- Preface
- Chapter 1, Install the Cisco ONS 15310-CL
- Chapter 2, Install the Cisco ONS 15310-MA
- Chapter 3, Connect the PC and Log Into the GUI
- Chapter 4, Turn Up a Node
- Chapter 5, Turn Up a Network
- Chapter 6, Create Circuits and VT Tunnels
- Chapter 7, Manage Circuits
- Chapter 8, Monitor Performance
- Chapter 9, Manage Alarms
- Chapter 10, Change Port Settings
- Chapter 11, Change Node Settings
- Chapter 12, Upgrade Cards and Spans
- Chapter 13, Convert Network Configurations
- Chapter 14, Add and Remove Nodes
- Chapter 15, Maintain the Node
- Chapter 16, Power Down the Node
- Chapter 17, DLPs C1 to C99
- Chapter 18, DLPs C100 to C199
- Chapter 19, DLPs C200 to C299
- Appendix A, CTC Information and Shortcuts
- Before You Begin
- NTP-C56 Document Existing Provisioning
- NTP-C57 View Alarms, History, Events, and Conditions
- NTP-C58 Delete Cleared Alarms from Display
- NTP-C59 View Alarm-Affected Circuits
- NTP-C60 Create, Download, and Assign Alarm Severity Profiles
- NTP-C61 Enable, Modify, or Disable Alarm Severity Filtering
- NTP-C62 Suppress Alarms or Discontinue Alarm Suppression
- NTP-C63 Provision External Alarms and Controls
Manage Alarms
This chapter explains how to view and manage the alarms and conditions on a Cisco ONS 15310-CL and Cisco ONS 15310-MA.
Cisco Transport Controller (CTC) detects and reports SONET alarms generated by the ONS 15310-CL, ONS 15310-MA, and the larger SONET network. You can use CTC to monitor and manage alarms at a card, node, or network level.
Before You Begin
This section lists the chapter procedures (NTPs). Turn to a procedure for applicable tasks (DLPs).
1. 
C56 Document Existing Provisioning—Complete this procedure as needed to print and export node information.
2. C57 View Alarms, History, Events, and Conditions—Complete this procedure as needed to see alarms and conditions occurring on the node and a complete history of alarm and condition messages.
3. C58 Delete Cleared Alarms from Display—Complete this procedure as needed to delete cleared alarm information that is no longer needed.
4. C59 View Alarm-Affected Circuits—Complete this procedure as needed to find circuits that are affected by a particular alarm or condition.
5. C60 Create, Download, and Assign Alarm Severity Profiles—Complete this procedure as needed to change the default severity for certain alarms; assign the new severities to a port, card, or node; and delete alarm profiles.
6. C61 Enable, Modify, or Disable Alarm Severity Filtering—Complete this procedure as needed to enable, disable, or modify alarm severity filtering in the Conditions, Alarms, or History screens; or you can enable, modify, and disable alarm severity filtering at the node or network level.
7. C62 Suppress Alarms or Discontinue Alarm Suppression—Complete this procedure as needed to suppress reported alarms at the port, card, or node level and disable the suppress command to resume normal alarm reporting.
8. C63 Provision External Alarms and Controls—Complete this procedure as needed to provision external alarms and controls on the 15310-CL-CTX card (ONS 15310-CL) or CTX2500 card (ONS 15310-MA).
NTP-C56 Document Existing Provisioning
Step 1 Complete the "DLP-C29 Log into CTC" task at the node that has the information you want to record or save. If you are already logged in, continue with Step 2.
Step 2 As needed, complete the "DLP-C222 Print CTC Data" task.
Step 3 As needed, complete the "DLP-C223 Export CTC Data" task.
Stop. You have completed this procedure.
NTP-C57 View Alarms, History, Events, and Conditions
Step 1 Log into the node that contains the alarms you want to view. See the "DLP-C29 Log into CTC" task for instructions. If you are already logged in, proceed to Step 2.
Step 2 Complete the "DLP-C72 View Alarms" task as needed.
Step 3 Complete the "DLP-C73 View Alarm or Event History" task as needed.
Step 4 Complete the "DLP-C74 Change the Maximum Number of Session Entries for Alarm History" task as needed.
Step 5 Complete the "DLP-C75 Display Alarms and Conditions Using Time Zone" task as needed.
Step 6 Complete the "DLP-C76 Synchronize Alarms" task as needed.
Step 7 Complete the "DLP-C77 View Conditions" task as needed.
Stop. You have completed this procedure.
NTP-C58 Delete Cleared Alarms from Display
Step 1 Log into a node where you want to delete alarms. See the "DLP-C29 Log into CTC" task for instructions. If you are already logged in, continue with Step 2.
Step 2 To delete cleared node-level alarms:
a. In node view, click the Alarms tab.
b. Click Delete Cleared Alarms, referring to the following rules:
•If the Autodelete Cleared Alarms check box is checked, an alarm disappears from the window when it is cleared.
•If the Autodelete Cleared Alarms check box is not checked, an alarm remains in the window when it is cleared. The alarm appears white in the window and has a Clear (C) severity. The alarm can be removed by clicking the Delete Cleared Alarms button.
This action removes any cleared ONS 15310-CL alarms from the Alarms display. The rows of cleared alarms turn white and have a C in their status (ST) column (Figure 9-1). The ONS 15310-MA Conditions window is shown. The ONS 15310-CL Conditions window is very similar to it.
Figure 9-1 ONS 15310-MA Node View Conditions Window
Step 3 To delete cleared card-level alarms:
a. In node view, double-click the card graphic for the card you want to open.
b. Click the Alarms tab and then click Delete Cleared Alarms, referring to the following rules:
•If the Autodelete Cleared Alarms check box is checked, an alarm disappears from the window when it is cleared.
•If the Autodelete Cleared Alarms check box is not checked, an alarm remains in the window when it is cleared. The alarm appears white in the window and has a Clear (C) severity. The alarm can be removed by clicking the Delete Cleared Alarms button.
Step 4 To delete cleared network-level alarms:
a. From the View menu choose Go to Network View.
b. Click the Alarms tab and then click Delete Cleared Alarms, referring to the following rules:
•If the Autodelete Cleared Alarms check box is checked, an alarm disappears from the window when it is cleared.
•If the Autodelete Cleared Alarms check box is not checked, an alarm remains in the window when it is cleared. The alarm appears white in the window and has a Clear (CL) severity. The alarm can be removed by clicking the Delete Cleared Alarms button.
Step 5 To remove the transient messages from the History window, click Delete Cleared Alarms.Transient messages are single messages, not raise-and-clear pairs (that is, they do not have companion messages stating they are cleared).
Stop. You have completed this procedure.
NTP-C59 View Alarm-Affected Circuits
Step 1 Complete the "DLP-C29 Log into CTC" task. If you are already logged in, continue with Step 2.
Step 2 In the network, node, or card view, click the Alarms tab or Conditions tab and then right-click anywhere in the row of an active alarm or condition.
Note The node view is the default, but you can also navigate to the Alarms tab in the network view or card view to perform Step 2.
The Select Affected Circuit option appears on the shortcut menu (Figure 9-2). The ONS 15310-MA Conditions window is shown. The ONS 15310-CL Conditions window is very similar.
Figure 9-2 ONS 15310-MA Select Affected Circuits Option
Step 3 Left-click or right-click Select Affected Circuits.
The Circuits window appears with the affected circuits highlighted.
Step 4 If you want to search for particular circuits, see the "DLP-C78 Search for Circuits" task.
Stop. You have completed this procedure.
NTP-C60 Create, Download, and Assign Alarm Severity Profiles
Step 1 Complete the "DLP-C29 Log into CTC" task at the node where you want to create an alarm profile. If you are already logged in, continue with Step 2 to create, clone or modify an alarm profile, or go to Step 3 to download an alarm profile.
Step 2 Complete the "DLP-C79 Create a Cloned Alarm Severity Profile" task. This task clones a current alarm profile and then renames and customizes it.
Step 3 Complete the "DLP-C80 Download an Alarm Severity Profile" task. This task downloads an alarm severity profile from a CD or a node.
Note After storing a created or downloaded alarm profile, you must go to the node (either by logging into it or clicking on it from the network view) and activate the profile by applying it to the shelf, one or more cards, or one or more ports.
Step 4 As necessary, complete the "DLP-C81 Apply Alarm Profiles to Ports" task or the "DLP-C82 Apply Alarm Profiles to Cards and Nodes" task.
Step 5 As needed, complete the "DLP-C83 Delete Alarm Severity Profiles" task.
Stop. You have completed this procedure.
NTP-C61 Enable, Modify, or Disable Alarm Severity Filtering
Step 1 Complete the "DLP-C29 Log into CTC" task. If you are already logged in, continue with Step 2.
Step 2 As necessary, complete the "DLP-C84 Enable Alarm Filtering" task to enable alarm filtering at the card, node, and network views for all nodes in the network. Alarm filtering can be enabled for alarms or conditions.
Step 3 As necessary, complete the "DLP-C85 Modify Alarm and Condition Filtering Parameters" task to modify the alarm filtering for network nodes to show or hide particular alarms or conditions.
Step 4 As necessary, complete the "DLP-C88 Disable Alarm Filtering" task to disable alarm profile filtering for all network nodes.
Stop. You have completed this procedure.
NTP-C62 Suppress Alarms or Discontinue Alarm Suppression
Step 1 Complete the "DLP-C29 Log into CTC" task. If you are already logged in, continue with Step 2.
Step 2 Complete the "DLP-C86 Suppress Alarm Reporting" task to enable the node to send autonomous messages that clear specific raised alarms and cause suppressed alarms to appear in the Conditions window.
Note Suppressing one or more alarms prevents them from appearing in Alarm or History windows or in any other clients. The suppress command causes CTC to display them in the Conditions window with their severity, their severity color code, and service-affecting status.
Step 3 Complete the "DLP-C87 Discontinue Alarm Suppression" task to discontinue alarm suppression and resume normal alarm reporting.
Stop. You have completed this procedure.
NTP-C63 Provision External Alarms and Controls
Note External alarm physical connections are made using the ALARM port on the front of the ONS 15310-CL and ONS 15310-MA. The alarms and controls are provisioned using the 15310-CL-CTX and CTX2500 card view. For information about the 15310-CL-CTX and CTX2500 external alarms and controls, virtual wire, and orderwire, refer to the Cisco ONS 15310-CL and Cisco ONS 15310-MA Reference Manual.
Step 1 In the node view, double-click the active 15310-CL-CTX or CTX2500 card. The card view appears.
Step 2 If you are provisioning external alarms, click the Provisioning > External Alarms tabs (Figure 9-3). (The view is similar for either platform.) If you are not provisioning external alarms, continue with Step 7.
Step 3 To add User Defined Alarm Types, complete the"DLP-C277 Create User Defined Alarm Types" task. If you are not adding User Defined Alarm Types continue with Step 4
Figure 9-3 External Alarms for the ONS 15310-MA
Step 4 Complete the following fields for each external device wired to the controller card:
•Enabled—Check this check box to activate the fields for the alarm input number.
•Alarm Type—Choose an option from the Alarm Type drop-down list.
•Severity—Choose an option from the Severity drop-down list.
The severity determines the severity the alarm has in the Alarms and History tabs and determines whether the LEDs are activated. Critical (CR), Major (MJ), and Minor (MN) alarms activate the 15310-CL-CTX and CTX2500 LEDs. Not-Alarmed (NA) and Not-Reported (NR) do not activate LEDs, but do report the information in CTC.
•Virtual Wire—Choose an option to assign the external device to a virtual wire. Otherwise, do not change the None default. For information about the virtual wire, see the Cisco ONS 15310-CL and Cisco ONS 15310-MA Reference Manual.
•Raised When—Choose the condition (open or closed) that triggers the alarm.
•Description—A default description is provided; enter a different description if needed.
Step 5 To provision up to six virtual wire inputs for external devices, complete Step 4 for each additional device.
Step 6 Click Apply.
Step 7 If you are provisioning external control outputs for external devices connected to the controller card, click the External Controls tab (Figure 9-3).
Step 8 Complete the following fields for each external control wired to the controller card:
•Enabled—Check this check box to activate the Control Type, Trigger Type, and Description columns for the alarm input number.
•Control Type—Choose an option: air conditioner, engine, fan, generator, heat, light, sprinkler, or miscellaneous.
•Trigger Type—Choose a trigger type: a local minor, major, or critical alarm; a remote minor, major, or critical alarm; or a virtual wire activation.
•Description—Enter a description.
Step 9 To provision a second external control, complete Step 8 for the additional device.
Step 10 Click Apply.
Stop. You have completed this procedure.
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