Avaya Definity SI Maintenance Manual page 663

test alarms
Several alarms may be logged against a single maintenance object, each alarm
representing a different problem. Even if there are multiple entries in the alarm log
for a single object, the test alarms command only tests each physical object
once.
Action/
Object Qualifier
test alarms auto-
page
failures
step
short
long
repeat
number
clear
schedule
1 If auto-page option is not specified, the screen does not refresh once filled, and testing stops until the user
presses PAGE (continue) or CANCEL (halts testing).
2 Press CANCEL to abort the command, ENTER to test the currently displayed alarm, NEXT ALARM (function key)
to move to the next alarm, and PREV ALARM (function key) to move to the previous alarm without testing the
currently displayed alarm. If this option is entered, then the NEXT ALARM (function key) or PREV ALARM
(function key) can be pressed at any time during the command, even during test results. If NEXT ALARM or
PREV ALARM is pressed during a test, the test is aborted, testing of the current alarm stops, and the next or
previous alarm displays. If the first alarm is displayed and PREV ALARM is pressed, then the last alarm is
displayed. If the last alarm is currently displayed and the NEXT ALARM is requested, then the first alarm displays.
The only way to terminate this command is to press CANCEL.
3 If no alarms are registered against the maintenance object then the test sequence is run only once. The long
clear option forces a clear of all alarms if no errors are encountered during testing. The short clear option only
clears alarms pertinent to tests in the short sequence. SEE WARNINGS BELOW.
4 Refer to the Report Scheduler and System Printer feature specification for more details.
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Qualifier Description
New screen displays when current
1
screen fills
Only the failures (hardware, aborts,
conflicts, EPN-down) display
Allows "stepping" to the next or
previous alarm (current alarm not
2
tested)
Option for a brief series of
nondestructive diagnostic tests.
Option for a longer, more
comprehensive test series
(includes a destructive test)
How many times each test in the
sequence is repeated (1-100)
This option causes the test
sequence (short or long) to repeat
until the alarm (if any) is cleared or
a single test in the sequence fails.
Command is validated and then a
scheduling form displays to
schedule execution of the
command. The command is then
placed in the command queue and
is executed at the specified time.
The information displayed by the
command is sent to the system
printer instead of the screen.
Examples:
test alarms
test alarms step failures
test alarms long clear auto-page
test alarms long failures
Logins Defaults
init Test
inads sequence
craft = short;
nms repeat = 1
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4
Issue 4 May 2002
Feature
Interactions
See below
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