DNCP Solutions U916 T1 User manual

DNCP Solutions, LLC
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Part Number: MAN0064-00
U916 T1/E1 PCI Card
Installation Guide

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Manual Name: U916 T1/E1 PCI Card Installation Guide
Part Number: MAN0064
Revision Number: 00
Printing Date: September 2002
DNCP Solutions, LLC
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Copyright © 2002 by DNCP Solutions, LLC.
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Contents iii
Contents
About This Guide ix
Purpose ix
Audience ix
Revision Information ix
Operating System Information ix
How to Use This Guide x
Notation and Terminology Conventions x
Product Documentation x
Related Books xi
Software xi
Hardware xii
A Note on the Contents of DNCP Books xii
Ordering Documentation xii
How to Send Comments About This Document xii
Customer Assistance Center xiii
1. Overview 1-1
U916 4-Port T1/E1 PCI Card 1-1
Locating the PCI Cards 1-3
Handling PCI Cards 1-5
Cabling Specifications 1-7
Interface Cables Require Ferrite Bead for FCC Compliance 1-9
Hardware Requirements 1-10
Software Requirements 1-10
2. Installing or Replacing a U916 PCI Card 2-1
Installing a U916 PCI Card 2-1
Connecting the Cable and Configuring the Card 2-6
Removing a U916 PCI Card 2-8

Contents
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3. Troubleshooting 3-1
Getting Help 3-1
Interpreting the PCI Card Cage Status Lights 3-2
Interpreting The U916 PCI Card Status Light 3-4
Index Index-1

Figures v
Figures
Figure 1-1. Top and Bottom Views of the U916 4-Port T1/E1 PCI Card 1-2
Figure 1-2. Location of PCI Card Cages 1-3
Figure 1-3. Location of PCI Cards 1-4
Figure 1-4. Grounding-Strap Jacks 1-6
Figure 1-5. RJ-48C Connector 1-7
Figure 1-6. T1/E1 Hardware Components 1-8
Figure 1-7. Ferrite Bead for Interface Cables 1-9
Figure 2-1. Installing a U916 PCI Card: Step 1 2-2
Figure 2-2. Installing a U916 PCI Card: Step 3 2-3
Figure 2-3. Installing a U916 PCI Card: Steps 6–8 2-5
Figure 2-4. Connecting the Cable and Closing the Card Cage 2-7
Figure 2-5. Removing a U916 PCI Card: Steps 4 and 5 2-9
Figure 2-6. Removing a U916 PCI Card: Steps 7 and 8 2-10
Figure 2-7. Removing a U916 PCI Card: Step 10 2-11
Figure 3-1. PCI Card Cage Status Lights 3-3
Figure 3-2. Status Light on the U916 PCI Card 3-4

Tables vii
Tables
Table 3-1. PCI Card Cage Status Lights 3-3
Table 3-2. LED Messages 3-4

About This Guide ix
Preface-About This Guide
Purpose
This guide provides an overview of the U916 PCI (peripheral component interconnect)
card.Italsodescribes how to install orreplacethecardin a DNCP ( DistributedNetwork
ControlPlatform )Series400/400-COsystem.(TheabbreviationCOindicatesaCentral
Office system.) Procedures are provided for the cabinet version of the DNCP Series
400/400-CO systems.
Audience
This guide is intended for DNCP Solutions customers who are installing or maintaining
a U916 T1/E1 PCI card in a DNCP Series 400/400-CO system.
Revision Information
This is the first edition of this document.
Operating System Information
‘‘Software Requirements’’ in Chapter 1 lists the minimum operating system versions
required to use the U916 in each DNCP Series 400/400-CO system.

About This Guide
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How to Use This Guide
Notation and Terminology Conventions
Product Documentation
The DNCP Series 400 and 400-CO system documentation is shipped on a DNCP
Series 400/400-CO Documentation CD-ROM containing the following documentation:
• DNCP Series 400 and 400-CO: Site Planning Guide (MAN0050)
• DNCP Series 400 and 400-CO: Attaching and Removing the Caster
Plates (MAN0051)
• DNCP Series 400 and 400-CO: D859 CD-ROM Drive: Installation and Operation
Guide (MAN0052)
• DNCP Series 400 and 400-CO: T807/T808 Tape Drive Release Notes (MAN0053)
• DNCP Series 400 and 400-CO: D84X Disk Drive Release Notes (MAN0054)
Read... To Learn About...
Chapter 1 The U916 PCI card, the location of the cards in the DNCP Series
400/400-CO system, how to handle the cards, cabling specifications,
and hardware and software requirements.
Chapter 2 How to install and replace a U916 PCI card in a Series 400/400-CO
system.
Chapter 3 How to get help and how to interpret U916 PCI card status lights.
Convention Indicates Example
Italics Introduces or defines terms This chapter provides an overview
of the U916 PCI card and
peripheral component interconnect
cards in general.
Boldface Emphasis Always store the PCI card in its
static-protective envelope if it is not
installed in the system.
Monospace Commands, functions, code
fragments, file names,
directories
As long as your system has power,
you can initiate a reboot through
the shutdown or init commands.