Lucent Technologies DEFINITY Performance Management Release 2.0 User Guide

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1NMS OverviewScreen Components
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Proxy Agent 
Icon
When you select a Proxy Agent Icon, DEFINITY submenu options reflect 
commands that are available for that Proxy Agent. You can also double-click the 
Proxy Agent icon to initiate a telnet session to the Proxy Agent application.
You can also select the Proxy Agent Icon. Then, press the third mouse button to 
display a menu that contains commands available for...

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1NMS OverviewExit from the NMS
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Exit from the NMS
To exit from the NMS, complete the following steps:1Close all programs associated with the NMS.2At the main window, click 
Map > Exit
.
Result: 
The system closes the NMS application. 

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2NMS Submap AdministrationChapter Contents•Introduction
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•Set Auto-Discovery Passwords
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•Set up Auto-Discovery
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•Select Network Submap
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•Connections
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•Verify Static Connection Status
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•Modify NMS Submaps
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Introduction
The Network Management System (NMS) provides graphical user interface (GUI) 
capabilities that allow you to view alarms for Proxy Agents and alerts for managed 
nodes. You can view the connection status between Proxy Agents and their 
associated managed nodes. 
The NMS creates three network submaps to display this information. These 
submaps include: 
•...

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Auto-Discovery
Using the Auto-Discovery feature, the NMS performs the following functions to 
translate data from the Proxy Agent into these submaps:
• Searches for Proxy Agent and managed node data 
• Adds Proxy Agent icons and managed node icons to designated DEFINITY 
submaps
• Shows connections between Proxy Agents and managed nodes
To utilize Auto-Discovery you...

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2NMS Submap AdministrationSet Auto-Discovery Passwords
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Set Auto-Discovery Passwords
The default installation setting for Fault Management grants access to 
Auto-Discovery for all users. Users who have access to Auto-Discovery can 
modify NMS read/write submaps. 
If you wish to restrict Auto-Discovery access, you must assign Auto-Discovery 
passwords. Anyone who has root level access can restrict individual...

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SECURITY ALERT:
Unauthorized users who attempt to access Auto-Discovery receive a 
message in the Application Alert Event Log that provides authorization 
status for each user. The NMS displays the Application Alert Event Log on 
all NMS screens. 

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Set up Auto-Discovery
To set up NMS submaps, you must activate Auto-Discovery. Activating 
Auto-Discovery allows the NMS to create submaps from information that was 
transmitted from Proxy Agents. 
Setting up Auto-Discovery on a public network differs from the process of setting 
up Auto-Discovery on a private network. This section contains procedures for both...

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Private 
Networks
If you have a private network, you must complete the following steps to ensure 
that the Proxy Agent and NMS can communicate effectively. The entries you type 
in the NMS must 
exactly
 match the entries that you typed in the Proxy Agent. 
1From the menu bar in the Network Management System, click 
Options > 
SNMP Configuration
. 
Result:...

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2NMS Submap AdministrationSelect Network Submap
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Select Network Submap
The NMS provides three submap options that allow you to organize your 
DEFINITY system in three different ways. You can organize your DEFINITY 
systems in the following ways:Note: 
For information on modifying submaps and the Location File, go to 
Modify 
NMS Submaps
 on page 61
.
NMS Submap 
Options
• Generic submap. The Generic submap...