Initiate A Force Switch For All Circuits On A Path Protection Span; Initiate A Manual Switch For All Circuits On A Path Protection Span - Cisco ONS 15310-CL Troubleshooting Manual

1.10.1 Protection Switching, Lock Initiation, and Clearing

Initiate a Force Switch for All Circuits on a Path Protection Span

This procedure forces all circuits in a path protection from the working span to the protect. It is used to
remove traffic from a card that originates or terminates path protection circuits.
The Force command overrides normal protective switching mechanisms. Applying this command
Caution
incorrectly can cause traffic outages.
Traffic is not protected during a Force protection switch.
Caution
Log into a node on the network.
Step 1
Step 2 In node view, choose Go to Network View from the View menu.
Step 3 Right-click a network span and choose Circuits.
The Circuits on Span dialog box shows the path protection circuits, including circuit names, locations,
and a color code showing which circuits are active on the span.
Step 4 Click the Perform Path Protection span switching field.
Step 5 Choose Force Switch Away from the drop-down list.
Step 6 Click Apply.
In the Confirm Path Protection Switch dialog box, click Yes.
Step 7
In the Protection Switch Result dialog box, click OK.
Step 8
In the Circuits on Span dialog box, the switch state for all circuits is FORCE. Unprotected circuits do
not switch.

Initiate a Manual Switch for All Circuits on a Path Protection Span

This procedure manually switches all circuits in a path protection from the working span to the protect.
It is used to remove traffic from a card that originates or terminates path protection circuits.
The Manual command does not override normal protective switching mechanisms.
Caution
Step 1 Log into a node on the network.
Step 2 Right-click a network span and choose Circuits.
The Circuits on Span dialog box shows the path protection circuits, including circuit names, locations,
and a color code showing which circuits are active on the span.
Step 3 Click the Perform Path Protection span switching field.
Step 4 Choose Manual from the drop-down list.
Click Apply.
Step 5
In the Confirm Path Protection Switch dialog box, click Yes.
Step 6
In the Protection Switch Result dialog box, click OK.
Step 7
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