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Cisco ONS 15454 Procedure Guide, R5.0
March 2007
Chapter 18 DLPs A100 to A199
DLP-A177 Convert DS3-12 Cards From 1:1 to 1:N Protection
Step 13 Physically insert a DS1N-14 card into the same slot.
Step 14 Verify that the card boots up properly.
Step 15 Click the Inventory tab and verify that the new card appears as a DS1N-14.
Step 16 Click the Provisioning > Protection tabs.
Step 17 Click Create.
Step 18 Type a name for the protection group in the Name field (optional).
Step 19 From the Type drop-down list, choose 1:N (card).
Step 20 From the Protect Card drop-down list, choose the DS1N-14 card. Verify that the correct DS1N-14 card
appears in the Protect Card field.
Step 21 In the Available Cards list, highlight the cards that you want in the protection group. Click the arrow
(>>) button to move the cards to the Working Cards list.
Step 22 If necessary, select a new reversion time in the Reversion time drop-down list.
Note 1:N protection groups are always revertive.
Step 23 Click OK. The protection group appears in the Protection Groups list on the Protection subtab.
Step 24 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).
DLP-A177 Convert DS3-12 Cards From 1:1 to 1:N Protection
Note This procedure assumes that DS3-12 cards are installed in Slots 1 to 6 and/or Slots 12 to 17. The DS3-12
cards in Slots 3 or 15, which are the protection slots, will be replaced with DS3N-12 cards.
Step 1 In node view, click the Maintenance > Protection tabs.
Step 2 Click the protection group containing Slot 3 or Slot 15 (where you will install the DS3N-12 card).
Step 3 Make sure the slot you are upgrading is not carrying working traffic. In the Selected Group list, the
protect slot must say Protect/Standby as shown Figure 18-5 on page 18-56, and not Protect/Active. If the
protect slot status is Protect/Active, switch traffic to the working card:
a. Under Selected Group, click the protect card.
Purpose This task converts DS3-12 cards in 1:1 protection to 1:N protection. A 1:N
protection group can protect a maximum of five working cards.
Tools/Equipment CTC Software R2.0 or later
At least on DS3N-12 card and a protection group with DS3-12 cards.
Prerequisite Procedures DLP-A60 Log into CTC, page 17-66
Required/As Needed As needed
Onsite/Remote Onsite
Security Level Provisioning or higher