Nortel Networks NTNM13XKAB User's Manual
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1. NTNM13XKAB INM Products Integrated Network Management Network Wide Backup amp Restore Planning Guide Standard Rel1 0 July 1999 Update issue 2 July 1999 What s inside Network Wide Backup amp Restore Description Network Wide Backup amp Restore Compatibilities Network Wide Backup amp Restore Engineering Considerations Network Wide Backup amp Restore Requirements TCP IP Network Requirements NORTEL NETWORKS Copyright 1999 Nortel Networks All Rights Reserved The information contained herein is the property of Nortel Networks and is strictly confidential Except as expressly authorized in writing by Nortel Networks the holder shall keep all information contained herein confidential shall disclose it only to its employees with a need to know and shall protect it in whole or in part from disclosure and dissemination to third parties with the same degree of care it uses to protect its own confidential information but with no less than reasonable care Except as expressly authorized in writing by Nortel Networks the holder is granted no rights to use the information contained herein Nortel Networks the Nortel Networks logo the Globemark How the World Shares Ideas Unified Networks S DMS TransportNode S DMS AccessNode SONET Radio 4 40 and DMS are trademarks of Nortel Networks ORBIX is a trademark of IONA Technologies UNIX is a trademark of X Open Company Limited HP and HP UX are trademarks of Hewle2. S DMS SOC SONET span STS 1 subnetwork system TA 1230 ring TCP IP UDLC Ul performance monitoring System Administration Manager Synchronous Digital Multiplexing System span of control a standard for optical transport formulated by the Exchange Carriers Standards Association ESCA for the American National Standards Institute ANSI The standard defines optical carrier OC levels and their electrically equivalent synchronous transport signals STS all network elements under the control of a single operations controller OPC synchronous transport signal level 1 SONET 51 84 Mbit s a graphical collection of objects organized into groups to represent the network elements monitored by INM Broadband network elements associated with the same payload Bellcore standard for SONET BLSR Equipment Criteria TA NWT 001230 issue 2 Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol Universal Digital Loop Carrier user interface Network Wide Backup amp Restore Planning Guide Rel1 0 Standard July 1999 6 6 List of terms USM User Session Manager VTBM virtual tributary bandwidth management window a rectangular area of a display screen used to contain a particular application WAN wide area network X 25 CCITT protocol used for wide area packet switching OSI Data communication standard Integrated Network Management Rel 1 0 Standard July 1999 INM Products Integrated Network Mana
3. and storage by allowing all backup related activities to be managed at the INM platform The Network Wide Backup amp Restore Release 1 0 features are listed below e Administration and Maintenance of all controller backups from 1 common graphical user interface on the INM platform e A centralized disk oriented storage solution for maintaining backups that is more reliable than remote tape archives There is no longer a need to travel to remote controllers to collect backup tape archives e Ability to set the bandwidth consumption for the transfer of the remote backup to INM on an individual controller basis OPCs only e Ability to schedule both recurring and one time backups on an individual controller basis e Ability to specify the storage disk used on an individual controller basis e Ability to maintain a specified number of backups before overwriting older backups FIFO First In First Out e Ability to lock a specified backup If a controller s configuration is very stable and a certain backup has been tested the customer might not want to have that backup overwritten by other scheduled backups All other backups for that controller would continue to run but would not overwrite this version This would still allow for backups of some minor provisioning changes which might occur e Ability to support 2 levels of users NOCADM for making schedule changes and READ ONLY for all others Each installation of INM Back
4. Storage Location Locked Disk Usage Bytes Details FESS ac Ue a eee SG Recurring Custom Storage Location It is possible to have backups that are located somewhere other than the default location as defined in the Recurring Backup tab To facilitate this possibility the user of Backup amp Restore will be able to specify a different location to look for controller backups The default of this tab is to view the backups that are Network Wide Backup amp Restore Planning Guide Rel1 0 Standard July 1999 1 8 Network Wide Backup amp Restore Description located in the Storage Location defined in the Recurring Backup tab To choose a custom storage Location select the Custom Storage Location radio button and type in the directory where the backups reside Alternatively once the Custom Storage Location Radio Button is selected the Browse button can be used to locate the repository for the backups desired After the appropriate location is chosen selecting the OK button the information pertaining to these files will be filled into the tables Details Window Description The Details window contains information for a particular backup Once a backup is selected the Details table will indicate any related data that has been sent by the controller at the time the backup was created The following data is mandatory and is passed from the controller to the Backup amp Restore application e Controller T
5. checkbox this is done through the Other checkbox and the selectable drop down window that appears The list is sorted by clicking on the column heading that you wish to be sorted Sorting can be done in ascending or descending order To sort in ascending order merely click on the column heading in which you want to use as your key to sort in descending order click on the heading again Sorting can be done on any of the 7 columns found in the controller list window in the same fashion Refreshing View The view that is displayed is a static view correct to the time that is displayed therefore to obtain a newer instance of the controller list and information you must click on the Refresh button This will import a new instance of the controller list correct to the date and time displayed on Last Refresh line Integrated Network Management Rel 1 0 Standard July 1999 Network Wide Backup amp Restore Description 1 5 User Preferences Tab Figure 1 2 User Preferences tab Hictary Cantrallars Restore Recurring Backup One Time Backup User Preferences Print amp Export Manage Errors Controller Status User Preferences Log Level 2 7 Print Command lip dpsjo72 OOO Concurrent Jobs 2 r Email Errors Toa Ph ea oe N Describe Controllers as IP Port Name 7 Managed Error States NewRouted Solved Under the User Preferences tab will be the following preference setting options
6. is a standard defined by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IEEE for communication networks The IEEE standard 802 3 defines the layer 2 functionality in the protocol stack shown below Figure 5 1 OSI 7 Layer Protocol Stack NM 00014 R5 Application Presentation Session Transport Network Data Link N O A A O N Physical The characteristics of a 10 Base T Ethernet network are e Maximum speed of 10 Mbits sec e Maximum number of 100 Ethernet devices per network e Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection CSMA CD media access control Network Wide Backup amp Restore Planning Guide Rel 1 0 Standard July 1999 5 2 TCP IP Network Requirements TCP IP The TCP IP acronym stands for Transport Control Protocol Internet Protocol These protocols are implemented in the protocol stack as shown in Figure 5 1 on page This protocol is commonly used in conjunction with ethernet networks The TCP IP address also known as the IP address is used to uniquely identify each ethernet device on a network This address is of the form nnn nnn nnn nnn where nnn is a number from 0 to 255 i e 47 246 0 71 This address is normally assigned by the LAN administrator in order to prevent address conflicts between ethernet devices For more information please see Mark A Miller Internetworking A Guide to Network Communications MT amp T Books 1991 LAN requirements X 25 Th
7. of instances of the Backup and Restore GUI with Admin priviledges 1 Number of instances of the Backup and Restore GUI with View only 3 priviledges Number of simultaneous backups 5 Number of simultaneous restores 1 Number of controllers that can be added in Backup and Restore s 150 Controllers List Network Wide Backup amp Restore Planning Guide Rel 1 0 Standard July 1999 3 4 Network Wide Backup amp Restore Engineering Considerations Integrated Network Management Rel 1 0 Standard July 1999 4 1 Network Wide Backup amp Restore Requirements This section references the various requirements both hardware and software necessary to support the Network Wide Backup amp Restore Release 1 0 software Hardware Requirements Since Network Wide Backup amp Restore software has to be coresident with INM Release 5 0 the recommneded hardware platforms of choice are described in INM Release 5 0 Planning Guide under the section INM Release 5 0 Requirements Operating System Requirements HP workstations must run HP UX Release 10 20 ACE and HP VUE 3 0 to support Network Wide Backup amp Restore Again since Network Wide Backup amp Restore software is coresident with INM Release 5 0 refer to INM 5 0 Planning Guide for detailed information on operating system requirements and HP UX 10 20 software patches First Time Installation If the workstation is purchased from North
8. time of the next recurring backup if any One Time Backup indicates the date and time of the scheduled one time backup if any Integrated Network Management Rel 1 0 Standard July 1999 Network Wide Backup amp Restore Description 1 3 Figure 1 1 Controller List window Fe Sctinns Viaw 295 Cantraller ist Wal jopc NPC _ Ee 4 _ Other r ame Add sss Recurri ag Backup G e Tims Bake NPI FFF 7 105 754 a AAEE ISSA UFLMcb P 96 1U uB dic UPL Wf Red 1T3 56 UJ Last Hetresh luc May 29 13H U5 EDI 1999 Co trollers Cantraller lnformatian _ Adil new controller Delete selected controller Hamo OPC W355 TCP IP Port Description t241 i Controller List Filtering Sorting This feature allows users to customize the controller list according to the options that are chosen Network Wide Backup amp Restore Planning Guide Rel 1 0 Standard July 1999 1 4 Network Wide Backup amp Restore Description The list is filtered by selecting the checkboxes that appear at the top of the controller list The default is All by de selecting all and selecting the desired controllers a list of controllers that fall into those contraints will be displayed For example if OPC and NPC were selected then the controller list will display the controllers of type OPC and type NPC complying to the constraints It is possible to filter the table a controller type that does not appear as a
9. 31 Technical support and information Nortel Networks maintains Integrated Network Management INM support centers in North America and the United Kingdom UK Based on the location from which your account is managed refer to one of the following sections Network Wide Backup amp Restore Planning Guide Rel 1 0 Standard July 1999 viii About this document Customer accounts managed in North America INM Customer Care provides technical support for INM customer accounts managed in North America The support provided consists of emergency and regular technical support and an INM Product Services suite of additional support services Use one of the following telephone numbers to reach INM Customer Care If you are in Canada or the US Call toll free 1 877 684 6622 1 877 NTINMCC If you are not in Canada or the US Call 1 country code 613 765 7766 Emergency technical support You can reach emergency technical support personnel outside of the regular technical support hours through an automatic paging system Nortel Networks provides emergency technical support for INM customers who have purchased an optional value added service package The service package provides technical support outside of regular hours for critical issues for the period covered by the service package Note Access to regular technical support for all issues defined in the service package is also available for the period covered by the serv
10. 999 5 4 TCP IP Network Requirements Figure 5 3 INM Broadband Leased Line WAN Configuration PG 0005 1 LAN router with lease line capability 56 Sues or al 5 n IEEE 802 3 7 56 Kb sec or _ S DMS Network higher Manager IEEE 802 3 56 Kb sec or r T rA higher A2 IEEE 802 3 X terminal LUE of LOCI fate EENI n TE X terminal p ONDO TT Summary Two approaches can be used to connect the INM Broadband to the OPC modules e Ifthe INM Broadband and the OPC modules are co located then a LAN only solution may be used e Ifthe INM Broadband and all the OPC modules are not co located then a WAN solution must be used to supplement the LAN solution Two different types of WANs can be used X 25 and Leased Line Integrated Network Management Rel 1 0 Standard July 1999 6 1 List of terms ABM ADM alarm AN ASCII balloon BLSR CCITT CLFI CMT Access Bandwidth Manager add drop multiplexer a signal which alerts staff to an equipment fault or problem S DMS AccessNode American Standard Code for Information Interchange a balloon shaped object that appears on a node to indicate alarm counts bidirectional line switched ring Consultative Committee on International Telegraphy and Telephony This committee has been replaced by the International Telecommunications Union ITU Common Language facility id
11. N s operation An X 25 data packet network is normally used in a wide area Integrated Network Management Rel 1 0 Standard July 1999 TCP IP Network Requirements 5 3 network for data communications to remote sites For more information please see Mark A Miller Internetworking A Guide to Network Communications MT amp T Books 1991 Figure 5 2 INM Broadband X 25 WAN Configuration PG 0005 1 LAN router LAN router with WAN with WAN X 25 access X 25 access 56 Kb sec IEEE 802 3 S DMS Network Manager 56 Kb sec OTO X terminal LE oa WAN requirements The requirement for the wide area network is to provide ports to the INM Broadband at 56 Kbit s and to the OPC modules at 19 2 Kbit s The definition of a Wide Area Network WAN is a network that ties together users or networks of users which are widely separated geographically Typically a WAN will use public or private telecommunications facilities such as X 25 or T1 to provide the link between its users If the primary functions of the INM Broadband are surveillance and provisioning then X 25 or sub DSO line rates will be sufficient for the WAN shown in Figure 5 2 on page 3 If the INM Broadband is to be used in a software delivery function then sub rate T1 or T1 links are recommended as shown in Figure 5 3 on page 4 Network Wide Backup amp Restore Planning Guide Rel1 0 Standard July 1
12. Table 1 2 Preference setting options Label Input Widget values Default Description Log Level option menu 1 5 1 Amount of detail to add to the log file Print command text entry max 80 char NULL For the Print amp Export tab widget Concurrent Jobs option menu 1 5 1 Number of concurrent ftp backup sessions possible Email notification radio button YES NO NO Should errors be emailed to addresses of Errors YES NO below Email error text entry max 80 char NULL Any errors will notify these email messages to widget addresses comma separated 80 characters max continued Network Wide Backup amp Restore Planning Guide Rel1 0 Standard July 1999 1 6 Network Wide Backup amp Restore Description Table 1 2 continued Preference setting options Label Input Widget values Default Description Describe option menu _ IP Port IP Port How to describe controller in error log Controllers as IP Port messages Name Name Managed Error text entry max 80 char new Describes States errors can be set to in States widget the Manage Errors Tab Print amp Export Tab Figure 1 3 Print amp Export tab History Controllers _ Rastara Recurring Backup One Time Backu User Preferences Print amp Export Manage Errors Controller State Data e CS Controller Data with Header _ CS Controller Data without Header _ Readable Controller Data _ INM v
13. ab User Preferences Print amp Export Frrarc Controller Status History Controllers Restore Recurring Backup One Time Backup Schedule Information HH MM 55 RE MM DD Start date 1993 05 25 Start time 13 56 00 Backup every 1 Hours A OPC pacing speed Maximum r Bytes sec Number to keep 1 backups Storage location tmp dharmesh Browse Clear Set To Defaults Sa Save As Defaults Setting a recurring backup time To set up a recurring backup time for a particular controller select the controller and the Recurring Backup tab and by adjusting the controller s recurring attributes The following table lays out the field type description and valid input Table 1 4 Setting a recurring backup time information Field Description Valid Input Start Date YYYY Four digit calendar year XXXX where XXXX denotes an integer form of year MM Two digit calendar month XX where XX denotes an integer between 01 12 inclusive Integrated Network Management Rel 1 0 Standard July 1999 Network Wide Backup amp Restore Description 1 13 Table 1 4 continued Setting a recurring backup time information seconds DD Two digit calendar day XX where XX denotes an integer between 01 31 inclusive Start Time HH Two digit representation of hour XX where XX denotes an integer between 00 23 on a 24 hour clock inclusive MM Two digit rep
14. ackup tab Then set the required fields The following table lays out the field type description and valid input Table 1 5 Setting up a One Time Backup information Field Description Valid Input Start Date YYYY Four digit calendar year XXXX where XXXX denotes an integer form of year MM Two digit calendar month XX where XX denotes an integer between 01 12 inclusive continued Integrated Network Management Rel 1 0 Standard July 1999 Network Wide Backup amp Restore Description 1 15 Table 1 5 Setting up a One Time Backup information backup DD Two digit calendar day XX where XX denotes an integer between 01 31 inclusive Start Time HH Two digit representation of XX where XX denotes an integer between 00 23 inclusive hour on a 24 hour clock MM Two digit representation of XX where XX denotes an integer between 00 59 inclusive minutes SS Two digit representation of XX where XX denotes an integer between 00 59 inclusive seconds OPC pacing The packet size of the Drop down menu speed backup Storage The exact path to the Path to directory on a UNIX NFS Location storage location of the Save Action See description in Recurring Backup section Clear Set To Defaults Save As Defaults See description in Recurring Backup section Network Wide Backup amp Restore Planning Guide Rel1 0 Standa
15. d Interpreter a list of action options the portion of the graphical user interface that contains the status indicator and the window menus Network Wide Backup amp Restore Planning Guide Rel1 0 Standard July 1999 6 4 List of terms MOA managed object agent for example an operations controller network element NE a collection of equipment at one location that functions and is administered as a single entity node graphic object representing groups or single network elements NTP Nortel Networks technical publication NUM Network Upgrade Manager an OPC tool OAM amp P operations administration maintenance and provisioning OC 3 an optical carrier signal in the SONET optical format which is three times the OC 1 rate OC 1 is an STS 1 signal translated into an optical signal OC 12 an optical carrier signal in the SONET optical format which is 12 times the OC 1 rate OC 1 is an STS 1 signal translated into an optical signal OC 48 an optical carrier signal in the SONET optical format which is 48 times the OC 1 rate OC 1 is an STS 1 signal translated into an optical signal OC 192 an optical carrier signal in the SONET optical format which is 192 times the OC 1 rate OC 1 is an STS 1 signal translated into an optical signal OPC operations controller OSI Open Systems Interconnection PEC product engineering code Integrated Network Management Rel 1 0 Standard July 1999 List of terms 6 5 PM SAM
16. e definition of a Local Area Network LAN is a network supporting peer to peer communication over distances of tens of meters to several kilometers The LAN requirements for the INM Broadband are e Connectivity to the INM workstation e Ethernet connections between the INM Broadband and the X Terminals e Router or bridge access to remote OPC modules through a WAN e Ethernet connection between local OPCs and INM Broadband Routers are usually stand alone devices which provide the capability to interface to many different types of networks as well as to determine the optimal path to the destination Routers are commonly used to bridge remote LANs through a WAN and can provide access to X 25 T1 frame relay and other types of network The router for the INM Broadband must be capable of supporting a minimum bandwidth of 56 Kbit s for a setup consisting of the INM Broadband and two X Terminals The routers for the OPC modules must have a minimum bandwidth of 56 Kbit s to support 6 user sessions each The routers should be able to support both TCP IP and OSI protocols for future applications The X 25 protocol standard defines the interface to a Packet Data Network PDN or more specifically it defines the Data Terminal Equipment DTE and Data Communications Equipment DCE interfaces between a synchronous packet mode host and a PDN The X 25 protocol suite does not however define the internal architecture of the PDN nor does it define the PD
17. entifier character mode terminal Network Wide Backup amp Restore Planning Guide Rel1 0 Standard July 1999 6 2 List of terms CNet control network CPC common product code CPG circuit pack group CSM centralized software management DARPA Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency DDS digital data storage tape DMS Digital Multiplex System DMS MAP Digital Multiplex System Maintenance Access Position DV45 Digital Video Codec EDA external device access ftp file transfer protocol GNB Graphical Network Browser GNE Graphical Network Editor group a logical collection of network elements Integrated Network Management Rel 1 0 Standard July 1999 List of terms 6 3 GUI highlighting HP HP VUE indicator ISO ITU LAN log in log out LTE MAPCI menu menu bar graphical user interface the graphical application of color to a node to indicate a certain alarm severity Hewlett Packard Hewlett Packard Visual User Environment an audible or visible alert to an alarm or status condition International Organization for Standardization International Telecommunications Union This committee replaces the Consultative Committee on International Telegraphy and Telephony CCITT local area network the action of opening a user interface element the action of closing a user interface element line terminating equipment Maintenance and Administration Position Comman
18. ern Telecom Nortel the HP UX operating system is installed and configured However the following tasks must be performed before installing the software e Connect the workstation to the local area network LAN e Configure HP UX 10 20 ACE according to the requirements for INM Release 5 0 refer to HP UX System Administration Tasks manual for this procedure e Modify the HP UX kernel parameters as required refer to HP UX System Administration Tasks manual for this procedure This procedure verifies the setup of the HP UX kernel parameters described in INM 5 0 Planning Guide Network Wide Backup amp Restore Planning Guide Rel1 0 Standard July 1999 4 2 Network Wide Backup amp Restore Requirements e Install the INM 5 0 Core software prior to the Backup amp Restore software Refer to chapter 1 Getting Started and chapter 2 Installing the INM software in INM 5 0 User Guide e Install the Network Wide Backup amp Restore software Refer to chapter 2 Installation of Network Wide Backup and Restore in Network Wide Backup amp Restore User Guide Integrated Network Management Rel 1 0 Standard July 1999 5 1 TCP IP Network Requirements Ethernet This section provides a general description of ethernet networks TCP IP and X 25 protocols and the requirements needed to support the operation of the Network Wide Backup and Restore application with INM Broadband The ethernet protocol
19. gement Network Wide Backup amp Restore Planning Guide Copyright 1999 Nortel Networks All Rights Reserved The information contained herein is the property of Nortel Networks and is strictly confidential Except as expressly authorized in writing by Nortel Networks the holder shall keep all information contained herein confidential shall disclose it only to its employees with a need to know and shall protect it in whole or in part from disclosure and dissemination to third parties with the same degree of care it uses to protect its own confidential information but with no less than reasonable care Except as expressly authorized in writing by Nortel Networks the holder is granted no rights to use the information contained herein Nortel Networks the Nortel Networks logo the Globemark How the World Shares Ideas Unified Networks S DMS TransportNode S DMS AccessNode SONET Radio 4 40 and DMS are trademarks of Nortel Networks ORBIX is a trademark of IONA Technologies UNIX is a trademark of X Open Company Limited HP and HP UX are trademarks of Hewlett Packard Inc Standard Rel 1 0 July 1999 Printed in Canada NORTEL NETWORKS
20. ice package Issues considered critical include e issues that are now having an effect on or have the potential to immediately have an effect on services carried by the managed nodes e issues causing the loss of network visibility or loss of fault management functionality to one or more of the managed nodes Regular technical support Nortel Networks provides regular technical support for INM customers who have purchased an optional value added service package Call INM Customer Care e Monday to Friday e 08 00 to 20 00 hrs e eastern standard time EST or eastern daylight time EDT Use the regular technical support to report and receive help for issues covered by the product warranty as described in your purchase agreement with Nortel Networks Integrated Network Management Rel 1 0 Standard July 1999 About this document ix You can be charged a standard rate for service requests that Nortel Networks considers to be outside the scope or period covered by the product warranty You can purchase extended warranty coverage and additional support services These optional value added service packages are part of the INM Product Services suite INM Product Services A full suite of optional value added services and service packages is available for purchase through the INM Product Services suite The services include e extended product warranty support e advanced technical support e installation planning and suppo
21. n from the scheduler Set To Defaults action button loads default information stored by the UI into the corresponding textboxes After the information is loaded from the data store it is still possible to change alter the information in the text fields Network Wide Backup amp Restore Planning Guide Rel1 0 Standard July 1999 1 14 Network Wide Backup amp Restore Description Save as Defaults action button saves the current information in the data fields as the UI defaults for recurring backups This is stored and can be read in by the Set To Defaults action button It is important to realize that this information should be generic enough to span the entire controller list not just selected controllers One Time Backup Tab Figure 1 8 One Time Backup tab User Preferences Print amp Export Manage Errors fPantrallar Statis History Controllers Restore Recurring Backup One Time Backup Schedule Information WYO MM DD HH Start date wi E i Start time H E E MM 55 OPC Pacing speed Maximum 7 Bytes sec Storage location tmp Browse Clear Set To Defaults Save As Defaults ae The one time backup tab allows for a backup to take place on a controller which occurs only once A one time backup might be performed before some upgrades testing etc Setting up a One Time Backup To set up a one time backup time for a particular controller select the controller and the One Time B
22. oller from another IP The address in which the controller is occupying A valid IP address for the within the network network in question Port If the selected controller needs a specific port in A valid port that exists on the which it can be reached then it is entered here selected controller MOA IP The IP of the MOA that is managing the connectivity The IP address of the MOA to the network elements continued Network Wide Backup amp Restore Planning Guide Rel1 0 Standard July 1999 1 10 Network Wide Backup amp Restore Description Table 1 3 continued Controller tab information Add new This is selected if a new controller is added to the N A controller network This disables the delete feature of Save amp Restore Delete selected By choosing Delete selected controller the N A controller information of the selected controller will then appear in the appropriate boxes Save Save makes permanent all the changes that have N A occurred Delete Delete erases the controller for the controller list N A Integrated Network Management Rel 1 0 Standard July 1999 Network Wide Backup amp Restore Description 1 11 Restore Tab Figure 1 6 Restore tab User Preferences Restore Manage Errors Controller Status History Controllers Restore Recurring Backup One Time Backup Stored Backups Recurring Storage Location ftmp dharmesh _ Cu
23. rd July 1999 1 16 Network Wide Backup amp Restore Description Integrated Network Management Rel 1 0 Standard July 1999 2 1 Network Wide Backup amp Restore Compatibilities Network Wide Backup amp Restore Release 1 0 software is compatible with INM Release 5 0 and currently supports the S DMS TransportNode product releases listed in Table 2 1 GUI compatibilities Table 2 1 lists the S DMS TransportNode product releases required to obtain Network Wide Backup amp Restore Release 1 0 functionality Table 2 1 Coniroller release line up Controller Release Data Backed Up OC12 Release 14 0 NE amp OPC Databases and misc OPC files OC48 Release 15 0 NE amp OPC Databases and misc OPC files 0C192 Release 6 0 NE amp OPC Databases and misc OPC files AccessNode Release 18 0 Planned NE amp OPC Databases and misc OPC files OC3 Express HX Release 5 0 CX Release 4 0 JAPAN Release 5 0 SP s transport provisioning data PM Threshold Crossings TN 1P Release 2 NE amp OPC Databases TN 1C Release 1 2 3 NE amp OPC Databases TN 1X Release 7 8 NE amp OPC Databases TN 4XE Release 1 2 2 02 3 NE amp OPC Databases TN 64X Release 2 NE amp OPC Databases Network Wide Backup amp Restore Planning Guide Rel 1 0 Standard July 1999 2 2 Network Wide Backup amp Restore Compatibilities Integrated Network Management Rel 1 0 S
24. resentation of XX where XX denotes an integer between 00 59 minutes inclusive SS Two digit representation of XX where XX denotes an integer between 00 59 inclusive Backup Every Integer accompanied by the portion of date that the integer represents Integer accompanied by Weeks Days or Hours from the drop down menu OPC pacing Packet size of the backup Drop down menu speed Number to The number of desired backups Integer falling between 1 9 Keep kept as archived backups Storage The exact path to the storage Path to directory on a UNIX NFS Location location of the backup Save Saving the dates time storage location etc of a recurring backup for a particular controller is done by entering the information into the appropriate form boxes and pressing the Save button If there is a type error where the information that is entered is not valid a error dialog will pop up and alert you to such If all the information is of a logical type then the UI will perform the addition or modification of the recurring backup for the selected controller To delete a recurring backup clear the fields using the Clear button and save the information Clear Set To Defaults Save As Defaults These three actions refer to the content that is filled in the Start date time pacing speed and storage location Clear clears all the information It does not delete the informatio
25. rt e on site installation e technical training e software upgrades e extended HP warranty e network planning and integration consultation e Network Management System Audits and Performance Reports Contact your Nortel Networks representative for more information about the INM Product Services suite Customer accounts managed in the United Kingdom The Nortel Networks Service Desk provides technical support for INM customer accounts managed in the UK You can reach the Service Desk from Monday to Friday between 08 30 and 17 00 UK local time using the following FAX or telephone numbers If you are in the United Kingdom Freephone 0800 626 881 Telephone 0208 361 4693 FAX 0208 945 3456 If you are not in the United Kingdom Telephone 44 208 361 4693 FAX 44 208 945 3456 Network Wide Backup amp Restore Planning Guide Rel1 0 Standard July 1999 x About this document EMC conformance This product product family complies with the provisions of the Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC and with the essential protection requirements of the EMC Directive 89 336 EEC as amended by 92 31 EEC when it is properly installed and maintained and when it is used for the purposes for which it is intended Integrated Network Management Rel 1 0 Standard July 1999 1 1 Network Wide Backup amp Restore Description Network Wide Backup amp Restore centralizes controller backup administration
26. s Backup amp Restore OPC List _ Managed Errors Output To Printer Ip d psljo72 _ File OK Under the Print amp Export Tab should be the following radio button options e CSV Controller Data with Header e CSV Controller Data without Header e Readable Controller Data e INM vs Backup amp Restore OPC List e Managed Errors Integrated Network Management Rel 1 0 Standard July 1999 Network Wide Backup amp Restore Description 1 7 The user would first select from the above radio buttons The user next would select between Printer and File radio buttons one must always be selected If selecting Printer the UI first defaults to the print command defined in the Preferences tab but it can be changed For File the user must define an export file History Tab The History Tab provides detailed information on the backups stored for a particular controller It also provides for administration of these backup files In addition detailed information about a specific backup such as the software load and the scheduled backup date is viewable This tab contains features in which a backup for a selected controller can be deleted locked or unlocked Figure 1 4 History tab meine ferences Print amp Export Manage Errors Controller Status History i Controllers Restore Recurring Backup One Time Backup Stored Backups Recuming Storage Location re Custom Storage Location
27. stom Storage Location Storage Location ftmpidharmesh 4 105 2 87 99May25_ 13 02 33 05 25 99 13 01 38 R Ist Details _ Restore Restore Action After selecting a backup to restore in the Stored Backup Window selecting Restore will start an ftp download of the file to the controller After the download is initiated it can be cancelled at any time using the Cancel button located in the Controller Status Tab The Cancel Restore button will only be enabled after a restore has started It is only possible to restore 1 controller at a time Once a restore has commenced the Restore button for all controller will be disabled Recurring Custom Storage Location For description see section Recurring Custom Storage Location of the History Tab Stored Backup Window Description For description see section Stored Backup Window of the History Tab Network Wide Backup amp Restore Planning Guide Rel1 0 Standard July 1999 1 12 Network Wide Backup amp Restore Description Details Window description For description see section Details Window of the History Tab Recurring Backup Tab The recurring backup tab contains the information pertaining to the controller s time and storage location of the backups Using this tab time and storage location can be entered for Backup amp Restore to perform a backup on a recursive basis Figure 1 7 Recurring Backup t
28. tandard July 1999 3 1 Network Wide Backup amp Restore Engineering Considerations Network Wide Backup amp Restore Engineering Rules The Network Wide Backup amp Restore engineering considerations for Release 1 0 are as follows e Since Network Wide Backup amp Restore application is coresident with INM Broadband Release 5 0 the minimal bandwidth for the WAN communication link is 56 Kbits sec The recommended bandwidth is 1 544 Mbits DS1 e For an OPC connectivity to the INM and Backup amp Restore workstation the minimal recommended bandwidth for the communication link is 56 Kbits sec Engineering Capacities Disk Space Requirements The disk space required to store controller backups is dependent on the following e number of controllers e type of controllers e number of Network Elements which store data on the controller e number of backups maintained controller Following formula can be used to estimate the amount of disk space required specifically for Network Wide Backup and Restore application Disk_space_1 of OPCs 5 MByte OPC of backups to keep Disk_space_2 of NPs 1 MByte NP of backups to keep Disk_space_3 of EC1 MOAs TBD of backups to keep Total_disk_space Disk_space_1 Disk_space_2 Disk_space_3 Network Wide Backup amp Restore Planning Guide Rel1 0 Standard July 1999 3 2 Network Wide Backup amp Restore Engineering Considerations Es
29. timated Time to Backup an OPC The estimated time for OPC backup to complete is dependent on the following e available bandwidth e number of controllers e concurrent jobs setting under the user preferences of the GUI Table 3 1 Estiimated time to backup an OPC of OPC 56kb s 56 kb s 1 544 mb s T1 1 544 mb s T1 Conc_Job 1 Conc_Job 5 Conc_Job 1 Conc_Job 5 1 27 minutes 27 minutes 17 minutes 17 minutes 10 135 minutes 45 minutes 27 minutes 25 minutes 50 615 minutes 165 minutes 115 minutes 65 minutes 150 1815 minutes 465 minutes 315 minutes 165 minutes Estimated Time to Backup an NP The estimated time for NP backup to complete is dependent on the following e of NPs on the same MOA e available bandwidth e number of NPs Table 3 2 Estimated time to backup an NP of NP 56 kb s 1 544 mb s T1 1 7 minutes 4 minutes 10 70 minutes 40 minutes 50 350 minutes 20 minutes 150 1050 minutes 600 minutes Additional Capacities The following table shows the engineering capacities for the backup and restore GUI usage as well the number of simultaneous backups and restores allowed Integrated Network Management Rel 1 0 Standard July 1999 Network Wide Backup amp Restore Engineering Considerations 3 3 Table 3 3 Network Wide Backup amp Restore capacities Description INM Broadband Release 5 0 HP Workstation Model C360 Number
30. to Backup an NP 3 2 Additional Capacities 3 2 Network Wide Backup amp Restore Requirements Hardware Requirements 4 1 Operating System Requirements 4 1 First Time Installation 4 1 Network Wide Backup amp Restore Planning Guide Rel1 0 Standard July 1999 vi Contents TCP IP Network Requirements Ethernet 5 1 TCP IP 5 2 LAN requirements 5 2 X 25 5 2 WAN requirements 5 3 Summary 5 4 List of terms Integrated Network Management Rel 1 0 Standard July 1999 Vii About this document This document describes the Network Wide Backup amp Restore supported by INM Network Wide Backup amp Restore is a software application that allows customer to manage network wide controller backups which can be used to aid in network restoration after catastrophic hardware failure This software application provides the ability to centralize and automate backup of Network Element database and Subnetwork Controller configuration data onto an INM server Audience for this document This planning guide is for the following audience e strategic and current planners e provisioners e transmission standards engineers e network administrators References This document references the following Nortel Networks technical publications NTP and other documentation e INM Planning Guide PG OC 98 15 e INM Installation and Administration User Guide 450 3101 201 e Network Wide Backup amp Restore User Guide 450 3101 0
31. tt Packard Inc Printed in Canada Publication history July 1999 Oficial release for GA load of Network Wide Backup amp Restore Planning Guide Rel 1 0 update 0 2 June 1999 Oficial release of Network Wide Backup amp Restore Planning Guide Rel 1 0 update 0 1 May 1999 Draft release for internal review of Network Wide Backup amp Restore Planning Guide Rel 1 0 Network Wide Backup amp Restore Planning Guide Rel1 0 Standard July 1999 iv Publication history Integrated Network Management Rel 1 0 Standard July 1999 Contents About this document vii Network Wide Backup amp Restore Description Graphical User Interface GUI 1 2 Controller List 1 2 Controller List Filtering Sorting 1 3 Refreshing View 1 4 User Preferences Tab 1 5 Print amp Export Tab 1 6 History Tab 1 7 Recurring Custom Storage Location 1 7 Details Window Description 1 8 Controllers Tab 1 8 Restore Tab 1 11 Restore Action 1 11 Recurring Custom Storage Location 1 11 Stored Backup Window Description 1 11 Details Window description 1 12 Recurring Backup Tab 1 12 One Time Backup Tab 1 14 1 1 Network Wide Backup amp Restore Compatibilities GUI compatibilities 2 1 2 1 Network Wide Backup amp Restore Engineering Considerations 3 1 Network Wide Backup amp Restore Engineering Rules 3 1 Engineering Capacities 3 1 Disk Space Requirements 3 1 Estimated Time to Backup an OPC 3 2 Estimated Time
32. up amp Restore can concurrently support a maximum of 1 NOCADM UI e Ability to initiate a restore which transfers archived files back to the remote controller e Ability to support 150 controllers from each INM Backup amp Restore installation where a controller can be an OPC NP or an EC1 MOA Network Wide Backup amp Restore Planning Guide Rel1 0 Standard July 1999 1 2 Network Wide Backup amp Restore Description e Ability to print summaries of controllers being managed in both a readable and comma separated value format Graphical User Interface GUI The Network Wide Backup amp Restore application is launched as a separate process from the GNB s Configuration menu Controller List This window contains information that the Backup amp Restore application possesses about the controllers refer to Figure 1 1 This controller list is used as the source of information for many of the tabs History Controllers Restore Recurring Backup One Time Backup The information that it contains is listed in Table 1 1 Table 1 1 Controller information Column Description Name contains the name of the particular controller IP Address contains the IP address of the controller Port contains the Port of the controller if any State contains the state of the controller with respect to Backup amp Restore Ctrl Type indicates the type of the controller Recurring Backup indicates the date and
33. ype e Controller Name IP Address e Name of Controller Software Load e Backup Date from controller e Backup Date timestamp developed by INM The controller can also pass other information which will be presented in this window Controllers Tab The Controllers tab enables the addition deletion of a controller to the tool s list of managed controllers Integrated Network Management Rel 1 0 Standard July 1999 Network Wide Backup amp Restore Description 1 9 Figure 1 5 Controllers tab User Preferences Print amp Export Manage Errors Controller Status History Controllers l Restore Recurring Backup One Time Backup Controller Information _ Add new controller Delete selected controller Type OPC 7 Name TCP IP Port MOA IP Description test save Delete The Controller Tab screen contains crucial information pertaining to the Controller in question such as the IP MOA IP etc Using this component of the Backup amp Restore the controllers can be added or deleted to and from the controllers list respectively Table 1 3 Controller tab information Item Description Valid Inputs Controller Type The controller type field enables the selection of a The valid inputs for this controller from a list of pre determined controllers structure is a selection from the drop down menu Name Name is the unique identifier that will distinctly distinguish each contr
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