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TransNav Management System Documentation

Release TN4.2.2Publication Date: April 2010Document Number: 800-0036-TN422 Rev. B

TransNav Node-level GUI Guide

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NODE-LEVEL GUI GUIDE

Contents

Chapter 1 Node-Level GUI General DescriptionTraverse Node-Level Shelf View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4Shortcut Menus for Shelf View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5Node-level GUI Menu Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6File Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6View Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6Alarms Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7Events Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7Admin Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8Help Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9GUI Conventions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9Scroll Bars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9Resizing Capabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10Customize System Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10Saving User Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11

Chapter 2Starting the Node-level Graphical User Interface

Guidelines to Starting the Node-level GUI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14Install the Node-level GUI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14Starting the Node-level GUI Application on a Windows Platform . . . . . . . . . . 2-15User Login. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17Configuring DHCP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19

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TRAVERSE NODE-LEVEL GUI GUIDE

Chapter 1 Node-Level GUI General Description

Introduction This document provides a description of the navigational components of the Traverse Node-level graphical user interface (GUI). Similar to the TransNav GUI, the Traverse Node-level graphical user interface (also called the Craft GUI) provides a shelf view of a Traverse node for easier maintenance. The Node-level GUI does not communicate with the TransNav server.

Any IP-based management connection can provide the communication path between the Node-level GUI and the Traverse system’s active GCM, including front-access craft Ethernet, Backplane Ethernet, DCC, and ECC.

Note: The Node-level GUI works only with Traverse nodes in this release. TE-100 nodes are not supported. The information in the Node-level GUI application is obtained directly from the Traverse platform. The Node-level GUI release must match the corresponding Traverse release.

This chapter describes the following features of the Node-level GUI:• Node-level GUI Menu Options• GUI Conventions• Resizing Capabilities• Scroll Bars• Resizing Capabilities


Traverse Node-level GUI GuideTraverse Node-Level Shelf View

Traverse Node-Level Shelf View

When you log onto a node using the node-level GUI, a Shelf View of the node displays all of the cards in the node and their associated ports.

Figure 2 Node-Level GUI Shelf View

The menu bar is context-sensitive. Commands are displayed in the drop-down menus of each menu option as available (highlighted) or unavailable (grayed out), depending on the selected object (card or port).

You can see which object is selected by the white rectangle around the object in the graphic and the name displayed in the top and bottom bars of the window. If no object is selected, the node name displays.

Context-sensitive tabs (in the bottom half of the screen) provide node, card, or port information on alarms, events, configuration information, protection, and services. Click a card to display card-specific information. Click a port to display port-specific information. Click an external clock to display external clock timing information.

Context-sensitive tabs allow you to view and change the following information:• Alarms: Alarms on the selected card or port. • Events: Events on the selected card or port. • Config: Configuration information on the selected card or port. • Diagnostic: Diagnostics tests on the selected port. • Timing: Timing information on the selected card or port. • DCC Tunnel: Configure DCC tunnels on the node. • Protection: Protection groups for the node.

Currently selected object

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screen

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ORAlarm

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Traverse Node-level GUI GuideShortcut Menus for Shelf View

• Performance: Performance monitoring data for the selected card or port and capacity monitoring data for selected VT/TU cards.

• Ethernet: Configure EOS, LAG, and Policer on the node. • Test Access: Provides non-intrusive monitoring and intrusive split testing on

digital cross-connect and add-drop multiplexer systems. • Service: Services provided from the node. • Service Group: Configure a number of services into groups on the node.

Shortcut Menus for Shelf View

Two shortcut menus are available in Shelf View. • Right-click a slot not occupied by a card• Right-click a slot occupied by a card

When you right-click a slot not occupied by a card, the following menu displays:

Figure 3 Shelf View Shortcut Menu #1

Menu selections for the Node-level GUI shortcut menu are:• Add [card type] Cards: Add a card to the shelf in the selected slot.• Zoom In: Zoom in on the current view.• Zoom Out: Zoom out on the current view.• Restore: Restore the original view.

When you right-click a slot occupied by a card, a different menu displays.

Figure 4 Shelf View Shortcut Menu #2

Menu selections are:• Delete Card: Delete the selected card.• Restart Card Warm: Restart the processor on the selected card (hitless).• Restart Card Cold: Restart the selected card.• Zoom In: Zoom in on the current view.


Traverse Node-level GUI GuideNode-level GUI Menu Options

• Zoom Out: Zoom out on the current view.• Restore: Restore the original view.

Node-level GUI Menu Options

Each menu option in the menu bar is context-sensitive. Items can be displayed as available (highlighted) or unavailable (grayed out) depending on the currently active object. The following sections summarize the available menu options:• File Menu• View Menu• Alarms Menu• Events Menu• Admin Menu• Help Menu

File Menu Use the commands on the File menu to manage user preferences on the Node-level GUI.

View Menu Use the commands on the View menu to set your screen to your required dimensions.

Figure 5 File Menu

1. Save User Preferences. Save Alarms and Events sorting and filter settings under the current user name.

2. Exit. Exit the application and close the main window.1.2.

Figure 6 View Menu

1. Zoom In - CTRL-I: Zoom in on the current view.

2. Zoom Out - CTRL-O: Zoom out on the current view.

3. Restore - CTRL-C: Restore the view to the default setting.

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Traverse Node-level GUI GuideEvents Menu

Alarms Menu Use the commands on the Alarms menu to help you manage information on the Alarms tab. For alarm definitions, see the Operations and Maintenance Guide, Section 1—Fault Management, Chapter 2—“Alarms, Events, and Recommended Actions.”

Events Menu Use commands on the Events menu to help you manage the information on the Events tab.

Figure 7 Alarms Menu

1. Set Filters: Open the Alarm Filter (View Main) dialog box. Allows you to filter displayed alarms by source, probable cause, time, or severity.

2. New Window: Open an independent Alarm View dialog box that inherits the alarm filters set for the Alarms tab.

3. Detail View: Display selected alarm details through the Alert Detail (View Main) dialog box.

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Figure 8 Events Menu

1. Set Filters: Open the Event Filter (View Main) dialog box. Allows you to filter displayed events by source, probable cause, time, or severity.

2. New Window: Open an independent Event View dialog box that inherits the event filters set for the Events tab.

3. Settings: Open the Event Retrieval Settings (View Main) dialog box and change how often events are retrieved and refreshed.

4. Refresh: Display events that have occurred since the last time Refresh was clicked.

5. Detail View: Display selected event details through the Event Detail (View Main) dialog box.

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Traverse Node-level GUI GuideAdmin Menu

Admin Menu Use the commands on the Admin menu to perform maintenance functions on the node..

Figure 9 Admin Menu

1. Performance Templates: View performance monitoring and capacity monitoring (VT/TU only) templates.

2. Bandwidth Profiles: Create Ethernet bandwidth profiles on the node.

3. Classifiers: Create Ethernet traffic management classifiers on the node.

4. Alarm Profiles: Set alarm profiles, including severities, for non-service-affecting and service-affecting alarms; also to disable and enable alarms. For more information on alarms, see the TransNav Management System GUI Guide, Section 8—Maintenance and Testing, Chapter 2—“Alarms.”

5. Node User: Allows users with Administrator privileges to define, change, or delete a node user through pre-defined access groups.

6. Current User: Display the current user name and change the password.

7. Session List: View the current users on the node, the node they’re logged onto and the time they logged on.

8. SW Upgrade: Perform a software upgrade. See the TransNav Management System GUI Guide, Section 8—Maintenance and Testing, Chapter 6—“Software Upgrades,” page 8-51.

9. SW Activation: Activate the software.

10. IP Static Route Configuration: Add static routes to a node for management IP traffic.

11. DHCP Configuration: Configure a DHCP server on the node for automatic IP configuration of a remote computer. See the Node-level GUI Guide, Chapter 2—“Starting the Node-level Graphical User Interface,” Configuring DHCP.

12. OSI Static Route Configuration: Add static routes to a node for OSI (open system interconnection). See the Traverse Provisioning Guide, Section 2—Configuring the Network, Chapter 1—“Creating a Traverse OSI Gateway Node.”

13. OSI Parameters Configuration: Configure a node to be an OSI gateway node. See the TransNav Management System GUI Guide, Section 2—Network, Chapter 5—“OSI Parameters Configuration.”

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Traverse Node-level GUI GuideScroll Bars

Help Menu Use the commands on the Help menu to display the online help information for the graphical user interface.

GUI Conventions

The following conventions are used in dialog boxes:• A gray box indicates a read-only field:

• A white box indicates a configurable field:

• A black down-arrow indicates additional selections are available:

• A gray down-arrow indicates no additional selections are available:

Scroll Bars The user interface displays scroll bars (two scroll arrows and a scroll box) when the total contents in the pane are not visible to the user. The scroll bars allow you to view the total contents in the pane.

14. IP QOS Configuration: Set up a control list to allow or block traffic from certain IP hosts or networks. Outgoing messages can be prioritized as High Priority or Best Effort. See the TransNav Management System GUI Guide, Section 3—Network, Chapter 5—“Configuring IP Quality of Service,” page 3-33.

15. Options: Turn on or off the audible alarm, set time zone and date format, and set the number of services (services per page) for display options. This feature is GUI specific to the workstation on which it is set up.

16. SNMP Configuration: Set the Traverse node SNMP agent read and write community strings, four trap destination IP addresses, ports, and trap community strings.

17. Attached Devices SNMP Parameters: Set the SNMP sub-shelf devices polling and synchronization intervals for the node.

Figure 10 Help Menu

1. About: Display the version number of the Node-level GUI software currently in use.

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Traverse Node-level GUI GuideResizing Capabilities

Resizing Capabilities

You can resize the Shelf View and Tab screen areas.

Move the mouse until you see a double arrow at an outer perimeter point of the main window or in the area between the Shelf View and Tab screen area. Hold down the left mouse button, move the mouse until the window is in the desired position, and release the left mouse button.

Customize System Options

Customize the sound, time, and date options in the Node-level user interface. From the Admin menu, select Options to display the Options dialog box.

Figure 11 Options Dialog Box

The Options dialog box allows you to customize the following options:

Sound Options: Turn ON or OFF audible alarms.• Selected (default): Allow the sound for alarms.• Unselected: Turn OFF the sound for alarms.

Time Options: • Use Local Time Zone: Select this option to use the local time zone from the client

computer.• Date Format: Select one of the following options:

– MM/DD/YY 12h: month/day/year twelve hour clock– MM/DD/YY 24h: month/day/year twenty-four hour clock– DD/MM/YY 12h: day/month/year twelve hour clock– DD/MM/YY 24h: day/month/year twenty-four hour clock– YYYY/MM/DD 12h: year/month/day twelve hour clock– YYYY/MM/DD 24h: year/month/day twenty-four hour clock– MMM/DD/YY 12h: month/day/year twelve hour clock– MMM/DD/YY 24h: month/day/year twenty-four hour clock– DD/MMM/YY 12h: day/month/year twelve hour clock– DD/MMM/YY 24h: day/month/year twenty-four hour clock

To save changes to these user preferences, select File, then Save User Preferences. The changes will be effective the next time the GUI is restarted.

Service List: The ability to set the number of services (Services per page) for display as a savable user profile option—with values of 100, 200 (default), 500, and 1000

Command buttons are as follows:

Close: Close the dialog box and return to the main menu.


Traverse Node-level GUI GuideSaving User Preferences

Saving User Preferences

After logging on and setting your user preferences on the Node-level GUI, you can save the following user preferences:• Alarm and event filter and sort settings

To save user preferences, select Save User Preferences from the File menu. After logging out of the system and then logging back in, these settings are retained.

Command buttons are as follows:• Refresh List: Refresh the Available list with all user IDs.• Cancel: Cancel saving the user preferences and close the dialog box.


Traverse Node-level GUI GuideSaving User Preferences


TRAVERSE NODE-LEVEL GUI GUIDE

Chapter 2 Starting the Node-level Graphical User Interface

Introduction This chapter contains procedures on how to install and start the Node-level graphical user interface (GUI) on a client workstation for work at a remote site. Force10 recommends launching between 5 and 10 individual Node-level GUIs simultaneously from a single laptop or PC on a Windows platform only; the actual number depends on the size of the node and the available RAM.• Guidelines to Starting the Node-level GUI• Starting the Node-level GUI Application on a Windows Platform• User Login

The Node-level GUI is designed to provide faster initialization, operation, and response time for a specific node. DHCP can be configured from the TransNav EMS server or on the node to allow automatic IP configuration for a node user’s Windows computer using the cable jack on the front of the GCM.• Configuring DHCP


Traverse Node-level GUI GuideGuidelines to Starting the Node-level GUI

Guidelines to Starting the Node-level GUI

Use the following guidelines to setting up and starting the Node-level GUI.

With this release, a copy of the management system server software must be downloaded to a directory accessible by all users to download the Node-level GUI. The server software can have a blank database.• Verify the node and server are using compatible versions of software. • For new installations, make sure the web browser settings for Internet Explorer

have been set up. For more information, see the TransNav Management System GUI Guide, Section 1—Installation and Overview, Chapter 1—“Installation for Windows Workstations,” Install the GUI Application on a Remote Windows Workstation.

• To access the Node-level GUI from a remote computer by using a jack on a GCM card, configure the DHCP on the management server or the Node-level GUI from the Admin menu.

Install the Node-level GUI

With this release, a copy of the management system server software must be downloaded to a directory accessible by all users to download the Node-level GUI. The server software can have a blank database. When the server software is downloaded, remote users can install the Node-level GUI application by opening a web browser window and entering http://<server name>:9090 in the locator bar.

For instructions on installing the GUI application, see the TransNav Management System GUI Guide, Section 1—Installation and Overview, Chapter 1—“Installation for Windows Workstations,” Install the GUI Application on a Remote Windows Workstation.


Traverse Node-level GUI GuideStarting the Node-level GUI Application on a Windows Platform

Starting the Node-level GUI Application on a Windows Platform

To access the Node-level GUI software on a Windows client workstation, install the GUI application onto the remote computer. For more information, see the TransNav Management System GUI Guide, Section 1—Installation and Overview, Chapter 1—“Installation for Windows Workstations,” Install the GUI Application on a Remote Windows Workstation. Use this procedure to start the GUI application on a remote computer or locally on a laptop using a craft port to connect to a node GCM.

Table 0-1 Start the Node-level GUI Application on a Windows Platform

Step Procedure

1 Verify the GUI application is installed. See the TransNav Management System GUI Guide, Section 1—Installation and Overview, Chapter 1—“Installation for Windows Workstations,” Table 1-3 .

2 From the Start menu, click Programs, Turin_Networks, then click TransNav(TM) GUI.

Figure 3 Start Menu


Traverse Node-level GUI GuideStarting the Node-level GUI Application on a Windows Platform

3 The Login dialog box displays.

Figure 4 GUI Login Dialog Box

a. Enter the correct information in the following fields:• User Name: Your user name assigned by the system administrator.

Default is admin.• Password: Your user password assigned by the system administrator.

Default is admin.• Host Name: Enter the IP address of the specific node to be accessed.• Connect to: Select Node from the drop-down menu to logon to the

node-level GUI and view the shelf view of the selected node. b. Click Login.

4 The Start the Node-level GUI Application on a Windows Platform procedure is complete.

Table 0-1 Start the Node-level GUI Application on a Windows Platform

Step Procedure


Traverse Node-level GUI GuideUser Login

User Login Force10 recommends using the Node-level GUI application directly on the client workstation for faster initialization, operation, and response time.

When you start the GUI, the Login dialog box displays.

Figure 5 Login Dialog Box

Enter the following information in the Login dialog box:• User Name: Your user name assigned by the system administrator. Default is

admin.• Password: Your user password assigned by the system administrator. Default is

admin.• Host Name: Enter the IP address of the specific node to be accessed. • Connect to: Select Node from the drop-down menu to logon to the node.

Important: For security reasons, Force10 recommends that you change the default User Name and/or Password. To create a new user account, see the TransNav Management System GUI Guide, Section 2—Administrative Tasks, Chapter 1—“Managing Server Security” or Section 2—Administrative Tasks, Chapter 2—“Managing Node Security.”. To change the Password only, see Section 2—Administrative Tasks, Chapter 1—“Managing Server Security,” Password Changes.


Traverse Node-level GUI GuideUser Login

• Advanced: When this check box is selected, the advanced settings display.

Figure 6 Login Dialog Box - Advanced Settings

When the Advanced check box is selected, you can view and change the following parameters:• Protocol: Select one of the following protocols:

– RMI (Remote Method Invocation)– HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol)– HTTPS (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Secure)

• Port Number: Enter a port number.• Notification: A notification is any change to the server database, such as new

alarms or changes to configuration information. Select one of the following options:– PUSH: The server automatically forwards notifications to the GUI. – PULL: The GUI queries the server for new notifications every couple of

seconds. Select this option if the client is located behind a firewall.

Command buttons are as follows:• Login: The User Name and Password combination is authenticated by the

management system. Upon successful authentication, the system opens the main application window and closes the Login box. If authentication fails, you are denied access.

• Exit: Cancel the login attempt and close the Login box.


Traverse Node-level GUI GuideConfiguring DHCP

Configuring DHCP

Configuring DHCP from the TransNav server or from a node allows automatic IP configuration to a specified node. The server implementation is compliant with RFC213. Node-level users can then access the node via an Ethernet cable from the front Ethernet port on a GCM card.

From the TransNav GUI, click a node in Map View to select the node to be configured. From the TransNav GUI or the Node-level GUI, select DHCP Configuration from the Admin menu to display the DHCP Configuration dialog box.

Figure 7 DHCP Configuratipn Dialog Box

GCM-A: Select this tab to configure the settings for the GCM card in the left-side slot on the shelf.

GCM-B: Select this tab to configure the settings for the GCM card in the right-side slot on the shelf.

IP from: Enter an IP address in the range for the GCM being configured.

To determine the GCM IP address, from Shelf View click below the cards to display the Node view. Click the Config tab. The Node Configuration screen containing the IP address information displays.

IP to: Enter a subnet IP address in the range of the GCM being configured.

Gateway (Optional): Enter the IP address of the default gateway for the GCM being configured.

Lease time (sec): Enter the number of seconds the node can be accessed by a node user for each session. Default is 6000 seconds.

Enabled: Click the checkbox to enable the DHCP configuration on the selected GCM card.


Traverse Node-level GUI GuideConfiguring DHCP

Command buttons are as follows:

Show Lease: Displays a text box indicating the following information about a DHCP connection:

– the GCM’s ID/MAC address, IP address, Subnet Mask – if the connection is In-Use (True or False)– the date/time when the connection (DHCP Lease) expires

Update: Update any changes made to the configuration.

Close: Close the DHCP Server Configuration dialog box.


INDEX

AAlarms

tabshelf view, 1-4

CCard

configuringDHCP, 2-19

Config tabshelf view, 1-4

DDCC tunnel

tabshelf view, 1-4

DHCPconfigure

node, 2-19Diagnostics

tabshelf view, 1-4

EEthernet

tabshelf view, 1-5

Eventtab

shelf view, 1-4

GGraphical user interface

shelf viewnode-level, 1-4

viewsshelf shortcut menus, 1-5

HHost name, 2-16

IIP address

DHCPconfiguration, 2-19

LLogin dialog box

advancednotification, 2-18port number, 2-18protocol, 2-18

connect tonode, 2-17server, 2-16

host name, 2-16, 2-17password, 2-16, 2-17user name, 2-16, 2-17

MMenus

node-level GUI, 1-6

NNode

configurationDHCP, 2-19

parametersDHCP, 2-19

Notificationlogin, 2-18

PPassword, 2-16Performance

tabshelf view, 1-5

Portnumber

user session, 2-18Protection

tabshelf view, 1-4

ProtocolHTTP, 2-18HTTPS, 2-18RMI, 2-18user session, 2-18

SService

tab

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Index

shelf view, 1-5Service Group

tabshelf view, 1-5

Shelfview

description, 1-4node-level GUI, 1-4

view, node GUItabs, 1-4

Shortcut menushelf view, 1-5

TTiming

tabshelf view, 1-4

UUser

name, 2-16

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