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Appendix A - Alarm Messages


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Description
Alarms


Description

Each alarm that may be reported by the CMS Alarm Administrator is documented in this appendix. For each, the alarm (as reported by the administrator) is specified, accompanied by the following:

. Description - describes the alarm in more detail than the alarm identification itself

. Comments - includes an explanation of the cause of the alarm and other useful information

. Resolution - specifies trouble shooting tips, if applicable


Alarms

BC CPR Reset

Description: IES Data Highway Address X; Group Y; Occurred IES date and time

Comments: Sent by BCVision when an IES resets a BC processor which stopped responding to the IES status poll

Resolution: No action necessary

BC Pending Offline Reset

Description: IES Data Highway Address X; Group Y; Occurred IES date and time

Comments: Sent by BCVision when an IES resets a BC processor on which POL was enabled; the processor is now being held offline

Resolution: No action necessary

Subsystem Power Failure

Description: IES Data Highway Address X; Power Supply Y; Occurred IES date and time

Comments: Sent by BCVision when a power supply fails

Resolution: Replace the failed power supply

Subsystem Power Operational

Description: IES Data Highway Address X; Power Supply Y; Occurred IES date and time

Comments: Sent by BCVision when a failed power supply becomes operational

Resolution: No action necessary

Subsystem Fan Failure

Description: IES Data Highway Address X; Fan Y; Occurred IES date and time

Comments: Sent by BCVision when a fan fails

Resolution: Replace the fan

Subsystem Fan Operational

Description: IES Data Highway Address X; Fan Y; Occurred IES date and time

Comments: Sent by BCVision when a failed fan becomes operational

Resolution: No action necessary

Subsystem Slot Power Off/Slot Fuse Failure

Description: IES Data Highway Address X; Slot Y; Occurred IES date and time

Comments: Sent by BCVision when a slot loses power either by a manual power-off or a fuse failure

Resolution: Replace the slot fuse if a manual power off was not requested

Subsystem Slot Power On/Slot Fuse Operational

Description: IES Data Highway Address X; Slot Y; Occurred IES date and time

Comments: Sent by BCVision when a slot regains power

Resolution: No action necessary

Subsystem Temperature Exceeded Threshold

Description: IES Data Highway Address X; Temperature Y/C; Threshold Z/C; Occurred IES date and time

Comments: Sent by BCVision when a subsystem temperature exceeds the user-specified threshold

Resolution: Increase the air flow of the system or decrease the temperature of the room which houses the system.

Subsystem Temperature Within Threshold

Description: IES Data Highway Address X; Temperature Y/C; Threshold Z/C; Occurred IES date and time

Comments: Sent by BCVision when a subsystem temperature returns to a normal range

Resolution: No action necessary

Subsystem Shared Floppy Fuse Failure

Description: IES Data Highway Address X; Occurred IES date and time

Comments: Sent by BCVision when a subsystem floppy fuse fails

Resolution: Replace the fuse

Subsystem Shared Floppy Fuse Operational

Description: IES Data Highway Address X; Occurred IES date and time

Comments: Sent by BCVision when a failed subsystem floppy fuse becomes operational

Resolution: No action necessary

Subsystem Shared Keyboard Fuse Failure

Description: IES Data Highway Address X; Occurred IES date and time

Comments: Sent by BCVision when a subsystem keyboard fuse fails

Resolution: Replace the fuse

Subsystem Shared Keyboard Fuse Operational

Description: IES Data Highway Address X; Occurred IES date and time

Comments: Sent by BCVision when a failed subsystem keyboard fuse becomes operational

Resolution: No action necessary

Subsystem -5 Voltage Outside Normal Range

Description: IES Data Highway Address X; Voltage Y; Occurred IES date and time

Comments: Sent by BCVision when the -5 voltage falls below or above its normal range

Resolution: Check the power supply and the power lines leading into the power supply for correct voltages

Subsystem -5 Voltage Within Normal Range

Description: IES Data Highway Address X; Voltage Y; Occurred IES date and time

Comments: Sent by BCVision when the -5 voltage returns to its normal range

Resolution: No action necessary

Subsystem -12 Voltage Outside Normal Range

Description: IES Data Highway Address X; Voltage Y; Occurred IES date and time

Comments: Sent by BCVision when the -12 voltage falls below or above its normal range

Resolution: Check the power supply and the power lines leading into the power supply for correct voltages

Subsystem -12 Voltage Within Normal Range Description: IES Data Highway Address X; Voltage Y; Occurred IES date and time

Comments: Sent by BCVision when the -12 voltage returns to its normal range

Resolution: No action necessary

Subsystem +5 Voltage Outside Normal Range

Description: IES Data Highway Address X; Voltage Y; Occurred IES date and time

Comments: Sent by BCVision when the +5 voltage falls below or above its normal range

Resolution: Check the power supply and the power lines leading into the power supply for correct voltages

Subsystem +5 Voltage Within Normal Range

Description: IES Data Highway Address X; Voltage Y; Occurred IES date and time

Comments: Sent by BCVision when the +5 voltage returns to its normal range

Resolution: No action necessary

Subsystem +12 Voltage Outside Normal Range

Description: IES Data Highway Address X; Voltage Y; Occurred IES date and time

Comments: Sent by BCVision when the +12 voltage falls below or above its normal range

Resolution: Check the power supply and the power lines leading into the power supply for correct voltages

Subsystem +12 Voltage Within Normal Range

Description: IES Data Highway Address X; Voltage Y; Occurred IES date and time

Comments: Sent by BCVision when the +12 voltage returns to its normal range is now within its normal range

Resolution: No action necessary

IES Communication Failure

Description: IES Data Highway Address X

Comments: Sent by BCVision when the BC Supervisor loses communications with an IES

Resolution: Check the Cubix Data Highway line between the IES and the BC Supervisor and re-scan for the IES

BCVision Online

Description: (No further information available)

Comments: Sent by BCVision when it is loaded

Resolution: No action necessary

BCVision Offline

Description: (No further information available)

Comments: Sent by the BCVision application just before it attempts to exit to DOS

Resolution: No action necessary

BCVision Offline Failure

Description: (No further information available)

Comments: Sent by BCVision when it has failed to exit to DOS

Resolution: No action necessary - BCVision cannot unload, but the user may power the system off if necessary


QL 3000 Series CPR Reset

Description: Net Address X; Node Y

Comments: Sent by the QL Supervisor when it has reset a QL processor on which CPR was enabled and which stopped responding to the status poll

Resolution: No action necessary


QL 3000 Series Pending Offline Reset

Description: Net Address X; Node Y

Comments: Sent by the QL Supervisor when it reset a QL processor on which POL was enabled; the processor is now being held offline

Resolution: No action necessary


QL 4000 Series CPR Reset

Description: Net Address X; Node Y

Comments: Sent by the QL Supervisor when it has reset a QL processor on which CPR was enabled and which stopped responding to the status poll

Resolution: No action necessary


QL 4000 Series Pending Offline Reset

Description: Net Address X; Node Y

Comments: Sent by the QL Supervisor when it reset a QL processor on which POL was enabled; the processor is now being held offline

Resolution: No action necessary



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