Comtech EF Data KPA series, Installation And Operation Manual

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KPA Ku-Band Indoor Solid-State Power Amplifier Revision 1
Ethernet Management MN/KPA.IOM
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Redundancy Mode
This read-only section provides the following information:
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The active system operating status is identified as ON or OFF (when OFF , the
configuration sections that follow on this page are not accessible).
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The active operating unit – i.e., the Primary KPA or Backup KPA – is identified.
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The active redundancy configuration – 1:1 or 1:2 – is identified.
Automatic/Manual Mode (1:1 or 1:2 Redundancy)
Use the provided drop-down menu to select the backup operation mode as Automatic or Manual .
Priority Select (1:2 Redundancy only)
Use the provided drop-down menu to select the desired Backup KPA as SSPA#1 or SSPA#2 .
Note that, for 1:1 configurations, the priority unit number is always fixed as SSPA#1.
Once the desired operational settings have been selected for the operating mode and backup
priority (1:2 redundancy only), click
[Change Redundancy Config] as needed to save these
settings.
Backup Mode (1:1 or 1:2 Redundancy, Manual Mode only)
When Automatic Mode has been selected as the Operating Mode, this section of the
Redundancy page is inaccessible.
Use the provided drop-down menu to force SSPA#1 or, for 1:2 redundancy only, SSPA#2 to
replace the active operating KPA as the primary unit.
Note that, for 1:1 configurations, the Backup KPA is always fixed as SSPA#1.
Once the desired Backup KPA has been selected, click [Change Backup Mode] to take the
primary unit OFFLINE , and take the selected Backup KPA ONLINE .