Table Of Contents
Provisioning Connections
7.1 What Is Connection Provisioning?
7.2 What Types of Connection Are Available?
7.2.1 What Are the Supported Connection Service Types?
7.3 Where Do I Find Information About Connections?
7.3.1 Finding Information in the Connection List Tab
7.3.2 Displaying All Existing Connections
7.3.3 Displaying Connections of the Same Type
7.3.4 Editing the Filter Settings
7.4 How Do I Create, Modify and Delete Voice Connections?
7.4.1 Creating a VISM-RPM Connection in Connection Mode
7.4.2 Modifying a Connection in Connection Mode
7.4.3 Deleting Connections
7.4.4 Removing Incomplete Connections and Unused Connection Descriptors from the Network
7.5 How Do I Configure Connection Templates?
7.5.1 Creating Connection Templates
7.5.2 Displaying Connection Templates
7.5.3 Modifying Connection Templates
7.5.4 Deleting Connection Templates
7.6 How Can I Test the Connections?
7.6.1 Up a Connection
7.6.2 Down a Connection
7.6.3 Loopback a Connection
Provisioning Connections
This chapter details the tasks required to create new connections, and display, modify, and delete existing connections, and includes the following information:
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What Is Connection Provisioning?
•What Types of Connection Are Available?
•Where Do I Find Information About Connections?
•How Do I Create, Modify and Delete Voice Connections?
•How Do I Configure Connection Templates?
•How Can I Test the Connections?
7.1 What Is Connection Provisioning?
Cisco MGM supports device level provisioning of the Cisco MGX Media Gateway cards, lines, ports and connections, and the task of creating these connections is called connection provisioning.
Cisco MGM uses the Configuration Center to create new intra-chassis connections, and display, modify, and delete existing connections. You select the desired connection end-points and configure the connection type and class of service.
Connections in a switched voice applications are AAL-5 connections for bearer and control paths. A Media Gateway Controller or Call Agent is required for these switching applications.
By managing connections using the Configuration Center, you can create and maintain soft permanent virtual circuits (SPVCs).
7.2 What Types of Connection Are Available?
The type of connection available on each card is listed in Table 7-1.
Table 7-1 Supported Connection and Card Types
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Connection Type
|
Card
|
ATM |
AXSM (T3, E3) |
AXSM/B (T3, E3) |
AXSM-E (T1, E1) |
RPM |
RPM-PR |
RPM-XF |
VISM |
VISM-PR-8T1E1 |
VXSM 48T1E1 |
7.2.1 What Are the Supported Connection Service Types?
Connections can be made between:
•VISM- RPM
•VISM- ATM
When adding a new connection from the Configuration Center application, the service type and protocol is SPVC.
For information about preparing a node for connection, see "Building the Network".
7.3 Where Do I Find Information About Connections?
Configuration Center is used to create new connections, and to display, modify, and delete existing connections. In addition, the status for each connection is viewed from one endpoint to the other.
Note How Do I Manage My Network with the Configuration Center? gives full details of launching Configuration Center, and describes the main window components.
These tasks are used to monitor connections with Connection Browser:
•Finding Information in the Connection List Tab
•Displaying All Existing Connections
•Displaying Connections of the Same Type
•Editing the Filter Settings
7.3.1 Finding Information in the Connection List Tab
Open the Configuration Center, choose Configuration > MGX 8880/8850 MG > Configuration Center. Click the Connections tab to display the Connections Hierarchy pane. See Figure 7-1. Select the NE, and double-click, or drag and drop the NE into the right-hand pane to display the New Connection details. Table 7-2 details the information in each tab.
Table 7-2 Configuration Center—New Connection Tabs
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Access Tab
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Task
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Advanced Mode |
Configures the following tasks for connections in Advanced Mode: •Creates and modifies connections. •Saves connection templates. •Changes and applies all the parameters listed in the Connection Category pane. •Displays and modifies local end parameters, remote end parameters, and connection parameters. |
Quick Mode |
Configures the following tasks for connections in Quick Mode: •Creates and modifies connections. •Retrieves the connection templates. •Adds the connection descriptor. |
Connection List |
Displays a list of all connections under an element (node, card, line, port.) |
Figure 7-1 Configuration Center—Advanced ModeTab
7.3.2 Displaying All Existing Connections
To display all existing connections:
Step 1 In the Configuration Center, click the Connections tab to display the Connections Hierarchy pane. Select the NE, and double-click, or drag and drop the NE into the right-hand pane to display the New Connection details.
Step 2 Move the objects, for example, node, card, line, or port from the Hierarchy pane on the Connection tab to the Local End ID field on the Advanced Mode tab or Quick Mode tab.
Note The Local End ID field must be completed in order to retrieve connection information.
Step 3 Click the Connection List tab to display the Connection List details.
Step 4 Enter the number of connections that you want to retrieve in the Connection Count to be retrieved field. To retrieve all the connections, enter *. By default, * is displayed.
Note Filters setting can also be applied before retrieving connections, see Editing the Filter Settings.
Step 5 Click Get to retrieve the connections. For example, you can retrieve connections for both local and remote endpoints.
The Connection Browser window appears with the number of connections matching the filtering criteria. A list of connections that have local or remote endpoints are displayed in the connection list.
7.3.3 Displaying Connections of the Same Type
To display connections of the same type, for example, a VISM-RPM connection for VXSM and VISM-PR cards:
Step 1 In the Configuration Center, click the Connections tab to display the Connections Hierarchy pane. Select the NE, and double-click, or drag and drop the NE into the right-hand pane to display the New Connection details.
Step 2 Click the Connection List to display the Connection Browser window.
Step 3 Move the node along with the active port to the Local End ID or Remote End ID field.
Step 4 Click More Filters to display the Filter Settings window.
Step 5 Check VISM-RPM check box in the Type area.
Step 6 Check SPVC check box in the Service Type area.
Step 7 Click OK to apply the selected filter settings.
Step 8 Click Get to list all VISM-RPM connections for the SPVC service type.
7.3.4 Editing the Filter Settings
In the Configuration Center, the filtering scheme defines the types of connections displayed in the Connection Browser window. By default, all connections for the selected device are displayed.
To edit the filter settings:
Step 1 In the Configuration Center, click the Connections tab to display the Connections Hierarchy pane. Select the NE, and double-click, or drag and drop the NE into the right-hand pane to display the New Connection details.
Step 2 Move the objects, for example, node, card, line, or port from the Hierarchy pane on the Connection tab to the Local End ID or Remote End ID field.
Note The Local End ID field must be completed in order to retrieve connection information.
Step 3 Click the Connection List tab to display the Connection List details.
Step 4 Click More Filters to display the Filter Settings window. See Figure 7-2.
Step 5 Check or uncheck the check boxes to configure the settings for a specific filter category.
Note By default, all the filter settings are checked.
Step 6 To retrieve connections that have the same connection descriptor, enter the description in the Connection Descriptor field.
Table 7-3 defines the areas for the filter settings.
Table 7-3 Configuration Center—Filter Setting Definitions
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Name
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Definition
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Enabling Filter Categories |
Enables or disables the filters based on one of the five categories. |
Connection Descriptor |
Enables filtering on the Connection Descriptor text string. |
Feeder Connections |
Defines whether local and feeder connections are displayed in addition to the connections that terminate at the selected node. Also, remote feeders can filter down to the port level for the remote endpoint. |
Type |
Defines one or more of the eighteen basic connection types. |
Service Type |
Defines the connection service types: •VISM - RPM—vbr3-nrt, rt-vbr3(RPM-XF only), ubr1 •VXSM - RPM—vbr3-nrt, rt-vbr3(RPM-XF only), ubr1 •VISM - ATM—cbr1, vbr1-rt, vbr3-rt, vbr1-nrt, vbr3-nrt, ubr1 •VXSM - ATM—cbr1, vbr1-rt, vbr3-rt, vbr1-nrt, vbr3-nrt, ubr1 |
Status |
Specifies the connection status, for example, OK, Down, Failed, Incomplete, Pending, or Error. |
Multicast |
This option is not used in Cisco MGM. |
End to End Type |
Defines the type of end to end statistics collection as SPVC, |
Step 7 Click OK to apply the selected filter settings.
Figure 7-2 Filter Settings Window
7.4 How Do I Create, Modify and Delete Voice Connections?
These tasks describe how to create and manage voice connections for VXSM and VISM-PR cards:
•Creating a VISM-RPM Connection in Connection Mode
•Modifying a Connection in Connection Mode
•Deleting Connections
•Removing Incomplete Connections and Unused Connection Descriptors from the Network
7.4.1 Creating a VISM-RPM Connection in Connection Mode
You have two options to create a VISM-RPM connection for VXSM and VISM-PR cards:
•Creating a VISM-RPM Connection in Advanced Mode
•Creating a VISM-RPM Connection in Quick Mode
7.4.1.1 Creating a VISM-RPM Connection in Advanced Mode
To create a VISM-RPM connection in Advanced Mode for VXSM and VISM-PR cards:
Step 1 In the Configuration Center, click the Connections tab to display the Connections Hierarchy pane. Select the NE, and double-click, or drag and drop the NE into the right-hand pane to display the New Connection details.
Step 2 Click the Advanced Mode tab.
Step 3 Choose one of the following options to move the node along with its active ports from the Hierarchy pane to the Advanced Mode Configuration window:
•Move the node along with the active ports to the Local End ID or Remote End ID field.
•Select the port for Local End ID and Remote End ID fields in the Hierarchy pane. In the New Connection window, click Set adjacent to the local-end ID and remote-end ID for the selected port.
•Enter the local-end ID and remote-end ID manually in the Local End ID and Remote End ID fields.
After endpoints are successfully committed, the VISM-RPM connection type is automatically entered in the Connection field
Step 4 Enter the Vpi.Vci/Channel values for the local endpoints. These values depend on the resource partition set up by the user for the VXSM card. See "Provisioning Connections."
•Vpi is the slot number.
•Vci is the resource partition.
Note You can see the valid ranges for the Vpi.Vci values, click the button ( ... ) next to the Local and Remote Vpi.Vci field. This opens the VpiVci Selector dialog box. Enter the correct values in the fields, and click OK.
Step 5 Enter the Vpi.Vci/Channel values for the remote endpoints for the RPM-XF or RPM-PR card.
Step 6 Choose the service type from the Service drop-down arrow.
Step 7 Click Get Parameters to display the default values for the local and remote endpoints to create a connection.
Step 8 Choose the following adaptation option from the Adaptation Type drop-down arrow:
•aal-5—Supports VXSM and VISM-PR cards a control connection.
Step 9 Choose one of the following channel options for the Logical Channel Number (LCN) from the Channel Application drop-down arrow:
•bearer (default)—Supports VXSM and VISM-PR cards. The bearer channel carries only voice payload traffic.
•control—Supports VXSM and VISM-PR cards. The control channel carries only control traffic.
Step 10 Click Details to display the Connection Details window for the VISM-RPM connection type.
Step 11 Ensure that the attributes for the local endpoints, remote endpoints, and connections are correct in the Connection Details window.
Step 12 Click OK to set the attributes in the Connection Details window.
Step 13 Optional: Enter the text in the Connection Descriptor field. For example, for a VISM to RPM connection, enter:
vism-rpm-dallas-washington
Step 14 Click Create to create a new VISM-RPM connection for the node in Advanced Mode.
7.4.1.2 Creating a VISM-RPM Connection in Quick Mode
Note You must have a predefined template set up to create connections in Quick Mode. See Creating Connection Templates.
To create a VISM-RPM connection in Quick Mode for VXSM and VISM-PR cards:
Step 1 In the Configuration Center, click the Connections tab to display the Connections Hierarchy pane. Select the NE, and double-click, or drag and drop the NE into the right-hand pane to display the New Connection details.
Step 2 Click the Quick Mode tab to display the Quick Mode Configuration window.
Step 3 Choose one of the following options to move the node along with its active ports from the Hierarchy pane to the Quick Mode Configuration window:
•Move the node along with the active ports to the Local End ID or Remote End ID field.
•Select the port for Local End ID and Remote End ID fields in the Hierarchy pane. In the New Connection window, click Set adjacent to the local-end ID and remote-end ID for the selected port.
•Enter the local-end ID and remote-end ID manually in the Local End ID and Remote End ID fields.
After endpoints are successfully committed, the VISM-RPM connection type is automatically entered in the Connection field
Step 4 Enter the Vpi.Vci/Channel values for the local endpoints.These values depend on the resource partition set up by the user for the VXSM card. See "Provisioning Connections."
•Vpi is the slot number.
•Vci is the resource partition.
Step 5 You can see the valid ranges for the Vpi.Vci values, click the button ( ... ) next to the Local and Remote Vpi.Vci field. This opens the VpiVci Selector dialog box. Enter the correct values in the fields, and click OK.
Step 6 Enter the Vpi.Vci/Channel values for the remote endpoints for the RPM-XF or RPM-PR card.
Step 7 Click Get Template List to retrieve the templates for both local and remote endpoints from the Connection Template List window.
Step 8 Optional: Enter the text in the Connection Descriptor field. For example, for a VISM to RPM connection, enter:
vism-rpm-dallas-washington
Step 9 Click Create to create a new VISM-RPM connection for the Cisco MGX 8850 node in Quick Mode.
7.4.2 Modifying a Connection in Connection Mode
You have two options to modify a connection for VXSM and VISM-PR cards:
•Modifying a Connection in Advanced Mode
•Modifying a Connection in Quick Mode
7.4.2.1 Modifying a Connection in Advanced Mode
To modify a connection in Advanced Mode:
Step 1 In the Configuration Center, click the Connections tab to display the Connections Hierarchy pane. Select the NE, and double-click, or drag and drop the NE into the right-hand pane to display the New Connection details.
Step 2 Click the Connection List tab to display the list of connections.
Step 3 Move the node along with the active port to the Local End ID field.
Step 4 Enter the number of connections you want to retrieve in the Connection Count to be retrieved field. To retrieve all connections, enter *. By default, * is displayed.
Step 5 Click Get to display all connections and the status of connections for the selected node.
Step 6 Select a VISM-RPM connection type from the list of connections. Note that connections with a status of incomplete or error cannot be selected.
Step 7 Click Details. The Connection Details window for the connection type opens.
Step 8 Change to the values you require or use a template for the local endpoints, remote endpoints. Ensure the connections are correct in the Connection Details window.
Step 9 Click OK to modify the attributes in the Connection Details window.
Step 10 Click Modify to modify the parameters.
7.4.2.2 Modifying a Connection in Quick Mode
To modify a connection in Quick Mode:
Step 1 In the Configuration Center, click the Connections tab to display the Connections Hierarchy pane. Select the NE, and double-click, or drag and drop the NE into the right-hand pane to display the New Connection details.
Step 2 Click the Connection List tab to display the list of connections.
Step 3 Move the node along with the active port to the Local End ID or Remote End ID field.
Step 4 Enter the number of connections you want to retrieve in the Connection Count to be retrieved field. To retrieve all connections, enter *. By default, * is displayed.
Step 5 Click Get to display all connections and the status of connections for the selected node.
Step 6 Select a VISM-RPM connection type from the list of connections. Note that connections with a status of incomplete or error cannot be selected.
Step 7 Click Details. The Connection Details window for the connection type opens.
Step 8 Click the Quick Mode tab to display all the values for each parameter for the selected VISM-RPM connection type.
Step 9 Choose the template from the Select Template drop-down arrow.
Step 10 Click Get Template List to retrieve the templates for local and remote endpoints from the Connection Template List window.
Step 11 Click Modify to modify the parameters.
7.4.3 Deleting Connections
To delete a connection:
Step 1 In the Configuration Center, click the Connections tab to display the Connections Hierarchy pane. Select the NE, and double-click, or drag and drop the NE into the right-hand pane to display the New Connection details.
Step 2 Move the objects, for example, node, card, line, or port from the Hierarchy pane on the Connection tab to the Local End ID or Remote End ID field.
Note The Local End ID field must be completed in order to retrieve connection information.
Step 3 Click the Connection List tab to display the Connection List details. Enter the number of connections you want to retrieve in the Connection Count to be retrieved field. To retrieve all the connections, enter *. By default, * is displayed.
Step 4 Click Get.
Step 5 Select one or more connections from the list of connections.
Step 6 Click Delete to delete the selected connections.
If a successful deletion is confirmed, the notation "d" appears next to the connection number in the display table.
7.4.4 Removing Incomplete Connections and Unused Connection Descriptors from the Network
You can remove incomplete connections, and unused connection descriptors from the network.
To remove incomplete connections from the network:
Step 1 In the Configuration Center, click the Connections tab to display the Connections Hierarchy pane. Select the NE, and double-click, or drag and drop the NE into the right-hand pane to display the New Connection details.
Step 2 Move the objects, for example, node, card, line, or port from the Hierarchy pane on the Connection tab to the Local End ID field.
Note The Local End ID field must be completed in order to retrieve connection information.
Step 3 Click the Connection List tab to display the Connection List details.
Step 4 Enter the number of connections you want to retrieve in the Connection Count to be retrieved field. To retrieve all the connections, enter *. By default, * is displayed.
Step 5 Click Get.
Step 6 Select one or more connections from the list of connections.
Step 7 Click Force Delete to forcefully delete the connections from the network.
Step 8 Click OK to proceed with the force delete for the selected connections.
If successful, the following message appears:
Successfully Deleted the Connection(s).
Click OK to close the success window.
If some network segments failed to get deleted, you are prompted with the following error message:
Can't Delete the Connection(s):
Some segments may be on the network.
Click OK to acknowledge the forced delete error message.
Note You can delete the failed endpoints from the switch command line interface (CLI).
Unused connection descriptors are in the database but are not associated with any connection.
To remove the unused connection descriptors:
Step 1 In Configuration Center, choose Edit > Show Unused Descriptors to display the Unused Descriptor List window. (See Figure 7-3.)
Step 2 Select one or more connection descriptor entries.
Step 3 Click Delete to remove the unused connection descriptors from the database.
Figure 7-3 Unused Descriptor List Dialog
7.5 How Do I Configure Connection Templates?
These tasks are used to configure connection templates:
•Creating Connection Templates
•Displaying Connection Templates
•Modifying Connection Templates
•Deleting Connection Templates
You can configure templates for new or modified connection parameters. A template is a set of connection parameters for a specified connection. Cisco MGM provides default parameters that can be used to create a template. This template can be modified and saved with a new name. When using the template with the default parameters, the Unchanged button is not available.
7.5.1 Creating Connection Templates
To create connection templates:
Step 1 In the Configuration Center, click the Connections tab to display the Connections Hierarchy pane. Select the NE, and double-click, or drag and drop the NE into the right-hand pane to display the New Connection details.
Step 2 Click the Advanced Mode tab to display the Advanced Mode Configuration window.
Step 3 Move the object, for example, node, card, line, or port from the Hierarchy pane to the Local End ID or Remote End ID field.
Step 4 Enter the value for the Local Vpi.Vci/Channel field.
Step 5 Enter the value for the Remote Vpi.Vci/Channel field.
Step 6 Click Get Parameters to display local-end, remote-end, and connection parameters.
Step 7 Click Template Details or choose Edit > Connection Templates to display the Template Configuration window. (See Figure 7-4.)
Note VISM and VXSM endpoints are shown as VISM endpoints. See Table 7-1 details the types of connections.
Step 8 Enter values in the following fields for the connection parameters:
•Local End Parameters
•Remote End Parameters
•Connection Parameters
Note Tooltips provide descriptions of the fields within the Template Configuration window.
Step 9 Enter the description for the connection template in the Description field.
Step 10 Enter the new name for the connection template in the Save As field.
Step 11 Click OK to create the new connection template.
Figure 7-4 Template Configuration Dialog
7.5.2 Displaying Connection Templates
To display connection templates:
Step 1 In the Configuration Center, click the Connections tab to display the Connections Hierarchy pane. Select the NE, and double-click, or drag and drop the NE into the right-hand pane to display the New Connection details.
Step 2 Choose one of the following options to display Connection Template List:
•Click Get Templates to display the Connection Template List.
•Choose Edit > Connection Templates to display the Connection Template List.
You can sort the following columns in ascending and descending order:
•Template ID
•Connection Type
•Service Type
•Owner ID
Step 3 Click Refresh to refresh the Template List window.
Step 4 Click Cancel to close the Template List window.
7.5.3 Modifying Connection Templates
To modify connection templates:
Step 1 In the Configuration Center, click the Connections tab to display the Connections Hierarchy pane. Select the NE, and double-click, or drag and drop the NE into the right-hand pane to display the New Connection details.
Step 2 Choose one of the following options to display Connection Template List:
•Click Get Templates.
•Choose Edit > Connection Templates.
Step 3 Select the entry from the Connection Template List.
Step 4 Click Details to display the Template Configuration window for the selected template entry.
Note VISM and VXSM endpoints are shown as VISM endpoints. See Table 7-1 details the types of connections.
Step 5 Modify the following connection parameters:
•Local End Parameters
•Remote End Parameters
•Connection Parameters
Step 6 Enter the description for the connection template in the Description field.
Step 7 Rename the current connection template in the Save As field. Or save the template under the same name.
Step 8 Click OK to save the connection template with the changed configuration settings.
7.5.4 Deleting Connection Templates
To delete templates:
Step 1 In the Configuration Center, click the Connections tab to display the Connections Hierarchy pane. Select the NE, and double-click, or drag and drop the NE into the right-hand pane to display the New Connection details.
Step 2 Click the Advanced Mode tab to display the Advanced Mode Configuration window.
Step 3 Move the object, for example, node, card, line, or port from the Hierarchy pane to the Local End ID or Remote End ID field.
Step 4 Choose one of the following options to display the Connection Template List:
•Click Get Templates.
•Choose Edit > Connection Templates.
Step 5 Select the entry from the Connection Template List.
Step 6 Click Delete to delete the connection template entry.
7.6 How Can I Test the Connections?
These tasks are described for miscellaneous test operations that are used to test connections:
•Up a Connection
•Down a Connection
•Loopback a Connection
7.6.1 Up a Connection
You can up a connection. An SPVC connection is used as an example.
Note Before you can up a connection, ensure that the connection is disabled first.
To up an SPVC connection:
Step 1 In the Configuration Center, click the Connections tab to display the Connections Hierarchy pane. Select the NE, and double-click, or drag and drop the NE into the right-hand pane to display the New Connection details.
Step 2 Click the Connection List tab.
Step 3 Click More Filters to display the Filter Settings window.
Step 4 Choose the filter settings from the Filter Settings window. For example, check both the Status check box and the OK check box if you want to retrieve only active connections.
Step 5 Click OK to apply the filter settings.
Step 6 Enter the number of connections that you want to retrieve in the Connection Count to be retrieved field. To retrieve all the connections, enter *.
Step 7 Click Get to retrieve the connections. For example, you can retrieve connections for both local and remote endpoints.
The Connection Browser window appears with the number of connections matching the filtering criteria. A list of connections that have either local or remote endpoints are displayed in the connection list.
Step 8 Right-click the SPVC connection from the list of connections and choose Diagnostic Center.
Step 9 Click the Miscellaneous Operations tab to display the Miscellaneous Operation window.
Step 10 Click the Up Connection radio button.
Step 11 Click Start Operation to up the connection.
If successful, the Up Connection window appears.
7.6.2 Down a Connection
You can down a connection. An SPVC connection is used as an example.
Note Before you can down a connection, ensure that the connection is up first.
To down an SPVC connection:
Step 1 In the Configuration Center, click the Connections tab to display the Connections Hierarchy pane. Select the NE, and double-click, or drag and drop the NE into the right-hand pane to display the New Connection details.
Step 2 Click the Connection List tab.
Step 3 Click More Filters to display the Filter Settings window.
Step 4 Choose the filter settings from the Filter Settings window. For example, check both the Status check box and the OK check box if you want to retrieve only active connections.
Step 5 Click OK to apply the filter settings.
Step 6 Enter the number of connections that you want to retrieve in the Connection Count to be retrieved field. To retrieve all the connections, enter *.
Step 7 Click Get to retrieve the connections. For example, you can retrieve connections for both local and remote endpoints.
The Connection Browser window appears with the number of connections matching the filtering criteria. A list of connections that have either local or remote endpoints are displayed in the connection list.
Step 8 Click the Miscellaneous Operations tab to display the Miscellaneous Operation window.
Step 9 Click the Down Connection radio button.
Step 10 Click Start Operation to up the connection.
If successful, the Down Connection window appears.
7.6.3 Loopback a Connection
You can test a connection by creating a loopback on the connection. All types of connections in Cisco MGM support loopback. An SPVC connection is used as an example.
Note Before you can down a connection, ensure that the connection is up first.
To loopback an SPVC connection:
Step 1 In the Configuration Center, click the Connections tab to display the Connections Hierarchy pane. Select the NE, and double-click, or drag and drop the NE into the right-hand pane to display the New Connection details.
Step 2 Click the Connection List tab.
Step 3 Click More Filters to display the Filter Settings window.
Step 4 Choose the filter settings from the Filter Settings window. For example, check both the Status check box and the OK check box if you want to retrieve only active connections.
Step 5 Click OK to apply the filter settings.
Step 6 Enter the number of connections that you want to retrieve in the Connection Count to be retrieved field. To retrieve all the connections, enter *.
Step 7 Click Get to retrieve the connections. For example, you can retrieve connections for both local and remote endpoints.
The Connection Browser window appears with the number of connections matching the filtering criteria. A list of connections that have either local or remote endpoints are displayed in the connection list.
Step 8 Click the Miscellaneous Operations tab to display the Miscellaneous Operation window.
Step 9 Click the Loopback Connection radio button.
Step 10 Click Start Operation to up the connection.
If successful, the Loopback Connection window appears.
Step 11 Click Abort Operation to stop the operation.
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