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Cisco ONS 15454 SDH Reference Manual, R5.0
April 2008
Chapter 13 Alarm Monitoring and Management
13.6.2 Alarm Profile Buttons
13.6.2 Alarm Profile Buttons
The Alarm Profiles window displays six buttons at the bottom. Table 13-8 lists and describes each of the
alarm profile buttons and their functions.
13.6.3 Alarm Profile Editing
Table 13-9 lists and describes the five profile-editing options available when you right-click an alarm
item in the profile column (such as Default).
13.6.4 Alarm Severity Options
To change or assign alarm severity, left-click the alarm severity you want to change in the alarm profile
column. Seven severity levels appear for the alarm:
• Not Reported (NR)
• Not Alarmed (NA)
• Minor (MN)
• Major (MJ)
• Critical (CR)
Table 13-8 Alarm Profile Buttons
Button Description
New Adds a new alarm profile.
Load Loads a profile to a node or a file.
Store Saves profiles on a node (or nodes) or in a file.
Delete Deletes profiles from a node.
Compare Displays differences between alarm profiles (for example, individual alarms that
are not configured equivalently between profiles).
Available Displays all profiles available on each node.
Usage Displays all entities (nodes and alarm subjects) present in the network and which
profiles contain the alarm. Can be printed.
Table 13-9 Alarm Profile Editing Options
Button Description
Store Saves a profile in a node or in a file.
Rename Changes a profile name.
Clone Creates a profile that contains the same alarm severity settings as the profile
being cloned.
Reset Restores a profile to its previous state or to the original state (if it has not yet
been applied).
Remove Removes a profile from the table editor.