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Configuring Fault-tolerant PVCs
Creating a Backup Port
ATM Services Configuration Guide for CBX 3500, CBX 500, GX 550, and B-STDX 9000 1/19/0514-5
3. Fill in the fields in the Add RNNI/UNI Service Name tab of the Add Service
Name dialog box as described in Table 14-1.
4. Verify that the Can Backup Service field in the Backup LPort Information area
displays No. If this field displays Yes, you cannot use this LPort as a backup
LPort.
5. When you have filled in the fields, choose OK. The Add Service Name dialog box
closes.
6. Continue with the instructions in “Defining a Point-to-Point Circuit Connection”
on page 10-13 to configure circuits as fault-tolerant PVCs.
To reroute the Service Name endpoint of a fault-tolerant PVC, see the next
section, “Activating a Backup Binding Port.”
Table 14-1. Add Service Name: Add RNNI/UNI Service Name Fields
Field Action/Description
Service Name Enter a service name of up to 32 characters.
Note You can enter a brief comment or description of the
service.
Backup Binding Displays the status of the service name binding.
Enabled Primary Binding box Select this check box to make the primary port the
active endpoint for the circuit.
Clear this check box if you want to make a backup
LPort the active endpoint for the circuit.
Primary LPort Information The fields in this area identify the primary LPort
parameters. The Can Backup Service field must
display No if you want to use the LPort as the
primary LPort for the circuit.
If you need to change the Can Backup Service field
for the LPort, you must modify the LPort (see
“Modifying an ATM Logical Port” on page 3-10).
Backup LPort Information The fields in this area identify the backup LPort
parameters. The Can Backup Service field must
display Yes if you want to use the LPort as the
backup LPort for the circuit.
If you need to change the Can Backup Service field
for the LPort, you must modify the LPort (see
“Modifying an ATM Logical Port” on page 3-10).
Select Backup LPort Choose this button to launch the Select Backup
LPort dialog box (Figure 14-3 on page 14-7),
which lets you select a backup LPort for the
Service Name.
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