Cisco Wan Manager - Cisco BPX-BXM-155-8DX Installation And Configuration Manual

Chapter 1 The BPX Switch: Functional Overview
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For further information on network management, refer to the Cisco WAN Manager Operations
publication.

Cisco WAN Manager

Cisco WAN Manager is a single unified management platform utilizing HP OpenView® to manage
BPX, IGX, and SES devices. It provides a standards-based multiprotocol management architecture.
Regardless of the size or configuration of your network, Cisco WAN Manager collects extensive service
statistics, tracks resource performance, and provides powerful remote diagnostic and control functions
for WAN maintenance.
Online help screens, graphical displays, and easy command line mnemonics make Cisco WAN Manager
user-friendly. Plentiful hard disk storage is provided to allow accumulating time of day statistics on
many network parameters simultaneously. The data is accumulated by the node's controller card and
transmitted to the Cisco WAN Manager workstation where it is stored, processed, and displayed on a
large color monitor.
Cisco WAN Manager connects to the network over an Ethernet LAN connection. With Ethernet, you
can establish Cisco WAN Manager connectivity to remote nodes via frame relay over TCP/IP to the
LAN connector on the local node, or via inband ILMI.
Cisco WAN Manager provides in-band management of network elements via SNMP agent interfaces
and MIBs embedded in each node and Interface Shelf. The SNMP agent allows a user to manage a
StrataCom network or sub-network from any SNMP-based integrated network management system
(INMS).
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Release 9.3.0, Part Number 78-10674-01 Rev. D0, July 2001
StrataSphere Modeler
Network modeling tool used for preliminary design of new networks and for analysis and
modification studies of existing networks.
StrataSphere Adaptor
Exports network modeling information to external third party modeling systems.
SNMP Service Agent
A service agent that provides an interface for automated provisioning and fault management to
customers or Operations Support Systems (OSS).
Connection Management
The Cisco WAN Manager Connection Manager enables you to perform connection provisioning
such as adding, configuring, and deleting frame relay, ATM, and frame relay-to-ATM interworking
connections.
Network Topology
A map of the network is generated at system installation to graphically display all nodes, trunks,
circuit lines, and access devices in the network. Various colors are used to indicate the status of
each network item. You can zoom in to display specific network details while a small overview map
remains displayed as a locator.
Network Performance
Statistics are collected and temporarily stored by each node in the network and released to Cisco
WAN Manager when you enable polling, and in accordance with your configuration for specific
information within reports. Cisco WAN Manager then stores statistics in a relational database; you
retrieve and view these statistics by invoking a statistics display window from the Cisco WAN
Manager GUI. From data gathered throughout the network, you can quickly view the operational
integrity and deployment of installed network devices and communication media by activating and
invoking statistics displays.
Cisco BPX 8600 Series Installation and Configuration
Network Management
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