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This chapter describes the Element Management System (EMS) alarm server, and includes the following sections:
The EMS alarm server application works in conjunction with the UNIX and Windows NT versions of EMS. Alarms are user configurable for each NE.
Launching the EMS alarm server is detailed in "Launching EMS."
From Cisco 6700 NetView, select Applications > Connect Alarm Server from the menu bar. Look in the title bar of the window (to the right of "Cisco 6700 NetView"). If the alarm server is connected, the title bar will give the IP address of the alarm server.
If EMS cannot connect to the alarm server, the title bar reads "Failed to connect to alarm server." Either the alarm server is not running, or it has been provisioned with an incorrect IP address. See "Installing EMS," for instructions on installing and provisioning the EMS alarm server.
The polling interval determines how often the alarm server checks for alarm conditions. To configure the polling interval, select Applications > Configure Polling Interval from the net view menu bar.
To monitor or shut down the alarm server, perform the following steps starting in net view:
Step 2 EMS prompts you for the alarm server password. (See Figure 17-1.)
Step 3 Enter the alarm server password and click OK. If you do not enter the alarm server password, you can monitor the alarm server, but you cannot shut the alarm server down. Contact your EMS administrator for the alarm server password.
Step 4 EMS launches the alarm server status window, displaying the IP address of the alarm server host and the status of the alarm servers and daemons. (See Figure 17-2.)
Step 5 To shut down the EMS alarm server, click Stop Alarm Server. EMS asks for confirmation; click Yes to confirm.
Step 6 To return to net view, click Dismiss.
From net view, select Applications > Display Total Alarm Messages from the menu bar. EMS launches the alarm display window. (See Figure 17-3.)
The alarm display lists the following information:
To sort the alarm display by a field type, click on the header bar of the field used as the sort criterion.
You can acknowledge an alarm in EMS by attaching a comment to the alarm. This is not the same as clearing an alarm; an acknowledged alarm is still listed in the alarm display as active.
To acknowledge an alarm, perform the following steps starting in the alarm display window:
Step 2 EMS launches the alarm acknowledgement window. (See Figure 17-5.)
Step 3 Enter an attachment for the alarm, and click Done.
Step 4 EMS returns to the alarm display. The alarm display shows a green background in the Severity field of the acknowledged alarm. (See Figure 17-6.)
Step 5 Right-click on the acknowledged alarm and select Display Acknowledgement Note to show the attachment for the acknowledged alarm.
Step 6 To show a list of all acknowledged alarms, select Applications > Acknowledgement List from the alarm display window. EMS displays the acknowledgement list. (See Figure 17-7.)
Clearing an alarm removes the alarm from the alarm display and any alarm lists. To clear an alarm, perform the following steps starting in the alarm display window:
Step 2
You can purge a node from the alarm monitoring list, disabling alarm reporting from the selected node. To purge a node, perform the following steps starting in the alarm display window:
Step 2 EMS prompts you for confirmation. Click Yes to purge the selected node.
Step 3 EMS returns to the alarm display window. Purged nodes are shown with a strikeout through the alarm name and a bright green background in the Severity field.
The history message display provides a summary of all alarm conditions that have been cleared (resolved) to date. The messages in this display cannot be modified or deleted. These messages can be sorted based on time of occurrence, severity, or alarm name.
To view the alarm message display, select History Message Display from the net view menu bar or popup menu. (See Figure 17-9.)
The event message display provides a summary of NE events that do not affect service (such as MCC switchover and timing reference switchover). This display cannot be modified or deleted. These messages can be sorted based on time of occurrence or alarm name.
To view the event message display, select Event Message Display from the Cisco 6700 NetView menu bar or popup menu. (See Figure 17-10.)
To display a list of all possible event ID numbers, select Applications > Event ID List from the event message display menu bar. EMS displays the event ID list. (See Figure 17-11.)
Posted: Mon Sep 25 17:06:23 PDT 2000
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