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Comtech EF Data KPA User Manual

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KPA Ku-Band Indoor Solid-State Power Amplifier

Revision 1

Ethernet Management

MN/KPA.IOM

6–15

Redundancy Mode

This read-only section provides the following information:

• The active system operating status is identified as ON or OFF (when OFF, the

configuration sections that follow on this page are not accessible).

• The active operating unit – i.e., the Primary KPA or Backup KPA – is identified.
• The active redundancy configuration – 1:1 or 1:2 – is identified.

Automatic/Manual Mode (1:1 or 1:2 Redundancy)

Use the provided drop-down menu to select the backup operation mode as Automatic or Manual.

Priority Select (1:2 Redundancy only)

Use the provided drop-down menu to select the desired Backup KPA as SSPA#1 or SSPA#2.

Note that, for 1:1 configurations, the priority unit number is always fixed as SSPA#1.

Once the desired operational settings have been selected for the operating mode and backup
priority (1:2 redundancy only), click [Change Redundancy Config] as needed to save these
settings.

Backup Mode (1:1 or 1:2 Redundancy, Manual Mode only)

When Automatic Mode has been selected as the Operating Mode, this section of the
Redundancy page is inaccessible.

Use the provided drop-down menu to force SSPA#1 or, for 1:2 redundancy only, SSPA#2 to
replace the active operating KPA as the primary unit.

Note that, for 1:1 configurations, the Backup KPA is always fixed as SSPA#1.

Once the desired Backup KPA has been selected, click [Change Backup Mode] to take the
primary unit OFFLINE, and take the selected Backup KPA ONLINE.