Lucent Technologies DEFINITY Performance Management Release 2.0 User Guide

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1NMS OverviewChapter Contents•Introduction
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•System Requirements
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•NMS Capabilities
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•NMS Command Procedures
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•Access the NMS
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•Screen Components
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•Exit from the NMS
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Introduction
The Network Management System (NMS), and the DEFINITY Proxy Agent, along 
with DEFINITY Performance Management, facilitate centralized management of 
DEFINITY systems. To maintain this centralized management, Performance 
Management complies with Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). 
While the DEFINITY Proxy Agent is SNMP compliant, it operates remotely and 
connects to multiple managed nodes concurrently. 
SNMP 
Information 
Exchange
SNMP specifications define how Performance Management and DEFINITY 
systems exchange information. The information exchange works like this:1Proxy Agents receives a call to request data.2Proxy Agents receive data from managed nodes.3Proxy Agents manage the information with a Management Information Base 
(MIB).4Proxy Agents use SNMP protocol to translate the information into data that 
the NMS can read.5Proxy Agents forward alert and threshold data to the NMS.6The NMS translates and displays the information on submaps that depict 
DEFINITY systems.  
						

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NMS Submaps
On these maps, the NMS creates icons that represent managed nodes and Proxy 
Agents and also creates lines to represent connections between each Proxy 
Agent and its associated managed nodes. The NMS has the capability to produce 
three different submap options to depict a DEFINITY system. This allows you to 
organize managed nodes by geographic location or in a customized fashion as 
well as with one all-encompassing, generic map.
The icons on these submaps change colors to identify alarm states for Proxy 
Agents and alerts for managed nodes. The lines change colors to indicate 
changes in the connection states between Proxy Agents and their associated 
managed nodes.
ThIs chapter contains the following information:
• Descriptions of NMS capabilities
• Commands used to access information in the NMS
• Steps to access the NMS 
• Steps to exit from the NMS 
						

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System RequirementsIntroduction
The 
Project Provisioning Package
 for this release contains the 
specific
 
recommendations and specifications to plan and install the Performance 
Management software. 
The package also defines the terms and conditions for the three installation 
options:
• Customer installation
• Technical Support Center (TSC) installation services
•NetCare
® Network Consulting Group installation of a complete 
turn-key
 
system
Refer to 
Lucent Resources
 on page 17
 for more information.
Hardware 
Requirements
You should work with your Lucent account executive to determine the hardware 
requirements that your organization needs to meet its business and performance 
specifications.
Software 
Requirements
The DEFINITY Performance Management application operates with the following 
software:
• DEFINITY Proxy Agent, Release 2.0
• Network Management System (NMS) platform
• DEFINITY Fault Management, Release 2.0 (optional) 
						

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Supported 
Systems
Release 2.0 of Performance Management 
only
 supports DEFINITY G3 PBX 
releases G3V4 through DEFINITY ECS release R6
Network 
Management 
Products
The DEFINITY Performance Management 2.0 product 
only
 supports the network 
management products listed below:
• DEFINITY Proxy Agent 2.0 
• DEFINITY Fault Management 2.0 
NMS Platforms
The DEFINITY Performance Management 2.0 product supports the following 
Network Management System (NMS) platform:
HP OpenView Releases 4.11, 5.0, and 5.01 installed on Solaris Release 2.5.1 
						

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NMS CapabilitiesIntroduction
The Network Management System (NMS) provides an overall view of DEFINITY 
systems. The NMS platform that Performance Management uses is OpenView. 
This section contains brief descriptions of the chapters that discuss NMS 
capabilities.
NMS Submap 
Administration
Chapter 2, 
NMS Submap Administration
 describes the 3 submap options 
available on the NMS. This chapter also contains procedures that are necessary 
to set up maps on the NMS.
NMS Alert 
Notification
Chapter 3, 
NMS Alerts
 describes Proxy Agent alarm states and managed node 
alert states. This chapter also identifies alert notification methods available at the 
NMS level and contains procedures that are necessary to access alert 
information.  
						

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NMS Command ProceduresIntroduction
Each icon or connection line on an NMS submap provides access to information 
about managed nodes or connections. In addition, each icon provides access to 
one of the following applications: 
• Proxy Agent
• Performance Management 
						

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Access the NMS
To access the NMS, do the following:1Log in to NMS.2At a UNIX editor prompt, type 
$OV_BIN/ovw&
 and press 
Enter
.
Result: 
The system opens the NMS application
3Double-click a DEFINITY icon.Result: 
The system opens a DEFINITY submap. 
						

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Screen Components
The following example is a generic submap with screen components that display 
on any submap.Figure 1. DEFINITY Generic Submap
1Platform-specific Menu Bar
2Application Alert Event Log
3Proxy Agent Icon4Managed Node Icon
5Connection Line1
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Menu Bar
To access submenus for DEFINITY equipment, click a DEFINITY managed node 
icon. Then, click 
Performance > DEFINITY
 
Result: 
The system displays the DEFINITY submenu.
The selections that are available on this submenu vary based upon the graphical 
element you selected. Items that are 
not
 available display in grey.
Application 
Alert Event Log
The Application Alert Event Log contains a running record of actions that occur on 
the NMS.
The following example shows activity that occurred in the All Events category.Figure 2. Application Event Alert Log — All Events