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11.4 Messages

ALARM MESSAGES

Alarms generally indicate that an error has been

detected that impacts or degrades the performance

for part of the network. For example, an alarm

message would be sent if the line error rates were

excessive, or if a link went down.

To clear an alarm, select option 9 (Clear Alarm

Displays) from the Command Facility Main Menu or

select Clear Latched Alarms on the LCD/Keypad.

(See the LCD Blinking Backlight discussion in

Section 13.1, General LCD/Keypad Information. See

also Section 13.5, Administration.)

The output of alarm messages can be selected via

the Output Event/Alarm Reports menu. Alarm

Reporting must be enabled or you will not receive

any alarm messages. (Output Event/Alarm Reports

and Alarm Reporting are options 7 and 4,

respectively, of the Command Facility Parameters

Menu. See Section 11.3, Configuring the Command

Facility, and Table 11-3 for more information.)

For a list and description of all the alarms, refer to

Appendix D, Messages.

VENT MESSAGES

Event messages are reported in real time and

indicate changes in the network that do not impact

the overall performance of the network. For

example, an event message will be sent if a port is

connecting or a local link has restarted.

The output of event messages can be selected via

the Output Event/Alarm Reports menu. Event

Reporting must be enabled or you will not receive

any event messages. (Output Event/Alarm Reports

and Event Reporting are options 7 and 3,

respectively, of the Command Facility Parameters

Menu. See Section 11.3, Configuring the Command

Facility, and Table 11-3 for more information.)

For a list and description of all the events, refer to

Appendix C, Messages.

LASS MESSAGES

A class message is what appears on the screen when

the user successfully connects to the requested class.

See Section 10.8, Classes, and Table 10-3 for more

information.

ROADCAST MESSAGES

Broadcasting is an administration function which

allows the system administrator to send a message to

an async port or to a group of async ports on the

network.

To broadcast, select option 6 from the Command

Facility Main Menu.

The following prompt appears:

Enter the node ID and channel number or range of

channels.

If there is a non-async port in the range selected,

the following message will appear on the screen:

** INCORRECT CHANNEL TYPE **

If the port or range selected is all async, the system

COMMAND FACILITY MAIN MENU [node id]

CLEAR ALARM DISPLAYS

COMMAND FACILITY MAIN MENU [node id]

BROADCAST

ENTER NODE-ID/CHANNEL#

(OR RANGE OF CHANNELS)

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