The port-alarm down command enables the function to shut down the associated physical port when an alarm is reported on an interface.
The undo port-alarm down command disables the function to shut down the associated physical port when an alarm is reported on an interface.
By default, the function to shut down the associated physical port is disabled when an alarm is reported on an interface.
This command is supported only on the NetEngine 8000 F1A.
Usage Scenario
This command can be used to shut down the associated physical port when an alarm of a certain type is reported to the NMS. The type of the alarm can be a CRC, SDH, input, output, symbol alarm.
You can run the port-alarm clear command to clear the alarms generated on a port and restore the port.Precautions
This command takes effect only when the corresponding alarm function is enabled. You can run the snmp-agent trap enable port command to enable the function to generate alarms for CRC, SDH, input, output, symbol errors on an interface.