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Installation and Operation Manual Table of Contents
Optimux-108 Ver. 6.1 iii
Chapter 5. Monitoring and Diagnostics
5.1 Monitoring Performance ............................................................................................. 5-1
Monitoring the Status of the System ....................................................................... 5-2
Monitoring the Interface Status of the System ........................................................ 5-4
Monitoring the Physical Ports .................................................................................. 5-4
Monitoring the Status of the Ethernet Port ............................................................. 5-4
Monitoring the Status of the Uplink ........................................................................ 5-6
Monitoring the Status of the E1 Port ....................................................................... 5-7
5.2 Detecting Problems .................................................................................................... 5-8
Power-Up Self-Test ................................................................................................. 5-8
Front Panel LEDs ..................................................................................................... 5-8
Alarms and Traps .................................................................................................... 5-8
5.3 Handling Events ......................................................................................................... 5-9
Displaying Events .................................................................................................... 5-9
Clearing Events ..................................................................................................... 5-10
Displaying Active Alarms ....................................................................................... 5-11
Masking Alarms ..................................................................................................... 5-12
5.4 Troubleshooting ....................................................................................................... 5-13
5.5 Performing Diagnostic Tests ..................................................................................... 5-14
Running Uplink Loopbacks ..................................................................................... 5-15
Local Loopback on the Uplink ........................................................................... 5-15
Uplink Remote Loopback in Optimux-108 ......................................................... 5-15
Running Loopbacks on E1 Tributary Channels ........................................................ 5-16
E1 Tributary Local Loopback ............................................................................. 5-16
E1 Tributary Remote Loopback ......................................................................... 5-17
Running Loopbacks on V.35 User Port ................................................................... 5-18
Clearing Loopbacks ............................................................................................... 5-19
5.6 Frequently Asked Questions ..................................................................................... 5-20
5.7 Technical Support .................................................................................................... 5-20
Chapter 6. Software Upgrade
6.1 Compatibility Requirements ........................................................................................ 6-1
6.2 Impact ....................................................................................................................... 6-1
6.3 Software Upgrade Options ......................................................................................... 6-1
6.4 Prerequisites .............................................................................................................. 6-2
Software Files ......................................................................................................... 6-2
System Requirements ............................................................................................. 6-2
6.5 Upgrading Optimux-106 Software via the File Utilities Menu ....................................... 6-2
Verifying the Optimux-106 Host Parameters ............................................................ 6-3
Activating the TFTP Server ....................................................................................... 6-4
Downloading the New Software Release File to Optimux-106 .................................. 6-4
Downloading a New Software Release via TFTP................................................... 6-4
Downloading a New Software Release via XMODEM ............................................ 6-6
6.6 Upgrading Optimux-106 Software via the Boot Menu ................................................. 6-7
Using the XMODEM Protocol ................................................................................... 6-7
Using the TFTP ........................................................................................................ 6-9
Chapter 7. Configuring a Typical Application
7.1 Configuring the Optimux-108 Units ............................................................................ 7-1
7.2 Configuring the System Parameters ............................................................................ 7-2