Start the AOM tool by running the following command:
/cms/aom/bin/aom_tool
Welcome to Avaya CMS Alarm Configuration Main Menu.
1) Set Alarm ID
2) Set Customer ID
3) Configure Alarm Destination
4) Send a Test Alarm
q) Quit
Enter choice (1-4, q):
Enter the number associated with the Configure the Alarm Destination option, and press Enter.
Welcome to Avaya CMS Alarm Origination main menu.
1) SNMP/SAL
2) Socket/SAL
q) Quit
Enter choice (1-2, q):
Note:
Avaya recommends using SNMP/SAL for alarming.
Enter the number associated with the SNMP/SAL option, and press Enter. The system displays a list of SNMP configuration options:
Do you want to
1) Add an SNMP Connection
2) Delete an SNMP Connection
3) Modify an SNMP Connection
4) Add an SNMP User
5) Delete an SNMP User
6) Modify an SNMP User
7) Clear SNMP Alarms
q) Quit
Enter choice (1-7, q):
Enter the number associated with the Add an SNMP connection option, and press Enter. The system displays the Adding an SNMP connection option followed by an input prompt for destination type:
Adding an SNMP connection
Select a destination type:
1) SAL
2) NMS
Enter choice (1-2):
Enter the number associated with SAL or NMS, and press Enter.The system displays the input prompt for the destination IP address:
What is the destination IP address?
Enter the destination IP address, for example, 192.168.123.256, and press Enter. The system displays the input prompt for the port number:
What is the destination port number?
Enter the destination port number, for example, 162, and press Enter. The system displays the input prompt for the SNMP user:
Select an SNMP user:
1) cmssnmp
Enter choice (1-1):
The system displays a list of defined users. Select an SNMP user, and press Enter. The system displays the input prompt for Alarm ID along with the default Alarm ID value:
What is the Alarm ID (10 digit alarm ID)? (default:3000004043)
Enter the Alarm ID or accept the default value, and press Enter. The system displays the input prompt for Customer ID along with the default Customer ID:
What is the Customer ID (10 digit customer code)? (default:0004558769)
Enter the Customer ID value or accept the default value, and press Enter.The system displays the input prompt for Customer Name along with the default CustomerName value:
What is the Customer Name? (default:Avaya)
Enter the Customer Name or accept the default value, and press Enter. The system displays the input prompt for running a test alarm:
Run a test alarm when done?(y/n)
Enter Y or N, and press Enter. The system displays the following messages:
You have selected to configure AOM using SNMP.
Add an SNMP Connection
Destination Type: SAL
Destination IP: 198.1.1.2
Destination port: 162
Notification Type: inform
User Name: salcmsuser
Alarm ID: 3000004043
Customer ID: 0004558769
Customer NAME: Avaya
A test alarm will be sent at the end.
Press [Enter] to continue or [q] to quit
Note:
The SAL SNMP option requires a Notification Type of inform and notify in the dest.cfg file.
Press Enter. The system displays the following messages:
Configuring dest.cfg
[started]
done
reset AOM
[started]
done
Clearing all current alarms.
[started]
done
Sending test alarm.
[started]
done
done
Do you want to
1) Add an SNMP Connection
2) Delete an SNMP Connection
3) Modify an SNMP Connection
4) Add an SNMP User
5) Delete an SNMP User
6) Modify an SNMP User
7) Clear SNMP Alarms
q) Quit
Enter choice (1-7, q): q
Enter Q to quit, and press Enter. The system displays the following message:
