Dlp-B297 Perform A Manual Span Upgrade On An Unprotected Span - Cisco ONS 15327 Procedure Manual

Chapter 11 Upgrade Cards and Spans

DLP-B297 Perform a Manual Span Upgrade on an Unprotected Span

Purpose
Tools/Equipment
Prerequisite Procedures
Required/As Needed
Onsite/Remote
Security Level
Do not reach into a vacant slot or chassis while you install or remove a module or a fan. Exposed
Warning
circuitry could constitute an energy hazard.
Upgrading unprotected spans will cause all traffic running on those spans to be lost.
Caution
Do not perform any other maintenance operations or add any circuits during a span upgrade.
Caution
If any of the XTC cards reboot during the span upgrade, you must manually reset each one when the span
Note
upgrade procedure is complete for all the nodes in the ring. See the
CTC" procedure on page 14-23
Ensure that no alarms or abnormal conditions (regardless of severity), including LOS, LOF, AIS-L, SF,
Step 1
and SD, are present on the span that you will upgrade. See the
Alarms and Conditions" task on page 12-3
Remove the fiber from both endpoint nodes in the span.
Step 2
Caution Removing the fiber will cause all traffic on the unprotected span to be lost.
Remove the OC-N cards from both span endpoints.
Step 3
At one endpoint, in node view, right-click each OC-N slot and choose Change Card.
Step 4
In the Change Card dialog box, choose the new OC-N type.
Step 5
Click OK.
Step 6
Repeat Steps
Step 7
Install the new OC-N cards in both endpoints and attach the fiber to the cards. Wait for the
Step 8
IMPROPRMVL alarm to clear and the cards to become active.
Return to your originating procedure (NTP).
Step 9
March 2003
This task manually upgrades unprotected spans to a higher optical rate.
Higher-rate cards
Compatible hardware necessary for the upgrade
DLP-B60 Log into CTC, page 2-23
As needed
Onsite
Provisioning or higher
for card reset procedures.
4 through 6 at the second endpoint.
NTP-B95 Upgrade Optical Spans Manually
"NTP-B113 Reset the XTC Using
"DLP-B298 Check the Network for
for instructions.
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