Kontron Telco Alarm Manager - Manual (Page 8)

Modes, Models, and Mapping Intel® Telco Alarms Manager 2.3
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4.4 SNMP Event Agent
The SNMP Event Agent listens for configured SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol)
traps. Any traps that the local server receives can be mapped in configuration file and
forwarded to TAM which illuminates corresponding status LEDs on the alarm panel. The SNMP
Event Agent is delivered as a component TAM.
5. Modes, Models, and Mapping
5.1 TAM Modes
TAM supports three different modes to send alarm data to the alarm panel: software-based,
firmware-based, and OEM-managed. In the software-based mode, alarm processing is
managed via software TAM API calls. TAM Software uses the software-based mode since it
makes calls to TAM APIs. Please refer to the Telco Alarms Manager 2.x External Product
Specification for TAM API information. In the firmware-based mode, alarm processing is
managed via the BMC (Baseboard Management Controller), and in the OEM-managed mode,
alarm processing and management is accomplished by making TAP API calls. Please refer to
the Telco Alarms Manager 2.x External Product Specification for TAP API information.
Table 1 lists the modes and platforms that are supported or unsupported.
Table 1. Intel® Telco Alarms Manager 2.1 Modes
Mode
Hardware Platform
Software-based Firmware-based OEM-Managed
Intel® Telco/Industrial Grade
Server TIGI2U Supported Supported Supported
Intel® Telco/Industrial Grade
Server TIGW1U Supported Supported ∗ Supported ∗
5.2 Alarm Models
TAM supports two models, “Most Severe” and “All Severities”. If TAM is running in firmware-
based mode the alarm model can be changed by flashing the system’s SDRs (Sensor Data
Records). Please refer to the BMC TAM EPS for SDR information. If TAM is running in
software-based mode, the alarm model can be configured by modifying the tamconfig file and
setting ALL_SEVERITIES_MODEL to yes or no. TAM must be restarted in order for this
change to take effect.
Linux: /usr/local/tam/tamconfig
Windows: \tamconfig.dat
∗ This platform has a mBMC on the baseboard. This feature is only supported if a Management Module is added to
the server. The Management module has a Sahallee BMC which allows this feature to work.