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9–12 • Configuration Fiber Ethernet Switch Transceivers User Manual (Iss. 04)
Enabling Alarms
You can configure the Fiber Ethernet Switch Transceivers to report when one or more of the
following error conditions occur:
• A link fails on the card switch
• An incompatible rear module is installed with the card
• Temperature of the Fiber Optical Module is not within range
• Optical power of the Fiber Optical Module is not within range
Error conditions are reported in the applicable fields of the Status tabs for each card in
DashBoard. If you do not enable the card to report the alarm condition, the affected status field
may report a green indicator (if applicable) with the message “
Suppressed Alarm
” even when
a related alarm condition is occurring on the card.
For More Information on...
• the possible messages in the Status tab, refer to the section “ Status Tabs ” on page 10-2.
Link Failure Alarms
You can choose which RJ45, fiber optic or Internal links the card monitors for link failures. Once
an alarm is enabled, the applicable
Link Status fields in the Signal tab will report when the card
detects an invalid or absent connection for that link. To verify which connection to troubleshoot,
refer to the rear module label.
To enable an alarm to report a link failure
1. From the Device View , select the Alarm Enable tab.
2. Select the required RJ45 Link Fails check box(es) to enable the card to report when the
specified RJ45 connector on the rear module loses network connection.
3. Select the required Fiber Link Fails check box(es) to enable the card to report when the
specified fiber optic connector on the rear module loses network connection.
4. Select the Internal Link Fails check box to enable the card to report when the GigE
connection to the OG3-FR midplane loses network connection.
Power and Temperature Monitoring
Once an alarm is enabled, the applicable Optical status fields in the Signal tab and the HW
Status field in the Hardware tab report when the power and/or temperature values of the Optical
Module of the specific fiber connection are out of range.
To enable power monitoring
1. From the Device View , select the Alarm Enable tab.
2. Select the Enable Fiber Power Monitoring check box for the fiber optic connection
you wish to monitor. The Power High and Power Low check boxes are now editable.
3. To monitor the optical transmitter power consumption of the card, select the applicable
Tx Power High and Tx Power Low check boxes to enable the card to report when the
transmitter power is not within the recommended range for the SFPs.