Dlp-B301 Initiate A Blsr Manual Ring Switch - Cisco ONS 15327 Procedure Manual

NTP-B159 Modify a BLSR
Note
Stop. You have completed this procedure.

DLP-B301 Initiate a BLSR Manual Ring Switch

Purpose
Tools/Equipment
Prerequisite Procedures
Required/As Needed
Onsite/Remote
Security Level
Traffic is not protected during a Force protection switch.
Caution
Display the network view.
Step 1
Click the Provisioning > BLSR tabs.
Step 2
Step 3 Choose the BLSR and click Edit.
Tip To move an icon to a new location, for example, to see BLSR channel (port) information more clearly,
click an icon on the Edit BLSR network graphic and while pressing Ctrl, drag the icon to a new location.
Step 4 Right-click any BLSR node channel (port) and choose Set West Protection Operation (if you chose a
west channel) or Set East Protection Operation (if you chose an east channel).
Note
In the Set West Protection Operation dialog box or the Set East Protection Operation dialog box, choose
Step 5
MANUAL RING from the drop-down menu. Click OK.
Step 6 Click Yes in the two Confirm BLSR Operation dialog boxes.
Step 7 Verify that the channel (port) displays the letter "M" for MANUAL ring. Also verify that the span lines
between the nodes where the Manual switch was invoked turn purple, and that the span lines between all
other nodes turn green. This confirms the Manual switch.
From the File menu, choose Close.
Step 8
Step 9 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).
Cisco ONS 15327 Procedure Guide, R4.0
12-10
For definitions of these alarms, see the Cisco ONS 15327 Troubleshooting Guide.
This task performs a BLSR Manual ring switch.
None
DLP-B60 Log into CTC, page 2-23
As needed
Onsite
Provisioning or higher
For two-fiber BLSRs, the squares on the node icons represent the BLSR working and protect
channels. You can right-click either channel.
Chapter 12 Convert Network Configurations
March 2003