Chapter 10
Alarm Monitoring and Management
10.3.1 Creating and Modifying Alarm Profiles
Alarm profiles are created at the network view using the Provisioning > Alarm Profiles tabs
(Figure 10-7.)
loading the Default profile on the node, you can use the Clone feature to create new profiles based on
the default alarm profile. After the new profile is created, the Alarm Profiles tab shows the default profile
and the new profile.
Figure 10-7 Alarm profiles screen showing the default profiles of the listed alarms
Procedure: Create an Alarm Profile
Display the CTC network view.
Step 1
Click the Provisioning > Alarm Profiles tabs.
Step 2
Click Load.
Step 3
Step 4
Highlight the node name you are logged into under Node Names and highlight Default under Profile
Names.
Click OK.
Step 5
Right-click anywhere in the Default column to display the Profile Editing menu.
Step 6
Step 7
Choose Clone from the menu. (You can also clone any other profiles that appear under the Available
button, except Inherited.)
In the Clone Profile Default dialog box, enter a name in New Profile Name.
Step 8
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A default alarm profile (in the Default column) is pre-provisioned for every alarm. After
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