Classify And Organize Faults; Search Capabilities - Nortel 2350 User Manual

Classify and Organize Faults

When a fault occurs in WMS, the Fault Management System offers a means to categorize the fault by functional area
and severity.
Depending on the functional area in which a fault occurs, the fault can be assigned to one of the following categories:
• System
• Performance
• Security
• Client
WMS also organizes faults by the following severities:
• Critical (Red)
• Major (Orange)
• Minor (Yellow)
• Informational (Blue)
WMS displays a single fault management table that allows you to view all fault-related information, including the fault's
functional area and severity, a description of the fault, the WSS that is the source of the fault, the current state of the
fault, and tasks you can perform to respond to the fault, including alarm management, resolutions, and reports.

Search Capabilities

WMS users can sort system faults based on any of the columns in the table. WMS sorts fault events on the date of occur-
rence as Today, Yesterday, Last Week, or Last Month. WMS can also sort faults based on Category, Source, Severity,
and Time. Other standard, commonly used filters are also available, such as Current Hour, Current Day, and text search.
To perform a text search, type the desired description in the text box located in the alarm filter tool bar.
Use the fault dashboard, shown below, located above the alarm details panel to gather specific data about particular
alarms. The lists allow you to filter your results by selecting criteria
Menu items include the following options:
• All Severities
• Critical
• Major
• Minor
• Info
• All Categories
• System
• Performance Client
• Security
Nortel WLAN Management Software 2300 Series User Guide
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