PCI Segment

The PCI Segment object defines a group of adaptors controlled by a CPU card. The VP3000 contains two PCI Segments, one for the top half of the chassis and one for the bottom half. This arrangement means that you can achieve resilience and fault tolerance by using redundant resources in each of the two segments. For example, you can have an MTP2 adaptor card active in each segment, and use two MTP2 links to the same destination, one on each adaptor card; this means that, if one MTP2 adaptor card or one CPU card fails, there is still a link to the destination using the other card.

There are no configurable parameters, but the object provides status information about the PCI segment and its adaptors. You can enable and activate it using the pushbuttons.

Each PCI Segment object is a child of the Media Gateway object.


Parameter

Access

Description
Segment number Read only The value 1 identifies the top half of the chassis; the value 2 identifies the bottom half.
Requested status Read only Specifies whether an administrator has attempted to activate the PCI Segment. Values:
  • Active
    The object has been activated.
  • Inactive
    The object has not been activated or has been deactivated.
  • Disabled
    The object has been disabled.
Actual status Read only Specifies the current status of the PCI Segment. Values:
  • Active
    The object is active.
  • Going Active
    Activation is in progress.
  • Going Inactive
    Deactivation is in progress.
  • Inactive
    The object is inactive.
  • Disabled
    The object has been disabled.
  • Activation Failed
    The object is inactive because an activation attempt has failed.
  • Failed
    The object was active but has failed.
  • Quiescing
    The object is preparing for normal deactivation. It is operating normally but will not accept any new users.
  • Waiting For Parent
    The object cannot be used because its parent object is not yet active.