DEFINITY Enterprise Communications Server Release 7
Maintenance for R7r
555-230-126
Issue 4
June 1999
Initialization and Recovery
4-16SPE-Down Command Interface
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Bringing the SPE Back into Service
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WARNING:
In a system with duplicated SPEs, a spontaneous SPE interchange may
occur if the active SPE is not in good health and either
— an unlocked SPE completes its reboot and handshake is
reestablished
— a locked SPE in which the Standby Maintenance Monitor (SMM) is
running is unlocked
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WARNING:
Use the status spe command to determine the health of the active SPE and
whether an interchange will occur.
Once all tests pass using the SPE-down interface, the SPE should be competent
to return to service. There are however certain problems which will not show up in
testing that may prevent this. Follow the appropriate procedure below to bring
the SPE back up.
Simplex SPE
After the reboot command is entered, a series of diagnostics is run on the SPE.
Results are displayed as they occur, as described in preceding sections. If all
tests pass, the boot image is loaded and control is given to the operating system.
If you cannot get the SPE to reboot after replacing the components that failed
SPE-down interface tests, follow normal escalation procedures.
Duplicated SPE
The physical connection of the terminal to the STANDBY connector, while the
SPE is locked standby with the SPE-Select switches, prevents the Standby
Maintenance Monitor (SMM) from running. Thus, any reboot command to the
standby while in this state will abort. To reboot an SPE that is locked standby and
has a terminal connected to it, simply move the SPE-SELECT switches to the
AUTO position one at a time. This will automatically cause the standby SPE to
reboot and its progress is displayed on the terminal. Moving the switches back to
the locked position will cause the reboot to abort.
To reboot the standby SPE and have it remain locked standby following the
reboot, use the following procedure:
1. Start the reboot by moving the SPE-Select switches one at a time to the
AUTO position.
