NT5D12 VINTAGE QUESTION

[seatech]

We are converting our T1s to PRIs and will be using the NT5D12 DDP for the PRIs with the NTBK51AA D-Channel Daughterboards.

The system we are installing it on is an 81C Succession 5.0

Product bulletins say the cards have to be an AH vintage and although these have AH vintage stickers on the faceplate (over an AA label) I am doubting that they really are AH cards. I was thinking the true AH cards had blue dip switches and these have red dip switches like the older vintages.

Anyone know a way to ID these cards or tell if what vintage they really are? I don't think you can ID them in LD 32 and they show "unavailable" when I do a card inventory.

Thanks

 

[GHTROUT]

Plug then in and use the Inventory commands:

http://www.ghtrout.com/ghtrout/file...ds.html#Generate_and_List_Card_Serial_Numbers

or

http://www.ghtrout.com/ghtrout/files/Inventory_and_EDD_Commands.html

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[seatech]

GHTROUT

I did this. This is what I was referring to when I said I did a card inventory. Here is what it showed for the PRI cards:

PRI, 36, <Unavailable>
PRI, 37, <Unavailable>
PRI, 40, <Unavailable>
PRI, 41, <Unavailable>

I was told that if the cards are AG Rls3 or AH vintages it would show them on this report. I would love to have verification of this.

Thanks as always for the reply.

 

[rstew3]

I have seen that inventory response before:

PRI, 36, <Unavailable>
PRI, 37, <Unavailable>
PRI, 40, <Unavailable>
PRI, 41, <Unavailable>

And it was when dealing with AA vintage cards.

 

[seatech]

rstew3 and all,

I have since been able to verify that it will show the part number, vintage, and serial number on AG and AH cards when you do a card inventory. This may come in handy if you are adding PRI cards for the first time to later releases with Fiber Networks.

The older vintages definitely cause problems with the Fiber rings and backplane errors.

Thanks for all the replies.