Chapter 13
Alarms and Alarm Management
All Cisco EMF events are saved within the Event Browser application, which displays current and
historical data of events. All network objects are color-coded, indicating their operational status. Alarms
are moved up the element hierarchy according to severity.
associated color codes.
Table 13-1 Alarm Color Codes
Alarm Type
Critical
Major
Minor
Informational
You can launch a window on the object that caused the alarm by right-clicking on an Event Browser entry
and selecting Open Dialog from the displayed pop-up menu.
The Full Event Description window appears (see
Full Event Description Window
The Full Event Description window, shown in
in the Event Browser. Launch this window by double-clicking the event in the Event Browser.
Figure 13-2 Full Event Description Window
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Color
Red
Orange
Yellow
White
Figure
13-2).
Figure
13-2, displays full details of an alarm event listed
Cisco Catalyst Switch Manager User Guide
Viewing Cisco Catalyst Switch Manager Alarms
Table 13-1
identifies the alarm types and their
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