Elements generated for object creation events

The probe generates a standard set of elements for each object creation event that it receives.

The following table describes the elements generated when alarm information objects are created.

Table 1. Elements for object creation events

Element name

Element description

$acknowledgedBy

This element contains the name of the operator that acknowledged the alarm.

$additionalText

This element contains the additional descriptive information about the alarm.

$affectedObjectClassIndex

This element indicates the identifier of the managed object class.

$affectedObjectClassName

This element contains the name of the managed object class to which the object with the alarm belongs.

$affectedObjectDisplayedName

This element contains the text version name of the alarm’s affected object.

$affectedObjectFullName

This element contains the fully distinguished name of the object against which the alarm was raised.

$affectedObjectInstanceIndex

This element indicates the identifier of the managed object instance.

$alarmClassTag

This element shows the object class against which the alarm was raised.

$alarmName

This element contains the alarm name.

$alarmType

This element shows the vendor-specific and X.733 standards for the type of the alarm.

$firstTimeDetected

This element shows the date and time the alarm was first raised.

$highestSeverity

This element identifies the highest severity value of the alarm since it was generated.

$isAcknowledged

This element indicates whether the alarm is currently acknowledged by an operator.

$isServiceAffecting

This element indicates whether an alarm has affected a customer’s service.

$lastTimeAcknowledged

This element shows the date and time at which the alarm was acknowledged.

$lastTimeCleared

This element shows the date and time at which the alarm was cleared.

$lastTimeDeEscalated

This element shows the date and time at which the alarm was de-escalated.

$lastTimeDemoted

This element shows the date and time at which the alarm was demoted.

$lastTimeDetected

This element shows the date and time the alarm was most recently observed.

$lastTimeEscalated

This element shows the date and time at which the alarm was escalated.

$lastTimePromoted

This element shows the date and time at which the alarm was promoted.

$lastTimeSeverityChanged

This element shows the date and time at which the alarm was cleared.

$nodeId

This element contains the IP address of the router that issued the alarm and contains the affected object.

$nodeName

This element contains the text version name of the router that issued the alarm and contains the affected object.

$numberOfOccurrences

This element indicates the number of times the alarm has been raised.

$numberOfOccurrencesSinceAck

This element indicates the number of times the alarm has been raised since it was acknowledged.

$numberOfOccurrencesSinceClear

This element indicates the number of times the alarm has been raised since it was cleared.

$operatorAssignedUrgency

This element indicates the urgency setting of the alarm as determined by the user-configured value set for the alarm. The possible values are:

0: Unspecified

1: Indeterminate

2: Minor

3: Major

4: Critical

$originalSeverity

This element shows the severity of the alarm when it was first raised.

$previousSeverity

This element shows the severity value of the alarm previous to the current value.

$probableCause

This element shows the vendor-specific and X.733 standards for the probable cause of the alarm.

$relatedObject

This element contains the list of fully distinguished names that point to other objects that are also affected by a particular alarm.

$specificProblem

This element indicates the specific problem that the alarm is reporting. It is generated when the node reports vendor specific information in the specificProblem field. The probe populates this element by referring to the nokia_nfmp.lookup table supplied with the probe. For details about configuring the lookup table, see Configuring lookup tables.

$severity

This element shows the vendor-specific, TMN, and X.733 standards for severity of the alarm. The possible values are:

0: Unspecified

1: Cleared

2: Indeterminate

3: Info

4: Condition

5: Warning

6: Minor

7: Major

8: Critical

$urgencyAssignedBy

This element contains the name of the operator that last modified the urgency of the alarm.

$userText

This element indicates custom user text of the alarm.

$wasAcknowledged

This element indicates whether the alarm has ever been acknowledged by an operator.