Configuring Alarms with a Configuration Editor

Navigate to the Alarm level in the configuration hierarchy.

1. In the J-Web interface, select Configuration>View and Edit>Edit Configuration.
2. Next to Chassis, click Configure or Edit.
3. Next to Alarm, click Configure or Edit.

From the [edit] hierarchy level, enter

edit chassis alarm

Configure the system to generate a red interface alarm when a Yellow alarm is detected on a T1 (DS1) link.

1. In the Ds1 field, click Configure.
2. From the Ylw list, select red.
3. Click OK.

Enter

set ds1 ylw red

Configure the system to generate a red interface alarm when a link down failure is detected on an Ethernet link.

1. In the Ethernet field, click Configure.
2. From the Link down list, select red.
3. Click OK.

Enter

set ethernet link–down red

Configure the system to generate the following interface alarms on a serial link:

• Yellow alarm when no CTS signal is detected
• Yellow alarm when no DCD signal is detected
• Red alarm when the receiver clock is not detected
• Red alarm when the transmission clock is not detected

1. In the Serial field, click Configure.
2. From the Cts absent list, select yellow.
3. From the Dcd absent list, select yellow.
4. From the Loss of rx clock list, select red.
5. From the Loss of tx clock list, select red.
6. Click OK.

1. Enter

   set serial cts–absent yellow

2. Enter

   set serial dcd–absent yellow

3. Enter

   set serial loss–of–rx–clock red

4. Enter

   set serial loss–of–tx–clock red

Configure the system to generate the following interface alarms on a T3 link:

• Red alarm when the remote endpoint is experiencing a Red failure
• Yellow alarm when the upstream bit stream has more consecutive zeros than are permitted
• Red alarm when there is a loss of signal on the interface

1. In the T3 field, click Configure.
2. From the Ylw list, select red.
3. From the Exz list, select yellow.
4. From the Los list, select red.
5. Click OK.

1. Enter

   set t3 ylw red

2. Enter

   set t3 exz yellow

3. Enter

   set t3 los red

Configure the system to display active system alarms whenever a user with the login class admin logs in to the device.

To define login classes, see the JUNOS System Basics Configuration Guide.

1. On the main Configuration page next to System, click Configure or Edit.
2. Next to Login, click Configure or Edit.
3. In the Class field, click Add new entry.
4. In the Class name field, type admin.
5. Select the Login alarms check box.
6. Click OK.

1. Enter

   edit system login

2. Enter

   set class admin login-alarms