Appendix A: Configuration

This appendix explains how to configure the Adva Optical Metro Ethernet Technology Pack and consists of the following topics:

Topic

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Overview

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Before You Begin

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Configure the Technology Pack

196

 

 

Other Tasks and Considerations

198

 

 

Overview

The Adva Optical Metro Ethernet Technology Pack is a MIB-based, SNMP pack, and its configuration is relatively straightforward.

Before You Begin

Before configuring the Adva Optical Metro Ethernet Technology Pack, ensure that you:

Have the following software and documentation (corresponding to your version of Netcool/Proviso):

The release notes for the current technology pack release.The Netcool/Proviso Installation Guide.The Netcool/Proviso Upgrade Guide (if performing an upgrade).The Netcool/Proviso DataMart Configuration Guide.

Important: You will need to refer to this guide in order to create an inventory profile and initiate a discovery.

Access to the Netcool/Proviso DataMart server.An X Window server on the DataMart server.

Note: (Pre-443 Netcool/Proviso) If there is no graphics card on the DataMart server, you can install the Xvfb virtual frame buffer package to provide X Window services, as described in the Netcool/Proviso Installation Guide.

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

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