Alarm Description

Alarm Syntax

• On the WebUI, the alarm information includes the following parameters:
  • Severity
  • Object type
  • Description
  • Generation time
  • Event code
  • Handling suggestions

    For details, see Current Alarms of the WebUI.

• On the CLI, the alarm information includes Generation Time, Severity, Event Code, Status, and Event Description.

Alarm Message Description

This document describes alarms from the following aspects:

• Description

  Provides the following information:

  • Alarm message.
  • Conditions for generating and clearing the alarm.
  • Object for which the alarm was generated.
  • BOM code and SN of the alarmed component.
    • In versions earlier than iBMC V383, the component BOM code is presented as "PN" in the alarm description.
    • In iBMC V383 or later, the component BOM code is changed from "PN" to "BN".
    • In iBMC V3.01.00.00 or later, the component BOM code is presented as "BN" in the alarm description.

  In the iBMC, "disk" is also referred to as "drive".

• Attribute

  • Alarm ID: a hexadecimal code that uniquely identifies an alarm.

  • Alarm severity: level of the impact exerted by a fault corresponding to an alarm.

  • Auto Clear: indicates whether the alarm can be automatically cleared after the fault is rectified.

• Parameters

  Describes the parameters contained in the alarm information.

• Impact on the System

  Describes the Impact on the System.

• Possible Causes

  Provides possible causes of the alarm.

• Procedure

  Describes the procedure of rectifying the fault corresponding to the alarm.

  The handling procedure in the alarm handling suggestions is common for all server models. If a step cannot be performed, skip this step and go to the next step.