Conventions Used In This Document - Avaya S8700 Maintenance Manual

Conventions Used in This Document

Chapter 3, ''Initialization and
reboot processes and how these are used to perform maintenance and
recover systems or subsystems that are out of service. Use of the terminal
SPE-down interface on non-functional or standby Switch Processor
Elements is included here.
Chapter 4, ''Alarms, Errors, and
procedures such as replacing circuit packs and special troubleshooting
procedures such as those for fiber link and packet bus faults.
Chapter 5, ''Additional Maintenance
maintenance, software updates and other procedures not associated with
specific alarms or components.
Chapter 6, ''LED
by circuit pack and attendant console LEDs.
Chapter 7, ''Maintenance
maintenance command available through the management terminal. The
commands are ordered alphabetically. A general description of command
syntax and conventions appears at the beginning of the chapter.
Chapter 8, ''Maintenance-Object Repair
troubleshooting and repair instructions for every component in the system.
The maintenance objects are listed alphabetically by name as they appear
in the Alarm and Error Logs. Under each maintenance object appears a
description of the object's function, tables for interpreting alarm and error
logs, and instructions on how to use tests, commands, and replacements
to resolve associated problems. Most of these procedures are complete
and self-contained, while others rely upon procedures in
''Alarms, Errors, and
Conventions Used in This Document
The following conventions are used in this document:
Every physical dimension in this book is in English [Foot Pound Second
(FPS)] units, followed by metric [Centimeter Gram Second) (CGS)] units in
parentheses.
Wire-gauge measurements are in AWG, followed by the diameter in
millimeters in parentheses.
Information you type at the management terminal is shown in the following
typeface: list system-parameters maintenance.
Information displayed on the management terminal screen, including field
names, is shown in the following typeface: login
Linux commands you enter on the Linux shell command line are shown in
the following typeface: testdupboard -s
Field names on a PC interface are shown in bold.
Keyboard keys are shown in the following typeface:
555-233-143
Recovery'', describes the various reset and
Troubleshooting'', describes general repair
Procedures'', describes preventive
Interpretation'', is a guide to interpreting indications given
Commands'', contains a description of each
Troubleshooting''.
Procedures'', contains specific
Chapter 4,
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