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Alarm Severity Level and Filtering
that is also specified in the rule. A message search for a match continues until the timer expires. Correlation
occurs after the root-cause message is received.
The first message (with category, group, and code triplet) configured in a correlation rule defines the root-cause
message. A root-cause message is always forwarded to the syslog process. See the
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section to learn how the root-cause message is forwarded and stored.
Alarm Severity Level and Filtering
Filter settings can be used to display information based on severity level. The alarm filter display indicates
the severity level settings used to report alarms, the number of records, and the current and maximum log
size.
Alarms can be filtered according to the severity level shown in this table.
Table 2: Alarm Severity Levels for Event Logging
Severity Level
0
1
2
3
4
5
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Bistate Alarms
Bistate alarms are generated by state changes associated with system hardware, such as a change of interface
state from active to inactive, the online insertion and removal (OIR) of a card , or a change in component
temperature. Bistate alarm events are reported to the logging events buffer by default; informational and debug
messages are not.
Cisco IOS XR Software software provides the ability to reset and clear alarms. Clients interested in monitoring
alarms in the system can register with the alarm logging mechanism to receive asynchronous notifications
when a monitored alarm changes state.
Bistate alarm notifications provide the following information:
• The alarm state, which may be in the set state or the clear state.
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router System Monitoring Configuration Guide, Release 4.2.x
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Implementing and Monitoring Alarms and Alarm Log Correlation
System Condition
Emergencies
Alerts
Critical
Errors
Warnings
Notifications
Informational
Correlation Rules, on page
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