LH 1600 Alarm Reference Guide

323-1801-542
Nortel Networks
OPTera Long Haul 1600 Optical Line System

Alarm Reference Guide
Rel 3 Standard July 2000
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Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines Alarm definitions
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Contents
About this document Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines
Alarm Reporting 1-1 Clearing alarms 1-2 Identifying the alarm 1-2 Using the alarm-clearing procedures 1-3 Clearing multiple-alarm conditions 1-4 Group alarms 1-5 Event alerts 1-5 OPC Alarms 1-5 Supporting tools and indicators 1-6 Historical alarms 1-6 The OPC surveillance environment 1-7 Monitoring alarm status by the OPC 1-7
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List of procedures 1-1 Displaying the OPC status 1-11 1-2 Checking the network 1-14 1-3 Displaying detailed information about a shelf 1-17 1-4 Sorting the network element list 1-21 1-5 Customizing the network element alarm count list 1-25 1-6 Identifying a change in network status 1-28 1-7 Resetting the new and cleared alarm counts for selected network elements in the span of control 1-32 1-8 Resetting the new and cleared alarm counts for all network elements in the span of control 1-35 1-9 Displaying a detailed event report 1-38 1-10 Sorting the Events List 1-42 1-11 Updating the Events List manually 1-47 1-12 Enabling, disabling, or changing the auto-update feature for the Events List 1-49 1-13 Filtering the Events List 1-55 1-14 Printing event details 1-63 1-15 Displaying the alarm details for a new alarm 1-68 1-16 Displaying an active alarm 1-72 1-17 Defining the user view and display options 1-75 1-18 Defining a filter 1-80 1-19 Changing the contents of the list of alarms 1-86
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iv Contents 1-20 1-21 1-22 1-23 1-24 1-25 1-26 1-27 1-28 1-29 1-30 1-31 1-32 1-33 Sorting the list of alarms 1-89 Updating the list of alarms 1-92 Printing alarm details 1-95 Displaying active alarms 1-99 Displaying active alarms according to severity 1-102 Displaying active alarms according to class 1-105 Displaying alarm details 1-108 Displaying historical alarms 1-111 Displaying OPC alarms and the OPC pointer alarm status and severity 1-114 Enabling and disabling OPC alarms 1-116 Clearing OPC alarms 1-121 Provisioning the network element to raise the pointer alarm 1-124 Enabling and disabling the OPC pointer alarm 1-128 Changing the severity of the OPC pointer alarm 1-133
Alarm definitions
Equipment alarms 2-11 Generic equipment alarms 2-11 Common equipment alarms 2-23 External synchronization interface (ESI) equipment alarms 2-30 OPC equipment alarms 2-32 Shelf equipment alarms 2-36 Orderwire equipment alarms 2-36 Facility alarms 2-38 Generic facility alarms 2-38 External synchronization interface (ESI) facility alarms 2-47 Performance monitoring facility alarms 2-48 OC-192 4-Fiber BLSR/STM-64 MS-SPRing facility alarms 2-51 Environmental alarms 2-52 Common equipment environmental alarms 2-52 Parallel telemetry environmental alarms 2-55 Alerts 2-56 Generic alerts 2-56 Performance monitoring alerts 2-58
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About this document
This document provides alarm and trouble clearing guidelines for the Nortel Networks OPTera Long Haul 1600 Optical Line System (formerly OPTera LH) Repeater and Combiner network elements. Topics covered include the following: guidelines for alarms and trouble clearing procedures to monitor alarm status using the Operations Controller (OPC) and Network Element User Interface NE UI) descriptions of all alarms Note 1: For alarm definitions and clearing procedures on alarms associated with the MOR Plus fibre-optic link, refer to the MOR Plus Alarm Clearing and Module Replacement, 323-1801-545. Note 2: For alarm definitions and clearing procedures on alarms associated with the 1600G Amplifier, refer to the 1600G Amplifier Alarm Clearing and Module Replacement, 323-1801-546.
Audience
This document is for the following members of the operating company: planners provisioners network administrators transmission standards engineers maintenance personnel
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References
This document refers to the following Nortel Networks technical publications (NTP) of the OPTera Long Haul 1600 Optical Line System Library: Network Element User Interface Description, 323-1801-195 OPC User Interface Description, 323-1801-196 Installation Procedures, 323-1801-201 Powering Up and Commissioning Procedures, 323-1801-220 Provisioning and Operations Procedures, 323-1801-310 Performance Monitoring Procedures, 323-1801-520 Fault Detection, 323-1801-541 Trouble Clearing and Module Replacement, 323-1801-543 MOR Plus Alarm Clearing and Module Replacement, 323-1801-545 1600G Amplifier Alarm Clearing and Module Replacement, 323-1801-546 Log Reference, 323-1801-840 Preside Application Management User Guide, 450-3101-221
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OPTera Long Haul 1600 Optical Line System NTP Library

The following figure shows the documentation structure of the OPTera Long Haul 1600 NTP Library.
Network Applications Supported
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Library Introduction, List of Terms, and Master Topical Index

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Engineering and Planning

NTY311AX NTY312AX NTY314AX NTY312DX NTY311DX NTY313DX NTY314DX NTY315DX NTY317DX NTCA66CA NTCA66DA 323-1801-190 323-1801-195 323-1801-196 323-1801-197 Repeater Network Application Guide Combiner Network Application Guide 1600G Amplifier Network Application Guide 100 GHz MOR Plus 2 to 32- Optical Layer Applications Guide 200 GHz MOR/MOR Plus 2 to 16- Optical Layer Applications Guide MOR Plus Optical Add/Drop Applications Guide MOR Plus Optical Layer OAM&P Guide 1600G Amplifier Optical Layer Applications Guide 1600G Amplifier Optical Layer OAM&P Guide SONET Orderwire User Guide SDH Orderwire User Guide TL1 Interface Description Network Element User Interface Description OPC User Interface Description 1600G Amplifier Fiber Assist Tool Description
Installation, Commissioning, and Testing

323-1801-201 323-1801-220 323-1801-221 323-1801-222 323-1801-225 323-1801-226 Installation Procedures Powering Up and Commissioning Procedures Site Testing Procedures System Commissioning and Testing Procedures MOR Plus SLAT and Upgrade Procedures 1600G Amplifier SLAT and Upgrade Procedures
Operations, Administration, and Provisioning

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Network Applications Supported
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Maintenance
323-1801-520 323-1801-541 323-1801-542 323-1801-543 323-1801-545 323-1801-546 323-1801-840 Performance Monitoring Procedures Fault Detection Alarm Reference Guide Trouble Clearing and Module Replacement MOR Plus Alarm Clearing and Module Replacement 1600G Amplifier Alarm Clearing and Module Replacement Log Reference
Supporting Documentation to the OPTera Long Haul 1600 Library (not part of this library)
323-1301-XXX 323-1321-XXX 323-1201-XXX 323-1211-XXX 450-3101-XXX NTR710AM NTCA65DA NTCA65FA NTCA65GA NTCA65JA NTCA65AC NTCA65KA OC-192 NTP Library TN-64X NTP Library OC-48 NTP Library TN-16X NTP Library Preside Documentation Optical Networks Data Communications Planning Guide OPTera Connect DX NTP Library (OPTera Connect DX SONET platform) OPTera Connect DX NTP Library (OC-192 platform) OPTera Connect DX NTP Library (OPTera Connect DX SONET & OC-192 platforms) OPTera Connect DX NTP Library (OPTera Connect DX SDH platform) TN-64X Rel 3 NTP Library OPTera Connect DX NTP Library (OPTera Connect DX SDH & TN-64X platforms)
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Alarm Reference Guide procedures Summary

Main tasks:
Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines Monitor the OPTera Long Haul 1600 NE Use NE UI and surveillance from the OPC to identify the alarms. Use Trouble Clearing and Module Replacement, 323-1801-543 to clear the alarms. Display the OPC status Access the OPC UI (Procedure 1-1) Select the OPC status from the User Session Manager menu. Browsing the network Log into the OPC and open the network browser tool (Procedure 1-2). Check the status of the OPC and of all NE in the OPC span of control. Press Ctrl+L to display the List item menu. Display the shelf detail summary (Procedure 1-3). Press Ctrl+L, G from the network browser tool, to display the List menu. Choose sort to sort the NE list (Procedure 1-4). Monitoring network alarm status Log into the OPC and open the network Summary tool. Select the New since reset or Cleared since reset to customize the NE alarm count list (Procedure 1-5). Check the Network view banner to identify any change in the network status (Procedure 1-6). From the network summary tool display the new and cleared alarms on all NEs and OPCs. Select Reset Counts in the list item menu to reset the alarm counts for the NE or OPC. (Procedure 1-7). Select the Reset all counts to reset the alarm counts for all NEs and OPCs. (Procedure 1-8).
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Viewing logs, alarms, and alerts at the OPC Select an event from the Event Browser Tool. Use show details to display detailed event report (Procedure 1-9). Select the sort item from the event list menu to sort the event list (Procedure 1-10). Select Update list item to update the event list manually (Procedure 1-11). Select Auto-Update from the menu. Turn it ON, OFF or make changes to the feature (Procedure 1-12). Select filter item from the Event List and select the events you need in the event list (Procedure 1-13). Display a detail summary of an event and select the print details to print details (Procedure 1-14). Open the Alarm Monitor tool and select Details new and active alarms (Procedure 1-15, Procedure 1-16). Select the Display Option item and modify it to define a user view of the network (Procedure 1-17). Defining a filter (Procedure 1-18). Select the Show All in the Option menu and change the contents of the list of alarms (Procedure 1-19). Sorting the list of alarms (Procedure 1-20). Select Update list item from the Alarm Monitor tool to update the list of alarms (Procedure 1-21). Printing alarm details (Procedure 1-22).
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Displaying alarms at the network element Select the alarm menu from the main menu by entering alm (Procedure 1-23). Use the menu to display active alarms according to severity (Procedure 1-24). Use the menu to display active alarms according to class (Procedure 1-25). Use the menu to display active alarms according to details (Procedure 1-26.) Use the menu to display active alarms according to history (Procedure 1-27.) Provisioning OPC alarms Display alarms status and severity by opening the OPC Alarm Provisioning tool (Procedure 1-28). Enable or disable the alarms from the OPC Alarm Provisioning tool (Procedure 1-29). Select Manual Clear command to clear OPC alarms (Procedure 1-30). Select the SetNE and enter the NE number for the primary or backup OPC to provision the NE to raise the pointer alarm (Procedure 1-31). Enable or disable the OPC pointer alarm by choosing the change status from the List item menu (Procedure 1-32). Change the severity of the OPC pointer alarm by choosing the Change Severity from the List item menu (Procedure 1-33). Alarm definitions Read chapter 2 for definition of the alarms and alerts. Use Trouble Clearing and Module Replacement 323-1801-543 for troubleshooting on each alarm or alert.
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High level procedure introduction

This document contains high level procedure introductions that provide information necessary for a qualified user to perform a procedure. You can find an overview of the requirements, the main procedure tasks, and the expected results on a single page. The step numbers in parentheses provide hypertext links to specific procedure steps in the complete procedure. Some detailed procedures can include warning, caution, or danger messages included between detailed steps. You can find precautionary message icons included next to specific steps in the following high level introduction. To read the full precautionary message in the complete procedure look for the equivalent step as indicated in parentheses after the procedure task.
Example of a high level procedure introduction

Before you start
Log on to the network element user interface.
Procedure tasks
Access the main menu of the NEUI with admin or read/write privileges (step 1). Put the associated facility OOS if you are taking a CPG OOS (step 4). Put the corresponding output facility OOS if you are taking the protection ESI CPG OOS (step 10). Put the protection ESI CPG OOS (step 14). Put the output facility for the working ESI CPG OOS (step 18). Set the target filter mode to freerun if you are taking the working ESI CPG OOS (step 20).
Expected results
The primary state of the CPG is changed. If the expected results do not occur: Perform the procedure again. Contact your next level of support.
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Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines 1This chapter describes the process used to clear alarms and other trouble conditions. For a description of the different indicators and support tools used to aid in troubleshooting, see Fault Detection, 323-1801-541. Trouble conditions are visible through the following: light-emitting diodes (LEDs) on a circuit pack lamps and alarms on bays alarm indications by the operations controller (OPC) the network element user interface (NE UI) Each procedure for an alarm provides instructions on how to clear trouble conditions. See Trouble Clearing and Module Replacement, 323-1801-543 for trouble clearing and equipment replacement procedures. Note: For amplifier related alarms or alerts, refer to the NTP, 1600G Amplifier Alarm Clearing and Module Replacement, 323-1801-546. For alarms relating to the MOR Plus fiber-optic link, refer to the NTP, MOR Plus Alarm Clearing and Module Replacement, 323-1801-545
Alarm Reporting
Alarm reporting is the monitoring of the OPTera Long Haul 1600 network element equipment, OPC, facilities, and software, for alarm (fault) and event (alert) conditions. Alarm reporting covers the generation of alarm and event reports for those conditions. When an alarm condition occurs, the system sends an alarm report to the user interface. The following conditions can raise an alarm: One of the source faults is set and all of the masking faults are clear. The source equipment or facility is in-service and the hold-off period is over before the generation of an alarm. An active alarm status is alarmed and reported. An alarm clears under the following conditions: All of the source faults clear or one of the masking faults occurs.
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The source equipment or facility is out of service, or the hold-off period before the generation of an alarm is over. You deprovision an active alarm.
Clearing alarms
The OPTera Long Haul 1600 network element generates alarms when a fault occurs at known alarm points. To clear these alarms, use the alarm-clearing procedures provided in Trouble Clearing and Module Replacement, 323-1801-543 for the Repeater and Combiner network elements. For the 1600G Amplifier network element, use the alarm-clearing procedures provided in 1600G Amplifier Alarm Clearing and Module Replacement, 323-1801-546. Identifying the alarm Use the NE UI and surveillance from the OPC to clear alarms. A single OPC can manage several OPTera Long Haul 1600 network elements. The network elements managed by the OPC are in the OPC span of control. The OPC groups the active alarms for a number of OPTera Long Haul 1600 network elements. The OPC has a number of tools available to view alarm summaries or details. For a short introduction, see Fault Detection, 323-1801-541, or The OPC surveillance environment on page 1-7 of this document. Procedures that outline the functionality of the OPC tools start on page 1-14. Use Procedure 1-1, Displaying the OPC status for instructions on how to view the OPC system identification and status information. The Alarm Monitor tool allows you to analyze all the active alarms within the OPC span of control. This tool provides access to the details of active alarms. Note: An asterisk (*) in the Time column of this tool indicates the alarm occurred at least one day prior to the current date of the OPC. The NE UI allows you to perform analysis and alarm monitoring functions. Note: The user interface main menu for the Repeater, Combiner and 1600G Amplifier are slightly different from each other, as not all network elements offer the same functionality. For alarm monitoring however, only the menu item ALarMs will be used. Sub-menu options from within this menu item are identical for all network elements. Refer to Fault Detection, 323-1801-541 for more information on the NE UI. Preside Network Management system monitors a number of OPCs and provides an additional level of alarm integration. Refer to Preside Application Management User Guide, 450-3101-221.
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You can start correcting remote faults from the surveillance center if there is remote user interface access to the network element. In some events (such as to replace a failed circuit pack), you need to send a technician to the site. Other alarm indications, such as LEDs, lamps, and audible alarms, indicate the problem. A complete trouble-clearing analysis is based on alarms generated by the network element and maintenance and provisioning activities on the system. Both the OPC and NE UI display the alarms by class, type, and label. There are three classes of alarms: equipment facility environmental The equipment and facility classes are grouped according to the equipment or facility the alarm occurs on. The alarm label describes the problem. When an exceeded threshold occurs, an alarm or alert generates. The provisioning of the threshold crossing report type determines which alarm or alert generates. See Performance Monitoring Procedures, 323-1801-520. Using the alarm-clearing procedures The NTP, Trouble Clearing and Module Replacement, 323-1801-543, contains alarm-clearing and equipment replacement procedures. Alarms appear in alphabetical order by: class of alarm type of alarm label of the alarm (as identified in the alarm information displayed by the NE UI) circuit pack or facility type
Procedure format
Each alarm clearing procedure includes three standard sections. The sections are Probable cause, Impact, and Action. The Probable cause section lists all expected causes of the alarm. This section also indicates how the network element software handles the alarm (alarm raised immediately or after a hold-off period). This section indicates the masking relationship of the alarm with other alarms. The Impact section indicates the severity of the alarm under protected and not protected conditions. This section also indicates if the alarm is service affecting or not.
The Action section details the steps required, if any, to clear the alarm. Perform the steps in the order indicated. If possible, the most common solutions appear first. Non-service-affecting actions appear before any service affecting actions. If appropriate, there is a reference to other alarm clearing procedures.
Replacing circuit packs and other equipment
Clearing certain alarms often requires the replacement of a circuit pack or other equipment. Follow the equipment replacement procedures in Trouble Clearing and Module Replacement, 323-1801-543. The module replacement procedures define the steps to take to protect traffic during the replacement procedures. After the replacement of a circuit pack, system diagnostics automatically re-evaluates the alarm status related to the circuit pack. If the circuit pack was responsible for a fault, the alarm clears. Make sure that the replacement circuit pack is operating correctly. The circuit pack must meet the baseline requirements for the current software release of the network element.
Completing the procedure
The alarm-clearing procedures provide actions for correcting all expected failure conditions. If the alarm clears after performing some of the actions in the procedure, there is no need to perform the remaining steps. The alarm-clearing procedure is complete when the alarm clears (exceptions occur in the event of false or repeated failures). Perform a network element database backup, to make sure that the OPC has the latest shelf provisioning information. Use the OPC Network Browser tool to view network status information including alarm, and performance data about all the network elements and the OPC. Procedures 1-2 to 1-4 show how to gather information about a distinct shelf or network element. The OPC Event Browser tool allows the user to search the record of OPC log reports and OPC network element alarms and alerts. Refer to Procedures 1-9 to 1-14 in this chapter for event information.
Clearing multiple-alarm conditions

The alarms generated by the OPTera Long Haul 1600 network element try to locate the source of the problem. Masking relationships exist between alarms on the same network element. Refer to the appropriate alarm-clearing procedure then follow the related procedure. The procedures identify alarms and the cause of the fault condition when possible. Surveillance personnel often use the OPC or the Preside Network Management system to monitor the network. See Alarm Monitor Procedures 1-15 to 1-22 in this chapter. A number of alarms can refer to a common problem or to multiple problems in the network. Surveillance personnel must analyze the list of active
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alarms to identify the source of a fault. The OPC Network Summary tool monitors any changes in alarms (see Procedures 1-5 to 1-8 in this chapter). Use the Network Summary tool to identify that an alarm exists. When multiple alarms are present on a network element or in the network, clear the service affecting alarms with the highest severity first. For example, a critical alarm indicates traffic loss, while a major alarm for the same problem indicates that traffic is protected. The highest severity alarms can indicate the root cause of the problem. Secondary faults often become visible only after the correction of more severe problems. See Procedures 1-23 to 1-27 in this chapter to learn how to display active alarms on the NE UI.
Group alarms
A single group alarm is raised against a facility to indicate an alarm condition on one or more of the paths. The group alarm includes a large number of possible path alarms raised against an OPTera Long Haul 1600 network element.
Event alerts
Event indications are events that normally do not require any direct maintenance action. The system sends event reports (alerts) as logs to the NE UI when an event condition occurs.
OPC Alarms
OPC alarms are different from alarms raised on the OPC circuit pack. OPC alarms refer to the tools and functions of the OPC, such as a network intrusion attempt on the OPC. OPC alarms appear in the following tools, applications and interfaces: Alarm Monitor tool Event Browser tool Network Summary tool OPC Browser tool Preside Network Management application TL1 (Transaction Language 1) interface OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) interface You can provision OPC alarms from the OPC Alarm Provisioning tool. See Procedures 1-28 to 1-33 for more information.
Supporting tools and indicators

The OPTera Long Haul 1600 network element allows efficient troubleshooting, both on-site and from remote locations. The following list provides additional troubleshooting aids: the OPC the NE UI logs performance monitoring LEDs See Fault Detection, 323-1801-541 for more information. Historical alarms View historical alarms on the NE UI in a list format. The information in the list includes: AlmRpt: the alarm report number Unit: the alarmed unit Address: the name and address of the alarmed unit Shelf: the shelf housing the alarmed circuit pack Location: the frame number ShPos: the position of the shelf Reason: the type of alarm
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The OPC surveillance environment

To keep track of the status of the network, use the OPC tools listed under the Network Surveillance toolset in the User Session Manager window, as shown in the following graphic:
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The Network Surveillance toolset includes the following tools: Alarm Monitorthis tool allows you to view the alarm counts for all network elements in the OPC scope. Network Summarythis tool allows you to look for changes in alarms. Event Browserthis tool allows you to search the record of OPC log reports and network element alarms and alerts. Network Browserthis tool allows you to view network status information including alarm, and performance data about all the network elements.
Monitoring alarm status by the OPC

The Alarm Monitor tool provides the most detailed alarm status information. A summary appears at the bottom of the main window of all open tools, and at the bottom of the user session manager, as follows:
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The summary indicates the number of critical alarms, major alarms, minor alarms, and warning alarms, and the active protection switches and performance alerts. Any count that is greater than 999 appears in the status line as 999. The 999 code means the actual count is 999 or greater. Many of the tools have a banner line. Make sure you are looking at the correct banner line. Refer to Table 1-1 for descriptions of the symbols that appear on the status line.
Table 1-1 Descriptions of symbols from the OPC status line Symbol C Description The C symbol identifies the total number of Critical alarms. Critical alarms, are the most severe type of alarm and are normally service affecting. You must fix a critical alarm immediately. The M symbol identifies the total number of Major alarms. Major alarms are less severe than critical alarms but can be service affecting. Major alarms indicate problems that require an immediate response. The m symbol identifies the total number of minor alarms. Minor alarms are non-service-affecting and indicate protected circuit pack failures, common equipment failures, or performance monitoring threshold crossings. The w symbol identifies the total number of warnings. Warnings are conditions that are not as severe as those indicated by minor alarms. Check the cause of the warning alarm. The failProt symbol indicates the number of protection switch failures that are present on the OPC span of control Note: This feature is not applicable to the OPTera Long Haul 1600 product line. Lckt The Lckt symbol identifies the total number of lockouts performed. You can perform lockouts on separate channels in a network element. Neither a user or the system can switch traffic to or from a locked-out channel. The ActProt symbol identifies the total number of active protection switches. A protection switch is active when the traffic on a working channel moves to a protection channel. The switch can be a manual switch or an automatic switch. Note: This feature is not applicable to the OPTera Long Haul 1600 product line. PrfAlrt The 'PrfAlrt' symbol identifies the number of performance monitoring alerts, or threshold crossing alerts that are present on the OPC span of control.
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The summary count on the status line appears in reverse video when a new alarm appears. To remove the highlighting on the status line of the Network Summary tool and the Alarm Monitor tool, press Ctrl_X F. In the event of a loss of communication with one of the network elements in the OPC span of control, a question mark (?) appears at the left of the alarm status line. Other problems can make the question mark appear.
Procedure list
Table 1-2 lists the alarm procedures found in this chapter.
Table 1-2 Alarms procedure list Action Displaying the OPC status Browsing the network Checking the network Displaying detailed information about a shelf Sorting the network element list Monitoring network alarm status Customizing the network element alarm count list Identifying a change in network status Resetting the new and cleared alarm counts for selected network elements in the span of control Procedure 1-5 Procedure 1-6 Procedure 1-7 Procedure 1-2 Procedure 1-3 Procedure 1-4 Details Procedure 1-1
Resetting the new and cleared alarm counts for all network Procedure 1-8 elements in the span of control Viewing logs, alarms, and alerts at the OPC Displaying a detailed event report Sorting the Events List Updating the Events List manually Procedure 1-9 Procedure 1-10 Procedure 1-11
Enabling, disabling, or changing the auto-update feature for Procedure 1-12 the Events List Filtering the Events List Printing event details Displaying the alarm details for a new alarm
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Procedure 1-13 Procedure 1-14 Procedure 1-15
1-10 Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines Table 1-2 (continued) Alarms procedure list Action Displaying an active alarm Defining the user view and display options Defining a filter Changing the contents of the list of alarms Sorting the list of alarms Updating the list of alarms Printing alarm details Displaying alarms at the network element Displaying active alarms Displaying active alarms according to severity Displaying active alarms according to class Displaying alarm details Displaying historical alarms Provisioning OPC alarms Displaying OPC alarms and the OPC pointer alarm status Procedure 1-28 and severity Enabling and disabling OPC alarms Clearing OPC alarms Procedure 1-29 Procedure 1-30 Procedure 1-23 Procedure 1-24 Procedure 1-25 Procedure 1-26 Procedure 1-27 Details Procedure 1-16 Procedure 1-17 Procedure 1-18 Procedure 1-19 Procedure 1-20 Procedure 1-21 Procedure 1-22
Provisioning the network element to raise the pointer alarm Procedure 1-31 Enabling and disabling the OPC pointer alarm Changing the severity of the OPC pointer alarm Procedure 1-32 Procedure 1-33
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Procedure 1-1 Displaying the OPC status

Use the following procedure to view the operations controller (OPC) system identification and status information. Before you start
Make sure you have a UserID and password that allow you to access the OPC. When you install software, commission network elements, or perform a database backup and restore operation, determine which OPC you are on. Understand how to use the OPC menus, see OPC User Interface Description, 323-1801-196.
Procedure tasks
Log into the OPC (step 1). Select the OPC Status item (step 3). Return to the User Session Manager window (step 4).
Expected results
The OPC status appears. If the expected results do not occur: Check that the OPC is on and is working. Contact your next level of support.
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1-12 Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines Procedure 1-1 (continued) Displaying the OPC status
Action
Step 1 Action Log in to the OPC. See the procedures in OPC User Interface Description, 323-1801-196, if you do not know how to log in to the OPC. The User Session Manager appears. The OPC Status tool is at the top of the Open tools list.
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Tab to the Open tools list.

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Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines 1-13 Procedure 1-1 (continued) Displaying the OPC status Step 3 Action Use the arrow keys to move to the OPC Status entry in the list and press Ctrl_A (or Keypad 0) to select it. The OPC Status window appears.
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After you view the contents of the OPC Status window, press Ctrl_T 0 to return to the User Session Manager. The User Session Manager appears. The OPC Status tool remains at the top of the Open tools list.
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Procedure 1-2 Checking the network

Use this procedure to check the status of the network using the Network Browser tool. The Network Element list provides a summary of all active alarms, protection-switch counts, and performance alerts for each network element in the OPC span of control. The Network Browser tool also displays OPC alarm counts. Before you start
Make sure you have a UserID and password that allow you to access the OPC. Understand how to use the OPC menus, see OPC User Interface Description, 323-1801-196.
Procedure tasks
Open the Network Browser tool (step 1). Check the status of all network elements in the OPC span of control (step 4).
Expected results
The status of all network elements in the OPC span of control appears. If the expected results do not occur: Check that the OPC is on and is working. Contact your next level of support.
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Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines 1-15 Procedure 1-2 (continued) Checking the network
Action
Step 1 Action Log in to the OPC. See the procedures in OPC User Interface Description, 323-1801-196, if you do not know how to log in to the OPC. 2 3 Within Network Surveillance tools, use the up/down arrow keys to position the cursor at the Network Browser option. Press Ctrl_A (or Keypad 0) to open the Network Browser. The Network Browser main window appears.
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> Network Browser Network: CO13 System: CO13 Network Element O OPC2112P 2112 2113 Fac Eqp Env . 1m . 3C+ 24m . 2C+ 6m . FailProt Lockout . . ActProt PrfAlrt -
C 5
M 1
m 93
w 5
FailProt -
Lckt 0
ActProt 12
PrfAlrt -
16:00
continued
1-16 Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines Procedure 1-2 (continued) Checking the network Step 4 Action Check the status of the OPC and of all network elements in the OPC span of control in the Network Element list. The following table lists the symbols and their meanings found in the Network Element list: ? C M m w + . the alarm counts can be wrong critical alarm major alarm minor alarm warning alarm there are one or more additional alarms of lower severity, or alerts for facilities of lower bandwidth not available zero alarms or alerts
Note: You can sort the list either by alarm severity or network element ID. See Procedure 1-4, Sorting the network element list, in this document. 5 To close the tool: a. Press Ctrl_L W (or Keypad 6) to display the window menu. The window menu appears. b. Press the Space bar (or Keypad 0) to select Exit. Both the main window and the tool close.
end
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Procedure 1-3 Displaying detailed information about a shelf

Use this procedure to locate more information about the shelf. This procedure allows you to: determine the type of service provided by the shelf display the shelf serial number display the booting and backup parameters Before you start
Procedure tasks
Open the Network Browser tool (step 1). Select the network element (step 4). Display the List item menu (step 5). Select the Shelf details item (step 6).
Expected results
Detailed information about a shelf appears. If the expected results do not occur: Check that the OPC is on and is working. Contact your next level of support.
continued
1-18 Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines Procedure 1-3 (continued) Displaying detailed information about a shelf
Action
OTP1093.eps FW-21125 (OPC20)
C 5
M 1
m 93
w 5
FailProt -
Lckt 0
ActProt 12
PrfAlrt -
16:00
Note: You can sort the list either by alarm severity or network element ID. See Procedure 1-4, Sorting the network element list, in this document. 4 Move to a network element that you need detailed information about and press Ctrl_A (or Keypad 0) to select it. The selected item appears in reverse video. If there are additional network elements that you need detailed information about, move to that network element and press Ctrl_Y (or Keypad .). The selected network elements appear in reverse video. Note: Do not select the line that displays the OPC alarm counts.
continued
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Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines 1-19 Procedure 1-3 (continued) Displaying detailed information about a shelf Step 5 Action Press Ctrl_L (or Keypad Enter) to display the List item menu. The List item menu appears.
OTP1092.eps
> Network Browser Network: CO13 System: CO13
Network Element O OPC2112P 2112 2113
Fac Eqp . 1m . . 2C+ 6m
Env . . .
FailProt Lockout ActProt . . . 1OC192+ 1 Shelf details D

2 Select 3 Deselect 4 Help >> >> H
PrfAlrt -
C 2
M 1
m 15
w 0
FailProt -
Lckt 0
ActProt 1
PrfAlrt -
16:07
Use the arrow keys to move to the Shelf details command and press the Space bar (or Keypad 0) to select it. The Shelf Details dialog appears. Note 1: The Shelf details command becomes disabled when you select the OPC alarm counts line. Note 2: If you select two or more network elements, press Ctrl_A (or Keypad 0) to display the Shelf Details dialog for each selected item.
OTP1097.eps
Shelf Details Network Element: 2113 Type: OPTera LH Function: AMPLIFIER Booting Parameters Backup Parameters Profile: None File: Priority: 1 Limit: 2 [ Done Return ]
continued
1-20 Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines Procedure 1-3 (continued) Displaying detailed information about a shelf Step 7 Action Press Ctrl_A (or Keypad 0) to select the Done button to close the Shelf Details dialog. The dialog closes. 8 To close the tool: a. Press Ctrl_L W (or Keypad 6) to display the window menu. The window menu appears. b. Press the Space bar (or Keypad 0) to select Exit. Both the main window and the tool close.
end
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Procedure 1-4 Sorting the network element list

Use this procedure to list network elements according to the severity of their alarms or according to their ID numbers. Before you start
Procedure tasks
Open the Network Browser tool (step 1). Display the List item menu (step 4). Select the Sort item (step 6). Select one of the sorting options (step 7).
Expected results
The sorted detailed information about a shelf appears. If the expected results do not occur: Check that the OPC is on and is working. Contact your next level of support.
continued
1-22 Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines Procedure 1-4 (continued) Sorting the network element list
Action
OTP1093.eps FW 21125 (OPC20)
C 5
M 1
m 93
w 5
FailProt -
Lckt 0
ActProt 12
PrfAlrt -
16:00
continued
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Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines 1-23 Procedure 1-4 (continued) Sorting the network element list Step 4 Action Press Ctrl_L G (or Keypad 2) to display the list menu. The List item menu and a submenu appear.
OTP1095.eps
Fac Eqp . 1m . . 2C+ 6m
Env . .1 . 2 3 4
FailProt Lockout ActProt PrfAlrt . List- item >> . 1 Shelf details D . 1OC192+ List background 2 Select >> window 3 Deselect >> 4 Help H
C 2
M 1
m 15
w 0
FailProt -
Lckt 0
ActProt 1
PrfAlrt -
16:07
Use the Arrow keys to select the List command. The List options appear.
OTP1094.eps
Fac Eqp . 1m . . 2C+ 6m 1 2
Env FailProt Lockout ActProt . . 1 List- item >> . . . 2 List . 1OC192+ backg by alarm3severity 1 Sort >> 4 element by networkwind Help H
PrfAlrt -
C 2
M 1
m 15
w 0
FailProt -
Lckt 0
ActProt 1
PrfAlrt -
16:07
continued
1-24 Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines Procedure 1-4 (continued) Sorting the network element list Step 6 Action Use the arrow keys to move to the Sort command, and press the right Arrow key to move to the submenu. The first item in the submenu appears in reverse video. 7 Use the arrow keys to move to the option you need and press the Space bar (or Keypad 0) to select it. If you need to display network elements by alarm severity (critical alarms, major alarms, minor alarms) by ID numbers The list sorts according to the option you select. 8 To close the tool: a. Press Ctrl_L W (or Keypad 6) to display the window menu. The window menu appears. b. Press the Space bar (or Keypad 0) to select Exit. Both the main window and the tool close.
end
Then select by alarm severity by network element
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Procedure 1-5 Customizing the network element alarm count list

Use this procedure to customize the network element alarm count list. When you first open the alarm count list, only the active alarms for each network element and each OPC shown appears. You can customize the list to also show new alarms, cleared alarms, or both. Before you start
Procedure tasks
Open the Network Summary tool (step 1). Select the New since reset item to display new alarm counts (step 5). Select the Cleared since reset item to display cleared alarm counts (step 6).
Expected results
The new or cleared alarm count list appears for the network element. If the expected results do not occur: Check that the OPC is on and is working. Contact your next level of support.
continued
1-26 Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines Procedure 1-5 (continued) Customizing the network element alarm count list
Action
Step 1 Action Log in to the OPC. See the procedures in OPC User Interface Description, 323-1801-196, if you do not know how to log in to the OPC. 2 3 Within Network Surveillance tools, use the up/down arrow keys to position the cursor at the Network Summary option. Press Ctrl_A (or Keypad 0) to open the Network Summary. The Network Summary main window appears.
F21554-192_R60 FW-21554 (OPC20)
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Network Summary Critical Major minor warning FailProt Lockout ActProt PrfAlrt . . 9 . . . Network View Showing alarms: active and [ ] New since reset [ ] Cleared since reset Network Element 0 OPC92115P + 9215 + 9216 + 9906
Reset 14:46 14:46 14:46 14:46
Act Act Act Act
Crit . . . .
Major . . . .
minor . 5 4 .
warn . . . .
Fail Lock ActP Prf . . . . . . -
C 0
M 0
m 9
w 0
FailProt 0
Lckt 0
ActProt 0
PrfAlrt 0
15:58
Select your next step: If you need to display new alarm counts cleared alarm counts Then go to step 5 go to step 6
To display new alarm counts, tab to the New since reset check box, and press Ctrl_A (or Keypad 0) to select it. The new alarms occurring after the last reset time appear for all network elements and OPCs in the list.
continued
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Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines 1-27 Procedure 1-5 (continued) Customizing the network element alarm count list Step 6 Action To display cleared alarm counts, tab to the New since reset check box. Press the right arrow key to move to the Cleared since reset check box, and press Ctrl_A (or Keypad 0) to select it. The alarms cleared after the last reset time appear for all network elements and OPCs in the list.
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FW-21552 (OPC20)
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Network Summary Critical Major minor warning FailProt Lockout ActProt PrfAlrt . . 9 . . . Network View
Showing alarms: active and [*] New since reset [*] Cleared since reset Network Element Reset Crit 0 OPC92115P 14:46 Act . New . +2 Montreal_108 Clr . + 9215215 14:46 Act . ++ New . +3 MONTPQ01D33 Clr . + 9216 14:46 Act . New . Clr . + 9906 14:46 Act . New . Clr .
Major . . . . . . . . . . . .
minor . . . . . . . . . . . .
warn . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fail Lock ActP Prf . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . 1 . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . .
C 0
M 0
m 9
w 0
FailProt 0
Lckt 0
ActProt 0
PrfAlrt 0
15:58
To close the tool: a. Press Ctrl_L W (or Keypad 6) to display the window menu. The window menu appears. b. Press the Space bar (or Keypad 0) to select Exit. Both the main window and the tool close.
end
Procedure 1-6 Identifying a change in network status

Use this procedure to identify a change in network status. The Network View banner displays status information counts for all network elements in the OPC span of control. The Network Summary tool also displays the OPC alarm counts. A changed count is visible in two ways: the number increases or decreases, and the field appears in reverse video. Before you start
Procedure tasks
Open the Network Summary tool (step 1). Note any changes in the Network View banner (step 4). Locate the status icon which indicates a change in the counts for a network element or OPC (step 5). Display the new and cleared alarms on all network elements or OPCs in the list (step 6).
Expected results
The network status of a shelf appears. If the expected results do not occur: Check that the OPC is on and is working. Contact your next level of support.
continued
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Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines 1-29 Procedure 1-6 (continued) Identifying a change in network status
Action
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Reset 14:46 14:46 14:46 14:46
Act Act Act Act
Crit . . . .
Major . . . .
minor . 5 4 .
warn . . . .
C 0
M 0
m 9
w 0
FailProt 0
Lckt 0
ActProt 0
PrfAlrt 0
15:58
4 5
Note any changes in the Network View banner. The changed alarms appears in reverse video. In the Alarm Count list, look for the status icon (+). The status icon indicates a change in the counts for that network element or OPC. Locate the network element or OPC that has a new alarm or has a new cleared alarm.
Display the new and cleared alarms on all network elements and OPCs in the list. See Procedure 1-5, Customizing the network element alarm count list, in this document. The new and cleared alarms for each network element or OPC appear.
continued
1-30 Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines Procedure 1-6 (continued) Identifying a change in network status Step 7 Action Log in to the network element with the alarm and follow the instructions to clear this alarm. Refer to the appropriate NTP as listed below: Repeater, Combiner, Control Shelf related alarms Trouble Clearing and Module Replacement, 323-1801-543 MOR Plus related alarms Optical Alarm Clearing and Module Replacement, 323-1801-545. 1600G Amplifier related alarms 1600G Amplifier Alarm Clearing and Module Replacement, 323-1801-546 8 9 To reset the display of new alarms for all network elements, press Ctrl_X F. All highlighting and plus (+) signs reset. To reset the display of new alarms for selected network elements or OPCs: a. Tab to the list of alarms. The cursor appears in the list. b. Use the arrow keys to move to the network element or OPC that raised the alarm and press Ctrl_Y (or Keypad .) to select the item. c. Press Ctrl_L (or Keypad Enter) to display the List item menu. The List item menu appears.
F21552-192_R60
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Network Summary Critical Major minor warning FailProt Lockout ActProt PrfAlrt . . 9 . . . Network View Showing alarms: active and [*] New since reset [*] Cleared since reset Network Element Reset Crit 0 OPC92115P 14:46 Act . New . +2 Montreal_108 Clr . + 9215215 14:46 Act . ++ New . +3 MONTPQ01D33 Clr . + 9216 14:46 Act . New . Clr . + 9906 14:46 Act . New . Clr .
Major . . . . . . . . . . . .
minor warn Fail Lock ActP Prf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . 1 . Reset Counts . . 1 . . . . . . . . 2 . Select . >> . . 1 . 3 . Deselect >> . . . . . . . . . 1 . 4 . Help . . H . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
C 0
M 0
m 9
w 0
FailProt 0
Lckt 0
ActProt 0
PrfAlrt 0
15:58
continued
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Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines 1-31 Procedure 1-6 (continued) Identifying a change in network status Step Action d. Use the arrow keys to move to the Reset Counts command and press the Space bar (or Keypad 0). The reset time changes to the current time and the new alarm count and cleared alarm count reset to zero. A dot indicates a zero count. 10 To close the tool: a. Press Ctrl_L W (or Keypad 6) to display the window menu. The window menu appears. b. Press the Space bar (or Keypad 0) to select Exit. Both the main window and the tool close.
end
Procedure 1-7 Resetting the new and cleared alarm counts for selected network elements in the span of control
Use this procedure to set new and cleared alarm counts to zero for selected network elements and OPCs. Only the alarms received after the Reset time appear in the new alarm and cleared alarm fields. Before you start
Procedure tasks
Open the Network Summary tool (step 1). Display the new and cleared alarms on all network elements and OPCs in the list (step 5). Select each network element or OPC for which you need the count reset (step 6). Display the List item menu (step 7). Select the Reset Counts item (step 8).
Expected results
The new and cleared alarm counts reset to zero for the selected network elements or OPC. If the expected results do not occur: Check that the OPC is on and is working. Contact your next level of support.
continued
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Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines 1-33 Procedure 1-7 (continued) Resetting the new and cleared alarm counts for selected network elements in the span of control
Action
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FW-21554 (OPC20)
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Reset 14:46 14:46 14:46 14:46
Act Act Act Act
Crit . . . .
Major . . . .
minor . 5 4 .
warn . . . .
C 0
M 0
m 9
w 0
FailProt 0
Lckt 0
ActProt 0
PrfAlrt 0
15:58
4 5
Tab to the list of alarms. The cursor appears in the list. Display the new and cleared alarms on all network elements in the list. See Procedure 1-5, Customizing the network element alarm count list, in this chapter if you need more information about this step. The new and cleared alarms for each network element appear.
Move to each network element or OPC that you need the count reset. Press Ctrl_Y (or Keypad .) to select the network element or OPC. The selected items appear in reverse video.
continued
1-34 Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines Procedure 1-7 (continued) Resetting the new and cleared alarm counts for selected network elements in the span of control Step 7 Action Press Ctrl_L (or Keypad Enter) to display the List item menu. The List item menu appears.
F21552-192_R60
FW-21552 (OPC20)
>.
Network Summary Critical Major minor warning FailProt Lockout ActProt PrfAlrt . . 9 . . . Network View Showing alarms: active and [*] New since reset [*] Cleared since reset Network Element Reset Crit 0 OPC92115P 14:46 Act . New . +2 Montreal_108 Clr . + 9215215 14:46 Act . ++ New . +3 MONTPQ01D33 Clr . + 9216 14:46 Act . New . Clr . + 9906 14:46 Act . New . Clr .
Major . . . . . . . . . . . .
minor warn Fail Lock ActP Prf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . 1 . Reset Counts . . 1 . . . . . . . . 2 . Select . . >> . 1 . 3 . Deselect . . >> . . . . . . . 1 . 4 . Help . H . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
C 0
M 0
m 9
w 0
FailProt 0
Lckt 0
ActProt 0
PrfAlrt 0
15:58
Use the arrow keys to move to the Reset Counts command, and press the Space bar (or Keypad 0) to select it. The reset time changes to the current time and the new alarm count and cleared alarm count reset to zero. A dot indicates a zero count.
end
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Procedure 1-8 Resetting the new and cleared alarm counts for all network elements in the span of control
Use this procedure reset the new and cleared alarm counts to zero for all network elements or OPCs in the Network Summary list. Only the alarms received after the Reset time appear in the new alarm and cleared alarm fields. Before you start
Procedure tasks
Open the Network Summary tool (step 1). Display the new and cleared alarms on all network elements or OPCs in the list (step 4). Display the List item menu (step 6). Select the Reset all counts item (step 7).
Expected results
The new and cleared alarm counts reset to zero for all the network elements in the span of control. If the expected results do not occur: Check that the OPC is on and is working. Contact your next level of support.
continued
1-36 Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines Procedure 1-8 (continued) Resetting the new and cleared alarm counts for all network elements in the span of control
Action
Step 1 Action Log in to the OPC and open the Network Summary tool. See the procedures in OPC User Interface Description, 323-1801-196, if you do not know how to log in to the OPC. 2 3 Within Network Surveillance tools, use the up/down arrow keys to position the cursor at the Network Summary option. Press Ctrl_A (or Keypad 0) to open the Network Summary. The Network Summary main window appears.
F21554-192_R60 FW-21554 (OPC20)
>.
Reset 14:46 14:46 14:46 14:46
Act Act Act Act
Crit . . . .
Major . . . .
minor . 5 4 .
warn . . . .
C 0
M 0
m 9
w 0
FailProt 0
Lckt 0
ActProt 0
PrfAlrt 0
15:58
Display the new and cleared alarms on all network elements and OPCs in the list. See Procedure 1-5, Customizing the network element alarm count list,in this chapter if you need more information about this step. The new and cleared alarms for each network element and OPC appear.
Tab to the list of alarms. The cursor appears in the list.

continued
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Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines 1-37 Procedure 1-8 (continued) Resetting the new and cleared alarm counts for all network elements in the span of control Step 6 Action Press Ctrl_L / (or Keypad 3) to display the list menu.
FW-21552 (OPC20)
F21553-192_R60
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Network Summary Critical Major minor warning FailProt Lockout ActProt PrfAlrt . . 9 . . . Network View Showing alarms: active and [*] New since reset [*] Cleared since reset Network Element Reset Crit 0 OPC92115P 14:46 Act . New . +2 Montreal_108 Clr . + 9215 14:46 Act . 14:46 Newew . lrClr Clrlr . + 9216 14:46 Act New . Clr . + 9906 14:46 Act . New . Clr .
Major minor warn Fail Lock ActP Prf 1 Reset All Counts Ctrl+X F . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Help H . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -
C 0
M 0
m 9
w 0
FailProt 0
Lckt 0
ActProt 0
PrfAlrt 0
15:58
Use the arrow keys to move to the Reset all counts command and press the Space bar (or Keypad 0) to select it. The reset time changes to the current time and the new alarm count and cleared alarm count reset to zero. A dot indicates a zero count.
end
Procedure 1-9 Displaying a detailed event report

Use this procedure to display more information about an event that appears in the summary in the Events List. Before you start
Procedure tasks
Open the Event Browser tool (step 1). Select one or more events from the list (step 4). Display the List item menu (step 4). Select the Details item (step 4). Display the Events List menu to select one event by event number (step 5). Select the Show details item (step 5). Type the name or number, or both, of the network element in the network element field (step 5). Type the Event number of the event you need to locate in the Event number field (step 5).
Expected results
The detailed event report appears. If the expected results do not occur: Check that the OPC is on and is working. Contact your next level of support.
continued
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Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines 1-39 Procedure 1-9 (continued) Displaying a detailed event report
Action
Step 1 Action Log in to the OPC. See the procedures in OPC User Interface Description, 323-1801-196, if you do not know how to log in to the OPC. 2 3 Within Network Surveillance tools, use the up/down arrow keys to position the cursor at the Event Browser option. Press Ctrl_A (or Keypad 0) to open the Event Browser. The Event Browser main window appears. The current item in the Events List highlights.
OTP1088.eps
>.
Event Browser
Auto-update: [ OFF ] Last update at: 14 Nov 04:31:05 [ Update List ] 25 Events sorted by time Showing: OPC logs,all NE logs, alarms, alerts, all sev, and all NEs
NE # NE Name 2112 2112 2112 2112 2112 2112 2113 2113 0 OPC2112P 0 OPC2112P 0 OPC2112P
Evt# Cls Unit 446 434 432 431 418 416 145 144 1623 1622 1619 Fac STM64 Fac STM16 Fac STM16 Fac STM16 Fac STM64 Fac STM64 Fac STM16 Fac STM16 Cmpl log Prog log Cmpl log G17 G18 G18 G18 G17 G17 G18 G18 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Reason MS Excessive BER MS Rx SES threshol MS Rx SES threshol MS Rx ES threshold MS Rx SES threshol MS Rx SES threshol MS Rx SES threshol MS Rx SES threshol STBY612 Incrementa STBY702 Incrementa STBY612 Incrementa
Date 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 Jan Jan Jan Jan Jan Jan Jan Jan Jan Jan Jan
Time 22:51:41 22:44:32 22:44:31 22:44:31 22:36:43 22:36:42 22:36:30 22:36:29 20:01:36 20:00:02 14:01:08
Sv C A A A A A A A w w w
C 0
M 1
m 24
w 0
FailProt -
Lckt 0
ActProt 0
PrfAlrt -
17:15
Note 1: When the Events List contains more events than fit on one screen, you can scroll one line at a time. Press the up (or down) arrow key. For scrolling one screen at a time, press Keypad 5 followed by an arrow key. For more information about scrolling, see OPC User Interface Description, 323-1801-196. Note 2: You can sort the list according to different options. See Procedure 1-10, Sorting the Events List, in this chapter.
continued
1-40 Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines Procedure 1-9 (continued) Displaying a detailed event report Step 4 Action If you need to select one or more events from the list: a. Use the arrow keys to move to the events you need detailed information about and press Ctrl_Y (or Keypad .) to select each event (maximum of five). The selected items appear in reverse video. b. Press Ctrl_L (or Keypad Enter) to display the List item menu. The List item menu appears.
OTP1091.eps
>.
Event Browser
Auto-update: [ OFF ] Last update at: 14 Nov 04:31:05 [ Update List ] 25 Events sorted by time Showing: OPC logs, all NE logs, alarms, alerts, all sev, and all NEs
Reason
Date
Time
Sv
MS Excessive BER 28 Jan 22:51:41 C Details... D MS1 Rx SES threshol 28 Jan 22:44:32 A MS Rx SES threshol 28 Jan 22:44:31 A Select MS2 Rx ES threshold >> Jan 22:44:31 A 28 Deselect MS3 Rx SES threshol >> Jan 22:36:43 A 28 MS Rx SES threshol 28 Jan 22:36:42 A Print threshol 28 Jan 22:36:30 A MS4 Rx SES Details MS Rx SES threshol 28 Jan 22:36:29 A 5 Help H STBY612 Incrementa 28 Jan 20:01:36 w STBY702 Incrementa 28 Jan 20:00:02 w STBY612 Incrementa 28 Jan 14:01:08 w
C 0
M 1
m 24
w 0
FailProt -
Lckt 0
ActProt 0
PrfAlrt -
17:15
c. Use the arrow keys to move to the Details command and press the Space bar (or Keypad 0) to select it. Alarm Details dialog(s) for the selected events appear.
OTP0440.eps
Alarm Details: Alm# Unit: Address: Location: Reason: FacilityID: 446 STM64 G17 1 2112 Shelf 3 ? MS Excessive BER Sev: Imp: Time: Date: Cls: Critical SA 22:51:41 28 Jan 2000 Facility
[ Done
Return ]
[ Print Details ]
continued
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Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines 1-41 Procedure 1-9 (continued) Displaying a detailed event report Step Action For information about how to respond to an event report, see Trouble Clearing and Module Replacement, 323-1801-543, and Log Reference, 323-1801-840. Note: If you selected two or more events, press Ctrl_A (or Keypad 0) to display the Event Details dialog for each selected item. 5 If you need to select one event by the event number: a. Press Ctrl_L / (or Keypad 3) to display the Events List menu. The list menu appears. b. Use the arrow keys to move to the Show details command and press the Space bar (or Keypad 0) to select it. The Show Details dialog appears.
FW-21020
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Show details Network Element: > Event #: > [ OK Return ] <
[ Cancel
Del ]
c. Tab to the network element field and type the name or number, or both, of the network element or OPC. d. Tab to the Event # field and enter the number of the event you need to locate. e. Tab to the OK button and press Ctrl_A (or Keypad 0) to select it. The Show Details dialog closes. If the OPC finds the event, the event appears highlighted in the Events List and its Details dialog appears. 6 Use the arrow keys to move to the Done button and press Ctrl_A (or Keypad 0) to select it. The dialog closes. 7 To close the tool: a. Press Ctrl_L W (or Keypad 6) to display the window menu. The window menu appears. b. Press the Space bar (or Keypad 0) to select Exit. Both the main window and the tool close.
end
Procedure 1-10 Sorting the Events List

Use this procedure to sort the Events List by time, network element, reason, unit, class or severity. The current sort order appears above the list. Before you start
Procedure tasks
Open the Event Browser tool (step 1). Display the Events List menu (step 4). Select the Sort item (step 5). Select the sort order you need (step 6). If you need to replace the current sort order with the default sort order, select the Revert to last saved item (step 8). If you need to save the sort order as the default sort order, select the Save item (step 9). If you need to remove the dialog and not save the data, select the Cancel item (step 10). If you need to save the sort order as a temporary sort order for the current session, select the OK item (step 11).
Expected results
The sorted Events List appears. If the expected results do not occur: Check that the OPC is on and is working. Contact your next level of support.
continued
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Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines 1-43 Procedure 1-10 (continued) Sorting the Events List
Action
Step 1 Action Log in to the OPC. See the procedures in OPC User Interface Description, 323-1801-196, if you do not know how to log in to the OPC. 2 3 Within Network Surveillance tools, use the up/down arrow keys to position the cursor at the Event Browser option. Press Ctrl_A (or Keypad 0) to open the Event Browser. The Event Browser main window appears.
OTP1088.eps
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Event Browser
Time 22:51:41 22:44:32 22:44:31 22:44:31 22:36:43 22:36:42 22:36:30 22:36:29 20:01:36 20:00:02 14:01:08
C 0
M 1
m 24
w 0
FailProt -
Lckt 0
ActProt 0
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1-44 Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines Procedure 1-10 (continued) Sorting the Events List Step 4 Action Tab to the Events List and press Ctrl_L / (or Keypad 3) to display the Events List menu. The Events List menu appears.
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Reason Date 1 Filter... F MS Excessive BER 28 Jan 2 Sort... : MS Rx3SES threshol 28 Jan Show details... MS Rx4SES threshol 28 Jan Auto-update... W MS Rx ES threshold 28 Jan MS Rx5SES threshol 28 Jan Help H MS Rx SES threshol 28 Jan MS Rx SES threshol 28 Jan MS Rx SES threshol 28 Jan STBY612 Incrementa 28 Jan STBY702 Incrementa 28 Jan STBY612 Incrementa 28 Jan
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Use the arrow keys to move to the Sort command and press the Space bar (or Keypad 0) to select it. The Event List Sorting dialog appears.
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Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines 1-45 Procedure 1-10 (continued) Sorting the Events List Step 6 Action Enter the sort order: a. Tab to the sort item you require: time, network element, reason, unit, class, or severity. The cursor appears in the list. b. Press Ctrl_L / (or Keypad 3) to display the priority list. The priority list appears. c. Select the priority (1 to 6) and press the Space bar (or Keypad 0) to select the value. Note 1: Number 1 is the highest priority on the sort item list, and number 6 is the lowest priority on the sort item list. Note 2: You can leave sort order fields empty. Note 3: If you assign the same priority number to two or more items, the later selection overwrites the earlier selection. d. For the time sort item, tab to the specification items to indicate the sort order: Ascending or Descending. Use the left or right arrow key to move to the option you need. Press Ctrl_A (or Keypad 0) to select it. The mark next to the button appears or clears. A mark indicates the selection. e. For the network element sort item, tab to the Specification section and select how to sort network elements (name or number). Use the left or right arrow key to move to the option you need. Press Ctrl_A (or Keypad 0) to select it. The mark next to the button appears or clears. A mark indicates the selection. 7 The entry of the sort order data is now complete. If you need to replace the current data with the default sort order save the data as the default sort order remove the dialog and not save the data save the data as temporary sort options for the current session
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1-46 Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines Procedure 1-10 (continued) Sorting the Events List Step 8 Action Tab to the Revert to last saved button and press Ctrl_A (or Keypad 0) to select it. The Event List Sorting dialog contains the default sort order. The sort order does not become active in the current session unless you select the OK button. Go to step 11. 9 Tab to the Save button and press Ctrl_A (or Keypad 0) to select it. The sort order defined has the default sort options for the Event Browser. The sort order does not become active in the current session unless you select the OK button. Go to step 11. 10 Tab to the Cancel button and press Ctrl_A (or Keypad 0) to select it. The Event List Sorting dialog closes, and the sort order does not change. The procedure is complete. Go to step 12. 11 Tab to the OK button and press Ctrl_A (or Keypad 0) to select it. The list sorts according to the options you selected. The new sort order appears above the Events List. Note 1: The Sort results reflect the filter you set up for the Events List. The sort results include only the event types you included in the filter. Note 2: If you update the list, the new events appear in the list in their correct sort position. 12 To close the tool: a. Press Ctrl_L W (or Keypad 6) to display the window menu. The window menu appears. b. Press the Space bar (or Keypad 0) to select Exit. Both the main window and the tool close.
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Procedure 1-11 Updating the Events List manually

Use this procedure to update the Events List with new events. The occurrence of a new event does not cause the Event list to update. The Events list only updates when a manual update or automatic update occurs. You must use the following procedure when you need to update the list manually. The New Events icon (>>) next to the Update List button indicates the log of new events after the last update. If this icon is not visible, this procedure has no effect. Before you start
Procedure tasks
Open the Event Browser tool (step 1). Select the Update list item (step 4).
Expected results
The updated Events List appears. If the expected results do not occur: Check that the OPC is on and is working. Contact your next level of support.
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1-48 Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines Procedure 1-11 (continued) Updating the Events List manually
Action
Step 1 Action Log in to the OPC and open the Event Browser tool. See the procedures in OPC User Interface Description, 323-1801-196, if you do not know how to log in to the OPC. 2 3 Within Network Surveillance tools, use the up/down arrow keys to position the cursor at the Event Browser option. Press Ctrl_A (or Keypad 0) to open the Event Browser. The Event Browser main window appears.
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Note: When the Events List contains more events than fit on one screen, you can scroll one line at a time. Press the up (or down) arrow key. For scrolling one screen at a time, press Keypad 5 followed by the up (or down) arrow key. For more information about scrolling, see OPC User Interface Description, 323-1801-196 4 Tab to the Update list button and press Ctrl_A (or Keypad 0) to select it. The new events appear in the Events List according to the current settings in the filter. For more information about Events List filters, see Procedure 1-13 Filtering the Events List, in this chapter. Note: An error message can appear when you update the Events List. This error message occurs if the OPC becomes inactive following the last use of the Update list check button 5 To close the tool press Esc ).
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Procedure 1-12 Enabling, disabling, or changing the auto-update feature for the Events List
Use this procedure to turn the automatic update feature ON and OFF set the update time period on the automatic update feature set the number of events to collect and add to the Events List at one time The automatic update feature updates the Events List at a set time interval. The update period setting can be up to 24 hours greater than the minimum update interval. The minimum interval exists so that auto-updates do not occur so often that they effect OPC performance. The length of time the update takes depends on the number of new events. If you enter a value less than the minimum time interval, a message appears. The message asks you to enter a longer length of time or reduce the number of events to display. The Update period field and the Number of events to display field are in the Event List Auto-update dialog. The Update period field has a Chooser menu. The first value in the Chooser menu is the minimum update period. The value of the minimum update period is based on the current value in the Number of events to display field. The minimum update periods are as follows:
Number of events Minimum update period (minutes) 0-25 5 26-100 6 101-200 7 201-300 301-400 8 9 401-500 10
The auto-update feature coordinates with the filter feature. When the Auto-update button is ON, the two fields below have the same value: Number of events field in the Events List Filter dialog Number of events to display field in the Events List Auto-update dialog A change to one of these fields causes the other field to change automatically to the same value. Auto-updates do not occur if there are no new events or if a manual update is in progress. The New Events icon (>>) next to the Update List button indicates the occurrence of new events after the last update. You can disable the auto-update feature to view the Events List without updates.
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1-50 Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines Procedure 1-12 (continued) Enabling, disabling, or changing the auto-update feature for the Events List
Before you start

Procedure tasks
Open the Event Browser tool (step 1). Turn the auto-update feature ON or OFF (step Note:). Set the number of events to collect and add to the Events List at one time (step 6). Set the update time period on the automatic update feature (step 7).
Expected results
You set the auto-update feature in the Events List. If the expected results do not occur: Check that the OPC is on and is working. Contact your next level of support.
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Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines 1-51 Procedure 1-12 (continued) Enabling, disabling, or changing the auto-update feature for the Events List
Action
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Note: When the Events List contains more events than fit on one screen, you can scroll one line at a time. Press the up (or down) arrow key. For scrolling one screen at a time, press Keypad 5 followed by the up (or down) arrow key. For more information about scrolling, see OPC User Interface Description, 323-1801-196 4 Tab to the Auto-update button and press Ctrl_A (or Keypad 0) to select it. The button toggles between OFF (disable) and ON (enable) status. The auto-update feature is OFF by default. If the feature is OFF, selecting it turns the auto-update feature ON.
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1-52 Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines Procedure 1-12 (continued) Enabling, disabling, or changing the auto-update feature for the Events List Step 5 Action Select your next step: If the Auto-update button is ON, and you need to change the number of events displayed when the event list automatically updates the Auto-update button is ON, and you need to change the automatic update period you need to change the Auto-update button to ON or OFF 6 Complete step 6a to step 6f. a. Tab to the Events List and press Ctrl_L / (or Keypad 3) to display the Events List menu. The Events List menu appears.
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b. Use the arrow keys to move to the Auto-Update command and press the Space bar (or Keypad 0) to select it. The Event List Auto Update dialog appears. c. Tab to the Number of events to display field and press Ctrl_L (or Keypad Enter) to display the List item menu. A menu appears. d. Press the Space bar (or Keypad 0) to select the Select All command. The data in the field appears in reverse video. e. Enter the number of events you need to display (from 1 to 500). f. Continue with step 7c to change the update period or go to step 8.
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Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines 1-53 Procedure 1-12 (continued) Enabling, disabling, or changing the auto-update feature for the Events List Step 7 Action The Update period field shows the existing time period between automatic updates. This period is the amount of time between the beginning of one automatic update and the beginning of the next auto-update. Complete step 7a to step 7e to set the Update period field. a. Tab to the Events List and press Ctrl_L / (or Keypad 3) to display the Events List menu. The Events List menu appears. b. Use the arrow keys to move to the Auto-Update command and press the Space bar (or Keypad 0) to select it. The Events List Auto Update dialog appears. c. Tab to the Update Period field. d. Press Ctrl_L / (or Keypad 3) to display the chooser menu. The chooser menu of suggested update periods appears. e. Use the arrow keys to move to a time period in the list. Press the Space bar (or Keypad 0) to select the time period. Note: You can enter a time period different from the times available in the chooser list. Any number in the range from the minimum update period to 24 hours is acceptable. 8 Select your next step: If you need to replace the current values in the Events List Auto-update dialog with the last saved information close the Auto-update dialog, and do not save the information save the information, and close the Auto-update dialog 9 Then go to step 9
save the information, and leave the Auto-update dialog open step 10 step 11 step 12
Tab to the Revert to last saved button and press Ctrl_A (or Keypad 0) to select it. The values in the fields in the Events List Auto-update dialog return to the last saved values. The Event Browser discards any information you entered. Go to step 12.
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Tab to the Save button and press Ctrl_A (or Keypad 0) to select it. The new values in the Number of events to display field and the Update period field become the default values for automatic updates. The new values take effect when you complete step 12. The dialog remains displayed. Go to step 12.
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1-54 Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines Procedure 1-12 (continued) Enabling, disabling, or changing the auto-update feature for the Events List Step 11 Action Tab to the Cancel button and press Ctrl_A (or Keypad 0) to select it. The Events List Auto-update dialog closes. The Event Browser discards any information you entered, and there is no change to the update period. Go to step 13. 12 Tab to the OK button and press Ctrl_A (or Keypad 0) to select it. The Events List Auto-update dialog closes. The new values in the Number of events to display field and the Update period field become the default values for automatic updates. The update period appears above the Events List on the main window. 13 To close the tool press Esc ).
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Procedure 1-13 Filtering the Events List

Use this procedure to set the filter attributes used to select the events you need to see in the Events List. You can select to display events by network element, by class of event, by severity, or by time range. Before you start
Procedure tasks
Open the Event Browser tool (step 1). Display the Events List menu (step 4). Select the Filter item (step 5). Limit the number of events displayed (step 6). Add or remove the selected network element from the events list (step 7). Add or remove the selected event types (step 8). Add or remove the selected event according to severity (step 9). Add or remove the selected alarm types (step 10). Add or remove the selected log class types (step 11). Add or remove the selected OPC log types (step 12). Filter on the basis of the number of occurrences for events (step 13). Filter events by unit identifiers (step 14). Display only instances of an alarm type (step 15). Change the year, month, date, or time to modify the time range (step 16).
Expected results
The filtered Events List appears. If the expected results do not occur: Check that the OPC is on and is working. Contact your next level of support.
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Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines 1-57 Procedure 1-13 (continued) Filtering the Events List Step 4 Action Tab to the Events List and press Ctrl_L / (or Keypad 3) to display the Events List menu. The Events list menu appears.
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Press the Space bar (or Keypad 0) to select the Filter command. The Event List Filter dialog appears.
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1-58 Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines Procedure 1-13 (continued) Filtering the Events List Step 6 Action The Number of events field allows you to limit the number of events displayed. Change the value of this field to view events not displayed. The maximum number of events to retrieve is 500. If you need to limit the number of events displayed: a. Tab to the Number of events field and press Ctrl_L (or Keypad Enter) to display the List item menu. b. Press the Space bar (or Keypad 0) to select the Select All command. The data in the field appears in reverse video. c. Type the number of events that you need to displayed. 7 The Network Element list indicates the network element whose events appear in the Events List in the Event Browser main window. The word Include appears in front of Network elements which have their events displayed in the Network Element list. If you need to modify the network element list: a. Tab to the Network Element list. The current list item is highlighted. b. Use the arrow keys to move to the network element you need to add or remove. Press Ctrl_L (or Keypad Enter) to display the List item menu. The List item menu appears. The first menu item (Add) is highlighted. c. Select your next step: If you need to add another network element to the list remove a network element from the list Then move to Add move to Remove
d. Press the Space bar (or Keypad 0) to select the option. To add the network element, select Add. The word Include appears next to the network element in the Network Element list. To remove the network element, select Removed. The word Exclude appears next to the network element in the Network Element list.
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Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines 1-59 Procedure 1-13 (continued) Filtering the Events List Step 8 Action There are three Event type check buttons. These buttons allow you to determine if OPC logs, alarms, and or alerts appear in the Events List. The Alarm and Alert check buttons apply to both the OPC and network elements. When a mark appears in one of these buttons, events of that type appear in the Events List. You can select any number of event types. If you need to modify the event types: a. Tab to the Event type buttons. The Alarms button is highlighted. b. Use the arrow keys to move to the event type you need to add or remove, and press Ctrl_A (or Keypad 0) to select it. The mark next to the button appears or clears. The appearance of a mark indicates a selection. 9 The Severity check buttons allow you to set what events appear in the Events List according to severity. When a mark appears in one of these buttons, events of that severity appear in the Events List. You can select more than one severity from this set of check buttons. If you need to modify the event severity: a. Tab to the Severity buttons. The Critical button is highlighted. b. Use the arrow keys to move to the severity you need to add or remove. Press Ctrl_A (or Keypad 0) to select it. The mark next to the button appears or clears. The appearance of a mark indicates a selection. 10 The Alarms check buttons allow you to set what class of alarms appear in the Events List. When a mark appears in one of these buttons, events of that alarm class appear in the Events List. You can select any number of alarm classes. If you need to modify the alarm type: a. Tab to the Alarms buttons. The Eqp button is highlighted. b. Use the arrow keys to move to the class of alarms you need to add or remove. Press Ctrl_A (or Keypad 0) to select it. The mark next to the button appears or clears. The appearance of a mark indicates a selection.
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1-60 Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines Procedure 1-13 (continued) Filtering the Events List Step 11 Action The Log Class check buttons allow you to determine what class of events appear in the Events List. When a mark appears in one of these buttons, events of that class appear in the Events List. You can select any number of log classes. If you need to modify the log class type: a. Tab to the Log Class buttons. The Trbl button is highlighted. b. Use the arrow keys to move to the class you need to add or remove. Press Ctrl_A (or Keypad 0) to select it. The mark next to the button appears or clears. The appearance of a mark indicates a selection. 12 The OPC Logs check buttons allow you to determine what class of OPC logs appear in the Events List. When a mark appears in one of these buttons, events of that class appear in the Events List. You can select any number of OPC log classes. If you need to modify the OPC Logs type: a. Tab to the OPC Logs buttons. The COM button is highlighted. b. Use the arrow keys to move to the class you need to add or remove. Press Ctrl_A (or Keypad 0) to select it. The mark next to the button appears or clears. The appearance of a mark indicates a selection. 13 If you need to filter on the basis of the number of occurrences for events: a. Tab to the first input area for the Occurrences field and press Ctrl_L / (or Keypad 3) to display the list of operators. The chooser menu appears. b. Use the arrow keys to move to the operator you need and press the Space bar (or Keypad 0) to select it. You can select any of the following operators): less than (<) less than or equal to (<=) equal to (=) greater than or equal to (=>) greater than (>) The operator appears in the field. c. Tab to the second input area for the Occurrences field and enter a number in the range of 1 through 100.
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Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines 1-61 Procedure 1-13 (continued) Filtering the Events List Step 14 Action If you need to filter events by unit identifiers: Tab to the Unit field and enter a unit identifier or part of a unit identifier. Enter the value as it appears in the Events List. For example, enter g1 to list all alarms that effect the G1 circuit pack groups. To select on the basis of logs, enter logs. 15 To display one alarm type, tab to the Reason field. In the Reason field enter the alarm label as it appears in the Events List. The alarm label is identical to the reason text. You can enter any part of the reason text, as long as the characters are in sequence. The Date and Time fields allow you to indicate a time range for events displayed in the Events List. To filter the list by date and time, set a time range. If you need to modify the time range: a. Tab to one of the fields. b. To enter a different time range, use one of the following formats: day/month/year hr:min:sec Example: 9/11/1999 10:15:37 OR day month year hr:min:sec Example: 9 nov 1999 10:15:37 Note: If you do not select the year, or month, or complete date, the current year, month, or date are the default values. If you do not select the seconds, zero is the default value. c. If you need to use a predefined time, press Ctrl_L / (or Keypad 3). The chooser menu appears. Use the arrow keys to move to the predefined time you need and press the Space bar (or Keypad 0) to select it. The predefined time appears in the field. Note: When you use a predefined time, the filtering is based on the time you saved the filter and not when you log in. For example, if the time filter is 1 day ago, and you log in one day later, the events of the past 48 hours appear. d. Repeat for the other Date and Time field if required.
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1-62 Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines Procedure 1-13 (continued) Filtering the Events List Step 17 Action The entry of filter data is now complete. If you need to replace the current data with the default filter save the data as the default filter remove the dialog and do not save the data Then go to step 18 step 19 step 20
save the data as a temporary filter for the current session step 21 18 Tab to the Revert to last saved button and press Ctrl_A (or Keypad 0) to select it. The Events List Filter dialog contains the default filter data. The filter does not become active in the current session unless you select the OK button. Go to step 21. 19 Tab to the Save button and press Ctrl_A (or Keypad 0) to select it. The filter defined is the default filter for the Event Browser. The filter does not become active in the current session unless you select the OK button. Go to step 21. 20 Tab to the Cancel button and press Ctrl_A (or Keypad 0) to select it. The Events List Filter dialog closes without any changes to the filtering data. The procedure is complete. Go to step 22. 21 Tab to the OK button and press Ctrl_A (or Keypad 0) to select it. The Events List Filter dialog closes. The filter attributes you defined for the current session, appear above the Events List in the main window. The selected events add to the events now in the display up to a maximum of 500. After the 500 maximum, events drop from the display. Change the filter if you need to see these events. 22 To close the tool: a. Press Ctrl_L W (or Keypad 6) to display the window menu. The window menu appears. b. Press the Space bar (or Keypad 0) to select Exit. Both the main window and the tool close.
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Procedure 1-14 Printing event details

Use this procedure to print event details of a single event, or up to five events. Before you start
Make sure you have a UserID and password that allow you to access the OPC. Understand how to use the OPC menus, see OPC User Interface Description, 323-1801-196. Make sure that the printer connected to the SERIAL port is working. For more information about how to connect an external device, refer to Installation Procedures, 323-1801-201.
Procedure tasks
Open the Event Browser tool (step 1). Print one event from the Details dialog (step 5). Print one to five events from the Details dialog (step 10).
Expected results
You get a printout of one event or up to five events. If the expected results do not occur: Check that the OPC is on and is working. Contact your next level of support.
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You can select and print the details of up to five events at one time from the Events List. You can print the details of a separate event. If you need to print an event from the Event Details dialog print one to five events from the Events List
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Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines 1-65 Procedure 1-14 (continued) Printing event details Step 5 6 7 8 Action Tab to the Events List. The current item in the Events List is highlighted. Use the arrow keys to move to the event you need to print and press Ctrl_A (or Keypad 0) to select it. Press Ctrl_L (or Keypad Enter) to display the List item menu. The menu appears. Use the arrow keys to move to the Details command and press the Space bar (or Keypad 0) to select it. The Event Details dialog for the selected event appears. Note: Depending on the event chosen, either the Alarm Details or the Log Details dialog window will appear as indicated below.
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1-66 Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines Procedure 1-14 (continued) Printing event details Step 9 Action Tab to the Print Details button and press Ctrl_A (or Keypad 0) to select it. Go to step 12. You get a printout of the selected event. Note: The Print Details selection is not enabled if there is no printer connected the SERIAL port. 10 Move to an event you need to print. Press Ctrl_Y (or Keypad .) to select the event. Repeat this step to select a maximum of five events. The selected items appear in reverse video. Note: You can select and print up to five events at one time. If you select more than five events, the Print Details command is inactive.Printing event details 11 Press Ctrl_L (or Keypad Enter) to display the List item menu. The List menu appears.
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Use the arrow keys to move to the Print Details command, and press the Space bar (or Keypad 0) to select it. You get a printout of the selected events. Note: The Print Details selection is not enabled if there is no printer connected to the SERIAL port.
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Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines 1-67 Procedure 1-14 (continued) Printing event details Step 13 Action You can print the details of more events or close the tool. If you need to print more events close the tool 14 To close the tool: a. Press Ctrl_L W (or Keypad 6) to display the window menu. The window menu appears. b. Press the Space bar (or Keypad 0) to select Exit. Both the main window and the tool close.
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Procedure 1-15 Displaying the alarm details for a new alarm

Use this procedure to display a new alarm. When a new alarm is raised, the count in the banner fields increases. There are two banner fields, the Network View and the User View. The user receives notification of the new incoming alarm by highlighting and/or beeping. The types of notification the system sends depends on your display options. The list of alarms contains a one line summary for each active alarm in the OPC span of control. Details are available for each alarm in a separate dialog. Alarms that clear remain displayed until the list updates. The list of alarms does not contain logs, failed protection switches, lockouts, active protection switches, or performance monitoring data. Note: An asterisk (*) in the Time column of this tool indicates the alarm occurred at least one day prior to the current date of the OPC. Before you start
Procedure tasks
Open the Alarm Monitor tool (step 1). Note any fields in the banner that appear in reverse video. The reverse video indicates new alarms of the category occurring after the last use of the Clear Highlighting command (step 4). Select from one to five alarms you need more information about (step 7). Display the List item menu (step 8). Select the Details item (step 9).
Expected results
The alarm details for the new alarm appear. If the expected results do not occur: Check that the OPC is on and is working. Contact your next level of support.
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Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines 1-69 Procedure 1-15 (continued) Displaying the alarm details for a new alarm
Action
Step 1 Action Log in to the OPC. See the procedures in OPC User Interface Description, 323-1801-196, if you do not know how to log in to the OPC. 2 3 Within Network Surveillance tools, use the up/down arrow keys to position the cursor at the Alarm Monitor option. Press Ctrl_A (or Keypad 0) to open the Alarm Monitor. The Alarm Monitor main window appears.
OTP1099.eps
Alarm Monitor Critical Major minor warning FailProt Lockout ActProt PrfAlrt Network View 2 1 2 . . . -
>.
Options
Alarms sorted by severity Showing: All Severities, All NEs, OPC
[*] Auto Update List
+ +
NE# 2046 2046 2046 2046 2046
NE Name
Alm# 19 12 15 79 77
Cls Fac Fac Fac Fac Fac
Sh 2 2 2 2 3
Unit OC48 G9 1 OC48 G8 1 MOR G2 2 OC48 G8 1 OC192 G15 1
Reason Sect Rx loss of Sect Rx loss of Blue loss of sig PM 15min line/se PM 15min line/se
Time 14:44:13 20:01:17* 14:43:10 15:15:01 15:15:01
Sev C,SA C,SA M,SA m,nsa m,nsa
C 2
M 1
m 2
w 0
FailProt -
Lckt 0
ActProt 0
PrfAlrt -
15:19
Note any fields in the banner that are in reverse video. The reverse video indicates new alarms that occur after the last use of the Clear Highlighting command. In the left column of the list of alarms, look for one of the following symbols. The symbols indicate a new alarm, and the severity of the alarm.
? +
* 6
the alarm is the result of a loss of communication or other conditions there is a new alarm the alarm is active and highlighted on the screen
Tab to the list of alarms. The current list item is highlighted.

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1-70 Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines Procedure 1-15 (continued) Displaying the alarm details for a new alarm Step 7 Action Move to an alarm you need more information about, and press Ctrl_A (or Keypad 0) to select it. The selected item appears in reverse video. Move to other alarms you need more information about (maximum five) and press Ctrl_Y (or Keypad .). The selected items appear in reverse video. 8 9 Press Ctrl_L (or Keypad Enter) to display the List item menu. The menu appears. Use the arrow keys to move to the Details command and press the Space bar (or Keypad 0) to select it. Alarm Details dialogs for the selected alarms appear. Note: If you selected more than one alarm, continue to press Ctrl_A (or Keypad 0) to display the Alarm Details dialog for each item.
OTP0440.eps
[ Done
Return ]
[ Print Details ]
10 11
Note important information, such as the type and location of the unit where the alarm is from, or its Facility ID. Press Ctrl_A (or Keypad 0) to select the Done button to close the dialog. The Alarm Details dialog closes.
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Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines 1-71 Procedure 1-15 (continued) Displaying the alarm details for a new alarm Step 12 Action Reset the count of new alarms. To do the reset, press Ctrl_L T to display the Options menu (or Keypad 2 and use the arrow keys to scroll to options menu). The Options menu appears.
OTP1100.eps
Alarm Monitor Options Critical Major minor warning FailProt Lockout ActProt PrfAlrt 2 1 2 . . Network View 1. Clear highlighting Ctrl+X F 2 Show all 3 Display options... >> Alarms sorted by severity [*] Auto Update List Showing: All Severities, All NEs, OPC 4 Help
>.
+ +
NE# 2046 2046 2046 2046 2046
NE Name
Alm# 19 12 15 79 77
Sh 2 2 2 2 3
Time 14:44:13 20:01:17* 14:43:10 15:15:01 15:15:01
C 2
M 1
m 2
w 0
FailProt -
Lckt 0
ActProt 0
PrfAlrt -
15:19
13
Press the Space bar (or Keypad 0) to select the Clear highlighting command. The count of new alarms resets. To close the tool: a. Press Ctrl_L W (or Keypad 6) to display the window menu. The window menu appears. b. Press the Space bar (or Keypad 0) to select Exit. Both the main window and the tool close.
end
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Procedure 1-16 Displaying an active alarm

Use this procedure to display any active alarm. The list of alarms contains a one-line summary for each active alarm in the OPC span of control. Details are available for each alarm in a separate dialog. If you are updating the list of alarms manually, cleared alarms remain displayed until you update the list. The list of alarms does not contain logs, lockouts, or performance data. Before you start
Procedure tasks
Open the Alarm Monitor tool (step 1). Select one to five alarms you need more information about (step 5). Display the List item menu (step 6). Select the Details item (step 7).
Expected results
The alarm details for the selected alarm appear. If the expected results do not occur: Check that the OPC is on and is working. Contact your next level of support.
continued
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Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines 1-73 Procedure 1-16 (continued) Displaying an active alarm
Action
OTP1099.eps
>.
Options
+ +
NE# 2046 2046 2046 2046 2046
NE Name
Alm# 19 12 15 79 77
Sh 2 2 2 2 3
Time 14:44:13 20:01:17* 14:43:10 15:15:01 15:15:01
C 2
M 1
m 2
w 0
FailProt -
Lckt 0
ActProt 0
PrfAlrt -
15:19
4 5
Tab to the list of alarms. The current list item is highlighted. Move to an alarm you need more information about and press Ctrl_A (or Keypad 0) to select it. The selected item appears in reverse video. Move to other alarms you need more information about (maximum of five), and press Ctrl_Y (or Keypad .). The selected items appear in reverse video.
Press Ctrl_L (or Keypad Enter) to display the List item menu. The menu appears.
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1-74 Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines Procedure 1-16 (continued) Displaying an active alarm Step 7 Action Use the arrow keys to move to the Details command and press the Space bar (or Keypad 0) to select it. The Alarm Details dialogs for the selected alarms appears. Note: If you selected more than one alarm, continue to press Ctrl_A (or Keypad 0) to display the Alarm Details dialog for each item.
OTP0440.eps
[ Done
Return ]
[ Print Details ]
8 9 10
Take note of important information, such as the type and location of the unit where the alarm came from, or facility ID. Press Ctrl_A (or Keypad 0) to select the Done button to close the dialog. The Alarm Details dialog closes. To close the tool: a. Press Ctrl_L W (or Keypad 6) to display the window menu. The window menu appears. b. Press the Space bar (or Keypad 0) to select Exit. Both the main window and the tool close.
end
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Procedure 1-17 Defining the user view and display options

Use this procedure to define a user view of the network. This procedure allows you to remove network elements from the user view. Note: When you start the Alarm Monitor for the very first time, the complete network is in the user view. You can change the display of new alarms in the user view section of the alarm banner. The user receives notification of the new incoming alarm by highlighting and/or beeping. The types of notification the system sends depends on your display options. The user view banner line does not display if: there is no user view defined the user view is equivalent to the network view Before you start
Procedure tasks
Open the Alarm Monitor tool (step 1). Display the Options menu (step 4). Select the Display Options item (step 5). Modify the options (step 6). Select OK to save the new display options (step 8).
Expected results
The selected network elements appear in the user view and the selected alarm attributes are set (highlighting or beeping). If the expected results do not occur: Check that the OPC is on and is working. Contact your next level of support.
continued
1-76 Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines Procedure 1-17 (continued) Defining the user view and display options
Action
OTP1099.eps
>.
Options
+ +
NE# 2046 2046 2046 2046 2046
NE Name
Alm# 19 12 15 79 77
Sh 2 2 2 2 3
Time 14:44:13 20:01:17* 14:43:10 15:15:01 15:15:01
C 2
M 1
m 2
w 0
FailProt -
Lckt 0
ActProt 0
PrfAlrt -
15:19
Press Ctrl_L T to display the Options menu (or Keypad 2 and use arrow keys to scroll to options menu). The Options menu appears.
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Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines 1-77 Procedure 1-17 (continued) Defining the user view and display options Step 5 Action Use the arrow keys to move to the Display options command and press the Space bar (or Keypad 0) to select it. The Alarm Monitor Display Options dialog appears. There are some default settings selected for you.
OTP0537.eps
Alarm Monitor Display Options Feedback for new alarms: Beeps Critical > 4 minor > 0 Failed protection > Active protection >
Major warning Lockout Performance alert
Beeps > 2 > 0 > >
Network Elements in user view: Network Element 0 OPC2046P Included 2046 Included 2047 Included 2048 Included
[ OK
Return ]
[ Cancel
Del ]
The words Included or Not included appear next to Network elements and OPC in the list of Network elements in the user view. There is a list of the alarm categories at the top of the dialog. Configure the Feedback separately for each category.
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1-78 Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines Procedure 1-17 (continued) Defining the user view and display options Step 6 Action If you need to modify the user view: a. Tab to the Network Elements in the user view list. Use the arrow keys to select the network element or OPC that you need to include or not include in the user view. b. Press Ctrl_L (or Keypad Enter) for the List item menu to appear. The List item menu appears. The first menu item (Add) is highlighted.
OTP0538.eps
Alarm Monitor Display Options Feedback for new alarms: Beeps Critical > 4 minor > 0 Failed protection > Active protection >
Major warning Lockout Performance alert
Beeps > 2 > 0 > >
Network Elements in user view: Network Element 0 OPC2046P Included 2046 Included 2047 Included 1 Add 2 Remove 2048 Included
[ OK
Return ]
3 Select 4 Deselect [ Cancel 5 Help
>> >> Del ] H
c. To add a network element or OPC to the user view, press the Space bar (or Keypad 0) to select Add. The network element is now in the user view.The word Included appears next to the network element in the list. d. To remove a network element or OPC from the user view, use the arrow keys to move to the Remove command. Press the Space bar (or Keypad 0) to select it. The network element in no longer in the user view. The words Not Included appear next to the network element in the list.
continued
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Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines 1-79 Procedure 1-17 (continued) Defining the user view and display options Step 7 Action If you need to enable or disable the beep: a. Tab to the Beeps field next to the alarm category you need to configure. The field is highlighted. b. Press Ctrl_A (or Keypad 0) to select the field. c. Type the number of beeps you need (from 0 to 5). Note: Some terminals cannot beep. 8 If you need to save the new display options, tab to the OK button and press Ctrl_A (or Keypad 0) to select it. The Alarm Monitor Display Options dialog closes. The occurrence of the next alarm appears according to the set options. 9 To close the tool: a. Press Ctrl_L W (or Keypad 6) to display the window menu. The window menu appears. b. Press the Space bar (or Keypad 0) to select Exit. Both the main window and the tool close.
end
Procedure 1-18 Defining a filter

Use this procedure to indicate the subset of alarms you need to see in the list of alarms. You can display alarms by network element, by severity, or by time range. Before you start
Procedure tasks
Open the Alarm Monitor tool (step 1). Display the list of alarms (step 5). Select the Filter item (step 6). Limit the number of alarms displayed (step 7). Add or remove the selected network elements from the list (step 8). Add or remove the selected alarm severity (step 9). Change the year, month, date, or time to modify the time range (step 10). If you need to replace the current data with the default filter, select the Revert to last saved item (step 12). If you need to save the data as the default filter, select the Save item (step 13). If you need to remove the dialog and not save the data, select the Cancel item (step 14). If you need to save the data as a temporary filter for the current session, select the OK item (step 15).
Expected results
The alarms list appears according to the selected filter. If the expected results do not occur: Check that the OPC is on and is working. Contact your next level of support.
continued
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Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines 1-81 Procedure 1-18 (continued) Defining a filter
Action
OTP1099.eps
>.
Options
+ +
NE# 2046 2046 2046 2046 2046
NE Name
Alm# 19 12 15 79 77
Sh 2 2 2 2 3
Time 14:44:13 20:01:17* 14:43:10 15:15:01 15:15:01
C 2
M 1
m 2
w 0
FailProt -
Lckt 0
ActProt 0
PrfAlrt -
15:19
4 5
Tab to the list of alarms. The current list item is highlighted. Press Ctrl_L / (or Keypad 3) to display the alarm list menu. The List menu appears.
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1-82 Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines Procedure 1-18 (continued) Defining a filter Step 6 Action Use the arrow keys to move to the Filter command and press the Space bar (or Keypad 0) to select it. The Alarm List Filter dialog appears.
F21025-192_R60
Alarm List Filter: Number of Alarms: >100 Network Element 0 OPC12345P Included 9215 Included 9216 Included
Severity:
[*] Critical [*] Major [*] minor [*] warning Date and time, from: _________________ < [Save [OK S] Return]
to: _________________ < [Revert to last saved R] [Cancel Del]
If you need to change the maximum number of alarms displayed: a. Tab to the Number of Alarms field and press Ctrl_L (or Keypad Enter) to display the List item menu. The menu appears.
F21031-192_R60
Alarm List Filter: Number of Alarms: >100 1 Select all Network Element 2 Deselect all 0 OPC12345P Included 9215 Included 3 Cut 9216 Included 4 Copy 5 Paste 6 Delete
7 Help A
X C V
Severity:
[*] Critical [*] Major [*] minor [*] warning Date and time, from: _________________ < [Save [OK S] Return]
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Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines 1-83 Procedure 1-18 (continued) Defining a filter Step Action b. Press the Space bar (or Keypad 0) to select the Select All command. The data in the field is highlighted in reverse video. c. Type the maximum number of alarms that you need displayed in the list of alarms. The maximum number is 500 alarms. 8 If you need to change the network elements included in the list of alarms (and whose alarms appear): a. Tab to the Network Element list. The current item in the list is highlighted. b. Use the arrow keys to move to the network element you need to add or remove. Press Ctrl_L (or Keypad Enter) to display the List item menu. The List item menu appears. The first menu item (Add) is highlighted.
F21032-192_R60
Alarm List Filter: Number of Alarms: >100 Network Element 0 OPC12345P Included 1 Add 9215 Included 2 Remove 9216 Included
3 Select 4 Deselect 5 Help

Severity: [*] Critical [*] Major [*] minor [*] warning Date and time, from: _________________ < [Save [OK S] Return]
>> >> H
c. To add a network element, press the Space bar (or Keypad 0) to select Add command. The network element is now in the list. The word Included appears next to the network element in the list. d. To remove a network element, Use the arrow keys to move to the Remove command. Press the Space bar (or Keypad 0) to select it. The network element is no longer in the list. The words Not included appear next to the network element in the list.
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1-84 Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines Procedure 1-18 (continued) Defining a filter Step 9 Action If you need to add or remove an alarm severity type: a. Tab to the Severity buttons. The first Severity button (Critical) is highlighted. b. Use the arrow keys to move to the severity you need to add or remove. Press Ctrl_A (or Keypad 0) to select it. The mark next to the button either appears or clears. If the mark is visible, alarms of that the severity appear in the Alarm Monitor tool. 10 If you need to indicate a time range: a. Tab to the From and To fields. The cursor appears in the field. b. To enter another time, use one of the following formats: day/month/year hr:min:sec Example: 9/11/1999 10:15:37 OR day month year hr:min:sec Example: 9 nov 1999 10:15:37 Note: If you do not select the year, or month, or complete date, the default values are the current year, month, or date. If you do not select the seconds, the default value is zero. c. To use a predefined offset time, press Ctrl_L / (or Keypad 3). The chooser menu appears.
F21033-192_R60
Alarm List Filter: Number of Alarms: >100 Network Element 0 OPC12345P Included 9215 Included 9216 Included
Severity:
[*] Critical [*] Major [*] 1 Now minor [*] 2 10 min. ago warning Date and time, 3 30 min. ago from: _________________ < to: _________________ <
4 1 Hour ago
[Save [OK
S]5 1 Day ago [Revert to last saved R] Return]6 1 Week ago [Cancel Del]
7 Ignore time
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Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines 1-85 Procedure 1-18 (continued) Defining a filter Step Action d. Use the arrow keys to move to the predefined offset time you need. Press the Space bar (or Keypad 0) to select it. The predefined offset time appears in the field. e. Repeat for the other time range field if required. 11 The entry of filter data is now complete. If you need to replace the current data with the default filter save the data as the default filter remove the dialog and do not save the data save the data as a temporary filter for the current session 12 Then go to step 12 step 13 step 14 step 15
Tab to the Revert to last saved button and press Ctrl_A (or Keypad 0) to select it. The Alarm List Filter dialog contains the default filter data. The filter does not become active in the current session unless you select the OK button. Go to step 15.
13
Tab to the Save button and press Ctrl_A (or Keypad 0) to select it. The filter defined is the default filter for the Alarm Summary. The filter does not become active in the current session unless you select the OK button. Go to step 15.
14
Tab to the Cancel button, and press Ctrl_A (or Keypad 0) to select it. The Alarm List Filter dialog closes. The filtering data remains the same. The procedure is complete. Go to step 16.
15
Tab to the OK button and press Ctrl_A (or Keypad 0) to select it. The Alarm List Filter dialog closes. The defined filter effect for the current session and appears above the list of alarms on the main window. The selected alarms add to the alarms in the current list. The list can hold 500 alarms. After the 500 maximum, alarms drop from the display. Change the filter if you need to see these alarms.
16
end
Procedure 1-19 Changing the contents of the list of alarms

Use this procedure to modify the list of alarms display so that it shows only new or active alarms. Before you start
Procedure tasks
Open the Alarm Monitor tool (step 1). Display the Options menu (step 4). Select the Show all item (step 5). Select your next step (step 6).
Expected results
The list of alarms display shows only new or active alarms. If the expected results do not occur: Check that the OPC is on and is working. Contact your next level of support.
continued
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Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines 1-87 Procedure 1-19 (continued) Changing the contents of the list of alarms
Action
OTP1099.eps
Alarm Monitor Critical Major minor warning FailProt Lockout ActProt PrfAlrt 2 1 2 . . . Network View
>.
Options
+ +
NE# 2046 2046 2046 2046 2046
NE Name
Alm# 19 12 15 79 77
Sh 2 2 2 2 3
Time 14:44:13 20:01:17* 14:43:10 15:15:01 15:15:01
C 2
M 1
m 2
w 0
FailProt -
Lckt 0
ActProt 0
PrfAlrt -
15:19
Press Ctrl_L T to display the Options menu (or Keypad 2 and use the arrow keys to scroll to options menu).
continued
1-88 Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines Procedure 1-19 (continued) Changing the contents of the list of alarms Step Action
OTP1100.eps
Alarm Monitor Options Critical Major minor warning FailProt Lockout ActProt PrfAlrt Network View 2 1 2 . . 1. Clear highlighting Ctrl+X F 2 Show all 3 Display options... >> Alarms sorted by severity [*] Auto Update List Showing: All Severities, All NEs, OPC 4 Help
>.
+ +
NE# 2046 2046 2046 2046 2046
NE Name
Alm# 19 12 15 79 77
Sh 2 2 2 2 3
Time 14:44:13 20:01:17* 14:43:10 15:15:01 15:15:01
C 2
M 1
m 2
w 0
FailProt -
Lckt 0
ActProt 0
PrfAlrt -
15:19
Use the arrow keys to move to the Show all command and then press the right arrow key to move to the submenu. The menu appears. Select your next step: If you need to view alarms that have arrived since the last time you used the Clear highlighting command all alarms Then move to new alarms active alarms
7 8
Press the Space bar (or Keypad 0) to select the option. The list of alarms updates to show only the alarms you selected. To close the tool: a. Press Ctrl_L W (or Keypad 6) to display the window menu. The window menu appears. b. Press the Space bar (or Keypad 0) to select Exit. Both the main window and the tool close.
end
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Procedure 1-20 Sorting the list of alarms

Use this procedure to sort the alarms. The current sort order appears above the Alarm list. Before you start
Procedure tasks
Open the Alarm Monitor tool (step 1). Display the List item menu (step 4). Select the Sort item (step 5). Select your next step (step 6).
Expected results
The list of alarms sorts according to the selected options. If the expected results do not occur: Check that the OPC is on and is working. Contact your next level of support.
continued
1-90 Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines Procedure 1-20 (continued) Sorting the list of alarms
Action
Step 1 Action Log in to the OPC and open the Alarm Monitor tool. See the procedures in OPC User Interface Description, 323-1801-196, if you do not know how to log in to the OPC. 2 3 Within Network Surveillance tools, use the up/down arrow keys to position the cursor at the Alarm Monitor option. Press Ctrl_A (or Keypad 0) to open the Alarm Monitor. The Alarm Monitor main window appears.
OTP1099.eps
>.
Options
+ +
NE# 2046 2046 2046 2046 2046
NE Name
Alm# 19 12 15 79 77
Sh 2 2 2 2 3
Time 14:44:13 20:01:17* 14:43:10 15:15:01 15:15:01
C 2
M 1
m 2
w 0
FailProt -
Lckt 0
ActProt 0
PrfAlrt -
15:19
Tab to the list of alarms and press Ctrl_L / (or Keypad 3) to display the List item menu. The list menu appears.
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Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines 1-91 Procedure 1-20 (continued) Sorting the list of alarms Step 5 Action Use the arrow keys to move to the Sort command and press the right arrow key to move to the submenu. The first item in the submenu is highlighted.
OTP1102.eps
>.
Options
+ +
NE# 2046 2046 2046 2046 2046
NE Name
Alm# 19 12 15 79 77
Sh 2 2 2 2 3
Unit OC48 G9 1 OC48 G8 1 MOR G2 2 OC48 G8 1 OC192 G15
1 Filter... loss of F Sect Rx 14:44:13 C,SA 2 Sort Sect Rx loss of 20:01:17* C,SA 3 Update loss 1 by severity Lis >> sig Blue of 14:43:10 M,SA 2 by network element m,nsa PM 15min line/se 15:15:01 4 Help >>by time 3 1 PM 15min line/se 15:15:01 m,nsa
Reason
Time
Sev
C 2
M 1
m 2
w 0
FailProt -
Lckt 0
ActProt 0
PrfAlrt -
15:19
Use the arrow keys to move to the option in the submenu that you need: If you need to view alarms Then move to by alarm severity (for example, critical alarms by severity first, then major alarms, then minor alarms, then warning alarms) by network element (the newest alarm of the network element appears first) by time (the newest alarm appears at the top of the list) by network element by time
Press the Space bar (or Keypad 0) to select the option menu. The list of alarms updates to show the alarms in the sort order you selected. The new sort order appears above the list of alarms.
end
Procedure 1-21 Updating the list of alarms

Use this procedure to add incoming new alarms to the list. You can update the list automatically or manually. The data in the list of alarms updates automatically if Auto Update List is on. If you select Auto Update List, the Update list command is inactive because there is no need to manually update the list of alarms. Before you start
Procedure tasks
Open the Alarm Monitor tool (step 1). If you need to turn automatic updates on or off, toggle the Auto Update List button on or off (step 4). If you need to update the list manually, select the List item menu and then select the Update List item (step 5).
Expected results
The contents of the list of alarms updates automatically or manually. The updated list of alarms appears. If the expected results do not occur: Check that the OPC is on and is working. Contact your next level of support.
continued
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Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines 1-93 Procedure 1-21 (continued) Updating the list of alarms
Action
OTP1099.eps
>.
Options
+ +
NE# 2046 2046 2046 2046 2046
NE Name
Alm# 19 12 15 79 77
Sh 2 2 2 2 3
Time 14:44:13 20:01:17* 14:43:10 15:15:01 15:15:01
C 2
M 1
m 2
w 0
FailProt -
Lckt 0
ActProt 0
PrfAlrt -
15:19
Note: Set the contents of the list of alarms to update automatically or manually. You can switch automatic updates on or off. A manual update is possible if automatic updates is off. 4 If you need to turn automatic updates on or off: a. Tab to the Auto Update List button. If a mark appears within the brackets next to the button, automatic updates are active. b. Press Ctrl_A (or Keypad 0) to toggle the button on or off. Automatic updates are enabled if the current status is not active, or disabled if the current status is active. The mark in the brackets next to the button indicates the new status.
continued
1-94 Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines Procedure 1-21 (continued) Updating the list of alarms Step 5 Action If you need to update the list manually (make sure the automatic update is off): a. Tab to the list of alarms and press Ctrl_L / (or Keypad 3) to display the List item menu. The List item menu appears.
OTP1101.eps
>.
Options
+ +
NE# 2046 2046 2046 2046 2046
NE Name
Alm# 19 12 15 79 77
Sh 2 2 2 2 3
Unit 1 OC48 G9 1 2 OC48 G8 1 3 MOR G2 2 OC48 G8 1 4 OC192 G15 1
Reason Filter... F Sect Sort Rx loss of >> Sect Rx loss of Update List Blue loss of sig PM Help15min line/se H PM 15min line/se
Time 14:44:13 20:01:17* 14:43:10 15:15:01 15:15:01
C 2
M 1
m 2
w 0
FailProt -
Lckt 0
ActProt 0
PrfAlrt -
15:19
b. Use the arrow keys to move to the Update List command and press the Space bar (or Keypad 0) to select it. Note: Note the Update List command is disabled when the Auto Update List button is on. All new alarms appear in the list, and cleared alarms no longer appear. 6 To close the tool: a. Press Ctrl_L W (or Keypad 6) to display the window menu. The window menu appears. b. Press the Space bar (or Keypad 0) to select Exit. Both the main window and the tool close.
end
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Procedure 1-22 Printing alarm details

Use this procedure to print the details of a single alarm or of up to five alarms. Before you start
Make sure you have a UserID and password that allow you to access the OPC. Understand how to use the OPC menus, see OPC User Interface Description, 323-1801-196. Make sure that the printer connected to the SERIAL port is working.
Procedure tasks
Open the Alarm Monitor tool (step 1). Print one alarm from the Alarm Details dialog (step 5). Print up to five alarms from the Alarm Details dialog (step 10).
Expected results
You get a printout of the details of one alarm or up to five alarms. If the expected results do not occur: Check that the OPC is on and is working. Contact your next level of support.
continued
1-96 Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines Procedure 1-22 (continued) Printing alarm details
Action
OTP1099.eps
>.
Options
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NE# 2046 2046 2046 2046 2046
NE Name
Alm# 19 12 15 79 77
Sh 2 2 2 2 3
Time 14:44:13 20:01:17* 14:43:10 15:15:01 15:15:01
C 2
M 1
m 2
w 0
FailProt -
Lckt 0
ActProt 0
PrfAlrt -
15:19
You can select and print the details of one to five alarms at one time from the list of alarms. If you need to print an Alarm from the Alarm Details dialog print one to five alarms from the list of alarms
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Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines 1-97 Procedure 1-22 (continued) Printing alarm details Step 5 6 Action Tab to the list of alarms. The current item in the list of alarms is highlighted. Use the arrow keys to move to the alarm you need to print and press Ctrl_A (or Keypad 0) to select it. The selected item appears in reverse video. 7 8 Press Ctrl_L (or Keypad Enter) to display the List item menu. The menu appears. Use the arrow keys to move to the Details command and press the Space bar (or Keypad 0) to select it. The Alarm Details dialog for the selected alarm appears.
OTP0440.eps
[ Done
Return ]
[ Print Details ]
Tab to the Print Details button and press Ctrl_A (or Keypad 0) to select it. You get an Alarm Details printout of the selected alarm. Note: If a printer is not connected to the SERIAL port, the Print Details command is not enabled. Go to step 14.
10
Use the arrow keys to move to the alarms you need to print and press Ctrl_Y (or Keypad .) to select each one. The selected items appear in reverse video.
continued
1-98 Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines Procedure 1-22 (continued) Printing alarm details Step 11 Action Press Ctrl_L (or Keypad Enter) to display the List item menu. The List item menu appears.
OTP1103.eps
>.
Options
+ +
NE# 2046 2046 2046 2046 2046
NE Name
Alm# 19 12 15 79 77
Sh 2 2 2 2 3
Unit Reason OC48 G9 1 Sect Rx loss of OC48 G8 1 1 Details... Sect Rx loss ofD MOR G2 2 Blue loss of sig 2 Select >> OC48 G8 1 PM 15min line/se 3 Deselect >> OC192 G15 1 PM 15min line/se
4 Print Details 5 Help H
Time 14:44:13 20:01:17* 14:43:10 15:15:01 15:15:01
C 2
M 1
m 2
w 0
FailProt -
Lckt 0
ActProt 0
PrfAlrt -
15:19
Note: If you select more than five alarms, the Print Details command is inactive. 12 Tab to the Print Details command and press the Space bar (or Keypad 0) to select it. You get a printout of the selected alarms. Note: If a printer is not connected to port B, port 1, or port SERIAL, the Print Details command is not enabled. 13 You can print the details of more alarms or close the tool. If you need to print more alarms close the tool 14 To close the tool: a. Press Ctrl_L W (or Keypad 6) to display the window menu. The window menu appears. b. Press the Space bar (or Keypad 0) to select Exit. Both the main window and the tool close.
end
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Procedure 1-23 Displaying active alarms

Use this procedure to display a summary of active alarms for a network element.
Before you start

Log on to the network element user interface (NE UI).
User interface path

OTP0330.eps
Main Menu
ALarMs
Performance Monitoring
PRotection
EQuipment
FAcility
Optical FAcility
ADministration
LOGOUT
Help
PayLoad (Combiner Only) list all active list all active list all active ALarms by ALarms by ALarms Severity Class List all Historical alarms
Quit
ALarm Details
Note: The above illustration is a sample of the NE UI main menu for a Combiner network element. Procedure tasks
Access the main menu of the NE UI and enter alm to select the ALarMs item (step 2). Enter al to list all the active alarms (step 3).
Expected results
The list of all active alarms for the network element appears. If the expected results do not occur: Check that the shelf controller is in the shelf and is working. Contact your next level of support.
continued
1-100 Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines Procedure 1-23 (continued) Displaying active alarms
Action
Step 1 Action Log in to the Network Element User Interface (NE UI). See the procedures in Network Element User Interface Description, 323-1801-195, if you do not know how to log in to the network element. The NE UI main menu appears.
OTP1039.eps
Toronto C 000 Main Menu --------1. ALarMs 2. PRotection 3. EQuipment 4. OTR FAcility 5. ADministration 6. LOGOUT 7. HELP
M 001
m 036
w 000
LckOut 000
ActPt 000
11:45
Note: The above NE UI main menu is from the 1600G Amplifier

2 Display the active alarms from the Main Menu NE UI by entering: alm The Alarm menu appears.
OTP1041.eps
Toronto C 000 M 001 m 036 Alarm Menu ---------0. Quit 1. list all active ALarms 2. list all active ALarms by Severity 3. list all active ALarms by Class 4. ALarm Details 5. List all Historical alarms NE 2128>
w 000
LckOut 000
ActPt 000
11:45
continued
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Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines 1-101 Procedure 1-23 (continued) Displaying active alarms Step 3 Action Select the list all active ALarms, from the current menu by entering: al The active alarms appear. The following figure is an example of active alarm output.
OTP1042.eps
Toronto C 000 M 001 m 036 Alarm Menu ---------0. Quit 1. list all active ALarms 2. list all active ALarms by Severity 3. list all active ALarms by Class 4. ALarm Details 5. List all Historical alarms NE 2128> a1 Alm# 28 27 1 NE 2128> Cls Eqp Eqp Env Sh 1 1 1 Type OPC OPC CE Unit G1 G1
w 000
LckOut 000
ActPt 000
11:45
Reason OPC storage circuit pack missing OPC controller circuit pack missing High shelf temperature
Sev m,nsa m,nsa m,nsa
end
Procedure 1-24 Displaying active alarms according to severity

Use this procedure to display active alarms according to severity. Before you start
User interface path

OTP0331.eps
Main Menu
ALarMs
PRotection
EQuipment
FAcility
Optical FAcility
ADministration
LOGOUT
Help
PayLoad (Combiner Only) list all active list all active list all active ALarms by ALarms by ALarms Severity Class ALarm Details List all Historical alarms
Quit
Access the main menu of the NE UI and enter alm to select the ALarMs item (step 2). Enter als to select the List active ALarms by Severity (step 3). Enter the alarm severity (step 4).
Expected results
The list of all active alarms according to the severity selected for the network element appears. If the expected results do not occur: Check that the shelf controller is in the shelf and is working. Contact your next level of support.
continued
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Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines 1-103 Procedure 1-24 (continued) Displaying active alarms according to severity
Action
OTP1037.eps
Toronto C 000 M 001 Main Menu --------1. ALarMs 2. Performance Monitoring 3. PRotection 4. EQuipment 5. FAcility 6. Optical FAcility 7. PayLoad 8. ADministration 9. LOGOUT 10. HELP
m 036
w 000
LckOut 000
ActPt 000
11:45
Select ALarMs from the Main Menu by entering: alm The Alarm menu appears.
OTP1041.eps
w 000
LckOut 000
ActPt 000
11:45
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1-104 Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines Procedure 1-24 (continued) Displaying active alarms according to severity Step 3 Action Select the List active ALarms by Severity item from the current menu by entering: als 4 Select the alarm category by entering: <alarm severity> where <alarm severity> is C (critical alarm) MA (major alarm) MI (minor alarm) W (warning)
If there are no active alarms, a no active alarms message appears. The active alarms of the selected severity are displayed. The following figure is an example of active critical alarm output.
F3200-192_R50
Alm # 41 34 33 32 31 NE 2>
Cls Eqp Eqp Fac Fac Fac
Sh 2 2 2 2 2
Type QOC12 OC48 OC48 OC192 OC12
Unit G3 G5 G1 1 G1 1 G17 1
Reason Circuit pack Circuit pack Sect Rx loss Sect Rx loss Line AIS
fail fail of signal of signal
Sev C,SA C,SA C,SA C,SA C,SA
To display the alarms of another severity, press the Return key to go back to the Alarm Menu. Continue with step 3.
end
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Procedure 1-25 Displaying active alarms according to class

Use this procedure to display active alarms according to class. Before you start
User interface path

OTP0332.eps
Main Menu
ALarMs
PRotection
EQuipment
FAcility
Optical FAcility
ADministration
LOGOUT
Help
Quit
ALarm Details
Access the main menu of the NE UI and enter alm to select the ALarMs item (step 2). Enter alc to select the List active ALarms by Class (step 3). Enter the alarm class (step 4).
Expected results
The list of all active alarms according to the class selected for the network element appears. If the expected results do not occur: Check that the shelf controller is in the shelf and is working. Contact your next level of support.
continued
1-106 Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines Procedure 1-25 (continued) Displaying active alarms according to class
Action
OTP1037.eps
m 036
w 000
LckOut 000
ActPt 000
11:45
Select ALarMs, from the Main Menu by entering: alm The Alarm menu appears.
OTP1041.eps
w 000
LckOut 000
ActPt 000
11:45
continued
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Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines 1-107 Procedure 1-25 (continued) Displaying active alarms according to class Step 3 4 Action Select the List active ALarms by Class item by entering: alc Select the alarm class by entering: <alarm class> where <alarm class> is env (environmental) eqp (equipment) fac (facility)
If there are no active alarms, a no active alarms message appears. The active alarms of the selected class appear. The following figure is an example of active facility alarm output.
F3201-192_R60
Alm # 33 32 31 2790 2532
Sh 2 2 2 1 1
Type OC48 OC192 OC12 ESI COMM
Unit G1 G1 G17 BITS ENET
1 1 1 B 1
Reason Sect Rx loss of signal Sect Rx loss of signal Line AIS Degraded clock carrier MI ethernet loss of signal
Sev C,SA C,SA C,SA m,nsa m,nsa
NE 2>
Display the alarms of other classes, press the Return key to go back to the Alarm Menu. Continue with step 3.
end
Procedure 1-26 Displaying alarm details

Use this procedure to display alarm details. Before you start
User interface path

OTP0333.eps
Main Menu
ALarMs
PRotection
EQuipment
FAcility
Optical FAcility
ADministration
LOGOUT
Help
Quit
ALarm Details
Access the main menu of the NE UI and enter alm to select the ALarMs item (step 2). Enter ald to select the Alarm Details item (step 3). Enter the alarm number (step 4).
Expected results
The details of the selected alarm appear. If the expected results do not occur: Check that the shelf controller is in the shelf and is working. Contact your next level of support.
continued
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Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines 1-109 Procedure 1-26 (continued) Displaying alarm details
Action
OTP1037.eps
m 036
w 000
LckOut 000
ActPt 000
11:45
OTP1041.eps
w 000
LckOut 000
ActPt 000
11:45
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1-110 Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines Procedure 1-26 (continued) Displaying alarm details 3 4 Select the ALarm Details item by entering: ald Select the alarm number by entering: <alarm number> where <alarm number> is value ranging from 1 to 9999
If there are no alarms active with that number, a no active alarms message appears. The active alarm of the selected alarm number appears. The following figure is an example of alarm detail output.
OTP1043.eps
xterm
Toronto C 000 M 001 m 036 ---------------Alarm Menu ---------0. Quit 1. list all active ALarms 2. list all active ALarms by Severity 3. list all active ALarms by Class 4. ALarm Details 5. list all Historical alarms w 000 LckOut 000 ActPt 000 12:02
NE 2128> ALD Enter the alarm ID: [ 1-9999] ? 27 Alm Rpt: 27 Unit: OPC G1 Address: 2048 Shelf: 1 Location: Frame: shPos: 1 Slot: 5 Reason: OPC controller circuit pack missing Equip ID: PEC: NE 2128>
Minor nsa 10:48:36 01-11-99 EQP
Display the alarm details of another alarm, press Return to go back to the Alarm Menu. Continue with step 3.
end
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Procedure 1-27 Displaying historical alarms

Use this procedure to display historical alarms. Only the last 50 alarms appear. Before you start
User interface path

OTP0334.eps
Main Menu
ALarMs
PRotection
EQuipment
FAcility
Optical FAcility
ADministration
LOGOUT
Help
Quit
ALarm Details
Access the main menu of the NE UI and enter alm to select the ALarMs item (step 2). Enter lh to select the List of all Historical alarms item (step 3).
Expected results
The details of the selected alarm appear. If the expected results do not occur: Check the shelf controller is in the shelf and is working. Contact your next level of support.
continued
1-112 Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines Procedure 1-27 (continued) Displaying historical alarms
Action
OTP1037.eps
m 036
w 000
LckOut 000
ActPt 000
11:45
OTP1041.eps
w 000
LckOut 000
ActPt 000
11:45
continued
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Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines 1-113 Procedure 1-27 (continued) Displaying historical alarms Step 3 Action Select the List all Historical alarms item by entering: lh Historical alarms appear. The following figure is an example of a historical alarm output.
OTP1044.eps
xterm
Toronto C 000 M 001 m 036 Alarm Menu ---------0. Quit 1. list all active ALarms 2. list all active ALarms by Severity 3. list all active ALarms by Class 4. ALarm Details 5. list all Historical alarms NE 2128> LH w 000 LckOut 000 ActPt 000 12:04
ALM300 MAY 10-2000 18:49:50 8692 Facility alarm Initiated by: SYSTEM AlmRpt: 14 Cleared Unit: OTR G0 2 nsa Address: 2128 Shelf: 2 18:49:50 Location: Frame: ShPos: 2 10-05-00 Reason: OSC loss of signal FAC Fac ID: ALM300 MAY 10-2000 00:34:00 8318 Facility alarm Initiated by: SYSTEM AlmRpt: 92 Cleared Unit: OTR G5 1 nsa Address: 2128 Shelf: 2 00:34:00 Location: Frame: ShPos: 2 10-05-00 Reason: OSC DCC link fail FAC Fac ID:
- More ('ht' to halt; <CR> to print next screen; n <CR> to print next n lines)-
end
Procedure 1-28 Displaying OPC alarms and the OPC pointer alarm status and severity
Use this procedure to display the OPC Alarm Provisioning tool. The main window of the OPC Alarm Provisioning tool has two sections. The top section displays the severity and status of the OPC pointer alarm. The bottom section displays the severity and status of all OPC alarms. The severity of the alarm can be Critical, Major, minor or warning. The status of the alarm can be ON or OFF. Table 1-3 lists the operations you can perform from the OPC Alarm Provisioning tool.
Table 1-3 OPC Alarm Provisioning Operations Enabling and disabling OPC alarms Clearing OPC alarms Provisioning the network element to raise the pointer alarm Enabling and disabling the OPC pointer alarm Changing the severity of the OPC pointer alarm Procedure 1-29 Procedure 1-30 Procedure 1-31 Procedure 1-32 Procedure 1-33
Before you start

Procedure tasks
Open the OPC Alarm Provisioning tool (step 1).
Expected results
The window that displays the severity and status of the OPC alarms and the OPC pointer alarm. If the expected results do not occur: Check that the OPC is on and is working. Contact your next level of support.
continued
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Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines 1-115 Procedure 1-28 (continued) Displaying OPC alarms and the OPC pointer alarm status and severity
Action
Step 1 Action Log in to the OPC and open the OPC Alarm Provisioning tool. The OPC Alarm Provisioning window appears.
F26425-192_R60
>.> OPCOPC Alarm Provisioning Alarm Provisoning Showing: OPC pointer alarm
Utilities UUtUUilities
NE for Prim. OPC 9215
NE for Back. OPC Reason 9216 OPC alarm(s) active
Severity Status minor OFF
Showing: all OPC alarms Reason Lost peer OPC Configuration audit fail Connection audit fail Removable media backup/restore fail Datasync fail Connection services disabled Primary: disk bad media detected Backup: disk bad media detected Severity Status minor ON minor ON minor ON minor ON minor ON warning ON minor ON minor ON
C 0
M 0
m 24
w 0
FailProt 0
Lckt 0
ActProt 0
PrfAlrt 0
15:35
end
Procedure 1-29 Enabling and disabling OPC alarms

Use this procedure to enable or disable OPC alarms. You can display active OPC alarms with the OPC Alarm Monitor tool. View active and historical OPC alarms with the Event Browser tool. To clear active OPC alarms, see Trouble Clearing and Module Replacement, 323-1801-543. You can copy provisioning information from the primary OPC to the backup OPC during normal data synchronization. You cannot copy provisioning information from the backup OPC to the primary OPC. If you make OPC alarm provisioning changes on the backup OPC, you must complete the same provisioning on the primary OPC. Before you start
Procedure tasks
Open the OPC Alarm Provisioning tool (step 1). Select the alarm to be enabled or disabled (step 2). Enable or disable the alarm (step 5). Transfer data to backup OPC (step 11).
Expected results
The OPC alarms are enabled or disabled. If the expected results do not occur: Check that the OPC is on and is working. Contact your next level of support.
continued
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Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines 1-117 Procedure 1-29 (continued) Enabling and disabling OPC alarms
Action
OTP1134.eps
Showing: all OPC alarms Reason Lost peer OPC Primary: disk 95% full Backup: disk 95% full Removable media backup/restore fail Datasync fail Historical log data lost Primary: disk bad media detected Backup: disk bad media detected Severity Status minor ON minor ON minor ON minor ON minor ON warning ON minor ON minor ON
C 0
M 0
m 24
w 0
FailProt 0
Lckt 0
ActProt 0
PrfAlrt 0
15:35
2 3
Tab to the list, Showing: all OPC alarms. Use the arrow keys to move to the alarm you need to enable or disable.
continued
1-118 Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines Procedure 1-29 (continued) Enabling and disabling OPC alarms Step 4 Action Press Ctrl_L (or keypad Enter) to display the List item menu. The List item menu appears. The Change status command is highlighted and its submenu menu appears.
OTP1135.eps
Showing: all OPC alarms Reason Lost peer OPC Primary: disk 95% full 1 Backup: disk 95% full 2 Removable media backup/restore fail Datasync fail 3 Historical log data lost 4 Primary: disk bad media detected Backup: disk bad media detected 5 Severity Status minor ON minor ON minor ON Inhibit (OFF) minor Enable (ON)ON minor ON warning ON minor ON minor ON
Change state 1 Manual clear 2 Select Deselect help H
C 0
M 0
m 24
w 0
FailProt 0
Lckt 0
ActProt 0
PrfAlrt 0
15:35
Select your next step: If you need to enable the alarm disable the alarm Then go to step 6 step 8
Use the arrow keys to move to the Enable command. Press the Space bar (or Keypad 0) to select this command. A confirmation dialog appears.
FWF26442
You are about to enable the OPC alarm. Do you wish to continue? [Yes Return ] [No - ]
Tab to the Yes button. Press Ctrl_A (or Keypad 0) to select this button. Go to step 10.
continued
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Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines 1-119 Procedure 1-29 (continued) Enabling and disabling OPC alarms Step 8 Action Use the arrow keys to move to the Inhibit command. Press the Space bar (or Keypad 0) to select the command. A confirmation dialog appears.
F26444
You are about to inhibit the OPC alarm. Do you wish to continue? [Yes Return ] [No - ]
9 10
Tab to the Yes button. Press Ctrl_A (or Keypad 0) to select this button. Select your next step:. If you enabled or disabled an OPC alarm on the primary OPC backup OPC Then go to step 11 step 16
Note: If you change the provisioning data on the backup OPC, you cannot transfer the new alarm provisioning data to the primary OPC. Instead, you must provision the same data on the primary OPC. If you do not make the provisioning changes to the primary OPC, you lose the new data on the backup OPC during the next database backup. 11 In the OPC Alarm Provisioning tool, press Ctrl_L T to display the Utilities menu (or Keypad 2 and use the arrow keys to scroll to Utilities menu). The Utilities menu appears.
OTP1138.eps
NE for Back. OPC Reason Severity Status 2139 OPC alarm(s) active minor OFF 1 Transfer data to backup OPC 2 Help Reason Severity Status minor ON minor ON minor ON minor ON minor ON warning ON minor ON minor ON
Showing: all OPC alarms
Lost peer OPC Primary: disk 95% full Backup: disk 95% full Removable media backup/restore fail Datasync fail Historical log data lost Primary: disk bad media detected Backup: disk bad media detected
C 0
M 0
m 24
w 0
FailProt 0
Lckt 0
ActProt 0
PrfAlrt 0
15:35
continued
1-120 Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines Procedure 1-29 (continued) Enabling and disabling OPC alarms Step 12 Action Press the Space bar (or Keypad 0) to select the Transfer to backup OPC command. The following confirmation dialog appears.
F26449-192_R60
Transferring data to the backup OPC will cause any existing data on the backup OPC to be overwritten. Do you wish to continue? [Yes Return ] [No - ]
13
You can continue or stop the transfer. If you need to stop the transfer continue the process Then go to step 14 step 15
14 15
Tab to the No button. Press Ctrl_A (or Keypad 0) to select this button. Go to step 16. Tab to the Yes button. Press Ctrl_A (or Keypad 0) to select this button. A message appears. The message indicates your request is in progress. For the results of the transfer, check the Event Browser.
16
Press Esc ) to close the tool. Note: The system prompts you to perform a datasync if you have not done so and there is a change to the data.
end
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Procedure 1-30 Clearing OPC alarms

Use this procedure to manually clear alarms generated by the OPC. Perform this procedure after you correct the problem on the OPC. The system clears OPC alarms one to two minutes after you correct the cause of the alarm. If you manually clear the alarm without correcting the cause, the alarm becomes active again after the hold-off period. Display OPC alarms using the OPC Alarm Monitor tool or Event Browser tool. Before you start
Procedure tasks
Open the OPC Alarm Provisioning tool (step 1). Select the alarm you need to manually clear (step 3). Select the Manual clear command (step 5).
Expected results
The OPC alarm clears. If the expected results do not occur: Check that the OPC is on and is working. Contact your next level of support.
continued
1-122 Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines Procedure 1-30 (continued) Clearing OPC alarms
Action
OTP1134.eps
C 0
M 0
m 24
w 0
FailProt 0
Lckt 0
ActProt 0
PrfAlrt 0
15:35
2 3
Tab to the section, Showing: all OPC alarms. Use the arrow keys to move to the alarm you need to manually clear.
continued
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Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines 1-123 Procedure 1-30 (continued) Clearing OPC alarms Step 4 Action Press Ctrl_L (or keypad Enter) to display the List item menu. The List item menu appears.
OTP1135.eps
Showing: all OPC alarms Reason Lost peer OPC Primary: disk 95% full 1 Backup: disk 95% full 2 Removable media backup/restore fail Datasync fail 3 Historical log data lost 4 Primary: disk bad media detected Backup: disk bad media detected 5 Severity Status minor ON minor ON minor ON Inhibit (OFF) minor Enable (ON)ON minor ON warning ON minor ON minor ON
Change state 1 Manual clear 2 Select Deselect help H
C 0
M 0
m 24
w 0
FailProt 0
Lckt 0
ActProt 0
PrfAlrt 0
15:35
Use the arrow keys to move to the Manual clear command and press the Space bar (or Keypad 0) to select the command. A confirmation dialog appears.
FWF26446
You are about to manually clear the OPC alarm. Do you wish to continue? [Yes Return ] [No - ]
6 7
Tab to the Yes button. Press Ctrl_A (or Keypad 0) to select this button. Press Esc ) to close the tool.
end
Procedure 1-31 Provisioning the network element to raise the pointer alarm
Use this procedure to select the network element where the OPC pointer alarm appears. When the pointer alarm is enabled, the selected network element provides notification of active OPC alarms. This procedure is optional. Use the pointer alarm when you use only network element surveillance applications for surveillance. You must specify the network element on which the pointer alarm will be raised before you can enable the pointer alarm. The pointer alarm is disabled by default. See Procedure 1-32 to enable the pointer alarm. Provision a network element in the primary OPC span of control to raise the pointer alarm. Provision another network element to raise the pointer alarm if there is a backup OPC in the same span of control. It is recommended you select the network element where the OPC exists. Before you start
Procedure tasks
Open the OPC Alarm Provisioning tool (step 1). Select the Set NE command (step 4). Enter the network element number for the primary OPC (step 6). Enter the network element number for the backup OPC if there is one (step 7).
Expected results
A network element has the provisioning to raise the OPC pointer alarm. If the expected results do not occur: Check that the OPC is on and is working. Contact your next level of support.
continued
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Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines 1-125 Procedure 1-31 (continued) Provisioning the network element to raise the pointer alarm
Action
OTP1134.eps
C 0
M 0
m 24
w 0
FailProt 0
Lckt 0
ActProt 0
PrfAlrt 0
15:35
Tab to the section, Showing: OPC pointer alarm.

continued
1-126 Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines Procedure 1-31 (continued) Provisioning the network element to raise the pointer alarm Step 3 Action Press Ctrl_L (or keypad Enter) to display the List item menu. The List item menu appears.
OTP1137.eps
NE for Back. OPC Reason Severity Status 2139 OPC alarm(s) active minor OFF 1 Change status1 >> Inhibit (OFF) 2 Enable (ON) 2 Change severity Showing: all OPC alarms Reason 3 Lost peer OPC Primary: disk 95% full 4 Backup: disk 95% full 5 Removable media backup/restore fail Datasync fail 6 Historical log data lost Primary: disk bad media detected Backup: disk bad media detected Set NE... Select Deselect Help Severity Status minor ON minor ON minor ON minor ON minor ON H warning ON minor ON minor ON
C 0
M 0
m 24
w 0
FailProt 0
Lckt 0
ActProt 0
PrfAlrt 0
15:35
Use the arrow keys to move to the Set NE command. Press the Space bar (or Keypad 0) to select this command. The Set NE dialog appears.
F26447
FW-
NE on which to raise the OPC pointer alarm alar Set NE for primary OPC > Set NE for backup OPC > < <
[OK
Return]
[Cancel
Del]
Make sure the cursor is in the Set NE for primary OPC field.
continued
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Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines 1-127 Procedure 1-31 (continued) Provisioning the network element to raise the pointer alarm Step 6 Action Enter the network element number or use the chooser to indicate the network element where the pointer alarm for the primary OPC is raised. Note: Press Ctrl_L / (or Keypad 3) to get the chooser menu. In the chooser menu use the arrow keys to move to the required network element number. Press the Space bar (or Keypad 0) to select the number. The network element number appears in the field. 7 8 If there is a backup OPC in the span of control, tab to the Set NE for backup OPC field. If there is no backup OPC for the span of control go to step 9. Enter the network element number or use the chooser to indicate the network element where the pointer alarm for the backup OPC is raised. Note: Press Ctrl_L / (or Keypad 3) to get the chooser menu. In the chooser menu use the arrow keys to move to the required network element number. Press the Space bar (or Keypad 0) to select the number. 9 Tab to the OK button. Press Ctrl_A (or Keypad 0) to select this button. The Set NE dialog closes and the network element(s) selected appear in the OPC Alarm Provisioning tool. 10 Press Esc ) to close the tool.
end
Procedure 1-32 Enabling and disabling the OPC pointer alarm

Use this procedure to enable or disable the OPC pointer alarm. When the pointer alarm is enabled, the provisioned network element provides notification of active OPC alarms. Use this procedure when you use only network element surveillance applications. Before you can enable the OPC pointer alarm, you must first select and provision the network element where the alarm is to be raised. See Procedure 1-31, Provisioning the network element to raise the pointer alarm. You can copy new provisioning information from the primary OPC to the backup OPC during normal data synchronization. You cannot copy provisioning information from the backup OPC to the primary OPC. If you enable or disable the pointer alarm on the backup OPC, you must complete the same provisioning on the primary OPC. Before you start
Make sure you have a UserID and password that allow you to access the OPC. Understand how to use the OPC menus, see OPC User Interface Description, 323-1801-196. Provision a network element in the primary OPC span of control to raise the pointer alarm, see Procedure 1-31.Provisioning the network element to raise the pointer alarm.
Procedure tasks
Open the OPC Alarm Provisioning tool (step 1). Enable or disable the pointer alarm (step 3). Transfer the new data to the backup OPC (step 10).
Expected results
The OPC pointer alarm is enabled or disabled. If the expected results do not occur: Check that the OPC is on and is working. Contact your next level of support.
continued
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Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines 1-129 Procedure 1-32 (continued) Enabling and disabling the OPC pointer alarm
Action
OTP1134.eps
C 0
M 0
m 24
w 0
FailProt 0
Lckt 0
ActProt 0
PrfAlrt 0
15:35
Tab to the OPC pointer alarm section.

continued
1-130 Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines Procedure 1-32 (continued) Enabling and disabling OPC alarms Step 3 Action Press Ctrl_L (or keypad Enter) to display the List item menu. The List item menu appears.
OTP1137.eps
NE for Back. OPC Reason Severity Status 2139 OPC alarm(s) active minor OFF 1 Change status1 >> Inhibit (OFF) 2 Enable (ON) 2 Change severity Showing: all OPC alarms Reason 3 Lost peer OPC Primary: disk 95% full 4 Backup: disk 95% full 5 Removable media backup/restore fail Datasync fail 6 Historical log data lost Primary: disk bad media detected Backup: disk bad media detected Set NE... Select Deselect Help Severity Status minor ON minor ON minor ON minor ON minor ON H warning ON minor ON minor ON
C 0
M 0
m 24
w 0
FailProt 0
Lckt 0
ActProt 0
PrfAlrt 0
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Select your next step: If you need to enable the pointer alarm disable the pointer alarm Then go to step 5 step 7
Note: Before you can enable the pointer alarm you must first provision the network elements to raise the pointer alarm. See Procedure 1-31, Provisioning the network element to raise the pointer alarm. 5 Use the arrow keys to move to the Enable command. Press the Space bar (or Keypad 0) to select this command. A confirmation dialog appears.
FWF26443
You are about to enable the OPC pointer alarm. Do you wish to continue? [Yes Return ] [No - ]
Tab to the Yes button. Press Ctrl_A (or Keypad 0) to select this button. Go to step 10.
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Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines 1-131 Procedure 1-32 (continued) Enabling and disabling the OPC pointer alarm Step 7 Action Use the arrow keys to move to the Inhibit command. Press the Space bar (or Keypad 0) to select the command. A confirmation dialog appears.
F26444-192_R60
You are about to inhibit the OPC ponter alarm. Do you wish to continue? [Yes Return ] [No - ]
8 9
Tab to the Yes button. Press Ctrl_A (or Keypad 0) to select this button. Select your next step: If you enabled or disabled the OPC pointer alarm on the primary OPC backup OPC Then go to step 10 step 15
Note: If you changed the provisioning data on the backup OPC, you cannot transfer the new alarm provisioning data to the primary OPC. Instead, you must provision the same data on the primary OPC. If you do not make the provisioning changes to the primary OPC, you lose the new data on the backup OPC during the next database backup. 10 In the OPC Alarm Provisioning tool, press Ctrl_L T to display the Utilities menu (or Keypad 2 and use the arrow keys to scroll to Utilities menu). The Utilities menu appears.
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C 0
M 0
m 24
w 0
FailProt 0
Lckt 0
ActProt 0
PrfAlrt 0
15:35
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1-132 Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines Procedure 1-32 (continued) Enabling and disabling the OPC pointer alarm Step 11 Action Press the Space bar (or Keypad 0) to select the Transfer to backup OPC command. A confirmation dialog appears.
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Press Esc ) to close the tool. Note: If you close the tool after you make provisioning changes without saving these changes to the backup OPC, a prompt appears. Tab to the Yes button to transfer the changes and press Ctrl_A (or Keypad 0) to select this button.
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Procedure 1-33 Changing the severity of the OPC pointer alarm

Use this procedure to provision the severity of the pointer alarm. You can provision the severity to be Critical, Major, minor or warning. The default severity is minor. You can copy new provisioning information from the primary OPC to the backup OPC during normal data synchronization. You cannot copy provisioning information from the backup OPC to the primary OPC. If you change the severity of the pointer alarm on the backup OPC, you must complete the same provisioning on the primary OPC.
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Before you start

Procedure tasks
Open the OPC Alarm Provisioning tool (step 1). Change the alarm severity (step 3). Transfer the new data to the backup OPC (step 8).
Expected results
The OPC pointer alarm severity changes. If the expected results do not occur: Check that the OPC is on and is working. Contact your next level of support.
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1-134 Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines Procedure 1-33 (continued) Changing the severity of the OPC pointer alarm
Action
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C 0
M 0
m 24
w 0
FailProt 0
Lckt 0
ActProt 0
PrfAlrt 0
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2 3
Tab to the OPC pointer alarm section. Press Ctrl_L (or keypad Enter) to display the List item menu. The List item menu appears.
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Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines 1-135 Procedure 1-33 (continued) Changing the severity of the OPC pointer alarm Step 4 Action Use the arrow keys to move to the Change severity command. The Change severity submenu appears.
OTP1136.eps
NE for Back. OPC Reason Severity Status 2139 OPC alarm(s) active minor OFF 1 Change status >>
2 Change severity 1 Critical Severity Status 2 Major Lost peer OPC minor ON 3 minor Primary: disk 95% full minor ON 4 warning 4 Select Backup: disk 95% full minor ON 5 Deselect Removable media backup/restore fail minor ON Datasync fail minor ON 6 Help H Historical log data lost warning ON Primary: disk bad media detected minor ON Backup: disk bad media detected minor ON Reason 3 Set NE...
C 0
M 0
m 24
w 0
FailProt 0
Lckt 0
ActProt 0
PrfAlrt 0
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Use the arrow keys to move to the new severity. Press the Space bar (or Keypad 0) to select the severity. A confirmation dialog appears.
FWF26448
You are about to change the severity of the OPC pointer alarm to critical. Do you wish to continue? [Yes Return ] [No - ]
Tab to the Yes button. Press Ctrl_A (or Keypad 0) to select this button.
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1-136 Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines Procedure 1-33 (continued) Changing the severity of the OPC pointer alarm Step 7 Action Select your next step: If you changed the severity of the OPC pointer alarm on the primary OPC backup OPC Then go to step 8 step 13
Note: If you changed the provisioning data on the backup OPC, you cannot transfer the new alarm provisioning data to the primary OPC. Instead, you must provision the same data on the primary OPC. If you do not make the provisioning changes to the primary OPC, you lose the new data on the backup OPC during the next database backup. 8 In the OPC Alarm Provisioning tool, press Ctrl_L T to display the Utilities menu (or Keypad 2 and use the arrow keys to scroll to Utilities menu). The Utilities menu appears.
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C 0
M 0
m 24
w 0
FailProt 0
Lckt 0
ActProt 0
PrfAlrt 0
15:35
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Alarm and trouble clearing guidelines 1-137 Procedure 1-33 (continued) Changing the severity of the OPC pointer alarm Step 9 Action Press the Space bar (or Keypad 0) to select the Transfer to backup OPC command. The following confirmation dialog appears.
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Press Esc ) to close the tool. Note: If you close the tool after you make provisioning changes without saving these changes to the backup OPC, a prompt appears. Tab to the Yes button to transfer the changes and press Ctrl_A (or Keypad 0) to select this button.
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Alarm definitions
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This chapter provides you with, the definition of all alarms and alerts, and references to the correct procedure within the NTP, Trouble Clearing and Module Replacement, 323-1801-543, on troubleshooting alarms and if necessary, equipment replacement. Note: For amplifier related alarms or alerts, refer to the NTP, 1600G Amplifier Alarm Clearing and Module Replacement, 323-1801-546. For alarms relating to the MOR Plus fiber-optic link, refer to the NTP, MOR Plus Alarm Clearing and Module Replacement, 323-1801-545 Procedures to perform troubleshooting on alarms can be found in the respective NTP as listed below: Table 2-1 lists all the supported circuit packs for existing OPTera Long Haul 1600 network elements. The table includes the following information: the network element where the circuit pack is supported the shelf where the circuit pack is located the release version(s) in which the circuit pack is supported
Table 2-2 lists all the alarms in alphabetical order by alarm class and type. The table includes the following information: the severity for each alarm as critical, major, minor, indeterminate or warning according to whether any affected traffic is protected or unprotected a service code of service affecting (SA) or non-service-affecting (nsa) according to whether any affected traffic is protected or unprotected the default provisioning status as either enabled or disabled
2-2 Alarm definitions Table 2-1 Supported OPTera Long Haul 1600 circuit packs Circuit Pack OPC storage (POPS), OPC controller (POPC), and OPC interface (POPI) shelf controller (SC) external synchronization interface (ESI) maintenance interface (MI) message exchange (MX) parallel telemetry (PT) orderwire (OW) multiwavelength optical repeater (MOR Plus) 2.5G WT 10G WT OC-192/STM-64 XR OC-192/STM-64 T/R OC-48/STM-16 T/R timing distribution card (TDC) Uni-directional optical service channel (Uni-OSC) Bi-directional optical service channel (Bi-OSC) dual amplifier (DAMP) booster18 booster21 Network Element CMB, RPT, AMP CMB, RPT, AMP CMB CMB, RPT, AMP CMB, RPT, AMP CMB, RPT, AMP CMB, RPT, AMP RPT, CMB RPT RPT RPT CMB CMB CMB AMP AMP AMP AMP AMP Shelf Control Control Control Control Control Control Control MN MN, EXT 1 MN, EXT 1 MN, EXT 1 MN, EXT 1 MN, EXT 1 MN MN, EXT 1 MN, EXT 1 MN, EXT 1 MN, EXT 1 MN, EXT 1 Release 1.5, 2, 3 1.5, 2, 3 2 1.5, 2, 3 1.5, 2, 3 1.5, 2, 3 1.5, 2, 3 1.5, 2 1.5 2 1.5 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3
Legend: RPT Repeater CMB Combiner AMP 1600G Amplifier MN Main shelf EXT 1 First extension shelf
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Alarm definitions 2-3
Table 2-2 Network element and OPC alarms Alarm label Severity Equipment alarms Generic equipment alarms Circuit pack fail Circuit pack mismatch Circuit pack missing Circuit pack overheated Circuit pack provision mismatch Circuit pack unseated Circuit pack vintage mismatch Equipment forced switch request Equipment lockout request Equipment manual switch request Intercard fail Loss of power feed A/B OH Bus multidrop link fail Software error Software trap Tx laser fail minor (protected) Critical (unprotected) minor (protected) Critical (unprotected) minor (protected) Critical (unprotected) minor (protected) Critical (unprotected) minor (protected) Critical (unprotected) minor (protected) minor (protected) Critical (unprotected) minor minor minor minor (protected) Major (unprotected) minor minor minor minor minor (protected) Critical (unprotected)
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Service code
Default status
nsa SA nsa SA nsa SA nsa SA nsa SA nsa nsa nsa SA nsa nsa nsa nsa nsa nsa nsa nsa nsa nsa SA
Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled
2-4 Alarm definitions Table 2-2 (continued) Network element and OPC alarms Alarm label Severity Common equipment alarms Autoprovisioning mismatch Commissioning MI present Duplicate NE name Duplicate NE ID Entry to 20 ppm freerun Exerciser fail / MX Exerciser fail Filler card missing LCAP port intrusion attempt Manual area address dropped MI port intrusion attempt Mismatched switch type NE approval required Network port intrusion attempt Node in reconfiguration mode Node in site-test configuration Number of level 1 NEs exceeded Protection path fail Reconfiguration failed Serial number inconsistency Shelf autoprovisioning mismatch Software transfer fail Unknown software release minor Major warning warning minor minor minor minor minor minor minor minor minor minor minor minor minor warning Major minor Major Major
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Service code
Default status
nsa nsa nsa nsa nsa nsa nsa nsa nsa nsa nsa nsa nsa nsa nsa nsa nsa nsa nsa nsa nsa nsa
Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled
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Alarm definitions 2-5 Table 2-2 (continued) Network element and OPC alarms Alarm label Severity Service code Default status
External synchronization interface equipment alarms End VCO range Failure to lock warning minor (protected or SONET/SDH freerun) Major (unprotected) Timing generation entry to acquire Timing generation entry to freerun Timing generation entry to fast Timing generation entry to holdover minor minor Minor minor OPC equipment alarms Backup/Primary: disk 95% full Backup/Primary: disk bad media detected Backup/Primary: network port intrusion Backup/Primary: serial port intrusion Backup/Primary: TCP/IP Access violation Datasync fail External Ethernet LOS Historical log data lost Internal Ethernet LOS Lost peer OPC Manual shutdown in progress OAM software fail OPC alarm(s) active Removable media backup/restore fail Upgrade in progress minor minor minor minor Major minor minor minor minor minor minor minor minor minor minor
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nsa nsa SA nsa nsa nsa nsa
Enabled Enabled
Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled
nsa nsa nsa nsa nsa nsa nsa nsa nsa nsa nsa nsa nsa nsa nsa
Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Enabled
2-6 Alarm definitions Table 2-2 (continued) Network element and OPC alarms Alarm label Severity Shelf equipment alarms Shelf mismatch Shelf missing minor minor Orderwire equipment alarms Auto orderwire seam active Manual orderwire seam active warning warning Facility Alarms Generic facility alarms Channel ID mismatch Degraded clock carrier Far end protection line fail FEC provisioning mismatch Line AIS Major minor minor minor minor (protected) Critical (unprotected) minor (ESI) minor (protected) Critical (unprotected) minor minor minor minor minor (protected) Critical (unprotected) minor (protected) Critical (unprotected) minor minor (protected) Major (unprotected) minor (ESI)
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Service code
Default status
nsa nsa
Enabled Enabled
nsa nsa
Enabled Enabled
SA nsa nsa nsa nsa SA nsa nsa SA nsa nsa nsa nsa nsa SA nsa SA nsa nsa SA nsa
Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled
Line RFI / MS RDI Max. number of NE exceeded MI ethernet loss of signal Path AIS Payload fail Section Rx loss of frame / loss of frame (STMn facility) Section Rx loss of signal / loss of signal (STMn facility) Section trace mismatch Signal degrade / MS signal degrade
Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled
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Alarm definitions 2-7 Table 2-2 (continued) Network element and OPC alarms Alarm label Signal fail / MS excessive BER Severity minor (protected) Critical (unprotected) Service code nsa SA nsa Default status Enabled Enabled
SONET SDCC/LDCC link fail / RS/ MS DCC minor fail
External synchronization interface facility alarms Loss of frame / loss of frame (ESI facility) Loss of signal / loss of signal (ESI facility) Tx AIS minor minor minor Performance monitoring facility alarms PM 1 minute line/section threshold / PM 1 minute MS/RS threshold minor nsa nsa nsa nsa Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled nsa nsa nsa Enabled Enabled Enabled
PM 15 minute line/section threshold / PM 15 minor minute MS/RS threshold PM day line/section threshold / PM day MS/RS threshold PM physical TCA minor minor
OC-192 4-Fiber BLSR/STM-64 MS-SPRing facility alarms Default K-bytes Invalid K-bytes Invalid neighbour detected minor minor minor Environmental alarms Common equipment environmental alarms Breaker filter A/B fail Breaker filter A/B missing minor minor nsa nsa nsa nsa nsa Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled nsa nsa nsa Enabled Enabled Enabled
Breaker filter A/B tripped / Breaker filter A/B minor trip Cooling unit 1/2, fan 1/2/3 fail/missing minor (protected) Major (unprotected)
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2-8 Alarm definitions Table 2-2 (continued) Network element and OPC alarms Alarm label Fan 1/2/3 fail Fan 1/2/3 missing High shelf temperature Low shelf voltage SATT fail 48 V battery A B CE supply fail 48 V battery A B CE supply low Severity minor (protected) Major (unprotected) minor (protected) Major (unprotected) minor Major minor minor minor Service code nsa nsa nsa nsa nsa nsa nsa nsa nsa Default status Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled
Parallel telemetry environmental alarms Telemetry input (1 to 32) Telemetry output minor minor Alerts Generic Alerts Equipment protection switch complete minor (ESI) Indeterminate (message exchange) Indeterminate (TDC) minor (ESI) Indeterminate (message exchange) Indeterminate (TDC) Indeterminate Indeterminate Indeterminate nsa nsa nsa nsa nsa nsa nsa nsa nsa Enabled nsa nsa Enabled Enabled
Equipment protection switch fail
Enabled
Reference switch complete Reference switch fail Timing generation entry to normal / timing generation to normal
Enabled Enabled Enabled
Performance monitoring alerts LBC threshold 1/2 Line/Section Rx CV threshold 1/2 / MS/RS Rx CV threshold 1/2 indeterminate Indeterminate
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nsa nsa
Enabled Enabled
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Alarm definitions 2-9 Table 2-2 (continued) Network element and OPC alarms Alarm label Line/Section Rx ES threshold 1/2 / MS/RS Rx ES threshold 1/2 Line Rx FEC threshold 1/2 / MS Rx FEC threshold 1/2 Severity Indeterminate Indeterminate Service code nsa nsa nsa nsa nsa Default status Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled
Line/Section Rx SES threshold 1/2 / MS/RS Indeterminate Rx SES threshold 1/2 Line Rx UAS threshold 1/2 / MS Rx UAS threshold 1/2 Section Rx SEFS threshold 1/2 / RS Rx SEFS threshold 1/2 Indeterminate Indeterminate
2-10 Alarm definitions
Use the following list to navigate through this chapter.

Alarm Class Equipment alarms Alarm type Generic equipment alarms Common equipment alarms External synchronization interface (ESI) equipment alarms OPC equipment alarms Shelf equipment alarms Orderwire equipment alarms Facility alarms Generic facility alarms External synchronization interface (ESI) facility alarms Performance monitoring facility alarms Page page 2-11 page 2-23 page 2-30 page 2-32 page 2-36 page 2-36 page 2-38 page 2-47 page 2-48
OC-192 4-Fiber BLSR/STM-64 MS-SPRing page 2-51 facility alarms Environmental alarms Common equipment environmental alarms page 2-52 Parallel telemetry environmental alarms Alerts Generic alerts Performance monitoring alerts page 2-55 page 2-56 page 2-58
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Equipment alarms
Equipment alarms relate to the actual circuit packs processing the signals. Alarms that are raised against several circuit packs appear under the generic equipment alarms category. Alarms that are specific to a circuit pack type follow. Generic equipment alarms The following list contains equipment alarms raised against several circuit packs.
Generic equipment alarm Circuit pack fail Circuit pack mismatch Circuit pack missing Circuit pack overheated Circuit pack provision mismatch Circuit pack unseated Circuit pack vintage mismatch Equipment forced switch request Equipment lockout request Equipment manual switch request Intercard fail Loss of power feed A/B OH Bus multidrop link fail Software error Software trap Tx laser fail Replacement, 323-1801-543. Definition page 2-12 page 2-14 page 2-16 page 2-17 page 2-17 page 2-18 page 2-18 page 2-19 page 2-19 page 2-19 page 2-19 page 2-21 page 2-21 page 2-21 page 2-22 page 2-22 Troubleshooting Procedure 1 Procedure 2-1 Procedure 2-2 Procedure 2-3 Procedure 2-4 Procedure 2-5 Procedure 2-6 Procedure 2-7 Procedure 2-8 Procedure 2-9 Procedure 2-10 Procedure 2-11 Procedure 2-12 Procedure 2-13 Procedure 2-14 Procedure 2-15 Procedure 2-16
1. To troubleshoot these alarms, refer to Trouble Clearing and Module
2-12 Alarm definitions Circuit pack fail
This alarm applies to the following circuit packs: OPC storage (POPS), OPC controller (POPC), and OPC interface (POPI) shelf controller (SC) external synchronization interface (ESI) maintenance interface (MI) message exchange (MX) parallel telemetry (PT) orderwire (OW) 2.5G WT 10G WT OC-192/STM-64 XR OC-192/STM-64 T/R OC-48/STM-16 T/R timing distribution card (TDC) A circuit pack failure raises this alarm. The red light-emitting diode (LED) on the circuit pack is lit. The Circuit pack mismatch alarm masks the Circuit pack fail alarm. Since the TDC is the only circuit pack which occupies a half-height slot and the OC-48/STM-16 T/R and OC-192/STM-64 T/R circuit packs occupy a full slot, the alarming strategy is as follows: A full-height circuit pack is provisioned in the slot and is in-service. If either a half-height slot or the full-height slot contains a failed circuit pack, the alarm is raised against the full-height slot. A half-height circuit pack is provisioned in the half-height slot and the half-height slot contains a failed circuit pack. The alarm is raised against the half-height slot. If this alarm is raised against the maintenance interface, a transient fault also causes the alarm. The red fail LED on the maintenance interface circuit pack lights without actually raising the Circuit pack fail alarm. This alarm raised against the maintenance interface circuit pack masks the following environmental alarms: Fan 1/2/3 fail Cooling unit 1/2 Fan 1/2/3 fail/missing Breaker filter A or B fail Breaker filter A or B trip High shelf temperature
Low shelf voltage SATT fail
If this alarm is raised against an OC-192/STM-64 T/R, the following situations can cause the alarm: The wavelength operation is not within the specific range. The power provisioning analog control loop is unable to lock onto the provisioned power setting. Note 1: Upon removal or failure of the shelf controller, data communications channel (DCC) and operations, administration and maintenance (OAM) functions are unavailable. You cannot log in to the system. Note 2: Upon removal or failure of the maintenance interface, parallel telemetry and user-interface access can be unavailable. Performance monitoring data for this network element can be inaccurate. Note 3: Upon failure or removal of the message exchange circuit pack, there is no longer communication between the shelf controller, the maintenance interface and the port cards. The port cards include the 2.5G WT, 10G WT, OC-192/STM-64 XR, OC-48/STM-16 T/R, OC-192/STM-64 T/R, TDC, and the ESI circuit packs. A missing or failed message exchange circuit pack interrupts data communication functions. Fault reporting, performance monitoring, software upgrade, and circuit pack configuration are unavailable. Note 4: Upon failure of the primary OPC, the backup OPC (if available) in the network becomes active. The backup OPC takes control of the network elements within its span of control. If the backup OPC is active for a significant period of time, execute the setserver command using the OSI address of the backup OPC. See the Procedure Setting the server address on the network element in System Commissioning and Testing Procedures, 323-1801-222. Note 5: Upon failure or removal of the orderwire circuit pack, end-to-end orderwire communication in the network can be affected. Additionally, an audio feedback loop can be created diversely routed or ring networks if a manual seam was provisioned at this site. Refer to Provisioning and Operations Procedures, 323-1801-310 for more information. Note 6: In the OPTera Long Haul 1600 Combiner Rel. 2 NE, since protection is not available for the OC-192/STM-64 T/R and OC-48/STM-16 T/R circuit packs, the severity of this alarm is Critical.
2-14 Alarm definitions Circuit pack mismatch
This alarm applies to the following circuit packs: OPC storage (POPS), OPC controller (POPC), and OPC interface (POPI) shelf controller (SC) external synchronization interface (ESI) maintenance interface (MI) message exchange (MX) parallel telemetry (PT) orderwire (OW) 2.5G WT 10G WT OC-192/STM-64 XR OC-192/STM-64 T/R OC-48/STM-16 T/R timing distribution card (TDC) This alarm is raised when a slot is provisioned for a specific circuit pack group, and you insert a different circuit pack into the slot. This alarm is raised when the condition occurs and clears when you install the correct circuit pack in the slot. Since the TDC is the only circuit pack which occupies a half-height slot and the OC-48/STM-16 T/R and OC-192/STM-64 T/R circuit packs occupy a full slot, the alarming strategy is as follows: A full-height circuit pack is provisioned in the slot and is in-service. If either a half-height slot or the full-height slot contains a failed circuit pack, the alarm is raised against the full-height slot. A half-height circuit pack is provisioned in the half-height slot and the half-height slot contains a failed circuit pack. The alarm is raised against the half-height slot. Note 1: The "Software transfer fail" alarm can mask the "Circuit pack mismatch" alarm. Note 2: Upon removal or failure of the shelf controller, DCC and OAM functions are unavailable. No login to the system is possible. Note 3: Upon removal or failure of the maintenance interface, parallel telemetry and user-interface access can be unavailable. Performance monitoring data for this network element can be inaccurate.
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Note 4: Upon failure or removal of the message exchange circuit pack, there is no longer communication between the shelf controller, the maintenance interface, and the port cards. The port cards include the 2.5G WT, 10G WT, OC-192/STM-64 XR, OC-48/STM-16 T/R, OC-192/STM-64 T/R, TDC, and the ESI circuit packs. A missing or failed message exchange circuit pack interrupts data communications functions. Fault reporting, performance monitoring, software upgrade, and circuit pack configuration are unavailable. Note 5: Upon failure of the primary OPC, the backup OPC (if available) in the network becomes active. The backup OPC takes control of the network elements within its span of control. Note 6: Upon failure or removal of the orderwire circuit pack, end-to-end orderwire communication in the network can be affected. Additionally, an audio feedback loop can be created in diversely routed or ring networks if a manual seam was provisioned at this site. Refer to Provisioning and Operations Procedures, 323-1801-310 for more information. Note 7: In the OPTera Long Haul 1600 Combiner Rel. 2 NE, since protection is not available for the OC-192/STM-64 T/R and OC-48/STM-16 T/R circuit packs, the severity of this alarm is Critical.
2-16 Alarm definitions Circuit pack missing
This alarm applies to the following circuit packs: OPC storage (POPS), OPC controller (POPC), and OPC interface (POPI) shelf controller (SC) external synchronization interface (ESI) maintenance interface (MI) message exchange (MX) parallel telemetry (PT) orderwire (OW) 2.5G WT 10G WT OC-192/STM-64 XR OC-192/STM-64 T/R OC-48/STM-16 T/R timing distribution card (TDC) This alarm is raised when a slot is provisioned for a specific circuit pack group that is not equipped in the shelf. This alarm is raised when the condition occurs and clears when you install a circuit pack in the slot. Since the TDC is the only circuit pack which occupies a half-height slot and the OC-48/STM-16 T/R and OC-192/STM-64 T/R circuit packs occupy a full slot, the alarming strategy is as follows: A full-height circuit pack is provisioned in the slot and is in-service. If either a half-height slot or the full-height slot contains a failed circuit pack, the alarm is raised against the full-height slot. A half-height circuit pack is provisioned in the half-height slot and the half-height slot contains a failed circuit pack. The alarm is raised against the half-height slot. This alarm raised against the maintenance interface circuit pack masks the following environmental alarms: Fan 1/2/3 fail Cooling unit 1/2 Fan 1/2/3 fail/missing Breaker filter A or B fail Breaker filter A or B trip High shelf temperature Low shelf voltage SATT fail
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Note 1: Upon removal or failure of the shelf controller, DCC and OAM functions are unavailable. No login to the system is possible. Note 2: Upon removal or failure of the maintenance interface, parallel telemetry and user-interface access can be unavailable. Performance monitoring data for this network element can be inaccurate. Note 3: Upon failure or removal of the message exchange circuit pack, there is no longer communication between the shelf controller, the maintenance interface, and the port cards. The port cards include the 2.5G WT, 10G WT, OC-192/STM-64 XR, OC-48/STM-16 T/R, OC-192/STM-64 T/R, TDC, and the ESI circuit packs. A missing or failed message exchange circuit pack interrupts data communication functions. Fault reporting, performance monitoring, software upgrade, and circuit pack configuration are unavailable. Note 4: Upon failure of the primary OPC, the backup OPC (if available) in the network becomes active. The backup OPC takes control of the network elements within its span of control. Note 5: Upon failure or removal of the orderwire circuit pack, end-to-end orderwire communication in the network can be affected. Additionally, an audio feedback loop can be created in diversely routed or ring networks if a manual seam was provisioned at this site. Refer to Provisioning and Operations Procedures, 323-1801-310, for more information. Note 6: In the OPTera Long Haul 1600 Combiner Rel. 2 NE, since protection is not available for the OC-192/STM-64 T/R and OC-48/STM-16 T/R circuit packs, the severity of this alarm is Critical.
Circuit pack overheated
This alarm applies to the following circuit packs: 2.5G WT 10G WT OC-192/STM-64 XR OC-192/STM-64 T/R OC-48/STM-16 T/R timing distribution card (TDC) A circuit pack overheat raises this alarm. This alarm is raised when the condition occurs and clears when you replace the faulty circuit pack.
Circuit pack provision mismatch
This alarm is raised when the equipped 2.5G WT, 10G WT, OC-192/STM-64 XR, OC-192/STM-64 T/R, OC-48/STM-16 T/R circuit pack does not support the values that are currently provisioned. The alarm is raised when one of the following mismatch states is present: Optical power provisioning mismatch
10G WT, OC-192/STM-64 XR, OC-192/STM-64 T/R circuit packs support output optical power provisioning between -10.0 dBm and +1.50 dBm. 2.5G WT circuit pack supports output optical power provisioning between -11.0 dBm and +1.00 dBm. OC-48/STM-16 T/R circuit pack, Fixed is the only valid value. Chirp provisioning mismatch The chirp provisioning mismatch occurs when the slot is provisioned with a chirp value not supported by the equipped circuit pack. Wavelength provisioning mismatch The wavelength provisioning mismatch occurs when the slot is provisioned with a wavelength value that is different from the wavelength of the equipped circuit pack. For example, the alarm is raised if an OC-192/STM-64 T/R 1557 nm circuit pack is equipped while the provisioned wavelength value is 1533 nm.
The Circuit pack provision mismatch alarms mask the Circuit pack fail alarm.
Circuit pack unseated
This alarm applies to the following circuit packs: OPC storage (POPS), and OPC controller (POPC) 2.5G WT 10G WT OC-192/STM-64 XR OC-192/STM-64 T/R OC-48/STM-16 T/R timing distribution card (TDC) This alarm is raised when the latch or latches (as applicable) of a circuit pack are in a release state. This alarm is raised when the condition occurs. This alarm clears when you close the latch or latches (as applicable) on the circuit packs.
Circuit pack vintage mismatch
This alarm applies to the following circuit packs: shelf controller (SC) external synchronization interface (ESI) maintenance interface (MI) message exchange (MX) parallel telemetry (PT)
2.5G WT 10G WT OC-192/STM-64 XR OC-192/STM-64 T/R OC-48/STM-16 T/R timing distribution card (TDC)
This alarm is raised when the vintage of the circuit pack is outside the range of vintage baseline.
Equipment forced switch request
This alarm applies to the following circuit packs: message exchange (MX) external synchronization interface (ESI) timing distribution card (TDC) A user request for a forced switch for the selected circuit pack raises this alarm. The alarm clears when the user releases the forced switch.
Equipment lockout request
This alarm applies to the following circuit packs: message exchange (MX) external synchronization interface (ESI) timing distribution card (TDC) A user request for a lockout for the selected active circuit pack raises this alarm. The alarm clears when the user releases the lockout.
Equipment manual switch request
This alarm applies to the following circuit packs: message exchange (MX) external synchronization interface (ESI) timing distribution card (TDC) A user request for a manual protection switch for the selected circuit pack raises this alarm. The alarm clears immediately after the manual switch is complete.
Intercard fail
This alarm applies to the following circuit packs: OPC controller (POPC), and OPC interface (POPI) shelf controller (SC)
external synchronization interface (ESI) maintenance interface (MI) message exchange (MX) parallel telemetry (PT) orderwire (OW) 2.5G WT 10G WT OC-192/STM-64 XR OC-192/STM-64 T/R OC-48/STM-16 T/R timing distribution card (TDC)
Any intercard fault raises this alarm. An intercard fault is a failure between circuit packs in different circuit pack groups (G1 or G2). This alarm is raised against the possibly failed circuit pack. This alarm also contains the identity of the circuit pack that terminates the other end of the failed link. If this alarm is raised against the OPC controller and interface circuit packs, the cause is a communication failure between the OPC controller and interface circuit packs. The failure is possibly due to the following reasons: a defective OPC controller or interface circuit pack an unseated OPC interface circuit pack an OPC is not powered and functional Note: When the Intercard fail alarm is raised against the orderwire circuit pack, end-to-end orderwire communication in the network can be affected.
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Alarm definitions 2-21 Loss of power feed A/B
This alarm applies to the following circuit packs: OC-192/STM-64 XR OC-192/STM-64 T/R The loss of one of the three 30A input feeds on the breaker filter module A or B raises this alarm. This alarm is raised when the failure occurs and clears when the failure clears. This situation is due to the following reasons: a blown fuse on the breaker filter module a problem with the power wiring an unseated breaker filter module
OH Bus multidrop link fail
This alarm applies to the following circuit packs: 2.5G WT OC-48/STM-16 T/R The Overhead (OH) bus is constructed by links between the transport circuit packs (OC-48/STM-16 T/R, 2.5 G WT, and DOSC) on the main shelf and the OH bus access circuit packs (orderwire and ESI) on the control shelf. One end of each OH bus link connects to a transport circuit pack. The other end connects to one or more OH bus access circuit packs. This alarm is raised when the OH bus link fails between the 2.5G WT, OC-48/STM-16 T/R, or DOSC circuit packs and the OH bus access circuit packs on the control shelf.
Software error
This alarm applies to the following circuit packs: shelf controller (SC) external synchronization interface (ESI) 2.5G WT 10G WT OC-192/STM-64 XR OC-192/STM-64 T/R OC-48/STM-16 T/R timing distribution card (TDC) The occurrence of software trap in the system raises this alarm. This alarm indicates that a software problem exists on the indicated network element. Refer to Nortel Networks technical assistance to clear this alarm using a resident tool.
Note: Upon removal or failure of the shelf controller, data communication channel and operations, administration and maintenance (OAM) functions are unavailable. No login to the system is possible.
Software trap
This alarm applies to the following circuit packs: shelf controller (SC) external synchronization interface (ESI) orderwire (OW) 2.5G WT 10G WT OC-192/STM-64 XR OC-192/STM-64 T/R OC-48/STM-16 T/R timing distribution card (TDC) The occurrence of a software trap in the system raises this alarm. This alarm indicates that a software problem exists on the indicated network element. This alarm can be raised on some circuit packs after a brown-out condition. Refer to Nortel Networks technical assistance to capture the trap for analysis and clear this alarm using a resident tool.
Tx laser fail
This alarm applies to the following circuit packs: 2.5G WT OC-48/STM-16 T/R This alarm is raised when a circuit pack on the main shelf has a laser fail. This alarm is raised when the condition occurs and clears when you replace the faulty circuit pack. Since the OC-48/STM-16 T/R circuit pack occupies a full slot, the alarm raising strategy is as follows: A full-height circuit pack is provisioned in the slot, is in service, and either a half-height slot or a full slot contains a wrong circuit pack. The alarm is raised against the full slot. A half-height circuit pack is provisioned in the half-height slot and the half-height slot contains a wrong circuit pack. The alarm is raised against the half-height slot.
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Common equipment alarms The following list contains common equipment alarms.
Common equipment alarm Autoprovisioning mismatch Commissioning MI present Duplicate NE name Duplicate NE ID Entry to 20 ppm freerun Exerciser fail / MX Exerciser fail Filler card missing LCAP port intrusion attempt Manual area address dropped MI port intrusion attempt Mismatched switch type NE approval required Network port intrusion attempt Node in reconfiguration mode Node in site-test configuration Number of level 1 NEs exceeded Protection path fail Reconfiguration failed Serial number inconsistency Shelf autoprovisioning mismatch Software transfer fail Unknown software release Replacement, 323-1801-543. Definition page 2-24 page 2-24 page 2-24 page 2-24 page 2-25 page 2-25 page 2-26 page 2-26 page 2-26 page 2-27 page 2-27 page 2-27 page 2-27 page 2-27 page 2-28 page 2-28 page 2-28 page 2-28 page 2-28 page 2-28 page 2-29 page 2-29 Troubleshooting Procedure 1 Procedure 2-17 Procedure 2-18 Procedure 2-19 Procedure 2-20 Procedure 2-21 Procedure 2-22 Procedure 2-23 Procedure 2-24 Procedure 2-25 Procedure 2-26 Procedure 2-27 Procedure 2-28 Procedure 2-29 Procedure 2-30 Procedure 2-31 Procedure 2-32 Procedure 2-33 Procedure 2-34 Procedure 2-35 Procedure 2-36 Procedure 2-37 Procedure 2-38
1. To troubleshoot this alarm, refer to Trouble Clearing and Module
2-24 Alarm definitions Autoprovisioning mismatch
The following situations raise this alarm: You insert a circuit pack of the wrong type in an unprovisioned shelf slot. This alarm is raised against the second circuit pack in the above configurations. This alarm is raised when the condition occurs and clears when you remove the circuit pack or you reprovision the slot. The Autoprovisioning mismatch alarm is raised as follows: Note: In the following cases listed, the sub-slots are not provisioned. The slot supports only full-height circuit packs and either the full slot or the sub-slot contains the wrong circuit pack. One alarm is raised against the full slot. The slot supports only half-height circuit packs and the sub-slot contains the wrong circuit pack. One alarm is raised against each sub-slot.
If only one sub-slot is not provisioned and it contains the wrong circuit pack, one alarm is raised against that sub-slot.
Commissioning MI present
The shelf controller circuit pack raises this alarm when a commissioning maintenance interface circuit pack is present on a network element already commissioned.
Duplicate NE name
This alarm is raised when you commission the network element with a mnemonic name that is not unique throughout the network. This problem makes the OPC command nelogin unpredictable, as it is possible that it cannot connect to the correct node. This alarm is raised against all nodes that have the mnemonic name within the network.
Duplicate NE ID
A network element with a non unique network element identification number (NE ID) raises this alarm. A non unique NE ID leads to an unstable association between this node and the OPC. This alarm is raised against all nodes that have the mnemonic name within the network.
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Alarm definitions 2-25 Entry to 20 ppm freerun
The shelf clock source that reverts to SONET/SDH freerun (+ 20 ppm) raises this alarm. If neither of the two ESI circuit packs are operational, then the current shelf clock source enters the freerun mode. The following situations causes this alarm: There are no ESI circuit packs inserted in the appropriate slots in the OPTera Long Haul 1600 shelf. Both ESI circuits packs fail at the same time. One ESI circuit pack failed, and the other ESI circuit pack is not present in the shelf. Note: This alarm can occur for a time period of two to three minutes after a network element (NE) is powered up. When you power up a network element, it normally enters the freerun mode for the first two or three minutes to permit the ESI clock to stabilize in temperature before the NE starts using the ESI clock source.
Exerciser fail / MX Exerciser fail
This alarm is raised when the protection switch exerciser failed while attempting to perform K-byte signaling. The alarm is raised for the following reasons: A higher priority switch request or an active loopback. An optical loopback on protection. Simultaneous running of the exerciser at LTEs at either end of the line. Failure of the protection on the receive side of the equipment or line. Failure of both the standby and active transmit side of the equipment or line. If the alarm is raised against the MX circuit pack, this alarm is due to: Failure of the standby, active or both MX circuit packs Missing the standby (if dual MX is provisioned), active or both MX circuit packs. If an Exerciser fail alarm results from an exerciser run, the alarm remains active until the exerciser runs successfully. In the case of the MX circuit pack, the exerciser is run internally once an hour. The exerciser is run when you insert a circuit pack to re-evaluate the situation. If this alarm is raised against the MX circuit pack, protection switching can be unavailable. In the event of a failure affecting the working MX circuit pack, there is no communication between the shelf controller, the MI and the port cards. The port cards include tributary interfaces, transmit, receive and demultiplexer interfaces, and the ESI circuit pack. Fault reporting, performance monitoring, software upgrade and circuit pack configuration are unavailable.
2-26 Alarm definitions Filler card missing
This alarm is raised when a slot on the main shelf is empty and no circuit pack group is created for that slot. The Filler card missing alarm is raised as follows: Note: In the following cases listed, no circuit pack is provisioned in either sub-slot. The slot supports only full-height circuit packs and both sub-slots are empty. The alarm is raised against the full slot. The slot supports only half-height circuit packs and both sub-slots are empty. One Filler card missing alarm is raised against each sub-slot.
If a full-height circuit pack is provisioned and out-of-service, one alarm is raised against each sub-slot. If a half-height circuit pack is provisioned and out-of-service, one alarm is raised against the sub-slot. All the other alarms are masked. The Filler card missing alarm can also be raised when a provisioned but OOS (FAC and EQP) circuit pack is removed (missing) from the Main Transport or Extension shelves. The reason for this is as follows: Provisioned but OOS EQP alarms are masked. In essence, an OOS circuit pack should create no alarms if it is failed, missing or mismatched. However, OC-192 requires proper cooling ventilation due to its high speed/ high density electronics. Fan forced air cooling is used for the Main Transport and Extension shelves. To ensure the forced air cooling is properly circulating in the bay, OC-192 requires circuit packs (regular circuit packs and filler cards) to be equipped in all slots of the Main Transport and Extension shelves. When you remove an OOS circuit pack in the Main Transport or Extension shelf, the system raises a filler card missing alarm to notify this condition which could affect proper cooling.
LCAP port intrusion attempt
This alarm is raised when the system detects an intrusion attempt on the local craft access panel (LCAP) port.
Manual area address dropped
This alarm is raised when a provisioned manual area address is dropped from the computed area address set of the network. Each network element supports a maximum of up to three manual area addresses at one time. All network elements in the network share this information. Each network element
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independently calculates a set of computed area addresses from the union of all the manual area addresses provisioned on the network. The computed set is recalculated in the following situations: addition of a new network element to the network manual deletion or addition of an area address from any network element expiration of a local timer (maximum delay: every 10-15 minutes and minimum delay: every few seconds) This alarm can indicate a network-wide error condition in the provisioning of data communication. If an area address is dropped on an network element, isolation of the network element and a loss of OAM&P capability on the network element can occur.
MI port intrusion attempt
This alarm is raised when the detection of an intrusion attempt on the maintenance interface port occurs.
Mismatched switch type
This alarm is raised when two Message Exchange (MX) circuit packs present in the OPTera Long Haul 1600 shelf are not the same type. The MX circuit pack handles internal communications between the control circuit packs and the optical circuit packs, and DCC routing. The MX circuit pack also connects the shelf controller to all software-based circuit packs in the OPTera Long Haul 1600 bay through the star-based LAN. You must install at least one MX circuit pack in the control shelf. It is recommended that you install two MX circuit packs: one to act as the working circuit pack, and the other to act as the protection circuit pack.
NE approval required
This alarm is raised when the database is lost and needs to be recreated, and at least one of the traffic carrying circuit packs is still provisioned for the old database.
Network port intrusion attempt
This alarm is raised when the user exceeds the number of allowed login attempts. A login attempt is not successful if either the user identifier or password is invalid. Network port intrusions indicate unsuccessful login attempts over network connections to the OPC.
Node in reconfiguration mode
This alarm raised as part of system reconfiguration and is for information purposes only.
2-28 Alarm definitions Node in site-test configuration
This alarm is raised when the user issues a command to put the network element into site-test configuration mode. This alarm indicates that a special configuration of connections is set up between tributary and line facilities in order to facilitate commissioning tests. The site-test verifies all the facilities on the network element before adding the network element to the ring. This alarm is not an alarm indication. Note: Once you issue the command to put the network element into site-test configuration mode, and the Node in site-test configuration alarm is raised, do not perform a configuration audit from the OPC. If you perform a configuration audit, you will need to decommission the network element and then recommission it, in order clear this alarm. For more information to decommission and commission a network element, refer to Powering up and Commissioning Procedures, 323-1801-220.
Number of level 1 NEs exceeded
This alarm is raised when the number of network elements supported in the DCC domain exceeds the maximum supported. The maximum number of network elements supported in a FiberWorld network is 150. A FiberWorld network is the collection of the following network elements that connect by way of DCC, Ethernet, or control network (CNet) links: OPC, OC-3, OC3-Express, AccessNode, Radio Node, OC-12, TN16X, OC-48, OC-192, and OPTera Long Haul 1600 network elements.
Protection path fail
This alarm is raised when running the protection exerciser resulted in a K-byte failure. It occurs when one or more of the following conditions are present in the received K-bytes: Inconsistent K-bytes. An invalid, unused or inappropriate K-byte code. An invalid or unused channel number.
Reconfiguration failed
This alarm is raised during the system reconfiguration. For more information refer to the appropriate OC-12/OC-48 Tributary to Quad OC-12 Conversion change application notice (CAP).
Serial number inconsistency
This alarm is raised when a hardware fault changed the shelf serial number.
Shelf autoprovisioning mismatch
This alarm is raised when the network element type created is unable to support the installed extension shelf. This alarm clears when the shelf is removed.
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Alarm definitions 2-29 Software transfer fail
This alarm is raised by the shelf controller circuit pack when software, configuration, upgrades and downloads (SCUD) needs to download a file from the OPC to the network element and is unable to. The problem is due to one or all of the following reasons: The file download was successful but the file integrity check fails. The requested file is missing on the OPC. The specified OPC open system interconnect (OSI) address or directory path is not correct. There is a loss of communication between the OPC and the network element. The maintenance interface circuit pack is not present or is defective. Note 1: This alarm clears only when all causes of the alarm clear. Note 2: The "Software transfer fail" alarm can mask the "Circuit pack mismatch" alarm and other alarms. Masking occurs because some alarms cannot be raised unless the correct software is running on certain circuit packs. It is possible that this can not be the case when the Software transfer fail alarm is active.
Unknown software release
This alarm is raised when provisioned data is unrecoverable from the shelf controller or maintenance interface circuit packs. This situation occurs if you replace both circuit packs simultaneously. It is possible that in this condition, commands sent by the network element user interface (NE UI) can not work. The system protects traffic by blocking commands from the NE UI when provisioning data is unrecoverable.
External synchronization interface (ESI) equipment alarms The following list contains equipment alarms raised against the ESI circuit pack.
External synchronization interface (ESI) equipment alarm End VCO range Failure to lock Timing generation entry to acquire Timing generation entry to freerun Timing generation entry to fast Timing generation entry to holdover Replacement, 323-1801-543. End VCO range Definition page 2-30 page 2-30 page 2-31 page 2-31 page 2-31 page 2-31 Troubleshooting Procedure 1 Procedure 2-36 Procedure 2-37 Procedure 2-38 Procedure 2-39 Procedure 2-40 Procedure 2-41
This alarm is raised when there is an indication that the timing generation hardware does not have enough room to track the active timing reference signal. The possible causes are the following: a degradation of the voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) a degradation of the timing reference signal a combination of the causes stated above This alarm is raised 2.5 seconds after the condition occurs and clears 10 seconds after the condition clears. Note 1: This alarm is raised when the incoming reference signal is within Stratum 3 specifications. It is possible to disable the alarm when normal operation is from a source less than Stratum 1. Note 2: If this alarm appears on both ESI circuit packs, the cause is probably an invalid source.
Failure to lock
This alarm is raised to indicate that the ESI circuit pack phase-locked loop (PLL) hardware fails to lock onto any available reference source. The PLL filter becomes stuck in acquire mode for more than 120 seconds, and a reference protection switch to an alternative source is not possible. When two ESI circuit packs are present, the circuit pack that raises this alarm is probably failed. A faulty source is possible. When a single ESI circuit pack is present, and a single source is available, the cause is either a faulty circuit pack or a faulty source.
Note: This alarm is raised in connection with the ESI Circuit pack fail alarm.
Timing generation entry to acquire
The ESI is typically in acquire mode on power up or system reset, until synchronization with the external timing reference is complete. This alarm is raised when the ESI enters acquire mode and clears when the ESI enters fast-acquire mode.
Timing generation entry to freerun
This alarm is raised when the ESI is unable to lock on to an external timing reference. This alarm is also raised if the provisioning of the target filter mode is set to freerun. The voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) on the circuit pack is set at the midpoint and is providing a Stratum 3 clock. The ESI is typically in freerun mode during installation. This alarm is raised when the condition occurs and clears when the ESI leaves freerun mode.
Timing generation entry to fast
The ESI is in fast-acquire mode. The ESI is attempting to reacquire synchronization and is adjusting to changes with the external timing reference. This alarm is raised when the ESI enters fast mode and clears when the ESI frequency adjusts to the reference input frequency.
Timing generation entry to holdover
The ESI is in holdover mode as a result of a manual request or as the result of a loss of the reference signal. The holdover mode means that the ESI maintains its synchronization based on the last valid Stratum 3 or better reference signal for 24 hours. After the 24-hour period, the reference reverts to Stratum-3 quality (if the reference quality was better than Stratum 3). If the reference was already Stratum 3, the quality remains Stratum 3. This alarm is raised when the ESI enters holdover mode and clears when either the primary or the secondary timing frequency problem clears. This alarm clears if you provision the ESI to another valid timing reference input.
OPC equipment alarms The following list contains OPC equipment alarms raised against the OPC controller, storage and interface packs.
OPC equipment alarm Backup/Primary: disk 95% full Backup/Primary: disk bad media detected Backup/Primary: network port intrusion Backup/Primary: serial port intrusion Backup/Primary: TCP/IP Access violation Datasync fail External Ethernet LOS Historical log data lost Internal Ethernet LOS Lost peer OPC OAM software fail OPC alarm(s) active Removable media backup/restore fail Upgrade in progress Replacement, 323-1801-543. Backup/Primary: disk 95% full Definition page 2-32 page 2-32 page 2-33 page 2-33 page 2-33 page 2-33 page 2-33 page 2-33 page 2-34 page 2-34 page 2-34 page 2-34 page 2-34 page 2-35 Troubleshooting Procedure 1 Procedure 2-42 Procedure 2-43 Procedure 2-44 Procedure 2-45 Procedure 2-46 Procedure 2-47 Procedure 2-48 Procedure 2-49 Procedure 2-50 Procedure 2-51 Procedure 2-52 Procedure 2-53 Procedure 2-54 Procedure 2-55
This alarm is raised when at least 95% of the space on the Primary OPC hard disk is full or 95% of the space on the Backup OPC hard disk is full. The alarm becomes active when an hourly audit by the OPC detects the problem. Note: Do not proceed with a software upgrade until you have cleared the alarm.
Backup/Primary: disk bad media detected
There is a problem on the hard disk of the Primary OPC or Backup OPC. The alarm becomes active when the OPC detects the problem during the weekly audit.
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Alarm definitions 2-33 Backup/Primary: network port intrusion
This alarm indicates that a network port intrusion attempt was detected on the Primary OPC or on the Backup OPC. This alarm is raised when the allowable number of unsuccessful login attempts is exceeded. A login attempt is unsuccessful if either the user identifier or password is invalid. Network port intrusions indicate unsuccessful login attempts over network connections to the OPC.
Backup/Primary: serial port intrusion
This alarm indicates that a serial port intrusion attempt was detected on the Primary OPC or on the Backup OPC. This alarm is raised when the allowable number of unsuccessful login attempts is exceeded. A login attempt is unsuccessful if either the user identifier or password is invalid. Serial port intrusions indicate unsuccessful local login attempts.
Backup/Primary: TCP/IP Access violation
The following situations cause this alarm: A user on the local host OPC has been denied access to the TCP/IP network by the access control software. A user on a remote host has been denied access to the local host OPC by the access control software.
Datasync fail
This alarm indicates that an attempt to perform a database backup (datasync) from the primary OPC to the backup OPC failed. The database backup causing the alarm can be a manual backup or a scheduled backup. This alarm is not raised during database backups to SLAT OPCs or other OPCs.
External Ethernet LOS
This alarm is raised when the external Ethernet connection between the OPC and the operations system (OS) or the Network Manager (NM) fails. The possible causes are the following: The external cable is faulty. The Ethernet cable is disconnected. The OPC interface, storage or controller circuit pack failed.
Historical log data lost
This alarm indicates that historical event log data collected by the OPC is lost. The lost logs can include security event logs. It is possible that the log database was removed or tampered with. The OPC automatically creates a new log database.
2-34 Alarm definitions Internal Ethernet LOS
This alarm is raised when the internal Ethernet connection between the OPC and the shelf controller fails. This situation occurs when there is no connection of the OPC circuit pack interface to the backplane.
Lost peer OPC
This alarm is raised when all the available communication paths between the Primary OPC and the Backup OPC are lost. With Partitioned OPC, there are two communication paths, one over fiber and the other over Ethernet.
Manual shutdown in progress
This alarm is raised when one or more of the following conditions are true: the Shutdown button is pressed the OPC card latches are open the OPC Shutdown tool is invoked a UNIX reboot command is invoked
OAM software fail
This alarm is raised when the OPC Warm Standby (OWS) process fails on the OPC controller circuit pack.
OPC alarm(s) active
This alarm indicates that the OPC associated with this pointer alarm has one or more active alarms. The OPC can be either the primary or backup OPC, as provisioned. This alarm becomes active at one designated network element. The pointer alarm becomes active on the designated network element when an alarm becomes active on the OPC. The alarm clears automatically 30 seconds after all active alarms on the OPC are cleared or when there is an activity switch to the peer OPC. If the OPC and the network element with the pointer alarm lose data communications association, the pointer alarm cannot become active or clear until you restore the association.
Removable media backup/restore fail
The following list provides the problems that can occur when a user tries to backup data, restore data or display removable media contents: Problems common to save and restore procedures: The removable media drive is in use. There is no device file. The removable media is not inserted correctly. The data on the removable media is corrupted.
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Problems with archiving: The archiving operation exceeds the available free disk space. The current archiving operation failed because a file name contains an illegal character. The current archiving operation failed because some OPC data can not be accessed. Problems with restoring: The archive on the removable media was created from a software version that is different from the software version installed on this OPC. The data is not compatible between different versions of software. The OPC data backup on the removable media was created on an OPC that was installed as a different product. Data transfer operations: The data transfer exceeded its maximum allocated time to complete. The data transfer operation cannot be initiated. The data transfer operation has failed. A data transfer operation is in progress. Problems with OPC software: The version of OPC software that is running cannot be determined for verification of the removable media. The current archives operation failed because an OPC data file could not be accessed. Problems finding local OPC name/address: The tool is cannot find the name of the local OPC in the commissioning data. The local OPC address cannot be determined for verification of the removable media. The tool has failed and cannot continue because the contents of the removable media are not known. The removable media is damaged.
Upgrade in progress
This alarm is raised when a software upgrade is in progress. The alarm will clear when upgrade is completed.
Shelf equipment alarms The following list contains shelf equipment alarms raised against the shelf.
Shelf equipment alarm Shelf mismatch Shelf missing Definition page 2-36 page 2-36 Troubleshooting Procedure 1 Procedure 2-56 Procedure 2-57
1. To troubleshoot this alarm, refer to Trouble Clearing and Module Replacement, 323-1801-543.
Shelf mismatch This alarm is raised when the installed extension shelf does not match the extension shelf provisioned. Once the extension shelf provisioned matches the extension shelf installed or the extension shelf is removed, the alarm clears.
Shelf missing
This alarm is raised when the extension shelf is provisioned and then removed from the system without proper de-provisioning. This alarm is also raised when the extension shelf is provisioned but there is no extension shelf physically present. Orderwire equipment alarms The following list contains orderwire equipment alarms.
Orderwire equipment alarm Auto orderwire seam active Manual orderwire seam active Replacement, 323-1801-543. Auto orderwire seam active Definition page 2-36 page 2-37 Troubleshooting Procedure 1 Procedure 2-58 Procedure 2-59
This alarm is raised on a network element where an orderwire automatic seam is present. The automatic seam is present because an orderwire signalling network failure is detected on the local node. Even though the failure is detected on the local node, It is possible that the actual failure have occurred at the upstream node (usually the neighbour nodes). This alarm can be raised when one of the following alarms is raised against an orderwire circuit pack at the local or upstream node: Circuit pack fail Circuit pack mismatch
Circuit pack missing Intercard fail Software trap To clear these alarms, refer to the appropriate procedures in Trouble Clearing and Module Replacement, 323-1801-543. This alarm can also be raised if the following occurs: an orderwire circuit pack is put out-of-service, or is deleted at the upstream node there are equipment or facility alarms related to MOR circuit packs. Note: For DWDM system applications from 2 to 32 wavelengths, refer to the OC-192 Optical Layer Applications Implementation documentation suite (NTCA66BA). Until this documentation suite is available, refer to the Optical Networks Applications documentation suite, Issue 8.0 (NTCA66AE) for DWDM system applications that support from 2 to 16 wavelengths. This alarm clears when the automatic orderwire seam condition clears.
Manual orderwire seam active
This alarm is raised when the user issues a showmanseam command. The alarm is raised on all the network elements that have a manual orderwire seam enabled, and are part of the orderwire signalling network. For more information on orderwire seam provisioning, refer to Provisioning and Operations Procedures, 323-1801-310. To mask the Manual orderwire seam active alarm, log into one of the network elements that is part of the orderwire signalling network, and issue the hidemanseam command. The alarm clears on all the network elements of the orderwire signalling network. If a Manual orderwire seam active alarm does not clear on a network element when you issue the hidemanseam command, this can indicate segmentation of the orderwire signalling network. To clear the alarm, issue the hidemanseam command on at least one network element in each segment. Clearing the Manual orderwire seam active alarm does not remove any manual orderwire seams provisioned on the network. To deprovision a manual orderwire seam, refer to Provisioning and Operations Procedures, 323-1801-310.
Facility alarms
Facility alarms that are raised against several facility types are grouped in the generic facility alarm category. Alarms that are raised against a specific facility type follow. Generic facility alarms The following list contains facility alarms raised against several facility types.
Generic facility alarm Channel ID mismatch Degraded clock carrier Far end protection line fail FEC provisioning mismatch Line AIS Line RFI / MS RDI Max. number of NE exceeded MI ethernet loss of signal Path AIS Payload fail Section Rx loss of frame / loss of frame (STMn facility) Definition page 2-39 page 2-39 page 2-40 page 2-40 page 2-40 page 2-40 page 2-41 page 2-41 page 2-41 page 2-41 page 2-42 Troubleshooting Procedure 1 Procedure 3-1 Procedure 3-2 Procedure 3-3 Procedure 3-4 Procedure 3-5 Procedure 3-6 Procedure 3-7 Procedure 3-8 Procedure 3-9 Procedure 3-10 Procedure 3-11 Procedure 3-12 Procedure 3-13 Procedure 3-14 Procedure 3-15 Procedure 3-16
Section Rx loss of signal / loss of signal (STMn page 2-42 facility) Section trace mismatch Signal degrade / MS signal degrade Signal fail / MS excessive BER page 2-43 page 2-43 page 2-44
SONET SDCC/LDCC link fail / RS/ MS DCC fail page 2-45 Replacement, 323-1801-543.
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Alarm definitions 2-39 Channel ID mismatch
This alarm applies to the following facility types: OC-192/STM-64 facility OC-48/STM-16 facility This alarm is raised when the channel identifier (ID) received over the working channel is different from the channel ID provided for the circuit pack. This occurs if you do not provision the circuit packs properly or the fiber connections have become crossed. This alarm can also be raised if the OC-48/STM-16 T/R tributaries on an OPTera Long Haul 1600 Combiner shelf connect to OC-192/STM-64 T/R circuit packs not manufactured by Nortel Networks. The alarm is raised when the software in the vendors equipment is not compatible with Nortel Networks equipment. The Line RFI alarm masks the Channel ID mismatch alarm when the OC-48/STM-16 T/R tributaries on a OPTera Long Haul 1600 Combiner shelf connect to OC-192/STM-64 T/R circuit packs not manufactured by Nortel Networks. This alarm is raised when the condition occurs and clears after the condition clears.
Degraded clock carrier
This alarm applies to the following facility types: OC-192/STM-64 facility OC-48/STM-16 facility external synchronization interface (ESI) facility This alarm is raised when the ESI is unable to synchronize to the associated timing reference. This alarm indicates one of the following problems with the associated timing reference: The reference frequency is outside of the Stratum 3 range. There is excessive wander or jitter on the associated reference; the ESI PLL filters are stuck in acquire mode for more than 120 seconds. Problems at an upstream node, including entry to SONET freerun cause this alarm. This alarm is masked by the ESI Loss of signal, Tx AIS, Loss of frame, and Signal degrade alarms.
2-40 Alarm definitions Far end protection line fail
This alarm applies to the following facility types: OC-192/STM-64 facility OC-48/STM-16 facility This alarm is raised to indicate that the K-bytes received a protection line signal failure.
FEC provisioning mismatch
This alarm applies to the OC-192/STM-64 facilities only. This alarm is raised when the forward error correction (FEC) provisioning is enabled on the network element at one end of the section or line and disabled at the other end. This alarm is raised when the provisioning of FEC is enabled, but the supporting hardware does not have FEC capability. Note: This alarm is raised at the receive end of the transmission, and only when the receive-end FEC provisioning is enabled.
Line AIS
This alarm applies to the following facility types: OC-192/STM-64 facility OC-48/STM-16 facility external synchronization interface (ESI) This alarm is raised by problems upstream of the network element resulting in this network element receiving a line alarm indication signal (AIS). The problems can be loss of signal (LOS) or loss of frame (LOF) at upstream equipment. The Line AIS alarm can also be raised when a tributary facility of an upstream network element is put in the out of service state (OOS).
Line RFI / MS RDI
The Line remote failure indication (RFI) alarm is raised when the far end network element detects a problem on its receive optical signal. The Line RFI alarm masks the Channel ID mismatch alarm when the OC-12, STS-48, or OC-48 tributaries on an OC-192 shelf connect to OC-12, STS-48, or OC-48 circuit packs not manufactured by Nortel Networks. This alarm is raised when the condition occurs and clears after the condition clears.
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Alarm definitions 2-41 Max. number of NE exceeded
This alarm applies to the external comms facility. This alarm is raised when the maximum number of network elements supported in the DCC domain has been exceeded. The maximum number of network elements supported in a FiberWorld network is 150. A FiberWorld network is the collection of the following network elements that connect by way of DCC, Ethernet or CNet links: OPC, OC-3, OC3-Express, AccessNode, Radio Node, OC-12, TN16X, OC-48, OC-192, and OPTera Long Haul 1600 network elements. Note: If you pull and re-insert the maintenance interface (MI) circuit pack, this alarm can be raised temporarily. Once the MI circuit pack is in running state, the Max. number of NE exceeded alarm clears.
MI ethernet loss of signal
This alarm applies to the remote layer management (RLM) facility. This alarm is raised when the Ethernet connection between the OPTera Long Haul 1600 network element and other network elements fails. This problem is due to one of the following reasons: The Ethernet cable is faulty. The Ethernet cable is disconnected. The cable is connected to an Ethernet port that is out of service. The maintenance interface at the local or remote end failed. Since the conditions causing the alarm are transient, allow one minute after the alarm is raised before replacing equipment.
Path AIS
This alarm applies to OC-48/STM-16 facility This alarm is raised when the payload is receiving Path AIS (alarm indication signal) due to path problems being experienced upstream of the NE. This alarm can also be caused by an active loopback at an upstream terminal.
Payload fail
This alarm applies to the following facility types: OC-192/STM-64 facility OC-48/STM-16 facility This alarm is raised to indicate a failure on the path on a single or multiple STS-1 within a facility.
2-42 Alarm definitions Section Rx loss of frame / loss of frame (STMn facility)
This alarm applies to the following facility types: OC-192/STM-64 facility OC-48/STM-16 facility This alarm is raised when the OC-192/STM-64, or OC-48/STM-16 receive interface is unable to lock on the frame of the incoming (received) optical signal. This condition occurs for one of the following reasons: There is a defective upstream transmitter. The upstream transmitter or multiwavelength optical repeater (MOR Plus) circuit packs are incorrectly provisioned (if applicable). The MOR Plus configuration is incorrect at the tail end of the link (if applicable). The OC-192/STM-64 transmitter of the circuit pack is the wrong type (positive or negative chirp or incorrect wavelength). The receiver of the circuit pack is defective. There is degradation of a fiber connection. The optical patchcord suffered some damage. The received optical power is low. The optical fiber connector is dirty at the receiver of the circuit pack or at the launching transmitter. The miniature variable optical attenuator (mVOA) on the patchcord is malfunctioning.
This alarm is masked by the Sect. Rx loss of signal alarm. This alarm is raised 2.5 seconds after the condition occurs and clears 10 seconds after the condition clears.
Section Rx loss of signal / loss of signal (STMn facility)
This alarm applies to the following facility types: OC-192/STM-64 facility OC-48/STM-16 facility This alarm is raised when the OC-192/STM-64, OC-48/STM-16 receive interface is unable to lock on the frame of the incoming (received) optical signal. This condition occurs for one of the following reasons: There is a defective upstream transmitter. The upstream transmitter or multiwavelength optical repeater (MOR Plus) circuit packs are incorrectly provisioned (if applicable). The MOR Plus configuration is incorrect at the tail end of the link (if applicable).
The OC-192/STM-64 transmitter of the circuit pack is the wrong type (positive or negative chirp or incorrect wavelength). The receiver of the circuit pack is defective. There is degradation of a fiber connection. The optical patchcord suffered some damage. The received optical power is low. The optical fiber connector is dirty at the receiver of the circuit pack or at the launching transmitter. The mVOA on the patchcord is malfunctioning.
This alarm masks the Sect. Rx loss of frame alarm. This alarm is raised 2.5 seconds after the condition occurs and clears 10 seconds after the condition clears.
Section trace mismatch
This alarm applies to the following facility types: OC-192/STM-64 facility OC-48/STM-16 facility Section trace monitors STS-1 sections of traffic. This alarm is raised when the actual section trace value received by this facility is different from the provisioned expected value. This problem is due to the following reasons: an incorrectly provisioned expected section trace value an incorrectly connected fiber a defective transmitter or demultiplexer
Signal degrade / MS signal degrade
This alarm applies to the following facility types: OC-192/STM-64 facility OC-48/STM-16 facility ESI This alarm is raised when the number of errors (error rate) on the incoming receive line exceeds the user-provisioned signal degrade (SD) threshold. If the faulty facility is the ESI, the identified timing reference input signal feeding the ESI has a line condition problem causing timing problems.
If this alarm is raised against the OC-192/STM-64, or OC-48/STM-16 facilities, the problem is due to one of the following reasons: There is a defective upstream transmitter. The upstream transmitter or multiwavelength optical repeater (MOR Plus) circuit packs are incorrectly provisioned (if applicable). The MOR Plus configuration is incorrect at the tail end of the link (if applicable). The OC-192/STM-64 transmitter of the circuit pack is the wrong type (positive or negative chirp or incorrect wavelength). The receiver of the circuit pack is defective. There is degradation of a fiber connection. The optical patchcord suffered some damage. The received optical power is low. The optical fiber connector is dirty at the receiver of the circuit pack or at the launching transmitter. The miniature variable optical attenuator (mVOA) on the patchcord is malfunctioning. This alarm is masked by the Loss of signal, Signal fail and Loss of frame alarms. This alarm raises when the received bit error rate (BER) exceeds the user provisioned SD threshold. The alarm clears when the integration period for that specific SD-provisioned level clears after the condition is cleared. The integration period is dependent of the tributary rate as well as the signal degrade threshold, as described in Bellcore GR-253 standard.
Signal fail / MS excessive BER
This alarm applies to the following facility types: OC-192/STM-64 facility OC-48/STM-16 facility This alarm is raised when the line BIP-8 errors (parity errors, Line CVs) on the incoming line exceed the Line BIP-8 signal fail threshold of 10E-4. This situation is due to one of the following: There is a defective upstream transmitter. The upstream transmitter or multiwavelength optical repeater (MOR Plus) circuit packs are incorrectly provisioned (if applicable). The MOR Plus configuration is incorrect at the tail end of the link (if applicable). The OC-192/STM-64 transmitter of the circuit pack is the wrong type (positive or negative chirp or incorrect wavelength). The receiver of the circuit pack is defective.
There is degradation of a fiber connection. The optical patchcord suffered some damage. The received optical power is low. The optical fiber connector is dirty at the receiver of the circuit pack or at the launching transmitter. The miniature variable optical attenuator (mVOA) on the patchcord is malfunctioning.
This alarm is masked by the Loss of signal, Loss of frame, and Tx AIS alarms. This alarm is raised 2.5 seconds after the condition occurs and clears 10 seconds after the condition clears.
SONET SDCC/LDCC link fail / RS/ MS DCC fail
The SONET SDCC link fail alarm applies to the following facility types: OC-192/STM-64 facility OC-48/STM-16 facility The SONET LDCC link fail alarm applies to the following facility types: OC-192/STM-64 facility OC-48/STM-16 facility This alarm is raised when the shelf controller is unable to communicate over the SONET section data communication channel (SDCC) or the line data communication channel (LDCC) link. This situation is the result of one or more of the following: a failed OC-48/STM-16 tributary circuit pack a crossed fiber between channels (single or double crossing) a remote system has the SDCC or LDCC disabled or not supported a remote system with SDCC out of service a failed transmitter of the circuit pack a failed receiver of the circuit pack a failed regenerator of the circuit pack (if applicable, for example, the OC-192/STM-64 XR) a failed or missing demultiplexer circuit pack a defective or missing far end shelf controller circuit pack or shelf processor
This alarm is raised when the data communications path fails and clears when the condition clears. Note 1: A data communications failure in one direction can appear in the opposite direction at an OPTera Long Haul 1600 Repeater. Note 2: The OC-48/TN-16X TransportNode supports SDCC only. Put the LDCC out of service on the tributary within the OPTera Long Haul 1600 Combiner network element if they interconnect to an OC-48/TN-16X network element. When you put the LDCC out of service on the tributary within the OPTera Long Haul 1600 Combiner network element, the LDCC link fail alarm is not raised on the tributary. Note 3: This alarm can appear briefly when the data communication path is being established (for example, when SDCC is put into service), and should be considered normal operations.
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External synchronization interface (ESI) facility alarms The following list contains alarms raised against the ESI facility.
External synchronization interface (ESI) facility alarm Loss of frame / loss of frame (ESI facility) Loss of signal / loss of signal (ESI facility) Tx AIS Definition page 2-47 page 2-47 page 2-47 Troubleshooting Procedure 1 Procedure 3-17 Procedure 3-18 Procedure 3-19
1. To troubleshoot this alarm, refer to Trouble Clearing and Module Replacement, 323-1801-543 .
Loss of frame / loss of frame (ESI facility)
This alarm is raised when the frame is not detected on the timing reference coming into the equipment. This alarm is raised 2.5 seconds after the condition occurs and clears 10 seconds after the condition clears. This alarm is masked by the ESI Loss of signal and Tx AIS facility alarms and the ESI Circuit pack fail equipment alarm.
Loss of signal / loss of signal (ESI facility)
This alarm is raised when a signal is not detected on the timing reference coming into the equipment. This alarm is raised 2.5 seconds after the condition occurs and clears ten seconds after the condition clears. This alarm is masked by the ESI equipment Circuit pack fail alarm.
Tx AIS
This alarm is raised when the combination of user requests and automatic switch requests does not allow selection of a reference for timing distribution. The transmitted alarm indication signal (AIS) indicates that no usable signal is available. This alarm is raised 2.5 seconds after the condition occurs and clears 10 seconds after the condition clears. This alarm is masked by the ESI Loss of signal alarm.
Performance monitoring facility alarms The following list contains performance monitoring (PM) facility alarms.
Performance monitoring facility alarm PM 1 minute line/section threshold / PM 1 minute MS/RS threshold PM 15 minute line/section threshold / PM 15 minute MS/RS threshold Definition page 2-48 page 2-49 Troubleshooting Procedure 1 Procedure 3-20 Procedure 3-21 Procedure 3-22 Procedure 3-23
PM day line/section threshold / PM day MS/RS page 2-50 threshold PM physical TCA Replacement, 323-1801-543. page 2-50
PM 1 minute line/section threshold / PM 1 minute MS/RS threshold
This performance monitoring (PM) group alarm is raised to indicate the occurrence of a reported PM threshold crossing alert. This alarm is generated at the first occurrence of any line or section threshold crossing alert for the current one minute time period. The alarm is not generated more than once within a one minute time period. This alarm automatically clears at the expiration of the one minute time period. This alarm is due to the following: a defective upstream transmitter (2.5G WT, 10G WT, OC-48/STM-16 T/R, OC-192/STM-64 XR, OC-192/STM-64 T/R, MOR Plus circuit pack) incorrectly provisioned MOR Plus or transmitting circuit packs a wrong type (positive or negative chirp or incorrect wavelength) of OC-192/STM-64 transmitter of the circuit pack a defective receiver of the circuit pack an optical signal degradation a bent fiber a defective circuit pack a dirty optical connector an incorrectly set mVOA a wrong dispersion-compensating module (DCM) type for link engineering a DWDM coupler incorrectly configured at the receiving end a DWDM coupler damaged at the receiving or transmitting end an incorrect MOR Plus configuration at the tail end of the link exceeded system polarization mode dispersion (PMD) specifications
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an out of service line with no optical/AIS signal Note: The user can remove this alarm by changing the status from reported to not reported using the NE UI.
PM 15 minute line/section threshold / PM 15 minute MS/RS threshold
This performance monitoring (PM) group alarm is raised to indicate the occurrence of a reported PM threshold crossing alert. This alarm is generated at the first occurrence of any line or section threshold crossing alert for the current 15 minute time period. The alarm is not generated more than once within a 15 minute time period. This alarm automatically clears at the expiration of the 15 minute time period. This alarm is due to the following reasons: a defective upstream transmitter (2.5G WT, 10G WT, OC-48/STM-16 T/R, OC-192/STM-64 XR, OC-192/STM-64 T/R, MOR Plus circuit pack) incorrectly provisioned MOR Plus or transmitting circuit packs a wrong type (positive or negative chirp or incorrect wavelength) of OC-192/STM-64 transmitter of the circuit pack a defective receiver of the circuit pack an optical signal degradation a bent fiber a defective circuit pack a dirty optical connector an incorrectly set mVOA a wrong dispersion-compensating module (DCM) type for link engineering a DWDM coupler incorrectly configured at the receiving end a DWDM coupler damaged at the receiving or transmitting end an incorrect MOR Plus configuration at the tail end of the link exceeded system polarization mode dispersion (PMD) specifications an out of service line with no optical/AIS signal Note: The user can remove this alarm by changing the status from reported to not reported using the NE UI.
2-50 Alarm definitions PM day line/section threshold / PM day MS/RS threshold
This performance monitoring (PM) group alarm is raised to indicate the occurrence of a reported PM threshold crossing alert. This alarm is generated at the first occurrence of any line or section threshold crossing alert for the current day time period. The alarm is not generated more than once within a day time period. This alarm automatically clears at the expiration of the day time period. This alarm is due to the following: a defective upstream transmitter (2.5G WT, 10G WT, OC-48/STM-16 T/R, OC-192/STM-64 XR, OC-192/STM-64 T/R, MOR Plus circuit pack) incorrectly provisioned MOR Plus or transmitting circuit packs. a wrong type (positive or negative chirp or incorrect wavelength) of OC-192/STM-64 transmitter of the circuit pack a defective receiver of the circuit pack an optical signal degradation a bent fiber a defective circuit pack a dirty optical connector an incorrectly set mVOA a wrong DCM type for link engineering a DWDM coupler incorrectly configured at the receiving end a DWDM coupler damaged at the receiving or transmitting end an incorrect MOR Plus configuration at the tail end of the link exceeded system PMD specifications an out of service line with no optical/AIS signal Note: The user can remove this alarm by changing the status from reported to not reported using the NE UI.
PM physical TCA
This performance monitoring group alarm is raised to indicate the occurrence of a reported PM threshold crossing alert. This alarm is generated at the first occurrence of any physical threshold crossing alert. The alarm will be active until all physical threshold crossing are cleared. The alarm will not be generated more than once regardless of the number of currently active physical threshold crossing. The purpose of the alarm is to direct the users attention to the alert reporting mechanisms, the event browser on the OPC or the log system on the NE, to see what physical threshold crossing alerts have been generated and to take maintenance action to resolve the causes of the threshold crossings. This alarm will automatically clear when all existing physical threshold crossings clear.
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OC-192 4-Fiber BLSR/STM-64 MS-SPRing facility alarms The following list contains OC-192 4-Fiber BLSR/STM-64 MS-SPRing facility alarms.
OC-192 4-Fiber BLSR/STM-64 MS SPRing facility alarm Default K-bytes Invalid K-bytes Invalid neighbour detected Definition page 2-51 page 2-51 page 2-51 Troubleshooting Procedure 1 Procedure 3-24 Procedure 3-25 Procedure 3-26
1. To troubleshoot this alarm, refer to Trouble Clearing and Module Replacement, 323-1801-543 .
Default K-bytes
This alarm is raised to indicate that the neighboring node transmitted the default APS code. The default APS indicates the sourcing node is incapable of proper APS signalling. Protection switching in accordance with the present state of the ring is not possible. This alarm is raised during the conversion from a linear terminal system to a 4-Fiber BLSR system in a SONET facility or a 4-Fiber MS-SPRing system in an SDH facility. On initiation, the set4Fring command performs validations and initiates a restart. After the recovery, the user can issue a query command to determine the outcome of the configuration. If the configuration was successful, the Default K-bytes and the Node in reconfiguration mode alarms are raised. This alarm clears when the node receives a node map from the OPC. The ring node map defines network element neighbor relationships. The ring node map provides a list of node (APS) IDs ordered according to the physical interconnections of the nodes in the 4-Fiber BLSR system in a SONET facility or a 4-Fiber MS-SPRing system in an SDH facility.
Invalid K-bytes
This alarm is raised to indicate that the received code in the APS channel is: an inconsistent APS code an improper APS code
Invalid neighbour detected
This alarm is raised when the received K-bytes indicate a sourcing network element not corresponding to a neighboring node. This alarm is a transitory alarm raised during the network element conversion from a linear terminal system to a 4-Fiber BLSR system in a SONET facility or a 4-Fiber MS-SPRing system in an SDH facility. On initiation, the set4Fring command performs validations and initiates a restart. After the recovery, the user can issue a query command to determine the outcome of the configuration. If the configuration was successful, an Invalid neighbor
detected alarm is raised on the first node to receive a node map. This alarm clears when the second node receives a node map. The ring node map defines network element neighbor relationships. The ring node map provides a list of node (APS) IDs ordered according to the physical interconnections of the nodes in the 4-Fiber BLSR system in a SONET facility, or a 4-Fiber MS-SPRing system in an SDH facility.
Environmental alarms
Environmental alarms are used to monitor the environmental conditions of the network element, and external customer inputs. The environmental alarms are grouped in two categories: common equipment and parallel telemetry. Common equipment environmental alarms The following environmental alarms are raised against the common equipment.
Common equipment environmental alarm Breaker filter A/B fail Breaker filter A/B missing Definition page 2-52 page 2-53 Troubleshooting Procedure 1 Procedure 4-1 Procedure 4-2 Procedure 4-3 Procedure 4-3 Procedure 4-5 Procedure 4-6 Procedure 4-7 Procedure 4-8 Procedure 4-9 Procedure 4-10 Procedure 4-11
Breaker filter A/B tripped / Breaker filter A/B trip page 2-53 Cooling unit 1/2, fan 1/2/3 fail/missing Fan 1/2/3 fail Fan 1/2/3 missing High shelf temperature Low shelf voltage SATT fail 48 V battery A B CE supply fail 48 V battery A B CE supply low Replacement, 323-1801-543. Breaker filter A/B fail page 2-53 page 2-53 page 2-54 page 2-54 page 2-54 page 2-55 page 2-55 page 2-55
This alarm is raised when the breaker filters A or B fail. This alarm can also be raised when a low shelf voltage is present.The alarm is raised when the condition occurs and clears when you replace the failed breaker. This alarm is masked by the maintenance interface Circuit pack fail and Circuit pack missing alarms. This alarm is masked when the maintenance interface alarms are active, even if the user disabled the maintenance interface alarms.
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This alarm is also masked by the 48V battery A/B CE supply fail and 48V battery A/B CE supply low alarms.
Breaker filter A/B missing
This alarm is raised when either the breaker filter module A or B is not equipped in the control shelf. The alarm is raised when the condition occurs and clears when you insert the breaker filter module. This alarm is masked by the maintenance interface Circuit pack fail and Circuit pack missing alarms. This alarm is masked when the maintenance interface alarms are active, even if the user disabled the maintenance interface alarms.
Breaker filter A/B tripped / Breaker filter A/B trip
This alarm is raised when either the breaker filter module A or B is not equipped in the control shelf. The alarm is raised when the condition occurs and clears when you replace the tripped breaker. This alarm is masked by the maintenance interface Circuit pack fail and Circuit pack missing alarms. This alarm is masked when the maintenance interface alarms are active, even if the user disabled the maintenance interface alarms.
Cooling unit 1/2, fan 1/2/3 fail/missing
This alarm is raised when one of the three fan units on a shelf fails. This alarm is raised when the condition occurs, and clears when you replace the failed or missing fan. This alarm is masked by the maintenance interface Circuit pack fail and Circuit pack missing alarms. This alarm is masked when the maintenance interface alarms are active, even if the user disabled the maintenance interface alarms. Note: This alarm is raised only on OPTera Long Haul 1600 bays in the Combiner configuration.
Fan 1/2/3 fail
This alarm is raised when one of the three fan units fails. This alarm is raised when the condition occurs and clears when you replace the failed fan. This alarm is masked by the maintenance interface Circuit pack fail and Circuit pack missing alarms. This alarm is masked when the maintenance interface alarms are active, even if the user disabled the maintenance interface alarms.
2-54 Alarm definitions Fan 1/2/3 missing
This alarm is raised when one of the three fan units on a shelf is missing or is removed from the shelf. This alarm is raised when the condition occurs and clears when you replace the missing fan. This alarm is masked by the maintenance interface Circuit pack fail and Circuit pack missing alarms. This alarm is masked when the maintenance interface alarms are active, even if the user disabled the maintenance interface alarms.
High shelf temperature
This alarm is raised when the shelf temperature detectors indicate an internal shelf temperature of over 70o C (158o F) for one of the following reasons: A fan module is defective. The central office temperature is too high. There is a problem with circuit packs in the shelf. This alarm is raised when the condition occurs and clears when the temperature falls below 70o C (158o F) for one minute. This alarm is masked by the maintenance interface Circuit pack fail and Circuit pack missing alarms. This alarm is masked when the maintenance interface alarms are active, even if the user disabled the maintenance interface alarms.
Low shelf voltage
This alarm is raised when the shelf controller detects that the voltage supply to all cards equipping the shelf is below the threshold level of -41.5 Vdc. The network element raises this alarm to inform the user of the dropping voltage, and to provide an early warning of potential system failure. This situation occurs in the following cases: There is degradation of the performance of both batteries A and B. There is degradation of the performance of one battery and the other is unused. This alarm is raised when the condition occurs and clears when the voltage returns to the normal operating range. This alarm is masked by the Breaker filter A/B fail and the maintenance interface Circuit pack fail and Circuit pack missing alarms. This alarm is masked when the maintenance interface alarms are active, even if the user disabled the maintenance interface alarms.
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Alarm definitions 2-55 SATT fail
This alarm is raised when the synchronization, alarms, and telemetry termination (SATT) module fails. The alarm is raised when the condition occurs and clears when the condition is not present. This alarm is masked by the maintenance interface Circuit pack fail and Circuit pack missing alarms. This alarm is masked when the maintenance interface alarms are active, even if the user disabled the maintenance interface alarms.
48 V battery A B CE supply fail
This alarm is raised when the -48 Vdc power supply source for the shelf (battery A or B) fails. This alarm is raised when the failure occurs and clears when the condition is not present.
48 V battery A B CE supply low
This alarm is raised when the -48 Vdc power supply source for the shelf (battery A or B) is below the voltage threshold of -41.5 Vdc. If there is degradation of the performance of both 48V battery A and battery B, the Low shelf voltage alarm appears. This alarm is raised when the condition occurs and clears when the condition is not present. Parallel telemetry environmental alarms The following list contains environmental alarms raised against the parallel telemetry circuit pack.
Parallel telemetry environmental alarm Telemetry input (1 to 32) Telemetry output Replacement, 323-1801-543. Telemetry input (1 to 32) Definition page 2-55 page 2-56 Troubleshooting Procedure 1 Procedure 4-12 Procedure 4-13
This alarm is raised when one of the 32-input pins becomes grounded. An open door, power failure, fire, or other alarms can trigger this alarm. This alarm is masked by the parallel telemetry Circuit pack fail alarm. The alarm clears when the latch returns to its normal state or upon removal of the parallel telemetry circuit pack or when the circuit pack group is out of service. Upon re-insertion of the parallel telemetry circuit pack or when the circuit pack group is back in service, the alarms are raised again if the latch is not in its normal state.
2-56 Alarm definitions Telemetry output
This alarm is raised when one of the 8-output latches becomes active to start operation of external equipment (for example, a fan or an audible alarm). These alarms are masked by the parallel telemetry Circuit pack mismatch alarm. The alarms are raised when an output point is active and clear when the latch returns to its normal state. These alarms clear upon removal of the parallel telemetry circuit pack or when the circuit pack group is out of service. Upon reinsertion of the parallel telemetry circuit pack or when the circuit pack group is back in service, the alarms are raised again based on the current state of the latches.
Alerts
Alerts are event reports usually not requiring any direct action from the craftsperson. Alerts that are raised against several circuit packs are grouped in the generic alert category. Alerts that are raised against a specific circuit pack type or facility follow. Generic alerts The following list contains alerts raised against several circuit pack types.
Generic alerts Equipment protection switch complete Equipment protection switch fail Reference switch complete Reference switch fail Timing generation entry to normal / timing generation to normal Replacement, 323-1801-543. Equipment protection switch complete Definition page 2-56 page 2-57 page 2-57 page 2-57 page 2-57 Troubleshooting Procedure 1 Procedure 5-1 Procedure 5-2 Procedure 5-3 Procedure 5-4 Procedure 5-5
This alert applies to the following circuit packs: ESI message exchange timing distribution card This alert is raised when a switch from the active circuit pack to the standby circuit pack is successful. For automatic protection switches, the alert clears when the cause of the automatic protection switch clears. For forced switches
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and lockouts, the alert clears when the forced switch or lockout is released. For manual switches, the alert clears immediately after the manual switch is complete.
Equipment protection switch fail
This alert applies to the following circuit packs: ESI message exchange timing distribution card This alert is raised when a protection switch from the active circuit pack to the standby circuit pack is unsuccessful. This alert is raised when a requested protection switch fails. This alert clears when you drop the protection request or when a successful protection switch is complete.
Reference switch complete
This alert applies to the timing generation (TG) protection group members. This alert is generated when there is a protection switch from one synchronization timing reference source to another. The reference source indicated is the one the system switched to.
Reference switch fail
This alert applies to the timing generation (TG) protection group members This alert is generated when a requested protection switch from one synchronization reference to another fails.
Timing generation entry to normal / timing generation to normal
This alert is raised against the ESI. This alert is raised when the ESI unit is locking on the reference signal.
Performance monitoring alerts The following list contains alerts raised by performance monitoring (PM).
Performance monitoring alerts LBC threshold 1/2 Line/Section Rx CV threshold 1/2 / MS/RS Rx CV threshold 1/2 Line/Section Rx ES threshold 1/2 / MS/RS Rx ES threshold 1/2 Line Rx FEC threshold 1/2 / MS Rx FEC threshold 1/2 Definition page 2-58 page 2-58 page 2-58 page 2-58 Troubleshooting Procedure 1 Procedure 5-6 Procedure 5-7 Procedure 5-8 Procedure 5-9 Procedure 5-10 Procedure 5-11 Procedure 5-12
Line/Section Rx SES threshold 1/2 / MS/RS Rx page 2-58 SES threshold 1/2 Line Rx UAS threshold 1/2 / MS Rx UAS threshold 1/2 Section Rx SEFS threshold 1/2 / RS Rx SEFS threshold 1/2 Replacement, 323-1801-543. LBC threshold 1/2 page 2-59 page 2-59
This alert is raised when the Laser Bias Current value measured on the Transmit Circuit pack has crossed the TCA threshold.
Line/Section Rx CV threshold 1/2 / MS/RS Rx CV threshold 1/2
This alert is raised when the number of line, section, or path receive code violations (CV) exceeds the limit set by either the threshold 1 or threshold 2 value.
Line/Section Rx ES threshold 1/2 / MS/RS Rx ES threshold 1/2
This alert is raised when the number of line, section, or path termination errored seconds (ES) exceeds the limit set by either the threshold 1 or threshold 2 value.
Line Rx FEC threshold 1/2 / MS Rx FEC threshold 1/2
This alert is raised when the number of line receive forward error correction (FEC) exceeds the limit set by either the threshold 1 or threshold 2 value.
Line/Section Rx SES threshold 1/2 / MS/RS Rx SES threshold 1/2
This alert is raised when the number of line, section, or path termination severely errored seconds (SES) exceeds the limit set by either the threshold 1 or threshold 2 value.
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Alarm definitions 2-59 Line Rx UAS threshold 1/2 / MS Rx UAS threshold 1/2
This alert is raised when the number of line or path receive unavailable seconds (UAS) exceeds the limit set by either the threshold 1 or threshold 2 value.
Section Rx SEFS threshold 1/2 / RS Rx SEFS threshold 1/2
This alert is raised when the number of section receive severely errored frame seconds (SEFS) exceeds the limit set by either the threshold 1 or threshold 2 value.
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Clearing multiple-alarm conditions

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Supporting tools and indicators

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The OPC surveillance environment

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Monitoring alarm status by the OPC

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Procedure 1-13 Procedure 1-14 Procedure 1-15

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