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Management System
Appendix A - Alarm Messages
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
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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