
Chapter 10: Alarm Management and Troubleshooting
Editing Alarm Text and Severity | Disabling Alarms and Event
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Parameter
Definition
Severity
The severity assigned to the alarm type. You can edit the severity in the
Alarm Configuration – Edit page. See
Description
A system-defined description of the alarm.
Additional Text
Additional text that has been added to the system-defined description of
the alarm by users. You can edit the text in the Alarm Configuration – Edit
page. See
Service Affecting
Indicates whether the alarm is considered by the system to be service-
affecting (
on
) or not (
off
).
Viewing the Probable Cause and Corrective Actions for an
Alarm Type
Most alarm types include a system-defined probable cause and suggested corrective actions. To view an alarm
type's probable cause and corrective actions, click + on the left side of the alarm type's row in the Alarm
Configuration page. The Probable Cause and Corrective Actions appear underneath the alarm type's row, as shown
below. If there is no +, that means no Probable Cause and Corrective Actions are defined for the alarm type.
Figure 159
Alarm Configuration Page – Expanded
Editing an Alarm Type and Disabling Alarms and Events
You can change the severity of an alarm type, and add additional text to the alarm type’s description.
You can also choose to disable selected alarms and events. Any alarm or event can be disabled, so that no
indication of the alarm is displayed, and no traps are sent for the alarm.
If you disable an alarm that is currently raised, the alarm is treated as if it has been cleared. If an alarm that has
been disabled is enabled while it is in a raised state, the alarm is treated as if it has just been raised when it is
enabled.
If a timeout for trap generation is configured, and a disabled alarm is enabled while the alarm is raised, the
timeout count begins to run when the alarm is enabled. If an alarm is disabled while raised, the timeout count
begins to run upon disabling the alarm, and an alarm cleared trap is sent when the timeout expires.