Alarms

This chapter provides description, severity, and troubleshooting procedure for each commonly encountered alarm in Cisco Optical Site Manager.

DBBACKUP-IN-PROGRESS

Default Severity: Warning

Logical Object: Standing

Resource Type: SYSTEM

The DBBACKUP-IN-PROGRESS alarm is triggered when the user initiates the database backup procedure.

Clear the DBBACKUP-IN-PROGRESS Alarm

Procedure

The alarm is cleared automatically when the database backup procedure is completed.

If the condition does not clear, log into the Technical Support Website at http://www.cisco.com/cisco/web/support/index.html for more information or call Cisco TAC (1 800 553-2447).

DBBACKUP-FAIL

The Database Backup Failed (DBBACKUP-FAIL) alarm is triggered when Cisco Optical Site Manager fails to complete a database backup after initiating a backup. This failure may result from network or server issues.

Clear the DBBACKUP-FAIL Alarm

The alarm is cleared once a database backup completes successfully.

To clear the alarm:

Procedure

Check for any network connectivity issues that could be interrupting the backup process.

If the alarm does not clear, log into the Technical Support Website at for more information or call Cisco TAC (1 800 553-2447).

DBREST-IN-PROGRESS

Default Severity: Warning

Logical Object: Standing

Resource Type: SYSTEM

The DBREST-IN-PROGRESS alarm is triggered when the user initiates the database restore procedure.

Clear the DBREST-IN-PROGRESS Alarm

Procedure

The alarm is cleared automatically when the database restore procedure is completed.

If the condition does not clear, log into the Technical Support Website at http://www.cisco.com/cisco/web/support/index.html for more information or call Cisco TAC (1 800 553-2447).

DBRESTORE-FAIL

The Database Restore Failed (DBRESTORE-FAIL) alarm is triggered when Cisco Optical Site Manager fails to restore the backed up database after initiating a restore. This failure may result from network or server issues.

Clear the DBRESTORE-FAIL Alarm

The alarm is cleared once a database restore completes successfully.

To clear the alarm:

Procedure

Check for any network connectivity issues that could be interrupting the restore process.

If the alarm does not clear, log into the Technical Support Website at for more information or call Cisco TAC (1 800 553-2447).

NE-NOT-AUTH-ACCESS

Default Severity: Major (MJ)

Logical Object: Standing

Resource Type: NE

The NE-NOT-AUTH-ACCESS alarm is raised when incorrect credentials are used to access the device.

Clear the NE-NOT-AUTH-ACCESS Alarm

Procedure

The alarm clears when the device is accessed using the correct credentials.

If the condition does not clear, log into the Technical Support Website at http://www.cisco.com/cisco/web/support/index.html for more information or call Cisco TAC (1 800 553-2447).

SYSBOOT

Default Severity: Major (MJ), Service-Affecting (SA)

Logical Object: NE

The System Reboot alarm indicates that new software is booting on the control card. No action is required to clear the alarm. The alarm clears when all cards finish rebooting the new software. The reboot takes up to 30 minutes. However, if several line cards are present on the nodes in the network or if the line cards reboot many times, the alarm clears before all the line cards reboot completely.

If the condition does not clear, log into the Technical Support Website at http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/index.html for more information or call Cisco TAC (1 800 553-2447).


Note

SYSBOOT is an informational alarm. It only requires troubleshooting if it does not clear.

PROTNA

Default Severity: Minor (MN), Non-Service-Affecting (NSA)

Logical Object: EQPT

The Protection Unit Not Available (PROTNA) alarm is raised when the link between the Cisco Optical Site Manager active and standby application is lost. This can happen due to any of these reasons.

  • The device hosting the standby application is not discoverable or unreachable.

  • There is a cut in the fiber cable connecting to the device hosting the standby application.

Clear the PROTNA Alarm

The alarm is cleared when the link between the Cisco Optical Site Manager Active and Standby application is restored.

To clear the alarm:

Procedure

Step 1

Ensure the device hosting the standby application is discoverable and reachable by the device hosting the active application.

Step 2

Check and repair any cuts in the fiber cable connecting to the device hosting the standby application.

If the alarm does not clear, log into the Technical Support Website at for more information or call Cisco TAC (1 800 553-2447).

RAMAN-CALIBRATION-FAILED

Default Severity: Minor (MN), Non-Service-Affecting (NSA)

Logical Object: OTS

The RAMAN-CALIBRATION-FAILED alarm is raised on the EDRA-1-xx, EDRA-2-xx, and RAMAN-CTP cards when automatic Raman pump calibration is failed and will not run again. The alarm indicates insufficient Raman Amplification by customer fibre. The Raman calibration can also fail due to the setup issues that include:

  • Wrong patch-cords or cabling

  • Incorrect ANS

  • Missing communication channel between nodes.

Clear the RAMAN-CALIBRATION-FAILED Alarm

SUMMARY STEPS

  1. Use optical time domain reflectometer (OTDR) to identity any excess loss between the Raman card LINE-RX port and the customer fibre. After the inspection, a new Raman Calibration is triggered and if the physical problem is fixed, the alarm will clear.
  2. If the alarm is caused by a set-up problem, re-verify all node installation steps and manually trigger a Raman Calibration.

DETAILED STEPS

Step 1

Use optical time domain reflectometer (OTDR) to identity any excess loss between the Raman card LINE-RX port and the customer fibre. After the inspection, a new Raman Calibration is triggered and if the physical problem is fixed, the alarm will clear.

Step 2

If the alarm is caused by a set-up problem, re-verify all node installation steps and manually trigger a Raman Calibration.

If the condition does not clear, log into the Technical Support Website at http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/index.html for more information or call Cisco TAC (1 800 553-2447).

UNTRUSTED-APPLICATION

Default Severity: Critical (CR), Non-Service-Affecting (NSA)

Logical Object: SYSTEM

The Trust Not Established With CSLU/CSSM (UNTRUSTED-APPLICATION) alarm is triggered when Smart License is configured in the Smart Transport or CSLU mode and trust is not established with Cisco Smart Software Manager (CSSM) has not been established.

Clear the UNTRUSTED-APPLICATION Alarm

The alarm is cleared once trust is established between with the CSSM.

To clear the alarm:

Procedure

Ensure that trust is established with CSSM.

For more details on how to establish trust with CSSM, see Configure Smart Transport.

If the alarm does not clear, log into the Technical Support Website at for more information or call Cisco TAC (1 800 553-2447).

USAGE-NOT-REPORTED

Default Severity: Major (MJ), Non-Service-Affecting (NSA)

Logical Object: SYSTEM

The Licenses Usage Is Not Reported (USAGE-NOT-REPORTED) alarm is triggered when the Cisco Optical Site Manager is unable to communicate with the Cisco Smart Software Manager (CSSM) or CSLU.

Clear the USAGE-NOT-REPORTED Alarm

To clear the alarm:

Procedure

Step 1

Verify whether trust has been properly established with CSSM.

Step 2

Verify that CSSM is accessible from Cisco Optical Site Manager, either directly or through CSLU.

If the alarm does not clear, log into the Technical Support Website at for more information or call Cisco TAC (1 800 553-2447).