OMS series MxN switch user manual
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1. Wait for a login prompt expect re Name login Login Username Login prompt received Send user name to OMS series switch send Susername r eof No login prompt received Display an error puts could not connect n Wait for a password prompt from the Unix server expect Password Password prompt received Send the password send Spassword r Wait for the switch prompt expect re Sprompt Issue omsctl command to switch given port send Scommandcontrol r Wait for the switch prompt again to check status expect re Sprompt Issue omsctl command to check status send Scommandstatus r Discard echoed command we need only the status expect Scommandstatus r Discard unwanted prompt as well expect re Sprompt HDebug Hputs INGOT Sexpect_out buffer to y Hputs n GOTS HHHHSexpect_out 1 string HHHHHAn H Save remaining to buffer data set data Sexpect_out 1 string Check return status and display result accordingly switch re Sdata Sinput_port puts Input Port Sinput_port is connected default puts Port Sinput_port is not connected Terminate telnet send exit r OMS Series Switch Specifications OMS Specifications Min Typical WEY Insertion Loss excluding 0 7 2 Comer Lt CrossTalk d8 OT Switching Speed seq po por Durability cycles 10000000 Polarization Dependent Loss dB Wavelength Dependence L2. 192 168 1 200 Version Info The following command shows hardware and software versions and serial number of the switch omsctl v Other Administrative commands Most of other administrative functions can be done using standard Linux commands For example to change the password use passwd command from the Linux prompt and to add new user use useradd command You have to be root user in order to add a new user TEA To simply the operation all functions are provided in a single command called omsctl omsctl provides 3 major functions 1 Network amp Host configuration allowed only as root user 2 Switch Control amp Status 3 Port group Management Network 8 Host configuration The following are the commands used to configure network 1 To configure static IP omsctl i lt ip gt m lt mask gt g lt gw gt 2 To use DHCP dynamic IP omsctl D 3 To configure hostname alone omsctl h lt hostname gt 4 To configure a DNS or Nameserver you can use n option of omsctl omsctl n lt dns_server_ip gt 5 To configure syslog server to receive OMS series switch s events omsctl S lt syslog_server_ip gt For details on above commands refer to above installation section In order to cross connect an input port to an output port or a group of ports the following command can be used omsctl p lt input_port gt lt output_port gt lt port_group gt t lt
3. map_file gt 2 To update existing group S omsctl u lt port_group gt a r lt input_port gt lt output_port gt 3 To delete a group S omsctl d lt port_group gt 4 To delete all groups S omsctl R 5 To list ports in a group omsctl I lt port_group gt lt input_port gt For example S omsctl c config1 gt creates empty group named config1 omsctl u config1 a 1 4 gt add a port map where input port 1 would connect to output port 4 to config1 group gt if you want to add may port maps at a time use f option as shown in one of following example omsctl u config1 a 2 1 gt add a port map where input port 2 would connect to output port 1 to config1 group omsctl l config1 gt show the port map for the port group config1 InPort Out Port omsctl u config1 r 1 12 gt replace input port 1 entry in the port map of config1 to make now connect to output port 12 instead of previous 4 omsctl l config1 InPort Out Port The following example shows how to create group with multiple port maps in one go Let use the following 4x4 configuration for illustration purpose ECHOLA SYSTEMS seurcr MXN MATRIX SWITCH 4X4 ILLUSTRATION omsctl c config1 f testconfig txt gt create port group config1 with port maps defined in the file testconfig txt you can use vi editor and create this file In the above example the input port 1 is connected to out
4. sure you have proper path set for expect on first line usr bin expect for Unix Linux based systems For windows you will have to uncomment exec and package commands as mentioned in the script All comments inside provide more info on what the script is doing The Sample Tcl Expect script usr bin expect HHAHHHHHHHHHHHHHAHHHHHA HHH This script switches the given port and verifies if the port is switched from a remote machine that s why its called romsctl Command Usage romsctl p lt input_port gt lt output_port gt HHAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HAHAHA For windows uncomment following exec tclsh SO S 1 S package require Expect Check number of arguments passed to this command if lt 3 then spit out error amp exit if Sarge lt 3 puts Usage romsctl p lt input_port gt lt output_port gt n exit 1 Set telnet host username password and other parameters modify these to reflect your setup set hostname 192 168 2 20 set username omsctl set password omsctl set prompt omsctl set input_port lindex Sargv 1 set output_port lindex Sargv 2 set commandcontrol omsctl p Sinput_port Soutput_port use the CLI to control set commandstatus omsctl s Sinput_port use the CLI to check status Display info puts Connecting to Shostname Connect to the telent server using the spawn command spawn telnet Shostname spawn C Putty putty exe telnet Shostname
5. the CLI is omsctl So to configure a static IP address you can use following syntax omsctl i 192 168 1 10 m 255 255 255 0 g 192 168 1 1 omsctl shows detailed omsctl command options with examples The above command configures IP address of OMS series switch as 192 168 1 10 with network mask 255 255 255 0 and gateway amp DNS as 192 168 1 1 Once the IP is configured from a PC or a Laptop using Ethernet or serial port you can then connect OMS series switch to your network and access it using telnet or ssh Configuring Dynamic IP If you have a DHCP server running on your network and you may want to dynamically assign an available IP address to OMS series switch by using following option omsctl D Make sure you know the assigned IP address to login using telnet or ssh Configuring Hostname You can also change the hostname of OMS series switch switch using omsctl omsctl h OMS500 SW 1 The above command changes hostname of OMS series switch to OMS series switch SW 1 Configuring DNS Nameserver To configure a DNS or Nameserver you can use n option of omsctl omsctl n 192 168 1 11 Configuring Syslog Server To send system generated events to an external syslog server use S option of omsctl You have to specify the address of the syslog server which will receive these event logs Note this option only available in software version 2 0 and above omsctl S
6. CP Initially it shows the current set values You can change them by clicking on the corresponding field Note that the changing IP Gateway Mask or DHCP setting would make switch to reboot C ECHOLA Management Setup Device Info 192 168 2 99 92 168 2 1 iu Update Device Info page Device Info page shows hardware and software information such as model and version Help page This page shows the complete user s manual Automating OMS Switch using TCL scripts In order to automate Echola s Layer 1 switches you would need to write tcl expect based script The tcl and expect scripting languages are easy to learn We have given an example script written for OMS series switch at the end which you can modify to suit your need There are tons of online sources for learning tcl amp expect The following provides quick high level overview of tcl and expect http cplug org t uploads 2009 02 tcl expect pdf There is a good book from O Reilly which provides great insight into expect language itself Exploring Expect A Tcl based Toolkit for Automating Interactive Programs Nutshell Handbooks Running scripts from Unix Linux systems If you want to run the script from a Unix Linux based machines then there is possibility that you may be already having these tools on your system Check if it s already been installed by typing expect from Unix Linux prompt If it is not then you will have to install it using pa
7. Installation amp Operating Guide OMS Series Matrix Switch Ur A E A a e m a a Ec Echola Systems L L C 1161 Ringwood Ct Ste 100 San Jose CA 95131 Phone 408 321 9663 Systems Fax 408 321 9663 http www echola com optical Installation EGHOLA SYSTEMS The OMS series switch is a non blocking MxN all optical cross connect switch that allows light to be switched from any input port to any output port The figure on right side illustrates how a 4x4 matrix switch works The 4x4 matrix is essentially eight 1x4 switches connected as shown It shows simple config 2 where the switch is programmed to connect input port 1 to output port 1 input port 2 to output port 3 input port 3 to output port 2 and input port 4 to output port 4 But it can be programmed to switch light to any input port to any output port through GUI or CLI command The switching time is about 1 second The typical applications include patch panel test lab automation We offer both single mode and multi mode versions of the switch OQ aoe It comes in different port configurations but above figure on right shows a 16x16 for illustration purpose There are 16 input optical connectors on left and 16 output optical connectors on right You can connect up to 16 single strand optical fibers to left connectors where you want the light to be switched from and similarly 16 on the output side where light to be swi
8. ckage install tool for that particular flavor of Unix Linux For instance on Fedore core Linux you can use yum install tcl expect to install tcl and expect Running scripts from Windows For windows based systems you can install windows free community version of ActiveTcl from Activestate http www activestate com activetcl downloads Expect is not available yet for 64bit version of Windows 7 Vista So you will need to download 32bit version for ActiveTcl first and then make sure to install expect using command teacup install Expect Also you need to enable telnet client on Windows before running any scripts In order to enable telnet on Windows follow these steps gt Start gt Control Panel gt Programs And Features gt Turn Windows features on or off gt Check Telnet Client gt Hit OK After that you can start Telnet via Command Prompt to check if it works The following sample script actually login into OMS series switch fc811 switch and issue a switch command then check whether the switch command was successful and return the result before terminating the telnet session This script takes argument port number and state of the port on off from commands line argument Cut and Paste the following script on to any editor and save as romsctl Then you can run the script by issuing romsctl p lt port gt on off For instance to switch port 2 to ON you can call script as romsctl p 2 on Make
9. n be used You have to be root in order to add new user to the system If you have any technical questions and need help you can send email to support echola com or call us at 408 321 9663 ext 2 You can also download latest documents and software from our website www echola com optical
10. oss dB Return Loss dB EA Repeatability dB ooo 100 40 Oo U9 Lu N Power Consumption Watts 7 Power Supply V Storage Temperature C Switch Type Electrical Interface Software N 00 Ss WS Latching RS232 USB Ethernet Web Interface Telnet SSH Syslog Standard Configurations Model Ports Ports in Tx Rx pairs Size OMS64 32x 32 64 116 x 16 32 2RU OMS128 _ 64 x 64 128 132 x 32 64 3RU OMS192 96 x 96 192 148 x 48 96 4RU OMS256 128 x 128 256 164 x 64 128 6RU OMS384 192x192 384 96x96 192 8RU OMS500 250x250 500 125 x 125 250 10RU Troubleshooting gt If you use telnet and is very slow it could be due to name server DNS issue Make sure you have name server configured correctly n option Try ping lt name_server_ip gt to see if name server configured can be reached from fc811 If you don t have dns on your network then you can just remove file etc resolv conf and see if it works normal gt All the group information is stored in a hidden XML database file If for some reason this file is corrupted the system will recover from this error by trying to copy the backup database file If this happens it will throw a warning message but it is not guaranteed that all the group information will be restored correctly In that case you may need to recreate missing groups gt For adding new users Linux s useradd command ca
11. put porti input port 2 is connected to output port 3 input port 3 is connected to output port 2 and input port 4 is connected to output port 4 So the file testconfig txt would have 4 lines with input and corresponding output ports separated by space as shown below UNBE BN WP Now listing the config1 would show omsctl l config1 In Port Out Port Now if you want to apply this group so that it connect all ports as per this group just issue the command omsctl p config1 omsctl d config1 gt deletes group config1 omsctl R gt delete all groups in the database Web interface In order to access OMS series switch web interface you will have to use its IP address in URL address bar of the web browser The first page you will see is the management page where you control all ports Web interface has a main menu tab with following pages Management page The management page of OMS series switch allows controlling the matrix You can either individually switch each input port to output port or all by using Submit All button at once _ Echola Systems gt 2 192 168 2 24 omsmgmt php ECHOLA seso vescamio mo Input 4 Input 2 in Input 3 5 AE 12 Ma Input 6 a Input 7 6 Input 8 rao Input 9 9 Input 10 1i CZI o Input 12 8 Tn Ms Ms Ms Management Submit All Setup page Setup page allows you to change Hostname Static IP address configuration and Dynamic IP DH
12. secs gt Note that the braces groups options and is equivalent to or If the options are in square brackets then it is optional For example S omsctl p 1 4 gt switch input port 1 to output port 4 Note there should be space between p 1 and 4 S omsctl p config1 gt switch ports mentioned in group named config1 Refer to port group management section for creating port groups omsctl p 2 1 t 120 gt switch input port 2 to output port 1 after 120 secs delayed switching Following command shows the status of ports which input port is mapped to which output port or status of ports in a pre defined group S omsctl s lt input_port gt For example S omsctl s gt shows all ports status as follows It shows which input port connected to which output and also shows the active group All Ports Status In Port Out Port 1 4 2 1 3 5 4 12 5 14 6 2 7 6 8 7 9 9 10 11 11 10 12 8 13 13 14 3 15 16 16 15 S omsctl s 2 gt shows which output port the port2 is cross connected to 1 Port group Management Port group management commands provide convenience of switching bunch of ports together identified by a name Group name can be any alpha numeric name Group name can not be just a number or start with a number For example group name can not be 10 or 10gp1 1 To create a new group S omsctl c lt port_group gt f lt
13. tched to If you want to connect both Rx Tx pairs then you can connect up to 8 such pairs on input side and 8 on output Even though ports are grouped as input and output ports they are bi directional ports which means the input and output can be swapped OMS series switch provides a serial RS232 and an Ethernet RJ45 port connectivity for management Serial port is only used in special situations such as to debug network connectivity if OMS series switch is not reachable through Ethernet Configuring OMS series switch You might require a Laptop or a PC to configure OMS series switch with an IP address before connecting to your network You can use either serial or Ethernet port to configure IP If you use serial port using supplied null modem cable then you would need to configure serial for 38400 baud rate with 8 N 1 to access OMS series switch If you use Ethernet then you would need to configure the PC or Laptop s IP to match OMS series switch s default network The default network configuration and Login information is as follows IP Address 10 1 1 100 Mask 255 255 255 0 Gateway 10 1 1 1 DNS 10 1 1 1 root password omsctl Other non root default user Username omsctl Password omsctl Configuring Static IP The management module runs an embedded version of Linux so anyone familiar with Linux will find it easy to use But we provide a CLI command which can be used to configure and use most of the features The name of
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