Operating the DSU
16.Select SAVE (F1).
17.Save to Activ (F1).
Command Complete appears to confirm that the configuration is saved.
Poll List
The Poll List (PList) subbranch maintains or changes the DSU's poll list. A control DSU's poll list includes all tributary DSUs and DBMs one level downstream.
You can display, clear, change, or acquire a poll list. If you select Clr (Clear) from the Poll List screen, all network addresses are erased from the DSU's poll list.
PList is only available from the Local branch, and only to a DSU configured for nondisruptive and mixed diagnostics (Diag Type is set to NonD or Mixed).
Displaying the Poll List
To display each of the network addresses included in the DSU's poll list:
.Procedure
1.Select PList (F2).
2.Select Displ (F1). The following screen appears:
A d d r : | 2 A c t i v e |
F1 F2 F3
The number after Addr (in this example, 2) is the network address of the poll list member. The member is identified as either Active or Skip (identified via the Change Poll List function).
3.Press the F1 or F2 key to display additional addresses.
4.Press the key to return to the Poll List screen.
Changing the Poll List
To change the poll list (e.g., add network address 3):
.Procedure
1. Select Chang (F3).
C h n g P o l l L i s t :
Activ | Delet | Skip |
F1 | F2 | F3 |
2. Select Activ (F1).
A d d r e s s : | 2 | |
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| Enter |
F1 | F2 | F3 |
3. Press the F1 key to increment network address 2.
A d d r e s s : | 3 | |
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| Enter |
F1 | F2 | F3 |
4. Select Enter (F3).
M a k e | 3 A c t i v e: | |
Command Complete | ||
F1 | F2 | F3 |
The address is added to the poll list. The control determines the round trip delay, then sends that information to the tributary DSU.
5.Press the key to return to the Chng Poll List screen.
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