Cisco ONS 15454 Series, Procedure Manual

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Cisco ONS 15454 Procedure Guide, R5.0
March 2005
Chapter 17 DLPs A1 to A99
DLP-A72 Create a 1:N Protection Group
DLP-A72 Create a 1:N Protection Group
Step 1
Verify that the cards are installed according to the 1:N requirements specified in Table 4-1 on page 4-10 .
Step 2 Click the Provisioning > Protection tabs.
Step 3
In the Protection Groups area, click Create .
Step 4 In the Create Protection Group dialog box, enter the following:
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Name—Type a name for the protection group. The name can have up to 32 alphanumeric (a-z, A-Z,
0-9) characters. Special characters are permitted. For TL1 compatibility, do not use question marks
(?), backslash (\), or double quote (“) characters.
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Type—Choose 1:N from the drop-down list.
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Protect Card—Choose the protect card from the drop-down list. The list displays DS1N-14,
DS3N-12, or DS3N-12E cards installed in Slots 3 or 15. If these cards are not installed, no cards
appear in the drop-down list.
After you choose the protect card, a list of cards available for protection appear in the Available Cards
list, as shown in
Figure 17-33 . If no cards are available, no cards appear. If this occurs, you can not
complete this task until you install the physical cards or preprovision the ONS 15454 slots using the
“DLP-A330 Preprovision a Slot” task on page 20-20 .
Figure 17-33 Creating a 1:N Protection Group
Step 5 From the Available Cards list, choose the cards that will be protected by the card selected in the
Protect Card drop-down list. Click the top arrow button to move each card to the Working Cards list.
Purpose This task creates a DS-1 or DS-3 1:N protection group.
Tools/Equipment DS1N-14, DS3N-12, or DS3N-12E (protect cards) in Slot 3 or Slot 15;
DS1-14, DS3-12, or DS3-12E (working cards) installed on either side of a
corresponding protect card.
Prerequisite Procedures DLP-A60 Log into CTC, page 17-66
Required/As Needed As needed
Onsite/Remote Onsite or remote
Security Level Provisioning or higher