Checking Active Alarms

To monitor alarms on the device, select Monitor > Events and Alarms > View Alarms in the J-Web user interface. The View Alarms page displays information about preset system and chassis alarms.

Note: After you make changes to the configuration in this window, you must commit the changes immediately for them to take effect. To commit all changes to the active configuration, select Commit Options > Commit. See Using the Commit Options to Commit Configuration Changes (J-Web Procedure) for details about all commit options.

Alternatively, you can enter the following show commands in the CLI editor:

show chassis alarms
show system alarms

The View Alarms page displays the following information about each alarm:

Type—Type of alarm: System, Chassis, or All.
Severity—Severity class of the alarm: Minor or Major.
Description—Description of the alarm.
Time—Time that the alarm was registered.

To filter which alarms are displayed, use the following options:

Alarm Type—Specify which type of alarm to monitor: System, Chassis, or All. System alarms include FRU detection alarms (power supplies removed, for instance). Chassis alarms indicate environmental alarms such as temperature.
Severity—Specify the alarm severity that you want to monitor: Major, Minor, or All. A major (red) alarm condition requires immediate action. A minor (yellow) condition requires monitoring and maintenance.
Description—Enter a brief synopsis of the alarms you want to monitor.
Date From—Specify the beginning of the date range that you want to monitor. Set the date using the calendar pick tool.
To—Specify the end of the date range that you want to monitor. Set the date using the calendar pick tool.
Go—Executes the options that you specified.
Reset—Clears the options that you specified.