License Management, Emergency Unlock Reset Key Required

Contents

1Introduction
1.1Alarm Description
1.2Prerequisites

2

Procedure

1   Introduction

This instruction concerns alarm handling.

1.1   Alarm Description

The alarm is raised when less than two Emergency Unlock attempts remain.

The possible alarm causes and fault locations are explained in Table 1.

Table 1    Alarm Causes

Alarm Cause

Description

Fault Reason

Fault Location

Impact

Less than two Emergency Unlock attempts remain

Emergency Unlock mode is activated.


There is one or zero Emergency Unlock attempts left.

The number of remaining Emergency Unlock attempts is no longer optimal

License server

When the Managed Element (ME) is in a state where Emergency Unlock can no longer be activated, the ME can end up in a situation where there is impact on features or capacity

The alarm attributes are listed and explained in Table 2.

Table 2    Alarm Attributes

Attribute Name

Attribute Value

Major Type

193

Minor Type

393216

Managed Object Class

Lm

Managed Object Instance

ManagedElement=<node_name>,SystemFunctions=1,Lm=1

Specific Problem

License Management, Emergency Unlock Reset Key Required

Event Type

qualityOfServiceAlarm (3)

Probable Cause

m3100AlarmIndicationSignal (1)

Additional Text

Emergency Unlock Reset Key required

Perceived Severity

One of the following:


  • major (4) – Counter activationsLeft is set to 0 and Emergency Unlock mode cannot be reactivated until the counter is reset.

  • warning (6) – Counter activationsLeft is set to 1 and Emergency Unlock mode can be activated only once more.

1.2   Prerequisites

This section provides information on the documents, tools, and conditions that apply to the procedure.

1.2.1   Documents

This instruction references the following documents:

1.2.2   Tools

No tools are required.

1.2.3   Conditions

Before starting this procedure, ensure that the following conditions are met:

2   Procedure

This section describes the procedure to follow when this alarm is received.

Do the following:

  1. If necessary, contact the Ericsson supplier to order a license key file with an emergencyResetKey.
  2. Install the new license key file that includes emergencyResetKey, refer to Install License Key File.

    Counter activationsLeft is now reset.

  3. Navigate to the EmergencyUnlock Managed Object (MO):

    >dn ManagedElement=NODE06ST,SystemFunctions=1,Lm=1,EmergencyUnlock=1

  4. Verify that the value of counter activationsLeft has been reset:

    (EmergencyUnlock=1)>show activationsLeft

    When the counter has been reset, the system returns the following:

    activationsLeft=2

  5. Has the counter been reset?

    Yes: Proceed with Step 7.

    No: Continue with the next step.

  6. Perform a manual refresh of the license inventory to ensure that the license changes are applied:

    (EmergencyUnlock=1)>up

    (Lm=1)>refreshLicenseInventory

    The system returns true if the operation is successful.

  7. Is the alarm cleared?

    Yes: Proceed with Step 10.

    No: Continue with the next step.

  8. Perform data collection, refer to Data Collection Guideline.
  9. Consult the next level of maintenance support. Further actions are outside the scope of this instruction.
  10. Job is completed.