Chapter 2 Software Installation; Installation Overview - Cisco ONS 15327 User Documentation

Software Installation
Cisco Transport Controller (CTC), the Cisco ONS 15327's software interface, is stored on the XTC card
and downloads to your workstation each time you log into the ONS 15327. This chapter:
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2.1 Installation Overview

ONS 15327 provisioning and administration is performed using the Cisco Transport Controller software.
CTC is a Java application that is installed in two locations:
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CTC software is pre-installed on the XTC card. The only time you install software on the XTC card is
when you upgrade from one CTC release to another. To upgrade CTC on the XTC card, you must follow
the upgrade procedures specific to the software release. These procedures can be downloaded from the
Cisco website (www.cisco.com).
For PCs and Solaris workstations, CTC is downloaded from the XTC card and installed on your
computer automatically after you connect to the ONS 15327. To connect to an ONS 15327, you enter the
ONS 15327 IP address in the URL field of a web browser, such as Netscape Navigator or Microsoft®
Internet Explorer. After connecting to an ONS 15327, the following installation occurs automatically:
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Describes how Cisco Transport Controller (CTC) software is installed on PCs and Solaris
workstations
Tells you how to connect PCs and Solaris workstations to the Cisco ONS 15327, including direct
connections, LAN connections, remote connections, and firewall-compliant connections
Describes the CTC graphic user interface, including the three main CTC views, network, node, and
card
Explains how to create domains to manage multiple nodes, change the network view background
color and image (map), and add a node to the network map
Describes the different ways you can invoke commands within CTC
Explains how to print and export CTC data
ONS 15327 Cross Connect Timing and Control card (XTC)
PCs and Solaris workstations that connect to the ONS 15327
A CTC launcher applet is downloaded from the XTC card to your computer's Temp directory. (If
these files are deleted, they are reinstalled the next time you connect to the ONS 15327.)
The launcher determines whether your computer has a CTC release matching the release on the
ONS 15327 XTC card.
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