ADC Release 3.1 - Manual (Page 486)

1152700 • Issue 1 • February 2001 • Section 2 Operations and Maintenance
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© 2000, ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
TAP-100
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Table 101-2. Alphabetical NMIC Generated Alarm Reports, continued
ALARM
MESSAGE SEVERITY IMPACT DESCRIPTION SUGGESTED COURSE OF ACTION
NMIC Full
Database
Restoration
Failed Minor Not
Service
Affecting. Informs user that the NMIC
database restoration attempt
has failed. Check statuses of NMICs and
reattempt database restoration.
NMIC Full
Database
Restoration
Needed Informatio
nal Alert Not
Service
Affecting Informs user that the NMIC
cards (working and protect)
are out of sync. Perform a database restoration
to synchronize the information
on the NMIC cards. Refer to
DLP-719.
NMIC lost
connection
with NMIC
application Informatio
nal Alert Not
Service
Affecting Informs user that the NMIC
had a failure resulting in a
loss of connection with its
application. This event will result in a
protection switch if the second
NMIC is in sync and protection
switching is enabled.
NMIC lost
connection
with NMIC
resources
agent Informatio
nal Alert Not
Service
Affecting Informs user that the NMIC
had a failure resulting in a
loss of connection with its
resource agent. This event will result in a
protection switch if the second
NMIC is in sync and protection
switching is enabled.
NMIC lost
connection
with peer
NMIC Informatio
nal Alert Not
Service
Affecting Working NMIC cannot
communicate with the
protection NMIC. Protection switching will not be
enabled at this point. Try
reseating standby NMIC. May
need to perform a database
restoration upon reestablishing
communication paths.
NMIC
Protection
Change
Notification Informatio
nal Alert Not
Service
Affecting An informational alert
informing the user that the
protection mode has been
changed. This may be due to
a Lockout or an Automatic
Protection Switch (APS)
being initiated. No action necessary. Verify the
protection operation change is
required and revert back if it is
not.
NMIC
Protection
Switch
Notification Informatio
nal Alert Not
Service
Affecting An informational alert
indicating the NMIC has
started the process of
switching to the protect card. No action necessary. Verify
card switches properly upon
completion.
Physical
Fiber Failure Major Not
service
affecting Network has experienced a
failure on one of the fiber
interconnections between the
nodes, indicated on the GUI
screen as an orange
connection. Check NE alarm reports at each
end of the fiber. Any LOS or
Section AIS on the hop may
cause this alarm.
Second
NMIC
Plugged into
Invalid Slot Informatio
nal Alert Not
Service
Affecting Informs the user that the
protection NMIC is not
seated into the proper slot in
the backplane. Remove the protection NMIC
and reinstall into slots 4 and 5.