Operating Instructions 4/1543-CNH 160 8039/10 Uen E

Licensing, Capacity Usage Threshold Reached, Major
Ericsson Centralized User Database

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1 Introduction

This instruction concerns alarm handling for the Licensing, Capacity Usage Threshold Reached, Major alarm.

1.1 Alarm Description

This alarm is raised when the reserved capacity limit in a capacity license has been reached.

The alarm is issued in the following situations:

  • The capacity usage limit has been reached for the active HLR Profile.

  • The capacity usage limit has been reached for the active HSS-IMS Profile.

  • The capacity usage limit has been reached for the active HSS-EPC Profile.

  • The capacity usage limit has been reached for the active AUC Profile.

  • The capacity usage limit has been reached for the Small Generic Profile.

  • The capacity usage limit has been reached for the Medium Generic Profile.

  • The capacity usage limit has been reached for the Large Generic Profile.

  • The capacity usage limit has been reached for the active IoT Profile.

  • The capacity usage limit has been reached for the active HSS-EPC 5G Profile.

The possible alarm causes and the corresponding fault reasons, fault locations, and impacts are described in Table 1.

Table 1   Alarm Causes

Alarm Cause

Description

Fault Reason

Fault Location

Impact

The license capacity limit of the capacity profile license has been reached.

The capacity usage limit has been reached.

The requested capacity has reached the total licensed capacity defined in the capacity profile license.

License Manager

Violation of license agreements.

         

The alarm attributes are listed and explained in Table 2.

Table 2   Alarm Attributes

Attribute Name

Attribute Value

Auto Cease

Yes

Module

LICENSING

Error Code

6

Timestamp First

Date and time when the alarm was raised for the first time.

Repeated Counter

Number which indicates how many times the alarm was raised.

Timestamp Last

Date and time of the most recent alarm raised.

Resource ID

1.3.6.1.4.1.193.169.14.2.3.<# SUB_LICENSE_SUFFIX>

Alarm Model Description

License Management, Licensing

Alarm Active Description

Capacity Usage Threshold Reached for <#LICENSE_TYPE>, Major

ITU Alarm Event Type

qualityOfServiceAlarm (3)

ITU Alarm Probable Cause

thresholdCrossed (549)

ITU Alarm Perceived Severity

(4) – Major

Originating source IP

Node IP where the alarm was raised.

Sequence Number

Number which indicates the order in which the alarms are raised.

The available values of the <#SUB_LICENSE_SUFFIX> and <#LICENSE_TYPE> variables shown in Table 2 are listed below. The list follows the below format:

"<#SUB_LICENSE_SUFFIX>" for the <#LICENSE_TYPE>.

  • "2" for the HLR Profile.

  • "3" for the HSS-IMS Profile.

  • "4" for the HSS-EPC Profile.

  • "5" for the AUC Profile.

  • "6" for the Small Generic Profile.

  • "7" for the Medium Generic Profile.

  • "8" for the Large Generic Profile.

  • "9" for the IoT Profile.

  • "10" for the HSS-EPC 5G Profile.

For further information about attribute descriptions, refer to CUDB Node Fault Management Configuration Guide.

1.2 Prerequisites

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

1.2.1 Documents

Before starting this procedure, ensure that you have read the following documents:

1.2.2 Tools

Not applicable.

1.2.3 Conditions

Not applicable.

2 Procedure

If the alarm is raised, then refer to the License Management, Capacity Usage Threshold Reached document for the procedure to perform.

Note: Perform only the actions that are applicable for LM deployments using ELIM license key files. The applicable severity is "Major".

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