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To find an existing Ports/Pins/Lens (PPL) record, the Import process attempts to match on the following combination of fields:
- Equipment ID
- Port
- Side (side is an optional value)
Fields
Equipment ID
Required
Datatype is String.
Port/Pin/Len
Required
Datatype is String.
Pair Status
Required
Datatype is String.
Permitted values are from the PAIR_STATUS List Values : Left In, Spare, Assigned, Reserved, PDPC, Pending Disconnect, Pending Connect, Bad, and Unknown.
Any values added by a User to the PAIR_STATUS list can also be used.
Equipment Location
Datatype is Hierarchical String.
The Equipment Location is only used to find the correct Equipment. It is only needed if there are more than one Equipment with the same Equipment ID in different Locations.
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Permitted values are from List Values of type LOCATION_TYPE: Site, Building, Floor, Room, Cube, Truck, Closet, Rack, Elevation, or Manhole.
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User entered values to the LOCATION_TYPE list may also be used.
Pair Status
Required
Datatype is String.
Permitted values are from the PAIR_STATUS List Values : Left In, Spare, Assigned, Reserved, PDPC, Pending Disconnect, Pending Connect, Bad, and Unknown.
Any values added by a User to the PAIR_STATUS list can also be used.
Port/Pin/Len
Datatype is String.
Multiple Paths
Datatype is Boolean.
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Any values added by a User to the PORT_TYPE list can also be used.
Port Speed
Datatype is List.
Default value is blank.
Permitted values are from the PORT_SPEED List Values : 10 Mbps, 100 Mbps, 1 Gbps, Auto, Auto-10, and Auto-10-100.
VLAN
Datatype is String.
Default value is blank.
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If the VLAN already exists, this is ignored. It will not update.
Port Speed
Datatype is List.
Default value is blank.
Permitted values are from the PORT_SPEED List Values : 10 Mbps, 100 Mbps, 1 Gbps, Auto, Auto-10, and Auto-10-100.
Flags
REPLACE_VLANS
Default value is False
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A blank value was provided, for a field with a required value
Toggle cloak Cloak - Error : Missing Equipment
- Error : Port is blank or not mapped for Equipment '<EQUIPMENT_ID>'
- Error : Port Status is blank or not mapped for Equipment '<EQUIPMENT_ID>'
The value provided is was not acceptable for the record type being createdfound in the database
Toggle cloak Cloak - Error : Invalid Equipment '<EQUIPMENT_ID>'
The System was unable to save the record
Toggle cloak Cloak - Error : Failed to save Ports/Pins/Lens record; <errorMessage>
- Error : Failed to create new Vlan <vlan>
- Error : Failed to add Vlan <vlan> to Port
If you experience any of these Errors, without another accompanying Message about what might have caused the Save Failure, please submit a Ticket to PCR.
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