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EMS REFERENCE GUIDE
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Contents
About this document
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Purpose ........................................................................................................................................................................................... xix
Audience ........................................................................................................................................................................................ xix
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Document conventions
Related information
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Overview
Overview ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 1-1
1-1
1354 RM-PhM server .............................................................................................................................................................. 1-1
1-1
1354 RM-PhM hardware configurations .......................................................................................................................... 1-2
1-2
1354 RM-PhM communication ........................................................................................................................................... 1-3
1-3
1354 RM-PhM release specifications ................................................................................................................................ 1-3
1-3
1354 RM-PhM engineering guidelines ............................................................................................................................. 1-4
1-4
1354 RM-PhM scaling ............................................................................................................................................................ 1-4
1-4
New features introduced in 1354 RM-PhM R8.5
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System administration
Overview ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 2-1
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NE user management
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Acknowledging an alarm
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Suppressing alarms
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Clearing an alarm
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4-11
Performance monitoring
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4-15
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4-16
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ActiveAlarmResyncFailure
An attempt to resynchronize the alarms from the NE failed.
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5-4
AutoUpgradeFailure
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CardOutOfSync
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Communication failure
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Creation Failure
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5-10
Facility Retrieval
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5-14
Failed to archive
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5-17
ActiveAlarmResyncFailure
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5-21
install error
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5-22
Invalid Annotation
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Invalid Supervisor
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5-26
Invalid Table
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5-27
Invalid Variable
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Inventory Retrieval
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5-31
Log Initialization
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5-33
LOGGER HALT
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5-34
LOGGER PURGELC
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5-35
Lookup Error
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5-36
Contents
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Meta Change
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5-38
Meta Mismatch
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5-39
NE Backup failed
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NEEventLogArchiveConfigFail
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NERequestLogArchiveConfigFail
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New Entity
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Object Lookup
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Object removal
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Object Storage
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5-57
Parsing Exception
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5-58
PK Lookup
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REDUNDANCY
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Scalability Problem
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ServerLogArchiveConfigFail
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The scheduled time for Software Load task for neName is scheduled to begin at startTime which is
in the past. It will be run immediately.
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The Software Activation task for getneName is scheduled to begin at getStartTime which is in the
past. Please re-schedule.
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The Software Activation task for " + _neName + " has been aborted due to the presence of
unacknowledged alarms."
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5-71
The Software Load task for neName that was scheduled to begin at getStartTime failed to initiate.
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TNREPLICATIONSERVICE
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Unavailable Annotation
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Unavailable NEType
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UnknownNEType
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Unrecognized Autonomous
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XML validation
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Managing services
Overview ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 6-1
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Setting service preferences
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Partial services
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Glossary
Index
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2-1
2-2
2-3
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2-4
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2-5
2-6
2-7
2-8
2-9
3-1
3-2
3-3
3-4
3-5
3-6
3-7
3-8
4-1
6-1
6-2
6-3
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Purpose
This document provides information about accessing the 1354 RM-PhM and using it to
configure and manage the 1696 ROADM and 1830 PSS network. It contains the
following chapters:
Chapter 1, Overview
Audience
This document is intended for the following users of the 1696 ROADM and 1830 PSS
documentation library:
administrators
operators
maintenance personnel
1696 ROADM and 1830 PSS products are meant to be installed, operated, and
maintained by personnel who have the knowledge, training, and qualifications required to
safely perform the tasks assigned to them. The information, processes, and procedures
contained in the 1696 ROADM and 1830 PSS product documentation are intended for
use by trained and qualified personnel.
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Document conventions
Command syntax
Table 1, Command syntax rules (p. xx) describes the command syntax rules used in
this document.
Table 1
Syntax format
Description
bold
italics
[ optional ]
[ optional ]
{a|b|c}
{a|b|c}
[a|b|c]
[a|b|c]
Related information
The Alcatel-Lucent 1354 RM-PhM Release 8.5 Photonic Manager EMS Reference Guide
is part of a set of documents that support the 1696 ROADM and 1830 PSS System. The
following documents are available:
1696 ROADM Documents
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1
Overview
Purpose
This chapter provides an overview of the 1354 RM-PhM. It contains the following
sections:
Contents
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Figure 1-1 1696 ROADM and 1830 PSS network management system
The 1354 RM-PhM supports management of both 1696 ROADM and 1830 PSS network
elements. The 1354 RM-PhM server communicates with the network elements using the
SNMP protocol. A network element is characterized by having an SNMP agent. As a
result, a network element is a managed entity.
The 1354 RM-PhM server runs on either Windows Server 2008, Red Hat Enterprise
Linux Release 5.5., Solaris x64/x86. and HP-UX Itanium (HP-UX 11i v2 B.11.23).
Note: All of the supported platforms (Windows Server 2008, Red Hat Enterprise
Linux Release 5.5. and Solaris x64/x86) have built in NTP servers. It is recommended
to use the built in NTP server available on the platform.
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Clients
The 1354 RM-PhM client runs on either Windows Server 2008, Windows XP (Service
Pack 2), Red Hat Enterprise Linux Release 5.5., and Solaris x64/x86.
The 1354 RM-PhM manages only 1696 ROADM and 1830 PSS network elements. It
does not manage the routers or other communications equipment.
The recommended maximum number of network elements per 1354 RM-PhM is 250.
The framework is capable of handling much larger networks. These are not
hard-coded limits to the number of network elements; however, the system is only
tested to a network size of 250.
The maximum alarm processing throughput is 1000/sec for 10 second burst.
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Ensure each ring is managed by a single 1354 RM-PhM and that no 1354 RM-PhM
manages more than 250 NEs.
No more than 100 users are permitted at one time.
Ensure that the communications between each client and the server is at least 10
Mb/sec.
Ensure that the communication link between the server and the network is at least 10
Mb/sec.
If possible, ensure that each client has connectivity to each NE. This allows users to
perform cut-thru operations to the NEs.
If the server is CPU bound, additional CPUs or faster CPUs may be added. No 1354
RM-PhM upgrades or configuration changes are required.
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UTF-8 support
Client performance improvements
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2
Overview
Purpose
This chapter explains how to start and stop the 1354 RM-PhM server and client and how
to backup and restore the database.
Contents
2-3
System requirements
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2-3
2-7
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2-12
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2-13
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2-45
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System requirements
The recommended system requirements for supporting a 1354 RM-PhM server or client
are listed in the release notes which can be obtained from your Alcatel-Lucent
representative.
Protocol
Stack
Action
Destination
Port
Source Port
Application
RMI
1354 RM-PhM
client to server
1099,
10999,11000,
11001,11002,
11003
Dynamic
client/server
communication
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Table 2-1
(continued)
Protocol
Stack
Action
Destination
Port
Application
FTP
20, 21
NE software download,
NE database backup and
restore, archiving of
PhM logs
Can be used to
transfer 1354
RM-PhM files to be
archived on a
remote server. This
can be performed
with:
database
backup files
archived log
file
exported
service
configuration
files
exported LPT
network
configuration
files
SFTP
22
SNMP v1,
v2c
161
Dynamic
Reply from NE
Same as
request
source
161
Traps from NE
162
161
161
Dynamic
Reply from NE
Same as
request
source
161
Traps from NE
162
161
SNMP V3)
NE /server
communication
Secure NE /server
communication
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Table 2-1
(continued)
Protocol
Stack
Action
Destination
Port
Source Port
Application
HTTP/
TCP/IP
80
Dynamic
Reply from NE
Same as
request
source
80
80
Dynamic
Same as
request
source
80
80
Dynamic
Reply from NE
Same as
request
source
80
Telnet/TCP/IP
23
Dynamic
Reply from NE
Same as
request
source
23
Secure shell
22
Dynamic
Reply from NE
Same as
request
source
22
Telnet/TCP/IP
3083
Dynamic
Reply from NE
Same as
request
source
3083
Request from NE
69
Dynamic
Reply from
software download
or backup and
restore server
Same as
request
source
69
HTTPS/
TCP/IP
HTTP/
TCP/IP
Telnet/
TCP/IP
SSH
TL1/Telnet/
TCP/IP
TFTP/
UDP/IP
CLI cut-thru to NE
CLI cut-thru to NE
TL1 cut-thru to NE
TL1 cut-thru to NE
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Table 2-1
(continued)
Protocol
Stack
Action
Destination
Port
Source Port
Application
NTP/
UDP/IP
Request from NE or
1354 RM-PhM
server
123
Dynamic
time and
synchronization
Same as
request
source
123
Java service
wrapper to JVM
31001
32001
JVM to Java
service wrapper
32001
31001
Java service
wrapper to JVM
31002
32002
JVM to Java
service wrapper
32002
31002
Java service
wrapper to JVM
31003
32003
JVM to Java
service wrapper
32003
31003
MySQL
3306
dynamic
Same as
request
source
3306
Java
Service
Wrapper
MySQL
PhM process
management. Local
communications only.
The following table lists the protocols and ports used for communications between
Telcordia NMA/Transport and NEs.
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All communication between Telcordia NMA or Transport and the NEs uses:
TCP/IP protocol
Table 2-2
Protocol Stack
Action
Destination Port
Source Port
TL1/TCP/IP
3082
Dynamic
Reply from NE
Same as request
source
3082
3083
Dynamic
Reply from NE
Same as request
source
3083
TL1/Telnet/TCP/IP
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At a given moment, one of the pair is designated as the active server and the other as the
standby server. Only the active server communicates with the network elements and the
1354 RM-PhM clients. Each server has its own local copy of the 1354 RM-PhM database.
Database changes to the active database are replicated immediately to the standby
database.
To view the current state of server redundancy, choose Admin>PhM Status.
Terminology notes:
The active server is the one that currently has control of the network and is
communicating to the network elements. When a 1354 RM-PhM redundancy switch
occurs, the other server becomes the active. 1354 RM-PhM server switching is not
revertive, meaning the servers do not automatically return to their original designation
of active and standby. An active server remains as active until a manual or automatic
switch occurs.
When installing each 1354 RM-PhM server in a redundant pair, the user is asked to
supply a Server ID for that server. This can be either the number 1 or the number
2. You can specify either Server ID to either server as long as a different Server ID
is used for each server. The choice of the Server ID value has no effect on which
server becomes active or standby. When installing a redundant pair of servers, the
server that comes up first becomes active.
When a redundant 1354 RM-PhM server starts up, it is initially in the standby state.
When the server has finished initializing itself, it attempts to communicate with its
redundant mate. If it finds that the mate is already in the active state it then remains as
standby. If the mate is also in the standby state then a challenge mechanism is used to
designate one of the pair as the sole active server and the other to remain as standby. If a
server cannot communicate with its mate, it becomes active.
Due to network or configuration problems, it may occur that both servers become active.
A common scenario for this is when the network cable for one of the servers is removed.
This interrupts the communication of each server with its mate so that they then both
assert that they are active. When normal communications are restored, the servers
recognize the situation and elect one server as the active, and the other becomes standby.
This process is called the Active Challenge and proceeds as follows:
1. Each server determines the number of network elements that it is connected to. The
one with the higher number becomes active. If the number is the same then:
2. Each server determines the number of active user sessions. The one with the higher
number becomes active. If the number is the same then:
3. The server whose name alphabetically proceeds the other becomes active.
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The 1354 RM-PhM servers communicate for the purpose of redundancy at two levels:
Server switch-over occurs when the standby server loses communication with the active
server. Communications loss can occur because the active server has gone down, or
because the communication link between the two servers has failed. On switch-over to
active, the server registers itself as a trap destination for all network elements. All client
sessions on the former active server are shut down. Client sessions must be manually
restarted and are directed automatically to the new active server.
On switch-over to standby, the server de-registers itself as a trap destination with all
network elements.
Server switch-over can be manually initiated by choosing Admin>PhM Status, and
clicking the Switch button.
Managing redundant servers
To view and manage redundant servers, in the 1354 RM-PhM choose Admin>PhM
Status. The following window is displayed.
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Active Server - the server that is currently acting as the active server
Standby Server - the server that is currently acting as the standby server
Server Configuration - the valid values are:
stand-alone - for a server that is not configured to be redundant
Redundant - ACTIVE - indicating that this is the active server in a redundant pair
Server Synchronization State - indicates whether the last heartbeat to the standby
server was successful. If the state is Synchronized then the field's background is
green. Otherwise, it is red. If this field is red then the active server is unable to
communicate with the standby 1354 RM-PhM application. Verify that:
the 1354 RM-PhM is running and operational on the standby server
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The SSH tunnel from the standby server to the active server is installed and
operational.
If the condition persists then perform a Database Sync.
Back up Database - create a file on the server containing the database contents. See
1354 RM-PhM database backup (p. 2-40) for information about 1354 RM-PhM
database backup and 1354 RM-PhM database restore (p. 2-42) for information
about 1354 RM-PhM database restore.
Switch - to cause the database that is currently active to become standby and the
current standby to become the new active server. If the standby is not able to become
active then the original active becomes active once more.
Server Shutdown - shut down the server that is currently active. If it is online and
operational, the standby becomes active.
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Linux
HP-UX
There is a single installation package for the 1354 RM-PhM on Linux or Solaris x86/x64
platforms that installs either the 1354 RM-PhM server (includes the server and client
software), or only the client software. The installer asks the user to select the desired
installation.
Before installing the 1354 RM-PhM, perform the following tasks as necessary:
Ensure that the /etc/hosts file on the PhM server machine has a separate line containing
the primary physical interface and the hostname of the machine. Otherwise, the PhM
server will not be listening on the correct port to receive client connections from remote
machines (a local client will still be able to login to the server but not a remote one).
For example, if the PhM server hostname is 1830sim07, the following line: 127.0.0.1
localhost.localdomain localhost 1830sim07 must be changed to:
127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost
10.3.2.7 1830sim07
in the /etc/hosts file
Here, the physical interface (10.3.2.7) is identified with the hostname on a separate line in
the file.
Important! Ensure the "/etc/hosts" file defines the IPv4 loopback address as
"127.0.0.1". Failure to do this may cause the PhM application to be unable to connect
to the database. The /etc/hosts file should have a line similar to:
127.0.0.1 localhost localhost.localdomain
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It is recommended that your system admin edit the /etc/hosts directly with a text
editor rather than use the Red Hat network admin tools.
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If you are installing from files that have been FTPed to your system, change directory to
the directory where the installation files have been FTPed, and ensure that the file
setup.sh is executable.
If you are installing from a DVD, copy installation files from the DVD to a directory on
the hard drive. After that, change directory to the directory where the installation files
have been copied, and ensure that the file setup.sh is executable.
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Set the DISPLAY environment variable to the name of the machine on which you are
working.
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The installation wizard starts up and guides you through the installation procedure.
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It is recommended that you accept all of the defaults suggested by the installation wizard,
however, you can customize the following items when prompted.
the directory into which to install the 1354 RM-PhM (Do not include a space in the
installation directory name or else the installation fails.)
user name and group name to own the installed files
perform a new installation (which removes all existing data) or an upgrade (which
preserves existing data)
install a stand-alone server or redundant servers
select the file transfer protocol
specify the TFTP root directory
choose whether or not to display a banner at login time
Note: On Linux, the user is not given the option to choose whether or not to display a
banner at login time.
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Note: If displayed, the user must press y or yes (not case sensitive) and the enter
key to acknowledge the logon banner before being able to continue with their session.
The login banner then displays a message indicating that unauthorized access is
prohibited.
If applicable, specify the Use PhM Administrator Role.
When all options have been specified, the installation wizard copies the 1354 RM-PhM
files into the specified directory.
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The 1354 RM-PhM upgrade procedure is the same as the installation procedure, except
that you choose the upgrade option instead of the new installation option. You do not need
to uninstall the 1354 RM-PhM to upgrade. The upgrade backs up the existing installation
files.
Important! Be sure to specify the current installation's install directory when running
the installer. The installer must be pointed at the appropriate directory.
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To cancel or back out from a 1354 RM-PhM upgrade on Linux or Solaris x86/x64
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You can safely cancel a 1354 RM-PhM upgrade at any time during the upgrade up to and
including the window in the following illustration.
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If you click Cancel in this window, or in any previous window, the installation wizard
exits and you can continue to safely use the existing version of the 1354 RM-PhM.
If you click Next in this window, the installation wizard begins to overwrite the existing
1354 RM-PhM with the new version.
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Begin a new 1354 RM-PhM installation using the installation files/DVD of the previous
version.
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When prompted to choose between a New Installation and an Upgrade, choose New
Installation.
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In normal situations, this procedure should never be needed. The 1354 RM-PhM
installation procedure can perform an upgrade to, or an overwrite of, the existing version
of the 1354 RM-PhM.
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Execute install_dir/uninstall.sh
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After the uninstall wizard is finished, manually delete all remaining files from the
installation directory.
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If you are installing from a DVD, skip this step. If you are installing from files that have
been FTPed to your system, change directory to the directory where the installation files
have been FTPed. Ensure that you FTP the directories windows and common and
choose the correct installation directory for the type of installation that you want to
perform.
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Execute windows/setup.exe.
The installation wizard starts up and guides you through the installation procedure.
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It is recommended that you accept all of the defaults suggested by the installation wizard,
however, you can customize the following items when prompted.
When all options have been specified, the installation wizard copies the 1354 RM-PhM
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If you are installing from files that have been FTPed to your system, change directory to
the directory where the installation files have been FTPed. Ensure that you choose the
correct installation directory for the type of installation that you want to perform, either
server and client, or client only.
If you are installing from a DVD, skip this step.
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It is recommended that you accept all of the defaults suggested by the installation wizard,
however, you can customize the following items when prompted.
When all options have been specified, the installation wizard copies the 1354 RM-PhM
files into the specified directory.
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You can install a 1354 RM-PhM client by accessing the installation files on the server via
the web.
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Configure your internet browser to retrieve the latest version of the 1354 RM-PhM web
page and client installer. In the Microsoft Internet Explorer browser, perform the
following steps:
1. Choose Tools>Internet Options....
2. In the box labeled Temporary Internet Files, click on Settings....
3. In the options for Check for newer versions of stored pages:, choose either
Every visit to the page, or
Automatically (this is the default setting and is recommended).
4. Click the OK button on the Settings window.
5. Click the OK button on the Internet Options window.
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On the client machine, log in as a user that is a member of the Windows Administrator
group.
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The 1354 RM-PhM upgrade procedure is the same as the installation procedure, except
that you choose the upgrade option instead of the new installation option. You do not need
to uninstall the 1354 RM-PhM to upgrade. The upgrade backs up the existing installation
files.
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manual - The manual 1354 RM-PhM client upgrade procedure is the same as the
installation procedure, except that you choose the upgrade option instead of the new
installation option. You do not need to uninstall the 1354 RM-PhM to upgrade. The
upgrade backs up the existing installation files.
automatic - The automatic method occurs when the client recognizes that it is not at
the same version as the server. The client shuts down and then an upgrade wizard
launches and guides you through the upgrade.
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You can safely cancel a 1354 RM-PhM upgrade at any time during the upgrade up to and
including the window in the following illustration.
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If you click Cancel in this window, or in any previous window, the installation wizard
exits and you can continue to safely use the existing version of the 1354 RM-PhM.
If you click Next in this window, the installation wizard begins to overwrite the existing
1354 RM-PhM with the new version.
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Note: Before performing this procedure, shut down the PhM client, if it is running.
In normal situations, this procedure should never be needed. The 1354 RM-PhM
installation procedure can perform an upgrade to, or an overwrite of, the existing version
of the 1354 RM-PhM.
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Starting the 1354 RM-PhM server on Linux or Solaris x86/x64 (p. 2-25)
Stopping the 1354 RM-PhM server on Linux or Solaris x86/x64 (p. 2-29)
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You can still start and stop ems, phmweb, and mysql using the scripts in /etc/init.d
(see below): To start the database (start MySQL) on Unix (i.e. Solaris, Linux and
HP-UX) (p. 2-26),To start the PhM (PhM server) (p. 2-26), To start the PhM web
server (p. 2-27),To stop the PhM (p. 2-29), To stop the PhM web server
(p. 2-29), and To stop the database (stop MySQL) on Unix (i.e. Solaris, Linux and
HP-UX) (p. 2-29).
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Note:
replace <installdir> with the location where you installed PhM, e.g. if you
installed in /opt/PhM then enter the command "/opt/PhM/bin/mysql.sh start"
you can still run "/etc/init.d/mysql start" on Solaris or Linux if you prefer, but on
HP-UX you have to enter "/sbin/init.d/mysql start". Therefore,
<installdir>/bin/mysql.sh start" is better since it works for all Unix platforms.
This command was "/etc/init.d/mysql.server start" in some previous releases on
some platforms
on Linux you can enter "service mysql start"
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Before you start the PhM, the database must be started first.
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Note:
you can run "/etc/init.d/phm start" on Solaris or Linux if you prefer, but on
HP-UX you have to enter "/sbin/init.d/phm start".
This command was "/etc/init.d/ems start" or "/etc/init.d/ems.server start" in
previous releases
on Linux you can enter "service mysql start"
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Before you start the phmweb, the database must be started first.
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you can run "/etc/init.d/phm stop" on Solaris or Linux if you prefer, but on
HP-UX you have to enter "/sbin/init.d/phm stop".
This command was "/etc/init.d/ems stop" or "/etc/init.d/ems.server stop" in
previous releases
on Linux you can enter "service mysql stop"
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replace <installdir> with the location where you installed PhM, e.g. if you
installed in /opt/PhM then enter the command "/opt/PhM/bin/mysql.sh stop"
you can still run "/etc/init.d/mysql stop" on Solaris or Linux if you prefer, but on
HP-UX you have to enter "/sbin/init.d/mysql stop". Therefore,
<installdir>/bin/mysql.sh stop" is better since it works for all Unix platforms.
This command was "/etc/init.d/mysql.server stop" in some previous releases on
some platforms
on Linux you can enter "service mysql stop"
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The database is installed as a network service, and is started automatically when the
machine starts.
If the database is stopped, it can be restarted manually. In a cmd.exe window, type:
net start mysql
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2. From the 1354 RM-PhM Management Control Panel (MCP), choose Admin>PhM
Status, and then click the Server Shutdown button.
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A client session can be run on the 1354 RM-PhM server machine, but it is recommended
that you run only one client session on the 1354 RM-PhM server machine at a time.
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Close the main client window, or in the 1354 RM-PhM, choose File > Exit.
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From the 1354 RM-PhM Topology View, choose Admin > Settings.
The Settings window is displayed.
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To view/change file transfer properties, click the System Settings tab, then the File
Transfer tab.
The file transfer properties are displayed, showing the current settings, and providing an
area to change the settings.
Make changes to the properties as desired. Any changes that you make do not take effect
until the 1354 RM-PhM server is restarted. Specify the TFTP root directory.
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Click OK to save the changes and close the window. Click Cancel to close the window
without saving changes.
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From the 1354 RM-PhM Topology View, choose Admin > Settings.
The Settings window is displayed.
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Click OK to save the changes and close the window. Click Cancel to close the window
without saving changes.
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Changes to the NTP properties do not take effect until after the 1354 RM-PhM server has
been restarted. To restart the 1354 RM-PhM server, refer to Starting and stopping the
server and client (p. 2-24)
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From the 1354 RM-PhM Topology view, select the network element(s) for which you
want to specify NTP properties software, and choose Admin>NE NTP Table.
The NE NTP Settings window is displayed, with the selected network element(s) listed.
Alternatively, if you select no network elements in the topology view, the NE NTP
Settings window lists all of the network elements.
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In the list of NEs, select the NE(s) for which you want to specify NTP settings, and then
click the magnifying-glass icon.
The NTP Details window for the selected NE(s) is displayed.
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Click OK to save the changes and close the window. Click Cancel to close the window
without saving changes.
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Use this procedure to specify where to put 1354 RM-PhM database backup files, and to
schedule recurring backups.
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Select the System Settings tab and click the 1354 Database Backup tab.
The database backup attributes are displayed.
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Specify the backup directory. Click the folder icon and choose a directory from the
drop-down list. Click Select.
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Specify the maximum number of backups to perform by adjusting the Maximum Number
of Backups slider bar. By sliding it all the way to the left, the maximum number of
backups is set to unlimited.
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To turn on scheduled backups, check the Enable scheduled backup of the server
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To edit the backup schedule, check the Change backup schedule check box, and then
specify the days and time that backups are to be performed.
To specify the current time, click the Now button.
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If this is a redundant server configuration, after the database is restored, synchronize the
servers' databases by executing:
On Linux or Solaris x86/x64 - ./tropxadmin.sh synctoprimaryotherserver
- where otherserver is the server that did not get restored in the previous step.
On Windows - tropxadmin.bat synctoprimaryotherserver
- where otherserver is the server that did not get restored in the previous step.
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Ensure that the 1354 RM-PhM has discovered all of the NEs. For NEs that are not
automatically rediscovered, manually rediscover them.
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The standby server becomes the active and the original active becomes standby, as
verified by using the Admin>PhM Status window to view the server status on both
servers.
The new active server registers with each network elements as a trap destination.
The original active server unregisters itself as trap destination on all network
elements.
Database updates made to the new active server are replicated to the standby server.
MCP clients are logged out of the original active server and must be manually
restarted on the new active server.
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From the 1354 RM-PhM, select the network element(s) that you want to back up.
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If necessary, edit the backup attributes. Repeat this for each network element.
1. Select the network element and click the magnifying glass icon.
The Backup Properties window is displayed.
2. Specify the file transfer protocol to be used.
3. Specify the backup server. If you wish to use the 1354 RM-PhM server as the backup
host, check the Use this PhM Server As Backup Host check box.. This is the
recommended option.
If the backup server is on machine other than the 1354 RM-PhM server, make sure the
check box is unchecked, and then specify the Backup Host IP Address of the server
where the backup file is to be stored.
4. Specify the user settings. If you wish to use the default user settings, check the Use
Default User Settings check box. This is the recommended option.
If you wish to use different user settings from the default, uncheck the check box, and
specify the following attributes:
Backup File Transfer User Id
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5. Specify the backup directory. If you wish to use the default settings, check the Use
Default Backup Directory check box. This is the recommended option.
If you wish to specify a different backup directory path from the default, uncheck the
check box, and specify the desired backup directory in the Backup Directory field.
6. Click OK.
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To start the backup, select the network element(s) to be backed up and click
Action>Backup or click the Backup icon.
The 1354 RM-PhM initiates the backup and provides status and progress feedback in the
lower pane of the Backup and Restore window.
The backup file is stored in the specified directory with a filename in the form of:
NEName_SoftwareGenericIdentifier_YYYY-MM-DDD_HH-MM-SS.bak
For example:
NE001_01AAA-V-04.00-111_2006-01-17_13-05-12.bak
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When you are finished, close the Backup and Restore window.
Note: Restoring a database causes the NE to reset and is service affecting.
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If desired, set up the scheduled backup attributes. Repeat this step for each network
element.
1. Select the network element and click the clock icon.
The Scheduled Backup Properties window is displayed.
2. Check the Enable Scheduled Backup check box.
3. Use the calendar GUI to specify the attributes for the scheduled backup.
4. Click OK.
Note: Scheduled database backups are suspended while the NE is undergoing a
software upgrade.
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When you are finished, close the Backup and Restore window.
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Note: The NE must be deleted and re-added after an NE restore (see To rediscover a
network element with a new database (p. 3-10)).
Network elements must be restored individually. You cannot multi-select network
elements and restore them all with a single function. You can have multiple network
elements in the Backup and Restore window, but you must initiate the restore operation
one at a time.
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From the 1354 RM-PhM Topology view, select the network element(s) that you want to
restore.
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Select the network element to be restored and click Action>Restore or click the Restore
icon.
The Select a database backup file window is displayed.
If the Backup Server is not the 1354 RM-PhM server, then enter a FTP username and
password and click Connect.
No username and password is required if the Backup Server is the 1354 RM-PhM server.
The 1354 RM-PhM displays the file structure.
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Locate and select the file from which you wish to restore the database.
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From the 1354 RM-PhM Topology view, choose Admin > Settings. The Settings window
is displayed.
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In the Settings window, click the System Settings tab, and then click the PM tab (see
Figure 2-6, System Settings dialog (p. 2-49)).
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Alarms generated based on raise and clear notification traps from network elements.
Each alarm trap can be sent to up to 10 destinations (SNMP Managers). The feature is
disabled by default upon PhM installation and requires a user in the administrators role
to enable it.
Enabling/disabling SNMP trap sending
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From the 1354 RM-PhM Topology view, choose Admin > Settings. The Settings window
is displayed.
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In the Settings window, click the System Settings tab, and then click the SNMP Trap
Sender tab.
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Enable the desired trap sending option by checking the appropriate Enable trap sending
box.
Result: When the feature is enabled, an admin privileged user can configure the
destinations to which the traps will be forwarded. The SNMP trap destinations table
defines particular columns for each of the configuration information required to
forward Traps.
Note: The table cannot be edited if the feature is disabled.
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The columns of the SNMP Trap Destinations table are defined as follows:
Use: The traps are forwarded only to those destinations for which the Use
Destination check box is enabled. All rows are validated on clicking the OK
button. In case of any violations in the data entered against the expected data, the
user would be prompted with an error dialog box containing an appropriate error
message.
Host: Define the destination address to which a trap will be forwarded. This can
be either an IPV4 address or a destination host name. When the Use Destination
check box is checked, this address cannot be empty nor can it contain 2
consecutive colons ::.
Port: Define the destination port to which the traps are to be forwarded. By default
this column is set to port 162. When the Use Destination check box is checked,
this column must be an integer between 1 and 65535.
Severity: Select the desired minimum severity of the faults that need to be
forwarded as SNMP traps. By default, Major severity is selected. This means
when enabled, by default, all Major and Critical faults generated by the 1354
RM-PhM would be forwarded as SNMP traps.
Version: Specifies the SNMP version to use when formatting the trap. The default
is v2c. For SNMP v3, traps are always sent with both authentication and privacy
enabled.
Community: Defines the destination trap community string that the trap receiver is
expecting. By default the trap community is set to public. When the Use
Address check box is checked, this column must be a non-null string and it cannot
contain 2 consecutive colons ::. The community string is ignored if the SNMP
version is v3.
SNMP v3 configurable settings for each trap destination:
V3 UserName = User Name (default v3DefaultUser)
V3 AuthPassword = Authentication password (default v3DefAuthPass)
V3 PrivPassword = Privacy Password (default v3DefPrivPass)
SNMP v3 fixed settings (these are the same for every trap destination and cannot
be changed):
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Result: All the configuration changes get applied immediately upon clicking the OK
button. All these changes are applied at a System wide level. The preferences are
persistent across client and server restarts.
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The following steps outline the processes that occur when a user attempts to login to a
1354 RM-PhM server on which RADIUS authentication is enabled:
1. The user is prompted to enter a username and password.
2. After the user enters a username and password, the password is encrypted and is sent,
along with the username, to the RADIUS server for authentication.
3. The RADIUS server checks that the information is correct against the authentication
system it is configured to use (local database, SecurID, etc.)
4. The RADIUS server sends a response to the RADIUS client on the 1354 RM-PhM
server.
The possible responses are as follows:
Accept: The userid and password are authenticated. In addition to the accept
response, the privilege level (admin, provisioner, or observer) associated with the
userid is also sent to the 1354 RM-PhM server. The user is logged into the 1354
RM-PhM server with the specified privileges.
Note: The service privilege role is not authenticated by RADIUS. It is always
authenticated locally by the PhM.
Reject: The userid and password is not authenticated. The user is prompted to
reenter the username and password. In some instances, access is denied.
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This section describes how to configure a RADIUS server to provide user authentication
for the 1354 RM-PhM servers in the network. Procedures are included for the
Steel-Belted RADIUS server, FreeRADIUS server, and the Windows IAS (Internet
Authentication Service) server.
Note: You can use RADIUS servers from other vendors to provide authentication.
Refer to the documentation for your RADIUS server for configuration information.
You can configure each 1354 RM-PhM server to use up to two RADIUS servers, indexed
by number (1 or 2). On 1354 RM-PhM servers on which two RADIUS servers are
configured and enabled, the server first queries the server configured with index number
1. It queries the second server (index number 2) only if the first server does not respond
after the maximum number of time-outs and retries that are configured on the server have
been exceeded.
Table 2-3
Task
Procedure
Create a dictionary file named Tropx.dct in the same directory as the Steel-Belted
RADIUS service (usually c:\radius\service). The contents of the file are as follows:
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###################################################################
Tropx.dct - Tropx dictionary
#
# (See README.DCT for more details on the format of this file)
####################################################################
Use the Radius specification attributes in lieu of the Tropx ones
#
@radius.dct
#
# Define additional Tropx parameters
# (add Tropx specific attributes below)
MACRO Tropx-Attr(type,syntax) 26 [vid=7483 type1=%type% len1=+2 data=
%syntax%]
ATTRIBUTE
Tropx-NMS-Role
Tropx-Attr(2, integer) r
VALUE
Tropx-NMS-Role
Tropx-NMS-Observer
0
VALUE
Tropx-NMS-Role
Tropx-NMS-Provisioner
1
VALUE
Tropx-NMS-Role
Tropx-NMS-Administrator 2
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Tropx.dct - Tropx dictionary
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Edit the vendor.ini file and add the Tropx-specific information in the [Vendor-Product
Identification] section:
[Vendor-Product Identification]
vendor-product = Tropx
dictionary = Tropx
ignore-ports = no
port-number-usage = per-port-type
help-id =
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Edit the dictiona.dcm file and add the reference to the new dictionary file at the end of the
file:
@Tropx.dct
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Stop and start the Steel-Belted RADIUS service to load the new/edited configuration
files.
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Use the Steel-Belted RADIUS Administrator to add the user accounts that are able to
access the 1354 RM-PhM added in Step 5.
1. Select Users and click the Add button. The Add Native User dialog is displayed.
2. Enter the Name, Description (optional), and Password for the user.
3. Specify the role associated with the userid in the User-specific configuration area. The
userid will be granted observer status if no role is configured:
a. Click on the Return list tab and click on the Add button
b. Select Tropx-NMS-Role in the Attributes field.
c. In the Value field, select the role to assign to the user and click the Add button.
4. Click OK.
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Log in as the root user on the server where the FreeRADIUS server is installed.
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Edit the three files listed below to integrate the contents shown for each, changing the ip
addresses, server names, userids, and passwords as required:
/etc/raddb/dictionary
#
# This is the master dictionary file, which references the
# pre-defined dictionary files included with the server.
#
# Any new/changed attributes MUST be placed in this file, as
# the pre-defined dictionaries SHOULD NOT be edited.
#
# $Id: dictionary.in,v 1.4 2004/04/14 15:26:20 aland Exp $
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#
# The filename given here should be an absolute path.
# $INCLUDE /usr/share/freeradius/dictionary
#
# Place additional attributes or $INCLUDEs here. They will
# over-ride the definitions in the pre-defined dictionaries.
#
# See the 'man' page for 'dictionary' for information on
# the format of the dictionary files.
#
# If you want to add entries to the dictionary file,
# which are NOT going to be placed in a RADIUS packet,
# add them here. The numbers you pick should be between
# 3000 and 4000.
#
# ATTRIBUTE My-Local-String 3000 string
# ATTRIBUTE My-Local-IPAddr 3001 ipaddr
# ATTRIBUTE My-Local-Integer 3002 integer VENDOR Tropic 7483
ATTRIBUTE Tropic-TRX-Role 1 integer Tropic
VALUE Tropic-TRX-Role Tropic-TRX-Observer 0
VALUE Tropic-TRX-Role Tropic-TRX-Provisioner 1
VALUE Tropic-TRX-Role Tropic-TRX-Administrator 2
ATTRIBUTE Tropic-NMS-Role 2 integer Tropic
VALUE Tropic-NMS-Role Tropic-NMS-Observer 0
VALUE Tropic-NMS-Role Tropic-NMS-Provisioner 1
VALUE Tropic-NMS-Role Tropic-NMS-Administrator 2
/etc/raddb/users
#
# Please read the documentation file ../doc/processing_users_file,
# or 'man 5 users' (after installing the server) for more information.
# This file contains authentication security and configuration # information for each
user. Accounting requests are NOT processed
# through this file. Instead, see 'acct_users', in this directory.
# The first field is the user's name and can be up to
# 253 characters in length. This is followed (on the same line) with
# the list of authentication requirements for that user. This can
# include password, comm server name, comm server port number, protocol
# type (perhaps set by the "hints" file), and huntgroup name (set by # the
"huntgroups" file).
# If you are not sure why a particular reply is being sent by the
# server, then run the server in debugging mode (radiusd -X), and
# you will see which entries in this file are matched.
# When an authentication request is received from the comm server,
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# these values are tested. Only the first match is used unless the
# "Fall-Through" variable is set to "Yes".
# A special user named "DEFAULT" matches on all usernames.
# You can have several DEFAULT entries. All entries are processed
# in the order they appear in this file. The first entry that
# matches the login-request will stop processing unless you use
# the Fall-Through variable.
# If you use the database support to turn this file into a .db or .dbm
# file, the DEFAULT entries _have_ to be at the end of this file and
# you can't have multiple entries for one username.
# You don't need to specify a password if you set Auth-Type += System
# on the list of authentication requirements. The RADIUS server # will then check the
system password file.
# Indented (with the tab character) lines following the first
# line indicate the configuration values to be passed back to
# the comm server to allow the initiation of a user session.
# This can include things like the PPP configuration values
# or the host to log the user onto.
# You can include another `users' file with `$INCLUDE users.other'
#
# For a list of RADIUS attributes, and links to their definitions,
# see:
# http://www.freeradius.org/rfc/attributes.html
# Deny access for a specific user. Note that this entry MUST
# be before any other 'Auth-Type' attribute which results in the user
# being authenticated.
# Note that there is NO 'Fall-Through' attribute, so the user will not
# be given any additional resources.
# lameuser Auth-Type := Reject
# Reply-Message = "Your account has been disabled."
#
# 1354 RM-PhM Users
#admin Auth-Type := Local, User-Password == "qweQWE!@
#124" Tropic-NMS-Role = Tropic-NMS-Administrator
admin2 Auth-Type := Local, User-Password == "qweQWE!@
#124" Tropic-NMS-Role = Tropic-NMS-Administrator
provisioner Auth-Type := Local, User-Password == "qweQWE!@ #124"
Tropic-NMS-Role = Tropic-NMS-Provisioner
prov2ems Auth-Type := Local, User-Password == "qweQWE!@#124"
Tropic-NMS-Role = Tropic-NMS-Provisioner
observer Auth-Type := Local, User-Password == "qweQWE!@#124"
Tropic-NMS-Role = Tropic-NMS-Observer
observer2 Auth-Type := Local, User-Password == "qweQWE!@#124"
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Tropic-NMS-Role = Tropic-NMS-Observer
# 1696 OADM Users
# admin Auth-Type := Local, User-Password == "qweQWE!@ #125"
Tropic-TRX-Role = Tropic-TRX-Administrator
admin2 Auth-Type := Local, User-Password == "qweQWE!@#125"
Tropic-TRX-Role = Tropic-TRX-Administrator provisioner Auth-Type := Local,
User-Password == "qweQWE!@#125"
Tropic-TRX-Role = Tropic-TRX-Provisioner
prov2 Auth-Type := Local, User-Password == "qweQWE!@#125"
Tropic-TRX-Role = Tropic-TRX-Provisioner
observer Auth-Type := Local, User-Password == "qweQWE!@#125"
Tropic-TRX-Role = Tropic-TRX-Observer
obs2 Auth-Type := Local, User-Password == "qweQWE!@#125"
Tropic-TRX-Role = Tropic-TRX-Observer
# Deny access for a group of users.
# Note that there is NO 'Fall-Through' attribute, so the user will not
# be given any additional resources.
#DEFAULT Group == "disabled", Auth-Type := Reject
# Reply-Message = "Your account has been disabled."
# This is a complete entry for "steve". Note that there is no Fall-Through
# entry so that no DEFAULT entry will be used, and the user will NOT
# get any attributes in addition to the ones listed here.
# #steve Auth-Type := Local, User-Password == "testing"
# Service-Type = Framed-User,
# Framed-Protocol = PPP,
# Framed-IP-Address = 172.16.3.33,
# Framed-IP-Netmask = 255.255.255.0,
# Framed-Routing = Broadcast-Listen,
# Framed-Filter-Id = "std.ppp",
# Framed-MTU = 1500,
# Framed-Compression = Van-Jacobsen-TCP-IP
# This is an entry for a user with a space in their name.
# Note the double quotes surrounding the name.
#"John Doe" Auth-Type := Local, User-Password == "hello"
# Reply-Message = "Hello, %u"
# Dial user back and telnet to the default host for that port
#Deg Auth-Type := Local, User-Password == "ge55ged"
# Service-Type = Callback-Login-User,
# Login-IP-Host = 0.0.0.0,
# Callback-Number = "9,5551212",
# Login-Service = Telnet,
# Login-TCP-Port = Telnet
# Another complete entry. After the user "dialbk" has logged in, the
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# connection will be broken and the user will be dialed back after which
# he will get a connection to the host "timeshare1".
#dialbk Auth-Type := Local, User-Password == "callme"
# Service-Type = Callback-Login-User,
# Login-IP-Host = timeshare1,
# Login-Service = PortMaster,
# Callback-Number = "9,1-800-555-1212"
# user "swilson" will only get a static IP number if he logs in with
# a framed protocol on a terminal server in Alphen (see the huntgroups file).
# Note that by setting "Fall-Through", other attributes will be added from # the
following DEFAULT entries
#swilson Service-Type == Framed-User, Huntgroup-Name == "alphen"
# Framed-IP-Address = 192.168.1.65,
# Fall-Through = Yes
# If the user logs in as 'username.shell', then authenticate them
# against the system database, give them shell access, and stop processing
# the rest of the file.
#DEFAULT Suffix == ".shell", Auth-Type := System
# Service-Type = Login-User,
# Login-Service = Telnet,
# Login-IP-Host = your.shell.machine
# The rest of this file contains the several DEFAULT entries.
# DEFAULT entries match with all login names.
# Note that DEFAULT entries can also Fall-Through (see first entry).
# A name-value pair from a DEFAULT entry will _NEVER_ override
# an already existing name-value pair.
#
# First setup all accounts to be checked against the UNIX /etc/passwd. # (Unless a
password was already given earlier in this file).
# DEFAULT Auth-Type = System Fall-Through = 1
# Set up different IP address pools for the terminal servers.
# Note that the "+" behind the IP address means that this is the "base"
# IP address. The Port-Id (S0, S1 etc) will be added to it.
#DEFAULT Service-Type == Framed-User, Huntgroup-Name == "alphen"
# Framed-IP-Address = 192.168.1.32+,
# Fall-Through = Yes
#DEFAULT Service-Type == Framed-User, Huntgroup-Name == "delft"
# Framed-IP-Address = 192.168.2.32+,
# Fall-Through = Yes
# Defaults for all framed connections.
# DEFAULT Service-Type == Framed-User Framed-IP-Address = 255.255.255.254,
Framed-MTU = 576,
Service-Type = Framed-User,
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Fall-Through = Yes
# Default for PPP: dynamic IP address, PPP mode, VJ-compression.
# NOTE: we do not use Hint = "PPP", since PPP might also be auto-detected
# by the terminal server in which case there may not be a "P" suffix.
# The terminal server sends "Framed-Protocol = PPP" for auto PPP.
# DEFAULT Framed-Protocol == PPP Framed-Protocol = PPP, Framed-Compression
= Van-Jacobson-TCP-IP
# Default for CSLIP: dynamic IP address, SLIP mode, VJ-compression.
# DEFAULT Hint == "CSLIP"
Framed-Protocol = SLIP,
Framed-Compression = Van-Jacobson-TCP-IP
# Default for SLIP: dynamic IP address, SLIP mode.
# DEFAULT Hint == "SLIP" Framed-Protocol = SLIP
# Last default: rlogin to our main server.
#DEFAULT
# Service-Type = Login-User,
# Login-Service = Rlogin,
# Login-IP-Host = shellbox.ispdomain.com
#
# Last default: shell on the local terminal server.
#
# # DEFAULT
# Service-Type = Shell-User
# On no match, the user is denied access.
/etc/raddb/clients.conf
#
# clients.conf - client configuration directives
#
# Definition of a RADIUS client (usually a NAS).
#
# The information given here over rides anything given in the
# 'clients' file, or in the 'naslist' file. The configuration here
# contains all of the information from those two files, and allows
# for more configuration items.
#
# The "shortname" is be used for logging. The "nastype", "login" and
# "password" fields are mainly used for checkrad and are optional.
#
# Defines a RADIUS client. The format is 'client [hostname|ip-address]'
#
# '127.0.0.1' is another name for 'localhost'. It is enabled by default,
# to allow testing of the server after an initial installation. If you
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# login = !root
# password = someadminpas }
#client some.host.org {
# secret = testing123
# shortname = localhost
#}
# You can now specify one secret for a network of clients.
# When a client request comes in, the BEST match is chosen.
# i.e. The entry from the smallest possible network.
#
#client 192.168.0.0/24 {
# secret = testing123-1
# shortname = private-network-1
#}
#te
#client 192.168.0.0/16 {
# secret = testing123-2
# shortname = private-network-2
#}
# RADIUS client for the 1354 RM-PhM server
# client 138.120.203.14 {
# secret and password are mapped through the "secrets" file. secret = testingEMS
shortname = nmsx8
# the following three fields are optional, but may be used by
# checkrad.pl for simultaneous usage checks
# nastype = other
# login = !root
#password = someadminpas } client 138.120.203.10 {
# secret and password are mapped through the "secrets" file. secret = testingEMS
shortname = nmsx10
# the following three fields are optional, but may be used by
# checkrad.pl for simultaneous usage checks
# nastype = other
# login = !root
#password = someadminpas }
# RADIUS client for the 1696 ROADM network elements
#client 10.27.0.0/16 {
# secret and password are mapped through the "secrets" file. secret = testingNE
shortname = 1696R
# the following three fields are optional, but may be used by
# checkrad.pl for simultaneous usage checks
# nastype = other
# login = !root
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To configure a Windows 2000 IAS server to provide RADIUS authentication for 1354
RM-PhM servers
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Install the Windows 2000 IAS (Internet Authentication Service) on your Windows 2000
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Create the following three groups on the IAS server (one for each of the three privilege
levels on the 1354 RM-PhM server). Create user accounts and add them to the groups.
Note: IAS RADIUS authentication defaults account authentication to the domain that
the server is a member of. Therefore logins without an explicit domain included in the
username must have an account in the domain the server is a member of.
If you are not using an account from the server default domain (e.g. a local server
account for a stand-alone server), you must specify the domain/hostname in the
username at login (e.g. for user myaccount, enter winserv1\myaccount at login, where
winserv1 is the hostname of a stand-alone server).
Platform
Privilege level
Admin
Provisioner
Observer
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If Administrative Tools does not show up under Programs, click Start, select Run, enter
mmc, and click OK. On the Console window that appeared, click File, select Add
Snap-in, click Add, and select Internet Authentication Service from the list. Click Add,
then OK.
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Perform the following substeps to create a client for a 1354 RM-PhM server for which
you want to provide RADIUS authentication. Perform this step as many times as required
to create clients for each server in the network:
1. Right click on Client and select New Client. The Add Client dialog is displayed.
2. Enter the following information in the Add Client dialog:
Friendly name
Protocol
Set to RADIUS
Client-Vendor
Shared secret
Enter the secret that is shared between the IAS RADIUS server
and the 1354 RM-PhM server. This is the same shared secret
that is specified on the server in its RADIUS configuration.
5. Click Next.
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Perform the following substeps to create a remote access policy for each of the groups
added in Step 2. You must perform these steps once for each group.
1. From the Internet Authentication Service, right click on Remote Access Policies and
select New Remote Access Policy.
2. Enter the name for the remote access policy in the Policy Friendly name field of the
New Remote Access Policy dialog. It is recommended that you use the same name as
specified for the group in Step 2, as listed below:
Platform
Privilege level
Recommended remote
access policy name
Admin
Provisioner
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Privilege level
Recommended remote
access policy name
Observer
3. Click Next. The Add Remote Access Policy dialog box is displayed.
4. Click Add in the Add Remote Access Policy dialog box. The Select Attribute dialog
box is displayed.
5. Double-click Windows-Groups in the Select Attribute dialog box. The Groups
dialog box is displayed.
6. Click Add in the Groups dialog box. The groups configured on the IAS server are
listed, including those added in Step 2. Double click on the group you want to add,
click OK to add the group and OK again to confirm.
7. Go back to the Add Remote Access Policy dialog box and click Next.
8. Select Grant remote access permission and click Next.
9. Click Edit Profile. The Edit Dial-In Profile dialog box is displayed.
10. Select the Authentication tab in the Edit Dial-in Profile dialog box and configure the
options. Select "MD5-Challenge" from EAP Methods, and check PAP as
Authentication Method.
11. Select the Advanced tab, and click Add.
12. Double-click the line beginning with Vendor-Specific in the RADIUS attributes list.
13. Click Add in the Multivalued Attribute Information dialog box and enter the
following information:
Enter vendor code
7483
Yes
14. Click Configure Attribute in the Multivalued Attribute Information dialog box and
enter the following information:
Vendor-assigned attribute number
Attribute format
Decimal
Attribute value
0 for observer
1 for provisioner
2 for admin
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18. Repeat Step 5 until you have added a remote access policy for each group.
19. Click Finish in the Add Remote Access Policy dialog box.
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To configure a Windows 2003 IAS server to provide RADIUS authentication for 1354
RM-PhM servers
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Install the Windows 2003 IAS (Internet Authentication Service) on your Windows 2003
server. Refer to the product documentation for details.
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Create the following three groups on the IAS server (one for each of the three privilege
levels on the 1354 RM-PhM server). Create user accounts and add them to the groups.
Note: IAS RADIUS authentication defaults account authentication to the domain that
the server is a member of. Therefore logins without an explicit domain included in the
username must have an account in the domain the server is a member of.
If you are not using an account from the server default domain (e.g. a local server
account for a stand-alone server), you must specify the domain/hostname in the
username at login (e.g. for user myaccount you enter winserv1\myaccount at login,
where winserv1 is the hostname of a stand-alone server).
Platform
Privilege level
Admin
Provisioner
Observer
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Select Start > Programs > Administrative Tools > Internet Authentication Service. If
Administrative Tools does not show up under Programs, click Start, select Run, enter
mmc, and click OK. On the Console window that appeared, click File, select Add
Snap-in, click Add, and select Internet Authentication Service from the list. Click Add,
then OK.
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Perform the following substeps to create a client for a 1354 RM-PhM server for which
you want to provide RADIUS authentication. Perform this step as many times as required
to create clients for each NE or server in the network:
1. Right click on Client and select New Client. The Add Client dialog is displayed.
2. Enter the following information in the Add Client dialog:
Friendly name
Client IP
Shared secret
Enter the secret that is shared between the IAS RADIUS server
and the 1354 RM-PhM server. This is the same shared secret
that is specified on the NE or server in its RADIUS
configuration.
5. Do not select the Request must confirm the Message Authentication attribute
checkbox.
6. Click Finish.
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Perform the following substeps to create a remote access policy for each of the groups
added in Step 2. You must perform these steps once for each group.
1. From the Internet Authentication Service, right click on Remote Access Policies and
select New Remote Access Policy. Do not use the wizard to create the policy.
2. Enter the name for the remote access policy in the Policy Friendly name field of the
New Remote Access Policy dialog. It is recommended that you use the same name as
specified for the group in Step 2, as listed below:
Platform
Privilege level
Recommended remote
access policy name
Admin
Provisioner
Observer
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3. Click Next. The Policy Condition dialog box is displayed. Click Add, and select
Windows-Groups from the list, click Add and enter the user group associated with the
policy. Click OK twice - Windows-Groups appears in Policy Conditions window.
4. Click Next. Permissions dialog box is displayed. Select Grant remote access
permission and click Next.
5. Click Edit Profile. The Edit Dial-In Profile dialog box is displayed.
6. Select Authentication tab.
7. Click EAP Methods and select MD5-Challenge and then click OK. Uncheck all
authentication methods except Unencrypted Authentication (PAP, SPAP) - it should be
checked.
8. Select the Advanced tab, remove all default attributes, and click Add.
9. Double-click the line beginning with Vendor-Specific in the RADIUS attributes list.
10. Click Add in the Multivalued Attribute Information dialog box and enter the
following information:
Enter vendor code
7483
Yes
11. Click Configure Attribute in the Multivalued Attribute Information dialog box and
enter the following information:
Vendor-assigned attribute number
Attribute format
Decimal
Attribute value
0 for observer
1 for provisioner
2 for admin
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You can configure each 1354 RM-PhM server to use up to two RADIUS servers, indexed
by number (1 or 2). The server configured with index number 1 is the active server. The
server configured with index number 2 is the backup server and is used only if server 1 is
not available.
To configure a 1354 RM-PhM server to use a RADIUS server, perform the procedure To
configure 1354 RM-PhM user authentication properties (p. 2-73).
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The 1354 RM-PhM can use RADIUS to authenticate userids and passwords for all of the
1354 RM-PhM users in the network.
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In the Settings window, click the System Settings tab, and then click the User
Authentication tab.
The user authentication properties are displayed.
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From the Authentication Behavior drop-down menu, choose the authentication order.
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If you are using RADIUS, specify the RADIUS server configuration properties:
1. Check the Radius 1 Enable check box. This enables the attribute fields for RADIUS
server 1.
2. Specify the hostname or IP address of RADIUS server 1.
3. Specify the port to which to connect on RADIUS server 1.
4. Specify the shared secret.
5. Confirm the shared secret.
6. Specify the RADIUS time-out in seconds (range 1 - 30).
7. Specify the number of RADIUS retries - (range 0 - 10).
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In the Maximum Failed Login Attempts field, specify the maximum number of failed
login attempts that are permitted before user is logged out. This field applies only to local
authentication, not to RADIUS authentication.
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From the 1354 RM-PhM Topology view, choose Admin>PhM User Sessions.
The User Sessions window is displayed.
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To disconnect a user, select the user from the list, and then click the Terminate User
button.
Click Yes in response to the prompt.
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From the 1354 RM-PhM Topology view, choose Admin>PhM User Accounts.
The User Accounts window is displayed.
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To create a new account, click the Create new user account button. The Create User
Account window is displayed. Specify the account properties as desired:
Confirm new password - You must specify the password a second time to confirm the
password.
Change password on first login - check the box to specify that the user must change
the password on first login.
Max password age (days) - specify the number of days after which the user must
specify a new password when they log in.
Max inactivity period (days) - specify the number of days after which if the user has
not logged in, they are locked out from the 1354 RM-PhM.
Max concurrent sessions - specify the maximum number of login sessions that this
user is allowed to run at the same time.
User role - from the drop-down menu, choose the applicable role for this user. Refer
to Table 2-4, 1354 RM-PhM user role permissions (p. 2-76).
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To delete an account, select the account from the list and click the Remove user account
button. Deleting an account automatically shuts down all sessions the user is currently
running.
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To modify an account, select the account from the list, and click the Display user account
properties button. The User Account window is displayed. Make changes to the account
properties as desired, and then click OK.
Lock account and terminate all sessions - Terminates all sessions and prevents the
user from logging in.
Max password age (days) - specify the number of days after which the user must
specify a new password when they log in.
Max inactivity period (days) - specify the number of days after which if the user has
not logged in, they are locked out from the 1354 RM-PhM.
Max concurrent sessions - specify the maximum number of login sessions that this
user is allowed to run at the same time.
User role - from the drop-down menu, choose the applicable role for this user. Refer
to Table 2-4, 1354 RM-PhM user role permissions (p. 2-76).
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Admin
Provisioner
Observer
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(continued)
Function
Admin
Provisioner
Observer
NE backup/restore
NE software download
TCA administration
Create/modify/delete NEs
Create/modify/delete groups
Create/modify/delete services
View services
Modify inventory
View inventory
View logs
Export logs
Modify facility/connection
View facility/connection
Create/modify topological
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Table 2-4
(continued)
Function
Admin
Provisioner
Observer
Note: Service user is the highest level, and is meant for Alcatel-Lucent technicians.
The Service user has all the Admin privileges noted above (except the ability to
create/delete/modify user profiles), plus the ability to utilize the debugging and
software development tools. The following applies:
a maximum of one Service user per NE, created by default, as part of the SW
load. (There is no mechanism to create another Service user profile or to delete the
Service user profile). Only the Service user can change his/her password.
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The 1354 RM-PhM NE user management capability allows the administrator to perform
the following functions:
add user accounts to the table view for a new network element
remove accounts from the table view for a network element
view the selected user account details.
For more information, refer to the 1830 PSS-32/PSS-16 User Provisioning Guide and
1696 ROADM documentation.
To manage NE users and accounts
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From the 1354 RM-PhM Topology view, choose Admin>NE User Management.
The NE User Management window is displayed.
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To add the user accounts for a network element to the table, click the Add user accounts
button.
A pop-up window prompts you to select the NE for which you want to view accounts.
Select the NE from the list, and click OK. The user accounts for that NE are added to the
NE User Management window.
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To remove accounts from the table view for a network element, click the Remove user
accounts button.
A pop-up window prompts you to select the NE for which you want to remove accounts.
Select the NE from the list, and click OK. The user accounts for that NE are removed
from the NE User Management window.
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To display or modify an account's properties, select the account from the list, and click
the Display user account properties button (or double-click the account). The Modify
User Account window is displayed. Make changes to the account properties as desired,
and then click OK.
Access level- from the drop-down menu, choose the access status for this user:
administrator
provisioner
observer
Status - from the drop-down menu, choose the account status for this user:
enabled
disabled
New Password - Enter the new password (see Password Rules below).
Confirm password - You must specify the password a second time to confirm the
password.
To save the changes to the account, click Apply.
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To create a new account, click the Create new user account button. The Create User
Account window is displayed. Specify the account properties as desired:
Username - specify an unique name for the user (see User identification and user
password definition (p. 2-81)).
Access level- from the drop-down menu, choose the access status for this user:
administrator
provisioner
observer
Session Timeout (minutes) - Enter number of minutes before session will timeout
Status - from the drop-down menu, choose the account status for this user:
enabled
disabled
Password - Enter a password (see User identification and user password definition
(p. 2-81)).
Confirm password - You must specify the password a second time to confirm the
password.
Selected NE(s) - from the list, select the NE(s) on which this account is to be created.
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To delete an account, select the account from the list and click the Remove a user account
button.
If the user is not currently logged in, a pop-up window prompts you to confirm the
account delete. Click OK. The user account is deleted from the NE.
If the user is currently logged in, you receive an error message. Verify that you are
deleting the correct user, and if so, contact the user and have them log off. Try again to
delete the account.
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To enable a user, select the user from the list, and then click the Enable a user account
button.
A pop-up window prompts you to confirm the account enable. Click OK. The user
account is enabled on the NE.
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To disable a user, select the user from the list, and then click the Disable a user account
button.
A pop-up window prompts you to confirm the account disable. Click OK. The user
account is disabled on the NE.
Note: Disabling an account that is logged in will not succeed.
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Special characters % (percent sign), + (plus sign), # (pound sign), and _ (underscore).
User identity is specified using a UID that is a unique identifier used by an NE for
security management. A UID code is a non-confidential, unique, and auditable
representation of a user such as the login name. The NE supports UIDs that are strings of
5 to 12 case-sensitive alphanumeric characters where the first character is alphabetic.
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Each authorized user (a person, device or a software process having operations related
command inputs access) must have a UID. Each UID must be unique on the NE (i.e.
the system does not support 2 UIDs that are the same).
At any given instant in time, the NE internally maintains the identity of all UIDs
logged on at that time.
The NE supports a maximum of 255 unique UIDs.
A PID is a case sensitive string of 6 to 24 alphabetic [a-z, A-Z], numeric [0-9], or special
characters. A valid password must contain at least 1 alphabetic, 1 numeric, and 1 special
character. The following special characters are accepted as valid: % (percent sign), + (plus
sign), # (pound sign), and _ (underscore). The first character of the PID can be any
alphabetic, numeric, or valid special character.
The following conditions apply to PIDs:
The PID cannot be the same as the associated UID, nor can it be the reverse of the
associated UID.
The NE will not prevent a user from choosing an already existing password (more
than one user can have the same password).
Password administration
The NE supports the ability for a user with security administration privileges to specify
the following user password attributes: the password age (in days); the number of days
that the existing password can be continued to be used before a new password becomes
mandatory; the number of times that the existing password can be continued to be used
before a new password becomes mandatory; the password obsolescence interval that must
elapse before an obsolete password can be reused.
A user with security administration privileges can provision a system-wide password
aging interval to encourage users to change passwords periodically. The following
applies:
The default for system-wide password aging interval is 30 days. The allowed range is
from 1 to 999 days.
The system allows the ability to disable the system-wide password aging interval, by
assigning a value of 0 (zero) days.
A password grace period and number of logins allowed after password expiration can also
be provisioned. The following applies:
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the password is expired and neither a grace period nor number of logins is permitted
after password expiration
the password is expired and either a grace period or a number of logins is permitted
after password expiration, but the provisioned value(s) is expired (i.e., the user has no
more days to use the expired password, or no more logins allowed with the expired
password).
Users have the ability to change their own password on demand. To change a password,
the user must enter the current password, the new password, and the confirmed new
password (Note: For an Admin user changing another users password, only the new
password value needs to be entered). The NE checks the password for proper length and
syntax in accordance with established password requirements. Before updating the NE's
database, the NE ensures that the current password is different from the new password
and that the new password and confirmed new password are the same. An error message
is generated to notify the user if any of the password requirements are not met.
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From the 1354 RM-PhM Topology view, choose Admin > Settings.
The Settings window is displayed.
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In the Settings window, click the System Settings tab, and then click the Login Session
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The session properties are displayed.
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The Settings window is displayed.
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In the Settings window, click the System Settings tab, and then click the Login Session
Settings tab.
The session properties are displayed.
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From the 1354 RM-PhM Topology view, choose Admin > Settings.
The Settings window is displayed.
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In the Settings window, click the System Settings tab, and then click the Login Session
Settings tab.
The session properties are displayed.
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Session Time-outs Enabled: Click this checkbox to enable session time-outs for all
1354 RM-PhM users.
Maximum time-out (minutes): The maximum value that a user can set their session
time-out to. Range: 1 - 10800 minutes (1 week). Default: 10800 minutes
Default time-out: The default time-out value for user sessions. Range: 1 minute to
max time-out value configured above. Default: 1 day (1440 minutes).
Note: Changes to this screen take effect for all subsequent user logins and do not
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From the 1354 RM-PhM Topology view, choose Admin > Settings.
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In the Settings window, click the System Settings tab, and then click the Login Session
Settings tab.
The session properties are displayed.
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From the 1354 RM-PhM Topology view, choose Admin > Settings. The Settings window
is displayed.
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In the Settings window, click the User Settings tab, and then click the User Session tab.
The session time-out properties are displayed.
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Enter a new value for the session time-out, in minutes. This value cannot exceed the
maximum time-out specified by the administrator.
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From the 1354 RM-PhM Topology view, select the network element(s) to which you want
to download software, and choose Maintenance>NE Software Upgrade.
The Software Upgrade window is displayed, with the selected network element(s) listed.
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Alternatively, if you select no network elements in the topology view, the Software
Management window lists all of the network elements.
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Choose a software server from the Software Server drop-down menu or type in its IP
address. The list of servers in this menu is composed of the default software servers
specified for each of the network elements in the list.
If the software server address you desire in not in the drop-down menu, you can type
it into the Software Server field.
It is recommended that you use the 1354 RM-PhM server as the software server.
Check the PhM is Software Server check box.
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Specify the protocol to be used to access the software server. It is recommended that you
select Use Default file transfer settings. (You need to set up the defaults first. To set up
the defaults click the System settings button in this window.)
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Specify the userid that is to be user to access the software server. It is recommended that
you select Use Default file transfer settings, in which case this field is not changeable.
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Specify the Target Release Directory. Click the folder icon beside the Target Release
Directory field. If the software server is not the 1354 RM-PhM server, an FTP server
login window is displayed. Specify the login information (the FTP server address is set to
the value specified in Step 2. You can overwrite this value manually if desired) and click
Connect. No login information is required if the 1354 RM-PhM is acting as the software
server.
Locate and select the file from which you wish to load software.
Click the Select button.
The selected software server directory appears in the Target Release Directory field, and
the name of the target release within the Target Release Directory is displayed in the
Target Release field.
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If you want to back up the database of the network element(s) as part of the software
download process, check the Backup Network Element Database check box. To specify
the database backup attributes, click the Open Backup and Restore button. The Backup
and Restore window is displayed. Refer to To back up a network element database
(p. 2-45) for information on setting backup parameters.
Note: It is recommended that you select this option.
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If you want to perform a software upgrade check to ensure compatibility between the
committed release of software on the network element(s) and the target load, check the
Check Upgrade Path check box.
Note: It is recommended that you select this option.
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From the list of network elements, select those network elements to which you want to
download the specified software, and click the Phase 1 - Generate a New Software
Upgrade Script button.
A warning is displayed, listing the parameters specified and asking you to confirm
whether or not you want to proceed. If the parameters are correct, click Yes. Otherwise
click no, correct the settings, and try again.
The 1354 RM-PhM provides status and progress feedback in the lower pane of the
Software Upgrade window.
Once the script has been generated, you can view it by clicking the View the Software
Upgrade Script button. The script is displayed in a new window. If the script is correct,
proceed to the next step. If not, you must correct any problems before continuing.
The 1696 ROADM and 1830 PSS creates a unique script for each of the selected NEs
(each script has separate load and activate activities).
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Load the software onto the selected network element(s). Click the Phase 2 - Load the
Target Software button.
The 1354 RM-PhM provides status and progress feedback in the lower pane of the
Software Upgrade window. Once the software has been loaded onto the network
element(s), proceed to the next step.
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Activate the new software. Click the Phase 3 - Activate the Target Software button.
You can perform the operation on multiple network elements by multi-selecting them
before clicking the button. This is particularly useful in this step because when you
activate the network elements they reset, which disrupts control network traffic. The 1354
RM-PhM and network elements work together to ensure that the activate message can be
successfully sent to all the selected network elements before they start resetting.
The system performs a pre-activation check to ensure that there are no unacknowledged
alarms on the network element, and that the network element is in sync with the 1354
RM-PhM.
If the pre-activation check passes, the network element begins running the new software.
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If the pre-activation check fails, the new software is not activated and the network
element continues to operate with the original software. Resolve the problem(s) and click
the Phase 3 - Activate the Target Software button again. If the pre-activation check fails
because of the presence of unacknowledged alarms, then an alarm browser is displayed.
To acknowledge an alarm, select it, right-click it, and select Acknowledge.
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Once software has been activated, you must decide to commit the network element to the
new software, or to back out and resume using the previous software load. If you choose
to back out, the system ensures that the last database backup is valid and restores the
database. If the last database backup is not valid, as indicated by an invalid database
alarm, then the database must be restored manually.
To commit the network element(s) to the new software, click the Phase 4 - Commit
button.
To back out of the new software load and resume using the original load, click the Back
out button.
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From the 1354 RM-PhM Topology view, select the network element(s) to which you want
to download software, and choose Maintenance>NE Software Upgrade.
The Software Upgrade window is displayed, with the selected network element(s) listed.
Alternatively, if you select no network elements in the topology view, the Software
Management window lists all of the network elements.
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Choose a software server from the Software Server drop-down menu. The list of
servers in this menu is composed of the default software servers specified for each of
the network elements in the list.
If the software server address you desire in not in the drop-down menu, you can type
it into the Software Server field.
It is recommended that you use the 1354 RM-PhM server as the software server.
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In the Target Release Directory field, type the path to the desired software server
directory.
Locate and select the desired software server directory, as follows:
Click the folder icon beside the Target Release Directory field. If the software server
is not the 1354 RM-PhM server, an FTP server login window is displayed. Specify the
login information (the FTP server address is set to the value specified in Step 2. You
can overwrite this value manually if desired) and click Connect. No login information
is required if the 1354 RM-PhM is acting as the software server.
Locate and select the file from which you wish to load software.
Click the Select button.
The selected software server directory appears in the Target Release Directory field,
and the name of the target release within the Target Release Directory is displayed in
the Target Release field.
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If you want to back up the database of the network element(s) as part of the software
download process, check the Backup Network Element Database check box. To specify
the database backup attributes, click the Open Backup and Restore button. The Backup
and Restore window is displayed. Refer to To back up a network element database
(p. 2-45) for information on setting backup parameters.
It is recommended that you select this option.
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If you want to perform a software upgrade check to ensure compatibility between the
committed release of software on the network element(s) and the target load, check the
Perform Upgrade Path Check check box.
It is recommended that you select this option.
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From the list of network elements, select those network elements to which you want to
download the specified software, and click the Phase 1 - Generate a New Software
Upgrade Script button.
A warning is displayed, listing the parameters specified and asking you to confirm
whether or not you want to proceed. If the parameters are correct, click Yes. Otherwise
click no, correct the settings, and try again.
The 1354 RM-PhM provides status and progress feedback in the lower pane of the
Software Upgrade window.
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Once the script has been generated, you can view it by clicking the View the Software
Upgrade Script button. The script is displayed in a new window. If the script is correct,
proceed to the next step. If not, you must correct any problems before continuing.
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In the Schedule Load window, check the Enable Scheduled Download Software check
box, and specify the date and time for the software download to occur. Click OK.
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In the Schedule Activate window, check the Enable Scheduled Activate Software load
check box, and specify the date and time for the software activation to occur.
The activate phase cannot begin until the load phase is complete. Ensure that when you
schedule the activation step that you leave enough time for the load to complete.
Click OK.
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Once the scheduled download and activation have taken place, the network element(s)
must be committed to the new software, or backed out. Committing or backing out must
be done manually by clicking the Commit or the Backout button.
You can schedule multiple NEs at once by selecting them and clicking the Schedule
button.
You can edit the schedules of multiple NEs if their schedules are identical.
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Some functions of software loading can be performed automatically. If you choose the
automatic method, the system combines the database backup, audit, load, and activate
functions in one step. The commit/backout function must be performed in another,
separate step.
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From the 1354 RM-PhM Topology view, select the network element(s) to which you want
to download software, and choose Maintenance>NE Software Upgrade.
The Software Upgrade window is displayed, with the selected network element(s) listed.
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Alternatively, if you select no network elements in the topology view, the Software
Management window lists all of the network elements.
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Choose a software server from the Software Server drop-down menu. The list of
servers in this menu is composed of the default software servers specified for each of
the network elements in the list.
If the software server address you desire in not in the drop-down menu, you can type
it into the Software Server field.
It is recommended that you use the 1354 RM-PhM server as the software server.
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Specify the protocol to be used to access the software server. It is recommended that you
select Use Default file transfer settings. (You need to set up the defaults first. To set up
the defaults click the System settings button in this window.)
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Specify the userid that is to be user to access the software server. It is recommended that
you select Use Default file transfer settings, in which case this field is not changeable.
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Specify the Target Release Directory. Click the folder icon beside the Target Release
Directory field. If the software server is not the 1354 RM-PhM server, an FTP server
login window is displayed. Specify the login information (the FTP server address is set to
the value specified in Step 2. You can overwrite this value manually if desired) and click
Connect. No login information is required if the 1354 RM-PhM is acting as the software
server.
Locate and select the file from which you wish to load software.
Click the Select button.
The selected software server directory appears in the Target Release Directory field, and
the name of the target release within the Target Release Directory is displayed in the
Target Release field.
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If you want to back up the database of the network element(s) as part of the software
download process, check the Backup Network Element Database check box. To specify
the database backup attributes, click the Open Backup and Restore button. The Backup
and Restore window is displayed. Refer to To back up a network element database
(p. 2-45) for information on setting backup parameters.
It is recommended that you select this option.
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If you want to perform a software upgrade check to ensure compatibility between the
committed release of software on the network element(s) and the target load, check the
Perform Upgrade Path Check check box.
It is recommended that you select this option.
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From the list of network elements, select those network elements to which you want to
download the specified software, and click the Perform an Automatic Upgrade (Phase 1,
2, and 3) of the selected NEs.
The 1696 ROADM and 1830 PSS creates a unique script for each of the selected NEs
(each script has separate load and activate activities), and then loads and activates the
software.
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Once software has been activated, you must decide to commit the network element to the
new software, or to backout and resume using the previous software load. If you choose
to backout, the system ensures that the last database backup is valid and restores the
database. If the last database backup is not valid, as indicated by an invalid database
alarm, then the database must be restored manually.
To commit the network element(s) to the new software, click the Phase 4 - Commit
button.
To back out of the new software load and resume using the original load, click the
Backout button.
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This section provides details for the 1354 RM-PhM management of the RAMAN
Amplifier and the EDFA Booster for integration with 1830 PSS-32 network elements.
1354 RM-PhM provides basic management of the RED-C RAMAN Amplifier and EDFA
Booster as follows:
1354 RM-PhM shows each RAMAN and EDFA as separate network elements that
appear in the 1354 RM-PhM topology map
1354 RM-PhM supports cut-through to the RAMAN/EDFA Web-based user interface
for configuration of RAMAN/EDFA network elements
Discovery of RAMAN/EDFA is either manual or automatic. For manual discovery,
the user must enter an IP address for the new RAMAN/EDFA using the normal NE
creation wizard in 1354 RM-PhM.
There is a mechanism to associate a RAMAN/EDFA with a network fiber end point
on an 1830 PSS-32 (i.e. an LD external line port). This association is visible in the
1354 RM-PhM topology map.
1354 RM-PhM can retrieve alarms from RAMAN/EDFA
RAMAN/EDFA can be deleted in the same manner as other NEs.
When an IP address for a RAMAN or EDFA is provisioned via any NE interface, the
1354 RM-PhM either:
1. Initiates a discovery of the network element at that IP address using SNMP v1 and
automatically associates it with the appropriate 1830 PSS line in the topology view, or
2. If the RAMAN or EDFA network element already exists in the 1354 RM-PhM from a
previous discovery, the 1354 RM-PhM will automatically associate it with the
appropriate 1830 PSS line in the topology view.
In point 1) above, the triggering of an automatic discovery of RAMAN or EDFA network
element does not depend upon 1354 RM-PhM's Auto Discovery status. The RAMAN
or EDFA network element will be discovered even if auto discovery is disabled or if set to
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RAMAN/EDFA network elements, which have been manually discovered by the user, are
not automatically assigned to any of the existing 1830 PSS network elements external
line ports. The user has to manually configure such associations. The user can get a
summarized view of all 1830 PSS Raman/EDFA associations from the Raman/EDFA
association GUI.
Manual association in 1354 RM-PhM topology map
1354 RM-PhM provides an operation via the topology view for the user to explicitly
associate a RAMAN or EDFA network element with an 1830 PSS line. If the associated
1830 PSS line supports the RAMAN and EDFA IP address attributes, then the 1354
RM-PhM automatically provisions the IP address to match the network element being
associated (which would overwrite any previous provisioned value on the 1830 PSS NE).
For 1830 PSS, the 1354 RM-PhM stores the RAMAN and EDFA IP addresses on the
1830 PSS line in the 1354 RM-PhM database only. This information is lost if the 1830
PSS is deleted from the 1354 RM-PhM and hence must be reentered manually via the
1354 RM-PhM GUI if the 1830 PSS is later recreated in the 1354 RM-PhM. The
RAMAN or EDFA IP address is restored upon discovery of the 1830 PSS NE.
Note: 1830 PSS Releases 1.x do not support the RAMAN or EDFA IP address
attribute on external ports, hence for these releases, the user should employ the
manual association operation via the topology view to explicitly associate a RAMAN
or EDFA network element with an 1830 PSS line.
To configure RAMAN and EDFA network elements
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From the Management Control Panel, select View > RAMAN and EDFA Associations...
Result: The RAMAN/EDFA Associations GUI is displayed.
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Select the desired external line port displayed in the association GUI. Either right click or
double click on any cell of the selected row
Result: The Configure RAMAN and EDFA IP address window is displayed.
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the expected network element type and the actual network element type. Its the users
responsibility to correct the problem (which will trigger a rediscovery) and clear this
alarm.
Important! When a RAMAN/EDFA network element is deleted, 1354 RM-PhM sets
the corresponding IP address on the associated external line port to Not Defined.
For doing this 1354 RM-PhM checks the actual NE type of the RED-C NE to
determine which IP address (RAMAN or EDFA) to be set to Not Defined. So in
case there was a mismatch between the expected and actual NE type while
discovering the RED-C network element, then the IP address corresponding to the
actual NE type will be set to Not Defined.
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This chapter explains how to navigate through the network using the 1354 RM-PhM.
Contents
Types of network views
3-2
3-6
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CLI cut-thru
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TL1 cut-thru
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Topology View
Inventory View
Facility/Connection View
Physical Topology
User help in using the views is provided through mouse-over help text for icons and
attributes and by accessing online help from the Help menu. To create a new window with
the current view, click the push-pin icon.
Using the Topology View
The topology view contains locations, managed elements and links. The links provide a
physical view of the network connectivity. It is the responsibility of the user to create the
physical links manually.
The topology view provides a geographic reference for the association of locations and
network elements.
Managed elements include the following:
network elements and their components (that is, shelves, cards and ports)
locations
Links between locations are created automatically based on whether network elements in
location A are connected to network elements in location B.
The Topology View can also be used to present link connectivity. As connections and
services are created in the network, link associations are created.
Defining the background map
Users can create locations and associate a specific background image to each location.
The 1354 RM-PhM supports GIF and JPG file formats.
Users with the appropriate permission level can select View>Background Image and
specify an URL to an image.
Moving network elements into a location
A network element can be dropped into any location. The network element must be edited
from the Topology view of the 1354 RM-PhM.
It is the user's responsibility to ensure that the network elements are positioned in the
proper location.
As network elements are discovered they are placed into the Main View reference. If the
element has a location identifier and the identifier can be mapped to a current location,
the element is placed automatically into the corresponding location.
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From the 1354 RM-PhM Topology view, double-click on a network element, or select the
network element and choose Provision > Open Existing Inventory.
The Inventory view is displayed.
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From the 1354 RM-PhM Inventory view, Wavelength Tracker view, or Service Tracker
view, navigate to a port and double-click it.
The Facility/Connection view is displayed.
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The Physical Topology view displays the fiber connections within the network element,
and to other network elements. Refer to Configuring the network element and network
fiber topology (p. 3-18).
To access the Physical Topology view
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Using groups
The 1354 RM-PhM allows you to organize the network elements into groups. A network
element can be a member of only one group.
The following group types are supported:
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In the Topology tree window, select the group in which you want the new group to be
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Click OK.
The new group is added as a folder to the tree view.
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For an existing network element, in the Topology tree view, drag and drop the
network element from one group into the desired group.
For an undiscovered network element, select the desired group and then choose
File>New NE. The network element is discovered and placed into the group.
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starting up the first 1354 RM-PhM client with a newly installed 1354 RM-PhM server
new network elements have been added to the network
Note: A network element should be managed by only one 1354 RM-PhM server (a
1354 RM-PhM configured with redundant servers is considered to be a single server
in this case). Having a network element managed by two different servers may cause
synchronization problems between the network element and the servers.
Note: If a network element is discovered with a name of the format "NEname :
IPAddress", this means that this NE is a duplicate of a previously discovered NE (i.e.
there is already an NE with "NEname") and the newly discovered NE should be
deleted from the 1354 RM-PhM by the user. This scenario could happen when an NE
association for a given IP address is deleted by the user and then that IP address is
used to manually discover the NE via the Create NE wizard.
From the 1354 RM-PhM Topology View, choose File > New NE.
The Create New NE window is displayed.
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From the Transport Layer drop-down menu (if enabled), choose the transport layer type.
For Alcatel-Lucent NEs, choose SNMP.
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From the Protocol drop-down menu (if enabled), choose the protocol type. For
Alcatel-Lucent NEs, choose SNMP.
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If enabled, check Create all associations to have the 1354 RM-PhM create all of the
associations based on the chosen parameters.
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Click Finish.
The network element is added to the 1354 RM-PhM Topology View, and the system
collects the latest inventory information from the network element. This may take a few
minutes.
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Note: The auto-discovery function provides two methods for the 1354 RM-PhM to
automatically discover network elements. The 1354 RM-PhM can automatically
discover NEs:
From which it receives trap messages. When the 1354 RM-PhM receives a trap
from an undiscovered network element, it attempts to discover that NE (for the
1354 RM-PhM to receive traps from a network element, the 1354 RM-PhM must
be registered as a trap destination for the network element. To register the 1354
RM-PhM as a trap destination, refer to Alcatel-Lucent 1830 Photonic Service
Switch (PSS) Release 3.5.0 Command Line Interface Guide.
For network element loopback addresses which are detected during network
topology discovery. When the 1354 RM-PhM detects a new loopback address, it
attempts to discover that NE.
If the 1354 RM-PhM successfully discovers the new NE, it adds the network
element to the topology view and begins to manage it. If the 1354 RM-PhM
cannot successfully discover a network element, it adds the network element to a
list of network elements which it no longer tries to discover (thus saving
processing resources).
Auto-discovery by Trap is supported for SNMP v3. If the received trap is SNMP
v3 then SNMP v3 will be used to discover the NE.
The Auto-Discovery GUI allows a user to configure the SNMP v3 login parameters
for SNMP v3 login during discovery by trap. These fields are:
Username
Authentication algorithm
Authentication password
Privacy algorithm
Privacy password
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From the 1354 RM-PhM Topology View, choose Maintenance > Auto Discovery.
The Auto Discovery attributes window is displayed.
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Check that the network element that you want to auto-discover is not already in the
auto-discovery list. In the Test IP: field, type the IP address of the network element, or IP
address range, that you intend to add to the auto-discovery list. Click Test.
A dialog is displayed informing you whether or not the address you entered is already on
the auto-discovery list. If it is, you do not need to add it. If it is not, continue at the next
step.
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To enable auto-discovery for all network elements, leave the list blank.
To enable auto-discovery for a particular network element, click the Add button. You
are prompted to specify the IP address and mask for the network element. For the
mask, specify 255.255.255.255. Click OK. The network element's IP address is added
to the auto-discovery list.
To enable auto-discovery for a range of IP addresses, click the Add button. You are
prompted to specify the IP address and mask.
In the IP address field, type only enough of the IP address to define the range of IP
addresses to discovery, for example 12.3.1.0
In the Mask field, type 255.255.255.0
This combination allows the 1354 RM-PhM to automatically discover any network
elements with an IP address in the range of 12.3.1.xxx
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Use this procedure to rediscover a network element that has had its database deleted, or
restored from backup. This procedure is the same as discovering a network element,
except that in this case you must first delete the network element from the 1354
RM-PhM. Deleting a network element does not delete services that end on or traverse the
deleted network element. The services remain operational, but are no longer managed by
the 1354 RM-PhM.
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From the 1354 RM-PhM Topology View, select the network element.
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Click Yes.
The network element is deleted from the 1354 RM-PhM.
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Rediscover the network element using the procedure To discover a network element
(p. 3-6).
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Use this procedure to reconcile previously discovered network elements. This operation is
normally performed automatically by the 1354 RM-PhM.
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From the 1354 RM-PhM Topology View, select the network element.
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Right-click on the network element and choose Provision > Open Existing Inventory.
The Inventory view for the selected network element is displayed.
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A network element with a black X superimposed on the NE icon in the tree window of
the topology view of the 1354 RM-PhM, indicates a communication or synchronization
failure between the 1354 RM-PhM and the network element. To clear the black X from
the network element, perform a manual resync of the NE. Select the NE, and click the
Resynchronize button.
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Note: This procedure should not be used during normal operation. Changing the
loopback IP address causes the network element to undergo a warm reset.
This procedure allows you to change the loopback IP address, or the DCN port address, of
a network element without having to rediscover the network element and without
interrupting service.
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Select the network element in the topology view, right-click and choose Properties.
The Properties window for the network element is displayed.
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In the RemoteHostName field, specify the new loopback or DCN port IP address, and
then click Finish.
A warning is displayed that the 1354 RM-PhM cannot communicate using this new IP
address. This is normal since the new IP address is not yet active.
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Deselect the Reconnect on Failure check box for the old loopback or DCN port IP
address.
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Using the CLI, change the IP address (see the Alcatel-Lucent 1830 Photonic Service
Switch (PSS) Release 3.5.0 Command Line Interface Guide).
Changing the loopback IP address causes the network element to undergo a warm
reset.
Cross connection identifiers are automatically updated on all NEs in the network.
As the updates are occurring, duplicate wave key alarms are raised.
The 1354 RM-PhM detects the NE resetting and reconnects to it using the new IP
address.
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On the 1354 RM-PhM, delete the old loopback or DCN port IP address by doing the
following:
1. Select the network element in the topology view, right-click and choose Properties.
The Properties window for the network element is displayed.
2. Click the Associations tab.
The associations are displayed.
3. Select the old loopback or DCN port IP address in the table, and click Delete.
A dialog box asks you to confirm the delete command.
4. Click Yes.
5. Click OK to save the properties
Updates are completed and alarms are automatically cleared within several minutes.
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From Wavelength services APS groups, change the working and protection paths of
protected services so that the traffic is flowing on the short leg.
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Unmanage the protected services that will be affected from the link removal (in this case
the long leg). Traffic will still flow, but 1354 RM-PhM will not manage the services.
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Delete the unprotected service that will be affected. This unprotected service will be
restored in the final step.
Note: This step is service impacting
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Using the Facility/Connection View, delete cross connects associated with the external
port (LD or line) for the external topology connection on the path where the new node
will be inserted. There should be a cross connect on each node for a protected service, so
in this case you will be removing the cross connects associated with the long leg path at
each node.
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Delete one of the external topology connections between the existing NEs on the line
where the new NE will be added (the long leg).
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Add the new NE (this step can be done first if you want to give it time to discover).
Provision/Commission new NE. Make sure topology connections exist between the newly
added node and the existing nodes. If they are missing, service import will fail, but it will
be evident in the error message that this is the issue.
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Refer to the Alcatel-Lucent 1830 Photonic Service Switch 32/16 (PSS-32/PSS-16) Release
3.5.0 Installation and System Turn-Up Guide for this procedure.
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In the 1354 RM-PhM Topology view, select the network elements between which you
want to create a connection.
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For each of the network elements, use the drop-down menu to choose the port to which to
connect.
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Click OK.
The connection is created and is displayed on the map.
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In the 1354 RM-PhM Physical Topology view, select a network element from the tree
view.
The cards and ports on the network element are displayed.
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Select the fiber start point port. The port identifier is displayed in the Fiber Start Point
field.
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Select the fiber end point port. The port identifier is displayed in the Fiber End Point
field.
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Use this procedure to switch protected services off of a link between two network
elements.
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In the 1354 RM-PhM Topology view, select the link off of which you want to switch
services, and click Properties.
The Topological connections window is displayed. In the Topological connections
window select the link off of which you want to switch services, and click Move
Traffic.
In the 1354 RM-PhM Physical Topology view, select the fiber off of which you want
to switch services, and click Move Traffic.
The 1354 RM-PhM displays a list of any unprotected services on the link that cannot be
moved off automatically. You must move these services manually.
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Click Next.
The 1354 RM-PhM displays a list of protected services on the link that can be moved off
automatically.
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to simplify service provisioning. With the topology defined, the network element
knows which ports a channel passes through as it traverses the network element. This
knowledge allows you to provision a service by specifying only the service endpoints
on each NE through which the service passes. The NE then uses the topology
definition to propagate the values to the other ports on the NE through which the
service passes.
to enable automated power management. Power management allows you to balance
channel ingress and egress powers to simplify troubleshooting.
to allow you to view the fiber connectivity remotely.
For a particular interface (shelf, slot, and port) you can specify that the interface is:
connected to another interface (shelf, slot, and port) on the network element
connected to an external interface, either within or outside of the 1696 ROADM and
1830 PSS network
unconnected
To define the network topology, you first configure the fiber topology on each of the
network elements in the network. After you have defined the topology on all of the
network elements, you connect the external interfaces on each of the network elements to
create the network.
Channel spacing rules for 10G channels adjacent to 40G channels
Channels +/- 50GHz from a 40G signal may not be used unless the 40G signal has passed
through an ITLB or a 50GhZ WSS (drop <or thru> direction of a CWR8-88). The
restrictions include the following:
1. If the 40G demand enters through a colorless port (CLS) on the CWR8-88, then the
NE will block 10G channels from being allowed on the adjacent (50GHz away)
channels for the same optical line as the 40G channel. This restriction applies to add,
mesh, and thru channels at this node only. The restriction is limited to the node at
which the 40G channel is added colorlessly. The remainder of the path is not restricted
until it possibly passes through a regeneration location. If the 40G channel is added
colorlessly at both ends, then the restriction occurs for the optical lines at each end of
the demand.
2. For 40G demands - there are no restrictions on neighbor channels 100GHz away.
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SFC-2(A, B, C, or D)
SFC-4(A or B)
SFC-8
4DPA4
11STAR1
11STMM10
11DPE12
To configure the fiber topology on a network element, you use the physical topology view
to select and connect the interfaces. You do not need to configure any unconnected
interfaces. External interfaces are configured using the topology view (see Connecting
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the network element external interfaces (p. 3-21)). If you make a mistake, or are
reconfiguring the network element, you can disconnect two previously connected
interfaces.
To connect two interfaces on the network element
Refer to the cabling diagram for the network element when performing this procedure.
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Select the network element you want to configure and click the Physical Topology icon.
A shelf view of the network element is displayed in a new window, showing the current
configuration. Any currently configured connections are displayed in green text below the
interface name.
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Select the two interfaces you want to connect and click on the connect icon. (To unselect
an interface, press and hold the CTRL key and click the interface).
The shelf, slot, and port of the interface to which the interface is connected is added in
green text below the interface name, and a line connecting the two points is added to the
display to represent the physical fiber.
Unidirectional connections can be configured for the following port combinations, against
the 1830 PSS NE type only:
The user can connect ports together unidirectionally by selecting the ends and then using
the Uni-Connect toolbar icon or right clicking and selecting Uni-Connect. On a port
selection that supports unidirectional topology, the green line indicates Connected To port
and the Orange line indicates the Connected From Port. Arrow mark indicates the
direction in which the light flows.
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In the physical topology view, select the two interfaces you want to disconnect and click
on the disconnect icon.
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The line representing the fiber and the green text indicating the shelf, slot, and port of the
interface to which the interface was connected is removed from the display.
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A network element external interface can connect to another network element in the 1696
ROADM and 1830 PSS network, or it can connect to a client interface external to the
1696 ROADM and 1830 PSS network. After configuring the network element topology,
use the topology view to select and connect external interfaces on a pair of network
elements.
To connect the external interfaces on two network elements within the 1696
ROADM and 1830 PSS network
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Choose Provision > Physical Topology and select one of the network elements you want
to connect. Hold down the CTRL or Shift key when selecting the second network
element.
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Click on the icon that allows you to add a topological connection between two NEs.
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Select, from the scroll list for each network element, the interfaces you want to connect.
The list of available interfaces includes all unconnected interfaces that match the selected
rate.
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The 1354 RM-PhM can display the path of a selected channel through the 1696 ROADM
and 1830 PSS network.
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If you selected a single-channel port, the light path for that channel is displayed as a
series of lines from interface to interface.
If you selected an interface that can have multiple channels, a list of all of the bands
and channels that are applicable to that interface is displayed, whether or not they are
active. Select the desired band and channel from the list and click OK. The light path
is displayed as a series of lines from interface to interface.
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To clear the light path trace, click the Clear the lightpath trace icon.
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From the 1354 RM-PhM, choose View > Wave Key Encoder Lookup....
The Wavelength Tracker window is displayed.
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Specify the search criteria. You can search on Wave Keys, or you can specify the band
and channel. Click Retrieve.
Items that match the specified criteria are displayed in a list beside the search criteria. The
Wavelength Tracker window offers the following capabilities:
display the list of equipment on which keys are encoded, enabled, or detected
display WDM port in/out optical power measurements
display cross-connects on CTPs
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In the Wavelength Services window, select a service and click one of the following icons:
Power (A-Z)
Power (Z-A)
The power trace window is displayed similar to that shown in the following figure.
Figure 3-1 Uni-directional light path power window
Note: Each of the detection points listed in the power window are live. To open the
Facility/Connection view for a detection point, double-click it.
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To refresh the power measurements automatically, check the Auto Refresh check box, and
use the slider to specify the refresh rate in seconds.
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To use the automatic power management capability, refer to To manage power levels
along a light path (p. 3-35).
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Note: Wavelength Tracker detection points are located on the following ports:
For 1830 PSS:
For 1696R:
PPS - A and B IN
The following 1696R Wavelength Tracker detection points are located on the WSS
card:
WDM IN
WDM OUT
BB IN
THRU OUT
ADD/DROP IN
ADD/DROP OUT
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Right click on a power bar in the lightpath power trace window and select All channel
powers.
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Note: Each of the detection points listed in the power window are live. To open
the Facility/Connection view for a detection point, double-click it.
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To save the power values in this window to a file, click the Export button.
Specify a directory and filename for the file. The power values are saved to a comma
separated value (CSV) file which can be imported into a spreadsheet for easy viewing.
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To use the automatic power adjustment capability, refer to To manage power levels at an
ingress or egress monitor point (p. 3-32).
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From the lightpath trace, the expected power can be set by selecting the zed bar by left
mouse click and then dragging the zed bar to a new power level. Release the left mouse
button to set the new expected power level.
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Setting the expected power and deviation using the facility/connection view
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Open the facility/connection view for a node by selecting the node in the topology view
of the PhM and right clicking. Then choose Provisioning > Facility / connection.
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Select the port of interest and expand the drop down list to show the channel list. Select
the channel of interest by left mouse click.
Result: The Details box to the right shows the attributes for this channel.
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Change the expected power by entering a new value in the Out/In Expected Power (dBm)
box.
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Change the expected power deviation by entering a new value in the Out/In Expected
Power Dev (dB).
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Click Apply.
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Open the inventory view for a node by selecting the node in the topology view of the
PhM and right clicking. Then choose Provisioning > Open Existing Inventory.
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Select the pack of interest and expand the drop down list to show port list. Select the port
of interest by left mouse click and then right mouse click and select Optical Power Mgmt
> Optical Power Mgmt In/Out
Result: The WT measured power level for each channel is displayed.
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Left mouse click the zed bar for a channel and drag it to a new power level. Release the
left mouse button to set the new power level.
Note: The same screen can be reached by right mouse clicking a power bar in the
lightpath trace and selecting All Channel Powers
Note: The expected power and deviation can only be set directly by the user for detect
points that are Manually power managed. The power management type is noted above
the power bars in the lightpath trace.
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To configure WaveKey expected power levels and Deviations along a lightpath from the lightpath
trace
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To synchronize the expected power levels to the current measured power levels click the
icon above the lightpath trace with a key and small bars below it.
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Confirm you want to set the expected powers and the expected powers are reset.
Note: Only the expected powers at Manually power managed detect points will be set.
Important! You should only set the expected power levels if you have adjusted the
lightpath power levels to match the planned power levels for the service. If you
synchronize the power levels before making power adjustments, you may not notice
that the service follows an incorrect power profile along its path.
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To set expected power deviations along a service, click the icon above the lightpath trace
with a key and a small + and above and below the key, respectively.
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Note: It is normal for the set to fail at auto power managed detect points because it is
not possible to set the deviation directly for these points. Also, the deviation should
not be set lower than 2.5 dB, normally, to avoid causing power out of range alarms
when power levels change due to normal network operations such as service
provisioning and deletion.
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Every port in a network element has a power management type setting. Ports connected to
external are configurable by the user, to either automatic or manual. When the external
ports are set, all of the internal port settings are set by the network element to be the same
as the external port setting, according to the intranode topology connections. Lines
connected across the through path must have matching power management types.
Therefore, when an external port is set to automatic, all ports along the network element
are automatically power managed.
Ports whose topology can be set to external and support power management type Auto
are:
Any other ports whose topology is connected to external must be set to power
management type Manual. When a port is changed to external, its power management
type setting changes to Auto if it is an 1830 LD Line port, otherwise the port power
management type remains unchanged. When a port is changed to internal, the mode
setting reverts to the correct value based on the setting of the external ports.
For 1696R, the OSCT WDM ports default to connected to external, and the default power
management type is Auto. The user can change the type to Manual.
For 1830, the LD Line ports of a pack equipped with an OSCT channel default to
connected to external, and the default power management type is Auto. The user can
change the type to Manual.
The power management type of a port connected to external can be changed in the 1354
PhM inventory view of the port.
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The goal of automatic power management is to get the power levels of all channels
entering or leaving a network element to be within a defined target range. Target power
ranges are specified at the monitor points of the network element:
1696R:
The network element power management adjusts the power levels of each channel as
necessary to achieve the target power levels at the monitor points. Adjustment of locally
added channels is automatic. Spectral equalization through WSS/CWR8 pack Thru or
CLS ports is automatic. Changes to Amp/LD gain settings must be triggered by running
the Ingress Adjustment or Egress Adjustment function. For more details on automatic
power management refer to the 1830 PSS-32/PSS-16 User Provisioning Guide and 1830
PSS-32/PSS-16 Installation and System Turn-up Guide.
The 1354 RM-PhM provides user control of the 1696 ROADM and 1830 PSS platform
power management capabilities. The 1354 RM-PhM allows the operator to:
adjust the gain on the ingress amp to calculate a new gain based on all known
wavelengths
set expected powers for detect points associated with the ingress portion of the
line
the gain can be adjusted on a manual point. On an autopower managed point, the
gain is calculated by the NE during an adjustment.
1830:
Modifies the CWR8 Thru, and mesh connected CWR8 CLS port channel powers
by adjusting the EVOA settings and expected powers.
Modifies the SVAC output power target, or OT output power target, and CWR8
Sig Out power target to achieve the target output power of the egress line.
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Modifies the WSS/ROADM, and WSS mesh connected WSS drop port channel
powers by adjusting the EVOA settings and expected powers.
Modifies the COFs, CADs, and transponder output power target, and WSS
WDM Out power target to achieve the target output power of the egress line
manual setting of the egress LD gain, and the setpoints for the ROADM/WSS/CWR8,
and COF/CAD, OT, SVAC are allowed for a manual line.
Modify power management attributes for ingress and egress adjustment points.
set the default per channel expected at a single detection point (only on manual)
The power management functions for auto power managed are accessed from the
inventory and facility views under the menu option Optical Power Mgmt. Also, menus
are available on the lightpath trace charts for:
1696R:
Ingress adjustment at ingress amp pack Amp Out ports; Egress adjustment at
egress OSCT pack WDM Out ports.
1830:
Ingress adjustment at ingress LD pack Sig Out ports; Egress adjustment at egress
(reverse) ingress LD Line Out ports.
Use this procedure to manage the power levels at a power management ingress or egress
point.
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Locate and select the ingress or egress monitor point at which you want to manage the
power levels:
ingress monitor point - ingress BBA AMP OUT port (1696R) / ingress LD SIG OUT
port (1830)
egress monitor point - last OUT port on the network element to which the network
fiber is connected, OSCT WDM OUT port (1696R) / LD LINE OUT port (1830)
Right-click the point and choose Optical Power Mgmt>Power Mgmt Out.
The Power Management window is displayed as seen in the following figures.
Figure 3-3 Ingress monitor point power management window
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To view or edit the power management attributes for this monitor point, choose Ingress
Power Mgmt>Edit Ingress, or Egress Power Mgmt>Edit Egress.
The monitor point amp and gain attributes are displayed.
The ingress monitor point is always the ingress LD/amplifier for the network element,
therefore the ingress power amp and gain attributes apply to the this monitor point which
is the ingress LD/amplifier for the network element.
The egress monitor point is the last Out port prior to the fiber span. The power attributes
shown when Egress Power Mgmt>Edit Egress is selected, include the attributes for the
line and the attributes for the egress LD/amplifier, if one is present.
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Edit the attributes if desired and click Apply. Close the window.
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To adjust power levels based on changes made to the ingress amplifier attributes, choose
Ingress Power Mgmt>Adjust Ingress Power. The system attempts to adjust the ingress
power levels to meet the specifications. This may take a few minutes.
To adjust power levels based on changes made to the egress line attributes, choose Egress
Power Mgmt>Adjust egress Power.
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After the system has finished the power adjustment, if the adjustment was successful, the
expected powers will be updated automatically.
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To save the power values in this window to a file, click the Export button.
Specify a directory and filename for the file. The power values are saved to a comma
separated value (CSV) file which can be imported into a spreadsheet for easy viewing.
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Note: For Wavelength Tracker detection points see To display optical power levels at
a Wavelength Tracker detection point (p. 3-25)
Use this procedure to manage the power levels along a light path.
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To view all services that traverse a particular network element or set of network elements,
select the network element(s) in the 1354 RM-PhM Topology View, and click the
Wavelength Services icon.
The Wavelength Services window is displayed, listing all services on the selected network
elements.
In the Wavelength Services window, select a service and click one of the following icons:
Power (A-Z)
Power (Z-A)
The power trace window is displayed similar to that shown in the following figure.
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To view or edit the power management attributes at this monitor point, choose Ingress
Power Mgmt>Edit Ingress or Egress Power Mgmt>Edit Egress button.
The monitor point amp and gain attributes are displayed.
The ingress monitor point is always the ingress LD/amplifier for the network element,
therefore the ingress power amp and gain attributes apply to the this monitor point which
is the ingress LD/amplifier for the network element.
The egress monitor point is the last Out port prior to the fiber span. The power attributes
shown when Egress Power Mgmt>Edit Egress is selected include the attributes for the
line and the attributes for the egress LD/amplifier, if one is present.
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Edit the attributes, if desired, and click Apply. Close the window.
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To adjust power levels based on changes made to the amplifier attributes, choose Ingress
Power Mgmt>Adjust Ingress Power or Egress Power Mgmt>Adjust Output Power. The
system attempts to adjust the power levels to meet the specifications. This may take a few
minutes.
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To refresh the power measurements automatically, check the Auto Refresh check box, and
use the slider to specify the refresh rate in seconds.
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Once complete, successfully or not, click the Retrieve button to view information about
the results of the power adjustment.
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After the system has finished the power adjustment, if the adjustment was successful, the
expected powers will be updated automatically.
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To save the power values in this window to a file, click the Export button.
Specify a directory and filename for the file. The power values are saved to a comma
separated value (CSV) file which can be imported into a spreadsheet for easy viewing.
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The APS group Rx/Tx status follows the following qualifier rules:
Rx status:
Tx status:
There are several methods to view APS groups and their attributes:
From the Topology view, select a network element, right-click and choose Provision >
APS Groups. A list of APS groups for the selected network element is displayed.
From the Inventory view, select a port or facility that is part of an APS group (as
indicated by an identifier listed in the APS Group ID attribute field), and click the Edit
Automatic Protection Properties button. The APS attributes for that APS group are
displayed.
From the Services window, select a service and click the APS groups button. A list of
APS groups for the selected service is displayed. Alternatively, you can select a
service, click the Details button, and then click the APS Groups tab.
From a Power Management window for a service, click the APS button. A list of APS
groups for the selected service is displayed.
From a Power Management window for a service, in the column for an APS group
member component, right-click and choose Edit APS. The APS attributes for that APS
group are displayed.
The following figure illustrates the APS Views window which lists the APS groups.
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To edit APS group attributes, select the APS group in the APS Views window and click
the Edit button.
The APS Group attributes window is displayed, as follows:
Figure 3-8 APS Group attributes window
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Under the Group tab you can modify the following fields:
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APS manual and forced protection switching is performed from the APS Group attributes
window.
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In the APS Group attributes window, select either the Working member or the Protection
member in the APS Members list.
If you selected the Working member in the APS Members list, you can specify one of
the following protection switch types:
To perform a forced protection switch, choose Protection Switch>Force Switch to
Protection.
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In the APS Group attributes window, select the Protection member in the APS Members
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Click Close.
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In the APS Group attributes window, select the Working or Protection member in the APS
Members list.
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Use this procedure to manually switch all protected services on a network fiber to their
alternate paths. This procedure does not switch or interrupt unprotected services.
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In the Topology view, select the fiber for which you wish to switch all protected services.
Right-click and choose Properties.
The Topological Connection properties window is displayed.
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CLI cut-thru
The 1354 RM-PhM provides an interface for performing a CLI cut-thru to any managed
element in the network. To perform a CLI telnet cut-thru
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In the 1354 RM-PhM Topology View or Inventory View, select the object to which you
wish to cut thru.
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TL1 cut-thru
The 1354 RM-PhM provides an interface for performing a TL1 cut-thru to any managed
element in the network.
To perform a TL1 cut-thru
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In the 1354 RM-PhM Topology View or Inventory View, select the object to which you
wish to cut thru.
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Click the TL1 Cut Thru icon and a TLI session is launched.
Note: When the NE is in secure mode, the TL1 cut thru icon is disabled in the toolbar.
Note: When a user requests TL1 cut-thru, 1354 RM-PhM will check if the NE is
encrypted mode. If it is not then a Telnet TL1 session will be launched. Otherwise, no
TL1 session will be launched
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WebUI cut-thru
The 1354 RM-PhM provides an interface for performing a WebUI cut-thru to the
network.
To perform a WebUI cut-thru
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In the 1354 RM-PhM Topology View or Inventory View, Click the WebUI Cut Thru icon
and a WebUI session is launched.
Note: When the NE is in secure mode, the WebUI cut thru icon is disabled in the
toolbar.
Note: When a user requests web cut-thru, 1354 RM-PhM will check if the NE is
encrypted mode. If it is not, then an http web session will be launched. Otherwise, no
web session will be launched.
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Overview
Purpose
This chapter explains how to monitor system events and network alarms.
Contents
Overview of network alarms
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Acknowledging an alarm
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Suppressing alarms
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Clearing an alarm
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Performance monitoring
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The alarms presented in the 1354 RM-PhM Topology View window represent only the
alarms currently stored in the 1354 RM-PhM database that have not been cleared, either
manually or automatically. The alarm count is a total count, and includes alarms that are
not displayed due to filter settings.
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Note: The 1354 RM-PhM Topology View does not maintain any connection with the
current alarm queues on the network element. NE alarms can be acknowledged from
the 1354 RM-PhM alarm view without changing the state of the alarm equipment in
the network. It is the responsibility of individual operating companies to determine
the rules and procedures for the use of the Acknowledge function.
Alarms that have been cleared can be viewed in the report manager window. For more
information see Using the 1354 RM-PhM log view (p. 4-12).
If a network element has been out of contact, or a trap has been missed, the 1354
RM-PhM attempts to retrieve any missed alarms that are present in the network element's
SNMP trap buffer.
Alarms are raised against specific pieces of equipment in the network. The 1354
RM-PhM associates incoming alarms with its persistent view of the network topology.
The topology data that represents a piece of equipment is updated with the alarm counts
for any received alarm. These alarm counts and severities are graphically represented in
the 1354 RM-PhM user interface.
The 1354 RM-PhM provides the network wide view of the 1696 ROADM and 1830 PSS
network. For actions at the nodal level the user can access the craft interface by launching
a telnet cut-thru to the NE's command line interface (CLI). Refer to CLI cut-thru
(p. 3-44) for further information about launching the CLI from the 1354 RM-PhM.
Managed object alarm counts
The managed object graphic, as seen in the topology map, contains fields indicating the
number of unacknowledged alarms as well as the total number of alarms.
The background color of the alarm count field provides a visual indication of the highest
severity level associated with the nodal alarms.
The alarm state of network elements is propagated to the parent location, where the
location is the geographic container. The alarm state of a location is also propagated to
any containing locations. The location color reflects the highest alarm severity of any of
its contained objects. The maximum severity of any alarm is critical (red). The maximum
severity of any unacknowledged alarm is information (green).
Alarm correlation
1354 RM-PhM alarms are marked as New until they have been processed by the alarm
correlation function. The 1354 RM-PhM examines the alarms that it receives to determine
if there is a root cause to the alarms. After they have been processed, their status changes
to either Root Cause or Masked. If a common root cause for multiple alarms can be
determined, and if the alarm correlation capability is enabled, the 1354 RM-PhM can
group the related alarms and display only the root alarms. 1354 RM-PhM alarm
correlation works by going through each of the alarms and finding the corresponding
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lightpath. For each alarmed lightpath it analyzes its alarms to determine which are root
causes and which are sympathetic (masked) alarms and set the status accordingly. This
reduces the number of alarms that are displayed. The related alarms can also be viewed
by specifying the view options in the Alarm window.
To enable or disable alarm correlation
Use this procedure to turn alarm correlation on or off. Alarm correlation is turned on by
default when the 1354 RM-PhM is installed.
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In the Settings window, click the System Settings tab, and then click the Alarm
Correlation tab.
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To turn alarm correlation on, check the Enable Alarm Correlation check box.
To turn alarm correlation off, uncheck the Enable Alarm Correlation check box.
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Use this procedure to view alarms that are being masked by a root cause alarm.
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In the Alarm panel of the 1354 RM-PhM Topology View window, select the alarm,
right-click on the alarm and choose Sympathetic alarms. (If the Sympathetic alarms menu
item is greyed-out, then there are no Sympathetic alarms related to the selected alarm.).
An alarm window is displayed, listing the sympathetic alarms.
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The fault view can be filtered to show alarms based on severity as well as correlation
state. The filters are accessible from the fault view as buttons on the toolbar.
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The Severity filter controls the display of alarms based on the severity of the alarm:
The Cause filter controls the display of alarms based on the cause of the alarm:
Masked
If selected, show alarms that have a Correlation State of Correlated and are
acknowledged by the correlation service.
If not selected, do not show alarms that have a Correlation State of Correlated
and are acknowledged by the correlation service.
New
If selected, show alarms that have a Correlation State of New and are
acknowledged by the correlation service.
If not selected, do not show alarms that have a Correlation State of New and
are acknowledged by the correlation service.
1354 RM-PhM
If selected, show alarms that have been raised by the 1354 RM-PhM itself.
If not selected, do not show alarms that have been raised by the 1354 RM-PhM.
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In the 1354 RM-PhM Topology View, navigate to the desired managed object or group
and select it.
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Using the Alarms Filters buttons, specify the severities and cause conditions that you wish
to view.
Root Cause - displays the alarms that are considered root alarms, or alarms which
have no correlation to other alarms
Masked - displays the alarms which are correlated to root alarms and which are not
displayed when the Root Cause option is selected
New - displays alarms that have arrived and which have not yet been processed by
alarm correlation
To view all of the alarms correlated to a root alarm, unselect the Masked view option.
Select one of the root alarms, right-click and choose Lightpath faults. A list of the alarms
along that lightpath are displayed.
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Acknowledging an alarm
The Alarm Window displays information about and allows the acknowledgement of
received alarm-level events.
Impact
Acknowledging an alarm does not provide any corrective action. It only indicates that
someone is aware of the alarm and presumably that some action is taking place to resolve
the alarm condition.
Note: Before activating the software on an NE after a software download, all
non-software loading alarms must be set to Acknowledged.
To acknowledge an alarm
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In the Alarm panel of the 1354 RM-PhM Topology View window, select one or more
alarms, right-click on the alarm(s) and choose Acknowledge.
A check mark appears for the alarm(s) in the ACK column of the alarm window.
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Suppressing alarms
Use this procedure to suppress alarms from a selected NE. This is useful for preventing a
flood of alarms when the selected NE is undergoing maintenance.
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To inhibit alarms, in the 1354 RM-PhM Topology View, select the network element, and
then choose Fault > Inhibit TL1 Messages.
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To resume receiving alarms, select the network element, and then choose Fault > Release
TL1 Message inhibition.
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Clearing an alarm
Use this procedure to clear a 1354 RM-PhM originated alarm from the 1354 RM-PhM
alarm window.
Impact
This procedure only clears the alarms from the 1354 RM-PhM alarm window that
originate from the 1354 RM-PhM. The manual action of clearing an alarm does not imply
that the original problem is fixed. It is up to the maintenance personnel to determine when
it is appropriate to clear an alarm. Alarms that originate from a network element cannot be
cleared from the alarm window. Once the cause of an NE-originated alarm is corrected,
the alarm is removed from the alarm window automatically.
To clear an alarm
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In the Alarm panel of the 1354 RM-PhM Topology View window, right-click on the
alarm(s) and choose Clear.
The selected alarm are removed from the alarm window.
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fault logs
NE event logs
NE request logs
server logs
TCA logs
From the 1354 RM-PhM Topology View, choose Fault > Log View.
The Log View is displayed. There is a tab for each type of log. Click the applicable tab to
view the desired log type.
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Configuring log sizes and log archiving on the 1354 RM-PhM server
Use this procedure to configure the log sizes and log archiving attributes.
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In the log view, click the Configure Log Sizes and Log Archive Settings button.
The Configure Logging and Log Archiving on the 1354 RM-PhM Server window is
displayed.
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From the Log Type drop-down menu, choose the log type you wish to configure.
The current settings for the selected log type are displayed.
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From the Threshold Type drop-down menu, choose one of Record, or Btye.
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To configure the Log Archiving Settings, check the desired Log Archiving Mode check
box. Log Archiving Mode selections are Log archiving disabled, Archive as required,
and Archive on schedule.
The log archiving settings attribute fields become active. Configure the attributes as
desired:
Archive Directory (1354 RM-PhM Server) - the directory on 1354 RM-PhM server in
which to store archive files.
Last Archive File (1354 RM-PhM Server) - The name of the last log archive file. This
file is on the 1354 RM-PhM server's file system
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To configure the Log Archive FTP Transfer Settings, check the Enable FTP Transfer to
Remote Server check box.
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The Log Archive FTP Transfer Settings attribute fields become active. Configure the
attributes as desired:
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To save the settings and close the window, click OK. Otherwise, click Cancel.
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The log file can be exported to a comma separated value (.csv) file which then can be
opened using a spread sheet, word processing, or other application. (Note: If the log file
has more than 65536 records, then it cannot be opened completed by Microsoft Excel.
This is an Microsoft Excel limitation. In this case, use a different application to view the
whole file.)
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In the 1354 RM-PhM Log View, click the tab for the type of log that you which to export.
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Click OK.
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Performance monitoring
The 1354 RM-PhM gathers performance monitoring data for objects on the 1696
ROADM and 1830 PSS. For a full list of objects and more details on PMs, refer to the
1830 PSS-32/PSS-16 User Provisioning Guide.
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In the 1354 RM-PhM topology view, choose Admin > PM Collection Admin.
The Performance Data Collection window is displayed, listing the discovered network
elements.
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Select the network element in the list, right-click and choose one of:
PM Collection Start
PM Collection Stop
PM Collection Immediate
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To automatically collect PMs for newly discovered NEs, check the Auto-start collection
for new NEs check box.
Note: It is recommended that Auto-start of PM collection should be on.
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In the 1354 RM-PhM Inventory view, select the object for which you wish to view PM
data.
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To view the raw PM data for this object, click the View raw PM data button.
The Raw Performance Statistics window is displayed.
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Function
Where performed
WaveKey encoding
WaveKey decoding
For 1696R:
WSS
PPS - A and B IN
WDM IN
WDM OUT
BB IN
THRU OUT
ADD/DROP IN
ADD/DROP OUT
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Alarm generation
Wavelength Tracker alarms are generated when there are inconsistencies in WaveKey data
along the service path, or if expected WaveKeys are missing along the service path.
Wavelength Tracker alarms are useful in detecting provisioning errors and misconnected
fibers and in determining whether or not there is light on the fiber.
Common troubleshooting tasks
This section provides instructions for performing the following tasks commonly used
when troubleshooting Wavelength Tracker alarms.
The source of the alarm is displayed in the Source field using the following syntax:
node:object:rack:shelf:slot:port:ITU_channel
Parameter
Description
node
object
rack
shelf
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Parameter
Description
slot
port
ITU_channel
Note: The source field contains only enough information to uniquely identify the
alarmed object. For example, the ITU channel is not included when it is not relevant.
For example, the string Node_1:WDM_Channel:1:1:3a:1:49 refers to a channel-level
alarm on ITU channel 49 on the WDM port of a BOF card inserted in rack 1, shelf 1, slot
3a.
Drilling down through the topology hierarchy
This method is most useful when only a single alarm is active on the network element.
When an alarm is triggered, the network element and all objects in the hierarchy of the
alarmed object are colored according to the severity of the alarm, as follows:
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Scroll down the Attribute/Value list until you see the Wavekey 1 and Wavekey 2
attributes.
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Ensure that the port is connected and that the power level of the incoming signal is within
the specified power level for the port.
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Expected result
The alarm and all associated Missing WaveKey alarms are cleared. If all of the associated
Missing WaveKey alarms are not cleared, continue troubleshooting as described in
Troubleshooting the Missing WaveKey alarm (p. 4-24).
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Determine the source of the alarm. See Determining the source of an alarm (p. 4-19).
Note the ITU channel (wavelength) used for the service.
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Using the ITU channel retrieved in the first step, select the service from the list of
services and click on the Power (A-Z) or Power (Z-A) icons to display an end-to-end
power graph for the service. Repeat as required until you find a chart on which one or
more power levels is zero. The bad connection is at the first port in the path where the
power level measures zero.
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Determine the source of the alarm. See Determining the source of an alarm (p. 4-19).
Note the ITU channel (wavelength) used for the service.
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Determine the WaveKeys used for the service. See Determining the WaveKeys used for
a service (p. 4-21).
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Query the WaveKeys (see Querying the WaveKeys (p. 4-22)) to compare the list of
ports programmed to use the keys with the list of ports on which the keys are present. The
bad connection occurs at the first port along the service path that is programmed to use
the keys but is not receiving the keys.
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Determine the source of the alarm. See Determining the source of an alarm (p. 4-19).
Note the ITU channel (wavelength) used for the service.
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Determine the WaveKeys used for the service. See Determining the WaveKeys used for
a service (p. 4-21).
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Query the WaveKeys (see Querying the WaveKeys (p. 4-22)) to compare the list of
ports programmed to use the keys with the list of ports on which the keys are present.
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Referring to the network plan, determine which of the Programmed Wavelength Tracker
or Present Wavelength Tracker values is correct.
If the Programmed Wavelength Tracker value is correct but the Present Wavelength
Tracker value is not, then there is a misconnected fiber. Referring to the network plan,
re-examine the fiber topology and correct the problem.
If the Present Wavelength Tracker value is correct but the Programmed Wavelength
Tracker value is not then there has been a configuration error. To correct it, synchronize
the WaveKeys across the service, as described in Troubleshooting the Missing WaveKey
alarm (p. 4-24).
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Determine the source of the alarm. See Determining the source of an alarm (p. 4-19).
Note the ITU channel (wavelength) used for the service.
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Determine the WaveKeys used for the service. See Determining the WaveKeys used for
a service (p. 4-21).
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Query the WaveKeys (see Querying the WaveKeys (p. 4-22)) to determine the COF
card ports that are encoding the WaveKeys.
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Refer to the network plan and determine the OT/COF card for which you want to change
the Wave Key encoding. Select the OT/COF card you want to change. Right-click on the
card and choose Allocate WaveKey.
The Wavelength Tracker keys encoded by the OT/COF card are set to new values. Take a
note of the new values.
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Enter the WaveKeys determined in Step 4 in the Service Wave Key Query form and click
Retrieve.
The service that uses the OT/COF card with the new WaveKeys is listed in the
Wavelength Tracker results pane.
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Select the service and click on the Provision new wavelength tracker keys icon.
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Result: The WaveKey decoder cards in the service path are updated to expect the new
wavekeys.
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Determine the source of the alarm. See Determining the source of an alarm (p. 4-19).
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From the Topology View, right-click on the network element containing the card and
select Provision > Facility / Connection.
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Locate the card and port for the alarm and expand to list the channels on the port.
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Select the alarmed channel and change the expected WaveKeys to the correct values for
the service.
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Depending on the root cause and severity of the power out of range alarm, traffic can be
interrupted until the fault is resolved.
To troubleshoot a power out of range alarm
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The inventory view for the network element is opened with the alarmed port selected.
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Select the alarmed channel. The attributes for the channel are displayed.
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Refer to the network plan and confirm that the values specified in the Expected Power
and Power Deviation fields are correct:
If the values correspond to the network plan, note the WaveKeys used for the service
and proceed to Step 6.
If the values do not correspond to the network plan, correct them and then click
Apply:
If the alarm clears, you are done.
If the alarm does not clear, note the WaveKeys used for the service and proceed to
Step 6.
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Monitor the power across the service to isolate the location and nature of the fault, and
adjust the power levels as required to remedy the fault condition.
1. Choose View > Show Wavelength Services
2. Enter the WaveKeys determined in Step 5 in the Service WaveKey Query form and
click Retrieve.
A list of services that use the specified WaveKey pair is displayed.
3. Select the service and click on the Power (A-Z) or Power (Z-A) icons to show the
channel power for the service across the network in either the A to Z direction or Z to
A direction.
4. If the provisioned power levels meet the specifications contained in network plan, the
problem is likely due to a dirty or kinked fiber. Use the power trace information for
the service to localize the fault and repair as required.
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This chapter provides an alphabetical listing of all of the alarms generated by the 1354
RM-PhM. The following information is provided for each alarm:
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Service affecting?
No
Source
ASSOCIATION:NE_NAME:NE_ADDRESS
Type
PROCESSING_ERROR
Applicability
NE Management
Corrective action
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In the Topology view, select the NE, right-click and choose Properties.
The Properties window is displayed.
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Select one of the entries in the Associations window (either the loopback IP address or the
DCN port IP address) and click the Reconnect button. If the status of the selected
association changes to Active, continue at the next step. If the 1354 RM-PhM cannot
establish a successful connection, select the other association and click Reconnect.
If the status of the selected association changes to Active, continue at the next step. If the
1354 RM-PhM cannot establish a successful connection, then there is a problem with the
NE which must be fixed before communications can be re-established with the 1354
RM-PhM.
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Launch a web browser. In the address field type the loopback or DCN port IP address of
the NE and press Enter.
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If the system prompts you to log in to the NE, then the NE is reachable from the 1354
RM-PhM and is communicating correctly. Cancel out of the login screen, close the
browser, and proceed at the next step.
If the system does not prompt you to log in to the NE, then there is a problem with either
the communication path to the NE, or else the NE is out of service.
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ActiveAlarmResyncFailure
An attempt to resynchronize the alarms from the NE failed.
Severity
Major
Service affecting?
No
Source
NE_NAME
Type
PROCESSING_ERROR
Applicability
Fault
Corrective action
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In the 1354 RM-PhM topology view, selects the NE(s) for which you want to
resynchronize the faults, and choose Maintenance>Resync Faults.
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AutoUpgradeFailure
A NE failed an automatic software upgrade.
Severity
Minor
Service affecting?
No
Source
TNSWDLSERVICE
Type
PROCESSING_ERROR
Applicability
Auto Upgrade
Corrective action
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Ensure that the NE is not currently being discovered. When a NE is being discovered
there is an hour-glass icon displayed on the shelf icon in the tree view in the 1354
RM-PhM.
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Ensure that the NE database backup parameters are correct. In the 1354 RM-PhM
Topology view, select the NE, and choose Admin>NE Database Backup and Restore. The
NE Backup and Restore window is displayed in which you can examine and if necessary,
change the settings.
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Ensure that the NE has network connectivity. Refer to the corrective action for A
communication failure occurred (p. 5-2).
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Ensure that the NE has a route to the TFTP server. In the 1354 RM-PhM Topology view,
select the NE, and choose Cut Thru>Web Cut Thru.
A web interface session is launched. Log into the web interface.
From the menu hierarchy on the left-hand side of the web interface window, choose
Control Network>Ping. A ping window is displayed. Type the IP address of the TFTP
server into the IP Address field and click Ping.
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If the web interface indicates a successful connection, continue at the next step. If the web
interface cannot ping the TFTP server, a route must be added from the NE to the TFTP
server.
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Ensure that the TFTP server is running on the software server. Consult your system
administrator for this.
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Perform a software upgrade audit of the NE using the same NE(s), software load, and
options as the failed upgrade. If the system is unable to create a valid upgrade script,
examine the script for problems and correct them.
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CardOutOfSync
The 1354 RM-PhM has identified that its data relating to that card is not in sync.
Severity
Warning
Service affecting?
No
Source
card id
Type
PROCESSING_ERROR
Applicability
NE Management
Corrective action
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Ensure that the NE has network connectivity. Refer to the corrective action for A
communication failure occurred (p. 5-2).
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Once communication is established and verified, resynchronize the card. Access the
Inventory view for the NE, select the card, and click the Resynchronize button.
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If the problem persists, resynchronize the entire NE. In either the Topology view or the
Inventory view, select the NE and click the Resynchronize button.
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Communication failure
A communication failure occurred when the 1354 RM-PhM was attempting to make a
request to the NE.
Severity
Critical or Warning
Service affecting?
No
Source
CONNECTOR:SNMP:IP address
Type
PROCESSING_ERROR
Applicability
NE Management
Corrective action
Refer to the corrective action for A communication failure occurred (p. 5-2).
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COMMUNICATION_FAILURE
An error occurred attempting to save an Association to the database
Severity
Critical
Service affecting?
No
Source
SimpleConfigPolicy
Type
PROCESSING_ERROR
Applicability
NE Management
Corrective action
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Delete the NE from the 1354 RM-PhM. In the Topology view, select the NE, right-click
and choose Delete. Click Yes in response to the prompt.
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Creation Failure
An error occurred when attempting to create a component. This condition is specific to
SNMP NETypes which are managed by the default SNMP service adapters.
Severity
Minor
Service affecting?
No
Source
Service Adaption
Type
PROCESSING_ERROR
Applicability
NE Management
Corrective action
...................................................................................................................................................................................................
Delete the NE from the 1354 RM-PhM. In the Topology view, select the NE, right-click
and choose Delete. Click Yes in response to the prompt.
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Warning
Service affecting?
No
Source
WAVELENGTH TRACKER
Type
PROCESSING_ERROR
Applicability
Wavelength Tracker
Corrective action
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If the 1354 RM-PhM is managing multiple rings that contain services that are keyed by
the NE then:
if the duplicate wavekey alarms are raised on disjoint networks (rings) then ignore
them unless unexpected channel alarms are present on either of the rings.
if any of the duplicate key services services are keyed by the 1354 RM-PhM, rekey
that service first. To determine if a service is keyed by the 1354 RM-PhM, perform
the following steps.
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In the alarm window, select the alarm, right click on the alarm and choose Service View
(key).
The Wavelength Services window is displayed, with the associated services listed.
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Note the value of the field Wavekeys Auto Selected. If the field is True, then the
wavekeys have been selected by the NE. If the field is False, then the wavekeys have
been selected by the 1354 RM-PhM, and you can clear the alarm by rekeying the service.
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In the Wavelength services window, select the service again, right-click and choose Rekey
service.
The selected service is assigned new, unique, wave keys.
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Critical
Service affecting?
No
Source
TnDiscoveryService
Type
PROCESSING_ERROR
Applicability
NE Management
Corrective action
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Facility Retrieval
An error occurred attempting to retrieve inventory information from the NE.
Severity
Warning
Service affecting?
No
Source
Facility
Type
PROCESSING_ERROR
Applicability
Facility
Corrective action
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Ensure that the NE has network connectivity. Refer to the corrective action for A
communication failure occurred (p. 5-2).
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Resynchronize the NE. Select the NE and click the Resynchronize button.
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Warning
Service affecting?
No
Source
Type
Communication
Applicability
NE Communication
Corrective action
The alarm automatically clears when a valid association with the same IP address is
created and communications are established.
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In the Topology view, select the NE, right-click and choose Properties.
The Properties window is displayed.
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Select one of the entries in the Associations window (either the loopback IP address or the
DCN port IP address) and click the Reconnect button. If the status of the selected
association changes to Active, continue at the next step. If the 1354 RM-PhM cannot
establish a successful connection, select the other association and click Reconnect.
If the status of the selected association changes to Active, continue at the next step. If the
1354 RM-PhM cannot establish a successful connection, then there is a problem with the
NE which must be fixed before communications can be re-established with the 1354
RM-PhM.
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Launch a web browser. In the address field type the loopback or DCN port IP address of
the NE and press Enter.
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If the system prompts you to log in to the NE, then the NE is reachable from the 1354
RM-PhM and is communicating correctly. Cancel out of the login screen, close the
browser, and proceed at the next step.
If the system does not prompt you to log in to the NE, then there is a problem with either
the communication path to the NE, or else the NE is out of service.
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N D O F S T E P S
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Failed to archive
An attempt to write a log record to the database failed.
Severity
Warning
Service affecting?
No
Source
DAOLoggerImpl
Type
Management
Applicability
All logs
Corrective action
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Major
Service affecting?
No
Source
NE_NAME
Type
PROCESSING_ERROR
Applicability
NE Management
Corrective action
After each step in this procedure, check to see if the problem has been resolved by trying
to register the 1354 RM-PhM as a trap destination on the affected NE. In the 1354
RM-PhM Topology view, select the NE and choose Admin>Register 1354 RM-PhM as a
trap destination.
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Ensure that the NE has network connectivity. Refer to the corrective action for A
communication failure occurred (p. 5-2).
...................................................................................................................................................................................................
Verify that the SNMP community string is set correctly in the 1354 RM-PhM. In the 1354
RM-PhM Topology view, select the NE, right-click and choose Properties.
The Properties window is displayed.
1. Click the Associations tab.
The associations are displayed.
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Repeat the following steps for each entry in the Associations list.
1. Select one of the entries, and click Properties.
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Service affecting?
No
Source
JDBCFaultLogMySQL
Type
Management
Applicability
Fault Log
Corrective action
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ActiveAlarmResyncFailure
An attempt to resynchronize the alarms from the NE failed.
Severity
Major
Service affecting?
No
Source
NE_NAME
Type
PROCESSING_ERROR
Applicability
Fault
Corrective action
...................................................................................................................................................................................................
In the 1354 RM-PhM Topology view, selects the NE(s) for which you want to
resynchronize the faults, and choose Maintenance>Resync Faults.
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N D O F S T E P S
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install error
An error occurred when initializing a management service.
Severity
Major
Service affecting?
No
Source
Any service
Type
PROCESSING_ERROR
Applicability
Corrective action
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Major
Service affecting?
No
Source
PM
Type
PROCESSING_ERROR
Applicability
PM
Corrective action
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Invalid Annotation
The NE type description files are invalid.
Severity
Major
Service affecting?
No
Source
NEType
Type
PROCESSING_ERROR
Applicability
Corrective action
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Invalid Parameter
An invalid parameter in was encountered in a message from the NE. Its ID is
"InvalidParameter", and its category is "Adaption".
Severity
Major
Service affecting?
No
Source
Adaption
Type
PROCESSING_ERROR
Applicability
NE Management
Corrective action
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Invalid Supervisor
A service adapter attempted to lookup an invalid supervisor. This condition is specific to
SNMP NETypes which are managed by the default SNMP service adapters. The condition
occurs if a trap is received by an NE and the supervisor cannot be determined for the trap.
Severity
Minor
Service affecting?
No
Source
Service Adaption
Type
PROCESSING_ERROR
Applicability
Corrective action
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Invalid Table
A service adapter attempted to lookup an invalid SNMP table. This condition is specific
to SNMP NETypes which are managed by the default SNMP service adapters. The
condition occurs if a trap is received by an NE and the supervisor cannot be determined
for the trap
Severity
Minor
Service affecting?
No
Source
Service Adaption
Type
PROCESSING_ERROR
Applicability
NE Management
Corrective action
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Invalid Variable
A service adapter attempted to lookup an invalid property. This condition is specific to
SNMP NETypes which are managed by the default SNMP service adapters. The condition
occurs if a trap is received by an NE and the supervisor cannot be determined for the trap
Severity
Minor
Service affecting?
No
Source
Service Adaption
Type
PROCESSING_ERROR
Applicability
NE Management
Corrective action
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Service affecting?
No
Source
File
Type
PROCESSING_ERROR
Applicability
Corrective action
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Service affecting?
No
Source
File
Type
PROCESSING_ERROR
Applicability
Corrective action
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Inventory Retrieval
An error occurred attempting to retrieve inventory information from the NE.
Severity
Warning
Service affecting?
No
Source
INVENTORY
Type
PROCESSING_ERROR
Applicability
Inventory
Corrective action
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Ensure that the NE has network connectivity. Refer to the corrective action for A
communication failure occurred (p. 5-2).
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Resynchronize the NE. Select the NE and click the Resynchronize button.
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Service affecting?
No
Source
Type
Management
Applicability
All Logs
Corrective action
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Log Initialization
An error occurred initializing a log.
Severity
Warning
Service affecting?
No
Source
Any Log
Type
Management
Applicability
All Logs
Corrective action
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LOGGER HALT
The logger is not operating, therefore log records are not being saved.
Severity
Major
Service affecting?
No
Source
Any Log
Type
Management
Applicability
All Logs
Corrective action
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LOGGER PURGELC
Due to database contention, an error occurred while removing old log records (which are
stored in "Log Components").
Severity
Major
Service affecting?
No
Source
Any Log
Type
Management
Applicability
All Logs
Corrective action
Monitor this alarm. If it does not clear automatically after 12 hours, restart the server.
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Lookup Error
An error occurred attempting to a look up a NE, or an error occurred attempting to a look
up a connection.
Severity
Critical
Service affecting?
No
Source
SimpleConfigPolicy
Type
PROCESSING_ERROR
Applicability
NE Management
Corrective action
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Minor
Service affecting?
No
Source
Protocol
Type
PROCESSING_ERROR
Applicability
NE Management
Corrective action
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Meta Change
New meta data was discovered in a message. Its ID is "MetaChange", and its category is
"Meta".
Severity
Minor
Service affecting?
No
Source
Meta
Type
PROCESSING_ERROR
Applicability
Corrective action
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Meta Mismatch
A meta mismatch occurred. This is specific to SNMP NETypes which are managed by the
default SNMP service adapters. This condition occurs if a Details object is passed to a
provision method, and the type of the Details object does not correspond to a valid entity
in the NEType. Its ID is "MetaMismatch", and its category is "NEType".
Severity
Minor
Service affecting?
No
Source
NEType
Type
PROCESSING_ERROR
Applicability
Corrective action
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Service affecting?
No
Source
File
Type
PROCESSING_ERROR
Applicability
Corrective action
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Service affecting?
No
Source
File
Type
PROCESSING_ERROR
Applicability
Corrective action
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Minor
Service affecting?
No
Source
PM:NE_NAME
Type
PROCESSING_ERROR
Applicability
PM
Corrective action
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Ensure that the NE has network connectivity. Refer to the corrective action for A
communication failure occurred (p. 5-2).
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Ensure that the NE has a route to the TFTP server. In the 1354 RM-PhM Topology view,
select the NE, and choose Cut Thru>Web Cut Thru.
A web interface session is launched. Log into the web interface.
From the menu hierarchy on the left-hand side of the web interface window, choose
Control Network>Ping. A ping window is displayed. Type the IP address of the TFTP
server into the IP Address field and click Ping.
If the web interface indicates a successful connection, continue at the next step. If the web
interface cannot ping the TFTP server, a route must be added from the NE to the TFTP
server. Use the CLI command of the CLI Reference Guide.)
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Ping the 1354 RM-PhM server from the NE (use the CLI command of the CLI Reference
Guide.)
tools ping nms_ip_addess
If the NE cannot reach the 1354 RM-PhM server, a static route to the 1354 RM-PhM
server must be added to the NE.
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Verify that the TFTP server is running on the software server. Consult your system
administrator for this.
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Minor
Service affecting?
No
Source
PM:NE_NAME
Type
PROCESSING_ERROR
Applicability
PM
Corrective action
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Determine what the correct time is, and set both the 1354 RM-PhM and the NE to the
correct value.
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NE Backup failed
A failure occurred attempting to back up the database of an NE.
Severity
Major
Service affecting?
No
Source
Backup:NE_NAME
Type
PROCESSING_ERROR
Applicability
NE Backup
Corrective action
...................................................................................................................................................................................................
Verify that the communication path from the NE to the backup destination is correct.
...................................................................................................................................................................................................
Verify that the NE can ping the backup server (use the CLI command "tools ping backup
ip address").
...................................................................................................................................................................................................
Verify that the TFTP server on the backup destination is configured properly.
If the TFTP server is running on the local 1354 RM-PhM server, verify that the TFTP
root directory is configured properly.
If this is a Windows 1354 RM-PhM server and the 1354 RM-PhM server is being
used as the backup server, then restart the server.
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NEEventLogArchiveConfigFail
An error occurred writing a NE Event Log record to the database.
Severity
Warning
Service affecting?
No
Source
JDBCNEEventLogMySQL
Type
Management
Applicability
NE Event Log
Corrective action
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NERequestLogArchiveConfigFail
An error occurred writing a NE Request Log record to the database.
Severity
Warning
Service affecting?
No
Source
JDBCNERequestLogMySQL
Type
Management
Applicability
NE Request Log
Corrective action
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Warning
Service affecting?
No
Source
Connection
Type
PROCESSING_ERROR
Applicability
NE Management
Corrective action
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In the alarm window, select the alarm, right-click on it and choose Details (alternatively,
double-click the alarm). The Alarm Details window for that alarm is displayed.
Examine the Description field in the Alarm Details window. If the description refers
to an "invalid PK" then restart the server.
If the description refers to any other problem, continue at the next step.
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Delete the NE from the 1354 RM-PhM. In the Topology view, select the NE, right-click
and choose Delete. Click Yes in response to the prompt.
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New Entity
A new meta entity was discovered in a message. Its ID is "NewEntity", and its category is
"Meta".
Severity
Minor
Service affecting?
No
Source
Meta
Type
PROCESSING_ERROR
Applicability
Corrective action
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Minor
Service affecting?
No
Source
PM
Type
PROCESSING_ERROR
Applicability
PM
Corrective action
None. The condition should clear automatically when load levels return to normal.
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Service affecting?
No
Source
SNMPMapping:1696 ROADM
Type
PROCESSING_ERROR
Applicability
NE Management
Corrective action
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Warning
Service affecting?
No
Source
NE_NAME
Type
PROCESSING_ERROR
Applicability
Power Commissioning
Corrective action
Redo power commissioning from the same node until the network problem is fixed and
power commissioning succeeds. This alarm will not clear if power commisioning is
launched from another node.
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An error occurred attempting to set the NTP server of the NE to be the 1354 RM-PhM
server.
Severity
Warning
Service affecting?
No
Source
NE_NAME
Type
PROCESSING_ERROR
Applicability
NTP
Corrective action
...................................................................................................................................................................................................
Ensure that the NE has network connectivity. Refer to the corrective action for A
communication failure occurred (p. 5-2).
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Verify that the NTP server is up and operational. Contact your system administrator for
this.
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Object Lookup
An error occurred attempting to look the primary key of a connection or attempting to
look up a NE.
Severity
Critical
Service affecting?
No
Source
SimpleConfigPolicy
Type
PROCESSING_ERROR
Applicability
NE Management
Corrective action
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a NE association
a NE connection
a NE
Severity
Critical
Service affecting?
No
Source
SimpleConfigPolicy
Type
PROCESSING_ERROR
Applicability
NE Management
Corrective action
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Object removal
An error occurred attempting to:
remove a NE association
delete a NE connection
delete a NE
Severity
Critical
Service affecting?
No
Source
SimpleConfigPolicy
Type
PROCESSING_ERROR
Applicability
NE Management
Corrective action
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Object Storage
An error occurred attempting to:
store a NE association
store a NE connection
create a NE
Severity
Critical
Service affecting?
No
Source
SimpleConfigPolicy
Type
PROCESSING_ERROR
Applicability
NE Management
Corrective action
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Parsing Exception
An exception occurred while parsing a message. Its ID is "ParseException", and its
category is "Adaption". An incoming message is received by the TMS, however, the
adaption layer is not able to parse the message using the meta information.
Severity
Major
Service affecting?
No
Source
Adaption
Type
PROCESSING_ERROR
Applicability
NE Management
Corrective action
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An error occurred attempting to look up the primary keys of all connections.
Severity
Critical
Service affecting?
No
Source
SimpleConfigPolicy
Type
PROCESSING_ERROR
Applicability
NE Management
Corrective action
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REDUNDANCY
Standby PhM server unavailable. The active PhM server cannot communicate with the
standby PhM server. This can be caused by a network connection problem, the standby
server not running, a configuration error, or a software error.
Network connection problem or server not running on host nmsx8.ca.alcatel.com.
Severity
Minor
Service affecting?
No
Source
1354 RM-PhM
Type
Management
Applicability
NE Management
Corrective action
Ensure the standby server is up and communications are operational between the active
and standby servers. Restart the standby server if necessary. Otherwise, contact your
service representative.
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Scalability Problem
An error was encountered in the configuration of the event channel. This can occur only if
the client version does not match the server version.
Severity
Minor
Service affecting?
No
Source
FaultManager
Type
PROCESSING_ERROR
Applicability
Fault
Corrective action
Upgrade the 1354 RM-PhM client software to match the 1354 RM-PhM server software.
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ServerLogArchiveConfigFail
An error occurred writing a Server Log record to the database.
Severity
Warning
Service affecting?
No
Source
JDBCServerLogMySQL
Type
Management
Applicability
Server Log
Corrective action
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Service affecting?
No
Source
Service Adaption
Type
PROCESSING_ERROR
Applicability
NE Management
Corrective action
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The alarm description indicates the network resource (port, card, etc.) that is missing.
Determine why the resource is missing, and if possible restore it.
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Once the resource has been restored, rediscover the services in the group. In the 1354
RM-PhM Topology view, select the group that the service was in (as seen in the alarm
description) right-click and choose Discover Services in Group.
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This alarm does not clear automatically. It must be manually cleared. In the Alarm panel
of the 1354 RM-PhM Topology View window, right-click on the alarm and choose Clear.
The selected alarm is removed from the alarm window.
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Service affecting?
No
Source
Service Adaption
Type
PROCESSING_ERROR
Applicability
NE Management
Corrective action
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Ensure that the NE has network connectivity. Refer to the corrective action for A
communication failure occurred (p. 5-2).
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Delete the NE from the 1354 RM-PhM. In the Topology view, select the NE, right-click
and choose Delete. Click Yes in response to the prompt.
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Service affecting?
No
Source
Service Adaption
Type
PROCESSING_ERROR
Applicability
NE Management
Corrective action
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Ensure that the NE has network connectivity. Refer to the corrective action for A
communication failure occurred (p. 5-2).
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Delete the NE from the 1354 RM-PhM. In the Topology view, select the NE, right-click
and choose Delete. Click Yes in response to the prompt.
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Service affecting?
No
Source
Service Adaption
Type
PROCESSING_ERROR
Applicability
NE Management
Corrective action
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Ensure that the NE has network connectivity. Refer to the corrective action for A
communication failure occurred (p. 5-2).
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Delete the NE from the 1354 RM-PhM. In the Topology view, select the NE, right-click
and choose Delete. Click Yes in response to the prompt.
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Service affecting?
No
Source
Service Adaption
Type
PROCESSING_ERROR
Applicability
NE Management
Corrective action
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Ensure that the NE has network connectivity. Refer to the corrective action for A
communication failure occurred (p. 5-2).
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Delete the NE from the 1354 RM-PhM. In the Topology view, select the NE, right-click
and choose Delete. Click Yes in response to the prompt.
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Service affecting?
No
Source
Service Adaption
Type
PROCESSING_ERROR
Applicability
NE Management
Corrective action
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Ensure that the NE has network connectivity. Refer to the corrective action for A
communication failure occurred (p. 5-2).
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Delete the NE from the 1354 RM-PhM. In the Topology view, select the NE, right-click
and choose Delete. Click Yes in response to the prompt.
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Service affecting?
No
Source
TNSWDLSERVICE
Type
PROCESSING_ERROR
Applicability
NE SW Upgrade
Corrective action
Reschedule the software load task or start the perform the load manually.
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In the 1354 RM-PhM topology view, select the NE, and choose Admin>NE Software
Upgrade.
The NE Software Upgrade window is displayed.
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Examine the software upgrade settings to ensure that they are valid. Change settings as
required.
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To reschedule the software upgrade, click the Schedule the Phase 2 (Load) button and
specify a new load time.
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To load the software immediately, click the Phase 2 - Load the Target Software button.
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The scheduled time for a software activation has passed. This is likely because the 1354
RM-PhM server was not operational at the scheduled activation time.
Severity
Minor
Service affecting?
No
Source
TNSWDLSERVICE
Type
PROCESSING_ERROR
Applicability
NE SW Upgrade
Corrective action
Reschedule the software load task or start the perform the load manually.
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In the 1354 RM-PhM topology view, select the NE, and choose Admin>NE Software
Upgrade.
The NE Software Upgrade window is displayed.
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Examine the software upgrade settings to ensure that they are valid. Change settings as
required.
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To reschedule the software activation, click the Schedule the Phase 3(Activate) button and
specify a new activation time.
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To activate the software immediately, click the Phase 2 - Activate the Target Software
button.
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Service affecting?
No
Source
TNSWDLSERVICE
Type
PROCESSING_ERROR
Applicability
NE SW Upgrade
Corrective action
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Service affecting?
No
Source
TNSWDLSERVICE
Type
PROCESSING_ERROR
Applicability
NE SW Upgrade
Corrective action
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Ensure that the NE has network connectivity. Refer to the corrective action for A
communication failure occurred (p. 5-2).
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Ping the software server from the NE (use the CLI command "tools ping backup ip
address"). It may be necessary to add a static route to the NE's CN configuration.
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Ensure that the NE has a route to the TFTP server. In the 1354 RM-PhM Topology view,
select the NE, and choose Cut Thru>Web Cut Thru.
A web interface session is launched. Log into the web interface.
From the menu hierarchy on the left-hand side of the web interface window, choose
Control Network>Ping. A ping window is displayed. Type the IP address of the TFTP
server into the IP Address field and click Ping.
If the web interface indicates a successful connection, continue at the next step. If the web
interface cannot ping the TFTP server, a route must be added from the NE to the TFTP
server.
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administrator for this.
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File replication failed.
Could not contact standby server to replicate PM files.
Could not contact file replication subsystem on the standby.
Corrective action
Severity
Minor
Service affecting?
No
Source
NEType
Type
PROCESSING_ERROR
Applicability
NE Management
Ensure the standby server is up and communications are operational between the active
and standby servers. Restart the standby server if necessary. Otherwise, contact your
service representative.
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Unavailable Annotation
An unavailable annotation occurred. This is specific to the default SNMP service
adapters. This condition occurs if a trap is received by an NE which does not have
annotation meta defined. The condition may also arise during a service poll or provision if
an NEType which previously supported annotation meta is reloaded without annotation
meta. Its ID is "MissingAnnotation", and its category is "Annotation".
Severity
Major
Service affecting?
No
Source
NEType
Type
PROCESSING_ERROR
Applicability
Corrective action
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Unavailable NEType
An unavailable NEType occurred when the user tried to load an NEType that does not
exist. Its ID is "MissingNEType", and its category is "NEType".
A processing error alarm is generated with a source of "NEType". The source also
contains the name of the "unavailable" NEType.
Severity
Major
Service affecting?
No
Source
NEType
Type
PROCESSING_ERROR
Applicability
Corrective action
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The type of the NE is unknown.
Severity
Major
Service affecting?
No
Source
NE_NAME
Type
PROCESSING_ERROR
Applicability
NE Management
Corrective action
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Delete the NE from the 1354 RM-PhM. In the Topology view, select the NE, right-click
and choose Delete. Click Yes in response to the prompt.
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UnknownSource
The 1354 RM-PhM received a SNMP trap from a NE that it is not managing.
Normally this is caused by a NE having a trap destination set to the 1354 RM-PhM server
IP address but the 1354 RM-PhM does not yet have this NE in its database. If
auto-discovery is enabled then the 1354 RM-PhM discovers the NE and clears this alarm.
However, if the source address in the trap is not reachable by the 1354 RM-PhM then the
auto-discovery fails and the alarm is not cleared.
This condition can also be caused by any other device sending a trap to the 1354
RM-PhM server.
Severity
Major
Service affecting?
No
Source
CONNECTOR:SNMP:IP address
Type
PROCESSING_ERROR
Applicability
NE Management
Corrective action
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Determine the IP address of the source with the "Remote Address" field on the alarm
details. If you wish to manage this device then ensure it is running a software version that
is supported by the version of the 1354 RM-PhM server.
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Ensure that the NE has network connectivity. Refer to the corrective action for A
communication failure occurred (p. 5-2).
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If you wish to have supported network element types automatically discovered, then
enable auto-discovery. The next time the NE sends a trap, the 1354 RM-PhM discovers it
and the alarm is cleared.
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If you do not wish to manage the device, then configure it so that it no longer sends traps
to the 1354 RM-PhM.
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Unrecognized Autonomous
An unrecognized autonomous message was received. An autonomous message is received
by the 1354 RM-PhM from a known NE but no meta information is found for it, which
prevents it being parsed. Its ID is "UnknownAuto", and its category is "Protocol".
A processing error alarm is generated with a source set to "Protocol". The additional data
of the alarm contains the NE name and possibly the original received message.
Severity
Major
Service affecting?
No
Source
Protocol
Type
PROCESSING_ERROR
Applicability
NE Management
Corrective action
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Service affecting?
No
Source
File
Type
PROCESSING_ERROR
Applicability
Corrective action
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Service affecting?
No
Source
File
Type
PROCESSING_ERROR
Applicability
Corrective action
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XML validation
An XML file failed to be validated during an XML file loading. Its ID is
"XMLValidation", and its category is "File".
If the file being loaded is one of the files defining an NEType, a processing error alarm is
e generated with a source set to "File". The source also contains the name of the "invalid"
NEType and the name of the file that failed to be loaded.
Severity
Major
Service affecting?
No
Source
File
Type
PROCESSING_ERROR
Applicability
Corrective action
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Overview
Purpose
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Setting service preferences
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Set service admin up- automatically sets the state of the service to admin up when
the service is created.
Set service AINS - automatically sets the state of the service to in-service when the
service is created.
Auto Keying (NE) - if selected, the Wave keys are set automatically by the NE.
Auto Keying (NMS) - if selected, the Wave keys are set automatically by the 1354
RM-PhM.
Do not show on create - To prevent the service provisioning options from being
displayed when a service is created, click this option. In this case, the service
provisioning options specified here are used.
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Click OK.
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Listing and editing services
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You can view all of the services within the network, or you can view the services which
traverse a particular network element.
1. To view all services in the network, ensure that no network elements are selected in
the 1354 RM-PhM Topology View, and click the Wavelength Services icon.
The Wavelength Services window is displayed, listing all services in the network.
2. To view all services that traverse a particular network element or set of network
elements, select the network element(s) in the 1354 RM-PhM Topology View, and
click the Wavelength Services icon.
The Wavelength Services window is displayed, listing all services on the selected
network elements.
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Click Details.
The editing window is displayed.
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To save changes, click Save. To exit without saving changes, click Cancel.
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list wavelength services for the selected network elements. Select one or more NEs,
and click the List Wavelength Services button. The Wavelength Services window is
displayed.
save wavelength usage matrix data as a HTML web page. Click the Save Wavelength
Usage Data button. You are prompted to specify a filename and location to save the
file.
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pre-wired - all of the cards are installed, the cables connected, and
transponders/transmitters are operating, and then the service is configured.
pre-provisioned - the network element is pre-provisioned using the CLI or web
interface, the service is configured, and then the cards are inserted, the cables
connected, and the transponders/transmitters are turned on
Service protection exists but has at least one shared NE or shared topological connection.
Fully protected
The service will not fail if any single managed resource along its route fails (excluding
the originating and terminating network elements for the service).
Tip: The following describes how to convert between protected and unprotected
services for PSS-1 MD4H.
To convert an unprotected service to a protected service:
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Use provision APS group to delete the protection group associated to the A and the Z
ends.
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Note: The recommended method for creating a wavelength service for a pre-wired
scenario is as follows:
1. Determine your network and link requirements.
2. Install the hardware and fibers and turn on and adjust the
transponders/transmitters.
3. Using the 1354 RM-PhM provision the wavelength service according to the
network plan.
4. Verify that the hardware and transponders are operating according to the network
plan.
Perform the physical setup according to your company field installation safety
procedures. Following the shelf and fiber layout, insert the cards, connect the cables and
turn on the transponders.
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In the 1354 RM-PhM Topology View, select the network elements on which the service
endpoints reside.
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In the Layer Rate field, use the drop-down menu to choose a layer rate.
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In the Protection field, use the drop-down menu to choose a protection type, Unprotected,
ESNCP Protected, or Fully Protected.
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If the service is fully protected, in the Client Protection Options field, specify one of the
protection options, Unprotected, Unprotected (Splitter), or Dual Client.
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Auto Keying (NE) - causes both NEs to allocate the Wavelength Tracker keys
(wavekeys) for the service. This option should be used on networks where NE-to-NE
links use Optical Supervisory Channel (OSCT) cards. This option must be used to
prevent wavekey duplication if a third-party management system is also used to
provision services and assign wavekeys.
Auto Keying (PhM) - causes the 1354 RM-PhM to allocate the Wavelength Tracker
keys for the service. This should be used on networks with no OSCT cards deployed.
1354 RM-PhM auto-keying should be avoided on networks where a third-party
management system is provisioning services and assigning wavekeys.
No Keying - Provisions cross-connects without provisioning WaveKeys on those
cross-connects.
Force XC Creation - bypassing check to ensure that lines are commissioning before
creating a service on them (only used during commissioning of the network).
Enable Full Network Search - when enabled, forces the service routing to consider all
NEs in all topology groups under Main View, and not just the groups containing the
endpoint NEs.
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Click Next.
The system searches the selected network elements for valid connection termination
points for the service, and then the Select Termination Points window is displayed.
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For each of the A and Z End CTPs, use the drop-down menu to select the desired end
point. The A1 and Z1 end points specify the working path endpoints. The A2 and Z2
endpoints specify the protection path end points.
To refine the list of endpoints, click the Filter check box. A list of filter criteria is
displayed. Specify the criteria on which to search and click the Search button. The list of
endpoints is refined to reflect only those which match the search criteria.
Alternatively, click the Auto-Pick Endpoints button, which automatically determines
eligible endpoint pairs.
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If the service does not require manual power management, then the following window is
displayed:
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If the service requires manual power management, use the Power (A-Z) and Power (Z-A)
buttons to launch the power management windows through which you can adjust the
service's power levels to enable the service.
If the service does not require manual power management, the Power (A-Z) and Power
(Z-A) can be used to view the power levels along the service, but no action is necessary.
Once you are finished adjusting or view the power levels along the service, Click Close.
The Provision Service attributes window is displayed (only if it was specified to be
displayed, in the Service Attribute Provisioning window).
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In the Provision Service attributes window, enable or disable the following attributes as
desired:
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Click OK.
The cross-connections are provisioned to the network, and the service information is
committed to the database.
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Disable Client Port - sets the state of the client port to down
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Click OK.
The service(s) deletion begins.
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Note: The service being displayed is the one being deleted, and once deletion
commences for it, it is not possible to stop it. However, pressing the Cancel button
stops deletion of any subsequent services. For example, if you are deleting five
services and click Cancel when the third service is being deleted, then the results are
that the first three services are deleted and the last two services are not deleted.
Note: During service deletion, the 1354 RM-PhM sets the transponder ports to
maintenance state for a period of time. Doing this causes the NEs to raise the
condition Manually caused abnormal condition - port in maintenance for each of the
transponder ports. This condition clears once the service deletion completes.
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Click Accept.
The service definition is saved as an XML file in the directory specified.
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From the Wavelength Services window, click the Import Service icon.
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Navigate to the directory which contains the service definition file that you want to
import.
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Click Accept.
The 1354 RM-PhM imports the service definition and creates the service.
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Discovering services in the network
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In the 1354 RM-PhM topology view, select the group for which you wish to discover
services, right-click and choose Discover Services in Group.
The Service Upload window is displayed, showing the progress and status of service
discovery.
Note: The Service Upload window does not provide feedback on services that were
not successfully discovered.
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Select the service(s) to stop managing, right-click and choose Unmanage Wavelength
Services.
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The service is removed from the 1354 RM-PhM, but the cross-connects remain active and
the port states are left unchanged.
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Partial services
A partial service is created by a topology change in the network that causes one (or more)
of the cross connects associated with a service to be deleted.
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Locate and select the partial service that you want to repair, and then click the Repair
Partial Service button.
The 1354 RM-PhM attempts to recreate missing cross connects, or to learn them back if
they have been manually added at the NE, and reconstruct the service.
If the recreation attempt is successful, the status of the service is updated to Active.
If the recreation attempt fails, there is nothing more that can be done from the 1354
RM-PhM. The service must be repaired using one of the other interfaces.
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Sub-rate service
Note: Sub-rate service is supported by 1830 PSS-1 GBE beginning in 1354 RM-PhM
Release 7.0,
Configuring the operational mode of 1830 PSS-1 GBE card
The two operational modes supported by the 1830 PSS-1 GBE card are:
Fullrate Mode - Under this mode, each 1830 PSS-1 GBE client port can support only
one service with a total of 10 services (maximum) flowing through each Line port.
This is the default mode.
Subrate Mode - Under this mode, each 1830 PSS-1 GBE client port can support a
maximum of 10 services with a total of 32 services (maximum) flowing through each
Line port.
Configuring the card to subrate mode is a prerequisite for creation of a SubGigE service.
Modifying the card mode results in the following changes:
If the card mode is changed to subrate mode, then the layer rate of the client port in
1354 RM-PhM is changed to SubGigE, though the port type is still GigE.
1354 RM-PhM displays a message when attempting to change the operational mode if
there is already a service running through the card. The user is prevented from
changing the operational mode of the 1830 PSS-1 GBE card if 1354 RM-PhM has
any services using the card. Services using the card must be unmanaged or deleted
before changing the operational mode.
VTS map
The VTS map feature displays VTS map information for 1830 PSS-1 GBE client ports
via table format. The first column displays the Client VTS attribute names. Columns 2 5
display the bandwidth profile attributes associated with each VTS. The last column
displays the CE-VLANID for each client VTS.
Note: Tooltips are available for each field which displays the value for that column.
The bandwidth profile attributes (table columns 2 5) consist of four traffic parameters as
shown below:
CIR (Committed Information Rate) - CIR is the average rate up to which service
frames are delivered per the service performance objectives.
CBS (Committed Burst Size) - CBS is the maximum number of bytes allowed for
incoming service frames to still be CIR-conformant.
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EIR (Excess Information Rate) - EIR is the average rate up to which service frames
are delivered without any performance objectives.
EBS (Excess Burst Size) - . EBS is the maximum number of bytes allowed for
incoming service frames to still be EIR-conformant
Note: Bandwidth profile attributes are provisioned on creation of a sub-rate gige
service and they are associated with the cross-connect provisioned on the NE. These
attributes are read only in the VTS Map table and cannot be modified.
The user can configure the CE-VLANID attribute (table column 6). This determines how
the packets are mapped into the client VTS. The valid CE-VLAN ID parameters for each
client VTS are:
The contiguous range of VLAN IDs (valid value is 1-4095), separated by comma.
The mixed number and the VLAN ID range, separated by comma.
ALL (case sensitive): all the tagged (CE-VLANID=[1-4095], priority tagged
(CE-VLANID=0) and untagged packets are mapped into the line VTS
blank string: A blank string (i.e. zero-length) string is used to indicate that no traffic
flow is mapped into the client VTS. The default CE-VLAN ID value for each client
VTS is a blank string.
Note: CE-VLANID can be reused on different client ports but must be unique on a
given client port.
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select Configure/View VTS Map . Following are the prerequisites for this menu item to be
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Enter valid CE-VLANID parameters for each client VTS and click Apply .
Note: 1354 RM-PhM displays a pop up error message if valid constraints are violated.
CE-VLANID is not editable if there is a valid cross-connection on the target client
VTS.
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Result: Packets are mapped into the client VTS according to the CE-VLANID in the
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Protected services are not supported with SubGigE layer rate. A message is displayed
at the bottom of the wizard panel if the user selects any protection level other than
UNPROTECTED.
All sub-rate services are Bidirectional.
In the 1354 RM-PhM Topology View, select the two 1830 PSS-1 GBE NEs for which the
sub-rate service will be created.
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Select SubGigE layer rate for creation of a sub-rate service. Click Next.
Note: Intermediate NEs being in sub-rate mode is not validated until the routing
portion of the wizard.
Result: The Service End Point and Connection Options selection window is
displayed. The A end and Z end client endpoints displays 10 CTPs for each client
port. If the client port is already assigned then it displays 10 SubGigE CTPs or else it
displays 10 unassigned client CTPs.
Note: 1830 PSS-1 GBE client ports can be preassigned and provisioned with client
VLANIDs prior to running the service creation wizard.
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Provision the connection options against each VTS connection according to the following
criteria:
Committed Information Rate: Ranges from 0 1000 Mbps at 100 Mbps granularity.
Default is 100 Mbps.
Committed Burst Size: Ranges from 16 16384 Kbytes. Default is 256 Kbyte
Excess Information Rate: Ranges from 0 1000 Mbps at 100 Mbps granularity.
Default is 1000 Mbps.
Excess Burst Size: Ranges from 16 16384 Kbytes. Default is 4096 Kbyte.
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Available Bandwidth on A end and Z End field denotes the unallocated bandwidth on
each client port. This is a read-only field which is calculated by the NE after creation of a
sub-rate service.
If the client port is unassigned, then the service creation requires the CE-VLANID to be
provisioned on the client port before creating the cross-connects on the NE. The
CE-VLANID field is automatically filled if the selected client endpoint is already
provisioned with a valid CE-VLANID using the Configure/View VTS Map menu item
in the Inventory view.
The CE-VLANID displayed in the textbox in the service creation wizard is the
CE-VLANID of the client endpoint on the NE that was selected last in the topology view
before launching the service creation wizard (i.e. the Z end NE). If the CE-VLANID
provisioned on the A End Client port mismatches with the CE-VLANID provisioned on Z
End Client port, then an error message is displayed at the bottom of the screen with the
client endpoint and its CE-VLANID details and the Next button is disabled. The user
must correct or delete the client port provisioning via the Inventory View and then restart
the wavelength service creation wizard to proceed with the creation of the service.
Result: The Next button in the Service Creation wizard is enabled if all the
requirements are satisfied. Otherwise, the Next button is disabled with an error
message displayed at the bottom of the screen.
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Click Next.
Result: The Service Route Selection window is displayed showing Channel at Link
Click Finish.
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The following provisioning steps must be taken on an 1830 OT prior to creating a service
that will interoperate with a 1696R OT. All the provisioning described below is done
using the PhM Inventory View.
Note: If a user wants to make a topological connection between two 1696R/1830
network elements managed by the 1354 RM-PhM, the user should use the Physical
Topology view, clicking on the two ports involved in the connection, and selecting the
appropriate connect option. For 1696R and 1830 network elements, the community
string or the USM user must have an access level of NMS (see Failed to register
1354 RM-PhM as trap destination (p. 5-18)).
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Numerics
1830 PSS
The Alcatel-Lucent 1830 Photonic Service Switch (PSS) product family provides increased
network flexibility and operational automation through zero-touch, transparent photonic
networking. Photonic networks use simplified and accelerated operations to transform wavelength
division multiplexing (WDM) into true transport networking with advanced flexibility,
performance, automation, and integration.
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A unique identifier used to address equipment slots and ports, as well as facility tributaries, that
are defined for the system architecture.
add/drop multiplexer/multiplexing (ADM)
A high-speed multiplexing function offered by SONET that allows lower-level signals to be added
to or dropped from an optical carrier channel. The connection to the add/drop multiplexer is
through a tributary channel at a lower SONET carrier rate or a specific digital speed (for example,
DS3 or DS1).
ADM
High Power High Gain DWDM Amplifier. See ALPHG (p. GL-2) for related term.
AID
Automatic in-service.
AIS
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alarm
A return message sent from one network element (NE) to another NE that indicates it has received
a signal that is so degraded that it is raising an alarm.
alarm indication signal (AIS)
A signal sent downstream by an NE to indicate that its incoming signal has failed.
alarm list
An attribute that defines the priority of the alarm message. The method in which alarms are
processed depends on their severity.
ALPHG
Low Power High Gain DWDM Amplifier. See AHPHG (p. GL-1) for related term.
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
A United States standards body that accredits standards for programming languages,
communications, and networking. ANSI is the U.S. representative in the International
Organization for Standards (ISO).
amplified spontaneous emission (ASE)
Optical noise generated in an erbium-doped fiber amplifier (EDFA) with and without signal input
power.
ANSI
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The decrease in signal strength along a fiber optic waveguide caused by absorption and scattering.
Attenuation is usually expressed as dB/km.
attenuator
A passive device that reduces the amplitude of a signal without distorting the waveform.
automatic power reduction (APR)
The lowering of the laser power to a limit that fits into the class 1 category for handling fiber
cables. APR replaces the full power-off feature known as ALS (automatic laser shutdown) or
APSD (automatic power shutdown).
automatic power shutdown (APSD)
Message sent by the system to the CIT to notify it of any state change in the system. Autonomous
messages are not responses to a CIT-initiated command. Examples of these messages include
alarms, events (non-alarmed condition), notification of connections that are added or deleted, and
changes in the system database.
avalanche photodiode (APD)
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back reflection
The OT port has detected a Backward Defect Indication at the ODUk Path layer. This defect
indicates that the peer OTUk port has detected condition that is treated as Server Signal Failure.
band optical filter (BOF)
A survivable SONET transport architecture that protects against cable cuts and node failures by
providing duplicate, geographically diverse paths for each service. Network elements are
interconnected in a closed fiber loop (four fibers for a four-fiber BLSR architecture or two fibers
for a two-fiber BLSR). A service can reach its destination by traveling in either direction around
the ring. Exactly one-half of the bandwidth available between adjacent nodes in each direction is
used for working traffic, with the remaining bandwidth available for protection.
bit error rate (BER)
BER measures how accurately a bitstream is transmitted through a system. It measures how many
bits are received in error, compared to how many bits are sent.
BLSR
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CAD
A CO can be a building, a switch, or collection of switches where subscriber lines are joined to
switching equipment that connects the subscribers to each other, other subscribers, and/or long
distance subscribers.
CFR
Used with automatic power management; allows setpoints for a manual transmission line.
channel optical filter (COF)
COF cards facilitate the WaveKey encoding function, employed at service endpoints.
chromatic dispersion
The effect describing the velocity dependence of light travelling through a medium, depending on
its wavelength. For optical telecommunication signals, this effect causes the light pulses to spread
out and the resulting distortion in pulse shape degrades the signal quality.
CIT
Material that surrounds the core of an optical fiber that has a lower index of refraction compared
to that of the core. The lower index of refraction causes the transmitted light to travel down the
core.
CLEI
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CWDM is the method of combining multiple signals on laser beams at various wavelengths for
transmission along fiber optic cables. The number of channels is fewer than in dense wavelength
division multiplexing (DWDM), but more than in standard wavelength division multiplexing
(WDM).
COF
CPB is the web interface for commissioning and power balance operations. The system power
balancing feature is designed to re-optimize power levels throughout the system.
common language element identifier (CLEI)
CLEI codes enable you to clearly and consistently identify and track virtually every type of
telecommunications equipment. In the United States, these codes are assigned by Telecordia, and
are 10 bytes long.
connector
A mechanical or optical device that provides a demountable connection between two fibers or a
fiber and a source or detector.
connector variation
The maximum value in dB of the difference in insertion loss between mating optical connectors
(for example, with re-mating and temperature cycling). Also called optical connector variation.
control network (CN)
The portion of the network that carries control and management traffic (for example,
communications between the NEs and between the NEs and the PhM). The control network does
not carry user traffic. The control communications use the SNMP protocol.
core
The central portion of the fiber that transmits light. It is composed of material with a higher index
of refraction than the cladding.
coupler
The ratio/loss of optical power from one output port to the total output power, expressed as a
percentage.
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CPB
A local interface between humans and a NE. It is used to issue commands to the local system or,
by way of a remote login, to another system on the same fiber as the local system.
customer premises equipment (CPE)
Terminal and associated equipment and inside wiring located at a subscriber's premises. The
equipment is connected with the carrier's communication network at the demarcation point.
CWDM
DCN supports communications between network elements (NEs) and the network management
system (NMS).
DCM
A multiplexing technique that uses close spectral spacing of individual optical carrier wavelengths
to reduce the total number of fibers needed to provide a given amount of information-carrying
capacity. The technique takes advantage of desirable transmission characteristics (for example,
minimum dispersion or attenuation) within a given fiber.
DGEF
The temporal spreading of a light signal in an optical waveguide caused by light signals traveling
at different speeds through a fiber either due to modal or chromatic effects.
dispersion compensation module (DCM)
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Spooled fiber used to control excess dispersion found in certain fiber types at pre- and
post-amplification.
distortion
The difference in value between two measurements of a signal (transmitted and received).
DS3
Standard for digital transmission (American National Standard for telecommunications Carrier-to-Customer Installation - DS3 Metallic Interface, ANSI T1.404- 1989).
DWDM
DHCP allows a DHCP server to automatically assign an IP address to a computer's TCP/IP stack
software. The number is taken from a defined range of numbers for a given network.
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earth
Works with the Tap module to provide input for Wavelength Tracker modulation and provides
optical tap for feedback signal to the Wavelength Tracker.
electromagnetic capability (EMC)
EMC is the ability of a device or system to function without error in its intended electromagnetic
environment
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EMI refers to the emissions (high-energy, electrically induced magnetic fields) from a device or
system that interfere with the normal operation of another device or system.
Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA)
Group that specifies electrical transmission standards. The EIA and TIA have developed
numerous well-known communications standards, including EIA/TIA-232 and EIA/TIA-449.
electrostatic discharge (ESD)
The EMS provides an efficient means of managing the equipment and services within a network,
including creating new services, diagnosing faults, and planning for growth. It includes interfaces
to external systems to allow functions such as billing, service orders, and service level agreement
(SLA) management.
EMC
A set of rules that determine the system configuration possibilities based on fiber type, OA, rate,
and number of wavelengths. These rules also determine the maximum loss per span that can be
tolerated, the maximum distance between spans allowed, and the maximum number of spans that
can be supported.
equipment controller (EC)
A type of amplifier with a short length of fiber that has been doped with erbium and spliced into
the operating single-mode fiber (SMF) . A three-port wavelength division multiplexer (WDM) is
used, with one incoming port connected to the operating fiber carrying the primary signal in the
1550-nm window, one incoming port attached to a pump laser operating at 980 nm or 1480 nm,
and the one outgoing port connected to the operating fiber.
ESD
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Ethernet LAN
A LAN conformant to the 802.3 IEEE standard. This standard supports communications over
shared media where only one device can transmit while all other devices listen. A collision
detection and handling mechanism is incorporated into the standard. Devices on the LAN
communicate by sending Ethernet packets containing a Media Access Control (MAC) address for
the source and destination. Setting the destination MAC address to all ones supports packet
broadcast to all devices on the LAN.
ETSI
Located in Sophia-Antipolis, France, ETSI is the European counterpart to ANSI. Its task is to
pave the way for telecommunications integration in the European community as part of the single
European market program. It establishes telecommunication standards for the European
community.
eVOA
failure
A unit of failure rate in reliability analysis. One FIT is equivalent to one failure per one billion
operating hours.
failure rate
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FEC
The U.S. federal regulatory agency responsible for the regulation of interstate and international
communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable.
Ferrule
A set of ANSI protocols used for sending digital data over fiber optic cable. FDDI networks are
token-passing networks and support data rates of up to 100 Mbps.
fiber optic cable
A threaded optical connector for single-mode or multimode fiber and applications requiring low
back reflection.
field-programmable gate array (FPGA)
General purpose integrated chip; chip's functions can be programmed by software. FPGAs are
mostly used for rapid development and small or medium quantities production.
file transfer protocol (FTP)
A protocol used for exchanging files over the Internet. FTP uses the Internet's TCP/IP protocols to
enable data transfer. FTP is most commonly used to download/upload a file to/from a server using
the Internet.
FIT
A nonvolatile memory device used to store the installation software generic or the NE database.
flow
Usually refers to the movement of packets within the network (that is, packet flow).
FMM
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An agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services and is responsible for
the safety regulation of most types of foods, dietary supplements, drugs, vaccines, biological
medical products, blood products, medical devices, radiation-emitting devices, veterinary
products, and cosmetics.
forward defect indicator (FDI)
An automatic and fully distributed capability which indicates a failure in a server networking
layer (e.g., Physical Layer). When used with other mechanisms such as CV (Connectivity
Verification), it can indicate defects such as misbranching of LSPs and errors in swapping LSP
label.
forward error correction (FEC)
A technique used for error detection and correction in which the transmitting host computer
includes some number of redundant bits in the payload (data field) of a block or frame of data.
The receiving device uses those bits to detect, isolate and correct any errors created in
transmission. FEC avoids having to retransmit information which incurred errors in network
transit.
FPGA
Extra characters added to a frame for error control purposes. Used in HDLC, Frame Relay, and
other data link layer protocols.
Fresnel reflection
A reflection of light that occurs at the air-glass interface at the ends of an optical fiber. See back
reflection (p. GL-4) for related term.
FTP
gain
A system node that has a physical attachment to the management system to support the access of
the remote NE. The number of remote NEs a GNE can serve is specified in terms of the number
of OSI stack associations that the GNE can support without running out of local resources.
GbE
Provides a generic mechanism to adapt traffic from higher-layer client signals over an
octet-synchronous transport network. Client signals may be PDU oriented (e.g., PPP/IP or
Ethernet MAC), block oriented (e.g., Fiber Channel or ESCON) or a Constant Bit Rate (CBR)
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GFP
A transmission technology based on the Ethernet frame format and protocol used in local area
networks (LANs) that provides a data rate of one billion bits (one gigabit) per second. Gigabit
Ethernet is defined in the IEEE 802.3 standard and is currently used as the backbone in many
enterprise networks.
glass through-connection
A pair of optical connections between two segments that terminate on the same site.
GNE
A program interface that takes advantage of the computer's graphics capabilities to make the
program easier to use.
grooming
A node on which incoming signals of lower rates are added (or aggregated) into a higher-rate
signal for more efficient transport.
ground
ILA
A repeater used in WDM technology. See repeater (p. GL-24) for related term.
ingress
The loss of power that results from inserting a component, such as a connector or splice, into a
previously continuous path.
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A developing standard for security at the network or packet processing layer of network
communication. Earlier security approaches have inserted security at the application layer of the
communications model. IPsec is especially useful for implementing virtual private networks and
for remote user access through dial-up connection to private networks.
Internet service provider (ISP)
A company that provides individuals and other companies access to the Internet and other related
services, such as Web site building and virtual hosting.
IP
jacket
Small and rapid variations in the timing of a waveform due to noise, changes in component
characteristics, supply voltages, or imperfect synchronizing circuits.
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lambda ()
The eleventh letter in the Greek alphabet. In optical fiber networking, the term lambda refers to an
individual optical wavelength. See wavelength (p. GL-32) for related term.
laser bias current (LBC)
Current that runs through the laser to make it work. LBC is monitored by performance
monitoring. If the current goes beyond a certain threshold, the circuit pack must be replaced.
LBC
A SONET device that contains ports for optical fiber connections to an optical network element
(NE). An LGX is used to make and change connections to an NE without changing the cabling on
the NE itself.
line build out (LBO)
Functional unit (circuit pack) providing the OSI model's physical level interface between a data
link and the exchange.
link state advertisement (LSA)
An optic standard that constrains the output power of transmitters and the sensitivity of receivers
for long-haul applications (up to 80 km) without the need for regeneration.
LOS
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The amount of a signal's power, expressed in dB, that is lost in connectors, splices, or fiber
defects.
loss of frame (LOF)
Loss of frame is detected when the OOF (out-of-frame) anomaly persists for a certain time.
loss of service/loss of signal (LOS)
A condition where the optical input power falls below a certain threshold.
LR
Designation for a small-form-factor (SFF) design based on a proven 1.25-mm ceramic ferrule.
This connector uses RJ-style latching. It facilitates high-speed applications with lower power
requirements due to lower insertion loss (0.1 dB typical) and higher return loss (55-dB single
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MAC
A formal description of a set of network objects that can be managed using the Simple Network
Management Protocol (SNMP). The information is represented in a tree format.
margin
The allowance for attenuation in addition to that explicitly accounted for in system design.
master controller (MC)
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The average time that it takes until a failure is repaired. MTTR is usually expressed in hours.
media access control (MAC)
The MAC address is a computer's unique hardware number. The MAC address is used by the
media access control sublayer of the data link layer of telecommunications protocols.
mesh
A type of network configuration that combines ROADMs to support mesh channel connectivity
between the ROADMs without O-E-O for transmission. It is operated as a single NE with as
many as four degrees (bidirectional DWDM interfaces) that comprise two lines for the east and
two for the west.
MIB
An MSA has two amplifier stages between which can be fibered a DCM/DCF card or an external
dispersion compensation unit.
modulation
A process that modifies the characteristic of one wave (the carrier) by another wave (the signal).
Examples include amplitude modulation (AM), frequency modulation (FM), and pulse-coded
modulation (PCM).
MSA
An optical fiber that has a core large enough to propagate more than one mode of light. The
typical diameter is 62.5 micrometers.
multiplexer (MUX)
The process that transmits two or more signals over a single communications channel. Examples
include time-division multiplexing and wavelength-division multiplexing.
MUX
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NE
See Network Equipment Building System requirements (p. GL-18) for definition.
network element (NE)
The NMS provides an efficient means of managing the equipment and services within a network,
including creating new services, diagnosing faults, and planning for growth. It has interfaces to
external systems to allow functions such as billing, service orders, and service level agreement
(SLA) management.
Network Equipment Building System requirements (NEBS)
Developed by Telcordia, standards that vendors must adhere to if they want to sell equipment to
the Regional Bell Operating Companies (RBOCs) and the Competitive Local Exchange Carriers
(CLECs).
network services
Services that the network provider creates only as infrastructure to support user services. For
example, a VPN network service is used to implement an Ethernet service.
network time protocol (NTP)
A node (or network element) is a set of one or more Alcatel-Lucent 1830 PSS-32/PSS-16,
Alcatel-Lucent 1830 PSS-4, and Alcatel-Lucent 1830 PSS-1 shelves that are viewed as a single
entity by the Network Management System. A node can be any of the following:
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Refers to a condition that does not impact or interfere with network service.
NSA
OA
OSHA is the main American federal agency charged with the enforcement of safety and health
legislation.
OCHAN or OCh
An optical logical connection with a specific rate. The rate can be either ODU-10G or ODU-40G.
OEO
A seven-layer model that pertains to the logical structure for communications networks
standardized by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). Adherence to the
standard enables any OSI-compliant system to communicate with any other OSI-compliant
system.
Operations Support System (OSS)
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OPR
An OADM is a network element which allows a WDM transmission link to add or drop optical
signals, without converting the photonic stream into an electrical signal. Insertion and extraction
are done using optical filters or demultiplexers. An OADM can be either non-reconfigurable or
reconfigurable; in the latter case, optical switches need to be used.
optical amplifier (OA)
A device that amplifies an input optical signal without converting it into electrical form.
optical carrier level-n (OC-n)
A number of nodes connected by fiber in a predefined manner to provide route diversity to each
node. The simplest form of optical cell is a ring. Statically allocated wavelengths are assigned
within the context of one cell.
optical channel (OCHAN, Och)
A protection path is defined when the connection is set up. When a fault is detected on the path,
there is a switch-over from the working path to the protection path to restore the traffic.
optical path restoration (OPR)
A recovery scheme that dynamically finds a protection path when a fault is detected. This method
is usually not capable of matching SDH/SONET recovery time periods (for example, 50 ms).
optical power meter
An instrument that measures the amount of optical power present at the end of a fiber or cable.
optical protection switch (OPS)
The ratio between the optical signal power of the data signal and the power of the optical noise
signal.
optical supervisory channel (OSCT)
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A fiber-optic network designed to transport customer traffic, such as an SDH or SONET network.
See Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (p. GL-28) and Synchronous Optical Network
(p. GL-29) for examples.
optical-electrical-optical conversion (OEO)
The process of converting an optical signal to an electrical equivalent and then back to optical
data.
orderwire
A section of the supervisory signal that is used for communication between sites.
OSCT
See Occupational Safety and Health Administration) (p. GL-19) for definition.
OSI
See Open Systems Interconnection reference model (p. GL-19) for definition.
OSNR
A state in which the frame alignment sequence of an SDH/SONET frame has not been found for
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PCS
Measures the quality of service and identifies any degrading or marginally operating systems
(before an alarm would be generated).
PhM
A fiber cross-connect that operates without optical-electrical-optical conversion. It can have one
or more wavelengths on each fiber or port.
photonic manager (PhM)
A client-server system that is used to perform remote monitoring and control of networks of 1696
ROADM and 1830 PSS equipment.
photonic protection switch (PPS)
By provisioning of PPS cards (or optical splitters), automatic protection switch (APS) are
automatically created.
physical coding sublayer (PCS)
Loss of optical power that occurs during the polarization process. Polarized light waves are light
waves in which the vibrations occur in a single plane. The process of transforming unpolarized
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field vectors of a propagating electro-magnetic wave).
polarization mode dispersion (PMD)
PMD is an inherent property of all optical media. It is caused by the difference in the propagation
velocities of light in the orthogonal principal polarization states of the transmission medium. The
net effect is that if an optical pulse contains both polarization components, then the different
polarization components will travel at different speeds and arrive at different times, smearing the
received optical signal.
PPS
A device used for the information exchange between equal protocol layers.
provisioning
Placing and configuring hardware and software required to activate a telecommunications service
for a customer. If the equipment is in place, provisioning may consist of creating or modifying a
customer record in a database to activate the services.
PXC
QoS
A set of performance parameters that characterize the transmission quality over a given virtual
connection.
QoS can be quantitatively indicated by channel or system performance parameters, such as
signal-to-noise ratio, bit error ratio, message throughput rate, and call blocking probability.
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Random jitter is caused by thermal noise and may be modeled as a Gaussian process. The
peak-to-peak value of RJ is of a probabilistic nature, and thus any specific value requires an
associated probability.
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receiver
A terminal device that includes a detector and signal processing electronics. It functions as an
optical-to-electrical converter.
receiver sensitivity
The minimum optical power required at a receiver to deliver traffic at a guaranteed bit error rate
(BER). This parameter is specified back-to-back (without the effects of chromatic dispersion or
OSNR degradation).
reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexer (ROADM)
An optical network element with a configuration that can be changed remotely. The main benefit
of this remote reconfigurability is that it reduces Operating Expenditures (OPEX) when operating
a DWDM network. OPEX is reduced because the ROADM eases network provisioning and line
tuning at both the initial installation and any upgrades (to increase the capacity or re-allocate
resources to a new demand matrix).
regeneration
Electrical signal regeneration. Typically, OTUk Section regeneration and ODUk transparency is
implied in this context.
remote network monitoring (RMON)
Provides statistics for remote performance monitoring. Defined in standard RFC 2819.
repeater
A receiver and transmitter set designed to amplify attenuated signals. Repeaters are used to extend
operating range. See in-line amplifier (p. GL-13) for related term.
request for comment (RFC)
A document that describes the specifications of a technology. RFCs are used by the Internet
Engineering Task Force (IETF) and other standards bodies.
restoration domain
A part of the network where traffic restoration is provided in isolation from the rest of the
network.
RFC
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RIP is an interior gateway protocol defined by the IETF (RIPv1 - RFC 1058 and RIPv2 - 2453)
that specifies how routers exchange routing table information. RIP is a routing protocol based on
the distance vector algorithm. With RIP, routers periodically exchange entire tables.
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SA
The change of direction of light rays or photons after striking small particles. It may also be
regarded as the diffusion of a light beam caused by the inhomogeneity of the transmitting
material.
SCOT
A contract between a network service provider and a customer that specifies, usually in
measurable terms, what services the network service provider will provide.
services
Within the Alcatel-Lucent 1830 PSS-32/PSS-16 system, services can be offered directly to end
customers or be used internally to a network as transport infrastructure.
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SFC
A shared risk group is a group of items that are likely to be affected by a single fault. The items
therefore share the risk of experiencing the fault.
shelf
A shelf is a mechanical facility that is in general a housing for circuit packs. Shelves are housed in
Bays.
An Alcatel-Lucent 1830 PSS-32/PSS-16 node consists of one or more physical shelves equipped
with cards. The shelf provides a chassis or cage with a backplane that can contain multiple cards.
The shelf is mounted in a rack. Each shelf has a shelf controller card, plus its redundant mate.
Every node has one shelf that has its shelf controllers designated as the master controller for the
node. The node appears as a single point in the network topology to the network management
system. Connections between nodes use network links. See node (p. GL-18) for related term.
shelf controller (SC)
A node in a common channel signalling network with the function of transferring messages from
one signalling link to another and considered exclusively from the viewpoint of the transfer
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
SNMP is the protocol used to communicate between the Alcatel-Lucent 1830 PSS-32/PSS-16
nodes and the NMS. The SNMP traffic is carried over the Alcatel-Lucent 1830 PSS-32/PSS-16
control network.
simplex
A type of fiber which is very small in diameter and allows the light to be reflected in a single way
along the lightguide such that there is coherence in the arrival of the light signal.
site
The termination location of OSP cables. Each site can contain one or more NEs and one or more
glass-through connections.
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An optical modular, hot-pluggable transceiver (compatible with IEEE-802.3z) designed for use
with small form factor (SFF) connectors, offering high speed and physical compactness. SFP
transceivers perform at data speeds of up to 5 gigabits per second, and possibly higher.
The SFP modules can be easily interchanged, therefore, electro-optical or fiber optic networks can
be upgraded and maintained more conveniently than has been the case with traditional soldered-in
modules. Rather than replacing an entire circuit board containing several soldered-in modules, a
single module can be removed and replaced for repair or upgrading. This can result in a
substantial cost savings, both in maintenance and in upgrading efforts.
SMF
System software that controls the settings of EDFA pumps, VOAs, Raman pumps, DCM pumps,
DGEFs, and blockers in the ROADM NEs.
software generic (SW generic)
The whole software and (static) data associated with a particular NE release.
SONET
The SONET wavelength service provides transport of SONET signals through the Alcatel-Lucent
1830 PSS-32/PSS-16 network.
span
A fiber link between NEs that can be unidirectional or bidirectional, depending on the network
design. Multiple segments in tandem are connected by glass-through connections.
span loss
Loss (in dB) of optical power due to the span transmission medium (includes fiber loss and splice
losses).
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SRG
This is the most common type of fiber deployed. This fiber was designed to provide zero
chromatic dispersion at 1310 nm, to support the early long-haul transmission systems operating at
this wavelength. It has a chromatic dispersion of at most 20 ps/(nm*km) in the 1550 nm
wavelength range and usually around 17 ps/(nm*km).
static filter, CWDM (SFC)
A high-speed special-purpose network (or subnetwork) that interconnects different kinds of data
storage devices with associated data servers on behalf of a larger network of users.
STP
Fiber optic connector that uses a bayonet-style coupling rather than a screw-on coupling.
STS, STS-n
A family of digital transmission rates used outside of the U.S. and Japan from 51.84 Mb/s to 40
Gb/s that allows the interconnection of transmission products around the world.
SDH is the standard technology for synchronous data transmission on optical media. It is the
international equivalent of Synchronous Optical Network (SONET). Both SDH and SONET
technologies provide faster and less costly network interconnection than traditional
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A North-American standard developed by Telecordia and adapted by ANSI for the optical
long-distance networks.
SONET is the interface standard for synchronous optical-fiber transmission, applicable to the
physical layer of the OSI reference model. SONET has a basic bit rate of 51.840 mB/s, called
OC-1, that is used to define higher rates (OC-3, OC-12, OC-48, and so on) carried as a channel on
an optical fiber.
synchronous signal
The basic logical building block signal with a rate of 51.840 Mb/s for an STS-1 signal and a rate
of n times 51.840 Mb/s for an STS-n signal (where n is a numeric).
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tap
A suite of several networking protocols developed for the Internet that provides communication
across interconnected networks, between computers with diverse hardware architectures and
various operating systems. Some examples are FTP, SMTP, and SNMP.
TDM
Noise resulting from thermally induced random fluctuation in the receiver's load resistance
current.
threshold crossing alert (TCA)
A condition set when a counter exceeds a user-selected high or low threshold. A TCA does not
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A multiplexing technique whereby two or more channels are derived from a transmission medium
by dividing access to the medium into sequential intervals. Each channel has access to the entire
bandwidth of the medium during its interval. This implies that one transmitter uses one channel to
send several bit streams of information.
TL1 (Transaction language 1)
An OS/NE machine-to-machine language. TL1 messages are expressed as ASCII strings. TL1
messages and syntax are defined by Telecordia.
TMN
The pattern of interconnections between nodes in a network, such as a ring or hub. A network
topology database contains information regarding each link in the network.
traffic grooming
A protocol used with the Internet Protocol to send data in the form of message units between
computers over the Internet. While IP handles the actual delivery of the data, TCP keeps track of
the individual units of data (called packets) that a message is divided into for efficient routing
through the Internet.
traps (SNMP)
SNMP traps are unacknowledged events sent from an agent to a manager. In a Alcatel-Lucent
1830 PSS-32/PSS-16 network, the agent is the node and the manager is PhM.
tunable optical add/drop multiplexer (TOADM)
A tunable ROADM that yields the ultimate in operational flexibility, especially when used in
conjunction with transponders with tunable wavelength lasers.
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UL
A U.S. non-profit privately owned and operated product safety testing and certification
organization. Develops standards and test procedures for products, materials, components,
assemblies, tools and equipment, chiefly dealing with product safety.
unidirectional path-switched ring (UPSR)
A survivable, closed loop transport architecture that protects against cable cuts and node failures
by providing duplicate, geographically diverse paths for each service. Adjacent nodes on the ring
are interconnected using a single pair of optical fibers. One fiber transports traffic in one direction
(for example, clockwise), while the second fiber transports traffic in the opposite direction (for
example, counterclockwise). In a UPSR, the source node bridges its outgoing traffic along
opposite directions around the ring (on paths provided by SONET synchronous transport
channels). In contrast to BLSR, a UPSR:
requires less coordination from source to destination (because the destination network
element can make all its decisions without involving the source)
UPSR
A minimal, datagram-oriented, transport network protocol above the IP network layer that does
not guarantee data ordering or delivery. Because it is datagram-oriented, each send operation by
the application results in the transmission of a single IP datagram. This contrasts with the
Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) which is byte stream oriented and guarantees the delivery
and ordering of the bytes sent. Because it is a byte stream oriented, a single send operation may
result in a no IP datagrams (buffering), a single IP datagram, or multiple IP datagrams.
user services
Services that the network provider can sell to their customers, such as Ethernet service.
UTC
A device used to set the attenuation of the power received over a fiber to a level required by the
receiving equipment.
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VCAT
A SONET/SDH interface that provides a low-cost interconnection solution of less than 300
meters between routers, switches, and DWDM systems.
virtual concatenation (VCAT)
Defines an inverse multiplexing procedure whereby the contiguous bandwidth is broken into
individual Virtual Containers (VC) at the source transmitter and logically represented in a Virtual
Concatenation Group (VCG). VCG members are transported as individual VCs across the
SONET/SDH network and recombined at the destination VCG receiver. While contiguous
concatenation requires concatenation functionality at each network element, virtual concatenation
do not.
virtual time-slot (VTS)
1830 PSS-1 GBE Edge Device has a fixed assignment of 10 Virtual Time Slots to each line port.
VOA
WDM merges optical traffic onto one common fiber, sending several signals through one fiber
with different wavelengths of light. WDM allows flexibility in expanding bandwidth. It reduces
costly mux/demux function, and it reuses existing optical signals.See dense wave division
multiplexing (DWDM).
wave key
A component of the Wavelength Tracker monitoring capability that is used to identify individual
wavelengths through the network.
A wave key is a number between 1 and 2048. Each WDM wavelength in a 1830 PSS-32 network
is uniquely identified by a pair of wave keys.
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The distance between points of corresponding phase of two consecutive cycles of a wave,
typically measured in nanometers (nm). The wavelength is related to the propagation velocity and
the frequency. (Also called lambda.)
wavelength growth
A type of growth in which all eight wavelengths are added to a single line before more lines are
added.
Wavelength Tracker monitoring capability
The termination points and signal type of a service that is to be carried by the WDM network.
WDM line
A contiguous series of spans terminated by a ROADM at each end. A WDM line can be a single
span or a series of spans joined by the in-line amplifiers (ILAs).
Web user interface (WebUI)
A computer interface that provides web-based access to the network element (NE).
WebUI
A pluggable optical transceiver module that combines transmitter and receiver functions in one
compact, flexible, and low cost package format. Up to sixteen XFP modules can be arranged on a
typical rack card, allowing for an unprecedented level of data density. XFP is protocol
independent, are can support OC-192/STM-64, 10 Gigabit Ethernet, 10 Gigabit Fibre Channel,
and G.709 data streams in routers, switches and network cards. Reaches ranging from Very Short
Reach (VSR) to Long Reach (LR) can also be supported.
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A coupler that has three waveguide legs joined at the center in a "Y" shape which connects an
input port to two output ports or two input ports to a single output port.
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N navigation
audience, xix
acknowledging, 4-9
conventions, xix, xx
clearing, 4-11
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documentation, xix
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information
new with this issue, xx
Invalid WaveKey alarm
troubleshooting, 4-29
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starting, 2-33
L links
command syntax
conventions, xx
conventions
command syntax, xx
documentation, xix, xx
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logging out
client session, 2-35
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troubleshooting, 4-24
troubleshooting, 4-30
D database
backup, 2-40
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starting, 2-24
stopping, 2-24
server and client, 2-1
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troubleshooting, 4-23
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