# ncs.alarm Module

NCS Alarm Manager module.

## Functions

### clear\_alarm

```python
clear_alarm(alarm)
```

Clear an alarm.

Arguments: alarm -- An instance of Alarm.

### managed\_object\_instance

```python
managed_object_instance(instanceval)
```

Create a managed object of type instance-identifier.

Arguments: instanceval -- The instance-identifier (string or HKeypathRef)

### managed\_object\_oid

```python
managed_object_oid(oidval)
```

Create a managed object of type yang:object-identifier.

Arguments: oidval -- The OID (string)

### managed\_object\_string

```python
managed_object_string(strval)
```

Create a managed object of type string.

Arguments: strval --- The string value

### raise\_alarm

```python
raise_alarm(alarm)
```

Raise an alarm.

Arguments: alarm -- An instance of Alarm.

## Classes

### *class* **Alarm**

Class representing an alarm.

```python
Alarm(managed_device, managed_object, alarm_type, specific_problem, severity, alarm_text, impacted_objects=None, related_alarms=None, root_cause_objects=None, time_stamp=None, custom_attributes=None)
```

Create an Alarm object.

Arguments: managed\_device The managed device this alarm is associated with. Plain string which identifies the device. managed\_object The managed object this alarm is associated with. Also referred to as the "Alarming Object". This object may not be referred to in the root\_cause\_objects parameter. If an NCS Service generates an alarm based on an error state in a device used by that service, managed\_object should be the service Id and the device should be included in the root\_cause\_objects list. This parameter must be a ncs.Value object. Use one of the methods managed\_object\_string(), managed\_object\_oid() or managed\_object\_instance() to create the value. alarm\_type Type of alarm. This is a YANG identity. Alarm types are defined by the YANG developer and should be designed to be as specific as possible. specific\_problem If the alarm\_type isn't enough to describe the alarm, this field can be used in combination. Keep in mind that when dynamically adding a specific problem, there is no way for the operator to know in advance which alarms can be raised. severity State of the alarm; cleared, indeterminate, critical, major, minor, warning (enum). alarm\_text A human readable description of this problem. impacted\_objects A list of Managed Objects that may no longer function due to this alarm. Typically these point to NCS Services that are dependent on the objects on the device that reported the problem. In NCS 2.3 and later there is a backpointer attribute available on objects in the device tree that has been created by a Service. These backpointers are instance reference pointers that should be set in this list. Use one of the methods managed\_object\_string(), managed\_object\_oid() or managed\_object\_instance() to create the instances to populate this list. related\_alarms References to other alarms that have been generated as a consequence of this alarm, or that has some other relationship to this alarm. Should be a list of AlarmId instances. root\_cause\_objects A list of Managed Objects that are likely to be the root cause of this alarm. This is different from the "Alarming Object". See managed\_object above for details. Use one of the methods managed\_object\_string(), managed\_object\_oid() or managed\_object\_instance() to create the instances to populate this list. time\_stamp A date-and-time when this alarm was generated. custom\_attributes A list of custom leafs augmented into the alarm list.

Members:

<details>

<summary>add_attribute(...)</summary>

Method:

```python
add_attribute(self, prefix, tag, value)
```

Add or update custom attribute

</details>

<details>

<summary>add_status_attribute(...)</summary>

Method:

```python
add_status_attribute(self, prefix, tag, value)
```

Add or update custom status change attribute

</details>

<details>

<summary>alarm_id(...)</summary>

Method:

```python
alarm_id(self)
```

Get the unique Id of this alarm as an AlarmId instance.

</details>

<details>

<summary>get_key(...)</summary>

Method:

```python
get_key(self)
```

Get alarm list key.

</details>

<details>

<summary>key</summary>

*Readonly property*

Get alarm list key.

</details>

### *class* **AlarmId**

Represents the unique Id of an Alarm.

```python
AlarmId(alarm_type, managed_device, managed_object, specific_problem=None)
```

Create an AlarmId.

Members:

*None*

### *class* **CustomAttribute**

Class representing a custom attribute set on an alarm.

```python
CustomAttribute(prefix, tag, value)
```

Members:

*None*

### *class* **CustomStatusAttribute**

Class representing a custom attribute set on an alarm.

```python
CustomStatusAttribute(prefix, tag, value)
```

Members:

*None*