Conditions
The Conditions tab displays retrieved fault conditions for the network (network view), node (node view), or card (card view). A condition is a fault or status detected by Cisco ONS hardware or software. When a condition occurs and continues for a minimum period, CTC raises a condition, which is a flag showing that this particular condition currently exists on the ONS node. The Conditions tab does not automatically update to show new conditions; you must use the Retrieve button to refresh the tab.
The Conditions window shows all conditions that occur, including those that are superseded. For instance, if a network problem causes two alarms, such as loss of frame (LOF) and loss of signal (LOS), CTC shows both the LOF and LOS conditions in this window. Having all conditions visible can be helpful when troubleshooting the node. If you want to retrieve conditions that obey a root-cause hierarchy (that is, LOS supersedes and replaces LOF), you can exclude the same root causes by checking the Exclude Same Root Cause check box.
Tip: In node view, you can double-click an alarm to display the card where the alarm occurred.
The following table describes the columns and buttons on the Conditions tab.
 
Item
Description
Date
Date and time of the condition.
Node
(Network view only) The node where the condition occurred.
Object
TL1 access identifier (AID) for the alarmed object. For HPmon or LPmon alarms, the object.
Eqpt Type
(Does not appear for all cards) If the alarm is raised on a card, the card type.
Shelf
(Network view or multishelf node view only) When checked, indicates a multishelf condition.
Slot
(Does not appear for all cards) If the alarm is raised on a card, the slot where the condition occurred.
Port
If the condition is raised on a card, the port where the condition is raised. For HPTerm and LPTerm, the port refers to the upstream card it is partnered with.
Wavelength
Wavelength is a provisionable parameter on the port entity. If a wavelength is provisioned that does not match PPM capability, a PROV-MISMATCH alarm occurs. Wavelength is displayed for DWDM, MRC (ONS 15454 SDH only), and ASAP (ONS 15600 SDH only) cards.
Path Width
Indicates how many VC-4s are contained in an alarmed path. (For any non-VC-4 object, such as a VC-3, the column is blank.)
Sev
The condition severity level: CR (Critical, displayed in red), MJ (Major, displayed in orange), MN (Minor, displayed in yellow), NA (Not Alarmed, displayed in pink), or NR (Not Reported, displayed in blue).
SA
When checked, indicates a service-affecting alarm.
Cond
The error message/condition name.
Description
Description of the condition.
Direction
Displays the direction (receive or transmit) of the alarm condition and is relative to the entity (node, card, slot, or port) identified by the AID (entity identifier).
Location
Displays the location (far, near, or N/A) of the alarm condition and refers to the entity (node, card, slot, or port) identified by the AID (entity identifier). Near end refers to alarm conditions occurring at the identified entity, and far end refers to alarm conditions occurring at a distant entity connected to the identified entity.
Retrieve
Requests the current set of fault conditions. The Conditions tab is not updated when conditions change; therefore, you must click Retrieve to see any changes.
Filter
Displays the Conditions Filter dialog box to filter the conditions that appear on the Conditions tab.
Exclude Same Root Cause
If checked, eliminates all lower-level alarms or conditions that originate from the same cause from the Conditions tab. For example, a fiber break might cause an LOS alarm, an alarm indication signal (AIS) condition, and a signal failure (SF) condition. If you check the Exclude Same Root Cause check box, the AIS and SF conditions are eliminated because the LOS alarm supersedes them. According to Telcordia, exclusion rules apply to a query of “all conditions from a node.”
Turns the filter on or off. CTC retains that last filter activation setting. For example, if you turn the filter on and then log out, CTC keeps the filter active the next time you log in.
Help
Displays context-sensitive help.

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