Chapter 19 DLPs D200 to D299

DLP- D254 TCC2/TCC2P Card Active/Standby Switch Test

Step 6 If you want to complete an address summary, complete the following steps. If not, continue with Step 7. Complete the address summary only if the ONS 15454 SDH is a gateway NE with multiple external ONS 15454 SDH NEs attached with IP addresses in different subnets.

a.In the RIP Address Summary area, click Create.

b.In the Create Address Summary dialog box, complete the following:

Summary Address—Enter the summary IP address.

Mask Length—Enter the subnet mask length using the up and down arrows.

Hops—Enter the number of hops. The smaller the number of hops, the higher the priority.

c.Click OK.

Step 7 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).

DLP-D254 TCC2/TCC2P Card Active/Standby Switch Test

Purpose

This task verifies that the TCC2/TCC2P cards can effectively switch from

 

one to another.

Tools/Equipment

The test set specified by the acceptance test procedure, connected and

 

configured as specified in the acceptance test procedure.

Prerequisite Procedures

DLP-D60 Log into CTC, page 17-49

Required/As Needed

Required

Onsite/Remote

Onsite

Security Level

Provisioning or higher

Step 1 From the View menu, choose Go to Network View.

Step 2 Click the Alarms tab.

a.Verify that the alarm filter is not on. See the “DLP-D227 Disable Alarm Filtering” task on page 19-26as necessary.

b.Verify that no unexplained alarms appear on the network. If unexplained alarms appear, resolve them before continuing. Refer to the Cisco ONS 15454 SDH Troubleshooting Guide if necessary.

Step 3 Click the Conditions tab. Verify that no unexplained conditions appear on the network. If unexplained conditions appear, resolve them before continuing. Refer to the Cisco ONS 15454 SDH Troubleshooting Guide.

Step 4 On the network view map, double-click the node containing the TCC2/TCC2P cards that you are testing to open the node in node view.

Step 5 Make a note of which TCC2/TCC2P card is active and which is standby by examining the LEDs on the shelf graphic. TCC2/TCC2P cards are installed in Slot 7 and Slot 11. The active TCC2/TCC2P card has a green ACT LED, and the standby TCC2/TCC2P card has an amber SBY LED.

Step 6 On the shelf graphic, right-click the active TCC2/TCC2P card and choose Reset from the shortcut menu.

Step 7 In the Resetting Card dialog box, click Yes. After 20 to 40 seconds, a “lost node connection, changing to network view” message appears.

Step 8 Click OK. On the network view map, the node where you reset the TCC2/TCC2P card will be gray.

 

Cisco ONS 15454 SDH Procedure Guide, R7.2

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