NMS supports editing of card configuration and port configuration of add/drop OTU ports on cards configured in OTN mode. Consequently, the change would apply at node level.
NOTE: Change of port configuration will result in deletion of all respective child records or configurations automatically (OTU TCM, ODU, ODU TCM) existing on that port.
Perform the following steps to edit the card configuration:
Go to Configuration > Layer 1 menu and click Manage L1 Ports option. Manage Ports page is displayed.
Do one of the following:
Select Node check box and enter the IP address of the desired node in IP text box provided.
Enter the name of the desired node in IP text box provided.
Click (Search Nodes). Shelf(s) and cards of the selected node are listed under Node Tree pane.
Click Ports under the desired card. Port Details for - <EMS Name> - <Node name/IP> pane displays the existing card and port configuration.
To edit the card configuration, click drop-down and select the desired card configuration under Card Configuration - (card name-<ci>-<si>).
To edit the port type, select the desired Port ID row and double-click Type field under OTN Add Drop Port Configurations pane. A drop-down list is displayed with options available on that port. Select the desired port configuration.
NOTE: The options displayed depends on the card configuration mode and will be different for different modes.
Select an option from the list. The selected option gets highlighted in blue color.
Repeat step 6 to 7 to change the port configuration of other ports on same card, if desired.
Click (Save Changes). A Review Change Request window is displayed. The port configuration changes opted by the user are listed under New Value field whereas the previous port values are listed under Old Value field.
Do one of the following:
To discard the unwanted changes, select the row against that change and click (Delete Changes). The selected row(s) will be crossed out and marked in red color. Go to step 11.
To commit all the changes, go to step 11.
Click (Save Changes). Change Requests Status window is displayed listing the status of operation under Status field.
Click (Close) to exit Change Requests Status window. A message Please refresh the Page or search Node. Automatically Refreshing the page in 3 minutes is displayed.
For the changes to apply and get updated in TJ5500, refreshing operation is required to be performed. This can be done in any of the two ways mentioned as follows:
Manually by clicking on (Search Nodes) or refreshing the page; or
Automatically, where a timer starts and the page will be refreshed in 3 minutes. The timer will be displayed on the page as shown in the following figure. If desired, user can click Stop link to stop the timer anytime but the refresh operation will be performed and changes will apply:
(show changes saved) button allows you to view the saved changes in Recently saved changes window. This button is available only during the time, timer is visible.
NOTE: Changes can be saved only one at a time. To save the new changes made, either refresh the page or search node manually.
(Search Nodes). Shelf(s) and cards of the selected node are listed under Node Tree pane.
(Save Changes). A Review Change Request window is displayed. The port configuration changes opted by the user are listed under New Value field whereas the previous port values are listed under Old Value field.
(Delete Changes). The selected row(s) will be crossed out and marked in red color. Go to step 11.
(Close) to exit Change Requests Status window. A message Please refresh the Page or search Node. Automatically Refreshing the page in 3 minutes is displayed.
(show changes saved) button allows you to view the saved changes in Recently saved changes window. This button is available only during the time, timer is visible.