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Cisco MGX 8850 (PXM1E/PXM45), Cisco MGX 8950, Cisco MGX 8830, and Cisco MGX 8880 Configuration Guide
Release 5.0.10, OL-3845-01 Rev. B0, August 16, 2004
Chapter 9 Switch Operating Procedures
Managing Redundant APS Lines
Replace <working-slot.bay.line> with the slot, bay, and line id of the APS line you want to display.
After
you enter the command, the switch displays a report similar to the following:
mgx8830a.1.PXM.a >
dspapsln 9.1.1
Working Prot. Conf Oper Active SFBer SDBer WTR Revt Dir LastUser
Index Index Arch Arch Line 10^-n 10^-n (min) SwitchReq
------- ----- ---- ----- ------ ----- ----- ----- ---- --- ----------
9.1.1 9.1.2 1+1 1+1 working 3 5 5 No uni No Request
9.2.1 9.2.2 1+1 1+1 working 3 5 5 No uni No Request
Modifying APS Lines
To change the configuration for an APS line, enter the cnfapsln command as described in the following
procedure.
Step 1
Establish a configuration session using a user name with GROUP1_GP privileges or higher.
Step 2
Enter the cnfapsln command as follows:
mgx8830a.1.PXM.a >
cnfapsln
-w
<
workingIndex
>
-sf
<
SignalFaultBER
>
-sd
<
SignalDegradeBER
>
-wtr
<
Wait To Restore
>
-dr
<
direction
>
-rv
<
revertive
> -
proto
<
protocol
>
Select the working line to configure by replacing <workingIndex> with the with the location of the
working line using the format slot.bay.line. For example, to specify the line on card 9, bay 1, line 2, enter
9.1.2.
describes the cnfapsln command options.
Table 9-6
Options for cnfapsln Command
Option
Description
-w
Slot number, bay number, and line number of the active line to configure, in the following
format:
slot.bay.line
Example:
-w 1.1.1
-sf
The signal failure Bit Error Rate (BER) threshold. Replace <SignalFaultBER> with a
number in the range of 3 to 5.
5 = signal failure BER threshold = 10 ^^ -5.
-sd
The Signal degrade BER threshold. Replace <SignalDegradeBER> with a number in the
range of 5 to 9.
5 = signal degrade BER threshold = 10 ^^ -5.
-wtr
The number of minutes to wait before attempting to switch back to the working line.
Replace <Wait To Restore> with a number in the range of 1 to 12 (minutes).
Note that this option is applicable only when the -rv option is set to 2, enabling revertive
operation.