Dlp-B293 Perform A Manual Span Upgrade On A Two-Fiber Blsr - Cisco ONS 15327 Procedure Manual

Chapter 11 Upgrade Cards and Spans
Note
Stop. You have completed this procedure.

DLP-B293 Perform a Manual Span Upgrade on a Two-Fiber BLSR

Purpose
Tools/Equipment
Prerequisite Procedures
Required/As Needed
Onsite/Remote
Security Level
Warning Do not reach into a vacant slot or chassis while you install or remove a module or a fan. Exposed
circuitry could constitute an energy hazard.
Do not perform any other maintenance operations or add any circuits during a span upgrade.
Caution
Note If any of the XTC cards reboot during the span upgrade, you must manually reset each one when the span
upgrade procedure is complete for all the nodes in the ring. See the
CTC" procedure on page 14-23
All spans connecting the nodes in a BLSR must be upgraded before the bandwidth is available.
Note
Ensure that no alarms or abnormal conditions (regardless of severity), including LOS, LOF, AIS-L, SF,
Step 1
SD, and FORCED-REQ-RING are present on the BLSR that you will upgrade. See the
Check the Network for Alarms and Conditions" task on page 12-3
Step 2 Apply a Force switch to both span endpoints (nodes) on the span that you will upgrade first. See
"DLP-B303 Initiate a BLSR Force Ring Switch" task on page
Step 3 Remove the fiber from both endpoints and ensure that traffic is still running.
Step 4 Remove the OC-N cards from both endpoints.
At one endpoint, in node view right-click the OC-N card and choose Change Card.
Step 5
In the Change Card dialog box, choose the new OC-N card type.
Step 6
Click OK.
Step 7
Repeat Steps
Step 8
March 2003
The Span Upgrade option will only be visible and available if the hardware necessary for the
upgrade is present.
This task upgrades a two-fiber BLSR span to a higher optical rate.
Higher-rate cards
Compatible hardware necessary for the upgrade
DLP-B60 Log into CTC, page 2-23
As needed
Onsite
Provisioning or higher
for card reset procedures.
5 through 7 at the second endpoint.
NTP-B95 Upgrade Optical Spans Manually
"NTP-B113 Reset the XTC Using
for instructions.
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