Alarm Information Description

Description

Two parts are included:

• Alarm message: indicates the character string that describes the alarm. It is displayed on a device.
• Alarm meaning: indicates the meaning of the alarm.

Attribute

Three parts are included:

• OID: indicates the object ID defined in the MIB.
• Alarm severity: indicates to what extent the fault affects the performance of the device.
• Alarm functionality: indicates the function that the fault is related to.

Parameters

Indicates the parameters included in the alarm. Parameters in an alarm help in locating the fault and analyzing the alarm.

Impact on System

Analyzes the impact of this trap on the system.

Possible Causes

This part describes the causes for an alarm generated by the system.

Handling Procedure

This part diagnoses the fault and provides suggestions for system recovery.

Related Information

This part describes associated alarms to help in finding out the root cause for the alarm and the causes for the associated alarms.