Controller

The Controller object defines a group of adaptors controlled by a processor card.

The MetaSwitch VP3500 or MG3500 contains two controllers, so that you can achieve resilience and fault tolerance by using redundant resources associated with each of the two controllers. These controllers are identified in the EMS as Controller A and Controller B.

The MetaSwitch VP3510 or MG3510 contains two controllers A and B, as for the VP3500 or MG3500, which manage the adaptors that are controlled over the PCI Bus within the chassis. It also contains a third controller, identified in the EMS as Controller cPSB, which manages the adaptors that are controlled over Ethernet. An Adaptor object can be a child of any one of these three Controller objects. Specifically, Adaptor objects representing SG1200, PB4000, PB4500, and PB5000 cards appear under the cPSB Controller, and Adaptor objects representing SG1100 and AM 1300 cards appear under Controller A or B (as appropriate).

The MetaSwitch VP2510 or MG2510 contains three controllers A, B, and cPSB. An Adaptor object is always a child of the cPSB Controller.

This object is pre-configured (configuration information is delivered with the NE), and you cannot create or delete it, but the object provides status information about the Controller and its adaptors.

Each Controller object is a child of the Line Cards object.


Parameter

Access

Description
Deactivation mode Change Specifies how child objects should be deactivated when deactivating this object. Values:
  • Normal (default)
    Shut down child objects normally before deactivating the object.
  • Quiesce
    Deactivating the Controller object in quiesce mode will wait for all adaptor objects using the Controller to be completed before deactivation. No new shelves using this adaptor will be accepted during this deactivation period.
  • Abort
    Deactivate the object and all its child objects immediately. (This may result in errors at remote systems.)
If a Normal or Quiesce deactivation is already in progress, you can force a faster deactivation by changing the value from Normal to Quiesce or from Quiesce to Abort.
Alarm state Read only Specifies whether any alarms are currently raised for this object. Values:
  • Clear
    No alarms are currently raised.
  • Attention Required
    Attention Required - the object is not operating normally, and needs operator intervention.
  • Attend To Dependent
    Attention Required elsewhere - another object on which this object depends is not operating normally.
Alarm log correlator Read only Identifier of the log message for the event that caused the last Attention Required alarm state for this object. This field is reset when the Attention Required alarm events field is reset to zero.
Attention Required alarm events Read only / Reset Number of times (since the alarm count was reset) that this object's alarm state has gone to Attention Required.
Alarm state changed timestamp Read only The time at which the Alarm state last changed.
Alarm events reset timestamp Read only The time at which the Attention Required alarm events was last reset to zero.
Adaptor Attention Required alarms Read only The total number of Attention Required alarms for Adaptors (and their child objects) associated with this Controller.
Adaptor Attention Required alarm events Read only / Reset The total number of times that the alarm state for an Adaptor (or one of its child objects) has gone to Attention Required.
Adaptor Attend To Dependent alarms Read only The total number of Attend To Dependent alarms for Adaptors (and their child objects) associated with this Controller.
Adaptor Attend To Dependent alarm events Read only / Reset The total number of times that the alarm state for an Adaptor (or one of its child objects) has gone to Attend To Dependent.
Summary child alarm state Read only Summarizes the alarm status for all children of this object. Values:
  • Clear
    No alarms are currently raised.
  • Attention Required
    Attention Required - one or more child objects are not operating normally, and need operator intervention.
  • Attend To Dependent
    Attention Required elsewhere - another object on which one or more child objects depend is not operating normally.
Requested status Read only Specifies whether an administrator has attempted to activate the Controller. Values:
  • Active
    The object has been activated.
  • Inactive
    The object has not been activated or has been deactivated.
  • Disabled
    The object has been disabled.
Actual status Read only Specifies the current status of the Controller. Values:
  • Active
    The object is active.
  • Activating
    Activation is in progress.
  • Deactivating
    Deactivation is in progress.
  • Inactive
    The object is inactive.
  • Disabled
    The object has been disabled.
  • Activation Failed
    The object is inactive because an activation attempt has failed.
  • Failed
    The object was active but has failed.
  • Quiescing
    The object is preparing for normal deactivation. It is operating normally but will not accept any new users.
  • Waiting For Parent
    The object cannot be used because its parent object is not yet active.
  • Parent Failed
    The object cannot be used because its parent object has failed.