Avaya S8700 Maintenance Manual page 147

M/T-DIG (Maintenance/Test Digital Port)
Clear Error Counters (#270)
This test is not an actual test in the strict sense of the word. Many circuit packs
have counters in the Angel firmware. These counters are used so that Control
Channel Message Set (CCMS) messages are not continuously sent uplink. Using
this method, the message will be sent once, when the counter reaches some
preset threshold, and then not sent again until the counter is cleared.
The ports on the Maintenance/Test circuit pack continually run self-tests,
whenever the port is idle. The Angel uses a counter so that the Background
Maintenance Failure message is only sent uplink once (this keeps a failed
port/circuit pack from flooding the SPE with a string of messages). This test is
used to clear the counter, so that if the port continues to fail during or after
SPE-demanded testing, the Angel will send a message to indicate that fact.
This test is only used to send a message to the Angel on the Maintenance/Test
circuit pack. Therefore, this test should never abort or fail.
Table 8-359. Test #270 Clear Error Counters
Error Test
Code Result Description / Recommendation
Any ABORT This test should never abort.
Any FAIL This test should never fail.
1. Retry the command at 1-minute intervals up to 5 times.
2. If the test continues to fail, escalate the problem.
PASS The message to clear the Maintenance/Test circuit pack's counter for
Background Maintenance Failures has been sent.
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