Alarms On Nbx Digital Line Cards - 3Com SuperStack 3 NBX Administrator's Manual

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Alarms on NBX
Digital Line Cards
The T1 and E1 Digital Line Cards support all of the alarm states and
signals described in "Alarm Descriptions" earlier in this chapter. Two
status lights indicate the status of the T1 and E1 cards:
Table 74 Digital Line Card Status Lights
Status Light Purpose
Nominal On: Indicates that there are no error or alarm conditions.
Flashing: Indicates that a call is active on at least one channel
of the T1 or E1 Digital Line Card.
CF (Carrier Fail) On: Indicates that a Red Alarm state or Blue Alarm state exists
on the card.
To determine which alarm state exists:
1 Log in to the NBX NetSet utility using the administrator
2 In the NBX NetSet - Main Menu window, click Device
3 Click the Digital Line Cards tab.
4 In the Select Device Type pull-down list, select T1 Span List
5 Click Apply.
6 Select the span you want.
7 Click Status. The words Red Alarm or Blue Alarm appear in
RA (Remote Alarm) On: Indicates a Yellow Alarm state on the card.
To confirm that the Yellow Alarm state exists:
1 Log in to the NBX NetSet utility using the administrator
2 In the NBX NetSet - Main Menu window, click Device
3 Click the Digital Line Cards tab.
4 In the Select Device Type pull-down list, if you are using a
5 Click Apply.
6 Select the span you want and click Status. The words
NOTE: This light is used only on the T1 Digital Line Card.
LB (Loop Back) On: Indicates that the card is in loop-back testing mode.
NOTE: This light is not used to indicate any of the Red, Blue,
or Yellow alarms.
login ID and password.
Configuration.
or, if you are using an E1 card, select ISDN PRI Span List.
the Status field.
login ID and password.
Configuration.
T1 Digital Line Card, select T1 Span List or, if you are using
an E1 Digital Line Card, select ISDN PRI Span List.
Yellow Alarm appear in the Status field.