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Cisco ONS 15454 Installation and Operations Guide
November 2001
Chapter 10 Alarm Monitoring and Management
Viewing ONS 15454 Alarms
Alarms display in one of five background colors, listed in Table 10-2, to quickly communicate the alarm
severity. Events, conditions, and cleared alarms are also color coded. Conditions and events display in
the History or Conditions tab.
10.2.1 Controlling Alarm Display
You can control the display of the alarms on the Alarms tab. Table 10-3 shows the actions you can
perform from the Alarms tab.
10.2.2 Viewing Alarm-Affected Circuits
User can view which ONS 15454 circuits are affected by a specific alarm. Figure 10-6 illustrates the
Select Affected Circuits option.
Table 10-2 Color Codes for Alarms, Conditions, and Events
Color Description
Red Critical Alarm (CR)
Orange Major Alarm (MJ)
Yellow Minor Alarm (MN)
Magenta Event (NA)
Blue Condition (NR)
White Cleared alarm or event (CL)
Table 10-3 Alarm Display
Button Action
Synchronize Alarms Updates the alarm display; although CTC displays alarms in real time, the
Synchronize Alarms button allows you to verify the alarm display. This is
particularly useful during provisioning or troubleshooting.
Delete Cleared Alarms Deletes alarms that have been cleared
AutoDelete Cleared
Alarms
If checked, CTC automatically deletes cleared alarms
Show Events (NA) If checked, CTC shows alarms and not alarmed (NA) events or Conditions.
Not-alarmed events do not require action and normally display only under
the Conditions tab.