Chapter 6 Manage Alarms; Before You Begin - Cisco ONS 15327 Procedure Manual

Manage Alarms
This chapter explains how to view and manage the alarms and conditions on a Cisco ONS 15327.
Cisco Transport Controller (CTC) detects and reports SONET alarms generated by the Cisco ONS 15327
and the larger SONET network. You can use CTC to monitor and manage alarms at a card, node, or
network level. You can also view alarm counts on the LCD front panel.

Before You Begin

This section lists the chapter procedures (NTPs). Turn to a procedure for applicable tasks (DLPs).
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NTP-B195 Document Existing Provisioning, page
record node information or to troubleshoot rings and spans.
NTP-B196 View Alarms, History, Events, and Conditions, page
needed to see alarms and conditions occurring on the node and a complete history of alarm and
condition messages.
NTP-B68 Delete Cleared Alarms from Display, page
delete cleared alarm information that is no longer needed.
NTP-B69 View Alarm-Affected Circuits, page
circuits that are affected by a particular alarm or condition.
NTP-B70 Create, Download, and Assign Alarm Severity Profiles, page
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.
NTP-B168 Enable, Modify, or Disable Alarm Severity Filtering, page
procedure as needed to enable, disable, or modify alarm severity filtering in the Conditions, Alarms,
or History screens; you can enable, modify, and disable alarm severity filtering at the node or
network level.
NTP-B72 Suppress and Discontinue Alarm Suppression, page
suppress reported alarms at the port, card, or node level and disable the suppress command to resume
normal alarm reporting.
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