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Cisco ONS 15530 Configuration Guide and Command Reference
78-14227-01, Cisco IOS Release 12.1(10)EV2
Chapter2 Before You Begin
Configuration Overview
Configuration Overview
To configure your Cisco O NS 15530 systems and network, perform the following steps:
Step 1 Select line cards and modules to meet your requirements.
For detailed information about the hardware components, refer to the Cisco ONS 15530 Hardware
Installation Guide. For detailed information on system planning and design, ref er to the Cisco ONS
15530 Planning and Design Guide.
Step 2 Insert the cards, motherboards, and CPU switch modules into the chassis.
For detailed information on hardware configuration rules, refer to the Cisco ONS 15530 Planning and
Design Guide.
Step 3 Configure the NME ports on the active CPU switch module and on the standby CPU switch module, if
present.
For detailed information on configuring the NME port, see Chapter3, “Initial Configuration.”
Step 4 Connect the cards with optical cables. Configure the patch connections with the CLI.
For detailed information on cabling between OADM modules, refer to the Cisco ONS 15530 Planning
and Design Guide. For information on configuring cross connections, see the “Configuring Cross
Connections” section on page4-11.
Step 5 Configure aggregation flow identifier, the cross connections, and the patch connections for all ESCON
multiplexing line card and 10-Gbps ITU trunk card interfaces in the shelf. Also, configure the alarm
thresholds (optional).
For detailed information on configuring these interfaces, see Chapter4, “Configuring ESCON Signal
Aggregation.”
Step 6 Configure either the protocol encapsulation or the clock rate f or the client signal for all transponder line
cards interfaces in the shelf. Also, enable protocol monitoring for supported protocols and configure the
alarms thresholds (optional).
For detailed information on transponder line card interface configuration, see Chapter5, “Configuring
Transponder Line Card Interfaces.”
Step 7 Configure the VOA modules (optional).
For detailed information on VOA module interface configuration, see Chapter6, “Configuring VOA
Module Interfaces.”
Step 8 Configure APS.
For detailed information on configuring APS, see Chapter7, “Configuring APS.”
Step 9 Configure CPU switch module redundancy.
For detailed information on CPU switch module redundancy, see the “About CPU Switch Module
Redundancy” section on page 3-8.
Step 10 Configure IP connectivity on the OSC or through the in-band message channel for network management.
For detailed information on configuring IP connectivity on the OSC, see the “Configuring IP on the
OSC” section on page 9-9. For information on configuring IP connectivity via the in-band message
channel, see the “Configuring IP on Ethernetdcc Interfaces for the In-Ba nd Message C hannel” sect ion
on page 9-12.
Step 11 Configure CDP and the network topology.