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alarm (chassis)

Syntax

alarm {interface-type {alarm-name (ignore |red | yellow);}}

Hierarchy Level

[edit chassis],[edit chassis interconnect-device name],[edit chassis node-group name]

Release Information

Statement introduced before Junos OS Release 7.4.

Statement introduced in Junos OS Release 11.1 for the QFX Series.

Statement introduced in Junos OS Release 12.2 for the ACX Series.

Description

Configure the chassis alarms and whether they trigger a red or yellow alarm, or whether they are ignored. Red alarm conditions light the RED ALARM LED on either the router’s craft interface or the switch’s LCD screen and trigger an audible alarm if one is connected to the contact on the craft interface or LCD screen. Yellow alarm conditions light the YELLOW ALARM LED on either the router’s craft interface or the switch’s LCD screen and trigger an audible alarm if one is connected to the craft interface or LCD screen.

To configure more than one alarm, include multiple alarm-name lines.

Options

alarm-name—Alarm condition. For a list of conditions, see System-Wide Alarms and Alarms for Each Interface Type.

ignore—The specified alarm condition does not set off any alarm.

interface-type—Type of interface on which you are configuring the alarm: atm, ethernet, sonet, or t3.

red—The specified alarm condition sets off a red alarm.

yellow—The specified alarm condition sets off a yellow alarm.

Required Privilege Level

interface—To view this statement in the configuration.

interface-control—To add this statement to the configuration.

Published: 2013-08-15