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Monitoring Active Alarms on a Device

Purpose

Use to monitor and filter alarms on a Juniper Networks device.

Action

Select Monitor>Events and Alarms>View Alarms in the J-Web user interface. The J-Web View Alarms page displays the following information about preset system and chassis alarms:

  • 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 appear, use the following options:

  • Alarm Type—Specifies 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—Specifies 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—Specifies the alarms you want to monitor. Enter a brief synopsis of the alarms that you want to monitor.
  • Date From—Specifies the beginning of the date range that you want to monitor. Set the date using the calendar pick tool.
  • To—Specifies 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.

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

  • show chassis alarms
  • show system alarms

Published: 2014-12-07