alarm command (BladeCenter T and HT only)

This command displays alarm information, acknowledges alarms, and clears alarms for the specified command target.

Table 1. alarm command
Function	What it does	Command	Valid targets
Display all alarms	Display all alerts generated by the target component. When directed to the BladeCenter unit, the command returns a summary of alarms for all BladeCenter components. When directed to a component installed in the BladeCenter unit, the command returns a detailed alarm listing for that component. Detailed alarm listings include an alarm key that can be used to acknowledge or clear an alarm.	`alarm -q`	`-T system` `-T system:mm[x]` `-T system:blade[x]` `-T system:switch[x]` `-T system:power[x]` `-T system:blower[x]` where x is the primary management-module, blade server, I/O module, power module, or blower bay number.
Display power alarms	Display all power related alerts generated by the target component. When directed to the BladeCenter unit, the command returns a summary of alarms for all BladeCenter components. When directed to a component installed in the BladeCenter unit, the command returns a detailed alarm listing for that component. Detailed alarm listings include an alarm key that can be used to acknowledge or clear an alarm. Note: The -p option can be combined with the -q option to query power related alarms.	`alarm -p`	`-T system` `-T system:mm[x]` `-T system:blade[x]` `-T system:switch[x]` `-T system:power[x]` `-T system:blower[x]` where x is the primary management-module, blade server, I/O module, power module, or blower bay number.
Display alarm information (specified by alarm generator ID)	Display information for alarm specified by the generator ID.	`alarm -q -g` value where value is the generator ID. This command can only be run by users who have one or more of the following command authorities: Supervisor Blade administration Blade remote presence See Commands and user authority for additional information.	`-T system:mm[x]` `-T system:blade[x]` `-T system:switch[x]` `-T system:power[x]` `-T system:blower[x]` where x is the primary management-module, blade server, I/O module, power module, or blower bay number.
Display alarm information (specified by alarm ID)	Display information for alarm specified by the alarm ID.	`alarm -q -a` value where value is the alarm ID.	`-T system:mm[x]` `-T system:blade[x]` `-T system:switch[x]` `-T system:power[x]` `-T system:blower[x]` where x is the primary management-module, blade server, I/O module, power module, or blower bay number.
Display detailed alarm information (specified by generator information)	Display detailed information for alarm specified by the alarm generator information. Information returned includes the alarm description that is shown by the management-module web interface and other information such as the alarm severity, power source, software indicator, and an alarm key.	`alarm -q -o` value where value is the generator information.	`-T system:mm[x]` `-T system:blade[x]` `-T system:switch[x]` `-T system:power[x]` `-T system:blower[x]` where x is the primary management-module, blade server, I/O module, power module, or blower bay number.
Display alarm information (specified by complete alarm key)	Display information for alarm specified by the complete alarm key.	`alarm -q -k` m:g:o:a where m:g:o:a is the complete alarm key: m is the module ID g is the generator ID o is the generator information a is the alarm ID	`-T system:mm[x]` `-T system:blade[x]` `-T system:switch[x]` `-T system:power[x]` `-T system:blower[x]` where x is the primary management-module, blade server, I/O module, power module, or blower bay number.
Acknowledge alarm (specified by alarm generator ID)	Acknowledge the alarm specified by the generator ID.	`alarm -r -g` value where value is the generator ID. This command can only be run by users who have one or more of the following command authorities: Supervisor Chassis configuration (for management module, power module, or blower) Blade configuration (for blade server) I/O module configuration (for I/O module) See Commands and user authority for additional information.	`-T system:mm[x]` `-T system:blade[x]` `-T system:switch[x]` `-T system:power[x]` `-T system:blower[x]` where x is the primary management-module, blade server, I/O module, power module, or blower bay number.
Acknowledge alarm (specified by generator information)	Acknowledge the alarm specified by the generator information.	`alarm -r -o` value where value is the generator information. This command can only be run by users who have one or more of the following command authorities: Supervisor Chassis configuration (for management module, power module, or blower) Blade configuration (for blade server) I/O module configuration (for I/O module) See Commands and user authority for additional information.	`-T system:mm[x]` `-T system:blade[x]` `-T system:switch[x]` `-T system:power[x]` `-T system:blower[x]` where x is the primary management-module, blade server, I/O module, power module, or blower bay number.
Acknowledge alarm (specified by alarm ID)	Acknowledge the alarm specified by the alarm ID.	`alarm -r -a` value where value is the alarm ID. This command can only be run by users who have one or more of the following command authorities: Supervisor Chassis configuration (for management module, power module, or blower) Blade configuration (for blade server) I/O module configuration (for I/O module) See Commands and user authority for additional information.	`-T system:mm[x]` `-T system:blade[x]` `-T system:switch[x]` `-T system:power[x]` `-T system:blower[x]` where x is the primary management-module, blade server, I/O module, power module, or blower bay number.
Acknowledge alarm (specified by complete alarm key)	Acknowledge the alarm specified by the complete alarm key.	`alarm -r -k` m:g:o:a where m:g:o:a is the complete alarm key: m is the module ID g is the generator ID o is the generator information a is the alarm ID This command can only be run by users who have one or more of the following command authorities: Supervisor Chassis configuration (for management module, power module, or blower) Blade configuration (for blade server) I/O module configuration (for I/O module) See Commands and user authority for additional information.	`-T system:mm[x]` `-T system:blade[x]` `-T system:switch[x]` `-T system:power[x]` `-T system:blower[x]` where x is the primary management-module, blade server, I/O module, power module, or blower bay number.
Clear alarm (specified by alarm generator ID)	Clear the alarm specified by the generator ID.	`alarm -c -g` value where value is the generator ID. This command can only be run by users who have one or more of the following command authorities: Supervisor Chassis configuration (for management module, power module, or blower) Blade configuration (for blade server) I/O module configuration (for I/O module) See Commands and user authority for additional information.	`-T system:mm[x]` `-T system:blade[x]` `-T system:switch[x]` `-T system:power[x]` `-T system:blower[x]` where x is the primary management-module, blade server, I/O module, power module, or blower bay number.
Clear alarm (specified by generator information)	Clear the alarm specified by the generator information.	`alarm -c -o` value where value is the generator information. This command can only be run by users who have one or more of the following command authorities: Supervisor Chassis configuration (for management module, power module, or blower) Blade configuration (for blade server) I/O module configuration (for I/O module) See Commands and user authority for additional information.	`-T system:mm[x]` `-T system:blade[x]` `-T system:switch[x]` `-T system:power[x]` `-T system:blower[x]` where x is the primary management-module, blade server, I/O module, power module, or blower bay number.
Clear alarm (specified by alarm ID)	Clear the alarm specified by the alarm ID.	`alarm -c -a` value where value is the alarm ID. This command can only be run by users who have one or more of the following command authorities: Supervisor Chassis configuration (for management module, power module, or blower) Blade configuration (for blade server) I/O module configuration (for I/O module) See Commands and user authority for additional information.	`-T system:mm[x]` `-T system:blade[x]` `-T system:switch[x]` `-T system:power[x]` `-T system:blower[x]` where x is the primary management-module, blade server, I/O module, power module, or blower bay number.
Clear alarm (specified by complete alarm key)	Clear the alarm specified by the complete alarm key.	`alarm -c -k` m:g:o:a where m:g:o:a is the complete alarm key: m is the module ID g is the generator ID o is the generator information a is the alarm ID This command can only be run by users who have one or more of the following command authorities: Supervisor Chassis configuration (for management module, power module, or blower) Blade configuration (for blade server) I/O module configuration (for I/O module) See Commands and user authority for additional information.	`-T system:mm[x]` `-T system:blade[x]` `-T system:switch[x]` `-T system:power[x]` `-T system:blower[x]` where x is the primary management-module, blade server, I/O module, power module, or blower bay number.
Set alarm	Set an alarm for the specified target, including severity level and description.	`alarm -s -l` level desc where level is the severity level: `CRT` (critical) `MJR` (major) `MNR` (minor) desc is a short text description of the alarm This command can only be run by users who have one or more of the following command authorities: Supervisor Chassis configuration (for management module, power module, or blower) Blade configuration (for blade server) I/O module configuration (for I/O module) See Commands and user authority for additional information.	`-T system:mm[x]` `-T system:blade[x]` `-T system:switch[x]` `-T system:power[x]` `-T system:blower[x]` where x is the primary management-module, blade server, I/O module, power module, or blower bay number.

Example: To display the alarm status for the BladeCenter T unit, while the BladeCenter T unit is set as the persistent command environment, at the system> prompt, type

                  alarm -q

To display the power alarm status for the BladeCenter T unit, while the BladeCenter T unit is set as the persistent command environment, at the system> prompt, type

                  alarm -p

To display detailed power alarm status for the power module in power bay 2, while the BladeCenter T unit is set as the persistent command environment, at the system> prompt, type

                  alarm -T system:power[2] -q

The following example shows the information that is returned from a series of alarm commands.

               system> alarm -q
Alarms Summary List
Module                ACK  Severity  Power  Software
===========           ===  ========  =====  ========
mm[1]                 No    Major           No        No
power[2]              No    Critical        Yes       No

system> alarm -q -p
Alarms Summary List
Module         ACK  Severity  Power  Software
===========    ===  ========  =====  ========
power[2]       No   Critical   Yes       No

system> alarm -q -T mm[1]
Alarms Detailed List
ACK Severity PWR SW  Descript                                        Key
=== =======  === === ============================================== ============
No  Major    No  No (05/21/08, 13:46:11) Insufficient chassis power 255:81:1:2:3
No  Minor    No  No (05/21/08, 13:45:26) Event log full             255:81:1:1:1

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