Enabling Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 3500 Series Media Server Alert Indications and Setting Security Levels

You can configure which alerts will be enabled and set a severity level for each one from the Alert Indications section of the Settings tab.

Table 2-4 lists alert indications as well as the SNMP trap associated with them.

Table 2-5 lists the structure of the standard coldStart and warmStart traps (as defined in RFC 1907) and the standard linkDown and linkUp traps (as defined in RFC 1573).

Table 2-4 Media Server Alert Indications 

Event Type

Trap is sent when...

Abnormal disconnect

A call disconnects for a reason other than normal, busy, or no answer.

Authentication failure

The meeting PIN is incorrect.

Call disconnected by remote endpoint

A call disconnects normally by a remote endpoint.

Card extract/Hot Swap

 

Corrupt web data

Corrupt web files are present in the Media Server.

Gatekeeper registration state change

A change occurs in the registration status of the Media Server with the gatekeeper.

General alarm

A system failure is detected.

Incompatible sw version install

An attempt to burn a version of the Media Server software onto incompatible hardware occurs.

Loss of Ethernet

The network returns after going down. Indicates the time at which the network was restored.

MP lost

Communication with a registered media processor has broken.

MP registration failure

The media processor registration to the Media Server failed.

Max resource meter

A high CPU level (85%) is reached in the Media Server.

Network problem

A problem occurs on the network.

Overheating

The configured temperature thresholds for the device are exceeded. Overheating can cause serious damage to the functioning of the device.

Power-down

The Media Server is shutting down.

Power-up

The Media Server has begun operation.

Services table is changed

The service table has been modified.

Table 2-5 Standard SNMP Trap Event Types 

Event Type

Trap is sent when...

Cold start

The Media Server has been reset using the button on the front panel.

Warm start

The Media Server has been reset using the MSA interface.

Link down

Standard SNMP MIB trap indicating that the network connection is down with details about the cause and time of connection loss.

Link up

Standard SNMP MIB trap indicating that the network connection has been reestablished.

Procedure

  1. In the MSA interface, on the sidebar, click MCU.
  2. Click the Settings tab.
  3. Click Alert Indications.
  4. Select the events that you want to display in the event log from the Enabled column in the Events section.
  5. Choose one of the following severities in the Severity column for each event that you enable:
    • Cleared (0)— One or more previously reported alarms have been cleared.
    • Information (1)—Notification of a non-erroneous event.
    • Critical (2)—A service-affecting event has occurred and requires immediate corrective action.
    • Major (3)—A service-affecting event has occurred and requires corrective action to prevent the condition becoming more serious.
    • Minor (4)—A non-service-affecting event has occurred and requires corrective action to prevent the condition becoming more serious.
    • Warning (5)—A potential or impending service-affecting event has been detected, but no significant events have occurred yet. Action should be taken to further diagnose and correct the problems to prevent the condition becoming more serious.
    • Tip     You can click Select All to select all events or Clear All to clear all events.



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