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Contents
1.

Objectives....................................................................................4

2.
2.1
2.2
2.3

Alarm System..............................................................................5
Active alarms and alarm history handling .....................................5
Alarm Blocking..............................................................................5
Alarm Cancelling...........................................................................6

3.

Recovery System........................................................................7

4.

Unit Diagnostics .........................................................................8

5.

Command Calendar....................................................................9

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1.

Objectives
After completing this learning element exercise, participant should be
able to:

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Display alarm history

Display and cancel active alarms

Operate alarm administration: alarm blocking

Handle unit working state for recovery actions and replacing plug
in unit.

Run diagnostics.

Create and run command calendar

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2.

Alarm System
1.

Display the Alarm System Administration menu.

Command: ________________________________________

2.

Display the Alarm Parameters Handling menu.

Command: ________________________________________

3.

Display the menu for Handling Active Alarms.

Command: ________________________________________

2.1

Active alarms and alarm history handling

1.

By referring to the Alarm Reference Manual, find out which fault

causes the alarm with the alarm number 2692?
_________________________________________________

2.

Display all alarms currently active alarms.

Command: ________________________________________

3.

Display all ** alarms and *** alarms for the OMU.

Command: ________________________________________

4.

Display ** alarms which have been active since two days ago.
Command: ________________________________________

5.

Look for all working state change notices (alarm number 690) of
the OMU since last month.
Command: ________________________________________

6.

Show all the alarms that have appeared in the RSMU today after 8
a.m.
Command: ________________________________________

7.

2.2

What is the difference between alarm history and active alarms?

(Hint: Check the listings!)

Alarm Blocking
1.

Find the command group for alarms blocking

Command: ________________________________________

2.

Output blocked alarms.

Command: ________________________________________

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3.

Block the alarm 2692 that concerns the RSMU unit and check the
result.
Command: ________________________________________
Command: ________________________________________
Now test the blocking:

4.

First change the units state to TE and then change its state back
to SP. Always check active alarms (look for printout time). Check
alarm history.
Command: ________________________________________
Command: ________________________________________

5.

Now unblock the alarm and change again the units state first to
TE and then back to SP. Check active alarms and alarm history.
Command: ________________________________________
Command: ________________________________________

6.

What is the difference in alarm history in exercises 4 & 5?

_________________________________________________

7.

Can a blocked alarm activate recovery?

_________________________________________________

8.

What is the difference between the parameters RES and TOT in

the alarm blocking command?
_________________________________________________

2.3

Alarm Cancelling
1.

What is the command group for Alarm Cancelling?

_________________________________________________

2.

Find an active alarm and its consecutive number, then cancel this
alarm concerning to its consecutive number.
Command: ________________________________________
Command: ________________________________________

3.

Cancel the alarms concerning the RSMU unit.

Command: ________________________________________

4.

When should you cancel an alarm?

_________________________________________________

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3.

Recovery System
1.

Display Unit's Working State and Restart Handling menu.

Command: ________________________________________

2.

Interrogate working states of all units.

Command: ________________________________________

3.

Change the working state of the spare ICSU to SE-NH, and then
verify the LED light colour on the computer unit.
Command: ________________________________________
LED colour:________________________________________

Note: now you can simulate how to change the plugin unit.
4.

Restore the situation.

Command: ________________________________________

5.

Execute a switchover in a RSMU unit.

Command: ________________________________________

6.

List the units in spare working state.

Command: ________________________________________

7.

List all the faulty units in the system.

Command: ________________________________________

8.

Execute a warm restart in the spare ICSU unit.

Command: ________________________________________

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4.

Unit Diagnostics
1.

Display the menu of the Diagnostics Handling command group.

Command: ________________________________________

2.

Interrogate the partial diagnosis tests defined for the spare RSMU.
Command: ________________________________________

3.

Execute a diagnosis in spare RSMU. Study the diagnostics printout.

(Hint: Have a look at the alarm printing port of the OMU. Check the
output.)
Command: ________________________________________

4.

Check which diagnostics tests are being executed in the

exchange.
Command: ________________________________________

5.

Stop current tests.

Command: ________________________________________

6.

Printout diagnostic result for corresponding unit

Command: ________________________________________

7.

List all the computer units marked faulty by the recovery system.
Command: ________________________________________

8.

Run diagnoses on I/O-devices, e.g. FDU

Command: ________________________________________

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5.

Command Calendar
1.

Verify that there is still enough space for creating SW package in

SOMAFI
Command: ________________________________________

2.

Verify current system time is correct

Command: ________________________________________

3.

Add a command calendar to start fallback copying with the

following parameter
Starting time : 10 minutes from current time
Save the command after execution
Fallback mode : FULL
Package name : EXERCISE
Directory name : EXERCISE
Command: ________________________________________

4.

Verify the recently added command calendar

Command: ________________________________________

5.

Wait until the execution time and verify that there is a fallback
copying task on progress
Command: ________________________________________

6.

Edit the previous task to match the following criteria

Fallback copying mode : ARCHIVE
Repetition : everyday at 23:59
Repetition limit : NO
Command: ________________________________________

7.

Verify the recently modified command calendar

Command: ________________________________________

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