this procedure:
1. In the Alarm Log window, make sure that the events you wish to purge
are marked as clear.
2. Click Purge. The system deletes all cleared events from the Alarm
database.
Severity Severity level of the event. The options are: Critical, Major,
Minor, or Normal.
Chassis/Slot/Inte
rface
The interface on which the event occurred.
Description Description of the event.
Status Administrative status of the event. The administrative status
allows you to communicate with other administrators and
keep track of the events as you address them. The three
stages of administrative status include:
Open — Dynamically set by the system when the event
occurs. It indicates that the event has not received
administrative attention, or at least has not been officially
labelled as receiving attention.
Acked — Provides a mechanism for the administrator to
indicate that the Alarm event has been acknowledged and is
being addressed. To mark alarm events as acknowledged
(Acked), select the row/s that include the alarm events that
you want to acknowledge and click Acknowledge.
Clear — Provides a mechanism for the administrator to
indicate that the Alarm event is resolved. To mark alarm
events as cleared, select the row or rows that include the
alarm events that you want clear and click Clear.
Parameter Description