Defaults
Use the Defaults subtab to view the default settings for the Cisco ONS node. The subtab provides descriptions of node and card default settings and allows you to edit, import, and export the settings.
The defaults are preinstalled on each Cisco ONS node TCC2/TCC2P card. They also ship as node-defaults.txt file on the CTC software CD in case you want to import the defaults onto existing TCC2/TCC2P cards. The node defaults include card-level and node-level defaults, as well as defaults that affect CTC.
Most of the defaults provide initial values for cards (when plugged in or preprovisioned), ports, protection groups, cross-connects, and SDH paths (at creation time). Changes made to these entities after creation override the settings without changing the defaults. Likewise, changing such defaults does not affect existing entities. If you change the settings on the Defaults subtab, either by editing them directly or by importing a new defaults file, the new defaults take effect immediately for all ONS node settings except:
CTC default changes take effect when CTC is restarted. For more information about individual NE defaults, refer to the ONS node defaults documentation.