Specifications

Chapter 6 Troubleshooting and Diagnostics ASMi-52 Installation and Operation Manual
6-4 Error Detection
2. Type Y and press <Enter>.
All the system log file entries are deleted from the log file.
Displaying Port Alarms
1. Follow the path: Main menu > Monitoring > Physical Port Monitoring >
Physical Port Status
The Physical Port Status menu appears.
2. From the Physical Port Status menu, select:
 Physical Port Local Statistics to display the local port status
 Physical Port Remote Statistics to display the remote port status
 Physical Port Repeater Status to display the SHDSL repeater alarms.
3. From the Physical Port Local/Remote Status menu, select Port Local/Remote
Alarms to display the local or remote port alarms.
The Port Alarms screen appears (see Figure 6-6).
ASMi-52
Physical port local status
1. Port local status
2. Port local alarms
3. Line mask (NO_MASK)
4. Port log file
5. Port clear log file
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Figure 6-5. Physical Port Status Menu
ASMI 52
Port local alarms
Source Alarm name Alarm num Severity Status
Local 1 E1 SIGNAL LOSS 27 MAJOR ON
Figure 6-6. Port Alarms Screen
Masking Port Alarms
ASMi-52 allows you to mask alarms generated by local and remote devices.
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To mask ASMi-52 alarms:
• From the Physical Port Local Status menu (Figure 6-5), select Line mask.
The Line Mask value changes to Mask. ASMi-52 starts ignoring all alarms
generated devices connected to the modem.
Working With Port Log File
ASMi-52 maintains port alarm buffer, which can store up to 100 alarm messages.
The port log file specifies alarm or event name, severity (major or minor), status
(ON or OFF), and time elapsed since the last ASMi-52 reset.