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Cisco Systems ONS 15327 manual Installing CTC, Preparing PCs to Run CTC

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3.2 Installing CTC

3 Using Cisco Transport Controller

78-11719-02 July 2001

3.2 Installing CTC

This section explains how to install CTC on PCs and Solaris workstations.

3.2.1 Preparing PCs to Run CTC

The following minimum requirements are needed to run CTC from personal computers:

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Pentium or equivalent processor

128 megabytes of RAM

LAN connection (to access the ONS 15327 through a LAN)

Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, or Windows 2000

Any one of the following:

—Netscape 4.73 or higher, or

—Internet Explorer 4.0 (service pack 2) or higher

Netscape is included on the Cisco ONS 15327 Software CD. Internet Explorer 5.0 is included with the Windows 98 second edition.

•Java Runtime Environment 1.2.2_005 or later with Java 1.2.2 plug-in (JRE 1.3.0 is included on the Cisco ONS 15327 Software CD)

•User-supplied category 5 cable with RJ-45 connectors on each end

Note Your mouse pointer scheme should be set to Windows Standard (Windows 95/98) or None (Windows NT). To check the settings, choose Settings > Control Panel from the Windows Start menu. Double-click the Mouse option. From the Pointers tab of the Mouse Properties dialog box, select the Windows Standard (or “none” for NT) mouse scheme. Click OK.

Procedure: Install Netscape (Windows)

If a web browser is not installed, install Netscape or Microsoft Internet Explorer. Netscape is provided on the Cisco ONS 15327 Software CD. To install it:

Step 1 Insert the Cisco ONS 15327 Software CD into your PC’s CD drive.

Step 2 In the Windows/Netscape directory, double-click cc32e473.exe and follow the on-screen instructions.

Procedure: Install the Java Runtime Environment and Java Plug-in (Windows)

Step 1 Insert the ONS 15327 Software CD into your PC’s CD drive.

Step 2 In the Windows/Jre1.3.0 folder, double-click J2re1_3_0-win.exeand follow the on-screen instructions.

CTC software requires JRE 1.2.2_005 or later.

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Cisco Systems ONS 15327 manual Installing CTC, Preparing PCs to Run CTC, Procedure Install Netscape Windows

Contents

C H A P T E R 3.1 OverviewUsing Cisco Transport Controller 3.2.1 Preparing PCs to Run CTC 3.2 Installing CTCProcedure Install Netscape Windows 3.2.2 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 Step 4 Un-compress each patch ﬁle by typing Procedure Enable Applet Security for CTC e Check Enable DNS for Windows Resolution 3.3 Connecting PCs to the ONSProcedure Set Up a PC for Direct Connection 3.3.1 Direct Connectionsc Click Properties Click Specify an IP address Settings Procedure Disable Proxy Service Using Windows with Internet ExplorerProcedure Disable Proxy Service Using Windows with Netscape 3.3.2 LAN Connections3.4 Logging into CTC 3.3.3 Remote Access to the ONS3.3.4 Connecting to the ONS 15327 with TL1 Terminals Procedure Log into the CTC 3.5 Viewing CTCNode View Card Colors 3.5.1 Node ViewFigure 3-6 CTC in node view login default Card ColorSubtabs Node View Tabs and SubtabsDescription Figure 3-7 The CTC network view 3.5.2 Network ViewAlarm Status Node StatusSelected Area, Set Background Color, Set Background Image, Remove Procedure Set Up an Alternative Network Map3.5.2.1 Inserting an Alternative Network Topology Map Background ImageStep 2 Choose the General tab and uncheck Use Default Map Step 2 Choose Create New Domain Procedure Create a New Domain3.5.2.2 Creating Domains 3.5.3 Card View 3-20 Cisco ONS 15327 User Documentation 3.5.4 CTC Navigation3 Using Cisco Transport Controller78-11719-02 July 3.5.5 Table Data 3.5.6 Inventory Data 3-22 Cisco ONS 15327 User DocumentationLocation-The slot where the card is installed Column 3.6 Viewing ONS 15327 Alarms, Conditions, and EventsAlarm Data Description3.6.1 Controlling Alarm Display 3.6.2 Viewing Alarm History Figure 3-15 Viewing current-session alarms and eventsStep 2 Click the Provisioning General tabs 3.7 Setting Up General Node InformationProcedure Set Up General Node Information Procedure Convert Coordinates to Degrees, Minutes, and Seconds 3.8.1 Changing the IP Address 3.8 Setting Up General Network InformationProcedure Set Up Network Information page ONS 15327 Security Levels 3.9 Setting Up ONS 15327 SecurityMaintenance CTC TabProcedure Create New Users Step 2 Click the Provisioning Security tabs Procedure Edit User Security Node LevelProcedure Edit User Security at the Network Level all nodes Click the Provisioning Security tabs3.10 Setting Up Protection Groups Procedure Create Protection Groups for Optical CardsProcedure Edit Protection Groups a Click the Maintenance Protection tabs 3.11 Setting Up TimingProcedure Delete Protection Groups Step 3 Click the Provisioning Protection tabsSynchronization Status Messaging SSM is a SONET protocol that communicates information about the quality of the timing source. SSM messages are carried on the S1 byte of the SONET Line layer. They enable SONET devices to automatically select the highest-quality timing reference and to avoid timing loops Procedure Set Up ONS 15327 Timing Sync Messaging- Check to enable SSM 3.12 Setting Up External User-Provisionable Alarms 3.12.1 Using Virtual Wires3.12.2 External Input Alarms Procedure Provision External AlarmsFigure 3-24 shows the External Alarms subtab Procedure Provision External Controls 3.12.3 External Output Controls3.13 Creating Alarm Proﬁles Example of the external alarm input and output processAlarm Proﬁles are created at the network view using the Provisioning Alarming tabs Figure 3-27. A default alarm proﬁle in the Default column is pre-provisioned and you use the Clone feature to create new proﬁles based on the default alarm proﬁle Procedure Create an Alarm Proﬁle Step 2 Click the Provisioning Alarming tabsStep 2 Click the Provisioning DS1 or DS3 Alarming tabs Procedure Apply an Alarm Proﬁle at the Card ViewProcedure Apply an Alarm Proﬁle at the Node View c Click Force still need to “Apply”3.14 Printing and Exporting CTC Data Procedure Print CTC Data Procedure Export CTC Dataﬁlename.csv 3.15 Displaying CTC Data in Other Applicationsﬁlename.htm ﬁlename.tsv