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Cisco ONS 15454 Procedure Guide, R5.0
March 2007
Chapter 18 DLPs A100 to A199
DLP-A177 Convert DS3-12 Cards From 1:1 to 1:N Protection
b.
Next to Switch Commands, click
Switch
.
The working slot should change to Working/Active and the protect slot should change to
Protect/Standby. If they fail to change, do not continue. Troubleshoot the working card and slot to
determine why the card cannot carry working traffic.
Step 4
Repeat Steps
for each protection group that you need to convert.
Step 5
Click the
Alarms
tab to verify that no standing alarms exist for any of the DS3-12 cards you are
converting. If alarms exist and you have difficulty clearing them, contact your next level of support.
Step 6
Click the
Provisioning > Protection
tabs.
Step 7
Click the 1:1 protection group that contains the cards that you will move into the new protection group.
Step 8
Click
Delete
.
Step 9
When the confirmation dialog box appears, click
Yes
.
Note
Deleting the 1:1 protection groups will not disrupt service. However, no protection bandwidth
exists for the working circuits until the 1:N protection procedure is completed. Therefore,
complete this procedure as soon as possible.
Step 10
If you are deleting more than one DS-3 1:1 protection group, repeat Steps
through
for each group
that you want to include in a 1:N group.
Step 11
Physically remove the protect DS3-12 card from Slot 3 or Slot 15. This raises an improper removal
alarm.
Step 12
In node view, right-click the slot that held the removed card and choose
Delete
from the shortcut menu.
Wait for the card to disappear from the node view.
Step 13
Physically insert a DS3N-12 card into the same slot.
Step 14
Verify that the card boots up properly.
Step 15
Click the
Inventory
tab and verify that the new card appears as a DS3N-12 card.
Step 16
Click the
Provisioning > Protection
tabs.
Step 17
Click
Create
.
Step 18
Type a name for the protection group in the Name field (optional).
Step 19
Click
Type
and choose
1:N (card)
from the drop-down list.
Step 20
Verify that the DS3N-12 card appears in the Protect Card field.
Step 21
In the Available Cards list, highlight the cards that you want in the protection group. Click the arrow
(
>>
) button to move the cards to the Working Cards list.
Step 22
Click
OK
.
The protection group should appear in the Protection Groups list on the Protection subtab.
Step 23
Return to your originating procedure (NTP).
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