ProSphere NMS Version 5.2.3
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1. 1 Insert the ProSphere RTM CD in the CD ROM drive 2 From the Installation Manager window select Install from the Operations menu A Warning message states the Installation Manager has not been able to establish a link with Administration Manager ADM Click OK to continue 3 The Media Selection window opens Click on the arrow to open the Media Type options list then select the CD option 4 Enter the full pathname to the file or browse to the selected medium then click OK The pathname for the ProSphere CD is cdrom cdrom0 ADM tar 5 At the File Details window enter Owner and Group details of a user as well as File and Directory permissions Enter nmsadmin in the Owner box The Group is automatically updated Now select the directory permissions and file permissions by clicking on the boxes Defaults are already marked accept the defaults then click OK 6 A Directory Entry dialog box opens Enter the path and filename of the directory to contain the unpacked application files export home nmsadmin is recommended Click OK If the directory does not exist you will be prompted to create it Click OK The files are then unpacked into the install directory 7 When notified that the operation is complete become superuser and then type reboot Advance to the next procedure to initialize run the ADM Installation amp Release Notes for GDC Part No 032U653 C01 Page 17 Publication No 032R906 V523 ProSp2. SUN Solaris workstation 1 Atthe export home nmsadmin directory delete the ProSphere Installation directory by typing rm rf ProSphere5 2 By default the path to the directory is export home nmsadmin ProSphere5 2 2 Fromthe var tmp directory delete the Log directories by typing rm rf Pro 3 When complete reboot the workstation Page 24 Installation amp Release Notes for GDC Part No 032U653 C01 ProSphere NMS Version 5 2 3 Publication No 032R906 V523 Issue 2 July 2008 4 0 Note Note 5 0 Note Starting the ProSphere 5 X Servers Before you start ProSphere servers and perform network discovery for the first time you must ensure that your PC workstation has a route table that points to the external IP address of the node s slot 0 controller Consult your IT personnel as needed To start ProSphere from a Solaris workstation 1 Open up a terminal window If you do not use the HPOV plug in you must become a super user to start ProSphere user Type su to change user to root click Enter then enter the root password 2 Fromthe export home nmsadmin ProSphere5 2 bin directory type StartServers 3 After the Servers have started from the ProSphere Process Service window click on the Explorer Icon With the HPOV plug in you must use the File gt Start OpenView Windows menu item to first launch the HPOV then you can launch Client Apps from HPOV ProSphere menus 4 Launch ProSph
3. the Toolkit is complete 8 Installations from the ProSphere toolkit including Informix and INM are complete Proceed to Chapter 2 for RTM Installation if required or skip to Chapter 3 for ProSphere NMS 5 X Installation Page 16 Installation amp Release Notes for GDC Part No 032U653 C01 ProSphere NMS Version 5 2 3 Publication No 032R906 V523 Issue 2 July 2008 Chapter 2 Routing Manager RTM Installation 1 0 2 0 2 1 Note RTM Overview When the RTM application is required the ProSphere INM installation manager application is used to install the RTM This section describes the RTM installation process You must have already installed INM during the ProSphere toolkit installation as described in Chapter 1 Section 8 0 Installing ProSphere Toolkit for all SUN Solaris Workstations Starting INM 1 Loginas nmsadmin not as root 2 Open a terminal window and ensure that you are in the HOME directory HOME represents the full user account path for your application export home nmsadmin Become super user by typing su 4 Enter your super user password Start INM by typing opt nm inm manager amp Install ADM The ProSphere Admin Manager ADM manages certain administrative tasks for RTM and must be installed prior to installing RTM Since you have not yet loaded the Administration Manager ADM the INM Manager Window will indicate the ADMIN MANAGER LINK STATUS as Failed This is OK
4. the following packages Note that the RTM ADM INM and the HPOV plug in may not be required for your network environment e ProSphere CORE performs Auto Discovery of the Xedge network maintains network topology and displays a map of nodes cards links and connections e ATM Element Manager AEM provides configuration tools e Global Fault Manager GFM provides an Alarm System e Service Provisioning Manager SPM allows the creation of ATM circuits PVCs and SPVCs across a network using a map based GUI e Future Managed Video Scheduler MVS is used with supported CODEC devices to schedule video conferences for distance learning applications e Not supported in this release An optional HP OpenView plug in application integrates ProSphere with HP OpenView Network Node Manager When loaded the user can view the network topology via the HP OpenView applications e Routing Manager RTM uses a map based GUI to generate and manage static routing tables for Xedge Networks RTM requires the Administration Manager ADM and Installation Manager INM applications These client server applications only run on SUN Solaris workstations Note The HPOV ProSphere plug in option is only used with HPOV on SUN Solaris workstations when switch management via HPOV NNM is preferred RTM is only required when you use SVCs or SPVCs in your network 1 3 New Features Improvements and Clarifications e MR9664 As Secure Shell is implemented in P
5. 5 2 3 Publication No 032R906 V523 Issue 2 July 2008 13 Now click the Host Information tab Enter host information as described below A Inthe Current Host field type or select your hostname In the User Name field type your PC Administrator administrator name For the Password Option select Password In the Password field type the PC Login Administrator s password YS OO Click the Apply button F When prompted to Define New Host click OK 14 Informix installation on your Windows platform is complete Proceed to_Chapter 3 ProSphere Installation 6 0 Solaris Installation and Setup These procedures set up a stand alone SUN workstation with Solaris 2 7 or Solaris 2 8 Before you begin you must have the following information available If you need assistance contact your system administrator e Name of the Workstation e IP Address for the Workstation e Correct IP Mask so that you can communicate with other workstations in your LAN e Name Service will be None no DHCP or NIS will be used for this setup e Gateway IP Address Note CAUTION The following Solaris installation and setup procedures will completely remove all files currently on your workstation 6 1 Solaris Installation The following installation instructions apply to networked stand alone system type configurations only 1 Login as root 2 Insert Solaris CD into the CDROM drive 3 Shut down the workstation by typing the following comma
6. 6 3 ProSphere RTM Database Backup Solaris Only cceescceceseeeseeeeeteeeeeeees 26 7 0 Operating Guide Wess s 6iaci costed evantoceds narii apacan es ei aasia TEE LEGT rR E a Ra 27 8 0 INO WI ISSUE Siar e e Steak E e ei E ee Be ad eels Se E 28 Page 4 Installation amp Release Notes for GDC Part No 032U653 C01 ProSphere NMS Version 5 2 3 Publication No 032R906 V523 Issue 2 July 2008 Chapter 1 ProSphere Operating Platform 1 0 Overview This version of the ProSphere Network Management System NMS supports Xedge nodes Version 5 x and higher and MACS00 nodes ProSphere NMS may discover older versions of Xedge Switch code with alarms and configurations screens functioning normally however not all parts ProSphere NMS are guaranteed to work with those older versions This document is intended for qualified engineers who are familiar with the Xedge Multiservice Switches Xedge network architecture and management and related terminology A thorough understanding of hardware software requirements and a proficiency in the relevant operating environments are assumed This section provides the installation instructions for these workstation environments To install the ProSphere software refer to later sections of this document For the latest information contact your GDC representative or go to http www gdc com 1 1 Software Reference This version of ProSphere NMS has been tested
7. D drive e For PC installation if the installer does not start automatically from the CD double click installation file P 52 exe in D then follow instructions below e For Solaris installation type cd cdrom cdrom0 then type sh PS52 bin and then follow the instructions below 2 When InstallAnywhere starts up read the Welcome screen then click Next 3 Select one of the following Bundles e ProSphere Severs Clients e ProSphere Clients only If you are installing the Clients Only bundle you must have installed the Servers on another workstation or PC and you must have the IP Address of that machine available now You should also be able to ping that IP Address from your machine For each Client and Server machine the hosts file must have an entry that refers to the IP address and hostname of the opposite machine For example In the Server hosts file add the following entry client ipaddress client hostname In the Client hosts file add the following entry server ipaddress server hostname Windows hosts file is found on c windows system32 drivers etc hosts UNIX hosts file is found on etc hosts 4 Enter your Serial Number then click Next Installation amp Release Notes Page 21 for GDC Part No 032U653 C01 Publication No 032R906 V523 ProSphere NMS Version 5 2 3 Issue 2 July 2008 Note 2 1 Note 5 Select Choose Install Set to automatically select the Install set associated with the Seri
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9. ProSphere NMS Version 5 2 3 Installation Guide and Release Notes 032R906 V523 Issue 2 July 2008 g General DataComm Copyright 2008 General DataComm Inc ALL RIGHTS RESERVED This publication and the software it describes contain proprietary and confidential information No part of this document may be copied photocopied reproduced translated or reduced to any electronic or machine readable format without prior written permission of General DataComm Inc The information in this document is subject to change without notice General DataComm assumes no responsibility for any damages arising from the use of this document including but not limited to lost revenue lost data claims by third parties or other damages If you have comments or suggestions concerning this manual please contact General DataComm Inc Technical Publications 6 Rubber Avenue Naugatuck Connecticut USA 06770 Telephone 1 203 729 0271 Trademarks All brand or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or organizations Documentation Revision History GDC P N 032R906 V523 Date Release Description May 2008 Initial release of Software Version 5 2 3 July 2008 Minor corrections and clarifications Related Publications Description Part Number Xedge ProSphere Quick Reference 032R299 000 Xedge 6000 Switch Technical Reference 032R310 V620 Xedge 6000
10. Switch Software Ver 6 2 0 Configuration Guide 032R400 V620 Xedge 6000 Switch Software Ver 6 2 X Release Notes 032R901 V62X Xedge 6000 Switch Software Ver 7 X Configuration Guide ISG2 PCx OC N LIM only 032R401 V7XX Xedge 6000 Switch Software Ver 7 X Release Notes 032R901 V7XX Xedge 6000 Switch Chassis Installation Guide all models 032R410 000 Xedge 6000 Switch Hardware Installation Manual 032R440 V620 Xedge 6000 Switch Diagnostics Guide 032R500 V620 ProSphere Ver 3 X Routing Manager Install amp Oper Manual RTM INM ADM 032R600 V300 032R605 V300 032R606 V300 ProSphere NMS Version 5 X User Manual 032R610 V5XX ProSphere NMS Version 4 4 0 Installation and Release Notes CORE AEM GFM and MVS 032R906 V440 ProSphere NMS Version 5 X Installation and Release Notes CORE AEM GFM and SPM 032R906 V5XX REV is the hardware revision 000 001 etc VREV is the most current software version V510 V620 V710 etc In addition to the publications listed above always read Release Notes supplied with your products ProSphere NMS Version 5 2 3 Publication No 032R906 V523 TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 ProSphere Operating Platform cccccsscscsssssseere D LAR ADVERVIG A EE E cl eeccatacneaets date ectda beam aanimeecaen T 5 1 1 Software Referente isisisi ies cuisee dda lubeaedlcneliedialeee den chaeaddetugeauetetvecsetleesd 5 1 2 ProSphere Applications ienis sea as aa cae earnest gue K adele 6 1 3 N
11. al Number you entered Click Next e If you selected ProSphere Clients Only enter Your ProSphere Server IP Address e If you selected ProSphere Servers Clients continue to next step 6 Select the Installation folder location Default Recommended then click Next 7 Choose a Shortcut Links Folder Default recommended then click Next 8 If desired enable Secure Shell access mode by selecting SSH then click Next IMPORTANT You can only enable SSH during ProSphere installation To avoid having to reinstall ProSphere later and restore your database and connections enable SSH now 9 PC Only Click to select the Windows Informix Configuration option to configure Informix for ProSphere 10 Review the Pre Installation Summary then click Install to proceed 11 If you have installed the HP OV ProSphere plug in you may be prompted for the HP OpenView installation directory Select the directory then click Next 12 The display will show a series of post installation scripts running automatically then the installation will be complete Click Done to finish the ProSphere installation 13 Reboot the PC or SUN Workstation 14 PC Only You must now create the ProSphere database as follows A From Windows Explorer navigate to the ProSphere Database directory by default itis C Program Files ProSphere5 2 data database B Double click on the createdb bat batch file A message window displays the progress as the database is being creat
12. ame the original rtm database directory to original_prosphere dbs 11 Copy the tar file to the target machine and un tar in the informix directory tar xvf rtmdb tar If the source and destination machine names differ the RTM Manager and ADM may show a source client name This information is in the database file However the application does work Page 26 Installation amp Release Notes for GDC Part No 032U653 C01 ProSphere NMS Version 5 2 3 Publication No 032R906 V523 Issue 2 July 2008 7 0 Operating Guidelines When ISG2 or PCx is in slot0 TFTP communications from Windows Operating System must be directed to the outside IP address that is the outside IP address of the Slot 0 controller In Video Scheduler applications presets can be used to set video audio parameters for each conference s encoders The Video Scheduler application will not validate the parameters hence you must refer to the documentation accompanying your CODECS device for valid values To be automatically discovered during the Discovery process the ATM Address Prefix must be in the MACS500 If not use the NodeInfo table of the Video Scheduler Admin tool to enter the ATM Address Prefix In the case of a Multicast if the root circuit is killed after startup the leaf circuits will also go down In this situation it may be necessary to stop the entire conference and restart it In order to Telnet to the MAC500 from the GUI and have a
13. and is supported on the following platforms Windows XP Pro Windows 2000 Windows 2003 Server SUN Solaris 2 9 and SUN Solaris 2 10 Nov 06 The following table describes software modules relevant to ProSphere NMS Throughout this manual short forms of the software product names will be used Table 1 Software Reference Software Components Part Number Version ProSphere NMS Software Product 032U653 C01 Version 5 2 3 ProSphere HPOV Plugin Product Not supported in this release of ProSphere NMS ProSphere Routing Manager Application 032U120 C01A Version 3 0 0 ProSphere Informix Database Software Version 7 25 for Windows ProSphere Informix Database Software 032U641 C01 Version 7 25 for SUN Solaris Solaris Software Product Ref SUN website Ver 2 9 Ver 2 10 Nov 06 HPOV for Solaris Software Product Ref HP website Ver 6 4 Enterprise Full or 250 node Entry Solaris HPOV Patch Clusters Ref SUN website Note IMPORTANT For current fixes to reported problems you should download and install the latest SOLARIS PATCH CLUSTER from http sunsolve sun com Note IMPORTANT ProSphere NMS can install and operate with the Solaris 2 10 November 2006 release Do not attempt to use any other version of the Solaris 2 10 operating system Installation amp Release Notes for GDC Part No 032U653 C01 Page 5 Publication No 032R906 V523 ProSphere NMS Version 5 2 3 Issue 2 July 2008 1 2 ProSphere Applications ProSphere NMS is comprised of
14. e refer to the ProSphere Overview and Installation Guide for details What user will the Toolkit run as ymsadmin lt Enter gt What group will the Toolkit run as staff lt Enter gt What permissions should directories default to 0775 lt Enter gt What permissions should executable files default to 0775 lt Enter gt What permissions should all other files default to 0664 lt Enter gt What temporary directory shall I unpack the Acrobat Reader in tmp lt Enter gt ADOBE SYSTEMS INCORPORATED This will display a long Adobe License Message Keep pressing Enter or Space Bar fo go to the end Type accept to accept the terms and conditions license agreement Type decline to exit accept Enter installation directory for Acrobat 4 0 opt Acrobat4 lt Enter gt Directory opt Acrobat4 does not exist Do you want to create it now y lt Enter gt Installing platform independent files Done Installing platform dependent files Done The INFORMIX database software is about to be installed Ready to continue Type no to exit yes lt Enter gt Preparing to install the INFORMIX database Are you ready to start the INFORMIX Connect install Type no to exit ok lt Enter gt Installing I Connect as user root Press RETURN to continue or the interrupt key usually CTRL C or DEL to abort lt Enter gt Enter your serial number for example INF X9 99999 Enter your serial number KEY uppercase letter
15. ed C When complete close the message window 15 You can now use the ProSphere applications If you have enabled SSH you must perform the SSH configuration procedures below Slot 0 Security Overview The ISG2 and PCX in slot 0 support the following security protocols Secure Copy SCP Secure Shell SSH and Internet Security INET SCP over SSH consists of an encrypted Telnet session between ProSphere NMS and the switch When a configuration change is made at the switch a trap is sent to ProSphere NMS ProSphere then automatically initiates the SCP over SSH and gets the new config cfg file from the slot 0 controller switch over an encrypted Telnet session As an alternative operators can use a terminal SSH client such as PuTTY instead of ProSphere NMS to open the encrypted Telnet session SCP is used only by the following ProSphere NMS functions e When ISDN bin is being transferred from ProSphere NMS to the VSM for QSIG signaling only e When the config cfg file is being backed up from the switch to ProSphere NMS Page 22 Installation amp Release Notes for GDC Part No 032U653 C01 ProSphere NMS Version 5 2 3 Publication No 032R906 V523 Issue 2 July 2008 2 1 1 2 1 2 Note Note Secure Shell at Server Side There is no SSH configuration required on ProSphere servers When the client starts the private key is encrypted and sent from the ProSphere Client GUI to the server The client will veri
16. een anomalies that obscured or incorrectly displayed connection and severity information on nodes sharing multiple connections Multiple connections now display edge type edge label and bandwidth information between two nodes in concatenated string form separated by comma and in the appropriate severity color MR9610 Fixed problem where ProSphere would stop working when XPM was running MR9611 Fixed problem where the topology background image was not being saved MR9628 Fixed problem where an Active alarm would disappear from the Active Alarm tab MR9629 Fixed problem where a false Mismatch alarm was sometimes sent when a compatible LIM was installed at the ACP MR9631 Fixed problem where excessive false Alarm ID 8 entries were filling up the log file MR9635 Fixed problem where IMA traps and alarms were being displayed based on the port number rather than the link number MR9636 Fixed problem where ProSphere ignored an IMA failure alarm trap MR9637 Fixed problem where APS alarms and the Explorer view were not being reported properly MR9654 Fixed problem in IMA applications where links deleted from an IMA group would generate a false Failure message once the group was put into the active state MR9656 Fixed a problem where a circuit set up on an alternate path would display red when polled during its intermediate state MR9714 Fixed problem where the topology transfer was not using the proper communit
17. ements Contact your System Administrator for loading Windows OS and the associated Service Pack The Informix Database Server must be installed before ProSphere software as described below This database is required by ProSphere for Object Persistance Have your IBM Informix product materials including serial number keycard and CD ROM Both are required for installation 5 1 Installing Informix 1 2 Insert the Informix CDROM in the CD Drive From Windows Explorer navigate to the CD ROM drive and open the Informix Windows folder Double click on setup exe to launch the Informix installer for Windows At the Welcome prompt click Next The Key Input Dialog screen appears Enter the serial number and key value supplied with your Informix product This information is printed on the label of the installation CD Click Next when finished At the Choose Destination Location window select the default installation directory c Program Files Informix IBM Informix SE Click Next At the Set up Type window click Next to accept the Typical install In the Select Program Folder window click Next to accept the existing folder name Informix SE will now install on your PC Proceed to the next section to set up the Informix environment server and host Installation amp Release Notes Page 9 for GDC Part No 032U653 C01 Publication No 032R906 V523 ProSphere NMS Version 5 2 3 Issue 2 July 2008 5 2 Set up Informix Env
18. eports that the Secondary BITS Clock isn t good This chassis model doesn t have a secondary BITS clock hence this is an erroneous report The ISG2 and the system timing is not adversely affected e ProSphere Routing Manager RTM displays the PCx and ISG2 controllers as an ECC or as Unknown respectively This does not affect operability of the RTM or the devices e The shelf view for the MACSOOA shelf may not always display correctly This does not affect operability of the system e After starting Discovery the process may stop and wait for an event for example discovery of an IP address stays at YES for some minutes To correct this stop and restart Discovery via the menu command e SPM does not perform validation checks for VPCI or Bandwidth parameters e The Close Window X button on ProSphere windows is not supported e In this release alarms defined with Unmanaged or Unknown severity classifications will be displayed incorrectly as Critical red alarms To prevent the display of such false critical alarms avoid using Unmanaged and Unknown alarm classifications e In this release it is not possible to change the alarm severity classifications from their default setting Page 28 Installation amp Release Notes for GDC Part No 032U653 C01 g General DataComm
19. ere Client Apps The logon Screen will be displayed 5 Log on using a default User ID and Password The ProSphere Client Apps window is displayed To start ProSphere from a PC 1 From Start gt Programs click on ProSphere 5 X Servers 2 After the Servers have started click on the Explorer Icon found on the ProSphere Process Service window The Logon Screen will be displayed 3 Log on using a default User ID and Password The Explorer window is displayed Starting the ProSphere 5 X Client To start ProSphere from a Solaris workstation 1 Open up a terminal window 2 Fromthe export home nmsadmin ProSphere5 2 bin directory type ProClient Tf you installed a HPOV plug in client type ovw sh 3 The Logon Screen will be displayed 4 Log on using a default User ID and Password The ProSphere Client Apps window is displayed Installation amp Release Notes Page 25 for GDC Part No 032U653 C01 Publication No 032R906 V523 ProSphere NMS Version 5 2 3 Issue 2 July 2008 6 0 6 1 6 2 6 3 Note ProSphere Database Management ProSphere NMS is designed around a centralized database which allows the individual ProSphere applications to share common data It is a common practice to back up the ProSphere database for archival purposes or to save a copy of the database to a backup machine The procedure varies based on the ProSphere application NMS or RTM and platform PC or Solaris workstation ProSp
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21. fy SSH access to each existing node If an existing node supports SSH one of the following SSH status messages will be displayed at the bottom right corner of the ProSphere window SSH Active SSH Inactive Configure Secure Shell Client Side Perform the following steps to configure the SSH IP address password key pairs and users 1 Start the ProSphere Client as described in Section 5 0 2 Add the IP address to the seed table 3 Once the seed table is configured select File gt Setup SSH The SSH Key Setup and Verification window appears 4 Select Server in the Create key for user list 5 Setup the key pair for the server by typing the ISG2 or PCX password in the Password field 6 Generate the private public key pair and load the created key to existing nodes as follows For Solaris select the key type then click Create For Windows click Create then enter the key type in the dialog box IMPORTANT While the system is generating the key pair you must move the mouse continuously over a blank area of the screen 7 Repeat Step 4 through Step 6 for any authorized NMS users as required 8 This completes the configuration of Secure Shell for existing nodes and users e If nodes are to be added later to the topology select Server in the Create key for user list then click the Load button e Torevoke access privileges for a user select the desired user from the Create key for user list then cl
22. here NMS Database Backup Windows XP or Win2000 To perform a ProSphere NMS backup from to a Win2k or XP machine simply copy the ProSphere data directory from the source machine to the destination machine ProSphere NMS Database Backup Solaris 1 As a safety measure make a copy to your local database as follows At the source machine copy the directory export home nmsadmin ProSphereS 2 data into a new directory with a different directory name cp r example databu 2 Asnmsadmin user in the export home nmsadmin ProSphere5 2 directory tar the ProSphere data directory tar cvf data tar data 3 The tar file permissions is changed Change the permissions to the original setting chmod 755 data tar 4 At the target machine rename the original installed data directory to dataoriginal Copy the tar file to the target machine and un tar in the ProSphereS 2 directory tar xvf data tar 6 The ProSphere 5 2 x database is now transferred to the backup machine Note that all the properties definitions and registries have also been copied and transferred ProSphere RTM Database Backup Solaris Only 7 At the source machine copy the export home informix prosphere dbs directory to a different directory name as a backup 8 At the source machine tar the directory tar cvf rtmdb tar prosphere dbs 9 The tar file permissions is changed Change the permissions to the original setting chmod 755 data tar 10 At the target machine ren
23. here NMS Version 5 2 3 Issue 2 July 2008 2 2 Note Initialize and Run ADM 1 After rebooting the workstation log in as nmsadmin 2 Open the ProSphere menu from the CDE toolbar and select the ADM This will start up the ADM 3 A window appears prompting for a database string The default database was created during the installation of Informix This database is named prosphere and the database string to be entered shown by default is as follows informix prosphere Click OK to select the database string The main ADM window appears Go to the Administration Menu and select Users List This will open the Groups and Users Details window 6 From the User Menu select New User An ADM User Details window appears Enter User ID information e g nms into the following fields e Full Name e Extra Information e OS Aliases The OS Aliases field should have the UNIX login name entered e g nmsadmin Select access level Administrator 7 When User ID information is complete click OK The Groups and Users Details window reappears 8 From the Group Menu select New Group An ADM Group Details window appears Enter information into the following fields e Group ID e Description 9 Select the just completed new user nms from the list of Non Members and click the Add button to add the user to the group 10 Click OK to return to the Groups and Users Details window 11 Repeat the procedure for any o
24. ick the Remove button As implemented in ProSphere NMS the Secure Shell key size is fixed at 1024 Installation amp Release Notes for GDC Part No 032U653 C01 Page 23 Publication No 032R906 V523 ProSphere NMS Version 5 2 3 Issue 2 July 2008 2 2 3 0 Note INET Security Access For the ISG2 and PCX only INET is a firewall security protocol that works in conjunction with SSH SCP When enabled INET prevents unauthorized access by rejecting all access attempts except SNMP port 161 SNMP port 162 Traps ICMP and TCP Port 22 which are used by SSH SCP 1 To enable disable INET Firewall in ISG2 or PCX e type inetaccess b ethO where b indicates blocking e type inetaccess u ethO where u indicates unblocking 2 When logging into a craft port of a switch after the password press Control C 3 At the root prompt type the INET blocking string This only needs to be done the first time Uninstalling ProSphere 5 X The Uninstall program will intentionally leave certain files log files databases etc on the workstation and will show a list of the files not deleted If desired back up these files then delete them manually To uninstall ProSphere from a PC 1 Select Add Remove Programs from the control panel 2 Select the ProSphere application then click Remove This starts the Uninstall program 3 When the uninstall process is complete click Done Reboot the PC To uninstall ProSphere from a
25. iles export home nmsadmin is recommended Click OK If the directory does not exist you will be prompted to create it Click OK to confirm the creation of the installed directory The files are unpacked into the installed directory 8 A dialog opens that lets you type in the workstation location and contact information for informational purposes Enter any text here or leave blank and then click OK 9 After you are notified that the installation is complete reboot the workstation by typing reboot 3 1 Starting RTM Manager and User Application 1 After rebooting the workstation log in as nmsadmin 2 From the CDE toolbar open the ProSphere menu and select the ProSphere ADM Manager This will start up the ADM Login to ADM with the user id you previously created nms 4 From the CDE toolbar open the ProSphere menu and select the ProSphere RTM Manager This will start up the ADM 5 A window will prompt you for a database string The default database named prosphere was created during the installation of Informix The default database stringis informix prosphere Click OK to select this database string 6 From the RTM Manager window select the Administration gt Registered Users Menu The Registered Users dialog box appears 7 Double click on the first item on the ProSphere User Groups and set the Access level to Administrator You can now start the ProSphere RTM Application from the ProSphere CDE Menu 9 Refer
26. ironment Server 9 From Windows Explorer go to the Informix bin directory below by traversing the tree c Program Files Informix IBMInformix SE bin 10 Double click on the setnet32 exe application The Informix Setnet32 opening screen appears te Informix Setnet32 Environment Server Information Host Information About Setnet32 Informix Client Server Environment LANG 1c CALL ATER Edit Environment Variable Save Load INFORMIXSERVER Set Load from File SE X Clear Save to File Use my settings OK Cancel Help 11 At the Environment tab shown above set up the following A Scroll down the list of Informix Client Server Environments and select INFORMIXSERVER B Inthe Edit Environment Variable field type SE as shown in the example then click Set to set the variable C Click the checkbox to select the Use my settings thenclick Apply 12 Now click the Server Information tab Enter server information as described below A In the Informix Server field type SE In the Hostname field type the hostname of your computer In the Protocolname field select sesoctcp In the Service Name field type sqlexec Leave the Options field blank Click the Apply button When prompted to Define New Informix Server click OK Click the Make Default Server button zZra m mon Page 10 Installation amp Release Notes for GDC Part No 032U653 C01 ProSphere NMS Version
27. llation amp Release Notes for GDC Part No 032U653 C01 ProSphere NMS Version 5 2 3 ProSphere NMS Version 5 2 3 Publication No 032R906 V523 Issue 2 July 2008 5 A series of compressed files are copied into the HOME directory Wait until all files have been copied from the ProSphere CD 6 Become super user by typing su and then enter your super user password Your prompt should become 7 Begin the installation of the Common Toolkit and the Informix by following the on screen instructions A sample session for installing ProSphere Common Utilities and Informix is provided below The text in bold is the user input or key presses The three dots represent text that will be displayed on the screen Plain text denotes screen prompts Italic text denotes helpful comments Do not use the Informix License Keys shown in the sample session Use the one that came with ProSphere 5 X distribution Note In the sample session there are several questions that you must answer In most cases the defaults should suffice Just keep pressing Enter or type y for all the questions The Toolkit will run as the user nmsadmin You will load the Acrobat Reader which will be placed in the standard opt Acrobat4 directory if you choose all of the defaults After installing some common apps such as acrobat reader and zip utilities Informix Installation will begin install The ProSphere Management Toolkit is about to be installed Pleas
28. n Account has been successfully created your Solaris Installation and Setup is complete If you intend to use the HPOV NNM system instead of the ProSphere map and discovery proceed to Section 7 0 Installing HP OpenView for Solaris Optional in this chapter Otherwise proceed to Section 8 0 Installing ProSphere Toolkit for all SUN Solaris Workstations in this chapter Installation amp Release Notes for GDC Part No 032U653 C01 Page 13 Publication No 032R906 V523 Issue 2 July 2008 7 0 7 1 Note 8 0 Installing HP OpenView for Solaris Optional HP OpenView Network Node Manager NNM is a generic network management system used by many operation centers to manage a variety of devices ProSphere NMS must use a plug in software module to communicates with HP OpenView NNM allowing the user to manage Xedge devices from HP OpenView NNM Special Considerations for HPOV NNM e The current release of ProSphere does not support HPOV NNM or the ProSphere plugin module e If supported in a later release you must load the HP OpenView NNM and relevant patches before loading the ProSphere applications e If supported installing HP OV NNM is often as simple as inserting the HPOV NNM CDROM andexecutinga install1 script from the cdrom cdrom0 directory and responding to simple questions For instructions and information on how to install HP OpenView NNM refer to your HP OpenView NNM Installation Guide When i
29. n result in excessive polling traffic and may overflow the log file As a general rule alarms should remain at the default settings Inthe ProSphere bin ProClient 1lax file if the server hostname is longer than 15 characters the name is truncated and Client lt gt Server updates cease working To resolve this edit the file to restore the truncated characters An example ProClient 1lax file is shown below lax nl java option additional Dprosphere server host localhos Dprosphere slot0ipbase 16 Djava rmi server hostname h hq hub hpov nu where a host name with more than 15 characters h hq hub hpov nu has been edited to restore the truncated characters Once edited save the file and restart ProSphere Installation amp Release Notes for GDC Part No 032U653 C01 Page 27 Publication No 032R906 V523 ProSphere NMS Version 5 2 3 Issue 2 July 2008 8 0 Known Issues e When the Network Timing Module is set to Line Timing that is no clock is attached at the NTM IN connector a NO NTM BITS CLOCK LINE INPUT trap will always be sent to the ProSphere Alarm window and to the Xedge Event Log Timing is not adversely affected The LIM1 or LIM2 associated with a PCx slot controller cannot be selected as the timing source from the ProSphere NMS interface To select LIM timing use the craft or Telnet interface e When a ISG2 slot controller is installed in an Xedge 6280 chassis also known as the IMX chassis a trap r
30. nd swap ONLY and then click Continue To change layout press Customize in the File System and Disk Layout dialog box Depending on disk size enter the size for in the Customize Disks dialog box Check the free space and then enter the remaining space for swap For example for 2GB disks delete every entry in the Customize Disks dialog box except for set to 1540 MB swapset to remaining MB Select OK then click Continue In the Mount Remote File System dialog box click Continue In the Profile dialog box click Begin Installation and ignore warning Reboot the system as prompted When the installation is complete a prompt appears indicating the system is ready Proceed to Section 6 2 Creating NMS Admin Account in this chapter Page 12 Installation amp Release Notes for GDC Part No 032U653 C01 ProSphere NMS Version 5 2 3 Publication No 032R906 V523 Issue 2 July 2008 6 2 Creating NMS Admin Account For Solaris 2 9 10 it is recommended that you create a separate new user account nmsadmin for ProSphere Refer to your Solaris 2 9 or Solaris 2 10 Nov 06 documentation and use the appropriate Solaris tool to set the following values User name nmsadmin Login Shell C Password Select Normal Password This prompts for a password and confirmation of the password Type nmsadmin for password then click OK Select Create Home Directory button Path export home nmsadmin Once the NMS Admi
31. nds sync halt 4 At the OK prompt type boot cdrom 5 Follow the on screen instructions as prompted 6 Enter the following information as prompted Hostname ProNMS example Networked Yes IP Address 200 200 200 5 Installation amp Release Notes Page 11 for GDC Part No 032U653 C01 Publication No 032R906 V523 ProSphere NMS Version 5 2 3 Issue 2 July 2008 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 In the Name Service dialog box select None then click Continue In the Subnets dialog box select Yes or No depending on your network configuration Enter the netmask in the Netmask dialog box then click Continue Specify the time zone in the Time Zone dialog box the click Set Otherwise use Geographic Region dialog box to specify the region and time zone then click Continue Set Date and Time in the Date and Time dialog box then click Continue In the Solaris Interactive Installation window select initial or upgrade then click Continue In the Allocate Client Services window click Continue In the Language dialog box select the desired language then click Continue In the Software dialog box select End User System Support then click Continue In the Disk dialog box select disks then click Continue In the Preserve Data dialog box click Continue to overwrite In the Automatically Layout File Systems dialog box select Auto Layout Select a
32. nstallation is complete proceed to Section 8 0 Installing ProSphere Toolkit for all SUN Solaris Workstations e The ProSphere plug in module has been tested only with HP OpenView NNM 6 4 Contact your authorized ProSphere representative for other recommendations If you are not currently using HP OpenView products with this release of ProSphere skip this section and proceed to Section 8 0 Installing ProSphere Toolkit for all SUN Solaris Workstations in this chapter Installing ProSphere Toolkit for all SUN Solaris Workstations This section describes how to install a number of utilities and applications on the SUN Solaris workstation via the ProSphere Management Toolkit A customized script loads the toolkit which facilitates the following installations e installs common utilities such as Acrobat reader and GZip e installs Informix Database Server used by ProSphere for Object Persistence Requires Informix license keys e installs ProSphere Installation Manager used to install ProSphere Routing Manager 1 Loginas nmsadmin not as root 2 Open a terminal window and type pwd to ensure you are in the HOME directory It should show your HOME directory the full user account path for your application export home nmsadmin 3 Insert the appropriate ProSphere Informix CD in the CDROM drive for your Solaris environment 4 At the prompt enter the following tar xf cdrom cdrom0 common tar Page 14 Insta
33. rmix SE 7 2 5 TC3X3 for Windows 2000 XP 2003 Server 3 ProSphere NMS Informix is a licensed database system that is required on all platforms for Object Persistance and for RTM applications Informix must be purchased with ProSphere NMS HP OpenView application patches and the HPOV ProSphere plugin are only used when switch management via the HPOV NNM system is preferred Page 8 Installation amp Release Notes for GDC Part No 032U653 C01 ProSphere NMS Version 5 2 3 Publication No 032R906 V523 Issue 2 July 2008 4 0 Use r Management The default usernames and passwords for ProSphere client applications are listed below User Types and Privileges Default Username Default Password Sup leges including user management er User has all network management privi ProAdmin manager Administrator has all network management nmsadmin nmsadmin privileges but cannot create delete users Operator has all alarm and circuit privileges nmsoper nmsoper Cannot change configuration or topology Monitor has read only access to modules prospher prospher 5 0 Windows Installation and Setup The following installation instructions are only for Informix SE for Windows Operating Systems You must perform the following procedure in the order given Before you begin Refer to the hardware specifications accompanying your PC to ensure that processor speed and memory capacity meet ProSphere requir
34. roSphere NMS Version 5 2 3 and later the Secure Shell ssh key size is fixed at 1024 and cannot be changed e MR9612 SSH keys generator is now implemented at the ProSphere Client GUI e MR9609 Complete procedures for backing up a ProSphere NMS and or RTM database are provided in the following Chapters Sections Chapter 3 ProSphere Installation Section 6 1 ProSphere NMS Database Backup Windows XP or Win2000 Section 6 2 ProSphere NMS Database Backup Solaris Section 6 3 ProSphere RTM Database Backup Solaris Onl e MR9679 A proper understanding of alarm masking is necessary so that Alarm ID 9 configuration won t inhibit ProSphere s Auto Configuration backup process via TFTP Refer to the following Section Paragraph Chapter 3 ProSphere Installation Section 7 0 Operating Guidelines MR9679 Page 6 Installation amp Release Notes for GDC Part No 032U653 C01 ProSphere NMS Version 5 2 3 Publication No 032R906 V523 Issue 2 July 2008 1 4 Corrected Issues This version of ProSphere NMS corrects the following problems MR9414 Fixed problem where topology map was not showing bandwidth for physical or logical links For ECC MR9544 and PCX MR9732 fixed incorrect topology transfer associated with IMA applications so that a manual work around is no longer necessary MR9607 Fixed problem where alarms failed to appear in ProSphere when an OC3 LIM was extracted from a switch MR9608 Fixed scr
35. s only Installation amp Release Notes for GDC Part No 032U653 C01 Page 15 Publication No 032R906 V523 Issue 2 July 2008 ProSphere NMS Version 5 2 3 Press RETURN to continue or the interrupt key usually CTRL C or DEL to abort lt Enter gt Preparing to load the INFORMIX SE from the CD Please have your INFORMIX License S N and Key available Extracting from CD Are you ready to start the INFORMIX SE install Type no to exit yes lt Enter gt INFORMIX SE Version 7 25 UC1 Copyright C 1984 2000 Informix Software Inc Press RETURN to continue or the interrupt key usually CTRL C or DEL to abort lt Enter gt Enter your serial number for example INF X999999 Enter your serial number KEY uppercase letters only Press RETURN to continue or the interrupt key usually CTRL C or DEL to abort lt Enter gt Installation of INFORMIX SE complete Installing and activating the necessary configuration files If you do not want to specify a service number use the default What service number should sqlexec be using 1525 lt Enter gt Installation of the INFORMIX database product is complete and activated Do you wish to install the Installation Manager yes lt Enter gt Uncompressing and installing Installation Manager files Unpacking inm directory Installing Installation Manager Done installing Installation Manager Do you wish to run the Installation Manager yes no Installation of
36. ther users and groups that you wish to enter at this time When complete click OK on the Groups and Users Details window Page 18 Installation amp Release Notes for GDC Part No 032U653 C01 ProSphere NMS Version 5 2 3 Publication No 032R906 V523 Issue 2 July 2008 3 0 Installing RTM 1 Start the INM as shown in Section 2 0 above The INM Manager Window indicates the ADMIN MANAGER LINK STATUS as OK 2 Ifthe Link Status is shown as Failed select the Operations gt Refresh Link Menu to refresh the status Link Status should display as OK Insert the ProSphere RTM CD in the CD ROM drive 4 From the Installation Manager window select Install from the Operations menu The Media Selection window opens 5 At the Media Selection window open the Media Type options list by clicking on the arrow then select the CD option Enter the full pathname of the file or browse to the selected medium For the ProSphere CD the pathname you should enter is cdrom cdrom0 RTM tar Click OK 6 At the File Details window enter Owner and Group details of a user as well as File and Directory permissions Enter nmsadmin in the Owner box The Group is automatically updated Now select the directory permissions and file permissions by clicking on the boxes Defaults are already marked accept the defaults then click OK 7 At the Directory Entry dialog box enter the path and filename of the directory to contain the unpacked application f
37. to the RTM User Manual 032R600 for details on using RTM Application Installation amp Release Notes Page 19 for GDC Part No 032U653 C01 Publication No 032R906 V523 ProSphere NMS Version 5 2 3 Issue 2 July 2008 Page 20 Installation amp Release Notes for GDC Part No 032U653 C01 ProSphere NMS Version 5 2 3 Publication No 032R906 V523 Issue 2 July 2008 Chapter 3 ProSphere Installation 1 0 Note Note 2 0 Note Overview The installation process is the same for all of the ProSphere applications listed below e ProSphere CORE Engine Installation e Global Fault Manager GFM Installation e ATM Element Manager AEM e Service Provisioning Manager SPM e Future Managed Video Scheduler MVS IMPORTANT You must have a valid ProSphere serial number to install applications Depending on the serial number the appropriate ProSphere applications will be installed IMPORTANT The Informix Database is used by ProSphere for Object Persistence and must be installed on SUN Solaris or PC Windows platforms prior to ProSphere installation Return to Section Chapter 1 ProSphere Operating Platform for the appropriate Informix installation and setup procedures for your platform Installing ProSphere 5 X Applications ProSphere applications are installed using InstallAnywhere The instructions given below are for reference only please follow on screen instructions 1 Insert the ProSphere CDROM in the C
38. uthenticated access to view the VCC table at the Video Scheduler Admin tool the Client PC workstation must have routes to the MACSO0 Informix for Windows 2000 must have a continuous Ethernet connection in order to provide Object Persistance on discovered networks If the Ethernet signal is interrupted you must re establish the connection and restart the ProSphere servers When a node has two ISG2 PCx slot controllers with IP addresses configured for the same Ethernet network Discovery will work but Telnet could fail due to a split MOLN condition To resolve this change the IP address of the non slot 0 controller to a different network and configure a static route for the non slot 0 ISG2 PCx using the interface of 40 It may be necessary to maximize the ProSphere window to view all fields MR9679 By default ProSphere NMS receives alarm traps when configuration has been changed and saved in the slot The received trap causes ProSphere to automatically save the updated config cfg file from the switch via TFTP Be aware that if ProSphere Alarm ID 9 is masked Mask Alarm Yes these traps are ignored and any configuration updates saved to the slot will not be saved to ProSphere To save configuration changes without displaying every trap in the the Active Alarms display set Alarm ID 9 to Mask Alarm No and AutoClear Yes Be aware that setting any alarm to AutoClear Yes_ will cause the system to regularly poll for that alarm This ca
39. y name MR9718 Fixed problem where an IMA group with assigned links would not go into an active state Installation amp Release Notes for GDC Part No 032U653 C01 Page 7 Publication No 032R906 V523 ProSphere NMS Version 5 2 3 Issue 2 July 2008 2 0 Note 3 0 Note Note Minimum Requirements Hardware The following are minimum requirements for Windows and SUN workstations Higher processor speed and more memory can significantly increase application performance When managing more than 30 nodes a higher processor or more memory may be required e Sun Ultra 10 Workstation 440 MHz 1 GB RAM 20 GB disk space CDROM Floppy Drive e PC Intel Pentium Processor 1GHz 512 RAM 20 GB disk space CDROM Drive Consult your authorized ProSphere Xedge representative for advice on specific hardware software requirements other than the ones mentioned above Minimum Requirements Software For SUN Platforms with Solaris Operating System 2 9 or with 2 10 Nov 06 only 1 Informix SE 7 25 UC1 Connect 2 40 UC1 3 for Solaris 2 9 or 2 10 2 ProSphere NMS For SUN Platforms with Solaris O S 2 9 and HPOV Not currently supported 1 HP OpenView ProSphere Integration Plug in HP OpenView NNM 6 4 for Solaris 2 9 HP Openview Patches 2 Informix SE 7 25 UC1 Connect 2 40 UC1 3 for Solaris 2 9 10 3 ProSphere NMS For PC Platforms 1 Windows XP Pro Service Pack 2 Win 2000 Service Pack 3 or Win 2003 Server 2 Info
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