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5400 Packet-Optical Platform
Node Manager Fundamentals

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New in this release and documentation roadmap
Getting started
Node Manager Installation
Troubleshooting
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About this document ix
Getting started 1-1

Overview 1-1
Notes about using this manual 1-1
Software release information 1-1
Hardware and software requirements 1-2
Node Manager screen elements 1-2
Menu bar 1-3
Tool bar 1-7
Status bar 1-10
Equipment tree 1-12
List frame 1-12
Details frame 1-17
Database synchronization status bar 1-18
Common display features 1-19
Expanding and collapsing trees 1-19
Additional icons 1-19
Tool tips 1-22
Online help 1-22
Online help terminology 1-24
Invalid Characters 1-25
Allowable characters 1-26
OSMINE equipment rules and naming convention 1-37
Protection object naming conventions required for OSMINE support 1-37
Other object naming conventions required for OSMINE support 1-38
OSMINE specific slot assignment rules 1-38
5400 4F-BLSR interop – equipment rules & ring naming 1-40
5400 UPSR – equipment rules & ring naming 1-41
5400 APS 1+1 – equipment rules & naming (SONET/SDH and OTN) 1-41
5400 A-SNCP – equipment rules & ring naming 1-41
5400 cross connect (XCON) naming (SONET/SDH and OTN) 1-42
5400 connection termination point (CTP) naming 1-43
5400 communications channel connections (CCC) naming 1-43
Node Manager Installation 2-1
Troubleshooting 3-1

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Revision A
This is the first release of this document for software release 4.0.0.

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This document provides 5400 Packet-Optical Platform R4.0 Node Manager

Fundamentals screen descriptions and procedures.
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Related Documentation
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The following list contains the names of the related documents in the suite:
• System Description (009-3253-100)
• 5430 Hardware Installation (009-3253-201.1)
• 5410 Hardware Installation (009-3253-201.2)
• 5430 15Tb Upgrade (009-3253-201.3)
• 5430 PDU Upgrade (009-3253-201.4)
• 5410 5Tb Upgrade (009-3253-201.5)
• Commissioning and Testing (009-3253-221)
• TL-1 Description (009-3253-190)
• Node Manager Fundamentals (009-3253-195)
• Administration and Security (009-3253-301)
• Configuration - Provisioning and Operating (009-3253-310)
• Configuration - Protection Services (009-3253-320)
• Configuration - Control Plane (009-3253-330)
• Fault Management - Performance Monitoring (009-3253-520)
• Fault Management - Alarm Clearing (009-3253-543)
• Fault Management - Module Replacement (009-3253-545)
• SAOS Command Reference (009-3253-610)
• SAOS Configuration (009-3253-630)
• SAOS Event Reference (009-3253-650)
• SAOS MPLS Configuration (009-3253-670)
• SAOS MIB Reference (009-3253-690)
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New in this release and documentation

roadmap 0
This Technical Publication supports 5400 Packet-Optical Platform (5400)

Release 4.0 software and subsequent maintenance releases for Release 4.0.
Release 4.0 Revision A

The following new screens items are added to R4.0:
• Inventory screen Power tab added to Bay, Shelf, and modules to show
estimated peak power and estimated cumulative power Configuration -
Provisioning and Operating, -310).
• New Network Address Translation (NAT) menus Configuration -
Provisioning and Operating, -310):
— NAT Basic
— RPNAT RNE Ports
— RPNAT RNE Port Profile
— RPNAT RNE IP Addresses
— RPNAT Mapping Entries
The following changed screens items are added to R4.0:

• Parameter ranges and factory default values added to all applicable
screens.
• Inventory screens updated with new hardware (Configuration -
Provisioning and Operating, -310)
• Configuring > ODU CTP - added Generic End Point (GEP) parameters
(Configuration -Provisioning and Operating, -310)
Trademark Acknowledgments
Ciena® is a registered trademark of Ciena Corporation.
• CoreDirector® FS Multiservice Optical Switch and CoreDirector® FSCI

Multiservice Optical Switch are registered trademarks of Ciena
Corporation.
• Windows® XP, Windows® NT, and Windows® 7 are registered trademarks
of the Microsoft Corporation.
• UNIX® is a registered trademark licensed exclusively through X/Open
Company, Ltd.
• Microsoft is either a registered trademark or trademark of Microsoft
Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

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• Sun, Sun Microsystems, JAVA, Java Secure Socket Extension, and

JAVAX are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems,
Inc. in the U.S. or other countries. This product includes code licensed
from RSA Data Security.
5400 Packet-Optical Platform technical publications
The following roadmap illustrates the structure of the 5400 technical
publications library.

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1-1
Getting started 1-
Overview
The 5400 Packet-Optical Platform Node Manager software provides a
Graphical User Interface (GUI) for performing operations on the 5430 Switch
and 5410 Switch. This 5400 Switch Node Manager Fundamentals manual
provides an overview of Node Manager and provides references
screen descriptions and procedures to operate and configure the 5430 Switch
and 5410 Switch.
ATTENTION
Refer to the CoreDirector Node Manager User Guide to perform operations
on the CoreDirector® Family of Multiservice Optical Switches.
It is assumed that users of the Node Manager application have prior

experience with Windows®-based or similar GUIs.
Notes about using this manual

This manual uses two conventions to distinguish between Synchronous
Optical Network (SONET) and Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH)
protocols.
• The word or separates the SONET term, which is always the first term or
terms, from the SDH equivalent term, which is always the second term or
terms (for example, CV-P or BBE-P).
• In tables, values that apply only to SONET or only to SDH are clearly
indicated in specifically labeled rows. Values that do not specify SONET
or SDH apply to both protocols.
Software release information

This Fundamentals manual documents Node Manager for 5400 Switch
Release 4.0.

1-2 Getting started
Hardware and software requirements

Table 1-1 lists the Node Manager hardware and software requirements for a
Windows platform.
Table 1-1
Windows platform requirements
Attribute Required Recommended
Computer Platform Laptop, Personal Computer (PC), Laptop, PC, or Workstation and
or Workstation monitor
Operating System Windows® 7 or Linux® Windows® 7 or Linux®
Processor 1 GHz Pentium® or equivalent 2.4 GMHz Dual Core or equivalent
Random Access Memory 512 MB per instance of Node 1 GB per instance of Node Manager
(RAM) Manager
Free Hard Disk Space 500 MB 1 GB
Compact Disc Read Only Required Required

Memory (CD-ROM) Drive
Monitor (if desktop) Color Video Graphics Array (VGA) Color Super VGA (SVGA)
Screen Resolution Minimum 1024 x 768 Minimum 1024 x 768
Network Connection 1 Mbps 10 Mbps
Node Manager screen elements

The Node Manager screen (Figure 1-1) is divided into the following sections:
• “Menu bar” on page 1-3
• “Tool bar” on page 1-7
• “Status bar” on page 1-10
• “Equipment tree” on page 1-12
• “List frame” on page 1-12
• “Details frame” on page 1-17
• “Database synchronization status bar” on page 1-18

Getting started 1-3
Figure 1-1
Screen elements (typical)
Menu bar
The menu bar is located at the top of the main window beneath the title bar.
The menu bar consists of five functions described in Table 1-2. Items that can
be accessed from the keyboard show the keystrokes in parentheses.

1-4 Getting started
Table 1-2
Node Manager menu bar
Menu (keyboard Description

shortcut)
File Provides access to the following functions:

(Alt F) • Sign out - Enables the user to end the Node Manager session with the node.
• Exit - Ends the current Node Manager session.
View Provides access to the following functions:

(Alt V) • Tool Bar - Adds (indicated by a check mark) or removes the Tool Bar from the
Node Manager screen.
• Status Bar - Adds (indicated by a check mark) or removes the Status Bar from
the Node Manager screen.
• PTP Panel - Displays data on the selected PTP.
• Refresh (F5) - Updates the Node Manager screen with the most recent node
data.
• DB Sync Status (F7) - Opens the Database synchronization status (page 1-18)
dialog box which lists the node databases synchronization status to the Node
Manager software.
Go > Administration contains the following tabs and sub-menus:

Administration • System configuration which contains the following sub-menus:
(Refer to
Administration and — Basic configuration (Ctrl–1)
Security) — NE Defaults
— Alarm Profiles
• Security which contains the following sub-menus:
— Accounts (Ctrl–4)
— Users (Ctrl–5)
— Management Ports (Ctrl–8)
— External Authentication
— LDAP Key Mgmt
• Timing Reference which contains the following sub-menus:
— Station Clock Input (Ctrl–2)
— Timing Reference > Station Clock Output
— Timing Reference > Sync PG/PU (Ctrl–3)
Go > Inventory Inventory displays the current hardware status for the node, bay, shelf, or
(Ctrl-N) module. Expand the equipment tree and select the hardware to observe Basic,
(Refer to Alarm Details, and Power data for the selected bay, shelf, or module. Pressing
Configuration - Ctrl-N returns to the last Inventory screen accessed or to the Node view if no
Provisioning and Inventory screens were accessed during the session.
Operating)

Getting started 1-5
Table 1-2
Node Manager menu bar (continued)

shortcut)
Go > Monitoring Monitoring contains the following tabs and sub-menus:

(Refer to Fault • Alarms & Events (Ctrl–J)
Management -
Performance • Historical Alarms & Events
Monitoring) • Statistics, which contains:
— Real time statistics (Ctrl–K)
— Historical statistics (Ctrl–L)
Go > Configuring Configuring contains the following tabs and sub-menus:

(Refer to • Physical termination points (PTPs)
Configuration -
Provisioning and • Trail TPs which contains
Operating) — SONET/SDH TTPs (Ctrl–P)
— Optical Transport Network (OTN) TTPs
– OTN TTPS screen - OTU TTPS (Ctrl–S)
– OTN TTPS screen - ODU TTPS (Ctrl–A)
– OTN TTPS screen - ODU TCM TTPs tab
— Transparent STTPs
— CBR TTPS
• Group TPs (GTPs) (Ctrl–G)
• Connection TPs (CTPs) (Ctrl–Y)
— SONET/SDH CTPs
— ODU CTPs
— ODU TCM CTPs
• Virtual connection point (VCP)
• Configuring Ethernet Objects
— Transparent ETTPs
— GFP Adaptation
— Ethernet VCG
— Ethernet ETTP
— Ethernet Mapper

1-6 Getting started
Table 1-2

shortcut)
Go > Protection Protection contains the following tabs and sub-menus:

(Refer to • Lin Level > APS/MSP
Configuration -
Provisioning and — APS/MSP (Ctrl–H)
Operating) — BLSR/MS-SP (Ctrl–E)
• Path Level
— UPSR (Ctrl–U)
— SNCP
Go > Provisioning Provisioning contains the following tabs and sub-menus:

(Refer to • OSRP
Configuration -
Control Plane) — OSRP Nodes (Ctrl–D)
— OSRP Links (Ctrl–Q)
— OSRP Lines (Ctrl–O)
• CommChannel Connects (CCC)
• Routing Profiles
— Routes (Ctrl–R)
— Routing Lists
• TODR Profiles
• SNC (Ctrl–T)
• Co-Routed OTN SNCs
• Cross Connects (Ctrl–F)
• Flexible Cross Connects
• Simplified FCC
• Provisioning Arbitrary SNCP
• OSI
• OSPF (Ctrl–I)
• Network Address Translation (NAT)

Getting started 1-7
Table 1-2

shortcut)
Go Diagnostics Diagnostics contains the following tabs and sub-menus:

(Refer to • Connection Loopback
Configuration -
Provisioning and • TAP Connection
Operating • Test Access Link (Ctrl–W)
PN 009-3253-310)
Tools Provides access to the following functions:

(Alt T) • Options (Ctrl–6) - Opens the User Preference Setting dialog box (refer to the
“Options” on page 1-14).
• Launch TL1 - Opens a TL1 Telnet session with the node.
• Smart Filter - When user selects PTP level object in the Equipment tree, the
list panel displays, only those items related to it (refer to the “Smart Filter” on
page 1-15).
• SAOS CLI - Opens an eSLM SAOS session.
Help Provides access to on-line help (Help Topics...) and Node Manager version
(Alt L) information (About Node Manager).
Tool bar
The tool bar provides icons (Table 1-3) for navigating quickly to the Node
Manager screens.
Table 1-3
Node Manager tool bar
Screen Name Icon Action
Administration (yellow background)

(Refer to Administration and Security)
System configuration Opens the Go > Administration > System configuration screen
to provide access to the Basic configuration screen and NE
Defaults screen
Timing Reference Opens the Go > Administration > Timing Reference > Station
Clock Input screen to provide access to the Station Clock Input,
Station Clock Output, and Sync PG/PU
Security Opens the Go > Administration > Security screen to provide

access to the Accounts, Users, Management Ports, and
External Authentication, and LDAP Key Mgmt screens

1-8 Getting started
Table 1-3
Node Manager tool bar (continued)
Inventory
(Refer to Configuration - Provisioning and Operating)
Inventory Opens the Go > Inventory screen
Monitoring (gray background)

(Refer to Fault Management -Performance Monitoring)
Alarms & Events Opens the Go > Monitoring > Alarms & Events screen
Historical Alarms & Events Opens the Go > Monitoring > Historical Alarms & Events
screen
Real time statistics Opens the Go > Monitoring > Statistics > Real time statistics
screen
Historical statistics Opens the Go > Monitoring > Statistics > Historical statistics
screen
Configuring (green background)

Physical termination points Opens the Go > Configuring > PTPs screen
(PTPs)
SONET/SDH TTPs Opens the Go > Configuring > Trail TPs > SONET/SDH TTPs
screen
Group TPs (GTPs) Opens the Go > Configuring > Group TPs screen
Connection TPs (CTPs) Opens the Go > Configuring > Connection TPs screen
Virtual connection point Opens the Go > Configuring > Vcp screen
(VCP)
Configuring Ethernet Opens the Go > Configuring > Ethernet Objects screen
Objects

Getting started 1-9
Table 1-3
Transparent ETTPs Opens the Go > Configuring > TransETTP screen
Ethernet VCG Opens the Go > Configuring > Ethernet VCG screen
GFP Adaptation Opens the Go > Configuring > GFP Adaptation screen
Protection (blue background)

APS/MSP Opens the Go > Protection > Line Level > APS/MSP screen
BLSR/MS-SP Opens the Go > Protection > Line Level > APS/MSP screen
UPSR Opens the Go > Protection > Path Level > UPSR Screen
SNCP Opens the Go > Protection > Path Level > SNCP screen
Provisioning (light blue background)

(Refer to Configuration -Control Plane)
OSRP Opens the Go > Provisioning > OSRP > OSRP screen to
provide access to OSRP Nodes, OSRP Links, and OSRP Lines
screens.
Routing Profiles Opens the Go > Provisioning > Routing Profiles > Routing Lists
screen
TODR Profiles Opens the Go > Provisioning > TODR Profiles screen
SNC Opens the Go > Provisioning > SNC screen
Co-Routed OTN SNCs Opens the Go > Provisioning > Co-Routed SNC screen

1-10 Getting started
Table 1-3
Cross Connects Opens the Go > Provisioning > Cross Connect screen
Flexible Cross Connects Opens the Go > Provisioning > Flexible Cross Connect screen
Simplified FCC Opens the Go > Provisioning > Simplified FCC screen
Arbitrary SNCP Opens the Go > Provisioning > Arbitrary SNCP screen
OSI Opens the Go > Provisioning > OSI screen
OSPF Opens the Go > Provisioning > OSPF screen
Network Address Opens the Go > Provisioning > NAT screen

Translation (NAT)
CommChannel Connects Opens the Go > Provisioning > CCC (CommChannel

(CCC) Connects) screen.
Diagnostics (magenta background)

Diagnostics Opens the Go > Diagnostics > Diagnostics screen to provide

access to the Connection Loopback, TAP Connection, and
Test Access Link screens.
Status bar
The status bar is located below the menu bar. The status bar consists of Alarm
Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs), Alarm Data bar, the Screen Name box, and
Active and Standby flags.
Alarm LEDs
The Alarm LED icons identify equipment alarm severity for the node. Refer to
Configuration - Provisioning and Operating 009-3253-310 “Resource
naming”) provides shelf and equipment definitions. The 5430 Switch has six
equipment shelves (Power Distribution Unit, Cooling Fan A, Equipment
Shelves A and C, Switching Shelf B, and Cooling Fan B), and the Node

Getting started 1-11
Manager application displays six status LEDs (P, F, A, B, C, F). The 5410
Switch has four equipment shelves (Cooling Fan, Equipment Shelf A, Power
Distribution Unit, and IO Panel), and the Node Manager application displays
three LEDs (P, F, A ).
The LED colors indicate equipment alarm status.

• Red indicates a critical alarm.
• Orange indicates a major alarm.
• Yellow indicates a minor alarm.
• Green or gray indicates no alarm.
Alarm data bar

The Alarm Data bar indicates how many instances of each alarm are currently
occurring on the node.
Screen name box

The Screen Name box identifies the current Node Manager screen (for
example, Connection TPs as shown in “Screen elements (typical)” on page
1-3). The current screen is identified by screen icon and screen name. The
screen box also has screen history previous screen arrow, next screen arrow,
and associated drop down lists.
Active and standby flags

Active corresponds to the state of the primary Control and Timing Module
(CTM). Standby corresponds to the state of the secondary CTM. Table 1-4
defines the LED colors.
Table 1-4
Active and standby LED colors
Color Meaning
Green The CTM is operational and providing service.
Yellow The CTM is operational and synchronized to the primary CTM.
Red The CTM is operationally disabled/failed.
Gray The CTM is not present.

ATTENTION
As the active CTM switches from A-CTM to C-CTM, the LED under the Active
label should always correspond to the state of the primary CTM.
PTP bar
The PTP bar displays the following information about the selected PTP
independent of the Smart Filter (“Smart Filter” on page 1-15) setting:
• PTP Name - User defined PTP name

• Label - User defined PTP label
• Service Type - User configured service type
• Rx Power - Actual power received
• TTP Probable cause - Displays the probable cause
• Refresh icon - Refresh data displayed in the PTP bar.
Equipment tree
The equipment tree is located on the left side panel of the Node Manager
window beneath the status bar. The equipment tree identifies the node
hardware, such as the bay, shelf, and line modules. When an object is
selected on the equipment tree, its corresponding information is displayed in
the list frame.
List frame
The list frame provides summary information about the item selected in the
equipment tree. All list frame elements are read-only. To view detailed
information about an object in the list frame, the user selects the object;
information about that object is displayed in the details frame (to deselect an
item, the user presses CTRL and left-clicks the mouse).
To sort objects in the list frame, the user left clicks the column heading. This
sorts the column in ascending order (indicated by a black up arrow in the
column heading). To sort the column in descending order (indicated by a black
down arrow in the column heading), the user left clicks the column heading
again. To unsort objects, the user right-clicks on the column heading.
Filtering the list frame

In some instances, the list frame provides a Filter button. This button provides
specific criteria that can be used to sort items in the list frame. For example,
on the Go > Protection > Line Level > APS/MSP Groups screen, selecting the
Filter command button displays the Set Filter Conditions dialog box (Figure
1-2). Table 1-5 defines the Set Filter Conditions dialog box attributes.

Figure 1-2
Set Filter Conditions dialog box
Table 1-5
Set Filter Conditions dialog box attributes
Attribute Definition
Match Radio Selects the parameters for the filter. Values are:
Buttons • Match any of the following
• Match all of the following
Attribute Provides a drop-down menu to select list frame attribute criteria.

Values depend on the active screen when Filter was selected.
Operator Provides a drop-down menu to select filter criteria for the selected
attribute. Values depend on the attribute selected.
• Possible values are: Equals, Not Equals, Starting With, Not
Starting With, or Containing.
Value Provides a drop-down menu to enter or select filter criteria for the
selected attribute. Values depend on the attribute selected.
Apply Generates the specified filter criteria, which appear in the list frame.
Cancel Cancels the filter operation.
Help Displays on-line help.
Clear Clears the selected filter criteria.

ATTENTION
This Set Filter Conditions dialog box is one example of the possible criteria
available for selection. The filter criteria varies depending upon the list frame
screen being filtered.
Options
The User Preference Setting dialog box is accessed by selecting the Options
item from the Tools menu, or by entering Ctrl-6. The User Preference Setting
dialog box (Figure 1-3) allows the user to change the Node Manager
environment variables located in the env.txt file. (provides more information.)
The environmental variables (such as login timeout, time zone, default login
user name, and warning level) can be changed through the Node Manager
software while the Node Manager session is open. Environmental variables
are classified in two categories:
• HOT variables - changes take effect immediately in the same Node
Manager session.
• COLD variables - changes are saved and can take effect only when a new
session is started.
Table 1-6 describes the User Preference Setting dialog attributes and the
environmental variables that are editable.
Figure 1-3
User Preference Setting dialog box

Table 1-6
User Preference Setting dialog box attributes
Attribute Definition
Hot Variables
Name Displays the name of the environmental variable. The current supported values
are:
• LOGIN_TIMEOUT - Changes the login timeout parameter
• TIME_ZONE - sets the time zone setting for the Node Manager software
• DATE_FORMAT - establishes the date format to meet local requirements
Current Value Displays the current value for the environmental variable. To edit the value,
click on the field and select the desired value.
Old Value Displays the previous setting for the environmental variable.
Cold Variables
Name Displays the name of the environmental variable. Values are:

• C2_READ_ONLY - enables or disables C2Byte Send and Receive
• INTERFACE_TYPE - Whether the interface type is 0 (SDH) or 1 (SONET).
• J1_READ_ONLY - enables or disables J1 path trace Send and Receive
components for non GIGE (path terminating) CTPs
• WARNING_LEVEL - Enables warning dialogs that provide the user with
valuable information. 0 indicates that no warning dialogs are to be displayed,
1 indicates that warning dialogs are to be displayed only for major problems,
and 2 indicates that warning dialogs are to be displayed only for minor
problems.
• PSWD_EXP_THRESHOLD - The number of days before the user password
expires.
• UserName - The default user name displayed in the login prompt.
Current Value Displays the current value for the environmental variable. To edit the value,
click on the field and enter the desired value.
Old Value Displays the previous setting for the environmental variable.
Smart Filter
When user selects a PTP level object in the Equipment tree, the right hand
side list panel displays, only those items related to it. For example, Node
Manager only displays the CTPs that belong to a selected PTP or only the
cross connects that have one end point on the selected PTP.
The User is able to turn on/off this feature globally (Tools - Smart Filter Check
box) Figure 1-4. When this option is checked/turned on, the user can use this
feature by checking the Filter check box in any supported screen.

Figure 1-4
Smart Filter check box
Smart filter check box
The Filter button can be used as described in “Filtering the list frame” on page
1-12 and can add filter conditions in addition to the tree filter check box in
Smart Filter Conditions section. The smart filter feature is implemented for the
following configuration screens:
• ODU TTP
• ODU TCM TTP
• SONET/SDH CTP
• ODU CTP
• ODU TCM CTP
• GTP
• SNC
• XCONN
• FCC
• Simplified FCC
• ASNCP
The smart filter feature is not supported for PM screens.
Example of using the smart filter feature
Step Action
1 From the tool bar, click the CTP icon.

2 Select 1-C-10-3 from the equipment tree.
3 All CTPs are listed in the list frame (Figure 1-5).

Figure 1-5
Smart filter - CTP example-01
Tool bar
List frame
Equipment tree
4 In the tool bar, click Tools - Smart filter check box (Figure 1-4 on page
1-16).
5 In the list frame, check the Filtered check box.
6 Only the CTPs associated with 1-A-1-1 are displayed in the list frame.
Note: To add additional layers of filtering, in the list frame click Filter and
refer to “Filtering the list frame” on page 1-12.
Details frame
The details frame displays information about the object selected in the list
frame. In the details frame, a field with a yellow background indicates a read-
only field, and a field with a white background indicates a read/write field. The
details frame can also contain blue hypertext links to other screens associated

with the current screen. For example, clicking the blue text
1-A-2-6 in the Supporting Circuit Pack field in Figure 1-1 on page 1-3 switches
the screen to the inventory screen for circuit pack 1-A-2-6.
Database synchronization status bar

The Database Synchronization status bar is located at the bottom of the
screen. The left side of the status bar lists the last database synchronization
operation. The right side of the status bar displays the DB status icon when
database synchronization is in progress. Table 1-7 defines the Database
synchronization status attributes.
Table 1-7
Database synchronization status
Icon Name Icon Description
DB Status Indicates that database synchronization is in progress.

Double-click the icon to open the DB Sync Status dialog
box (Figure 1-6). The DB Status icon is removed when the
database synchronization is complete.
Database synchronization status

The user selects View > DB Sync Status, presses F7, or double-clicks on the
DB Status icon to display the DB Sync Status dialog box (Figure 1-6), which
lists all node databases and the current sync status. Sync status is busy while
a database is synchronizing, done when the database is synchronized, or
failed along with reason for failure (for example, failed (NE is Initializing)).
Figure 1-6
DB sync status dialog box

Common display features

The Node Manager for 5400 Switch common display features include:
• Expanding and collapsing trees
• Additional icons
• Tool tips
Expanding and collapsing trees

The equipment selection tree is a graphical representation of the installed
5400 Switch hardware. Handles within the tree expand or collapse the tree
view. The handles are pointed to the right to signify a collapsed tree and
pointed down to signify an expanded tree. When a handle is clicked, the
handle changes direction and the tree object expands or collapses.
Additional icons
In addition to the tool bar icons (Table 1-3), the Node Manager application
uses the icons listed in Table 1-8 to convey additional information about optical
modules, line modules, and nodes.
Table 1-8
Colored icons
Icon color Icon Definition
Node
Node icon Indicates the local node (the node into which
the user is currently logged)
5400 Switch Equipment
Power outlet plug (pointed down) Power Distribution Unit (PDU)
Fan Cooling Fan Unit (CFU)
Gray icon with horizontal lines Bay
Gray icon with vertical lines Shelf
Bright blue power outlet plug Control Timing Module (CTM)—two per
switch

Table 1-8
Colored icons (continued)
Yellow square with black letter X Switching Module (SM)
Bright blue oval with two rows of white dots In/Out (I/O) Panel or Module
Multicolored striped icon Display (D) Panel
Black padlock Indicates that the equipment/PTP is

administratively locked
Line Module (LM)
Lime green module with one vertical dots LM-1 Line Module (one 100G port)
Lime green module with two vertical dots LM-2 Line Module (up to two 40G ports or two
100G/200G ports)
Lime green module with three vertical dots LM-3 Line Module (up to three 40G ports)
Lime green module with five dots LM-5 Line Module (up to five 100G ports)
Lime green module with two vertical dotted LM-12 Line Module (up to 12 10G ports)
sections
Lime green module with three vertical dotted LM-48 Line Module (up to 48 2.5G ports)
sections
Lime green module with three vertical dotted LM-50 Line Module (up to 50 10G SFP+s)
sections
Optical Module (OM)/Port
Light blue icon with “< : >” symbol Optical ports- SFP (<2.7G), SFP+ (10G),
XFP (10G), CFP (40G/100G), CFP2 (100G),
QSFP (40G).
Light grey icon with four dots symbol LM port group

Table 1-8
Gray module icon Indicates that module is not present
Alarm LEDs
Red Critical alarm
Orange Major alarm
Yellow Minor alarm
Blue Warning
Green No alarm
Objects
Red exclamation point Current Alarm Object
Blue back (previous) arrow Display previous screen
Blue forward (next) arrow Display next screen (only functions after the
back arrow is pressed)
Black up arrow Sorted list (ascending order)
Black down arrow Sorted list (descending order)
White up arrow Partially sorted list (ascending order)
White down arrow Partially sorted list (descending order)

Table 1-8
Double greater than Additional icons shown below.
Green flag Indicates that value for this attribute is active

(primary CTM)
Red flag Indicates that value for this attribute is true

(used to indicate Service Affecting or
Threshold Exceeded)
Gray flag Indicates that value for this attribute is false
(used to indicate Not Service Affecting)
Black flag Indicates that value for this attribute is

unknown
Yellow flag Indicates that value for this attribute is

standby (secondary CTM)
Stopwatch with gray face Protection group timing reference
Clock Database synchronization in progress

indicator
Tool tips
Tool tips appear in a text box when the cursor pauses on screen objects (text
box, display field, check box, drop-down box, and so forth). The tool tip
provides additional information about the object.
Online help
Node Manager uses Sun Microsystems JavaHelp to provide procedures and
context-sensitive information on windows and dialog boxes.
To activate the Node Manager online help, the user does one of the following:
• From the menu, selects Help.
• Selects a screen and presses F1 on the keyboard.
• Clicks the Help button in the active Node Manager screen.

To search the online help, the user clicks the magnifying glass icon on the
search tab. The user then enters a natural language query in the Find text box
(for example, Warning), and the Online Help system reports the search
results. To view the desired Online Help result, the user double-clicks the
chapter title.
The online help has a toolbar and two areas (see Figure 1-7 on page 1-23).
Table 1-9 on page 1-24 describes the areas in the help window.
Figure 1-7
Online help
Previous button
Next button
Page setup button
Table of Contents
tab
Index tab
Search tab
Navigation area
displaying Table of
Contents
Content area displaying

Introduction to Site Manager
help topic

Table 1-9
Online help window
Window area Details
Toolbar Contains the Previous, Next, and Print buttons.
Previous button Click to retrace help topics in reverse

order of the original selections, starting
from the current help display.
Next button Click to retrace help topic selections in the

same order as the original selections,
starting from the current help display. The
Next button is active only if you used the
Previous button earlier during a session.
Print button Click to print the help topic text.
Page Setup button Click to display page setup details.
Content area Displays help topic text.
Navigation area Select a tab to switch between the table of contents, index, and
full text search displays.
Table of Contents Select the left tab to see the table of

contents of the help topics. You can
expand and collapse the help topics.
Index Select the middle tab to see the index of

help topics.
Full text search Select the right tab to search for a specific
word or part of a word contained in the
help topic.
Online help terminology

The Site Manager online help uses the terms listed in Table 1-10 to describe
the graphical user interface components:
Table 1-10
Term Description
Dialog box A dialog box allows you to adjust operating variables and
appears in a window separate from the main screen. A
dialog box does not contain menus. You cannot change the
size of a dialog box.
Drop-down list A drop-down list is a list that appears when you click the
arrow button on the right side of a field.

Table 1-10
Drop-down menu A drop-down menu is a menu of commands that you can

select by clicking on the menu name on the menu bar.
Links Links (blue, underlined or bold text) take you to another

place in the Help. Underlined text links to another topic that
appears in the content area. Bold text links to another topic
in a separate secondary or pop-up window.
Pop-up menu A pop-up menu is a menu that appears when you right-click
on a window or a dialog box.
Scroll bar A scroll bar appears at the right or bottom edge of a dialog
box when the contents are not completely visible. Each
scroll bar contains two scroll arrows and a scroll box. Use
the scroll arrows and the scroll box to scroll through the
contents of the dialog box or area.
Window A window appears in the view/edit area of Site Manager and

displays information related to the command selected from
a menu. The Node Information window appears by default
when you log into Site Manager.
Invalid Characters
The 5400 supports and accepts all characters in the ISO 8859-1 character set
in object names with the exception of characters listed in Table 1-11.
Supported characters can be used for provisioning passwords, account
names, APS groups, SNCs, CTPs, GTPs, cross connects, routes, routing lists,
TAPs, and so forth.
ATTENTION
OSRP Node Names can only contain A-Z, a-z, 0-9 and - (dash).
ATTENTION
The # (hash), $ (dollar), * (asterisk), and @ (at sign) characters do not satisfy
password special character requirements but are treated as alphanumeric
characters. Carriage returns which can occur when cutting and pasting are
not supported.

Table 1-11
Invalid special characters/characters to avoid
Character Supported Recommended
& (ampersand) N N/A
“ (double quote) N N/A
‘ (single quote) N N/A
/ (forward slash) N N/A
\ (back slash) N N/A
< (less than) N N/A
> (greater than) N N/A
; (semi-colon) N N/A
: (colon) N N/A
, (comma) N N/A
Carriage return N N/A
. (period) Y N
| (pipe) Y N
(spaces, white spaces, or blanks) Y N
* (asterisk) Y N
? (question mark - not supported in objects Y N

created using TL1)
Allowable characters
ASCII representations of printable characters (32 to 127) except for those
listed in Table 1-11 are supported and recommended to use for provisioning
passwords, account names, LM 1+1 groups, APS groups, SNCs, CTPs,
GTPs, cross connects, Routes, Routing lists, TAPs, and so forth. Leading and
trailing spaces/tabs are stripped off and ignored; in-between spaces/tabs are
admitted as legal characters. CR (Carriage Return) and LF (Line Feed) are
stripped off and ignored.
Characters (128-255) may also be used but show up differently on different

operating systems depending on how each system defines these 8-bit
characters. In other words, if the MO was created by a terminal that uses

Unicode and the same MO is being viewed in a terminal that uses ISO 8859-
2 (Table 1-13), these characters may be displayed differently on the two
display terminals.
Table 1-12
Special characters to avoid
Character Supported? Recommended?
/ (forward slash) N NA
& (ampersand) N NA
“ (double quote) N NA
< (less than) N NA
> (greater than) N NA
‘ (single quote) N NA
\ (back slash) Y N
. (period) Y N
, (comma) Y N
| (pipe) Y N
(spaces) Y N
* (asterisk) Y N
? (question mark) Y N
: (colon) Y N
# (hash) Y N
$ (dollar) Y N
@ (at sign) Y N

Table 1-13
ISO 8859-2
Char Code Name Description
32 - Normal space
(supported - not
recommended)
33 - Exclamation
34 quot Double quote – not

supported
35 - Hash
36 - Dollar
37 - Percent
38 amp Ampersand – not

supported
39 - Apostrophe – not
supported (same as
single quote)
40 - Open bracket
41 - Close bracket
42 - Asterisk (supported-
not recommended)
43 - Plus sign
44 - Comma – not
supported
45 - Minus sign
46 - Period (supported - not

recommended)
47 - Forward slash – not

supported
0
48 - Digit 0

Table 1-13
ISO 8859-2 (continued)

1
49 - Digit 1
2
50 - Digit 2
3
51 - Digit 3
4
52 - Digit 4
5
53 - Digit 5
6
54 - Digit 6
7
55 - Digit 7
8
56 - Digit 8
9
57 - Digit 9
: 58 - Colon – not supported
; 59 - Semicolon – not
supported
60 lt Less than – not

supported
61 - Equals
62 gt Greater than – not

supported
63 - Question mark
(supported- not
recommended)
64 - At sign
65 - A
66 - B
67 - C
68 - D
69 - E

Table 1-13
70 - F
71 - G
72 - H
73 - I
74 - J
75 - K
76 - L
77 - M
78 - N
79 - O
80 - P
81 - Q
82 - R
83 - S
84 - T
85 - U
86 - V
87 - W
88 - X

Table 1-13
89 - Y
90 - Z
[ 91 - Open square bracket
\ 92 - Back slash – not

supported
] 93 - Close square bracket
^ 94 - Caret
_ 95 - Underscore
96 - Grave accent
97 - a
98 - b
99 - c
100 - d
101 - e
102 - f
103 - g
104 - h
105 - i
106 - j
107 - k
108 - l

Table 1-13
109 - m
110 - n
111 - o
112 - p
113 - q
114 - r
115 - s
116 - t
117 - u
118 - v
119 - w
120 - x
121 - y
122 - z
{ 123 - Left brace
124 - Vertical bar (supported

- not recommended)
} 125 - Right brace
126 - Tilde
127 - (Unused
160 nbsp Nonbreaking space

Table 1-13
161 iexcl Inverted exclamation
162 cent Cent sign
163 pound Pound sign
164 curren Currency sign
165 yen Yen sign
166 brvbar Broken bar
167 sect Section sign
168 uml Umlaut or diaeresis
169 copy Copyright sign
170 ordf Feminine ordinal
171 laquo Left angle quotes
172 not Logical not sign
- 173 shy Soft hyphen
174 reg Registered trademark
175 macr Spacing macron
° 176 deg Degree sign
± 177 plusmn Plus-minus sign
² 178 sup2 Superscript 2
³ 179 sup3 Superscript 3
´ 180 acute Spacing acute
181 micro Micro sign
¶ 182 para Paragraph sign

Table 1-13
183 middot Middle dot
184 cedil Spacing cedilla
185 sup1 Superscript 1
186 ordm Masculine ordinal
187 raquo Right angle quotes
188 frac14 One quarter
189 frac12 One half
190 frac34 Three quarters
191 iquest Inverted question mark
192 Agrave A grave
193 Aacute A acute
194 Acirc A circumflex
195 Atilde A tilde
196 Auml A umlaut
197 Aring A ring
198 AElig AE ligature
199 Ccedil C cedilla
200 Egrave E grave
201 Eacute E acute
202 Ecirc E circumflex

Table 1-13
203 Euml E umlaut
204 Igrave I grave
205 Iacute I acute
206 Icirc I circumflex
207 Iuml I umlaut
208 ETH ETH
209 Ntilde N tilde
210 Ograve O grave
211 Oacute O acute
212 Ocirc O circumflex
213 Otilde O tilde
214 Ouml O umlaut
215 times Multiplication sign
216 Oslash O slash
217 Ugrave U grave
218 Uacute U acute
219 Ucirc U circumflex
220 Uuml U umlaut
221 Yacute Y acute

Table 1-13
222 THORN THORN
223 szlig sharp s
224 agrave a grave
225 aacute a acute
226 acirc a circumflex
227 atilde a tilde
228 auml a umlaut
229 aring a ring
230 aelig ae ligature
231 ccedil c cedilla
232 egrave e grave
233 eacute e acute
234 ecirc e circumflex
235 euml e umlaut
236 igrave i grave
237 iacute i acute
238 icirc i circumflex
239 iuml i umlaut
240 eth eth

Table 1-13
241 ntilde n tilde
242 ograve o grave
243 oacute o acute
244 ocirc o circumflex
245 otilde o tilde
246 ouml o umlaut
247 divide division sign
248 oslash o slash
249 ugrave u grave
250 uacute u acute
251 ucirc u circumflex
252 uuml u umlaut
253 yacute y acute
254 thorn thorn
255 yuml y umlaut
OSMINE equipment rules and naming convention

Protection object naming conventions required for OSMINE support
Internal 5400 protection group objects require names (protection groups are
created independently of protection units).

TL1 protection group creation commands only specify protection units (groups
are identified by their constituent units and do not have a separate group
name attribute) thus group names are auto-generated.
• Auto-generated APS protection group name: < wrk_port >-FFP-<
prot_port >
• Auto-generated UPSR protection group name: <east_port>-URPG-
<west_port>
• Auto-generated BLSR protection group name:
<east_wrk_port>_<east_prot_port>-VRPG-
<west_wrk_port>_<west_prot_port>
• Auto-generated A-SNCP protection group name:
<a_side_wrk>-ASNCP-<z_side_wrk>
(Note: Client drop ports assigned to A-SNCP groups must be provisioned
as the A side)
Proper 5400 OSMINE compliant alarm reporting is keyed to the auto-

generated protection group names. When provisioning any protection group
objects through any interface other than TL1, the above naming convention
must be adhered to if alarms are to be properly reported to Ericsson (formerly
Telcordia) OSS. Improper object naming will result in alarms being reported to
Ericsson OSS containing improper alarm identifiers affecting proper alarm
processing and trouble ticketing operations.
Other object naming conventions required for OSMINE support

As with 5400 protection group objects, several other 5400 objects require that
specific naming conventions are followed. When provisioning these objects
through any interface other than TL1, follow the conventions to ensure proper
alarm reporting when operating with Ericsson OSS. These other objects
include Connection Termination Points (CTPs), Cross Connections (CRS),
and Communications Channel Connections (CCC). The naming conventions
required for these objects are:
• Connection Termination Points: <SupportingTTPAID>-<HeadTimeSlot>
• Cross connections: <FromCTP>-CRS-<ToCTP>
• Communication Channel Connections:<FromTTPAID>_<ToTTPAID>_s
OSMINE specific slot assignment rules

Ericsson OSS requires slot restrictions for protection configurations. Refer to
Figure 1-8 and Figure 1-9:
• BLSR, UPSR, A-SNCP: no slot or port restrictions, any shelf/slot-any port
(East, West, Work, Protect)

• APS protection group: working slot = X, protect slot = X+1, slots must be
within the same shelf; working port = Y, protect port = Y, same port on
adjacent slots must be used.
Figure 1-8
5410 Switch equipment example
BLSR, UPSR, A-SNCP no slot or port restrictions,

any shelf/slot-any port (East, West, Work, Protect)
APS 1+1 Work and Protect in same shelf and in

adjacent slots (Work=slot, Protect=slot+1), same port
number used in both slots
APS 1+1 Name:1-A-1-10- FFP-1-A-2-10

Equipment: WorkLine 1-A-1-10 ProtectLine 1-A-2-10
5410-13001

Figure 1-9
5430 Switch equipment example
BLSR, UPSR, A-SNCP no slot or port restrictions, any

shelf/slot-any port (East, West, Work, Protect)
APS 1+1 Work and Protect in same shelf and in adjacent slots
(Work=slot, Protect=slot+1), same port number used in both slots
A Shelf
APS 1+1 Name:1-C-14-1- FFP-1-C-15-1
Equipment: WorkLine 1-C-14-1 ProtectLine 1-C-15-1
TSLM-12D
TSLM-12
TSLM-48
- - -
C Shelf
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
5430-13002
5400 4F-BLSR interop – equipment rules & ring naming

4F-BLSR interop ring port AIDs - OSMINE specific requirement
No equipment restrictions for 4F-BLSR equipment. Line Modules in either A
or C shelf using any slot or port supporting the following BLSR Ring PUs.
WestWorkingAID EastWorkingAID WestProtectingAID EastProtectingAID

1-A-2-5 1-C-5-1 1-C-3-11 1-A-12-9
4F-BLSR interop ring protection group name - OSMINE compliant

OSMINE compliant naming convention is required to properly report Alarm
source to Ericsson OSS. (Directional based East - Work):
EastWorkingAID EastProtectingAID WestWorkingAID WestProtectingAID

1-C-5-1 1-A-12-9 1-A-2-5 1-C-3-11
Example: 1-C-5-1_1-A-12-9-VRPG-1-A-2-5_1-C-3-11

5400 UPSR – equipment rules & ring naming

UPSR ring Port AIDs - OSMINE specific requirement
No equipment restrictions for UPSR equipment. Line Modules in either A or C
shelf using any slot or port supporting the following UPSR Ring PUs.
WestLineAID EastLineAID
1-A-1-12 1-C-2-1
UPSR ring protection group name - OSMINE compliant

source to Ericsson OSS.
(Directional based East - West).
EastLineAID WestLineAID
1-C-2-1 1-A-1-12
Example: 1-C-2-1-URPG-1-A-1-12
5400 APS 1+1 – equipment rules & naming (SONET/SDH and OTN)
APS 1+1 wquipment AIDs - Ericsson requirement
Two separate xSLM Line Modules on the same shelf in consecutive order with
Work in the first slot and Protect in the adjacent slot (Work Line Module slot
AID+1). Each APS uses the same ports on each slot (1-A-1-1, 1-A-2-1)
supporting the following APS 1+1 PUs (Protection Unit based Work - Protect):
WorkLineAID ProtectLineAID
1-A-1-1 1-A-2-1
APS 1+1 protection group name - OSMINE compliant

WorkLineAID ProtectLineAID
1-A-12-1 1-A-13-1
Example: 1-A-12-1-FFP-1-A-13-1
5400 A-SNCP – equipment rules & ring naming

A-SNCP - OSMINE specific requirement
No equipment restrictions for A-SNCP equipment. Line Modules in either A or
C shelf using any slot or port supporting the following BLSR Ring PUs.

Note: Client drop ports assigned to A-SNCP groups must be provisioned as

the A side.
A_WorkAID ProtectLineAID A_ProtectAID Z_ProtectAID

1-A-1-1 1-C-2-1 1-A-5-3 1-C-11-6
A-SNCP protection group name - OSMINE compliant

SONET/SDH:
A_WorkAID-HeadTimeSlot-ASNCP-Z_WorkAID-HeadTimeSlot
OTN:
A_WorkAID-TribPort-ASNCP-Z_WorkAID-TribPort
Examples:
SONET/SDH: 1-A-1-12-34-ASNCP-1-A-5-3-44
OTN: 1-C-2-3-2P1-ASNCP-1-A-14-9-1P1
5400 cross connect (XCON) naming (SONET/SDH and OTN)

Cross connect (XCON) name - OSMINE compliant
source to Ericsson OSS. Where TerminationPoint is Port AID-HeadTimeSlot
for SONET/SDH and Port AID-TribPort for OTN.
FromTerminationPoint-CRS-ToTerminationPoint
OTN Wrapped SONET/SDH is supported for the Line Side Termination Point.
The parent ODU2 TTP created to support the Wrapped SONET/SDH is used
as the OC192/STM-64 Port AID (1-C-12-1-2P1) plus the OC192/STM-64
Head Time Slot.
Examples:
SONET/SDH: 1-C-1-1-25-CRS-1-A-2-1-25
OTN Wrapped SONET/SDH: 1-C-5-1-37-CRS-1-C-12-1-2P1-37
OTN: 1-A-15-5-2P1-CRS-1-C-1-1-4P1-2P1

5400 connection termination point (CTP) naming

Connection termination point (CTP) - OSMINE compliant
source to Ericsson OSS. Auto-created by Cross Connection showing
SupportingTtp AID and HeadTimeSlot for SONET/SDH and SupportingTtp
AID and TribPort for OTN.
SONET/SDH:
SupportingTTPAID-HeadTimeSlot
OTN:
SupportingTtpAID-TribPort
Examples:
SONET/SDH: 1-C-1-1-25
OTN Wrapped SONET/SDH: 1-C-12-1-2P1-37
OTN: 1-C-12-1-2P1
5400 communications channel connections (CCC) naming

Communications channel connections (CCC) name - OSMINE compliant
source to Ericsson OSS. Where To/From End Points are the SupportingTtp
AIDs containing the DCC to transparently connect.
FromTtpAID_ToTtpAID_s
Example:
SONET/SDH: 1-C-11-1_1-A-5-3_s
— End of chapter —


2-1
Node Manager Installation 2-
This chapter describes how to install Node Manager. You can install Node
Manager on a personal computer (PC) running a version of Microsoft
Windows or a Linux workstation. The procedures listed below install, setup,
and remove 5400 Node Manager.
Task Page
Installing Node Manager 2-2
Configuring the env.txt file 2-3
Logging on to the Node Manager application 2-8
Uninstalling Node Manager from a PC 2-9
Uninstalling Node Manager from a Linux workstation 2-10
Determining the Node Manager application software version 2-11
Upgrading the Node Manager application 2-12

2-2 Node Manager Installation
Procedure 2-1
Installing Node Manager
The following procedures install Node Manager in either a Windows or Linux
environment.
ATTENTION
To install Node Manager software on a Windows NT, Windows 2000,
Windows XP, Windows 7 workstation, the user inserts the Node Manager
disk into the appropriate drive and follows the installation Wizard
instructions.
Node Manager Windows workstation installation

If the autostart feature is disabled, the user must perform the following steps.
Step Action
1 Open My Computer.
2 Double-click the appropriate drive icon.
3 Double-click the NM-5400 Setup icon.
4 Follow the installation Wizard instructions.
Node Manager Linux installation
To install Node Manager software on a Linux workstation, the user performs
the following steps.
Step Action
5 Insert the Node Manager disk into the appropriate drive.

6 Use a terminal window to change the working directory to the drive.
7 Enter NMSetup.sh (this string is case-sensitive).
8 Follow the installation Wizard instructions.
—end—

Procedure 2-2
Configuring the env.txt file
ATTENTION
Refer to the “Options” on page 1-14 for information about updating
environmental variables directly from the Node Manager graphical user
interface.
The env.txt file is located in the install folder on the installation drive. (The
factory default folder is Ciena\Node Managerx.y.z.) The env.txt file configures
the Node Manager application environment and customizes settings as
follows:
Task Page
Using special settings- Event channel IP address - Configures 2-4

firewall.
Using special settings-Event channel ports - Configures firewall 2-4

port.
Defining a list of node elements - Specifies the list of node 2-5

elements used for logging on.
Using SDH screens and attributes - Configures the Node 2-5

Manager GUI for SDH user interface screens.
Using European date and time formats - Configures the date 2-6
and time format.
Changing Node Manager login timeout - Changes the Node 2-6

Manager Login timeout value.
Setting deletion confirmation - Changes the Node Manager 2-7

confirm deletion value.
ATTENTION
The existing env.txt file is overwritten when Node Manager is installed in the
existing directory. To save the settings in the existing env.txt file, save it to
another name before installing Node Manager. When the installation is
complete, paste the customized settings into the new env.txt file.
Do not use the entire env.txt file from an older version of Node Manager
because some env.txt attributes are release-specific and are needed for
proper functioning.
—continued—

Procedure 2-2 (continued)

Using special settings-

Event channel IP address
If the host machine running the Node Manager has multiple IP address
support and an explicit IP address is required, use the
EVENT_CHANNEL_IPADDRESS=<ipaddr>. If no option is specified or an
invalid IP Address is specified, then Node Manager prompts for this
information. To set the event channel IP Address, the following steps are
performed.
Step Action
1 Open the Node Manager application install folder (the factory default is
Ciena\NodeManager), and double-click the env.txt file to open it for editing.
2 Under the Property: EVENT_CHANNEL_IPADDRESS heading, ensure that
no pound signs (#) precede the EVENT_CHANNEL_IPADDRESS= line.
3 Add the event IP Address to INTERFACE_TYPE= .
Example:
EVENT_CHANNEL_IPADDRESS=10.88.4.181
EVENT_CHANNEL_IPADDRESS=10.88.4.173
Using special settings-Event channel ports
Event channel ports are recommended when Node Manager is running in a
subnet that is separated by a firewall from the subnet in which 5400 Switch is
installed. The Event Channel Ports property is a comma (,) separated list of
integers or range of integers that are used as port numbers on the host
machine running Node Manager listening for events from 5400 Switch.
The factory default value is none.
ATTENTION
Ensure there are many ports available as each running Node Manager
instance requires one port exclusively.
To set the event channel ports, the following steps are performed.
5 Under the Property: EVENT_CHANNEL_PORTS heading, ensure that no
pound signs (#) precede the EVENT_CHANNEL_PORTS= line.
—continued—


Step Action
6 Add the event ports to EVENT_CHANNEL_PORTS= .

Example:
EVENT_CHANNEL_PORTS=35001-35011
EVENT_CHANNEL_PORTS=35001,35005,35009
ATTENTION
An incorrect configuration will cause Node Manager to use any available port
on the host machine which may result in event channel failure (due to firewall
issues) and subsequent loss of connection to the 5400 Switch.
Defining a list of node elements

To configure Node Manager to display a predetermined list of network node
elements during log on, the following steps are performed.
8 Under Property: HOSTS:, enter a comma-delimited list of up to 20 hosts in
any combination of the following formats:
– Domain Name (for example, venus.tx.dept.xyz.com)
– Node Name:IPAddress (for example,
venus:11.120.30.11,saturn86:10.134.50.41)
Using SDH screens and attributes
To configure the Node Manager application to use SDH settings for initial
screens and attributes, the following steps are performed.
10 Under the Property: INTERFACE_TYPE heading, ensure that no double
pound signs (##) precede the INTERFACE_TYPE= 1 line.
11 Change the entry to INTERFACE_TYPE= 0.
ATTENTION
To reset the interface to the factory default SONET, restore the interface type
to INTERFACE_TYPE= 1.
—continued—


Step Action
Using European date and time formats

To configure the Node Manager application to use European date and time
formats on Node Manager screens, the following steps are performed.
Ciena\NodeManager), and double-click the env.txt file to open for edit.
13 Under the PROPERTY: DATE_FORMAT heading, ensure that no double
pound signs (##) precede the DATE_FORMAT=H:mm:ss:S MM/dd/yyyy
line.
14 Change the entry to H:mm:ss:S yy/MM/dd.
ATTENTION
To reset the interface to the factory default value, restore the date format to:
DATE_FORMAT=H:mm:ss:S MM/dd/yyyy
Changing Node Manager login timeout

When external authentication is enabled, the 5400 Switch tries to authenticate
the user with an external authentication server. Multiple attempts can be made
every several seconds (RETRY INTERVAL) between successive attempts to
authenticate, as configured in Administration and Security. When the primary
authentication server is not reachable for authentication, the 5400 Switch
attempts the authentication with the secondary server (if configured).
Therefore, it could take several minutes to authenticate a user. The
LOGIN_TIMEOUT property specifies how much time in whole minutes to wait
for a response from the 5400 Switch during login sequence before timing out.
To change the Node Manager Login timeout value, the following steps are
performed.
16 Under the LOGIN_TIMEOUT heading, ensure that no double pound signs
(##) precede the line.
—continued—


Step Action
17 Change the entry as needed.
ATTENTION
When External authentication is enabled, the node will try to authenticate the
user with an external server and it can do so by trying several times (RETRY
COUNT) and waiting several seconds (RETRY INTERVAL) between
successive attempts to authenticate as configured in Administration and
Security. When all authentication servers are configured, the node can take
several minutes to authenticate a user. LOGIN_TIMEOUT determines how
much time in whole minutes the node waits for a response before timing out.
An example value for LOGIN_TIMEOUT >= Number of Authentication
servers x RETRY COUNT x RETRY INTERVAL (in minutes) + 2. When all four
servers are configured LOGIN_TIMEOUT >= 10 (i.e. 4 x 4 x 1/2 + 2).
Setting deletion confirmation

Node Manager defaults to displaying a deletion confirmation dialog box only
for deletions that are service affecting. To configure the Node Manager
application to display a deletion confirmation dialog for every object deletion
irrespective of whether that deletion is service affecting or not, the following
steps are performed.
19 Under the Property: CONFIRM_DELETION heading, ensure that no double
pound signs (##) precede the CONFIRM_DELETION=false line.
20 Change the entry to CONFIRM_DELETION=true.
ATTENTION
To reset the to the factory default, restore the confirm deletion to
CONFIRM_DELETION=false.
—end—

Procedure 2-3
Logging on to the Node Manager application
To connect to the node from a Windows workstation, the following steps are
performed.
ATTENTION
The node is preconfigured with three user accounts: administrator (factory
default password is admin1!), superuser (factory default password is
superuser1!), and EMSUser (factory default password is EMSUser1!).
Step Action
1 At the Windows desktop, select Start > All Programs > Node Manager for
5400 > Node Manager 5400.
The Node Manager command window opens and is minimized. After the
connection is established, the Node Manager - New Node Login dialog box
opens. The Node URL and User Name fields may appear with default
entries.
2 In the Node Manager - New Node Login dialog box, enter the name of the
node in the Node Url field, or click the Node Url drop-down menu to view a
list of the nodes entered in the Host property line of the env.txt file.
ATTENTION
To enter a node name, use one of the following formats:
Domain Name (for example, venus.lab.dept.xyz.com)
Node Name:IPAddress (for example, venus:11.120.30.11)
All node names are case-sensitive.
3 Enter the user name and password in the User Name and Password fields.
4 Select the Remember Node Name check box to have Node Manager
automatically log on to the node entered in step 2.
5 Select Use SFTP to use a secure FTP connection to the node.
6 Click OK.
The Login Successful screen is displayed.
7 Click OK.
The Administration > System Configuration screen is displayed.
—end—

Procedure 2-4
Uninstalling Node Manager from a PC
Use this procedure to uninstall Node Manager from a personal computer (PC).
This procedure provides instructions for uninstalling Node Manager using the
Uninstall option in the Node Manager program folder. You can also uninstall
Node Manager using Add/Remove Programs in the Windows Control Panel.
Prerequisites
Before you uninstall the software, you must:
• close the Node Manager application
• copy the files you want to keep from the Node Manager folder before they
are deleted during the uninstall procedure
Step Action
1 Close any running session of Node Manager.

2 Launch the uninstaller by selecting Start->Programs->Node Manager for
5400->Uninstall Node Manager x.y.z.
The Uninstall Node Manager panel appears.
3 Click Yes to uninstall Node Manager.
—end—

Procedure 2-5
Uninstalling Node Manager from a Linux workstation
Use this procedure to uninstall Node Manager from a Linux workstation.
Prerequisites
Before you uninstall the software, you must:
• close the Node Manager application
• be authorized to log in to the workstation as the UNIX root user
• copy files you must keep that are resident in the Node Manager directory
ATTENTION
This procedure removes all files from the Node Manager directory.
Step Action
1 Log in to the workstation as the root user by entering the root userID and the
password in the login dialog box.
2 Open a console window.
3 Change to the applications directory for example:
cd /opt/ciena/applications↵
4 Change to the Node Manager directory.
5 Launch the Uninstall Node Manager Wizard by entering
./UninstallNodeManager↵
6 In the Uninstall Node Manager Wizard, click Next.
7 Follow the instructions.
8 When the uninstallation is complete, click Done to close the Uninstall Node
Manager Wizard.
The uninstaller will indicate if it was unable to remove any files or folders. It is
recommended that you manually remove these files/folders.
These files include Logs that can be preserved for historical reasons.
—end—

Procedure 2-6
Determining the Node Manager application software
version
To view the Node Manager for 5400 Switch software version currently
installed, the following steps are performed.
Step Action
1 Select Help > About Node Manager, or click Ciena Node Manager on the
Status bar.
The About Node Manager dialog box opens, displaying Ciena corporate
information and the version number of the currently installed software
application.
2 Click OK to close the dialog box.
—end—

Procedure 2-7
Upgrading the Node Manager application
ATTENTION
Node Manager must be shut down before performing a Node Manager
software upgrade or downgrade on the node.
To upgrade the Node Manager software, the following steps are performed.
Step Action
1 To use the existing env.txt configuration in the upgraded version of the Node
Manager application, save the env.txt file to another name or location.
2 From the Windows Start menu, select Start>Programs>Node Manager for
5400> Uninstall Node Manager 5400, and follow the Uninstall Wizard
instructions.
3 Insert the Node Manager Compact Disc Read Only Memory (CD-ROM) into
the CD-ROM drive, and follow the Installation Wizard instructions.
4 Configure the env.txt file as described in Chapter 1.
ATTENTION
The Node Manager release version (Release x.y) must be the same as the
release version on the node; otherwise, an Interface Definition Language
(IDL) mismatch error occurs during log on and the operator is informed of the
difference.
—end—

3-1
Troubleshooting 3-
This chapter provides solutions to situations you may encounter when using
Node Manager.
Node Manager for 5400 Switch uses message dialog boxes to communicate
important information such as invalid or incomplete text field entries, improper
or failed operations, changes in equipment or connection status, confirmation
of successfully executed tasks, or warning that a requested operation may
affect service or traffic.
Table 3-1 defines the non-module specific error messages within the Node
Manager application.
ATTENTION
Some user messages contain additional information to qualify the message,
such as the field name in which an error occurred or the name and IP
address of an effected node. In Table 3-1, the presence of a variable in the
message string is indicated by ( [ ] ) in the Message field, and the Description
field includes an explanation of the variable type in italics.

3-2 Troubleshooting
Table 3-1
User messages
Message Description
Accepting these changes could affect This message is returned after clicking Accept when a value
service to your customers. Do you wish has been changed in a service-affecting field.
to continue with these changes? To correct: To accept the changes, click Yes; otherwise, click
No.
5400/Node Manager Version Mismatch This message is returned when the IDL version on the NE is
5400 Switch IDL version = [ ] not compatible with the currently installed version of Node
Node Manager IDL version = [ ] Manager. The message displays the 5400 Switch version
You have attempted to log in to a node number and the Node Manager version number.
that is running an IDL version that is To correct: Click OK to close this message box. Select
incompatible with this version of Node another 5400 Switch to log on to or exit the Node Manager
Manager. Please select another node software, reinstall a compatible Node Manager version, and
Switch or exit Node Manager and try retry logging on to Node Manager.
again with a compatible version of
Node Manager.
Select OK to continue.
Couldn’t log-off the user from [ ]. This message is returned when attempting to exit the Node
Manager application after communication has been lost.
Message displays the name of the 5400 Switch.
To correct: Exit Node Manager for 5400. Proper logoff cannot
be completed at this time.
Couldn't refresh from switch[] This is a warning message. No user error has occurred. The
message displays the refresh operation from which the 5400
Switch failed.
Do you really want to quit? This message is returned when attempting to exit the Node
Manager application.
To correct: To exit Node Manager for 5400 Switch, click Yes;
otherwise, click No.
Login has not comeback in [] minutes This message is shown when login failed to return in required
time.
To correct: Click Ok to close the dialog. Retry logging on to
NE.
Login update false, Select 'OK' to This message is shown when login failed.
continue To correct: Click Ok to close the dialog and retry logging on to
NE.
Logon Cancelled. The message is displayed in logon dialog box after clicking
Cancel during a logon.
To correct: Enter password, then click OK.

Troubleshooting 3-3
Table 3-1
User messages (continued)
Message Description
Management connectivity to [] has This is a information message. No user error has occurred.
been restored! Message displays the connection to which CTM is restored.
The user must log on again to the node.
Management connectivity to both This is a warning message. No user error has occurred.
primary and secondary CTMs of [] has Message displays the 5400 Switch name.
been lost. Please verify DCN network To correct: Wait for notification that communication is
connectivity and wait for restored or exit Node Manager for 5400 Switch. Proper log-off
communication to be restored or exit may be disabled at this time.
the application and try again later.
Management connectivity to the This is a warning message. No user error has occurred.
primary CTM of [] as been lost! You Message displays that the primary CTM is down.
may manually switch to the secondary
CTM or wait for connection restoration.
Management connectivity to the This is a information message. No user error has occurred.
primary CTM of [] has been restored! Message displays that the connection to the primary CTM is
restored. The user must log on again to the node.
Management connectivity to the This is a information message. No user error has occurred.
secondary CTM of [] has been Message displays that the connection to the secondary CTM
restored! is restored.
Management connectivity to the This is a warning message. No user error has occurred.
secondary CTM of [] has been lost! Message displays that the secondary CTM is down.
Please verify DCN network connectivity
to the secondary CTM.
Both main and auxiliary network This is a warning message. No user error has occurred.
connections to [ ] are down. Please Message displays the node name.
wait for communication to be restored To correct: Wait for notification that communication is
or exit the application and try again restored or exit Node Manager for 5400 Switch. Proper log-off
later. may be disabled at this time.
NE to NodeManager EventChannel The event channel for autonomous notification from the NE
has failed, Relogin is required has failed. The user must log on again to resynchronize the
objects from NE and start receiving events once again.
Password has expired. Select OK to This message is shown when password has expired.
modify your password. To correct: Modify the password.
Refresh Failed for[], Please try again. This is a warning message. No user error has occurred.
Message displays which object type's refresh operation failed.
Selected Object has already been The message is returned when attempting to edit a selected
deleted by Network Element object; the 5400 Switch returned an event that this object has
been deleted.

3-4 Troubleshooting
Table 3-1
User messages (continued)
Message Description
String Length must be less than 64. This message is returned when a string of text longer than 64
Please Enter a Shorter Value. characters is entered in a size-limited field.
To correct: Enter the string of text using less than 64
characters.
The following parameters are The message is returned when a mandatory field in the details
mandatory for object creation. Please frame is left empty.
review your entries and provide values To correct: Verify that information is entered in all mandatory
as needed. [ ] fields.
The following parameters are The message is returned when any mandatory field has been
mandatory for object creation. Please left empty. Message displays the mandatory field name.
review your entries and provide values To correct: Verify that information is entered in all mandatory
as needed. [ ] fields displayed in the message.
The Object you are editing has The message is returned when attempting to edit a selected
changed. Do you want to reload it? object; the 5400 Switch returned an event that this object has
(Choosing 'Yes' may close any open been modified.
Dialogs) To correct: Click Yes to reload and observe the changed
object before continuing with changes.
Unable to logon to the Network This message is returned when any of the possible reasons
Element. The possible reasons could listed have occurred.
be: To correct: Click OK to close this message box. If the Network
(1) Invalid login ID or password, Element (NE) is down, the system attempts to connect every
(2) Improper URL of Node Manager, 30 seconds. If the NE is not down, retry logging in to Node
Manager; type the correct login ID and password using the
(3) The entries are in the wrong case correct case for each letter. Enter the correct Universal
(All entries are case sensitive), Resource Locator (URL) format for the NE. In the case of an
(4) Network Element is down, or Interface Definition Language (IDL) version mismatch, this
(5) Network Element / Node Manager message is followed by another message: Login Failed -
version mismatch. 5400 / Node Manager Version Mismatch (described below).
Select ‘OK’ to continue.
User access service is not enabled on This is a warning message. No user error has occurred.
the server Message displays that user access service is not enabled on
this node.
ATTENTION
Common messages for each Node Manager task screen are listed at the end
of the chapter describing that task.

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Attribute Required Recommended

Operating System Windows® 7 or Linux® Windows® 7 or Linux®

Processor 1 GHz Pentium® or equivalent 2.4 GMHz Dual Core or equivalent

Free Hard Disk Space 500 MB 1 GB

Compact Disc Read Only Required Required

Screen Resolution Minimum 1024 x 768 Minimum 1024 x 768

Network Connection 1 Mbps 10 Mbps

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Menu (keyboard Description

File Provides access to the following functions:

View Provides access to the following functions:

Go > Administration contains the following tabs and sub-menus:

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Menu (keyboard Description

Go > Monitoring Monitoring contains the following tabs and sub-menus:

Go > Configuring Configuring contains the following tabs and sub-menus: