Activating Optical Cross-Connections

Do as follows to apply an optical cross-connections to a board.

The optical cross-connections must be created and inactive.

The optical cross-connection services are in the unlocked status.

In the NE Explorer, select an NE and choose Configuration > Optical Cross-Connection Management from the Function Tree.
Click the NE-Level Optical Cross-Connection or the Board-Level Optical Cross-Connection tab.
Optional: Click Query to query the services on the NE.
Select one or more optical cross-connections in Inactive state (you can press Ctrl or Shift to select multiple cross-connections at the same time), and click Activate. Then, the Confirm dialog box is displayed.
Click OK. The Operation Result dialog box is displayed telling you that the operation was successful.
Click Close. In NE-Level Optical Cross-Connection or the Board-Level Optical Cross-Connection, Activation Status of the selected optical cross-connection (s) changes from Inactive to Active.