Powering Up; Pre-Power Connection Test Procedures Checklist - Nortel Media Gateway 3500 Installation, Operation And Maintenance Manual

Installation, Operation, Maintenance Manual
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Powering Up

After mounting the chassis and connecting the fiber optic cabling, and earthing, as well as
cabling the console, the system is ready to power up. Before the system is powered up, the
following test procedures must be carried out. When this is completed, the power wiring
can be connected.
8.1

Pre-Power Connection Test Procedures Checklist

To complete the installation up to this point, verify the next 9 items
are correct:
1. Check that an earthing lug is present and that the hardware connections at both ends
of the cable are tight.
2. Check the electrical connections:
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3. Check that all front slots are occupied, either by a board or by an appropriate front
blank panel.
4. Check that all rear slots are occupied, either by a board or by a blank panel.
5. Verify that all boards are installed in their dedicated slots (refer to 'Front and Back
Views of the Media Gateway 3500' on page 18).
6. Check that fiber optic cabling interconnects the two Ethernet Switches on ports 25 and
26 of their front panels' Gigabit ports (crossover connections for TX to RX).
7. Check that the console is connected to the SA RTM that is to be the initial active SC
board.
8. Check that the SA RTM alarm cabling is secured to the Media Gateway 3500 chassis
as well as to the external equipment.
9. Check that the Ethernet Switch fiber optic cabling is secured to the Media Gateway
3500 chassis as well as to the external equipment.
10. Check that the PSTN cabling on the Media Gateway boards are secured to the Media
Gateway 3500 chassis as well as to the external equipment.
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For DC power: Verify that the power connections to the two DC power inputs
on the PEMs have been made and that the covers are in place.
For DC power: Verify the polarity of the connected cables to the DC inputs.
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