Protection
Use the Protection subtab to provision protection for the GE_XP, 10GE_XP, GE_XPE, and 10GE_XPE cards.
Note
To provision protection, the card mode must be L2 over DWDM. You can set the card mode on the Card subtab.
 
Item
Description
Port
Displays the card port number. The GE_XP is a double-slot card with twenty GE client ports (displayed as ONE_GE) and two 10GE trunk ports (displayed as TEN_GE).
Status
Sets the Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) port states. If you have designated the card as a master, you must set one of the trunk ports to the blocked state to avoid loops in the network.
Blocking —Sets the port in the blocked (standby) state. A port in the blocking state does not participate in frame forwarding.
Forwarding—Sets the port to the forwarding state. A port in the forwarding state forwards frames.
Actual Status
Displays the current STP port states.
Master
Sets the card as the master card for the network. Only one card in the network should be set as a master card.
Protection
Sets the protection:
Enabled—Enables protection.
Disabled—Disables protection
Forced—Forces the protection.
Refresh
Retrieves the current protection status.
Apply
Applies changes made to the protection.
Reset
Cancels any changes to the protection and returns it to its last-saved settings.
Help
Displays context-sensitive help.

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