To configure threshold-crossing alarms or NM threshold-crossing alarms for an OAM diagnostic test or STM test policy

Purpose

Perform this procedure to configure threshold-crossing alarms or NM threshold-crossing alarms as a post-STM OAM diagnostic test or STM test policy creation exercise.

You can configure threshold-crossing alarms or NM threshold-crossing alarms for OAM diagnostic tests based on the following requirements:

  • within an discrete OAM diagnostic test or for a test definition within an STM test policy

  • for tests that are NE-schedulable or non-NE-schedulable

An alarm is raised when a threshold is crossed, either because the value rose above or fell below the configured level.

Note: The NM threshold-crossing alarms are not configurable for service site ping, VPRN trace, MTU ping, Mrinfo and Mtrace tests. The type of NM threshold-crossing event available for selection depends on the test type.

Note: Configuring threshold-crossing alarms on a test definition within the test policy creates a threshold definition that applies to generated tests. Configuring threshold-crossing alarms directly on a test that is NE-schedulable applies just to the test.

Note: If you modify a test policy associated with a test suite, you must regenerate the generated tests in the test suite.

Steps
 
1 

Choose Tools→Service Test Manager (STM) from the NFM-P main menu. The Service Test Manager (STM) form opens.

2 

Perform one of the following:

  1. Choose Test (Assurance) from the object menu to configure threshold alarms for a discrete OAM diagnostic test.

  2. Choose Test Policy (Assurance) from the object menu to configure threshold alarms in a test definition within a test policy.

3 

Click Search and perform one of the following:

  1. Choose an NE-schedulable or non-NE-schedulable test and click Properties. The Test (Edit) form opens.

  2. Choose an NE-schedulable or non-NE-schedulable policy and click Properties. The Test Policy (Edit) form opens.

4 

Perform one of the following:

  1. Click on the Thresholds tab for a discrete OAM diagnostic test.

  2. Click on the Test Definition tab for a test definition within a test policy.

5 

Perform one of the following:

  1. Click Create for a discrete OAM diagnostic test. The NE Threshold Event (Create) form opens.

  2. Click Add for a test definition within a test policy. The NE Threshold Event (Create) form opens.

6 

Configure the required parameters.

The Clear Alarm on Falling Threshold parameter is configurable when the Include Falling Threshold is enabled.

7 

Click on the Rising Threshold tab and configure the Threshold Value parameter.

8 

Click on the Falling Threshold tab and configure the Threshold Value parameter.

Note: The Falling Threshold tab can be accessed when the Include Falling Threshold parameter is enabled on the General tab of the NM Threshold Event (Create) form.

9 

Click OK to save your changes and close the form.

10 

Repeat Step 4 to Step 9 to configure threshold events on additional tests.

11 

Select a test and click Execute. A threshold-crossing alarm appears on the dynamic alarm list if the threshold rises above or falls below the configured level.

12 

Save your changes and close the forms.

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