Cisco Systems ONS 15327 manual CTC Navigation, Toolbar and Menu Bar Options, Tool Description

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3 Using Cisco Transport Controller78-11719-02 July 2001

3.5.4 CTC Navigation

You can use different methods to navigate to views within the CTC window. The toolbar and the menu bar at the top of the screen contain a series of tools/menus that can be used for navigating and other operations. Access the tools by clicking the tool icons. Access the menu options by clicking File, Edit, View, and Tools. Table 3-6identifies each tool and menu choice on the toolbar and its description.

Table 3-6

Toolbar and Menu Bar Options

 

 

 

Tool

 

Description

 

 

 

Lock

 

Locks the CTC session

 

 

 

Print

 

Prints Entire Frame, Tabbed View, or Table of Contents

 

 

 

Export

 

Saves and exports data as HTML, CSV, or TSV

 

 

 

Undo

 

Available in a future release

 

 

 

Redo

 

Available in a future release

 

 

 

Cut

 

Available in a future release

 

 

 

Copy

 

Available in a future release

 

 

 

Paste

 

Available in a future release

 

 

 

Preferences

 

Sets preferences under General, Topology Hosts, Circuit, and Firewall tabs

 

 

Go to previous view

Displays the view observed before the current view

 

 

 

Go to next view

 

Displays the view observed before clicking “Go to previous view”

 

 

 

Go to parent view

 

Displays the network view

 

 

Go to selected object view

Displays the view of selected object

 

 

 

Go to home view

 

Displays the node view

 

 

Go to network view

Displays the network view

 

 

Open TL1 connection

Opens a TL1 session with chosen node

 

 

 

Zoom out

 

Decreases size of the of the graphic in network view

 

 

 

Zoom in

 

Increases size of the graphic in network view

 

 

Zoom selected area

Increases size of a selected area of the graphic in network view

 

 

 

You can also double-click or right-click objects in the CTC window. Moving the mouse over nodes, cards, card ports and toolbar icons displays popup information about the node, card, port, or icon. Figure 3-11shows an example of the popup information.

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Contents Using Cisco Transport Controller OverviewPreparing PCs to Run CTC Installing CTCProcedure Install Netscape Windows Preparing Solaris Workstations to Run CTC Procedure Extracting the CTC Version 2.3 Files for SolarisProcedure Install Netscape Solaris Procedure Install the Java Files Solaris If gzip required is not installed, install it now by typingRemove the intermediate tar files, for example Procedure Enable Applet Security for CTC Connecting PCs to the ONS Procedure Set Up a PC for Direct ConnectionCheck Enable DNS for Windows Resolution Direct ConnectionsNetwork dialog boxes for Windows 95/98 and Windows NT TCP/IP Properties dialog box Gateway tab Windows 95/98 Click Specify an IP addressStep LAN Connections Procedure Disable Proxy Service Using Windows with NetscapeSettings Logging into CTC Remote Access to the ONSConnecting to the ONS 15327 with TL1 Terminals Procedure Log into the CTC Viewing CTCCard Color Status Node ViewNode View Card Colors Node View Tabs and Subtabs Description Node Status Color Alarm StatusNetwork View Network View Actions Action ProcedureBackground Image Preferences Tabs Tab DescriptionProcedure Create a New Domain Creating DomainsChoose Create New Domain Example of a customized map graphicCard View 10 The CTC card view showing an E10/100 cardTool Description CTC NavigationToolbar and Menu Bar Options Table Data Inventory Data Table Display Options Task Click Right-Click Shortcut Menu13 Viewing hardware information about installed cards Column Description Viewing ONS 15327 Alarms, Conditions, and EventsAlarm Data Controlling Alarm Display Viewing Alarm History 15 Viewing current-session alarms and eventsSetting Up General Node Information Procedure Set Up General Node InformationRetrieving alarms Click the Provisioning General tabsClick Apply Changing the IP Address Setting Up General Network InformationProcedure Set Up Network Information 17 Entering network information Click Apply Setting Up ONS 15327 Security SnmpProcedure Create New Users ONS 15327 Security Idle TimesSecurity Level Idle Time Click OKClick the Provisioning Security tabs Procedure Edit User Security Node LevelProcedure Edit User Security at the Network Level all nodes Setting Up Protection Groups Procedure Create Protection Groups for Optical CardsProcedure Edit Protection Groups Setting Up Timing Procedure Delete Protection GroupsClick the Maintenance Protection tabs Click the Provisioning Protection tabsSSM Generation 1 Message Set Message Quality DescriptionProcedure Set Up ONS 15327 Timing SSM Generation 2 Message SetJuly Using Cisco Transport Controller Setting timing parameters Setting Up External User-Provisionable AlarmsUsing Virtual Wires External Input Alarms Procedure Provision External Alarms24shows the External Alarms subtab Procedure Provision External Controls External Output ControlsCreating Alarm Profiles Example of the external alarm input and output processAlarming tab showing the default profile and a new profile Alarm Profile Buttons Heading DescriptionProcedure Create an Alarm Profile Click the Provisioning Alarming tabsAlarm Profile Editing Options Button DescriptionProcedure Apply an Alarm Profile at the Card View Procedure Apply an Alarm Profile at the Node ViewClick the Provisioning DS1 or DS3 Alarming tabs Click Force still need to ApplyView Tab Subtab Printing and Exporting CTC DataExportable CTC Table Data Procedure Print CTC Data Procedure Export CTC DataDisplaying CTC Data in Other Applications 29 Exporting CTC data as Html Step
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