FW: [psg.com #310] AutoReply: Alarm State Issues

The following is the proposed resolution to entstate-310. The issue will be
considered closed pending the proposed edit being done.

In the description of AlarmStatus replace

"            When the
             value of under repair is set, the resource is currently
             being repaired."

With

"            When the
             value of under repair is set, the resource is currently
             being repaired, which depending on the implementation, 
             may make the other values in this bit string unreliable."


And replace

"
             When the value of 'alarmOutstanding' is set, one or more
             alarms is active against the resource. The fault may or may
             not be disabling. "

With

"
             When the value of 'alarmOutstanding' is set, one or more
             alarms is active against the resource. The fault may or may
             not be disabling. This bit provides a high-level summary that 
             can be used to determine whether or not to examine the rest of
             the values."


An explanation on the difference between raw and computed state, as defined
in section 2.1 was previously provided in relation to the severity of alarms
issue. No change appears to be necessary on that particular issue.

Sharon


-----Original Message-----
From: entity-state [mailto:[email protected]] 
Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 2:58 AM
To: Chisholm, Sharon [CAR:0S00:EXCH]
Subject: [psg.com #310] AutoReply: Alarm State Issues

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Keith McCloghrie [[email protected]]

">   'underRepair' is an operState, not an AlarmState.
> 
>   from what perspective are the alarms classified as
critical/major/minor/etc.
>   e.g., does a particular fault have the same alarm status
in 'coldStandby'
>   as it does in 'hotStandby' or in 'providingService' ??  (hint: the
answer
>   is no!!).
"

    

Juergen Schoenwaelder [[email protected]]

"6) AlarmStatus TC: I do not really understand the alarmOutStanding
bit. It seems like this is set whenever one of critical, major,
minor, warning and indeterminate is set. But if this is true, I
think the bit is not really terrible useful.

Perhaps the bit has some other meaning. If so, please clarify."