Patton-electronic FORESIGHT 6300 User Manual

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10List of Figures1 Logging in to the application client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Configuring the T1/E1 Ports 100FS6300 NMS User Manual 6 • Configuring the 3096RC Card– Line Coding: The type of Zero Code Suppression used on the lin

Configuring the T1/E1 Ports 101FS6300 NMS User Manual 6 • Configuring the 3096RC CardModify Test SettingsFigure 86. T1/E1 Test Settings1. In the T1-E

Configuring the T1/E1 Ports 102FS6300 NMS User Manual 6 • Configuring the 3096RC CardModify Channel AssignmentsFigure 87. T1/E1 Channel AssignmentIn

Viewing T1/E1 Reports 103FS6300 NMS User Manual 6 • Configuring the 3096RC CardViewing T1/E1 ReportsClick on T1E1 Reports to view and print different

Viewing the G.SHDSL Map Layer 104FS6300 NMS User Manual 6 • Configuring the 3096RC CardViewing the G.SHDSL Map LayerClick on Display G.SHDSL Map Laye

105Chapter 7 Configuring the 3196RC CardChapter contentsIntroduction...

Introduction 106FS6300 NMS User Manual 7 • Configuring the 3196RC CardIntroductionThe Patton Model 3196RC is a TDM concentrator with 16 iDSL ports. T

Viewing the Front Panel 107FS6300 NMS User Manual 7 • Configuring the 3196RC Card• Ethernet Overview – See “Configuring Ethernet Settings” on page 10

Configuring the Card System 108FS6300 NMS User Manual 7 • Configuring the 3196RC CardFigure 93. Modify Card System Parameters1. Select to enable or d

Configuring Ethernet Settings 109FS6300 NMS User Manual 7 • Configuring the 3196RC CardConfiguring Ethernet SettingsClick on Ethernet Overview to con

11FS6300 NMS User Manual 48 Hard Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Configuring iDSL Ports 110FS6300 NMS User Manual 7 • Configuring the 3196RC CardConfiguring iDSL PortsClick on iDSL Port Configuration in the pull-do

Configuring iDSL Ports 111FS6300 NMS User Manual 7 • Configuring the 3196RC CardConfiguring Individual PortsTo configure an individual port, click on

Configuring iDSL Ports 112FS6300 NMS User Manual 7 • Configuring the 3196RC Card4. Select an option from the Test Pattern drop-down menu. The Test Pa

Viewing iDSL Reports 113FS6300 NMS User Manual 7 • Configuring the 3196RC CardModify iDSL Alarm ThresholdsYou may modify the number of errored second

Configuring IP Routing 114FS6300 NMS User Manual 7 • Configuring the 3196RC CardConfiguring IP Routingou may configure a host and routes for the 3196

Configuring IP Routing 115FS6300 NMS User Manual 7 • Configuring the 3196RC CardAdd RoutesTo add an IP route to the 3196RC:1. In the IP Overview wind

Configuring PPP 116FS6300 NMS User Manual 7 • Configuring the 3196RC CardConfiguring PPPClick on PPP Configuration to view PPP links for the card. Yo

Configuring PPP 117FS6300 NMS User Manual 7 • Configuring the 3196RC Card– Authentication Side: The side of the link which will be authenticating. •

Configuring PPP 118FS6300 NMS User Manual 7 • Configuring the 3196RC CardModify Default Packet SettingsYou may modify the default PPP settings that e

Configuring PPP 119FS6300 NMS User Manual 7 • Configuring the 3196RC Card– Link Compression: Enables the PPP link layer address and protocol field co

12FS6300 NMS User Manual 99 3196RC IP Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Configuring the T1/E1 Ports 120FS6300 NMS User Manual 7 • Configuring the 3196RC CardConfiguring the T1/E1 PortsClick on T1E1 Port Configuration to v

Configuring the T1/E1 Ports 121FS6300 NMS User Manual 7 • Configuring the 3196RC Card– Line Coding: The type of Zero Code Suppression used on the lin

Configuring the T1/E1 Ports 122FS6300 NMS User Manual 7 • Configuring the 3196RC CardModify Test SettingsFigure 105. T1/E1 Test Settings1. In the T1-

Configuring the T1/E1 Ports 123FS6300 NMS User Manual 7 • Configuring the 3196RC CardModify Channel AssignmentsFigure 106. T1/E1 Channel AssignmentIn

Viewing T1/E1 Reports 124FS6300 NMS User Manual 7 • Configuring the 3196RC CardViewing T1/E1 ReportsClick on T1E1 Reports to view and print different

Viewing the iDSL Map Layer 125FS6300 NMS User Manual 7 • Configuring the 3196RC CardViewing the iDSL Map LayerClick on Display iDSL Map Layer to show

126Chapter 8 Configuring the 6511RC CardChapter contentsIntroduction...

Introduction 127FS6300 NMS User Manual 8 • Configuring the 6511RC CardIntroductionThe Patton Model 6511RC is a matrix switch with Gigabit Ethernet. T

Viewing the Front Panel 128FS6300 NMS User Manual 8 • Configuring the 6511RC Card• Ethernet Overview – See “Configuring Ethernet Settings” on page 13

Configuring the Card System 129FS6300 NMS User Manual 8 • Configuring the 6511RC CardFigure 112. Modify Card System Parameters1. Select to enable or

13List of Tables1 Troubleshooting messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Configuring Ethernet Settings 130FS6300 NMS User Manual 8 • Configuring the 6511RC CardConfiguring Ethernet SettingsClick on Ethernet Overview to con

Configuring E1 Links 131FS6300 NMS User Manual 8 • Configuring the 6511RC CardConfiguring E1 LinksClick on E1 Link to configure the line interface, a

Configuring E1 Links 132FS6300 NMS User Manual 8 • Configuring the 6511RC CardEdit Test SettingsClick on Test Configuration in the menu tree for the

Configuring IP Routing 133FS6300 NMS User Manual 8 • Configuring the 6511RC CardConfiguring IP Routingou may configure a host and routes for the 6511

Configuring IP Routing 134FS6300 NMS User Manual 8 • Configuring the 6511RC CardAdding RoutesTo add an IP route to the 6511RC:1. In the IP Overview w

Configuring SDH 135FS6300 NMS User Manual 8 • Configuring the 6511RC CardConfiguring SDHClick on SDH Configuration to bring up the SDH Configuration

Configuring SDH 136FS6300 NMS User Manual 8 • Configuring the 6511RC Card6. Select the message length used by the SDH network –1-byte, 16-byte, or 64

Configuring SDH 137FS6300 NMS User Manual 8 • Configuring the 6511RC Card2. Select Enable from the Trace Monitor drop-down menu if Path Trace is enab

Viewing E1Link Layers 138FS6300 NMS User Manual 8 • Configuring the 6511RC CardViewing E1Link LayersClick on Display E1 Link VC(#) to show a map of a

139Chapter 9 Configuring ChassisChapter contentsIntroduction...

14About this guideThe Patton ForeSight 6300 NMS User Manual helps you configure basic operations for the FS6300 Network Management System (NMS). For m

Introduction 140FS6300 NMS User Manual 9 • Configuring ChassisIntroductionTo configure a chassis, navigate to Network Maps > Geographical Area >

Viewing the Chassis LEDs 141FS6300 NMS User Manual 9 • Configuring ChassisViewing the Chassis LEDsClick on Chassis Unit GUI to view the front panels

Viewing the Card Layer Map 142FS6300 NMS User Manual 9 • Configuring ChassisViewing the Card Layer MapClick on Display Card Layer to view a map of al

143Chapter 10 Contacting Patton for assistanceChapter contentsIntroduction...

Introduction 144FS6300 NMS User Manual 10 • Contacting Patton for assistanceIntroductionThis chapter contains the following information:• “Contact in

Warranty Service and Returned Merchandise Authorizations (RMAs) 145FS6300 NMS User Manual 10 • Contacting Patton for assistanceOut-of-warranty servic

15Chapter 1 IntroductionChapter contentsOverview ...

Overview 16FS6300 NMS User Manual 1 • IntroductionOverviewThis chapter introduces you to the features and benefits of the FS6300 NMS. It also include

Bringing up the NMS Server from Linux 17FS6300 NMS User Manual 1 • IntroductionBringing up the NMS Server from Linux To start the server, from the /o

Logging into the Application Client 18FS6300 NMS User Manual 1 • IntroductionConfiguring Your Password Configuring your password before connecting to

Logging into the Application Client 19FS6300 NMS User Manual 1 • IntroductionTroubleshootingTable 1 lists the messages that are displayed in certain

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Logging into the Application Client 20FS6300 NMS User Manual 1 • IntroductionConnection lost to the FS6300 NMS server at <host>. Do you want to

Using the NMS Menus 21FS6300 NMS User Manual 1 • IntroductionUsing the NMS Menus The following menu items are always available at the top of the main

Backing Up the Database 22FS6300 NMS User Manual 1 • IntroductionBacking Up the DatabaseThe FS6300 NMS provides a tool for backing up the database. Y

Backing Up the Database 23FS6300 NMS User Manual 1 • IntroductionFigure 4. Policy Details4. Table 2 describes the fields for adding a new 6300NMSBack

24Chapter 2 Discovering Your NetworkChapter contentsOverview ...

Overview 25FS6300 NMS User Manual 2 • Discovering Your NetworkOverviewThe Discovery process is the most important step in working with the NMS. This

Defining Containers 26FS6300 NMS User Manual 2 • Discovering Your NetworkAdding Pre-Defined ContainersTo add containers in the NMS:1. In the Containe

Defining Containers 27FS6300 NMS User Manual 2 • Discovering Your NetworkModifying Pre-Defined ContainersTo modify pre-defined containers:1. In the C

Defining Containers 28FS6300 NMS User Manual 2 • Discovering Your NetworkViewing and Deleting ContainersTo view or delete containers:1. In the Contai

Defining Containers 29FS6300 NMS User Manual 2 • Discovering Your NetworkDefining Containers During Multiple Card ConfigurationYou may wish to define

3Summary Table of Contents1 Introduction...

Defining Containers 30FS6300 NMS User Manual 2 • Discovering Your Network– Geographical Area Name (Descriptive name of the geographical area)– Node I

Configuring Initial Discovery Parameters 31FS6300 NMS User Manual 2 • Discovering Your NetworkConfiguring Initial Discovery ParametersThe Initial Dis

Starting the Discovery Process 32FS6300 NMS User Manual 2 • Discovering Your NetworkStarting the Discovery ProcessBefore starting the Discovery proce

Starting the Discovery Process 33FS6300 NMS User Manual 2 • Discovering Your NetworkConfiguring Discovery of Specific Networks4. Click on the Network

Setting Discovery Interval 34FS6300 NMS User Manual 2 • Discovering Your NetworkWhen the Discovery process is complete, the spinning wheel icon is re

Configuring Discovery of SNMP Devices 35FS6300 NMS User Manual 2 • Discovering Your NetworkConfiguring Discovery of SNMP DevicesSNMPdevices may not b

Adding a Device Manually 36FS6300 NMS User Manual 2 • Discovering Your NetworkAdding a Device ManuallyTo add a single device to the NMS database:1. C

Stopping/Restarting a Discovery Process 37FS6300 NMS User Manual 2 • Discovering Your NetworkStopping/Restarting a Discovery ProcessYou may want to s

Re-Discovering Already Discovered Devices 38FS6300 NMS User Manual 2 • Discovering Your NetworkRe-Discovering Already Discovered DevicesBy default, t

Scheduling Rediscovery 39FS6300 NMS User Manual 2 • Discovering Your NetworkScheduling RediscoveryYou can configure and schedule how often the networ

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Scheduling Rediscovery 40FS6300 NMS User Manual 2 • Discovering Your NetworkNoteIf the Rediscovery Interval is set using Regular Interval option, the

Scheduling Rediscovery 41FS6300 NMS User Manual 2 • Discovering Your NetworkDays of the Week To set re-discovery on specific days:1. Click on Tools &

Configuring Multiple Cards 42FS6300 NMS User Manual 2 • Discovering Your NetworkConfiguring Multiple CardsIf you have separate subnets that are suppo

Configuring Multiple Cards 43FS6300 NMS User Manual 2 • Discovering Your Network3. Select the subnet you would like to update from the Network IP dro

Upgrading Firmware 44FS6300 NMS User Manual 2 • Discovering Your NetworkForcing Discovery for Selected CardsThough the cards have the updated informa

Upgrading Firmware 45FS6300 NMS User Manual 2 • Discovering Your Network2. The FS6300 Firmware Upgrade window displays.Figure 31. Firmware Upgrade wi

46Chapter 3 Configuring Alarms and ClockingChapter contentsIntroduction...

Introduction 47FS6300 NMS User Manual 3 • Configuring Alarms and ClockingIntroductionBefore you can receive alarm indications, you must first configu

Configuring the Alarm Trap Manager 48FS6300 NMS User Manual 3 • Configuring Alarms and Clocking5. Click the Modify button.6. If the configuration was

Configuring the Alarm Trap Manager 49FS6300 NMS User Manual 3 • Configuring Alarms and Clocking3. Click on Modify Parameters to configure the alarms.

5FS6300 NMS User Manual Table of Contents Re-Discovering Cards Manually...

Viewing Alarms 50FS6300 NMS User Manual 3 • Configuring Alarms and ClockingAlarm IndicationsThe following are symbols that appear on a card or node i

Viewing Alarms 51FS6300 NMS User Manual 3 • Configuring Alarms and ClockingManaging Alarm Custom ViewsThe NMS provides the ability to create custom v

Viewing Alarms 52FS6300 NMS User Manual 3 • Configuring Alarms and Clocking3. Enter the desired criteria for the custom view, then click Apply Filter

Configuring Clocking Synchronization 53FS6300 NMS User Manual 3 • Configuring Alarms and ClockingConfiguring Clocking SynchronizationTo configure clo

Configuring Card System Clocking 54FS6300 NMS User Manual 3 • Configuring Alarms and ClockingRefreshing the alarms after configuring clockingAfter yo

Configuring Card System Clocking 55FS6300 NMS User Manual 3 • Configuring Alarms and Clocking2. Click on View System Clocking in the menu tree on the

Configuring Card System Clocking 56FS6300 NMS User Manual 3 • Configuring Alarms and ClockingMain Reference and Fallback ReferenceThe Main Reference

57Chapter 4 Configuring and Managing DevicesChapter contentsIntroduction...

Introduction 58FS6300 NMS User Manual 4 • Configuring and Managing DevicesIntroductionDevices can be individually configured and monitored through th

Working with Network Maps 59FS6300 NMS User Manual 4 • Configuring and Managing DevicesWorking with Network MapsThe Network Maps section of the NMS s

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Managing Operator Actions 60FS6300 NMS User Manual 4 • Configuring and Managing DevicesManaging Operator ActionsOperators may want to reboot a device

Managing Operator Actions 61FS6300 NMS User Manual 4 • Configuring and Managing Devices4. Click the Hard Reset button.Set the factory default configu

Configuring Cards 62FS6300 NMS User Manual 4 • Configuring and Managing DevicesConfiguring CardsSee the following chapters for detailed information o

Configuring Cards 63FS6300 NMS User Manual 4 • Configuring and Managing DevicesExporting the ConfigurationTo save a card configuration:1. Click Tools

Configuring Cards 64FS6300 NMS User Manual 4 • Configuring and Managing DevicesImporting the ConfigurationTo load a configuration file for a card:1.

Configuring Cards 65FS6300 NMS User Manual 4 • Configuring and Managing DevicesViewing/Modifying System Log ConfigurationSelect System Log from the c

Configuring Cards 66FS6300 NMS User Manual 4 • Configuring and Managing DevicesViewing LEDsTo view the real-time LEDs of a chassis or card:1. Navigat

67Chapter 5 Configuring the 2616RC CardChapter contentsIntroduction...

Introduction 68FS6300 NMS User Manual 5 • Configuring the 2616RC CardIntroductionThe Patton Model 2616RC is a digital cross-connect with 16 T1/E1 por

Viewing the Front Panel 69FS6300 NMS User Manual 5 • Configuring the 2616RC Card• Ethernet Overview – See “Configuring Ethernet Settings” on page 71•

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Configuring the Card System 70FS6300 NMS User Manual 5 • Configuring the 2616RC CardFigure 59. Modify 2616RC Card System Parameters1. Select to enabl

Configuring Ethernet Settings 71FS6300 NMS User Manual 5 • Configuring the 2616RC CardConfiguring Ethernet SettingsClick on Ethernet Overview to conf

Configuring IP Routing 72FS6300 NMS User Manual 5 • Configuring the 2616RC CardConfiguring IP RoutingYou may configure a host and routes for the 2616

Configuring IP Routing 73FS6300 NMS User Manual 5 • Configuring the 2616RC CardAdd RoutesTo add an IP route to the 2616RC:1. In the IP Overview windo

Configuring PPP 74FS6300 NMS User Manual 5 • Configuring the 2616RC CardConfiguring PPPClick on PPP Configuration to view PPP links for the card. You

Configuring PPP 75FS6300 NMS User Manual 5 • Configuring the 2616RC Card– Authentication Side: The side of the link which will be authenticating. • l

Configuring PPP 76FS6300 NMS User Manual 5 • Configuring the 2616RC CardModify Default Packet SettingsYou may modify the default PPP settings that ea

Configuring PPP 77FS6300 NMS User Manual 5 • Configuring the 2616RC Card– Link Compression: Enables the PPP link layer address and protocol field com

Configuring the T1/E1 Ports 78FS6300 NMS User Manual 5 • Configuring the 2616RC CardConfiguring the T1/E1 PortsClick on T1E1 Port Configuration to vi

Configuring the T1/E1 Ports 79FS6300 NMS User Manual 5 • Configuring the 2616RC Card– Line Coding: The type of Zero Code Suppression used on the link

8FS6300 NMS User Manual Table of Contents Viewing iDSL Reports...

Configuring the T1/E1 Ports 80FS6300 NMS User Manual 5 • Configuring the 2616RC CardModify Test SettingsFigure 67. T1/E1 Test Settings1. In the T1-E1

Configuring the T1/E1 Ports 81FS6300 NMS User Manual 5 • Configuring the 2616RC CardModify Channel AssignmentsFigure 68. T1/E1 Channel AssignmentIn t

Viewing T1/E1 Reports 82FS6300 NMS User Manual 5 • Configuring the 2616RC CardViewing T1/E1 ReportsClick on T1E1 Reports from the card’s configuratio

83Chapter 6 Configuring the 3096RC CardChapter contentsIntroduction...

Introduction 84FS6300 NMS User Manual 6 • Configuring the 3096RC CardIntroductionThe Patton Model 3096RC is a G.SHDSL TDM Concentrator with 16 G.SHDS

Viewing the Front Panel 85FS6300 NMS User Manual 6 • Configuring the 3096RC Card• Ethernet Overview – See “Configuring Ethernet Settings” on page 87•

Configuring the Card System 86FS6300 NMS User Manual 6 • Configuring the 3096RC CardFigure 73. Modify Card System Parameters1. Select to enable or di

Configuring Ethernet Settings 87FS6300 NMS User Manual 6 • Configuring the 3096RC CardConfiguring Ethernet SettingsClick on Ethernet Overview to conf

Configuring G.SHDSL Ports 88FS6300 NMS User Manual 6 • Configuring the 3096RC CardConfiguring G.SHDSL PortsClick on G.SHDSL Port Configuration in the

Configuring G.SHDSL Ports 89FS6300 NMS User Manual 6 • Configuring the 3096RC CardConfiguring Individual PortsTo configure an individual port, click

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Configuring G.SHDSL Ports 90FS6300 NMS User Manual 6 • Configuring the 3096RC CardEdit CO/CPE OptionsClick on CO Options or CPE Options in the menu t

Configuring G.SHDSL Ports 91FS6300 NMS User Manual 6 • Configuring the 3096RC CardDetermine Best Payload RateClick on Line Provision in the menu tree

Viewing G.SHDSL Reports 92FS6300 NMS User Manual 6 • Configuring the 3096RC CardViewing G.SHDSL ReportsClick on G.SHDSL Report to view different repo

Configuring IP Routing 93FS6300 NMS User Manual 6 • Configuring the 3096RC CardConfiguring IP Routingou may configure a host and routes for the 3096R

Configuring IP Routing 94FS6300 NMS User Manual 6 • Configuring the 3096RC CardAdd RoutesTo add an IP route to the 3096RC:1. In the IP Overview windo

Configuring PPP 95FS6300 NMS User Manual 6 • Configuring the 3096RC CardConfiguring PPPClick on PPP Configuration to view PPP links for the card. You

Configuring PPP 96FS6300 NMS User Manual 6 • Configuring the 3096RC Card– Authentication Side: The side of the link which will be authenticating. • l

Configuring PPP 97FS6300 NMS User Manual 6 • Configuring the 3096RC CardModify Default Packet SettingsYou may modify the default PPP settings that ea

Configuring PPP 98FS6300 NMS User Manual 6 • Configuring the 3096RC Card– Link Compression: Enables the PPP link layer address and protocol field com

Configuring the T1/E1 Ports 99FS6300 NMS User Manual 6 • Configuring the 3096RC CardConfiguring the T1/E1 PortsClick on T1E1 Port Configuration to vi