Viewing Alarm Log Details - Brocade Communications Systems RFS6000 System Reference Manual

3. Select either of the two available options to view alarm log information:
View By Page Select the
option to page through alarm logs. If there are a large number of alarms, the user can navigate to the page that has
been completely loaded. All operations can be performed on the currently loaded data. Enter a page number next to
"Page" and click the
View All Select the
alarms, the
4. Refer to the table within the Alarm Log screen for the following information:
Index Displays the unique numerical identifier for trap events (alarms) generated in the system. Use the index to help
differentiate an alarm from others with similar attributes.
Status Displays the current state of the requests made from the applet. Requests are any "SET/GET" operation from the
applet. The
switch.
Time Stamp Displays the date, year, and time the alarm was raised (as well as the time zone of the system). The time stamp only
states the time the alarm was generated, not the time it was acknowledged.
Severity Displays the severity level of the event. Use this (non numerical and verbal) description to assess the criticality of the
alarms. Severity levels include:
•
Critical
•
Major
•
Warning
•
Informational
•
Normal
Module Name Displays the module name that triggered this alarm. Use this information to assess if this alarm is a recurring
problem or if it is an isolated incident.
Type Displays the alarm type.
Message Displays a detailed event message corresponding to the alarm event. It contains an event-specific message for
information about the alarm. Use this value along with the
identification.
5. Select an alarm and click the Details button to display an alarm description along with a
6. Select the alarm(s) from those listed and click the Delete button to remove them from the list
7.
8. Click the Export button to export the content of the table to a Comma Separated Values file

Viewing Alarm Log Details

Use the Details option when additional information is required for a specific alarm to make an
informed decision on whether to delete, acknowledge, or export the alarm.
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View By Page
radio button to view alarm log information on a per page basis. Use the
Go
button to move to the specific page.
View All
radio button to display the complete alarm log within the table. If there are a large number of
View All
option will take several minutes to load.
Status
displays error messages if something goes wrong in the transaction between the applet and the
system proposed solution and possible causes. For more information, see
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of alarms.
This is not recommended in instances where the problem is unacknowledged and the criticality
has not yet been assessed.
Select the unacknowledged alarm(s) from those listed and click the Acknowledge button to
acknowledge them.
(CSV).
Details
description for optimal problem event
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