Lucent Technologies DEFINITY Performance Management Release 2.0 User Guide

DEFINITY Performance Management User Guide, Release 2.0, 585-229-808
About This BookDEFINITY Performance Management User Guide
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Main Menu
After you install the guides, you can access the books from the Main Menu. 
The Introduction section on the Main Menu contains procedures for navigating 
between the books and searching for specific information.
The Comments section contains an evaluation form. You are encouraged to 
submit the form with your suggestions for improvement...

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The chapters in the NMS overview are laid out by functions and are organized by 
the primary tasks to operate the software, including:
• Login and access procedures
• System help and navigation features
• Administration procedures to add, change, and delete data
• Operational procedures to manage the software features and functions
The user guide is an essential resource for users...

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Format Conventions
The format conventions used in this book are visual cues to help users identify the 
type of action they should take to execute the steps in the procedures.
The use of the format conventions are consistent throughout all the books in the User Document Set
 for this release.
Table 1. Format ConventionsConvention
Description
Bold textIndicates that you...

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[Bold text in 
brackets]Indicates that you should type discrete data that is specific 
to your system, 
without
 the brackets.
Discrete data can be any of the following:
• Managed node name
• Name of a directory or file
•Drive name
• Any data that is 
not
 a default option
Examples:
•Type [
d] install
 
• Type your [
password
]
• Select the [
managed node name
] from the...

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Series of Menu 
OptionsFile > Save
The greater than (>) symbol indicates that your should 
select an option from a series of menus. 
For example, Click 
File > Save
 means that you should:
• Click on the first menu (File). 
• Then click on the second option (Save) from the second 
menu.
The term 
select
 is used in place of 
click
 if: 
• A program does not accept mouse...

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Result
 paragraph Describes the result of an action taken in a step, as 
described in the following example:
Result: 
The system displays the MAIN MENU.
A results paragraph may also contain a message or a 
prompt in constant width font. 
A prompt sets up the action to be taken in the next step.
Result: 
The system displays the command window that 
contains the prompt: Do...

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Lucent Resources
Lucent Technologies provides customers with a variety of planning, consulting, 
and technical services.
The 
account executives
 are the customers’ primary source to obtain information 
and explore custom options to meet the customers’ specific business needs.
The sections below briefly describe the services that are available to customers.
Project...

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• Installation schedule and responsibilities
• Platform acceptance test
• Post installation verification and acceptance
The Provisioning Package also contains detailed explanations of the three (3) 
implementation options that are available to customers:1Customer installation of the NMS platform and DEFINITY Network 
Management products.2Lucent Technologies...

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Both the customer and TSC perform the Post Installation Verification and 
Acceptance Test of Performance Management.
Time and 
materials 
charges
If customers choose to install the DEFINITY Network Management products 
themselves, then the TSC is not responsible for the installation of the product 
software. 
If the customers do not install and set up the...

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Year 2000 Compliance
The Business Communication System (BSC) part of Lucent Technologies makes 
the following statement with respect to any product manufactured and sold by 
Lucent BCS in connection with a product’s operation in the year 2000.
Any product or version/release of a product that is introduced as generally 
available on or after September 30, 1996, will be...