Configuring LIM and LIM Port Redundancy
Configuring LIM redundancy
Stinger®
SHDSL 48-Port and 72-Port Line Interface Modules (LIM) Guide
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Enabling LIM port redundancy
Redundancy for a particular slot and port is controlled by the
sparing-mode
parameter in the appropriate LIM profile.
The
sparing-mode
parameter appears in all LIM profiles, as in the following SDSL
profile for slot 2, port 6:
[in SDSL/{ shelf-1 slot-2 6 }]
name = 1:2:32
physical-address* = { shelf-1 slot-2 6 }
enabled = yes
sparing-mode = inactive
line-config = { 0 232 15 static { any-shelf any-slot 0 } singlebaud 784000
2720+
Manual LIM port redundancy
You can invoke the redundancy function manually by setting the
sparing-mode
parameter in the LIM profile to
manual
. The connection on the primary LIM is
transferred to the spare (secondary) LIM. To disable manual port redundancy, set the
sparing-mode
parameter to
inactive
.
If manual redundancy is currently in use, setting the parameter to
inactive
causes
the spare LIM port to become inactive again, terminating its connections and then
reestablishing them on the primary LIM port that was replaced.
For example, suppose a Stinger FS unit is equipped with an ADSL LIM in slot 1 and
an SDSL LIM in slot 4. Spare LIMs are located in slots 14 and 16 respectively. Port 2
fails on the ADSL LIM, and port 6 fails on the SDSL LIM. To provide redundancy for
these ports, proceed as follows:
1
Activate redundancy for failed port 2 in slot 1:
admin> read al-dmt {1 1 2}
admin> set sparing-mode = manual
admin> write
LOG notice, Shelf 1, Slot 8, Time: 11:58:49--
LIM 14 port 2 ACTIVATED as spare for LIM 1 Port 2
2
Activate redundancy for failed port 6 in slot 4:
admin> read sdsl {1 4 6}
admin> set sparing-mode = manual
Parameter
Specifies
sparing-mode
Enables or disables port redundancy and specifies the mode. You
can set the following port-redundancy modes:
■
inactive
—disables LIM port redundancy. This is the default.
■
manual
—deactivates the LIM port and then reestablishes the
connection on the same port of the spare LIM.
■
automatic
—activates automatic redundancy for the port. The
error threshold parameters specified in the
auto-lim-sparing-config
subprofile of the
lim-sparing-config
[slot number]
profile are used.