Hardware Installation - Cisco ONS 15454 SDH Configuration Manual

Initial Configuration
This chapter describes the initial configuration of the ML-Series card and contains the following major
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Hardware Installation

This section lists hardware installation tasks, including booting up the ML-Series card. Because
ONS 15454 SONET/SDH card slots can be preprovisioned for an ML-Series line card, the following
physical operations can be performed before or after the provisioning of the slot has taken place.
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A NO-CONFIG condition is reported in the Cisco Transport Controller (CTC) under the Alarms tab
Note
when an ML-Series card is inserted and no valid Cisco IOS startup configuration file exists. Loading or
creating this file clears the condition. See the
information on loading or creating the file.
Hardware Installation, page 3-1
Cisco IOS on the ML-Series Card, page 3-2
Startup Configuration File, page 3-7
Multiple Microcode Images, page 3-11
Changing the Working Microcode Image, page 3-12
Version Up Software Upgrade, page 3-14
Cisco IOS Command Modes, page 3-16
Using the Command Modes, page 3-18
Install the ML-Series card into the ONS 15454 SONET/SDH. See the "Install Cards and Fiber-Optic
Cable" chapter in the Cisco ONS 15454 Procedure Guide or the Cisco ONS 15454 SDH Procedure
Guide for information.
Connect the cables to the front ports of the ML-Series card.
(Optional) Connect the console terminal to the ML-Series card.
Cisco ONS 15454 and Cisco ONS 15454 SDH Ethernet Card Software Feature and Configuration Guide, R8.0
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"Startup Configuration File" section on page 3-7
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