Here are some random Nortel DMS-family switch commands and helpful hints gathered from various notes.
- Software Optionality Control (SOC) option NI00050 and NI00051 provide the "NATIONAL 2" circuit-switch data functionality on Basic Rate Interfaces (BRI). One of these SOCs main additions allows the features provisioned in the switch to automatically download to the phone's memory. If a BRI is not configured with its circuit-switch data set to "NATIONAL 2" then the phone options have to be manually programmed.
- Table TOFCNAME is where the list of all the NPA-NXXs that are programmed into the switch are located. Codes with the option "$" are native to the switch. Codes with the option "NONNATIVE" are codes that are ported-in. Codes with the option "CODEHOLDER" are number pooled.
- In switches with Data Peripheral Processors (DPP), the AMADUMP command can be used to view the most current "RAW AMA OUTPUT". The information can be very informative to the trained eye.
- The command C7RENAME renames linkset, routeset, or network.
- Linksets can be manually BERT tested from the DMS C7BERT level. This level is very handy when isolating troubles on the DS0. A loop can be provided to the far-end by using the loop command when posting the LIU7 at the Peripheral Module (PM) level.
- The command AUTOPROC ALL STOP when executed at the Post-Release Software Manager (PRSM) level will stop autoapply.
- The command REXTEST SUSPEND ALL will suspend the Routine Exercises (REX) test until the next scheduled interval, it will also stop an active REX after it finishes the current node.
- "AMATEST" is the option that can be added on a line to generate a test AMA record. It is added in through SERVORD. To look at the log generated, access LOGUTIL and access the "AMAB 200" logs.
- TST %% at the "**IOC" level tests the NTFX34AA (SMART connector). The device must offline at the port level before the command can be issued.
- A super trunk group can have up to 220 trunk groups within it. The trunk groups that make up the super trunk group are defined in table SUPERTKG (Super Trunk Group).
- You can perform an OMSHOW using the entire info field enclosed in single quotes.
Example: >OMSHOW DS1CARR MODAY 'HOST DTCI 9 1 C'
- The Query Location Routing Number (QLRN) command can be used to find out if a number is ported. QLRN NPANXXNNNN will query the Service Control Point (SCP) for the Home Location Routing Number (HOMELRN) of the line. If the number is ported, it will return the location routing number of the switch it is routed to. If the number is not ported, it will return the number being queried.
- Query Ported Directory Number (QPDN) is a command that will query the switch for numbers ported in and out of the switch.
- SCANF DELETE can be used to delete any files mistakenly named after nodes or devices in the switch. SCANF can also use wildcards (e.g., >SCANF S01DNETO DELETE NOPROMPT NAME '*TMP')
- In a SuperNode Data Manager (SDM) the command WHO_IS_ON is the switch equivalent to QUSER on the DMS-100.
- MAPCI NODISP PRTMAP;MTC;etc can be used to print the entire Maintenance and Administration Position (MAP) screen while in the "No Display" mode. After entering the maintenance level with this command simply type PRINTMAP and the MAP display will print out exactly as if you were not in the "No Display" mode.
- IRR is the acronym for Inhibit Ring Reminder. The ring reminder feature notifies the customer that their phone is forwarded on incoming calls. IRR also solves some dialtone delay issues on Integrated Conference Bridge (ICB) channel banks.
- Sherlock in a data collection tool that automatically collects data after an outage. This data can be used to analyze the cause of the failure. Once Sherlock completes its data collection, it stores the information in a System Load Module (SLM) volume then compresses it in a dated compressed file. The compressed file ends with a "Z."
- SPMTKQRY - The Spectrum Peripheral Module (SPM) trunk query tool provides information about provisioned circuits on a SPM. The parameters are: <subcommand> {ALL [<verbose ON> {verbose}], SPM <SPM number> {0 to 85}, [<verbose ON> {verbose}]}
- A FX32AA card is the storage media card found in an Input/Output Module (IOM). It houses the FX32BA which is the Disk Drive Unit (DDU) and the FX32CA which is the DAT tape drive. The NTFX40HB cable that is part of this assembly has a special configuration.
- QUERYPM CNTRS can be used at the Peripheral Module (PM) subsystem when a PM is posted. It is used to verify the firmware loadname on the PM. Each unit will display its "LOADABLE" and "EXECUTABLE" load. These must match. Also both units should have the same firmware load. If not, use the LOADFW INACTIVE UPGRADE command.
- The Message Switch (MS) not being able to read an Identification PROM (IDPROM), and generating MS105 logs, can be resolved by:
- Powering down the affected MS plane.
- Powering it back up and then reloading it.
- The command DEMOUNT at the Command Interpreter (CI) level and DMNT at the Device Independent Recording Package (DIRP) level are two different commands that complete two different tasks.
- QUERYCK at the clock level in the message switch will generate a summary of the external clock source for the switch.
- At the ENET level, the QUERYREX command followed by the plane number will generate a REX summary for the shelves in that plane.
- There are many different types of DS0 cards that can be inserted in an access node shelf. The two most commonly used cards are the NT4X65 and the NT4X67 card. The NT4X65 is commonly called the "EPSILON" card. It supports loop-start lines. The NT4X67 is commonly called the "OMEGA" card. This card supports loop, ground, and ISDN services.
- QLT, Query Logical Terminal is used to query a BRI. This command is equivalent to the QLEN command for standard analog or Centrex lines.