IBM 5.5 manual Introduction to Netcool/Precision TN

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Chapter 1. Introduction

This chapter provides an overview of Netcool®/Precision for Transmission Networks (Netcool/Precision TN).

This chapter contains the following sections:

"Introduction to Netcool/Precision TN" on page 1

"How Netcool/Precision TN works" on page 2

"Netcool/Precision TN product components" on page 6

"Overview of the Netcool Installer" on page 8

"New relational database" on page 10

Introduction to Netcool/Precision TN

Netcool/Precision TN enables real-time network asset management and reconciliation, regardless of the management protocols, technologies, and vendors' products used. Netcool/Precision TN:

Collects any network data, including fault, performance, inventory, facility, and connection information.

Provides complete asset visibility, enabling you to visualize the network in real time, including the inventory image for each device, the topology of the network, and customer circuits provisioned in the network.

Provides the information needed to generate asset and network capacity reports to reconcile all offline OSS databases, such as inventory, provisioning, and billing.

Provides flexible asset reporting, including standard and customizable asset reports, as well as direct access to the XML stream and the network data in the database.

Provides a web-based GUI called Network Pilot for collecting and viewing the network data.

Optionally integrates complete inventory, facility, and connection data with Netcool/OMNIbus alerts so that operators can locate, diagnose, and solve network problems more easily.

Telecom networks are more difficult than ever to manage; they are built on multiple technologies and managed by systems from multiple vendors. Service providers generally have multiple management systems (OSSs), each of which performs one function for one portion of their network. Each of these systems provides a limited view of a vendor-specific portion of the network.

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Contents Netcool/Precision for Transmission Networks Administration GuideFirst Edition December 1 Contents Page Tables Page Figures Page About this guide PrefaceTypographical notation AudienceExample Description Syntax Syntax and sample subheadingsOperating system considerations Associated publicationsHow to send your comments Introduction to Netcool/Precision TN IntroductionHow Netcool/Precision TN works Deep discovery NETypesDiscovering the contents of an NE Discovering the existence of an NEDiscovering and resolving network topology Network circuit Network circuitsScales to large networks After discovery alarm correlationNetcool/Precision TN product components After discovery maintaining a real-time view of the networkNetwork Pilot client Netcool/Precision TN serverNetcool Installer modes Overview of the Netcool InstallerSilent mode Changing the Netcool suite installation directoryGUI mode Console modeNew relational database Prerequisites Installing Netcool/Precision TNSolaris system requirements Browser requirementsDatabase requirements Obtaining the software Installing Netcool/Precision TNNetcool Installer Welcome window Running the installation in GUI modeClick Next to go to the Setup Type window Netcool Installer Setup Type window Netcool Installer Feature Selection window Netcool Installer Installation Progress window Running the installation in console mode Running the Installation Program Running the installation in silent modeViewing the installation log Viewing installed packages Setting up an Oracle databaseConfiguring advanced Oracle features Creating the Oracle schemaPrerequisites Oracle RACConnection concentration Setting up a MySQL database Using an existing copy of MySQLConfiguring your version of MySQL Configuring Netcool/Precision TN Creating the MySQL schema Netcool/Precision TN executables Netcool/Precision TN directory structureThird-party and Open Source software Xerces-J XML APIs XP XML Parser for Java Running Netcool/Precision TN Downloading NETypesStarting the product components Starting the database Starting the Netcool/Precision TN serverStarting Network Pilot Invoking the shutdown script from the command line Shutting down the serverShutting the server down from Network Pilot Page Introduction to visualization Integrating with Netcool/OMNIbusAdding fields to the ObjectServer and migrating data Configuring the Netcool/OMNIbus ObjectServer versionConfiguring the Netcool/OMNIbus ObjectServer versions 7.0 Adding fields to the ObjectServer Connecting to an ObjectServer that is not named NcomsConnecting to an ObjectServer Configuring Netcool/OMNIbus probes TL1 data collection / TL1-TSM Snmp Data Collection / Multi-Threaded Trapd probeAdding the menu to the Netcool/OMNIbus desktop Creating the visualization menu optionVisualizing alerts in a desktop Adding the menu to the Netcool/Webtop desktopStarting the components Starting the Netcool/Precision TN server for visualization Opening an event listStarting the ObjectServer Starting the databaseMonitor box window Event list window Using the visualization menuPopulated event list window Visualize menu Network Pilot window Page Configuring failover Setting configuration optionsImplementation overview Shows an overview of the network in this configurationConfiguring Oracle for use with failover How the semaphore mechanism is implementedHow the heartbeat mechanism is implemented Running failover Configuring the Netcool/Precision TN serversSwitching the state of a server Stopping servers running in failover configurationDiscovering Cisco WAN Manager NEs Using Netcool/Precision TN with Cisco WAN ManagerPolling CWM SubNetwork Connections SNCs Polling CWM topological connectionsProperty Property Description Configurable properties in CiscoWanManagerExtensionDisabling use of Netcool/OMNIbus Configuring Netcool/OMNIbus process controlConfiguring connections to known devices Packaging and configurationSyntax See for details of each parameter RulesConfiguring on-demand connectivity to devices Dependencies Configuring remote load balancingPrecisiontn.xml properties file Appendix A. ReferenceSample Properties in the precisiontn.xml file Appendix A. Reference Defines the initial interval in seconds Table A2 describes the precisiontn command line options Netcool/Precision TN command line optionsEmbedded nameserver. By doing this, the nameserver Appendix B. Notices JBFA/SOM1 AIX AIX 5L Trademarks and Acknowledgements