CHAPTER
2-1
Cisco ONS 15454 Installation and Operations Guide
November 2001
2
Software Installation
Cisco Transport Controller (CTC), the Cisco ONS 15454’s software interface, is stored on the TCC+
card and download to your workstation each time you l og int o t he ON S 1 545 4. Th i s c hapt er:
•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 15454, including direct
connections, LAN connections, remote connections, and firewall -compl iant c onnect ions
•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

2.1 Installation Overview

ONS 15454 provisioning and administration is performed using the Cisco Transport Controller softw are.
CTC is a Java application that is installed in two locations:
•ONS 15454 Timing Communications and Control card (TCC+)
•PCs and Solaris workstations that connect to the ONS 15454
CTC software is pre-installed on the TCC+. The only time you install software on the TCC+ is when you
upgrade from one CTC release to another. To upgrade CTC on the TCC+, you must f ollow the upgrade
procedures specific to the software release. These proc edures can b e download ed from th e Cisco webs ite
(www.cisco.com).
For PCs and Solaris workstations, CTC is downloaded from the TCC+ and installed on your computer
automatically after you connect to the ONS 15454. To connect to an ON S 154 54, y ou ente r t he
ONS 15454 IP address in the URL field of a web browser, such as Ne tsca pe Na viga tor or Mi crosof t ®
Internet Explorer. After connecting to an ONS 15454, the following installation occurs automatically:
1. A CTC launcher applet is downloaded from the TCC+ to your computer’s Temp directory. (If these
files are deleted, they are reinstalled the next time you connect to the ONS 15454.)
2. The launcher determines whether your computer has a CTC release matching the release on the
ONS 15454 TCC+.