Cisco Systems ONS 15327 manual

CHAPTER Cisco ONS 15327 User Documentation 3-1 3 Using Cisco T r anspor t Controller This chapter explains ho w to connect workstations to the Cisco ONS 15327 and use the Cisco T ransport Controller (CTC) software to operate the ONS 15327. This includes understanding the CTC vie ws; setting up basic ONS 15327 information, such as security , timing,[...]

3 Using Cisco Transport Controller 78-11719-02 July 2001 Cisco ONS 15327 User Documentation 3-2 3.2 Installing CTC This section explains ho w to install CTC on PCs and Solaris workstations. 3.2.1 Preparing PCs to Run CTC The following minimum requirements are needed to run CTC from personal computers: • Pentium or equi valent processor • 128 me[...]

78-11719-02 July 2001 Using Cisco Transport Controller 3 Cisco ONS 15327 User Documentation 3-3 Step 3 In the W indows folder , double-click Ja vaPolicyInstall.exe . A message displays on the DOS screen stating the installation was successful. Step 4 Install the JRE 1.3.0 plug-in: (a) From the W indows Start menu, choose Settings > Control Panel[...]

3 Using Cisco Transport Controller 78-11719-02 July 2001 Cisco ONS 15327 User Documentation 3-4 Step 2 Extract the files from the CD/Solaris/files.tar archiv e (if not extracted in a previous procedure) to a temporary directory on your hard driv e by typing: cd /tmp/ctctmp/Solaris/Netscape tar -vxf communicator-v476-us.sparc-sun-solaris2.5.1.tar [...]

78-11719-02 July 2001 Using Cisco Transport Controller 3 Cisco ONS 15327 User Documentation 3-5 Step 4 Un-compress each patch file by typing: su - root cd /tmp/ctctmp/Solaris/Jre1.3.0_01 tar -xvf j2sdk1_3_0-patches_solsparc-5.6.tar# or ...5.7 or 5.8.tar cd 5.6 or 5.7 or 5.8 uncompress *.z Step 5 For each un-compressed tar file, untar the archi ve[...]

3 Using Cisco Transport Controller 78-11719-02 July 2001 Cisco ONS 15327 User Documentation 3-6 Step 10 If the Jav a plug-in is not in the default location on your workstation, set the en vironment variable NPX_PLUGIN_P A TH to the location of the plug-in for each user and include /opt/j2re1_3_0_01/plugin/sparc/ns4 as its first element (and the on[...]

78-11719-02 July 2001 Using Cisco Transport Controller 3 Cisco ONS 15327 User Documentation 3-7 Note The per-user .ja va.policy has a leading period (.) while the system-wide file does not. Step 2 Use Netscape to launch and run CTC. (Before launching Netscape, make sure to put /opt/j2re1_3_0_01/bin in your path.) Step 3 Clean up the temporary fil[...]

3 Using Cisco Transport Controller 78-11719-02 July 2001 Cisco ONS 15327 User Documentation 3-8 If you hav e W indows 95 or 98, do the follo wing (sho wn in Figure 3-1): (a) Click the Configuration tab. (b) Select TCP/IP Ethernet 10/100 Adapter . (c) Click Properties . Figure 3-1 The Network dialog bo xes for Windows 95/98 and Windo ws NT Step 4 C[...]

78-11719-02 July 2001 Using Cisco Transport Controller 3 Cisco ONS 15327 User Documentation 3-9 Step 5 Click Specify an IP address . Step 6 In the IP Address field, enter an IP address that is on the same subnet but not identical to the ONS 15327 (in the example the ne w IP address is 192.1.0.5). The last three digits must be between 1 and 254. St[...]

3 Using Cisco Transport Controller 78-11719-02 July 2001 Cisco ONS 15327 User Documentation 3-10 If your PC is not connected, a “Request timed out” message displays. If this occurs, check that the cables connecting the PC to the ONS 15327 are securely attached. Check the Link Status LED on the PC NIC. Repeat Steps 1 – 13, verifying IP and sub[...]

78-11719-02 July 2001 Using Cisco Transport Controller 3 Cisco ONS 15327 User Documentation 3-11 • Select Manual proxy configuration to add e xceptions to the proxy server , then click V iew . On the Manual Proxy Configuration dialog box under Exceptions, enter the IP addresses of ONS 15327 nodes that you will access. Separate each address with[...]

3 Using Cisco Transport Controller 78-11719-02 July 2001 Cisco ONS 15327 User Documentation 3-12 Procedure: Log into the CTC Step 1 From the PC connected to the ONS 15327, start Netscape or W indows Explorer . Step 2 In the Netscape or Internet Explorer W eb address (URL) field, type the ONS 15327 IP address. For initial setup, this is the default[...]

78-11719-02 July 2001 Using Cisco Transport Controller 3 Cisco ONS 15327 User Documentation 3-13 Status information for the current view is sho wn in the upper left hand corner of the node. In node view , the node name; IP address; node boot date and time; a summary of critical (CR), major (MJ), and minor (MN) alarms; the name of the user who is lo[...]

3 Using Cisco Transport Controller 78-11719-02 July 2001 Cisco ONS 15327 User Documentation 3-14 Node view pro vides seven tabs to access node information and perform node maintenance and provisioning tasks. Some tabs ha ve subtabs. T able 3-2 defines the node vie w tabs and lists their subtabs. T able 3-2 Node View T abs and Subtabs T ab Descript[...]

78-11719-02 July 2001 Using Cisco Transport Controller 3 Cisco ONS 15327 User Documentation 3-15 3.5.2 Network View Network vie w (Figure 3-7) displays information about the ONS network. Y ou perform network provisioning and management tasks in this vie w . A United States map displays and the ONS 15327 nodes are represented by colored icons. The c[...]

3 Using Cisco Transport Controller 78-11719-02 July 2001 Cisco ONS 15327 User Documentation 3-16 3.5.2.1 Inser ting an Alter nativ e Network T opology Map W ith CTC you can install a custom map for the network view . The map needs to be in either a JPEG or GIF file format and stored on an accessible local or network dri ve. Approximate longitudes [...]

78-11719-02 July 2001 Using Cisco Transport Controller 3 Cisco ONS 15327 User Documentation 3-17 Figure 3-8 Specifying a customized network map with the Preferences dialog bo x Step 2 Choose the General tab and uncheck Use Default Map . Step 3 Click Bro wse . Navigate to the location of the stored map graphic file. Step 4 Select the desired file.[...]

3 Using Cisco Transport Controller 78-11719-02 July 2001 Cisco ONS 15327 User Documentation 3-18 Figure 3-9 Example of a customized map graphic Step 6 At the network vie w , fill the windo w with the desired map graphic: (a) Click the Zoom Selected Area tool in the toolbar . The cursor arro w becomes a crosshair . (b) Holding do wn the left button[...]

78-11719-02 July 2001 Using Cisco Transport Controller 3 Cisco ONS 15327 User Documentation 3-19 Step 4 Drag nodes onto the cloud icon to place nodes in the domain. Y ou can place an unlimited number of nodes in a domain. Step 5 Right-click the domain cloud to display the following menu choices: • Drill Down to Domain —Opens the domain to displ[...]

3 Using Cisco Transport Controller 78-11719-02 July 2001 Cisco ONS 15327 User Documentation 3-20 3.5.4 CTC Na vigation Y ou can use different methods to na vigate to views within the CTC windo w . The toolbar and the menu bar at the top of the screen contain a series of tools/menus that can be used for navigating and other operations. Access the to[...]

78-11719-02 July 2001 Using Cisco Transport Controller 3 Cisco ONS 15327 User Documentation 3-21 Figure 3-11 CTC popup showing car d-status information 3.5.5 T ab le Data W ithin the three views, much of the ONS 15327 CTC data, such as alarms, alarm history , circuits, and node in ventory , displays in tables. Y ou can change the way the CTC tables[...]

3 Using Cisco Transport Controller 78-11719-02 July 2001 Cisco ONS 15327 User Documentation 3-22 Figure 3-12 Displaying the tab le column shortcut menu by right-c licking a column header T able 3-7 lists the options that you can use to customize the information that displays in CTC tables. 3.5.6 In v entor y Data The In ventory tab (Figure 3-13) di[...]

78-11719-02 July 2001 Using Cisco Transport Controller 3 Cisco ONS 15327 User Documentation 3-23 Change Notices (PCNs) and Field Service Bulletins (FSBs). Using the ONS 15327 export feature, you can export in ventory data from ONS 15327 nodes into spreadsheet and database programs, where you can consolidate information for network in ventory manage[...]

3 Using Cisco Transport Controller 78-11719-02 July 2001 Cisco ONS 15327 User Documentation 3-24 3.6 Viewing ONS 15327 Alarms, Conditions, and Events T o display current and cleared alarms generated on the node, conditions, and e vents, open the node view and select the Alarms tab (Figure 3-21). The Alarms tabs in network view and card vie w show n[...]

78-11719-02 July 2001 Using Cisco Transport Controller 3 Cisco ONS 15327 User Documentation 3-25 Figure 3-14 The Alarms tab showing tw o standing alarms and two c leared alarms Alarms are displayed in one of fiv e background colors, listed in T able 3-9, to communicate the alarm se verity quickly . 3.6.1 Controlling Alar m Displa y Y ou can contro[...]

3 Using Cisco Transport Controller 78-11719-02 July 2001 Cisco ONS 15327 User Documentation 3-26 3.6.2 Vie wing Alar m Histor y The History tab displays historical alarm data. The History tab also shows the e vents (that is, non-reported acti vities) that occur in addition to the alarms. For e xample, protection switching ev ents or performance mon[...]

78-11719-02 July 2001 Using Cisco Transport Controller 3 Cisco ONS 15327 User Documentation 3-27 Figure 3-16 Retrieving alarms 3.7 Setting Up General Node Inf ormation The first ONS 15327 provisioning task to perform is setting up basic node information. If the node will be connected to a LAN or other ONS nodes, the information that you enter for [...]

3 Using Cisco Transport Controller 78-11719-02 July 2001 Cisco ONS 15327 User Documentation 3-28 CTC uses the latitude and longitude to place node icons on the network-vie w map. T o con vert longitudes and latitudes giv en in decimal degrees to de grees, minutes, and seconds, see the “Con vert Coordinates to Degrees, Minutes, and Seconds” sect[...]

78-11719-02 July 2001 Using Cisco Transport Controller 3 Cisco ONS 15327 User Documentation 3-29 Step 7 Con vert the longitude, originally giv en in decimal degrees, to the Wdddmmssf ff format. In the example, 122.615536 = W1223655000. Enter zeros if de grees are less than 100, for example, 98 de grees is entered 098. 3.8 Setting Up General Netw or[...]

3 Using Cisco Transport Controller 78-11719-02 July 2001 Cisco ONS 15327 User Documentation 3-30 • Static Routes— Static routes permit multiple CTC sessions with different destination IP addresses to coexist on the same subnet. If the ONS 15327 or the computer used to access the ONS 15327 is linked to a network router , create a static route. F[...]

78-11719-02 July 2001 Using Cisco Transport Controller 3 Cisco ONS 15327 User Documentation 3-31 3.9 Setting Up ONS 15327 Security The ONS 15327 has four security lev els that limit the functions you can perform: Retrieve, Maintenance, Provisioning, and Superuser . A Retrie ve user can retrie ve and view CTC information but cannot set or modify par[...]

3 Using Cisco Transport Controller 78-11719-02 July 2001 Cisco ONS 15327 User Documentation 3-32 Note For users to gain access to multiple nodes, the same user name and password must e xist on each node. Security lev els also limit the amount of time you can leave the system idle before the CTC windo w is locked to pre vent unauthorized users from [...]

78-11719-02 July 2001 Using Cisco Transport Controller 3 Cisco ONS 15327 User Documentation 3-33 Note When creating new users from the node vie w , you must add CTC users to each node where they need access. Users are not automatically added to other network nodes. When creating ne w users from the network vie w , the user will be created on all no[...]

3 Using Cisco Transport Controller 78-11719-02 July 2001 Cisco ONS 15327 User Documentation 3-34 3.10 Setting Up Pr otection Gr oups The ONS 15327 provides se veral card protection methods. When you set up protection for ONS 15327 cards, you must choose between maximum protection and maximum card-slot av ailability . The highest protection reduces [...]

78-11719-02 July 2001 Using Cisco Transport Controller 3 Cisco ONS 15327 User Documentation 3-35 • Rever sion time —if Revertive is checked, enter the amount of time follo wing a corrected failure condition that the ONS 15327 should switch back to the working port. Step 7 Click OK. Note The default XTCPR O TGRP provides XTC-le vel protection fo[...]

3 Using Cisco Transport Controller 78-11719-02 July 2001 Cisco ONS 15327 User Documentation 3-36 Procedure: Delete Protection Groups Step 1 Display the CTC node view . Step 2 V erify that working traffic is not running on the protect card: (a) Click the Maintenance > Protection tabs. (b) Under Protection Groups, choose the group you want to del[...]

78-11719-02 July 2001 Using Cisco Transport Controller 3 Cisco ONS 15327 User Documentation 3-37 Figure 3-21 An ONS 15327 timing example with e xternal, BITS, and internal timing Synchronization Status Messaging (SSM) is a SONET protocol that communicates information about the quality of the timing source. SSM messages are carried on the S1 byte of[...]

3 Using Cisco Transport Controller 78-11719-02 July 2001 Cisco ONS 15327 User Documentation 3-38 Procedure: Set Up ONS 15327 Timing Step 1 Display the CTC node view . Step 2 Click the Provisioning > Timing tabs (Figure 3-22). Step 3 Enter the follo wing information: • T iming Mode— Set to External if timing is deriv ed from an external BITS [...]

78-11719-02 July 2001 Using Cisco Transport Controller 3 Cisco ONS 15327 User Documentation 3-39 • Coding— Set to the coding used by your BITS reference, either B8ZS or AMI. • F raming— Set to the framing used by your BITS reference, either ESF (Extended Super Frame, or SF (D4)(Super Frame). SSM is not av ailable with Super Frame. • Sync [...]

3 Using Cisco Transport Controller 78-11719-02 July 2001 Cisco ONS 15327 User Documentation 3-40 Figure 3-22 Setting timing parameters Step 4 Click Apply . 3.12 Setting Up External User -Pr o visionable Alarms Y ou can use CTC to provision up to six external input alarms and two e xternal output controls for the ONS 15327. The XTC card houses the c[...]

78-11719-02 July 2001 Using Cisco Transport Controller 3 Cisco ONS 15327 User Documentation 3-41 Figure 3-23 Example of external alarms and contr ols in a virtual wire configuration 3.12.2 Exter nal Input Alar ms Us e external alarms for sensors such as open doors, temperature sensors, flood sensors, and other en vironmental conditions. Procedure[...]

3 Using Cisco Transport Controller 78-11719-02 July 2001 Cisco ONS 15327 User Documentation 3-42 • Severity— Select a se verity . The sev erity determines how the alarm displays in the CTC Alarms and History tabs and whether the LEDs activ ate. Critical, Major , and Minor activ ate the appropriate LEDs. Not Alarmed and Not Reported do not activ[...]

78-11719-02 July 2001 Using Cisco Transport Controller 3 Cisco ONS 15327 User Documentation 3-43 3.12.3 Exter nal Output Controls Use external controls, or of fice alarms, to drive visual or audible de vices such as bells and lights. The alarm-triggering conditions for the external controls can be the user -defined external input alarms (virtual [...]

3 Using Cisco Transport Controller 78-11719-02 July 2001 Cisco ONS 15327 User Documentation 3-44 Figure 3-26 Example of the external alarm input and output pr ocess 3.13 Creating Alarm Pr ofiles The Alarm Profiles feature allows you to pro vision alarm severities by creating unique alarm profiles for individual ONS 15327 nodes. A profile you cr[...]

78-11719-02 July 2001 Using Cisco Transport Controller 3 Cisco ONS 15327 User Documentation 3-45 Figure 3-27 The Alarming tab showing the default pr ofile and a new pr ofile Alarm Profiles are created at the network vie w using the Provisioning > Alarming tabs (Figure 3-27). A default alarm profile (in the Default column) is pre-pro visioned[...]

3 Using Cisco Transport Controller 78-11719-02 July 2001 Cisco ONS 15327 User Documentation 3-46 Alarm sev erity is changed/assigned using a menu. T o vie w this menu, right-click the alarm you want to change in its alarm profile column. Sev en alarm severity le vels appear: • CR: Critical alarm • MJ: Major alarm • MN: Minor alarm • NR: No[...]

78-11719-02 July 2001 Using Cisco Transport Controller 3 Cisco ONS 15327 User Documentation 3-47 (b) From the menu, select the desired sev erity . (c) Repeat Steps a and b for each alarm that needs to be changed. (d) After you hav e assigned the properties to your ne w alarm profile, click the Store tab . (e) In the Store Profile(s) dialog box, s[...]

3 Using Cisco Transport Controller 78-11719-02 July 2001 Cisco ONS 15327 User Documentation 3-48 Note The Port Overrides column at the node vie w reads true when additional profiles are av ailable and false when only the inherited profile is a v ailable. Tip If you choose the wrong profile, click Reset to return to the previous profile. 3.14 Pr[...]

78-11719-02 July 2001 Using Cisco Transport Controller 3 Cisco ONS 15327 User Documentation 3-49 Procedure: Print CTC Data Use the following procedure to print CTC screens and data. Before you start, mak e sure your PC is connected to a printer . Step 1 From the File menu on the menu bar , click Print . Step 2 In the Print dialog box (Figure 3-28),[...]

3 Using Cisco Transport Controller 78-11719-02 July 2001 Cisco ONS 15327 User Documentation 3-50 • As TSV —Sav es the CTC table v alues as text, separated by tabs. Y ou can import TSV data into spreadsheets and database management programs. Figure 3-29 Exporting CTC data as HTML Step 3 Click OK . Step 4 In the Sav e dialog box, enter a file na[...]