Preface

This manual describes the Netcool/Proviso Adva Optical Metro Ethernet Technology Pack, focusing on the Adva Optical Metro Ethernet environment. Specifically, the manual describes the reports for displaying information about the devices and technologies that operate in the Adva Optical Metro Ethernet environment. The manual also describes the data collection model, properties, resources, collection formulas, and metrics that the Adva Optical Metro Ethernet Technology Pack provides to create the associated reporter sets.

Audience

The audiences for this manual are the network administration engineers at IBM customer sites who will install, configure, and use the Adva Optical Metro Ethernet Technology Pack as part of their Netcool/Proviso installation. IBM Professional Services engineers may also find this manual useful.

To install and use the Adva Optical Metro Ethernet Technology Pack, you should have a working knowledge of the following subjects:

•Netcool/Proviso DataMart•TCP/IP networks•Telecom network management•Administration of the operating system

The audiences should also be familiar with the specific technology that the Adva Optical Metro Ethernet Technology Pack deals with, in this case Adva Optical Metro Ethernet.

Organization

This guide is organized as follows:•Chapter 1, IntroductionProvides a general introduction to technology packs.•Chapter 2, Supported Reports

Provides information about the reports that the Adva Optical Metro Ethernet Technology Pack provides for each device operating in the Adva Optical Metro Ethernet environment.

•Chapter 3, Devices and Services

Describes the devices and services that the Adva Optical Metro Ethernet Technology Pack supports.

•Chapter 4, Element and Sub-Element Properties

Netcool/Proviso Adva Optical Metro Ethernet 2.1.1.0 Technology Pack User’s Guide, Version 4.3-X

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