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Revision History Rev. No. 1.0 2.0 3.0 Publication Date 4th December, 2004 31st May, 2005 3rd January, 2006 Design History of contents First Publication Updated information for Version 2.0 Updated information for Version 3.0
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PREFACE
Welcome to the NCT, Network Craft Terminal for Fujitsu Equipment, a network management software with easy-to-understanding graphical format. NCT is a member of Sm@rt TNM Suite that includes several software tools developed for Fujitsu SDH Optical equipment. The NCT Users Manual contains the following chapters: CHAPTER 1: IF YOURE NEW TO NCT This Chapter introduces NCT, supported NEs, software version history and development road map. CHAPTER 2: INSTALLING, STARTING AND STOPPING NCT Describes how to install, start and stop NCT CHAPTER 3: A QUICK TOUR This Chapter presents the NCT main display with its alarm. Describes how to use dialog command buttons and work with reports. CHAPTER 4: LOGGING ON AND OFF NETWORK ELEMENTS Describes how to logon and off an NE. CHAPTER 5: BUILDING NETWORK MAPS This Chapter explains basic techniques for building network maps and for working with map files. CHAPTER 6: ALARM SURVEILANCE This Chapter explains alarm categories, indicators and severity levels. It also includes description for enabling and disabling the alarm bell, viewing and acknowledging alarms & system messages and explains how to audit alarms. CHAPTER 7: SECURITY MANAGEMENT Describes how to create, delete, and modify a user account. CHAPTER 8: DATABASE MANAGEMENT Describes how to maintain database history tables and log files. CHAPTER 9: NE CONFIGURATION SETUP Describes how to add and remove NEs from NCT database, change NE configuration and passwords. CHAPTER 10: LINK MANAGEMENT Describes how to create, delete, and rename a link. CHAPTER 11: SYSTEM REQUIREMENT Describes hardware and software requirement of NCT.
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1 license for software. Each kind of equipment supported will required a software pack. Each park will have one license. Limited. Depend on purchased license, the system will provide capability of management 50, 500 or 1000 NEs. SUN Workstation with Sun Solaris OS. Very High Long -
Unlimited. Depend on Hardwares power. IBM Compatible PC with MS Windows XP Low Short Planed to support newer type of equipment.
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1.3 Software Version History: Version 3.0, 12th January, 2006 Bugs fixed. Enhanced System Security. Enhanced Cross-connect Display Functions. Support FLX600A equipment.
Version 2.0, 7th June, 2005 Bugs fixed. Change Network/Area Map Display.
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Version 1.0, 20th December, 2004 First Version of Sm@rt NCT. Support Network Map View. Support 2 of RS-232 ports. Support provisioning of FLX150/600 equipment.
1.3 Software Development Roadmap: Version 4.0 Support FLX2500A, FLX150A, FLX150T equipment. Support path ID management.
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Figure 2.1 About Dialog 2. Enter the Name of your organization to Customers Name text box. 3. Click to Copy button to copy Installation Code to Clipboard. 4. Click OK to Close. 5. Open a text editor and choose Paste to get Installation Code.
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To Exit NCT: 1. On the NCT main display, choose File->Exit. A message warns you that NCT will halt. 2. Click OK to continue.
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2 A QUICK TOUR
3.1 Using NCT Main Display
NCT help you quickly identify and respond to an alarm condition on the network being monitored. NCT gives you point-and-click control over monitoring and provisioning operations. New users will quickly become comfortable with this powerful network management tool. When NCT is started, the NCT main display opens (see figure below). The map area displays your network map, which you can customize to display background map of your network area. You can add NE icons to show your network configuration.
Figure 3.1 NCT Main Display The NCT Main Display is organized for ease to use. The title bar displays the product name and current map file. On the far right, the alarm display area shows the number of alarms for each severity level. You can use the buttons in this area to print alarm reports by severity level. Moving down, the command buttons give you quick access to commonly used function and reports: System Warning: Displays a report of all current system messages. Bell on/Bell off: Enables or Disable the audio alert. All Alarms: Displays a report of all current alarms.
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New Alarms: Displays a report of new alarms (alarms that not acknowledged by user). Use the pull-down menus to list command options for provisioning and monitoring your network. The largest part of the NCT main display is used for the Map/Work area. This area shows the current map and provides a work area for modifying or building maps. Icons are shown in the color of their most severe alarm. If you click an icon, you can see more information about equipment. Below the Map/Work area is status window for displaying the TL-1 messages and responses that pass between NCT and monitored NEs.
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Figure 3.3: Example of report The report command buttons are located across the top of the report. You can press these buttons to print a report, save it to a file or close the report. Several of the alarm reports also have buttons that allow you to acknowledge alarms.
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For the later logging onto NE, NCT takes following steps: Cancels any remaining sessions that have the same logon name. Activates a session with the NE. Retrieves the alarm and event status message. Enables the NE auto report function.
To logon to NEs: 1. Choose NE Logon from System menu. Logon dialog box appears.
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2. Select TID from the TID full-down list. Select a TID to logon to specific NE or select ALL to logon to all NEs. Note: For the first logon, it is recommended to do it separately for each NE. Choose ALL when system has been logged onto every NE before. 3. Click OK to continue.
Figure 4.2: Logoff Dialog box 2. Select TID from the TID full-down list. Select a TID to logoff a specific NE or select ALL to logoff all NEs. 3. Click OK to continue.
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5.1.1 Identifying Map Elements and Icons The following table explains each of three types of map element and icons. Icon NE Icon Explanation Represents a specific NE in the network. When you click this icon, NCT displays the NE management shelf picture. Represents a physical connection between NEs. A link is shown in a line drawn between two NEs. When you click a link, NCT displays the link report. A .bmp format file that you can replace with a scanned image, a graphic image, or a solid color. Table 5.1.1 Map Element and Icons 5.1.2 Interpreting Map Colors A map shows the severity of alarms at a glance. The color of each NE icon indicates the most serious current alarm for the NE. The color of each link indicates the most serious current alarm for the NEs being connected. NCT supports seven alarm severity levels. For further details, see Alarm Severities in the section 6.1.2.
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5.2.2 Opening a Map Schematic Open a map replaces the current map schematics, including NE icons, with another map schematic. To open another map schematic: 1. On the NCT main display choose File->Open Map. The Open File dialog box is displayed.
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2. Select the map schematic you want to open. 3. Click OK to continue. 5.2.3 Saving a Map Schematic When you modify a map schematic, you must save it or your changes will be lost when you exit the NCT. Map schematics are stored in the NCT directory. To save map changes: 1. On NCT main display, choose File->Save Map 5.2.4 Saving a Map Schematic with New Name You can save a map schematic with another name. To save map with new name: 1. On NCT main display, choose File->Save Map As ... The Save As dialog box is displayed. 2. Type a file name for the map. 3. Click OK to continue. 5.2.5 Moving Icons You can move NE icons to any location on a map. To move NE icons: 1. On NCT main display, choose System->Map Edit->Move NE 2. Move the cursor to the desired icon, the press and hold the left mouse button. 3. Drag the icon to the desired location and release the mouse button. 4. Continue to move the NE icons as you want. 5. On NCT main display, choose System->Map Edit->Move NE one more time to release the moving NE function.
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Figure 5.3: Add NE to Map Dialog Box 2. Select NE ID you want to add to the map. 3. Click OK to continue. The NE is displayed on the NE icon. After logging on to the NE, the icon color changes to the color of its most severe alarm.
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Figure 5.5: Delete NE from the Map Dialog Box 2. Select the NE ID you want to remove from the map. 3. Click OK to continue.
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Figure 5.6.1.ii: NE Management Shelf Picture FLX600A Another way to open the NE Management Shelf Picture is using NE Management item from main NCT menu. To open then NE Management Shelf Picture by this way: 1. On NCT main display, choose Configuration->NE Management. The Select NE to Open dialog box is displayed. 2. Select NE ID you want to open. 3. Click OK to continue. 5.6.2 Displaying Link Report The lines connecting map icon are links between the NEs. To display a report showing link information, click the desired link on the map. The Link report for the link is displayed (see figure below).
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Figure 6.3a: Current All Alarm List 2. To acknowledge all of the alarms displayed, click Ack All. 3. Click Print to print the report, or click File to save the report to a file. 4. Click Quit closing the report. To view new alarms (unacknowledged alarms): 1. Click the New Alarms button at the top of the NCT main display. The New Alarm List form shows unacknowledged alarms (see figure above). 2. To acknowledge all of the alarms displayed, click Ack All. 3. Click Print to print the report, or click File to save the report to a file. 4. Click Quit closing the report. To view current alarms for a severity: 1. Click the one of four alarm buttons (CR, MJ, MN and WR) at the top of the NCT main display. The Current Alarm List form shows all current alarms of the selected severity (see figure above). 2. To acknowledge all of the alarms displayed, click Ack All. 3. Click Print to print the report, or click File to save the report to a file. 4. Click Quit closing the report. To view all current alarm for a NE: 1. On the NCT main display, choose Configuration->NE management.
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The Select NE to Open dialog box is displayed. 2. Select NE ID you want to view alarm. The NE Management Shelf Picture is displayed. 3. Click the alarm indicator on the top corner of the NE Management shelf Picture. The Current Alarms Report shows all alarms for the NE (See figure above). 5. To acknowledge all of the alarms displayed, click Ack All. 6. Click Print to print the report, or click File to save the report to a file. 7. Click Quit closing the report. To sort and view current alarms: 1. On the NCT main display, choose Statistics->Alarms/Event->Current Alarms/Events. The Current Alarm/Event dialog box is displayed (see figure below)
Figure 6.3b: Current Alarm/Event Dialog Box 2. Type the NE ID, or select NE ID from pull-down list. Leave the pull-down list box blank to select all NE IDs. 3. Type the appropriate AID or leave blank to select all AID. 4. Click the appropriate Severity. 5. Click OK. The appropriate Current Alarms/Events Report is displayed (see figure 6.3a). 6. To acknowledge all of the alarms displayed, click Ack All. 7. Click Print to print the report, or click File to save the report to a file.
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Figure 6.4a: Alarm/Event History Dialog Box 2. Type NE ID, or select the NE ID from the pull-down list. Leave the NE ID blank to select all NE IDs. 3. Type the appropriate AID or leave the AID blank to select all AIDs. 4. Type Start/End time. 5. Click the appropriate Severity. 6. Click OK. The Alarm/Event history report is displayed for the selected parameters (see figure below).
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Figure 6.4b: Alarm/Event History Report 7. Click Print to print the report, or click File to save the report to a file. 8. Click Quit closing the report.
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2. To acknowledge all of the system messages displayed, click Ack All. 3. Click Print to print the report, or click File to save the report to a file. 4. Click Quit closing the report.
Figure 6.6: Audit Alarm Dialog Box 2. Type the NE ID, or select the NE ID from the pull-down list. 3. Click OK to continue. After receiving response from NE, you can check the alarms by viewing the current alarms for this NE.
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Password protected database: The system database is protected by password. Encrypted password: User passwords and NE passwords are stored in database in encrypted format.
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Figure 7.2: Logon Dialog Box 2. Type the user name, password of your account. 3. Click Logon to log on. To log off from system: 1. On the NCT main display, choose Admin->Log off.
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Figure 7.4: User Definition Dialog Box 2. Type the user name, password of the new account. 3. Select the privilege and expiry date.
Figure 7.5: Select User Account to Remove Dialog Box 2. Select User Account that you want to remove from the list.
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Select User Account that you want to modify from the list. The attributes of selected account will be shown on the dialog. Change accounts privilege or expiry date as desired. You can lock or unlock the user account by clicking to Locked check box on the dialog. In case of locking the account, type the short description about the reason of locking to the Lock Condition text box. Click OK and confirm your action.
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Type the existing password to Old Password text box to check. Type the new password twice to confirm. Click OK and confirm your action.
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Figure 7.3: Preferences Dialog Box 2. Enter the Health Check Interval in the Health Check Interval text box. This is the interval that NCT periodically sends the RTRV-HDR command to check connection between system and NEs. The acceptable value is 0 or between 60 to 1800 seconds. Setting to zero means that NCT doesnt send the health check command. 3. Enter the Response Time Out value in the Response Time Out text box. This is time that NCT waits for response from NEs after sending TL-1 command to them. If the response doesnt arrive in this interval, NCT indicates the loss of communication with NE. The allowable range is from 30 to 600 seconds. 4. Click the Send CANC-USER check box as desired. If checked, NCT will send CANC-USER TL1 command before creating of session with NEs. By this way, NCT cancels the possible existing session with NEs that created before. 5. Click the D12E Card Auto Detect check box as desired. This is specific option for FLX150/600 NE that equipped with 8-channels 2M card CHPD-D12E. If checked, NCT will automatically detect the D12E card. If unchecked, NCT doesnt support the D12E card and D12C card will be used instead of D12E card. Note that changing of this will affect the NEs that will be logged on later. If you want to apply it for the NEs logged on before, you have to select menu Provisioning>Refresh from NE Management window. 6 Click OK and confirm your action.
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8. DATABASE MANAGEMENT
8.1 Maintaining Alarm/Event History
Alarm/Event history is stored in a database table. You can list the contents of this table by using several sorting parameters as you use for current alarms. The report is in the .rft format so you can review and print it from other application such as Microsoft Word or other available editors. Following section explains how to maintain the alarm/event history. 8.1.1 Viewing and Saving Alarm/Event History Report There are many times when you need to review and analyze the trouble that happened. To View Alarm/Event History 1. On the NCT main display, choose Statistics->Alarms/Events->Alarm/Event History. The Alarm/Event History dialog box appears (See figure below).
Figure8.1.1a: Alarm/Event History Dialog Box 1. Select desired TID or keep it empty if you want to see alarm/event report for all NEs. 2. Type desired AID or keep it empty if you want to see alarm/event report for all AIDs 3. Enter the start and end time of period that you want to have the report about. 4. Select the severity which you prefer to see in report. 5. Click OK to continue. The Alarm/Event History Report is displayed (see figure below).
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Figure 8.1.1b: Alarm/Event History Report 6. Click Print to print the report, or click File to save the report to a file. 7. Click Quit closing the report. 8.1.2 Archiving Alarm/Event History You can archive alarm/event history for later reference. All data is stored in .rtf format. To archive Alarm/Event history to file:
2. Type the file name and select the location to save on the hard disk. 3. Click OK to continue.
8.1.3 Clearing Alarm/Event History Clearing alarm/event history deletes the existing entries in the database table and makes room for new entries. You should clear the history daily. Before you clear the history, save any reports you might want to reference. To clear Alarm Event history: 1. On the NCT main display, choose Statistics->Alarms/Events->Clear Alarm/Event History. The Confirm dialog box appears. 2. Click OK to clear or Cancel to cannel operation.
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NCT records the system messages in the system message database table. These are internal messages from NCT. Following section explains how to maintain system message history. 8.2.1 Viewing System Warning History You can view the system message history before you clear them. The report is in the .rtf format so you can review and print it from other applications. You should clear the history daily. Clearing system messages deletes the existing entries in the database table and makes room for new entries. To view and save system messages: 8. On the NCT main display, choose Statistics->System Warning->System Warning History. The System Warning History dialog box appears (See figure below).
Figure87.2.1a: System Warning History Dialog Box 9. Type the Start/End time. 10. Click OK to continue. The System Warning History Report is displayed (see figure below).
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Figure 8.2.1b: System Warning History Report 11. Click Print to print the report, or click File to save the report to a file. 12. Click Quit closing the report. 8.2.2 Clearing System Warning History To clear system warning history: 1. On the NCT main display, choose Statistics->System Warning->Clear System Warning History. The Confirm dialog box appears. 2. Click OK to clear or Cancel to cannel operation.
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Figure 8.3.1: System Log File Report. 2. Click Print to print the report, or click File to save the report to a file. 3. Click Quit closing the report. To clear the system log file: 1. On the NCT main display, choose File->Log File->System Log File->Clear System Log File. The Confirm Dialog Box is displayed. 2. Click OK to clear or Cancel to cannel operation. 8.3.2 TL-1 Log File NCT keeps a log file of every TL-1 command sent to NEs and TL-1 responses from NEs. This log file includes messages and alarms received from NEs. The TL-1 log is sorted by COM ports and stored individually in four files. Log file is sequential ASCII files. Each new message is appended to the end of the file. To view the TL-1 log file: 1. On the NCT main display, choose File->Log File->TL-1 Log File->View TL-1 Log File and select COM port log you want to see. The Log File Report is displayed (see figure below).
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Figure 8.3.2: TL-1 Log File Report. 2. Click Print to print the log file or Close to close the report. To clear the TL-1 log file: 1. On the NCT main display, choose File->Log File->TL-1 Log File->Clear TL-1 Log File. The Confirm Dialog Box is displayed. 2. Click OK to clear or Cancel to cannel operation.
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Type NEs system ID in the NE ID text box. Select the NE system type by clicking on the option box NE Type. Type the user name for the NE in User Name text box. Type the password for the NE in Password text box. Select the COM Port from COM Port options.
4. Type the password in the confirmation box and click OK. 9.3 Modifying NE Configurations
After an NE is in the NCT database, you can use the Change NE ID menu command to modify the NEs parameters. To modify an NE configuration: 1. On NCT main display, choose System->NE Definition->Change NE ID. The Change NE ID dialog is displayed. (See figure below).
2. Change the following ID information as needed: Type the user name for the NE in User Name text box.
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Type the password for the NE in Password text box. Select the COM Port from COM Port options.
3. Click OK to change NE. 4. Type the password in the confirmation box and click OK.
Figure 9.4: Select NE ID to Delete Dialog Box 2. Select NE ID from pull-down list to delete.
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Figure 10.2a: Connections on the Link Management Window 6. Click one available facility of the same signal type on each of two configurations. The Name and Confirm Link Connection dialog box appears (see figure below).
Figure 10.2b: Name and Confirm Link Connection Dialog Box 7. Type a unique name for the link and click OK. NCT draws the link on the screen between the two NEs and between the icons on the graphical network map.
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Figure 10.3: Confirm Link Removing Dialog Box 7. Click OK to confirm the disconnection. NCT updates both the Link Management Window and the network map. 8. Click Quit closing the Link Management Window.
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Figure 10.4: Rename Link Dialog Box 7. Type the new name and click OK. 8. Click Quit will close the Link Management Window.
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To display Link Report: 1. On the NCT main display, click on the link that you want to get report about. The Link Report dialog box is displayed (see figure below).
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Item Hardware
Specification IBM compatible PC Desktop CPU: 3GHz RAM: 512 MB HDD: 80 GB MONITOR: 17 CDROM COM: 1 port (max. 4 port). Printer UPS
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