Dlp- A255 Cross-Connect Card Side Switch Test - Cisco ONS 15454 Series Procedure Manual

Chapter 19 DLPs A200 to A299
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Return to your originating procedure (NTP).
Step 7
DLP-A255 Cross-Connect Card Side Switch Test
Purpose
Tools/Equipment
Prerequisite Procedures
Required/As Needed
Onsite/Remote
Security Level
Always wait 60 seconds between cross-connect card (side) switches.
Caution
From the View menu, choose Go to Network View.
Step 1
Click the Alarms tab.
Step 2
a.
b.
Click the Conditions tab. Verify that no unexplained conditions appear on the network. If unexplained
Step 3
conditions appear, resolve them before continuing. Refer to the Cisco ONS 15454 Troubleshooting
Guide if necessary.
On the network map, double-click the node containing the cross-connect cards you are testing to open it
Step 4
in node view.
Click the Maintenance > Cross-Connect tabs.
Step 5
In the Cross-Connect Cards area, make a note of the active and standby slots.
Step 6
On the shelf graphic, verify that the active cross-connect card has a green ACT LED and the standby
Step 7
cross-connect card has an amber SBY LED. If these conditions are not present, review the
Install the XCVT or XC10G Cards" task on page 17-45
Click Switch.
Step 8
In the Confirm Switch dialog box, click Yes.
Step 9
Verify that the active slot noted in Step
Step 10
the active slot. The switch should appear within 1 to 2 seconds.
Verify that traffic on the test set connected to the node is still running. Some bit errors are normal, but
Step 11
traffic flow should not be interrupted. If a traffic interruption occurs, do not continue. Refer to your next
level of support.
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Hops—Enter the number of hops. The smaller the number of hops, the higher the priority.
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Click OK.
This task verifies that the XCVT and XC10G cards can effectively switch
service (active to standby and standby to active).
The test set specified by the acceptance test procedure, connected and
configured as specified in the acceptance test procedure.
DLP-A60 Log into CTC, page 17-66
Required
Onsite
Provisioning or higher
Verify that the alarm filter is not on. See the
page 19-17 as necessary.
Verify that no unexplained alarms appear on the network. If unexplained alarms appear, resolve
them before continuing. Refer to the Cisco ONS 15454 Troubleshooting Guide if necessary.
DLP-A255 Cross-Connect Card Side Switch Test
"DLP-A227 Disable Alarm Filtering" task on
or contact your next level of support.
6 becomes the standby slot, and that the standby slot becomes
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