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Chapter 2 Alarm Troubleshooting
Whenever TSC cards are changed from active to standby, it takes approximately 12 minutes to
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completely synchronize to the timing source because the Stratum 3E timing module is being adopted.
If you are resetting a TSC card, determine whether it is active and which is standby by positioning the
Step 1
cursor over the active card. An active TSC card has a green ACT/STBY LED illuminated.
Right-click the card to display the shortcut menu.
Step 2
Click Soft-reset Card.
Step 3
Click Yes when the confirmation dialog box appears.
Step 4
Click OK when the "Lost connection to node, changing to Network View" dialog box appears.
Step 5
Note
If you reset a TSC card, confirm that it is in standby mode after the reset.
Step 6
Tip
If you run the cursor over the TSC card in CTC, a popup displays the card's status (whether active or
standby).
Hard-Reset a Card Using CTC
This procedure is used to force system control from the active TSC card to the standby TSC card, or it
is used to reset the SSXC or an optical (traffic) card. This kind of reset reboots the card and clears the
flash memory, making it appear like a newly inserted card.
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. Statement 206
Use hard resets with caution. There could be up to 15 other sets of bandwidth affected by a hard reset.
Caution
The hard-reset option is enabled only when the card is placed in the Locked-enabled,maintenance
Note
service state.
When a TSC card changes from active to standby, the node takes approximately 12 minutes to
Note
synchronize completely to the timing source because of the more accurate Stratum 3E timing module
being adopted.
July 2010
The TSC card takes several minutes to reboot. Refer to the "Card Features and Functions"
chapter in the Cisco ONS 15600 SDH Reference Manual for more information about LED
behavior during TSC card reboots.
2.8.3 CTC Card Resetting and Switching
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