Zhone IMACS 8000, User Manual

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Reference Guide 5-29
System Configuration and Operation Alarms
5.7.6 Alarm Handling
The report alarm function attempts to send alarm information to a remote printer, network
management system (NMS), or other device, in addition to recording the alarm in the Alarm
History log. These features use the built-in serial port and modem on the Interface card. You
will need to change the settings in the Ports screen on the Interface card to be either modem
or printer, and the printer (Prt) screen on the CPU card to activate the alarm reporting functions
to a printer or modem interface.
Alarms set to either log or report record occurrences automatically to the Alarm History
Screen. To view that screen, press “h” (History command) in the Alarm Screen. Figure 5-18
shows a typical Alarm History Screen, in which you can update the log with any new alarms
that occur. To do this, press “r” to select Refresh in the Alarm History Screen. Or, to delete
all entries in the log, press “c” to select Clear in the Alarm History Screen.
The alarm log may contain more than one screen (page) of data. To scroll through the log,
press “u” or “d” (pgUp or pgDn) to move up one page or down one page at a time. The latest
alarms appear at the beginning of the log, which is on the first page of the alarm log.All alarms
(except those set to ignore) appear in the Alarms field in the upper right corner of the screen,
regardless of their setting in the Alarm Filters screen. The display in the Alarms field is an
abbreviated version of the alarm name and slot number.
Figure 5-18.Typical Alarm History Screen