Juniper MX10008, Hardware Manual

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Alarm Messages
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Understanding Alarms | 287
Interface Alarm Messages | 288
Understanding Alarms
The MX10008 router supports different alarm types and severity levels. Table 60 on page 287 provides a
list of alarm terms and definitions that can help you in monitoring the device.
Table 60: Alarm Terms and Definitions
Definition Term
Signal alerting you to conditions that might prevent normal operation. On the device, alarm indicators
might include the LCD panel and LEDs on the device. The LCD panel (if present on the device)
displays the chassis alarm message count. Blinking yellow LEDs indicate minor alarm conditions for
chassis components.
Alarm
Failure event that triggers an alarm. Alarm condition
Seriousness of the alarm. The level of severity can be either major (red) or minor (yellow).
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Major (red)—Indicates a critical situation on the device that has resulted from one of the following
conditions.
A red alarm condition requires immediate action.
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One or more hardware components have failed.
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One or more hardware components have exceeded temperature thresholds.
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An alarm condition configured on an interface has triggered a critical warning.
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Minor (yellow or amber)—Indicates a noncritical condition on the device that, if left ignored or
unaddressed, might cause an interruption in service or degradation in performance.
A yellow alarm condition requires monitoring or maintenance. For example, a missing rescue
configuration generates a yellow system alarm.
Alarm severity
levels
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