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9.2 Loopback Test
Follow the steps below to perform an internal loopback test.
1 Click Fault > Loopback Test.
Alarm Type Select the type of logs from the drop-down list box. Choices are All,
Communication, QualityOfService, ProcessingError, Equipment and
Environmental.
Select All for system event logs generated by all alarm types.
Select Communication for transmission and signal logs.
Select QualityOfService for performance logs.
Select Processing Error for software and configuration problem logs.
Select Equipment for hardware-related logs.
Select Environmental for environmental logs.
See the appendix for a more detailed list of possible alarm causes.
Severity Select the severity level of the logs you want to display from the drop-down list
box. The choices and associated colors are as follows:
• Critical - Red
• Major - Orange
• Minor - Yellow
• Information - Blue
Sorted by Select Log Time to sort event logs by the time at which they were generated or
select Device Name to sort event logs by the device from which they were
generated.
Date / To Specify the time range to display the event logs.
Apply Click Apply to display event logs generated within the specified time period.
Index This field displays the index number of the event log.
Clear This field displays whether this log was cleared.
ClearTime This field displays when this log was cleared.
ClearUser This field displays the name of the user who cleared this log.
Ack This field displays whether a log has been acknowledged so that EMS users will
know when a log has been dealt with by an administrator.
AckTime This field displays the date and time this log was acknowledged.
AckUser This field displays the name of the user who acknowledged this log.
Type This field displays the type of the event log.
Severity This field displays the severity of the event log.
Device Name This field displays the name of the device on which the event log was generated.
Port This field displays the port number on which the event log was generated.
Date Time This field displays the date and time when the event log was generated.
Description This field displays some information about the event log.
Acknowledge Click Acknowledge to acknowledge any selected log messages.
Delete Click Delete to remove the selected log.
Close Click Close to close this screen.
Table 44 Fault: Event Log (continued)
LABEL DESCRIPTION
