Title page Optical Management System (OMS) Release 6.4 Getting Started Guide 365-315-145R6.4 ISSUE 1 MARCH 2011 Legalnotice Legalnotice Alcatel,Lucent,Alcatel-LucentandtheAlcatel-LucentlogoaretrademarksofAlcatel-Lucent.Allothertrademarksarethepropertyoftheirrespective owners. Theinformationpresentedissubjecttochangewithoutnotice.Alcatel-Lucentassumesnoresponsibilityforinaccuraciescontainedherein. Copyright©2011Alcatel-Lucent.Allrightsreserved. Notice Everyeffortwasmadetoensurethattheinformationinthisdocumentwascompleteandaccurateatthetimeofprinting.However,informationissubjectto change. Warranty Alcatel-Lucentprovidesalimitedwarrantyforthisproduct.Formoreinformation,consultyourlocalAlcatel-Lucentcustomersupportteam. Orderinginformation Theorderingnumberforthisdocumentis365-315-145R6.4.ToorderOMSinformationproducts,contactyourlocalAlcatel-Lucentcustomersupportteam. 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Contents About this document Purpose............................................................................................................................................................................................vviiii Reasonforrevision .....................................................................................................................................................................vviiii Intendedaudience .......................................................................................................................................................................vviiii SafetyInformation ......................................................................................................................................................................vviiii Howtousethisinformationproduct....................................................................................................................................vviiii Conventionsused .......................................................................................................................................................................vviiiiii Relateddocumentation.................................................................................................................................................................xx Howtoorder...................................................................................................................................................................................xxii Howtocomment...........................................................................................................................................................................xxii 1 Getting Started Concepts Overview......................................................................................................................................................................................11--11 ProductOverview .....................................................................................................................................................................11--22 SupportedNetworkElements...............................................................................................................................................11--33 AbouttheHomePage .............................................................................................................................................................11--99 GeneralInformationAboutthePages.............................................................................................................................11--1100 Navigationtechniques .........................................................................................................................................................11--1188 AdministrationSubsystem .................................................................................................................................................11--1199 TheNetworkMapandAggregates,Areas,andSubmaps .......................................................................................11--1199 PartsoftheNetworkMap ..................................................................................................................................................11--2277 NodeIconsontheNetworkMap......................................................................................................................................11--3322 LinkIconsontheNetworkMap .......................................................................................................................................11--4400 NetworkMapBehavior........................................................................................................................................................11--4411 .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 365-315-145R6.4 Issue1 iii March2011 Contents .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... ChangetheAppearanceoftheNetworkMap ..............................................................................................................11--4433 FiltertheNetworkMap........................................................................................................................................................11--4444 Multi-PanelFormsofaManagementSystemPage...................................................................................................11--4466 NetworkConnectionNames ..............................................................................................................................................11--4488 SetPreferences ........................................................................................................................................................................11--5533 PageRestrictionsEffectsonWeblicationBehavior ..................................................................................................11--5555 UserLoginRules....................................................................................................................................................................11--5566 HelpPages ................................................................................................................................................................................11--5577 PrintPages ................................................................................................................................................................................11--5599 SiteMap.....................................................................................................................................................................................11--6600 Tasks............................................................................................................................................................................................11--6600 2 Getting Started Tasks Overview......................................................................................................................................................................................22--11 GeneralTasks Overview......................................................................................................................................................................................22--33 LogIntoOMS...........................................................................................................................................................................22--44 ChangePreferences..................................................................................................................................................................22--66 AccessHelp ................................................................................................................................................................................22--88 AccesstheSiteMap.................................................................................................................................................................22--99 CustomizetheAppearanceofaDataTableTemporarily.........................................................................................22--1100 CustomizetheAppearanceofaDataTablePermanently........................................................................................22--1111 PrintaDataTable ...................................................................................................................................................................22--1133 SaveandExportaDataTable............................................................................................................................................22--1144 ChangeYourPassword .......................................................................................................................................................22--1155 LogOutofOMS.....................................................................................................................................................................22--1166 .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... iv 365-315-145R6.4 Issue1 March2011 Contents .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... NetworkMapOperations Overview ...................................................................................................................................................................................22--1177 FilterLinksontheNetworkMap .....................................................................................................................................22--1188 FilterNodesontheNetworkMapbyNameorType ................................................................................................22--2200 FilterNodesontheNetworkMapbySelectingaNode(s) .....................................................................................22--2222 FilterASTNsontheNetworkMap..................................................................................................................................22--2233 FindanNEontheNetworkMap......................................................................................................................................22--2244 Aggregates Overview ...................................................................................................................................................................................22--2255 ViewaListofAllAggregates............................................................................................................................................22--2266 AddanAggregate...................................................................................................................................................................22--2277 ModifyanAggregate ...........................................................................................................................................................22--2299 DeleteanAggregate ..............................................................................................................................................................22--3311 Areas Overview ...................................................................................................................................................................................22--3333 ViewaListofAllAreas ......................................................................................................................................................22--3344 AddanArea..............................................................................................................................................................................22--3355 ModifyanArea .......................................................................................................................................................................22--3377 DeleteanArea ........................................................................................................................................................................22--3399 Submaps Overview ...................................................................................................................................................................................22--4411 ViewaListofAllSubmaps................................................................................................................................................22--4422 ViewaListofSubmapDetails..........................................................................................................................................22--4433 ViewSubmapsontheNetworkMap...............................................................................................................................22--4444 AddaNewSubmap...............................................................................................................................................................22--4455 CopyaSubmap .......................................................................................................................................................................22--4477 .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 365-315-145R6.4 Issue1 v March2011 Contents .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... ModifyaSubmap ...................................................................................................................................................................22--4499 DeleteaSubmap.....................................................................................................................................................................22--5511 NetworkMapAppearance Overview ...................................................................................................................................................................................22--5533 MoveaNodeIconTemporarily ........................................................................................................................................22--5544 MoveaNodeIconPermanently .......................................................................................................................................22--5555 MoveNodeIconLabelsTemporarily .............................................................................................................................22--5566 MoveNodeIconLabelsPermanently ............................................................................................................................22--5577 SelectaBackgroundMapImage......................................................................................................................................22--5588 3 Technical Support Overview......................................................................................................................................................................................33--11 TechnicalAssistance................................................................................................................................................................33--11 Glossary Index .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... vi 365-315-145R6.4 Issue1 March2011 About this document Aboutthisdocument Purpose Thisprefaceprovidesanoverviewofthisinformationproduct,whichistheOptical ManagementSystemGettingStartedGuide. ThepurposeofthisOMSGettingStartedGuideistoexplaintonewusershowtouse OMS. Reason for revision Issue1ofthisOMSGettingStartedGuideisareviseddocumentthatsupportsOMS Release6.4. Intended audience ThisOMSGettingStartedGuideiswrittenprimarilyforoperationspersonnelwhouse andadministertheOMS. Safety Information ThisdocumentdoesnotcontainanysafetyinformationorwarningsbecauseOMSisa softwareproduct. How to use this information product Inthebroadestsense,thisOMSGettingStartedGuidecontains: • Conceptualinformation,whichisspecificdatarelatedtothetasks • Taskinformation,whichincludesusertasks(thatis,step-by-stepinstructions) Theconceptualinformationcomplementsandenhancesthestep-by-stepinstructionsthat arefoundineachtask.Usetheconceptualinformationtobroadenyourgeneral knowledgeofthemanagementsystem.Itisbestifyoureadallconceptualinformation andhaveagoodunderstandingoftheconceptsbeingpresentedbeforeundertakingthe step-by-stepinstructionsgiveninanytask. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 365-315-145R6.4 Issue1 vii March2011 Aboutthisdocument .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Thetaskinformationisbasedonauserneedsanalysisthathasbeenperformedforeach managementsystemuserjob;therefore,usethetaskinformationtogetthejobathand donequicklyandwithminimalsystemimpact. Theconceptualandtaskinformationportionsofthedocumenthaveextensivehyperlinks. Usetheselinkstotogglebetweenthetwotypesofinformationpresentedsoyoucan accessallpertinentinformationrelatedtoparticularconceptsandtasks. Thisdocumentcanbeusedinitsonlineversions(HTML/PDF)orinpaperversion(print PDF).TheonlineHTMLdocumentversionhasasearchcapability,afulltableofcontents inthefrontmatterofthedocumentandapartialtableofcontentsineachchapter,andan indexforeachdocumentandfortheentiremanagementsystemlibrary.Useallofthese toolstohelpfindinformationquickly.However,beawarethattheindexforeach documentinthemanagementsystemlibraryandtheindexfortheentiremanagement systemlibraryarethepreferredsearchtools. Important!Thisdocumentcontainsinformationonthecompletelineofnetwork elements(NEs)thattheOMSproductsupports.ForalistofNEsthataresupportedin Release6.4ofthemanagementsystem,refertotheSummaryofSupportedNEsthat isprovidedinChapter1,“GettingStartedConcepts”ofthisdocument. Inaddition,thisdocumentmaycontaininformationthatisrelatedtoservicepacks (SPs)ormaintenancereleasesthattheOMSproductistosupportinthenearfuture. Thismaterialmaynotyetbevisibleoroperableonthemanagementsystemservers and/orGUIandhasbeenaddedonlyasaconvenienceforourOMScustomers.This materialissubjecttochange. ThisdocumentsupportsthethreehardwareplatformsonwhichOMScurrently functions,whicharetheOMSHP®PA-RISCServerPlatform(oftenreferredtoasthe ServerPlatform),theOMSHP®Itanium®ServerPlatform(oftenreferredtoasthe ServerPlatform),andtheOMSPCPlatform(oftenreferredtoasthePCPlatform). Becausethefeaturesthateachplatformsupportsvary,thevariationsofsupportare indicatedinthetextofthisdocumentwhereappropriate.Inaddition,thedocument libraryisofferedontwoCD-ROMs,dependingontheplatformonwhichOMS functions.Referto“Relateddocumentation”,whichisinthissectionofthedocument fordetailsregardingthetwoCD-ROMsthatareavailable. Conventions used Theconceptualinformationtypicallyintroduceseachchapterorsectionofeachchapter. Theinformationpresentedinthisareavariesaccordingtothetopicbeing explained—sections,subsections,tables,figures,andscreencapturescanbecommonly found. .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... viii 365-315-145R6.4 Issue1 March2011 Aboutthisdocument .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Thetaskinformationispresentedasseriesoftasksthatfollowtheconceptual information.Thesetasksaretypicallypresentedinthefollowingfunctionalorder, dependingonthenatureofthesubjectbeingexplained: • ViewaListof... • ViewtheDetailsof... • Add... • Create... • Modify... • Delete... EachtaskconsistsofsectionsthatarecalledWhentouse,Beforeyoubegin,Related information,andTask. TheintentoftheWhentouse,Beforeyoubegin,andRelatedinformationsectionsis self-explanatory—theyexplainwhenataskistobeused,whatneedstobeconsideredor donebeforeyoubeginthetask,andanyrelatedinformationthatyouwouldneedtoknow whiledoingthetask. Whenataskdoesnothaveanyconditionsthatmustbeconsideredbeforeitisstarted,the Beforeyoubeginsectionforthattaskstates:Thistaskdoesnothaveanypreconditions. EachTasksectionconsistsofanynumberofsteps.Thecompletionofallsteps,whichare sequentiallynumbered,arerequiredfortheentiretasktobecompletedsuccessfully.In someinstances,astepmightbeprefacedwiththewordingOptional,whichindicatesthat thestepcanbeskippedandthetaskcanstillbesuccessfullycompleted.Ataskis consideredtobecompletedwhenallofitsstepsarecompletedandwhenthewordingEnd of Steps appears. Manytimes,themanagementsystemaffordstheuserwithmultiplewaystoaccomplish thesametask.Intheseinstances,onetaskcanpresenttheuserwithseveralMethodsof howtoaccomplishthesamesetofstepssuccessfully. Inaddition,thisOMSGettingStartedGuidereliesonthefollowingtypographical conventionstodistinguishbetweenuserinputandcomputeroutput. • WhendescribingtheOMSsoftware,fieldsinwindowsandfieldentriesareidentified with this font. • WhendescribingtheUNIX®environment,textandnumbersthattheuserinputsto thecomputerareidentifiedwithboldface type. • IntheUNIX®environment,textandnumbersthatthecomputeroutputstotheuser areidentifiedwithmonospace type. ThisGettingStartedGuideusesthefollowingconventiontoindicateapathofpagesthat shouldbenavigatedthroughtoarriveatadestinationpage: • Network > Submaps .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 365-315-145R6.4 Issue1 ix March2011 Aboutthisdocument .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Thissameconventionisalsousedtoshowapaththroughaseriesofmenuitems,for example: • Click the filtering tool, and select Node > NodeType. Occasionally,asetofmanagementsystemfeaturesisnotsupportedforallNEsorfor bothoperatingenvironments.Thissetoffeaturesisclearlymarkedtoshowthese exceptions. Related documentation ThisOMSGettingStartedGuideispartofasetofdocumentsthatsupportstheOMS.An onlineversion,inHTMLformat,ofthisdocumentsetisavailableonCD-ROM.The OMSUserDocumentationCD-ROM (365-315-144R6.4)includesthefullsetof documentslistedbelow. Anonlineversion,inHTMLformat,ofthisdocumentsetisprovidedaspartoftheOMS software. Documentation ThedocumentsetthatsupportstheOMSiscomprisedofthefollowingdocuments: 1. OMSGettingStartedGuide(365-315-145R6.4),whichinstructsnewusershowtouse OMS.Thisdocumentcontainsaglossaryofterms. 2. OMSNetworkElementManagementGuide(365-315-146R6.4),whichinstructsusers howtouseOMStoprovisionandmanagenetworkelements. 3. OMSEthernetManagementGuide(365-315-147R6.4),whichinstructsusersonhow tousetheEthernetManagementfeaturetoprovisionandmanageEthernet connectionsinanetwork. 4. OMSServiceAssuranceGuide(365-315-148R6.4),whichinstructsusersonhowto manageandinterpretfaultinformationcollectedfromthenetwork. 5. OMSAdministrationGuide(365-315-149R6.4),whichinstructsusersonhowto administerandmaintainOMSandthenetwork. 6. OMSConnectionManagementGuide(365-315-150R6.4),whichinstructsusershow touseOMStoprovisionandmanagenetworkconnections. .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... x 365-315-145R6.4 Issue1 March2011
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