Cisco Systems 15327 User Manual 2

Using Cisco Transport Controller

This chapter explains how to connect workstations to the Cisco ONS 15327 and use the Cisco Transport Controller (CTC) software to operate the ONS 15327. This includes understanding the CTC views; setting up basic ONS 15327 information, such as security, timing, and protection groups; viewing ONS 15327 data, such as alarms, conditions, and events; and customizing information, such alarm proﬁles, external alarms and controls, and network maps.

3.1 Overview

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CTC is a Java application that is downloaded from the Cross-Connect, Timing and Control (XTC) card to your workstation when you connect to the ONS 15327. CTC allows you to perform all operations, administration, maintenance, and provisioning (OAM&P) tasks for ONS 15327 using Netscape or Microsoft® Internet Explorer. You can also use TL1 commands to communicate with the ONS 15327 through VT100 terminals, VT100 emulation software, or you can Telnet to the node using TL1 port 2361.

To use CTC, your workstation needs an appropriate version of Netscape, Internet Explorer and the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) and Java plug-ins. Netscape and the required Java ﬁles are provided on theCiscoONS15327SoftwareCD.The“InstallingCTC”section on page 3-2 explains how to install Netscape and the Java ﬁles.

The ﬁrst time you connect to an ONS 15327, a CTC launcher applet is downloaded from the ONS 15327 XTC card to your workstation. The launcher veriﬁes that the workstation has a CTC version that matches the version on the XTC. If the workstation does not have CTC, or if the version on the XTC is a later release, the launcher downloads the CTC application to the temporary directory designated by your workstation’s operating system and then runs the application.

Note Always point your browser to the node running the most recent release (version) of CTC.

CTC is backward compatible but not forward compatible.

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3.2 Installing CTC

This section explains how 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 equivalent processor

• 128 megabytes of RAM

• LAN connection (to access the ONS 15327 through a LAN)

• Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, or Windows 2000

• Any one of the following:

— Netscape 4.73 or higher, or — Internet Explorer 4.0 (service pack 2) or higher

Netscape is included on the Cisco ONS 15327 Software CD. Internet Explorer 5.0 is included with the Windows 98 second edition.

• Java Runtime Environment 1.2.2_005 or later with Java 1.2.2 plug-in (JRE 1.3.0 is included on

the Cisco ONS 15327 Software CD)

• User-supplied category 5 cable with RJ-45 connectors on each end

Note Your mouse pointer scheme should be set to Windows Standard (Windows 95/98) or None

(Windows NT). To check the settings, choose Settings > Control Panel from the Windows Start menu. Double-click the Mouse option. From the Pointers tab of the Mouse Properties dialog box, select the Windows Standard (or “none” for NT) mouse scheme. Click OK.

Procedure: Install Netscape (Windows)

If a web browser is not installed, install Netscape or Microsoft Internet Explorer. Netscape is provided on the Cisco ONS 15327 Software CD. To install it:

Step 1 Insert the Cisco ONS 15327 Software CD into your PC’s CD drive. Step 2 In the Windows/Netscapedirectory,double-click cc32e473.exe and follow the on-screen

instructions.

Procedure: Install the Java Runtime Environment and Java Plug-in (Windows)

Step 1 Insert the ONS 15327 Software CD into your PC’s CD drive. Step 2 In the Windows/Jre1.3.0 folder, double-click J2re1_3_0-win.exe and follow the

on-screen instructions. CTC software requires JRE 1.2.2_005 or later.

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Step 3 In the Windows folder, double-click JavaPolicyInstall.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 Windows Start menu, choose Settings > Control Panel > Java Plug-in.

The Java Plug-in Control Panel is now in the Windows Control Panel. Versions earlier than

1.3.0 were accessed by clicking Programs > Java Plug-in.

(b) On the Java Plug-in Properties dialog box, click the Advanced tab. (c) Under Java Run Time Environment, choose JRE 1.3.0. (d) Click Apply. Close the Java Plug-in Properties dialog box.

Note The JRE and the Java Plug-in are combined into a single bundle on the software

CD.

3.2.2 Preparing Solaris Workstations to Run CTC

To install CTC Release 2.3 software on Solaris workstations, the workstation must have Solaris 2.6 or 2.7 installed with a minimum 128 megabytes of RAM. Use the following procedures to install Netscape and the appropriate Java ﬁles on the Solaris workstation.

Note Solaris installation instructions use “CD/” instead of an actual CD-ROM path. Remember to

substitute the actual path to your CD-ROM drive.

Procedure: Extracting the CTC Version 2.3 Files for Solaris

To install Netscape, you need gzip. If gzip is not installed:

Step 1 Insert the ONS 15327 Software CD into your CD drive.If the CD directory does not open

automatically, open it.

Step 2 Extract the ﬁles from the CD/Solaris/ﬁles.tar archive to a temporary directory on your

hard drive by typing:

mkdir /tmp/ctctmp cd /tmp/ctctmp tar -xvf /CD/solaris/files.tar

Procedure: Install Netscape (Solaris)

If Netscape 4.61 or later is not installed on the workstation, install it from the Cisco ONS 15327 System Software Version 1.0.1 CD, which ships with Netscape 4.76:

Step 1 Insert the Cisco ONS 15327 System Software Version 1.0.1 CD into your CD-ROM

drive. If the CD directory does not open automatically, open it.

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Step 2 Extract the ﬁles from the CD/Solaris/ﬁles.tar archive (if not extracted in a previous

procedure) to a temporary directory on your hard drive by typing:

cd /tmp/ctctmp/Solaris/Netscape tar -vxf communicator-v476-us.sparc-sun-solaris2.5.1.tar cd communicator-v476.sparc-sun-solaris2.5.1

Step 3

Step 4 Follow the instructions in:

If gzip (required) is not installed, install it now by typing:

mkdir -p /usr/local/bin cp /tmp/ctctmp/Solaris/Netscape/gzip /usr/local/bin

/var/tmp/Solaris/Netscape/navigator-v476.sparc-sun-solaris2.5.1/README.install. It may be necessary to become root (by typing su root) to install Netscape in the

/opt/NSCPcom/ directory as recommended. When prompted for the Netscape software location, type:

/opt/NSCPcom

Netscape is installed in the [/opt/netscape]: /opt/NSCPcom directory. You must ensure that /usr/local/bin and /opt/NSCPcom are in thefollowing search

path: csh: % set path = ( /usr/local/bin /opt/NSCPcom $path )

sh or ksh: # PATH=/usr/local/bin:/opt/NSCPcom:$PATH

# export PATH

Procedure: Install the Java Files (Solaris)

If JRE 1.3.0_01 with Java 1.3 plug-in is not installed on the workstation, complete Steps 1 – 8 to install it from the Cisco ONS 15327 System Software Version 1.0.1 CD. If JRE 1.3.0_01 with 1.3 plug-in is installed, skip to Step 10.

Step 1 Insert the Cisco ONS 15327 System Software Version 1.0.1 CD into your CD-ROM

drive. If the directory of the CD does not open automatically, open it.

Step 2 Extract the ﬁles from the CD/Solaris/ﬁles.tar archive (if not extracted in a previous

procedure) to a temporary directory on your hard drive by typing:

mkdir /tmp/ctctmp cd /tmp/ctctmp tar -xvf /CD/solaris/files.tar

Step 3

Go to the /tmp/ctctmp/Solaris/Jre1.3.0_01/ directory and unpack the appropriate tar archive:

• For Solaris 2.6, unpack the *.6.tar archive

• For Solaris 2.7, unpack the *.7.tar archive

• For Solaris 2.8, unpack the *.8.tar archive

The /tmp/ctctmp/Solaris/Jre1.3.0_01/ directory contains the Java Runtime for Solaris. The directory also contains the necessary patch ﬁles for Solaris 2.6, 2.7, and 2.8. Determine the release level of your operating system by typing:

showrev -p

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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

Foreach un-compressed tar ﬁle, untar the archive,remove the tar ﬁle, and install the patch ﬁle. For example:

tar -xvf 105181-20.tar

Step 6

Remove the intermediate tar ﬁles, for example:

rm *.z 10.tar

Do not remove j2sdk1_3_0-patches-solsparc-5.n.tar at this point.

Step 7 Add each patch (as root) using /usr/sbin/patchadd, for example:

/usr/sbin/patchadd 105181-11

You can add multiple patches at the same time, for example (for Solaris 5.6):

cd /tmp/ctctmp/Solaris/Jre1.3.0_01/ patchadd -M . 105181-20 105210-27 105284-33 105568-17 patchadd -M . 105591-09 105633-38 105669-10 patchadd -M . 106040-13 106125-09 106409-01 patchadd -M . 106841-01 106842-09 107733-06 108091-03

Note Refertohttp://java.sun.com/products/jdk/1.3/install-solaris-patches.htmlformore

information about installing Solaris patches.

Step 8 When the patches are all installed, install the JRE itself by typing:

cd /opt /tmp/ctctmp/Solaris.Jre1.3.0_01/j2re-1_3_0_01-solsparc.bin

This installs the JRE in the /opt/j2re1_3_0_01 directory.

Step 9 Install the Java 1.3 plug-in by typing:

su - root cd /tmp/ctctmp/Solaris/Jre1.3.0 tar -xvf plugin-13-sparc.tar /usr/sbin/pkgadd -d . SUNWj2pi

This installs javaplugin.so into the /opt/NSCPcom/plugins directory. If Netscape was installed under /opt/NSCPcom, the plug-in is installed in the Netscape directory. Otherwise, copy javaplugin.so to <Netscape-directory>/plugins. For more information about installing the JRE, see:

http://java.sun.com/products/jdk/1.3/runtime_solaris.html

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Step 10 If the Java plug-in is not in the default location on your workstation, set the environment

variable NPX_PLUGIN_PATH 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 only JRE-related element). Set the environment by typing:

csh: % setenv

NPX_PLUGIN_PATH/opt/j2re1_3_0_01/plugin/sparc/ns4:/opt/NSCPcom/ plugins

sh or ksh: # NPX_PLUGIN_PATH=/opt/j2re1_3_0_01/plugin/sparc/ns4:/opt/

NSCPcom/plugins

Step 11

Step 12

Ensure that the xterm binary is in your search path by typing:

csh: % set path = ( /usr/openwin/bin $path ) # export PATH sh or ksh: # PATH=/usr/openwin/bin:$PATH # export PATH

Conﬁgure the plug-in to use the proper JRE:

(a) Log out of root. (b) Run the ControlPanel command located in the /opt/j2re1_3_0_01/bin directory for

each user.

(c) In the ControlPanel application, click Advanced. (d) If JRE 1.3.0_01 appears in the list of available JREs, select it. (e) If JRE 1.3.0_01 does not appear in the list, select Other and place your cursor in

front of the Path dialog box and enter the path for the JRE (/opt/J2re1_3_0_01).

(f) Click Apply.

Note To bring up the Java console for the plug-in each time you browse to a node, click

Basic, check the Show Java Control checkbox, and then click Apply. This may be useful when troubleshooting.

Procedure: Enable Applet Security for CTC

Step 1 Modify the java.policy ﬁle to allow the CTC launcher to write to the workstation’s hard

drive:

(a) Exit Netscape if a Netscape session is running. (b) Modify java.policy:

• To enable the applet for all users, copy the lines from:

/CD/Cisco15327/LAUNCHER.policy to /opt/j2re1_3_0_01/lib/security/java.policy.

Otherwise:

• If your home directory has a .java.policy ﬁle, copy the lines from

/CD/Cisco15327/LAUNCHER.policy to that ﬁle.

• If your home directory does not have a .java.policy ﬁle, copy the

/CD/Cisco15327/LAUNCHER.policy ﬁle to your home directory and rename it .java.policy.

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Note The per-user .java.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 ﬁles by typing:

cd /tmp/ctctmp rm -fr Solaris

Step 4 Type eject cdrom to remove the CTC CD from your CD-ROM drive.

3.3 Connecting PCs to the ONS 15327

You can connect a PC to the ONS 15327 using the RJ-45 LAN port on the XTC. Each ONS 15327 has a unique Internet Protocol (IP) address that you use to access the ONS 15327. The initial IP address, 192.1.0.2, is a generic address for initial ONS 15327 access and conﬁguration. This section describes how to connect to a single node using direct connection or over a LAN. For procedures that connect a node to a multiple-node network, see the “Setting Up General Network Information” section on page 3-29.

Note Do not use dual Network Interface cards (NICs) or an enabled NIC and dial-up adapter atthe

same time; this hinders communication between CTC and ONS 15327s.

3.3.1 Direct Connections

Use the following procedures to connect a PC running Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT directly to an ONS 15327.

Procedure: Set Up a PC for Direct Connection

Step 1 From the Windows Start menu, choose Settings > Control Panel. Step 2 On the Control Panel dialog box, click the Network icon. Step 3 If you have Windows NT, do the following (shown in Figure 3-1):

(a) Click the Protocols tab. (b) Select TCP/IP Protocol. (c) Click Properties. (d) Click the WINS Address tab. (e) Check Enable DNS for Windows Resolution. (f) Leave Enable LMHOSTS Lookup as found (checked or unchecked). (g) Click Apply and click OK.

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If you have Windows 95 or 98, do the following (shown 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 boxes for Windows 95/98 and Windows NT

Windows 95/98 Windows NT

Step 4

Figure 3-2 The TCP/IP Properties dialog box (IP Address tab)

Windows 95/98 Windows NT

Click the IP Address tab to view the IP Address information (Figure 3-2).

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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 new IP address is 192.1.0.5). The last three digits must be between 1 and 254.

Step 7 Type 255.255.255.0 in the Subnet Mask ﬁeld. Step 8 Click OK. Step 9 (Windows 95/98) Click the Gateway tab (Figure 3-3).

Figure 3-3 The TCP/IP Properties dialog box – Gateway tab (Windows 95/98)

Step 10

This step deﬁnes the ONS 15327 as the default gateway for the PC. In the New Gateway ﬁeld (Windows 95/98) or Default Gateway ﬁeld (Windows NT), type the ONS 15327 IP address. For initial setup, this is the default address that ships with the ONS 15327 (192.1.0.2).

Step 11 Click Apply (Windows NT) or Add (Windows 95/98). For Windows 95/98, verify that

the IP address displays in the Installed Gateways ﬁeld.

Step 12 You will be prompted to restart your PC. Click Yes. Step 13 Test the connection:

(a) Start Netscape or Windows Explorer. (b) Enterthe ONS 15327 IP addressin the Webaddress (URL) ﬁeld. Within30seconds,

the CTC login screen displays. If it does not appear, continue with Steps c and d.

(c) From the Windows Start menu, choose MS-DOS prompt. (d) At the DOS prompt, type ping [ONS 15327 IP address], for example, ping

192.1.0.2

address]”

. If your computer is connected to the ONS 15327, a “reply from [IP

message displays.

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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 submask information.

3.3.2 LAN Connections

To access the ONS 15327 from a local area network (LAN):

• The ONS 15327 IP address must be changed to a LAN-compatible IP address.

• The ONS 15327 must be physically connected to the LAN (typically using a cross-over cable to

a router, hub, or switch).

• If the PC Network settings were changed for direct access to the ONS 15327, change the settings

back to LAN access. Usually this means setting the IP Address on the TCP/IP dialog box back to “Obtain an IP address automatically” (Figure 3-2). If your LAN requires that DNS or WINS is enabled, change the setting on the DNS Conﬁguration or WINS Conﬁguration tab of the TCP/IP dialog box.

• If your computer is connected to a proxy server, disable proxy service or add the ONS 15327

nodes as exceptions.

If these conditions have been met, to access the ONS 15327, start your web browser and type the ONS 15327 IP address in the URL ﬁeld.

Procedure: Disable Proxy Service Using Windows with Internet Explorer

Step 1 From the Start menu, Choose Settings > Control Panel. Step 2 In the Control Panel window, click Internet Options. Step 3 From the Internet Properties dialog box, select the Connections tab and click LAN

Settings.

Step 4 On the LAN Settings dialog box do one of the following:

• Deselect “Use a proxy server” to disable the service, or

• Leave “User a proxy server” selected and click Advanced. On the Proxy Setting

dialog box under Exceptions, enter the IP addresses of ONS 15327 nodes that you will access. Separate each address with a semi colon. Youcan insert an asterisk for the host number to include all the ONS nodes on your network. Click OK to close each open dialog box.

Procedure: Disable Proxy Service Using Windows with Netscape

Step 1 Open Netscape. Step 2 From the Edit menu, choose Preferences. Step 3 In the Preferences dialog box under Category, select Advanced > Proxies. Step 4 On the right side of the Preferences dialog box under Proxies, do one of the following:

• Select Direct connection to the Internet to bypass the proxy server, or

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• Select Manual proxy conﬁguration to add exceptions to the proxy server, then click

View. 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 a comma. Click OK to close each open dialog box.

3.3.3 Remote Access to the ONS 15327

You can remotely access an ONS 15327 node using a LAN modem. The LAN modem must be connected to the RJ-45 port on an XTC card. The LAN modem must be properly conﬁgured for use with the ONS 15327. When the modem is installed, dial-up access to the ONS 15327 is available using a PC modem.

3.3.4 Connecting to the ONS 15327 with TL1 Terminals

Although the ONS 15327 is designed to be used with CTC, you can communicate with the ONS 15327 using TL1 commands or Telnet to port 2361. To connect a TL1 terminal (or a PC running terminal emulation software) to the ONS 15327, use the craft port on the front panel of the XTC. For TL1 commands that can be used with the ONS 15327, see Chapter 10, “TL1 Reference.”

3.4 Logging into CTC

After you have installed the required ﬁles to run CTC and connected your workstation to the ONS 15327, you can log into CTC and begin setting up the ONS 15327 node.

If you have a network with ONS 15327 or ONS 15454 nodes that are running different releases of CTC software, you must log into the node running the most recent release in order to see the network (on the network map) and communicate with all nodes on the network. You can view the software version in the About CTCdialog box (Figure 3-4). To open the About CTC dialog box, onthe menu bar click Help > About CTC. CTC Core Build tells you which version of software is running on the node. Following the core build information is a list of the various network-element builds found on the network. Each list has a sublist of the nodes running that build.

Figure 3-4 The About CTC dialog box showing the current software version

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Procedure: Log into the CTC

Step 1 From the PC connected to the ONS 15327, start Netscape or Windows Explorer. Step 2 In the Netscape or Internet Explorer Web address (URL) ﬁeld, type the ONS 15327 IP

address. For initial setup, this is the default address, 192.1.0.2. When the PC connects to the ONS 15327, the login window displays (Figure 3-5).

Figure 3-5 The CTC Login screen showing the default user name

Step 3

After logging in, the CTC node view (Figure 3-6) appears. From here, you can navigate to other CTC views to perform the ONS 15327 OAM&P tasks described in the following sections.

3.5 Viewing CTC

The CTC window,or graphical user interface (GUI), includes a menu bar and a top and bottom pane. Information in CTC displays in one of three views that you can navigate through to perform provisioning tasks:

Type a valid user name and password.For initial setup, type the user name CISCO15 and click Login (no password is required).

Note CISCO15 is the default user name provided with every ONS 15327. This user

name has Superuser rights and privileges so you can set up other ONS 15327 users. The CISCO15 user is delivered without a password. To assign a password, click the Provisioning > Security tabs and change the Superuser password. In addition to the CISCO15 user, a “cerent454” user is provided for compatibility with previous CTC releases. For procedures that set upONS 15327 security, see the “Setting Up ONS 15327 Security” section on page 3-31.

• Network view—displays information about the ONS 15327 network. You perform network

management tasks in this view.

• Node view—displays information about one ONS 15327 node. You perform node management

tasks in this view.

• Card view—displays information about individual ONS 15327 cards. You perform card

management tasks in this view.

A graphic of the current view appears inthe upper right portion of the CTC window. The node view displaysthe ONS 15327 shelf. The network viewdisplays a background map with ONS 15327 nodes represented by colored icons. The card view displays a graphic of the selected card.

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Status information for the current view is shown 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 logged in; and the user’s security level are shown. In network view, the status of the selected node or span is shown.

The middle of the CTC window provides tabs to access CTC functions. Some CTC tabs have subtabs, which are used to access subfunctions. The tabs that display depend on the view. In node view, seven tabs display: Alarms, History, Circuits, Provisioning, Inventory, Maintenance and Conditions. In network view,only the Alarms, History,Circuits, Provisioning and Maintenance tabs display. The card view contains the Alarms, History, Circuits, Provisioning, Maintenance, Performance, and Conditions tabs. Figure 3-6 shows CTC window elements.

Figure 3-6 CTC in node view (login default)

Menu bar

Tool bar

Status

information

Graphic of current view

Subtabs

3.5.1 Node View

The CTC node view (Figure 3-6) displays each time you log into CTC. Node view shows a real-time depiction of the ONS 15327 shelf. The colors of the cards, shownin Table 3-1, indicate the statusof the physical card and slot.

Table 3-1 Node View Card Colors

Card Color Status

Grey Slot is not provisioned; no card is installed Blue Slot is provisioned; no card is installed White Slot is provisioned; a functioning card is installed Yellow Slot is provisioned; a minor alarm condition exists Orange Slot is provisioned; a major alarm condition exists Red Slot is provisioned; a critical alarm exists

Tabs

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Node view provides seven tabs to access node information and perform node maintenance and provisioning tasks. Some tabs have subtabs. Table 3-2 deﬁnes the node view tabs and lists their subtabs.

Table 3-2 Node View Tabs and Subtabs

Tab Description Subtabs

Alarms Lists current alarms for the node none History Provides a history of node alarms including date,

type, and severity of each alarm. The Session subtab displays alarms and events for the current CTC session. The Node subtab displays the last 640 alarms and events since the software installation or node power up. These alarms and events are stored

on the node. Circuits Allows you to create, delete, edit, and map circuits none Provisioning Provision the ONS 15327 node General, Ether Bridge, Network,

Inventory Provides inventory information (part number, serial

number, CLEI codes) for cards installed in the node Maintenance Allows you to perform maintenance tasks for the

node

Conditions Allows retrieval of conditions for the node. none

Session, Node

Protection, Security, SNMP, Sonet DCC, Timing, Alarming

none

Database, Ether Bridge, Protection, Software, Timing, Diagnostic, Audit, Routing Table

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3.5.2 Network View

Network view (Figure 3-7) displays information about the ONS network. You perform network provisioning and management tasks in this view.A United States map displays and the ONS 15327 nodes are represented by colored icons. The color of the node icon indicates the status of the node. Table 3-3 shows the colors and their corresponding status.

Figure 3-7 The CTC network view

Node color

indicates its

status

Table 3-3 Node Status

Color Alarm Status

Green No alarms Yellow Minor alarms Orange Major alarms Red Critical alarms Grey with node name Node is initializing Grey with IP address Node is initializing, or a problem exists with IP routing from node to PC

The network view tabs display network alarms, alarm history, circuits, provisioning, and maintenance. You can click spans (the lines connecting the nodes) and node icons on the network map to view circuit properties, provision circuits, and perform protection switches. You can also customize the network map view (see the “Inserting an Alternative Network TopologyMap” section on page 3-16) and create new domains (see the “Creating Domains” section on page 3-18). This customized map view becomes the default view for that user, when the user navigates out of the network view. Table 3-4 shows the actions that you can perform in network view.

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Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

3.1 Overview

3.2 Installing CTC

3.2.1 Preparing PCs to Run CTC

Procedure: Install Netscape (Windows)

Procedure: Install the Java Runtime Environment and Java Plug-in (Windows)

3.2.2 Preparing Solaris Workstations to Run CTC

Procedure: Extracting the CTC Version 2.3 Files for Solaris

Procedure: Install Netscape (Solaris)

Procedure: Install the Java Files (Solaris)

Procedure: Enable Applet Security for CTC

3.3 Connecting PCs to the ONS 15327

3.3.1 Direct Connections

Procedure: Set Up a PC for Direct Connection

3.3.2 LAN Connections

Procedure: Disable Proxy Service Using Windows with Internet Explorer

Procedure: Disable Proxy Service Using Windows with Netscape

3.3.3 Remote Access to the ONS 15327

3.3.4 Connecting to the ONS 15327 with TL1 Terminals

3.4 Logging into CTC

Procedure: Log into the CTC

3.5 Viewing CTC

3.5.1 Node View

3.5.2 Network View