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OneVision DEFINITY G3
Proxy Agent Installation and
Connectivity
Graphics © AT&T 1988
Contents
About This Book |
xiii |
Book Overview |
xiii |
Intended Audiences |
xiv |
Typographical Conventions |
xvi |
■ Keyboard conventions |
xvii |
Your Proxy Agent Package |
xix |
Trademarks |
xxi |
Related Resources |
xxii |
Reader Comments |
xxiv |
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Before You Begin |
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Chapter Overview |
1-1 |
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About the Proxy Agent |
1-2 |
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Section Overview |
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Stages of Translating PBX Data |
1-3 |
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Supported PBXs |
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Requirements |
1-5 |
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Section Overview |
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PC Requirements |
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To Check Disk Space |
1-7 |
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Recommended Hardware |
1-9 |
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Recommended Software |
1-10 |
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About Installations |
1-11 |
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Section Overview |
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UnixWare Methodology |
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Installation and Setup Task List |
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PC Hardware Installation |
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Chapter Overview |
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PC Setup Checklist |
2-2 |
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UnixWare Installation |
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Chapter Overview |
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Installation Procedures |
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Section Overview |
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New Installations |
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To Set System and Node Names |
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TCP/IP Administration |
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Section Overview |
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UnixWare Administration |
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Login Administration |
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Section Overview |
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About Logins |
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To Add New Logins: UNIX Shell |
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To Add New Logins: Desktop |
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To Verify Group Assignments |
4-11 |
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Maintenance Administration |
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Section Overview |
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About Port Monitors |
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To Assign Devices to Ports |
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To Back Up and Restore |
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Planning Connectivity |
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About Connectivity |
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Section Overview |
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Proxy Agent Connectivity |
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Communications Hardware |
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Data Communications Hardware |
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Proxy Agent and Modem Connections |
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Proxy Agent and Data Module Connections |
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Proxy Agent and ADU Connections |
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PBX and Modem Connections |
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PBX and Data Module Connections |
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PBX and ADU Connections |
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Cables for Modems |
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Cables for Data Modules |
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Cables for ADUs |
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PC Hardware Connections |
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Section Overview |
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PC Hardware Connections |
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Cables and Connectors |
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To Validate Dial Strings |
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Alarm Stream |
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Section Overview |
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Alarm Path |
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Connectivity |
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Chapter Overview |
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■ Dial-Up Connections |
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Section Overview |
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Port Terminations |
7-3 |
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Analog Connections |
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Digital Connections |
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Site-Specific Connections |
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Multiple Connections |
7-14 |
■ Direct Connections |
7-15 |
Section Overview |
7-15 |
Requirements |
7-16 |
Procedural Overview |
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To Install the Hardware |
7-18 |
To Configure Data Modules |
7-19 |
To Set Data Module Extensions |
7-22 |
To Update the Abbreviated Dialing List |
7-24 |
To Edit the Devices File |
7-26 |
To Set Up a Hotline Connection |
7-27 |
To Administer the Proxy Agent |
7-28 |
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Serial I/O Cards |
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Installation Procedures |
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Section Overview |
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Equinox SST |
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Administration Procedures |
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To Verify Device Types |
8-14 |
To Verify Dial Strings |
8-15 |
To Create Port Monitor Entries |
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Proxy Agent Installation |
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Chapter Overview |
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About the Proxy Agent |
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Making Preparations |
9-3 |
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9-5 |
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Proxy Agent Installation |
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Proxy Agent Administration |
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Maintenance |
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Printers |
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Back Up Your System |
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Proxy Agent Configuration |
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10-13 |
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Proxy Agent Connectivity |
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Section Overview |
10-17 |
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To Define External Systems |
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To Disconnect from a PBX |
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Proxy Agent Customization |
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Section Overview |
10-23 |
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To Start the Proxy Agent |
10-24 |
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The Online Guide |
10-25 |
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To Check the Proxy Agent Status |
10-26 |
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To Change Clients |
10-27 |
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Alarms |
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Alarm Reception |
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Program the Alarm Receiver Port |
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Alarm Forwarding |
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Program the Alarm Sender Port |
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Section Overview |
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Change Alarm Forwarding |
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Post-Installation Tests |
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Chapter Overview |
12-1 |
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Technician Checklist |
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Customer Checklist |
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PA001 Form |
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Appendix Overview |
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PA001 Administration Request Form |
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Design Configuration |
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Appendix Overview |
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Digital Switch On-Network |
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Analog On-Network |
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Local Connection: 2000’ or Less |
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Local Connection: 2000’ or Less |
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Local Connection: 2000’ or Less |
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Proxy Agent Quick Reference |
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Intended Audiences
Intended Audiences
Introduction This book is intended for AT&T customers who use OneVisionä Network Management Solutions DEFINITYâ G3 applications to manage their PBXs on a network management system (NMS). In particular, this book is intended for:
■Network managers who use a SNMP-based network management system as a management tool
■System administrators who set up the OneVision Network Management Solutions DEFINITY G3 Proxy Agent and ensure that it performs correctly
■AT&T support personnel who are responsible for setting up and installing the Proxy Agent
What you Before you use this book to help you install the Proxy Agent, you should know should already understand how to:
■Install the required hardware
■Use UnixWareâ Release 2.01 for system administration
■Execute the UNIXâ commands necessary to move around in the directories and files
■Verify that the operating system is running and in good health
■Use one of the UNIX Editors (vi or ed) to customize Proxy Agent to meet site requirements
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How to use This book is designed to help you get the information you need this book quickly. Most likely, you will not need to use the entire book, but will need particular information in it to meet your requirements.
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Typographical Conventions
Typographical
Conventions
Introduction Before you start installing the Proxy Agent, it is important to understand the typographical conventions used in this document.
Formatting The following kinds of formatting in the text identify special conventions information.
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Keyboard conventions
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Your Proxy Agent Package
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Closing the You can exit the Proxy Agent online guide at any time by pressing online guide Ctrl-X.
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Trademarks
Trademarks
AT&T |
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DEFINITY is a registered trademark. |
trademarks |
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Third-party All other brand and product names are the trademarks of their trademarks respective holders.
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Related Resources
Related Resources
Types of |
Other documents that are related to the Proxy Agent, but not |
documents |
included with your Proxy Agent package are: |
■AT&T OneVision™ Definity Enterprise Management Project Provisioning Package
■Fault Management documents
■DEFINITY® G3 documents
Fault Man- The Fault Management documents are:
agement ■ OneVision™ Network Management Solutions DEFINITY G3 documents
Fault Management Installation and Integration
—for HP OpenView on a HP9000, 585-229-104
—for HP OpenView on a Sun Sparc OS, 585-229-105
—for Cabletron SPECTRUM on a Sun Sparc OS, 585-229-110
—for IBM NetView, 585-229-114
■OneVision™ Network Management Solutions DEFINITY G3 Fault Management Online User Guide
DEFINITY Some useful DEFINITY documents are:
documents
■ Streamlined Implementation Library
■ DEFINITY Communications System Generic 3 Feature
Description, 555-230-204
■ DEFINITY Communications System Generic 3 Capabilities,
555-230-499
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■DEFINITY Communications System Generic 1 and Generic 3 System Management, 555-230-500
■DEFINITY Communications System Generic 3r Implementation, 555-230-651
■DEFINITY Communications System Generic 3i Implementation, 555-230-650
Ordering For more information about these books and other AT&T information publications, see the Global Business Communications Systems
Publications Catalog, 555-000-010.
Third-party You may find it helpful to refer to the installation documents that documents come with your hardware and software.
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Reader Comments
Reader Comments
Comment We are interested in your suggestions for documentation card improvements and urge you to fill out the comment card and
return it to us.
Where to The reader comment card is behind the title page. find the card
If the card is If the comment card is missing, please send your comments to the missing following address:
AT&T
Product Documentation Development
Room 22-2C11
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Denver, Colorado 80234
Fax: (303) 538-1741
Remember to write down the document name and number on your comment sheet.
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Stages of Translating
PBX Data
Description The Proxy Agent translates data from a DEFINITY G3 PBX into a format that your network management system can understand.
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PC Requirements
PC Requirements
Type of PC The Proxy Agent requires an industry standard Intel 486 (or later) processor-based personal computer with ISA BUS slots.
Required For the Proxy Agent to run properly, your PC must have:
configura-
■ A 3.5-inch, 1.44-MB diskette drive
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■16 MB of random access memory
■A hard disk of at least 500 MB
■A CD-ROM drive, 2x or greater
■A Serial I/O ports board
■UnixWare Release 2.01 compatible, 10 Mbit network interface card
See Recommended Hardware on page 1-10 for more information.
Required Estimates of the disk space that the Proxy Agent requires during disk space installation are in the following table. Disk space on UnixWare is in
512-byte blocks.
Directory Blocks
/tmp 2,000
/usr 2,000
Total 4,000
Remember, space requirements expand as you generate data files.
1-6 Issue 2 April 1996
Before You Begin
To Check Disk Space
To Check Disk Space
When to use Check the amount of unused disk space before you install the Proxy Agent to ensure that there is enough room.
Types of |
The install script for the Proxy Agent uses the following directories. |
directories |
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