ADC Release 3.1 user manual Deleting Connections

1152700 • Issue 1 • February 2001 • Operation and Maintenance

DLP-791

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Deleting Connections

5.The user may delete a connection, or multiple connections, by selecting them using the left mouse button, and then selecting Delete. A confirmation message will appear requiring the user to select OK or Cancel. If a problem exists with the hardware between the NMIC and the endpoint shelf controllers, a denial message may appear detailing why the connection could not be deleted. Refer to DLP-713and the trouble log for any error reports.

6.To gain status information of a certain connection, the user double clicks on the connection using the left mouse button, or single clicks to highlight the connection followed by selecting Status at the bottom left of the window.

7.The Connection Status window appears similar to the one shown in Figure 791-4. The connection name is displayed at the top of the window. The administrative state may show as Locked or Unlocked. Locked indicates the connection is taken down at both ends, no traffic is allowed on the ring. Unlocked indicates the connection is operable in a normal state. The user may change options on the connection by selecting Configure. Access to the Configure screen can also be obtained from the previous Connection List screen via the Configure selection button found there.

Deleting Endpoints

8.Select the Configure button at the bottom of either the status window or the Connection List window. The Connection Configuration screen appears. Refer to Figure 791-5. The connection name is displayed at the top of the window. The user may delete n endpoint or multiple endpoints by selecting them using the left mouse button, and then selecting Delete. A confirmation message will appear requiring the user to select OK or Cancel. If deleting the last endpoint on a connection, the system will warn that the root end of the connection will also be deleted.

Changing Endpoint Configuration

9.Either or both ends of the connection can be configured as OAM cell segment endpoints by selecting the Segment Endpoint box displayed at each section of the screen. This functionality can be used for maintenance or troubleshooting purposes. Select Apply to send configuration changes to the database or close to abort any changes.

10.The “Configuration Change Completed” window appears. Select OK.

Adding Leaves to a Multicast Connection

11.Leaves may be added to the connection using the Add Leaf button at the bottom of the Connection Configuration window. The Leaf Endpoint Configuration screen appears similar to the one shown in Figure 791-6.

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