To view the operational status of MC ring group components

Steps
 

Choose Manage→Redundancy→Node Redundancy from the NFM-P main menu. The Manage Node Redundancy form opens.


Choose MC Ring Group (Multi-Chassis) from the drop-down menu and click Search. A list of MC ring groups is displayed.


Select an MC ring group and click Properties. The MC Ring Group (Edit) form opens.


Click Properties beside a site that hosts an MC ring. The MC Ring (Edit) form opens.


Click on the State tab.


View the dynamically updated Operational State indicator.

The Operational State is one of the following:

  • Unknown—cannot determine the operational state

  • Shut Down—MC ring administratively down

  • Config Error—MC ring misconfigured

  • No Peer—peer MC ring not configured

  • Connected—MC ring operational

  • Broken—RNCV check fails

  • Local Broken—MC ring site cannot connect to a ring node

  • Conflict—MC ring configuration conflicts with another configuration

  • Testing Ring—RNCV check in progress

  • Peer Down—peer MC ring site inoperable

  • Waiting For Peer—peer MC ring site initializing


Click on the Components tab.


Right-click on a ring node object and choose Properties. The MC Ring Node (Edit) form opens.


Click on the State tab.


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View the dynamically updated information in the Local Operational State and Remote Operational State fields.

The Operational State is one of the following:

  • Unknown—cannot determine operational state

  • Not Provisioned—ring node configuration incomplete

  • Config Error—ring node misconfigured

  • Not Tested—no RNCV check result available

  • Testing—RNCV check in progress

  • Connected—ring node operational

  • Disconnected—cannot reach ring node


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Close the MC Ring Node (Edit) form.


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Close the MC Ring (Edit) form.


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Close the MC Ring Group (Edit) form.

End of steps