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Page 3: Summary Table Of Contents
Summary Table of Contents Introduction ..............................14 Discovering Your Network..........................21 Configuring Alarms and Clocking ........................ 28 Configuring and Managing Devices ......................37 Configuring the 2616RC Card........................43 Configuring the 3096RC Card........................56 Configuring the 6511RC Card........................76 Configuring Chassis ............................
Page 4: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Summary Table of Contents ........................... 3 Table of Contents ............................4 List of Figures ............................... 10 List of Tables ..............................12 About this guide ............................13 Audience................................13 Structure................................13 Introduction ..............................14 Overview ................................15 FS6300 NMS Features ............................15 Common User Tasks.............................15...
Page 5 FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide Table of Contents Configuring and Managing Devices ......................37 Introduction ................................38 Adding Devices ..............................38 Working with Network Maps..........................39 Geographical Areas ............................39 Nodes ................................39 Chassis ................................39 Slots/Devices ..............................39 Ports/Interfaces ...............................39 Managing Operator Actions ..........................40 Record the current configuration ........................40 Reboot the device ............................40...
Page 6 FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide Table of Contents Viewing T1/E1 Reports............................55 Viewing the T1/E1 Map Layer ..........................55 Configuring the 3096RC Card........................56 Introduction ................................57 3096RC Configuration Menu ..........................57 Viewing the Front Panel ............................58 Configuring the Card System ..........................58 Modify System Parameters ..........................58 View System Status ............................59...
Page 7 FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide Table of Contents Introduction ................................77 6511RC Configuration Menu ..........................77 Viewing the Front Panel ............................78 Configuring the Card System ..........................78 Modify System Parameters ..........................78 View System Status ............................79 View System Status Details ..........................79 View Ethernet Status ............................79 View SNMP/HTTP Parameters ........................80...
Page 8 FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide Table of Contents Introduction ................................98 Working with Managed Objects..........................98 Geographical Areas ............................99 Network Nodes ...............................99 Chassis ................................99 Network Addresses ............................100 Cards ................................100 Interfaces ..............................100 DSL Ports ..............................101 IDSL Ports ..............................101 T1/E1 Ports ..............................101 E1 Links ...............................101 Working with Unmanaged Objects ........................102...
Page 9 FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide Table of Contents RMA numbers ..............................117 Shipping instructions ..........................117...
Page 10: List Of Figures
List of Figures Logging in to the application client ............16 Tools >...
Page 11: Fs6300 Nms Getting Started Guide
FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 3096RC Edit CO Options ..............65 3096RC Line Provision Tool .
Page 12: List Of Tables
List of Tables Troubleshooting messages ..............18 Network Event Details .
Page 13: About This Guide
About this guide The Patton ForeSight 6300 NMS Getting Started Guide helps you to understand and work with the FS6300 Network Management System (NMS). For more detailed information about conﬁguring advanced features, see the ForeSight 6300 NMS Administrator’s Reference Guide .
Page 14: Introduction
Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter contents Overview ................................15 FS6300 NMS Features ............................15 Common User Tasks.............................15 Bringing up the NMS Server from Linux ......................16 Bringing up the NMS Application Client from Windows XP................16 Logging into the Application Client ........................16 Configuring Your Password ..........................17 Configuring your password before connecting to the client ...............17...
Page 15: Overview
FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 1 • Introduction Overview This chapter introduces you to the features and beneﬁts of the FS6300 NMS. It also includes basic informa- tion about logging in and out of the system, and working with the main toolbars and menus. FS6300 NMS Features •...
Page 16: Bringing Up The Nms Server From Linux
FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 1 • Introduction Bringing up the NMS Server from Linux To start the server, from the /opt/FS6300 directory, double-click on the WebNMSLauncher.sh ﬁle to open the launcher. To start and stop the server, in the splash screen window, right-click on the Start 6300 NMS Server icon.
Page 17: Configuring Your Password
FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 1 • Introduction Conﬁguring Your Password Conﬁguring your password before connecting to the client When you log on to the Application Client for the ﬁrst time, a Password Conﬁrmation dialog box is dis- played(only if this has been enabled by your administrator). If you do not see this dialog box, then ignore this section and perform the steps explained in the next section, “Conﬁguring your password from the client”...
Page 18: Troubleshooting
FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 1 • Introduction Troubleshooting Table 1 lists the messages that are displayed in certain situations during the login process. Table 1. Troubleshooting messages Message Why am I getting this? What do I do? You are logged in for the ﬁrst time; This pop-up message is displayed Refer to “Conﬁguring your password...
Page 19 FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 1 • Introduction Table 1. Troubleshooting messages Message Why am I getting this? What do I do? Connection lost to the FS6300 NMS This message is displayed if the con- Click Yes to shut down the client or •...
Page 20: Using The Nms Menus And Toolbars
FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 1 • Introduction Using the NMS Menus and Toolbars The following toolbars are always available at the top of the main window of the NMS: • SetUp(F) • Tools • DS0 Mapping • Help • Reports Additionally, some options in the menu tree have other toolbars at the top related to their function in the net- work:...
Page 21: Discovering Your Network
Chapter 2 Discovering Your Network Chapter contents Introduction ................................22 Starting the Discovery Process ..........................22 Viewing Node Information After Discovery ......................24 Configuring Multiple Cards ..........................24 Updating the Configuration ..........................24 Saving the Configuration ..........................26 Forcing Discovery for Selected Cards ......................26 Re-Discovering Cards............................27...
Page 22: Introduction
FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 2 • Discovering Your Network Introduction The ﬁrst task that you should perform with the FS6300 NMS is discovering your network. This chapter describes how to start the Discovery process and how to conﬁgure subnet properties. Starting the Discovery Process Before starting the Discovery process, at least one node must be deployed, powered up, and connected to the network.
Page 23: Network Discovery Tab
FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 2 • Discovering Your Network 5. Click on the Network Discovery tab at the top of the Discovery Administration window. Figure 4. Network Discovery tab 6. Enter the IP Address of the Subnet to be discovered by the FS6300 NMS. Click Add. 7.
Page 24: Viewing Node Information After Discovery
FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 2 • Discovering Your Network When the Discovery process is complete, the spinning wheel icon is replaced with a blue box containing a white checkmark. Once Discovery is complete, a new subnet can be entered into the Network Discovery win- dow (Tools >...
Page 25 FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 2 • Discovering Your Network 2. Click on Card Parameters in the menu tree on the left side of the screen. Figure 6. Multiple Card Conﬁguration > Card Parameters 3. Select the subnet you would like to update from the Network IP drop-down menu. The list on the right side of the screen shows the IP addresses of all the devices discovered on that speciﬁc subnet.
Page 26: Saving The Configuration
FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 2 • Discovering Your Network Note After clicking Update, it is very important to save this information in the cards’ non-volatile memory so that the values will not be lost in case of a power failure or card reboot. Saving the Conﬁguration To save the information to non-volatile memory: 1.
Page 27: Re-Discovering Cards
FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 2 • Discovering Your Network Re-Discovering Cards You should re-discover cards after changing a card’s conﬁguration, or if you have added a new chassis or devices to the network. To re-discover cards: 1. Right-click on the device icon. You can do this in the Geographical Area, Network Node, Chassis, or Card sections of Network Maps.
Page 28: Configuring Alarms And Clocking
Chapter 3 Conﬁguring Alarms and Clocking Chapter contents Introduction ................................29 Configuring the Alarm Trap Manager ........................29 Configuring Alarms through the Network Node .....................29 Configuring Alarms through a Card in the Chassis ..................30 Alarm Indications ............................32 Viewing a Summary of Alarms ..........................32 Configuring Clocking Synchronization .........................33...
Page 29: Introduction
FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 3 • Configuring Alarms and Clocking Introduction Before you can receive alarm indications, you must ﬁrst conﬁgure the alarms and clocking for the NMS. When you discover your network for the ﬁrst time, there will be alarms because the synchronization clocking has not been fully conﬁgured yet.
Page 30: Configuring Alarms Through A Card In The Chassis
FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 3 • Configuring Alarms and Clocking 4. Enter the IP address of the NMS server in the Alarm Trap Manager 1 ﬁeld. 5. Click the Modify button. 6. If the conﬁguration was successful, a “Conﬁguration Result” window displays. Click OK. Conﬁguring Alarms through a Card in the Chassis To conﬁgure the IP address for the Alarm Trap ﬁeld for each card: 1.
Page 31: Modify Alarm Details
FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 3 • Configuring Alarms and Clocking 3. Click on Modify Parameters to conﬁgure the alarms. Figure 11. Modify Alarm Details Modify Parameters: Conﬁgure the FS6300 Alarm Parameters through the Modify Parameters window. – Alarm Syslog Priority –...
Page 32: Alarm Indications
FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 3 • Configuring Alarms and Clocking Alarm Indications The following are symbols that appear on a card or node icon when the NMS receives an alarm: • Critical: Red circle with a white “X” • Major: Yellow circle with two black exclamation points •...
Page 33: Configuring Clocking Synchronization
FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 3 • Configuring Alarms and Clocking Conﬁguring Clocking Synchronization To conﬁgure clocking synchronization for a chassis: 1. From the menu tree on the left side of the screen, select Node (under Geographical Area). 2. In the main window, right-click on the chassis that you want to conﬁgure clocking for. 3.
Page 34: Refreshing The Alarms After Configuring Clocking
FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 3 • Configuring Alarms and Clocking Refreshing the alarms after conﬁguring clocking After you have conﬁgured clocking for the chassis, you can refresh the alarms that occurred before clocking was conﬁgured. To refresh the alarms for a card: 1.
Page 35: View System Clocking
FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 3 • Configuring Alarms and Clocking 2. Click on View System Clocking in the menu tree on the left side of the screen. From this window, you can view and verify the conﬁguration settings for the card’s entire clocking system, including whether any fail- ures have occurred and if any clock-related alarms are active.
Page 36 FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 3 • Configuring Alarms and Clocking The conﬁgurable parameters are: – Main Reference – Fallback Reference – Clock Fallback – Clock Auto Recover Note Refer to the FS6300 Administrator’s Reference Guide for details on the func- tion and signiﬁcance of these parameters.
Page 37: Configuring And Managing Devices
Chapter 4 Conﬁguring and Managing Devices Chapter contents Introduction ................................38 Adding Devices ..............................38 Working with Network Maps..........................39 Geographical Areas ............................39 Nodes ................................39 Chassis ................................39 Slots/Devices ..............................39 Ports/Interfaces ...............................39 Managing Operator Actions ..........................40 Record the current configuration ........................40 Reboot the device ............................40 Set the factory default configuration .......................41...
Page 38: Configuring And Managing Devices
FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 4 • Configuring and Managing Devices Introduction Devices can be individually conﬁgured and monitored through the FS6300 NMS. The NMS organizes devices by geographical area in the Network Maps section of the menu tree, where device-speciﬁc menus can be viewed by right-clicking on a device.
Page 39: Working With Network Maps
FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 4 • Configuring and Managing Devices Working with Network Maps The Network Maps section of the NMS shows a map of the devices located on the network at various levels. Figure 19. Network Maps Geographical Areas Click on a Geographical Area in the main menu tree to view a map of Network Nodes in the NMS.
Page 40: Managing Operator Actions
FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 4 • Configuring and Managing Devices Managing Operator Actions Operators may want to reboot a device or save the current conﬁguration to memory, in case problems arise in the system. To reach the Operator Actions menu, right-click on the Device icon and select Operator Actions. Figure 20.
Page 41: Set The Factory Default Configuration
FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 4 • Configuring and Managing Devices Figure 22. Hard Reset 3. Select Hard Reset from the menu tree in the Reset Options window. 4. Click the Hard Reset button. Set the factory default conﬁguration To set the factory default conﬁguration for a device: 1.
Page 42: Configuring Cards
FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 4 • Configuring and Managing Devices Conﬁguring Cards See the following chapters for information on conﬁguring speciﬁc cards: • 2616RC – Chapter 5, “Conﬁguring the 2616RC Card” on page 43 • 3096RC – Chapter 6, “Conﬁguring the 3096RC Card”...
Page 43: Configuring The 2616Rc Card
Chapter 5 Conﬁguring the 2616RC Card Chapter contents Introduction ................................44 2616RC Configuration Menu ..........................44 Viewing the Front Panel ............................45 Configuring the Card System ..........................45 Modify System Parameters ..........................45 View System Status ............................46 View System Status Details ..........................46 View Ethernet Status ............................46 View SNMP/HTTP Parameters ........................46...
Page 44: Introduction
FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 5 • Configuring the 2616RC Card Introduction The Patton Model 2616RC is a digital cross-connect with 16 T1/E1 ports. There are several ways to reach the conﬁguration menu for the 2616RC card: • Click on Network Maps in the main menu tree, then click on Chassis. Right-click on the 2616RC icon. •...
Page 45: Viewing The Front Panel
FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 5 • Configuring the 2616RC Card • Events and Alerts – See “Viewing Events and Alerts” on page 48 • Export Import Conﬁguration – See “Exporting/Importing the Conﬁguration” on page 48 • IP Routing – See “Conﬁguring IP Routing”...
Page 46: Configuring The Card System
FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 5 • Configuring the 2616RC Card Figure 26. Modify 2616RC Card System Parameters 1. Enter the country where the card is located in the Country text ﬁeld. 2. Enter a description for the card in the Module Name text ﬁeld. 3.
Page 47: Configuring Ethernet Settings
FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 5 • Configuring the 2616RC Card Conﬁguring Ethernet Settings Click on Ethernet Overview to conﬁgure Ethernet settings. You can also view Ethernet statistics. Modify Ethernet Parameters If you only want to view the Ethernet parameters, click on View Ethernet Parameters in the Ethernet Over- view window.
Page 48: Viewing Events And Alerts
FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 5 • Configuring the 2616RC Card Viewing Events and Alerts Click on Events and Alerts to view a color-coded chart that shows the amount of alarms and severity of alarms for the card. Figure 28. 2616RC Events and Alerts Exporting/Importing the Conﬁguration Click on Export/Import Conﬁguration to save or load a conﬁguration ﬁle.
Page 49: Importing The Configuration
FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 5 • Configuring the 2616RC Card Importing the Conﬁguration To load a conﬁguration ﬁle, click on Import Conﬁguration in the menu tree of the window, then click Browse to select the conﬁguration ﬁle you want to load. Click Import to load the ﬁle. Figure 30.
Page 50: Configuring Ip Routing
FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 5 • Configuring the 2616RC Card Conﬁguring IP Routing Click on IP Routing to add routes and view routing information. The IP Overview window shows details for routing destinations, and includes information for gateway, cost, interface, protocol, and state of each route. Figure 31.
Page 51: Viewing The System Log
FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 5 • Configuring the 2616RC Card Viewing the System Log Click on System Log to view and modify syslog information. Modify Syslog Conﬁguration If you only want to view the syslog conﬁguration, click on View SystemLog Conﬁguration in the System Log window.
Page 52: Configuring The T1/E1 Ports
FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 5 • Configuring the 2616RC Card Conﬁguring the T1/E1 Ports Click on T1E1 Port Conﬁguration to conﬁgure line interfaces, test settings, and channel assignments for T1/ E1 ports. View Conﬁguration In the T1/E1 Link Conﬁguration window, click on Conﬁguration > View Conﬁguration. Select a link to view the line interface settings and test settings.
Page 53: Modify Test Settings
FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 5 • Configuring the 2616RC Card Modify Test Settings Figure 35. 2616RC T1/E1 Test Settings 1. In the T1/E1 Link Conﬁguration window, click on Conﬁguration > Test Settings > Modify Test Settings. 2. Select a link from the drop-down menu at the top of the window. 3.
Page 54: Set Channel Assignments
FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 5 • Configuring the 2616RC Card Set Channel Assignments Figure 36. 2616RC T1/E1 Channel Assignment In the Channel Assignment section of the T1/E1 Link Conﬁguration window, you can set all or individual links to Frame Relay or PPP. To set all links to Frame Relay or PPP: 1.
Page 55: Viewing T1/E1 Reports
FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 5 • Configuring the 2616RC Card Viewing T1/E1 Reports Click on T1E1 Reports to view and print different reports about the activity, line interface settings, and test settings of T1/E1 links on the 2616RC card. Click the Print button to send the report to a printer on your network.
Page 56: Configuring The 3096Rc Card
Chapter 6 Conﬁguring the 3096RC Card Chapter contents Introduction ................................57 3096RC Configuration Menu ..........................57 Viewing the Front Panel ............................58 Configuring the Card System ..........................58 Modify System Parameters ..........................58 View System Status ............................59 View System Status Details ..........................59 View Ethernet Status ............................59 View SNMP/HTTP Parameters ........................59...
Page 57: Introduction
FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 6 • Configuring the 3096RC Card Introduction The Patton Model 3096RC is a G.SHDSL TDM Concentrator with 16 G.SHDSL ports. There are several ways to reach the conﬁguration menu for the 3096RC card: • Click on Network Maps in the main menu tree, then click on Chassis. Right-click on the 3096RC icon. •...
Page 58: Viewing The Front Panel
FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 6 • Configuring the 3096RC Card • G.SHDSL Port Conﬁguration – See “Conﬁguring G.SHDSL Ports” on page 63 • G.SHDSL Report – See “Viewing G.SHDSL Reports” on page 67 • Inband Channel Management-T1/E1 – See “Managing Inband T1/E1 Channels”...
Page 59: View System Status
FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 6 • Configuring the 3096RC Card Figure 41. Modify 3096RC Card System Parameters 1. Enter the country where the card is located in the Country text ﬁeld. 2. Enter a description for the card in the Module Name text ﬁeld. 3.
Page 60: Configuring Ethernet Settings
FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 6 • Configuring the 3096RC Card Conﬁguring Ethernet Settings Click on Ethernet Overview to conﬁgure Ethernet settings. You can also view Ethernet statistics. Modify Ethernet Parameters If you only want to view the Ethernet parameters, click on View Ethernet Parameters in the Ethernet Over- view window.
Page 61: Viewing Events And Alerts
FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 6 • Configuring the 3096RC Card Viewing Events and Alerts Click on Events and Alerts to view a color-coded chart that shows the amount of alarms and severity of alarms for the card. Figure 43. 3096C Events and Alerts Exporting/Importing the Conﬁguration Click on Export/Import Conﬁguration to save or load a conﬁguration ﬁle.
Page 62: Importing The Configuration
FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 6 • Configuring the 3096RC Card Importing the Conﬁguration To load a conﬁguration ﬁle, click on Import Conﬁguration in the menu tree of the window, then click Browse to select the conﬁguration ﬁle you want to load. Click Import to load the ﬁle. Figure 45.
Page 63: Configuring G.shdsl Ports
FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 6 • Configuring the 3096RC Card Conﬁguring G.SHDSL Ports Click on G.SHDSL Port Conﬁguration in the pull-down menu to bring up the G.SHDSL window. The G.SHDSL window shows the number of G.SHDSL ports available, linked ports, failed ports, training ports, ports in test mode, and ports downloaded.
Page 64: Configuring Individual Ports
FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 6 • Configuring the 3096RC Card Conﬁguring Individual Ports To conﬁgure an individual port, click on the port in the table to bring up the Port Conﬁguration window. From the port Conﬁguration window, you can edit the port’s conﬁguration, view port information, edit CO/ CPE options, and edit the line rate.
Page 65: Edit Co/Cpe Options
FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 6 • Configuring the 3096RC Card Edit CO/CPE Options Click on CO Options or CPE Options in the menu tree of the Port Conﬁguration window to view the line provision rate, clock mode, payload rate, I-bits, annex type, transmit power, and EOC status. Figure 48.
Page 66: Determine Best Payload Rate
FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 6 • Configuring the 3096RC Card Determine Best Payload Rate Click on Line Provision in the menu tree of the Port Conﬁguration window to determine the best payload rate for the port. The Line Provision tool works by resolving line length and line quality. The CO interprets line probe messages from the CPE and calculates a worst-case payload value.
Page 67: Viewing G.shdsl Reports
FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 6 • Configuring the 3096RC Card Viewing G.SHDSL Reports Click on G.SHDSL Report to view and print different reports about port details, CO/CPE details, data path, and Fifo information for the G.SHDSL ports on the 3096RC card. Click the Print button to send the report to a printer on your network.
Page 68: Configuring Ip Routing
FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 6 • Configuring the 3096RC Card Conﬁguring IP Routing Click on IP Routing to add routes and view routing information. The IP Overview window shows details for routing destinations, and includes information for gateway, cost, interface, protocol, and state of each route. Figure 51.
Page 69: Viewing The System Log
FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 6 • Configuring the 3096RC Card Viewing the System Log Click on System Log to view and modify syslog information. Modify Syslog Conﬁguration If you only want to view the syslog conﬁguration, click on View SystemLog Conﬁguration in the System Log window.
Page 70: Configuring The T1/E1 Ports
FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 6 • Configuring the 3096RC Card Conﬁguring the T1/E1 Ports Click on T1E1 Port Conﬁguration to conﬁgure line interfaces, test settings, and channel assignments for T1/ E1 ports. View Conﬁguration In the T1/E1 Link Conﬁguration window, click on Conﬁguration > View Conﬁguration. Select a link to view the line interface settings and test settings.
Page 71: Modify Test Settings
FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 6 • Configuring the 3096RC Card Modify Test Settings Figure 55. 3096RC T1/E1 Test Settings 1. In the T1/E1 Link Conﬁguration window, click on Conﬁguration > Test Settings > Modify Test Settings. 2. Select a link from the drop-down menu at the top of the window. 3.
Page 72: Set Channel Assignments
FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 6 • Configuring the 3096RC Card Set Channel Assignments Figure 56. 3096RC T1/E1 Channel Assignment In the Channel Assignment section of the T1/E1 Link Conﬁguration window, you can set all or individual channels to Frame Relay or PPP. To set all channels to Frame Relay or PPP: 1.
Page 73: Managing Inband T1/E1 Channels
FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 6 • Configuring the 3096RC Card Managing Inband T1/E1 Channels Click on Inband Channel Management-T1E1 to view, edit, and add T1/E1 channels. T1/E1 ports must be conﬁgured before adding a channel (see “Conﬁguring the T1/E1 Ports” on page 70).
Page 74: Viewing T1/E1 Reports
FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 6 • Configuring the 3096RC Card Viewing T1/E1 Reports Click on T1E1 Reports to view and print different reports about the activity, line interface settings, and test settings of T1/E1 links on the 3096RC card. Click the Print button to send the report to a printer on your network.
Page 75: Viewing The T1/E1 Map Layer
FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 6 • Configuring the 3096RC Card Viewing the T1/E1 Map Layer Click on Display T1E1 Map Layer to show a map of all the T1/E1 ports on the card. Right-click on a port in the map to conﬁgure its link. Figure 59.
Page 76: Configuring The 6511Rc Card
Chapter 7 Conﬁguring the 6511RC Card Chapter contents Introduction ................................77 6511RC Configuration Menu ..........................77 Viewing the Front Panel ............................78 Configuring the Card System ..........................78 Modify System Parameters ..........................78 View System Status ............................79 View System Status Details ..........................79 View Ethernet Status ............................79 View SNMP/HTTP Parameters ........................80...
Page 77: Introduction
FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 7 • Configuring the 6511RC Card Introduction The Patton Model 6511RC is a matrix switch with Gigabit Ethernet. There are several ways to reach the con- ﬁguration menu for the 6511RC card: • Click on Network Maps in the main menu tree, then click on Chassis. Right-click on the 6511RC icon. •...
Page 78: Viewing The Front Panel
FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 7 • Configuring the 6511RC Card • Export Import Conﬁguration – See “Exporting/Importing the Conﬁguration” on page 85 • Operator Action – See “Managing Operator Actions” on page 40 in Chapter 4 • System Log – See “Viewing the System Log”...
Page 79: View System Status
FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 7 • Configuring the 6511RC Card Figure 63. Modify 6511RC Card System Parameters 1. Enter the country where the card is located in the Country text ﬁeld. 2. Enter a description for the card in the Module Name text ﬁeld. 3.
Page 80: View Snmp/Http Parameters
FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 7 • Configuring the 6511RC Card View SNMP/HTTP Parameters Click on View SNMP/HTTP Parameters in the Card System Conﬁguration window to see the SNMP ver- sion and passwords. Conﬁguring Ethernet Settings Click on Ethernet Overview to conﬁgure Ethernet settings. You can also view Ethernet statistics. Modify Ethernet Parameters If you only want to view the Ethernet parameters, click on View Ethernet Parameters in the Ethernet Over- view window.
Page 81: Configuring E1 Links
FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 7 • Configuring the 6511RC Card Conﬁguring E1 Links Click on E1 Link to conﬁgure the line interface, alarm status, DS0 settings, and test settings. Edit Line Interface Settings Click on Line Interface (under Current Conﬁguration) in the menu tree for the E1 Link window, then select the links you want to edit from the TUG3, TUG2, and TU drop-down menus.
Page 82: Edit Test Settings
FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 7 • Configuring the 6511RC Card Figure 65. 6511RC DS0 Details If you only want to enable or disable a few DS0 numbers, select the status from the drop-down menu for each DS0 number you want to change, then click Selective Modify. If you want to activate all DS0 numbers, click Enable All.
Page 83: 6511Rc E1 Link Test Settings
FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 7 • Configuring the 6511RC Card Figure 66. 6511RC E1 Link Test Settings 1. Select enable or disable from the Force Yellow Alarm drop-down menu, then click Modify. 2. Select a loop test from the Loopback Conﬁg drop-down menu, then click Modify. Loopback options include: Payload Loop, Line Loop, Other Loops, or No Loops.
Page 84: Configuring Ip Routing
FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 7 • Configuring the 6511RC Card Conﬁguring IP Routing Click on IP Routing to add routes and view routing information. The IP Overview window shows details for routing destinations, and includes information for gateway, cost, interface, protocol, and state of each route. Figure 67.
Page 85: Viewing Events And Alerts
FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 7 • Configuring the 6511RC Card Viewing Events and Alerts Click on Events and Alerts to view a color-coded chart that shows the amount of alarms and severity of alarms for the card. Figure 68. 6511RC Events and Alerts Exporting/Importing the Conﬁguration Click on Export/Import Conﬁguration to save or load a conﬁguration ﬁle.
Page 86: Importing The Configuration
FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 7 • Configuring the 6511RC Card Importing the Conﬁguration To load a conﬁguration ﬁle, click on Import Conﬁguration in the menu tree of the window, then click Browse to select the conﬁguration ﬁle you want to load. Click Import to load the ﬁle. Figure 70.
Page 87: Viewing The System Log
FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 7 • Configuring the 6511RC Card Viewing the System Log Click on System Log to view and modify syslog information. Modify Syslog Conﬁguration If you only want to view the syslog conﬁguration, click on View SystemLog Conﬁguration in the System Log window.
Page 88: Configuring Sdh
FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 7 • Configuring the 6511RC Card Conﬁguring SDH Click on SDH Conﬁguration to bring up the SDH Conﬁguration window to view and modify SDH inter- faces and paths. Conﬁguring SDH Interfaces To conﬁgure SDH interfaces: 1.
Page 89: Configuring Sdh Paths
FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 7 • Configuring the 6511RC Card 6. Select the message length used by the SDH network –1-byte, 16-byte, or 64-byte– from the Section Trace Message Len drop-down menu. 7. Enter the value the connetced SDH network uses for the J0 byte in the Section Trace J0 Byte ﬁeld. Note J0 Byte only applies to the 1-byte Section Trace Messages.
Page 90: Configuring Sdh Mapper
FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 7 • Configuring the 6511RC Card 6. Enter the Signal Label in the text ﬁeld. 7. Click Submit. Conﬁguring SDH Mapper To conﬁgure the SDH Mapper: 1. Click on SDH Mapper Conﬁguration in the menu tree of the SDH Conﬁguration window. 2.
Page 91: Configuring Chassis
Chapter 8 Conﬁguring Chassis Chapter contents Introduction ................................92 Chassis Configuration Menu ..........................92 Viewing the Chassis LEDs.............................93 Managing Inband H110 Channels ........................93 Add H110 Management Channel ........................94 Delete H110 Management Channel .......................95 Viewing the Card Layer Map..........................96...
Page 92: Configuring Chassis
FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 8 • Configuring Chassis Introduction To conﬁgure a chassis, navigate to Network Maps > Geographical Area > Network Node in the menu tree on the left side of the screen. Right-click on a chassis icon in the main window to display the conﬁguration menu for the chassis.
Page 93: Viewing The Chassis Leds
FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 8 • Configuring Chassis Viewing the Chassis LEDs Click on Chassis Unit GUI to view the front panels of all of the cards in the chassis in real-time. Figure 76. Chassis LEDs Managing Inband H110 Channels Click on Inband H110 Channel Management to bring up the Channel Management window.
Page 94: Add H110 Management Channel
FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 8 • Configuring Chassis Add H110 Management Channel To add an H110 management channel to a chassis: 1. Click on Add in the menu tree of the Inband Management window. Figure 78. Add H110 Management Channel to Chassis 2.
Page 95: Delete H110 Management Channel
FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 8 • Configuring Chassis Delete H110 Management Channel To delete a H110 management channel from a chassis: 1. Click on Delete in the menu tree of the Inband Management window. Figure 79. Delete H110 Management Channel from Chassis 2.
Page 96: Viewing The Card Layer Map
FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 8 • Configuring Chassis Viewing the Card Layer Map Click on Display Card Layer to view a map of all of the cards in the chassis. Right-click on a card to conﬁgure to view it’s conﬁguration menu. Figure 80.
Page 97: Monitoring Managed Objects
Chapter 9 Monitoring Managed Objects Chapter contents Introduction ................................98 Working with Managed Objects..........................98 Geographical Areas ............................99 Network Nodes ...............................99 Chassis ................................99 Network Addresses ............................100 Cards ................................100 Interfaces ..............................100 DSL Ports ..............................101 IDSL Ports ..............................101 T1/E1 Ports ..............................101 E1 Links ...............................101 Working with Unmanaged Objects ........................102 Managing an Unmanaged Object...
Page 98: Introduction
FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 9 • Monitoring Managed Objects Introduction Managed objects save information about an element in the network database. You can view a list of managed objects by clicking on Network Database in the menu tree on the left side of the screen, then Managed Objects.
Page 99: Geographical Areas
FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 9 • Monitoring Managed Objects Geographical Areas Navigate to Network Database > Managed Objects > Geographical Areas in the menu tree to view a list of all managed geographical areas in the network. Select a row and click the new menu in the toolbar at the top of the screen (or right-click on the row) to view the conﬁguration menu for that geographical area.
Page 100: Network Addresses
FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 9 • Monitoring Managed Objects • Time Slot Availability in Ports – See “Viewing the Card Layer Map” on page 96 in Chapter 8 • Re-Discover All Cards – Re-discovers the cards in the chassis. See “Re-Discovering Cards”...
Page 101: Dsl Ports
FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 9 • Monitoring Managed Objects The conﬁguration menu for an interface includes the following options: • Interface Monitor > Ping – Displays a status message after pinging the interface. • Managed Object Properties – See the FS6300 Administrator’s Reference Guide •...
Page 102: Working With Unmanaged Objects
FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 9 • Monitoring Managed Objects The conﬁguration menu for an E1 link includes the following options: • E1 Port Link Conﬁguration – Displays the SDH Test Overview window, where you can view information and edit line interface and test paramters. •...
Page 103: Managing Network Events
Chapter 10 Managing Network Events Chapter contents Introduction ................................104 Viewing Network Events .............................104 Viewing the current list of events ........................104 Viewing details of an event ..........................105 Viewing alarms related to an event ........................105 Searching Network Events...........................106 Saving Network Events............................106 Saving Events to File .............................106 Exporting Events ............................107...
Page 104: Introduction
FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 10 • Managing Network Events Introduction Network events relate to occurrences in the network , such as discovery, status updates, or a device failure. You can manage network events in the FS6300 NMS through the Fault Management section of the main menu on the left side of the screen.
Page 105: Viewing Details Of An Event
FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 10 • Managing Network Events Viewing details of an event You can view the details of a network event in the list in several ways: • Select a row in the table. Click on the View menu at the top of the screen, then select Details. •...
Page 106: Searching Network Events
FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 10 • Managing Network Events Searching Network Events To search for a network event in the current list: 1. Click on Network Events (under Fault Management) in the menu tree. 2. Click on the Edit menu at the top of the screen, then select Search; OR, press Ctrl+F.
Page 107: Exporting Events
FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 10 • Managing Network Events Exporting Events You can use the Export Events option to save the Event Custom View data as a CSV (comma-separated values) ﬁle in the FS6300 NMS server. An option is provided to export the entire Custom View data or only the data that is currently displayed in the Custom View.
Page 108: About Trap Parsers
FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 10 • Managing Network Events About Trap Parsers Traps are fault messages that occur on an SNMP device. Trap parsers generate event information when a trap is received. A received trap is passed through a level of Trap Parsers only if the trap has not been converted into an event object by a Trap Filter, or if the received trap has not been dropped during trap ﬁltering.
Page 109: Monitoring Performance Data
Chapter 11 Monitoring Performance Data Chapter contents Introduction ................................110 Viewing Configured Collection Data ........................110 Viewing Current Performance Data ........................111 Viewing Collected Performance Data ........................113...
Page 110: Introduction
FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 11 • Monitoring Performance Data Introduction The FS6300 NMS monitors performance of your network by collecting data from devices and providing reports. The performance is measured based on various factors, such as number of bytes of data received/sent (over a period) by a particular interface of a device, the interface's current bandwidth in bits per second, etc.
Page 111: Viewing Current Performance Data
FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 11 • Monitoring Performance Data Table 3 describes the Conﬁgured Collection properties: Table 3. Conﬁgured Collection Properties Property Description Statistic Name A description to identify the Statistic. Poll Id A unique number generated automatically and associated with each Statistic. DNS Name Host name (device name) that the Statistic is associated with.
Page 112: Plot Current Statistic
FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 11 • Monitoring Performance Data Figure 85. Plot Current Statistic 6. Click on an icon on the left side of the Current Graph Viewer window to change the type of chart. There are ﬁve types of graphs that you can view: –...
Page 113: Viewing Collected Performance Data
FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 11 • Monitoring Performance Data Viewing Collected Performance Data Collected performance data is data that was collected and stored in the database. To view the collected data of a statistic: 1. Click on Conﬁgured Collection (under Performance) in the menu tree on the left side of the screen. 2.
Page 114 FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 11 • Monitoring Performance Data 7. By default, the Collected Graph Viewer shows information from the last 24 hours. Choose Today, Last One Week, or Custom based on the range of data you want to display. For Custom, set the From and To range in “Month: Date: Year: Hour: Seconds: AM/PM”...
Page 115: Contacting Patton For Assistance
Chapter 12 Contacting Patton for assistance Chapter contents Introduction ................................116 Contact information............................116 Patton support headquarters in the USA .......................116 Alternate Patton support for Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) ............116 Warranty Service and Returned Merchandise Authorizations (RMAs)..............116 Warranty coverage ............................116 Out-of-warranty service ...........................117 Returns for credit...
Page 116: Introduction
FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 12 • Contacting Patton for assistance Introduction This chapter contains the following information: • “Contact information”—describes how to contact Patton technical support for assistance. • “Warranty Service and Returned Merchandise Authorizations (RMAs)”—contains information about the warranty and obtaining a return merchandise authorization (RMA).
Page 117: Out-Of-Warranty Service
FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 12 • Contacting Patton for assistance Out-of-warranty service Patton services what we sell, no matter how you acquired it, including malfunctioning products that are no longer under warranty. Our products have a ﬂat fee for repairs. Units damaged by lightning or other catastro- phes may require replacement.

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Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 Discovering Your Network

Chapter 3 Configuring Alarms and Clocking

Chapter 4 Configuring and Managing Devices

Chapter 5 Configuring the 2616RC Card

Chapter 6 Configuring the 3096RC Card

Chapter 7 Configuring the 6511RC Card

Chapter 8 Configuring Chassis

Chapter 9 Monitoring Managed Objects

Chapter 10 Managing Network Events

Chapter 11 Monitoring Performance Data

Contacting Patton for Assistance

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