Setting Up Basic Node Information; Add The Node Name, Contact, Location, Date, And Time - Cisco ONS 15327 User Documentation

Setting Up Basic Node Information

3.2 Setting Up Basic Node Information
Setting basic information for each Cisco ONS 15327 node is one of the first provisioning tasks you
perform. This information includes node name, location, contact, and timing. Completing the
information for each node facilitates ONS 15327 management, particularly when the node is connected
to a large ONS 15327 or ONS 15454 network.
Procedure: Add the Node Name, Contact, Location, Date, and Time
Log into the ONS 15327 node. The CTC node view is displayed.
Step 1
Step 2 Click the Provisioning > General tabs.
Enter the following:
Step 3
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If you reference another ONS 15327 for the NTP/SNTP server, make sure the second ONS 15327
Caution
references an NTP/SNTP server, and not the first ONS 15327. That is, do not create an NTP/SNTP
timing loop by having two ONS 15327s reference each other.
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Node Name—Type a name for the node. For TL1 compliance, names must begin with an alpha
character and have no more than 20 alphanumeric characters.
Contact—Type the name of the node contact person and the phone number (optional).
Location (Description)—Type the node location, for example, a city name or specific office location
(optional).
Latitude—Enter the node latitude: N (North) or S (South), degrees, and minutes (optional).
Longitude—Enter the node longitude: E (East) or W (West), degrees, and minutes (optional).
CTC uses the latitude and longitude to position node icons on the network view map. (You can also
position nodes manually by pressing Ctrl and dragging the node icon to a new location.) To convert
a coordinate in degrees to degrees and minutes, multiply the number after the decimal by 60. For
example, the latitude 38.250739 converts to 38 degrees, 15 minutes (.250739 x 60 = 15.0443,
rounded to the nearest whole number).
Use NTP/SNTP Server—When checked, CTC uses a Network Time Protocol (NTP) or Simple
Network Time Protocol (SNTP) server to set the date and time of the node.
If you do not use an SNTP or NTP server, complete the Date and Time fields. The ONS 15327 will
use these fields for alarm dates and times. (CTC displays all alarms in the login node's time zone
for cross network consistency.)
Using an NTP or SNTP server ensures that all ONS 15327 network nodes use the same date and
time reference. The server synchronizes the node's time after power outages or software
upgrades.
If you check Use NTP/SNTP Server, type the IP address of either (a) an NTP/SNTP server, or (b)
the IP address of an ONS 15327 with NTP/SNTP Server enabled. If you enable Enable Firewall for
the ONS 15327 proxy server, external ONS 15327 NEs must reference the gateway ONS 15327 NE
for NTP/SNTP timing.
Date—If Use NTP/SNTP Server is not selected, type the current date in the format mm/dd/yyyy, for
example, September 24, 2002 is 09/24/2002.
Chapter 3 Node Setup
June 2002