From the WaveStar^® CIT System View, click the Alarm List button and locate the inc. data type mismatch alarm in the resulting alarm list.

Determine the alarm level(s) for the active inc. data type mismatch alarm(s). Clear the alarms in order of severity.

Refer to the Probable Cause column in the alarm list, determine the affected VCG, and note the corresponding AID and the type of circuit pack.

Note:

An LNW73/73C VCG must be connected through the network to another Fiber Channel VCG.

An Ethernet LNW63, LNW66, LNW67, LNW68 VCG must be connected through the network to another Ethernet VCG.

Using circuit layouts and/or office records, identify the far-end network element for the specified VCG.

Use the WaveStar^® CIT to log in to the required far-end Alcatel-Lucent 1665 DMX for the specified VCG.

Reference:

Procedure 6-2: Connect Personal Computer (PC) and establish WaveStar^® CIT session

From the System View, select Reports → Equipment Lists → Pack. Select Shelf and click Select.

Result:

The Circuit Pack List appears.

Using the Circuit Pack List and office records, determine if the far-end pack is the same type (Ethernet, Fibre Channel) as the near end circuit pack.

From the System View, click the Alarm List button and click Refresh.

Is the inc. data type mismatch alarm still present?

At the near end, select View → Cross-Connections. Select the required circuit pack and click Select to obtain a list of cross-connections. Observe the provisioned cross-connections for the required circuit pack and verify that the port is connected through the network to a circuit pack of the same type.

Note:

The cross-connections at the local node may be correct; the incorrect cross-connection could be at any node in the transmission path.

Select Configuration → Cross-Connections to access the Cross-Connection Wizard and make the required cross-connections changes to/from the circuit pack.

From the System View, click the Alarm List button and click Refresh.

Is the inc. data type mismatch alarm still present?

From the System View, select View → Equipment, expand the group (GRP), highlight the alarmed port, and then click Select.

Result:

The View Equipment window opens.

If the port is connected to test equipment, you have the following options to clear the alarm.

1. Align the test set signal characteristics with those of the port.

2. Disconnect the test set, or

3. Ignore the alarm until the test set is disconnected, (recommended method), or

In the Transmission section of the Configure Equipment window, change the provisioned state of the VCG's GFP Frame Check Sequence (ENABLE or DISABLE) to match the far end port and click Apply.

Result:

A warning message appears asking you to confirm executing this command. Click Yes. Continue with Step 19.

Click Close on the Configure Equipment window.

From the System View, click the Alarm List button and click Refresh.

Is the inc. data type mismatch alarm still present?

End of steps