User manual

Wide Bank 28 DS3 - Release 2.4 July 2004 8-13
CLI Commands and Messages
CLI Command List
ALARMOUT
Name: Alarm Relay Output Contacts
Purpose: Sets the alarm output contacts to normally open (NO) or normally closed (NC). This
command affects both the Critical and Major/Minor alarm relay contacts.
Security: Set - rw and above
Show - ro and above
Syntax: alarmout {nc|no}
Example: alarmout
alarm contacts normally open
Example: alarmout nc
alarm contacts normally closed
ARM
Name: Automatic Redundancy Mode
Purpose: Set or show the current protection switching operation. Arm is turned on automatically
when revertive DS3 is turned on (see REVERTIVE on page 8-67) because network
protection is normally revertive.
Security: Set - rw and above
Show - ro and above
Syntax: arm {on|off}
Field Description
nc
Normally Closed (NC). Contacts will open when alarm is active.
Note: The contacts will be open when the Wide Bank is not powered.
no Normally Open (NO). Contacts will close when alarm is active.
Field Description
on The default setting is ON.
When a fault occurs in the active Controller, the Wide Bank switches
control to the standby Controller.
If DS3 network protection is also enabled (see DS3 PROTECT on
page 8-41), the Wide Bank switches Controllers when a DS3 line
defect occurs.
off Disables protection switching