Nortel V2.3 Release Note

Magellan Vector OMS-V 2.3 MR1

Release Notes

Software Release Date: September 17 1998
Issue: 2.2

 1998 Northern Telecom
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Magellan Vector OMS-V 2.3 Release Notes

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Revision Record

Issue Date Purpose

1.0 Jun 23, 1998 OMS-V 2.3 Beta release notes.

1.1 Jun 23, 1998 Change HPOV patch list.

1.2 Aug 11, 1998 OMS-V 2.3.2 GA Release Notes

1.3 Aug 19, 1998 Add 2.2 and 2.1 resolved SRs

2.0 Sep 10, 1998 OMS-V 2.3 MR1 release notes

2.1 Sep 17, 1998 Document review modifications

2.2 Sep 24, 1998 Add unresolved SR

Add a unresolved SR on multiple IP interfaces

Add unresolved SRs uni-directional links displayed for
multiple IP interface types

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction 7

Contents of these Release Notes 7
Configuration Supported 7
Functionality Supported 8

OMS-V Hardware 8
VSS 8
OMS-V 2.3 9
HP-OV 5.01 9

MDP 9
Documentation 9
Limitation 9
Exclusions 10

Table of Contents 3

Chapter 2 Release Considerations 12

OMS-V 2.3 MR1 Installation Instructions 12
OMS-V 2.3 MR1 Release Introduction 13
Sun Microsystems Platform Considerations 13
Sun Solaris Installation 14
Hewlett Packard Platform Considerations 14
OMS-V Installation on Hewlett Packard 14
HP-Openview Considerations 14
VSM to OMS-V Upgrade Strategy Considerations 15
Upgrade VSM 1.1.x/2.0 or OMS-V 2.2.x to OMS-V 2.3 MR1 16

Chapter 3: Resolved Service Requests 17

OMS-V 2.3 Resolved Service Requests 17

10176058 Link Connection Between 2.3 and 2.3 Switches is shown as

Uni-Directional

10077699 It takes too long to reflect network changes on VSM Magellan

submap

10174616 Unable to Configure CDAS or AVR From The Front Panel View 17

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Chapter 4 Unresolved Service Requests 18

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Unresolved Service Requests 18
Descriptions of Unresolved Service Requests 18

Chapter 5 Trouble Shooting 21

10131026 OMS-V 2.2.1 - No Colors Left 18

10092242 Trace PVC feature does not trace the complete VCC 18

10176700 Log Hosts utility does not launch from the Networks submap 19

10171439 conf vcc sh and con vpc sh give error on vmi from host 19

10131028 Front Panel Alarms Don’t Match Popup 19

After performing OMS-V upgrade, switches are not being discovered, Magellan

Network Submap remains empty. What is wrong?
The system is very slow, OR, the system seems to be doing something else

from time to time.

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Chapter 6 Documentation 23

Addendum to NTP 241-9501-200, Software Installation and Commissioning for

Vector and Access Shelf

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Tables and Figures

Table 1: OMS-V compatibility with Vector switching components .........................8

Table 2: OMS-V 2.3 MR1 Feature Limitations.......................................................10

Table 3: Product Release List ..................................................................................12

Table 4: Third Party Product Patch List...................................................................13

Figure 1: Upgrade OMS-V........................................................................................16

Table 5: OMS-V 2.3 Resolved Service Requests ....................................................17

Table 6: Unresolved Service Requests.....................................................................18

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Magellan Vector OMS-V 2.3 Release Notes

Chapter 1 Introduction

These release notes provide release information for the Vector system
management component OMS-V (Open Management System - V ector) release

2.3 MR1 (Maintenance Release 1). OMS-V replaces VSM (Vector System
Manager).

Contents of these Release Notes

• Chapter 1 provides an overview of this document and the product

functionality included and excluded for this release.

• Chapter 2 contains general release considerations.

• Chapter 3 lists Service Requests resolved in this release.

• Chapter 4 lists unresolved high priority Service Requests.

• Chapter 5 outlines common problems encountered with OMS-V and how

to resolve them.

• Chapter 6 provides a list of the changes and additions to NTP 241-9501-

200, Vector Software Installation and Commissioning.

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Configuration Supported

The various components of a Vector network include:

• Vector Switching System (VSS), a Vector switching component.

• Magellan Data Pro vider (MDP), a Magellan product billing component.

• Open Management System - Vector (OMS-V), a Vector network system
management component.

This release includes support for the following configurations:

• 2.5 or 5.0 Gbits Vector switches with the V ector Switching System (VSS)
versions VSS 1.1.x, VSS 2.0.x, VSS 2.2.x, and/or 2.3.x

• The Magellan Data Provider (MDP). Refer to the MDP release notes for
compatibility with Vector releases.

• The Open Management System - Vector (OMS-V) version OMS-V 2.3
MR1. (This was previously known as the Vector System Manager
component.)

Magellan Vector OMS-V 2.3 Release Notes

The following table outlines the configuration compatibility between the
OMS-V and Vector switching components.

Table 1: Open Management System Vector (OMS-V) compatibility with Vector switching
components

Switching component

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Network mgmt release / platform VSS

1.1.x

VSM 1.1 SunOS 3.4 & HP-OV 3.3 Y - - - -

HP-UX 9.05 & HP-OV 3.3 Y - - - -

VSM 2.0 SunOS 3.4 & HP-OV 3.3 Y Y - - -

HP-UX 9.05 & HP-OV 3.3 Y Y - - -

OMS-V 2.1 Solaris 2.5.1 & HP-OV 4.11 Y Y - - Y

HP-UX 10.20 & HP-OV 4.11 Y Y - - Y
OMS-P/V 2.1 Solaris 2.5.1 & HP-OV 4.11 Y Y - - Y
OMS-V 2.2.3 Solaris 2.5.1 & HP-OV 4.11 Y Y Y - Y

HP-UX 10.20 & HP-OV 4.11 Y Y Y - Y
OMS-V 2.3 GA Solaris 2.6 & HP-OV 5.01 Y Y Y Y Y

HP-UX 10.20 & HP-OV 5.01 Y Y Y Y Y

OMS-V 2.3 MR1 Solaris 2.6 & HP-OV 5.01 Y Y Y Y Y

HP-UX 10.20 & HP-OV 5.01 Y Y Y Y Y

Bold represents OMS-V 2.3 MR1 (Maintenance Release 1) Vector system management elements

VSS

2.0.x

VSS

2.2.x

VSS 2.3

MR1

AS 1.0

Functionality Supported

OMS-V Hardware

For OMS-V 2.3 MR1, it is recommended that the OMS-V workstations be Sun

Microsystems’ or Hewlett Packard’s current product line that supports their

Solaris 2.6 or HP-UX 10.20 operating systems.

VSS

VSS 2.3 MR1 release notes are covered in a separate document. Please refer

to the VSS 2.3 MR1 release notes for any on-switch related issues.

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