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Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM Installation and Operations Guide, R6.0
September 2005
Chapter 12      Add and Remove Cards and Nodes
DLP-G254 Place OPT-BST and OPT-PRE Ports Out of Service
Step 7 Continue with the “NTP-G34 Install Fiber-Optic Cables on DWDM Cards and DCUs” procedure on 
page 3-48.
Step 8 Complete the following tasks or procedures, as needed: 
• If you switched a Y-cable protection group in Step 3, complete the “DLP-G180 Clear a Manual or 
Force Y-Cable or Splitter Protection Switch” task on page 10-36.
• If you deleted circuits in Step 3, complete the “DLP-G105 Provision DWDM Optical Channel 
Network Connections” task on page 7-10.
• If you switched the timing reference in Step 3, complete the “NTP-G112 Change the Node Timing 
Reference” procedure on page 13-17.
• If you deleted an OSC or GCC termination in Step 3, complete the “NTP-G38 Provision OSC 
Terminations” procedure on page 3-84 or the “DLP-G76 Provision GCC Terminations” task on 
page 7-14.
• If you placed OPT-PRE or OPT-BST cards out of service, complete the “DLP-G318 Place OPT-BST 
and OPT-PRE Ports In Service” task on page 12-4.
Step 9 Click the Alarms tab. 
a. Verify that the alarm filter is not on. See the “DLP-G128 Disable Alarm Filtering” task on page 8-28 
as necessary.
b. Verify that no unexplained alarms appear on the network. If alarms appear, investigate and resolve 
them. Refer to the Cisco ONS 15454 Troubleshooting Guide or the Cisco ONS 15454 SDH 
Troubleshooting Guide for procedures.
Stop. You have completed this procedure. 
DLP-G254 Place OPT-BST and OPT-PRE Ports Out of Service
Step 1 On the shelf graphic in CTC, double-click the OPT-BST or OPT-PRE card with the ports that you want 
to put out of service. 
Step 2 Click the Provisioning > Optical Line > Parameters tabs.
Step 3 Under Admin State, choose OOS,DSBLD (ANSI) or Locked,disabled (ETSI) for each port that does 
not have an OOS-MA,DSBLD or Locked-disabled service state.
Step 4 Click Apply.
Step 5 In the confirmation dialog box, click Ye s .
Step 6 Click the Provisioning > Opt Apli Line > Parameters tabs.
Purpose This task places OPT-BST and OPT-PRE card ports out of service in 
preparation for card removal.
Tools/Equipment None
Prerequisite Procedures DLP-G46 Log into CTC, page 2-25
Required/As Needed As needed
Onsite/Remote Onsite or remote
Security Level Provisioning or higher