Alarms
The Acme Packet 6400 generates internal alarms that correspond to internal hardware fault conditions. Hardware faults are divided into two types:
- Hardware and environmental
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Each alarm is assigned a severity level, depending on the details of the fault. Refer to the following table for information about these alarms.
Table 5-1 Alarm Severity Levels
| Alarm Severity | Description |
|---|---|
| Minor | Functionality is impaired to a small degree (e.g., a single fan has failed). |
| Major | Pending failures or unexpected events are imminent (e.g., an LOS). |
| Critical | Catastrophic condition has occurred (e.g., the system is overheating). |
The Acme Packet 6400 polls its hardware components to ensure they are functioning properly. If it encounters a fault condition, it will report alarms in these categories:
- Hardware temperature
- Fan speed
- Environmental sensor
- Power supply
- Voltage
- Physical interface cards
For each category, the following tables list the Acme Packet 6400 alarm name, hardware alarm ID, alarm severity, causes, log message, and graphic display window message, if any.
Important:
If different sensors report two or more events of the same severity with the same Alarm ID, only the first alarm gets reported.