Card To Xtc-28 Card Upgrade - Cisco ONS 15327 User Documentation

XTC-14 Card to XTC-28 Card Upgrade
12.6 XTC-14 Card to XTC-28 Card Upgrade
This section explains how to upgrade XTC-14 cards to XTC-28 cards on an ONS 15327 with live traffic.
The procedure is non-service affecting; the upgrade will cause a switch less than 50 ms in duration.
The UNEQ-P alarm might be raised during the upgrade if you have E10/E100-4 cards in the system.
Note
The alarm will appear and clear within a few seconds.
The MEA (card mismatch) alarm appears because CTC recognizes a mismatch between XTC card
Note
types. Disregard this alarm; it clears by the end of the procedure.
Physically replace the standby XTC-14 card on the ONS 15327 with an XTC-28 card:
Step 1
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b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
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After the XTC-28 has finished synchronizing and is in standby mode, reset the active XTC-14:
Step 2
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b.
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Unscrew and open the XTC-14 card ejector.
Slide the card out of the slot. This raises the
is complete. Ensure that traffic is flowing over the 14 DS-1 ports.
Open the ejector on the XTC-28 card.
Slide the XTC-28 card into the slot along the guide rails.
Close the ejector and secure the screw.
Wait until the XTC-28 is fully booted and finishes synchronizing its software and database.
The LEDs will flash while the XTC-28 is loading.
In node view, right-click on the active XTC-14 and choose Reset from the pull-down menu
(Figure 12-7).
Traffic switches to the XTC-28.
alarm which will clear when the upgrade
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