Figure - Cisco ONS 15327 Procedure Manual

NTP-B229 Upgrade the XTC-14 Card to XTC-28 Card
The UNEQ-P alarm might be raised during the upgrade if you have E10/E100-4 cards in the node. The
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alarm will appear and clear within a few seconds.
The MEA (card mismatch) alarm appears because CTC recognizes a mismatch between XTC card types.
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Disregard this alarm; it clears by the end of the procedure.
Complete the
Step 1
Determine which XTC-14 card is the standby card. An amber ACT/STBY LED on the card faceplate
Step 2
indicates a standby card.
Physically replace the standby XTC-14 card on the ONS 15327 with an XTC-28 card:
Step 3
Open the XTC-14 card ejector.
a.
b. Slide the card out of the slot. This raises an
is complete. Ensure that traffic is flowing over the 14 DS-1 ports. Abnormal alarms will indicate if
there is a problem with traffic. Ensure that the alarm filter is not selected when you are checking for
abnormal alarms.
Open the ejector on the XTC-28 card.
c.
Slide the XTC-28 card into the slot along the guide rails.
d.
Close the ejector and secure the screw.
e.
f. The ONS 15327 boots up the XTC-28 card. The XTC-28 card must copy the database, which can take
approximately 10 minutes. Do not remove the card from the shelf during a database transfer.
The LEDs will flash while the XTC-28 is loading.
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After the XTC-28 has finished synchronizing its software and database and is in standby mode, in node
Step 4
view right-click the active XTC-14 and choose Reset from the drop-down menu
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"NTP-B108 Back Up the Database" procedure on page 14-6
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alarm which will clear when the upgrade
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Upgrade Cards and Spans
before beginning the upgrade.

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