8000 inm cross connection consistency checker user manual

8000 Intelligent Network ManagerCross Connection Consistency Checker User

Manual

76.8000-70217B11.07.2014

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents

About the Manual .............................................................................................................. 4

Objectives....................................................................................................................................................................... 4Audience......................................................................................................................................................................... 4Document Conventions .................................................................................................................................................. 5Product Name Rebranding ............................................................................................................................................. 5Documentation Feedback............................................................................................................................................... 5

1 Functionality of Cross Connection Consistency Checker ...................................... 6

2 Using Cross Connection Consistency Checker....................................................... 7

2.1 Starting Cross Connection Consistency Checker ................................................................................................ 72.2 Selecting Nodes ................................................................................................................................................... 72.3 Checking Cross Connections Consistency .......................................................................................................... 8

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About the Manual

About the Manual

Objectives

One of the most important features of 8000 Intelligent Network Manager is its capability to supportthe provisioning of circuits end-to-end via the graphical user interface. The circuit informationstored in the 8000 Intelligent Network Manager database and the cross-connection information inthe actual node should always be consistent. However, sometimes inconsistencies occur.

This manual describes the Cross Connection Consistency Checker tool, meant for troubleshootingthe consistency problems.

Consistency check is supported for PDH 1/0, SDH 4/1 and SDH 4/4 layer connections. Thesupported node types include the 8100 and 6300 series nodes.

Audience

The Cross Connection Consistency Checker tool is to be used by an experienced network operatorwho is already familiar with 8100 Managed Access System nodes and units and knows how to usethe X-Debugger tool.


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About the Manual

Document Conventions

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Product Name Rebranding

Product names are being rebranded and as a result the product name format consists of a numericalidentifier and a descriptive part.

Additionally, the previous Tellabs 7300 product family is renamed and the individual product namesare also changed. The table below lists previous and new product names. You may see instancesof both the previous and the new product names in the customer documents during the transitionperiod to the new naming system.

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Tellabs® 7300 metro Ethernet switching series 7090 Packet Transport Platform Series

Tellabs® 7305 7090-05 CE

Tellabs® 7307 7090-07 CE

Tellabs® 7310 7310

Tellabs® 7325 7090-25 CE

Tellabs® 7345 7090-45 CE

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1 Functionality of Cross Connection Consistency Checker

1 Functionality of Cross Connection ConsistencyChecker

Cross Connection Consistency Checker reads connection information from the 8000 IntelligentNetwork Manager database and 8100 or 6300 network element. After this it compares theconnection information and prepares a report. The report lists the connections and their statuses.Suspicious connections are displayed in red. The status of a connection can be one of the following.

Connection Status

Status Explanation

OK Connections in the network element and in the database are consistent.

Missing fromdatabase

There is a cross-connection in the node hardware that does not have a databaseequivalent. This is an error and the reason for this should be found out. Theprobable cause text in the Connection Details dialog may provide the cause.

Missing fromhardware

A connection that should exist in the network element according to circuitinformation in the database is missing. This is an error. The probable cause textin the Connection Details dialog may provide the cause.

Conflict The connection found in the network element is different from what is expectedaccording to the database data. This is an error. The probable cause text in theConnection Details dialog may provide the cause.

Circuit compilationfailed

The program failed to get connection information on a circuit from the database.The most common cause for this error is incomplete circuits in the database.

Node internal crossconnection

Some connections in the network element are not modelled as circuits. Oneexample of these is the sync byte cross-connections on the GMU and GMXunits.


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2 Using Cross Connection Consistency Checker


2.1 Starting Cross Connection Consistency Checker

Cross Connection Consistency Checker requires specific application level privileges. First checkthat the privileges have been defined for the profile used.

Start the tool by selecting the Start - Run menu option in Windows. Enter the command xconcc,and click OK. Alternatively, you can start the program by double-clicking the xconcc.exe iconin the NMS\bin directory.

Cross Connection Consistency Checker privilege allows you to read all node and circuit datafrom the database and the network.

2.2 Selecting Nodes

You can select the nodes to be checked in the Search Nodes dialog. You can open the dialog byclicking the Select button. In this dialog you can enter the node retrieval criteria. The final searchcriteria is a combination of the given values; the fields are separated by logical “AND”.

You can search the nodes by using the fields listed in the table below.

Field Meaning

Node ID Node ID in the database. The following characters/operatorsare recognized: , - > < => <=Examples:5000500, 501, 510>50005000-51005000, 6000-7000

Node Name Node name. The following characters/operators arerecognized: * ?* matches from 0 to any number of any characters.? matches exactly one character of any type.Examples:Tampere_* finds nodes whose names start with Tampere_.*_DXX finds nodes whose name end in _DXX.Node_50? finds nodes with names Node_501, Node_502etc. but not Node_50.

Node Type Node hardware type. Select the value from the drop-down list.

Area ID Area ID of the node.


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Field Meaning

Location ID Location ID of the node.

Node State Node state. Select the value from the drop-down list.

Region ID Region ID of the node.

Node Subtype Node subtypes to be selected. Select the value from thedrop-down list. The node subtype is not used with the 8100nodes.

The default search criteria retrieve all nodes that are in In Use state.

2.3 Checking Cross Connections Consistency

Step 1 Make sure that there are as few changes in the network during the consistency check as possible.The ongoing circuit loop tests, circuit recovery and circuit connection operations can result inconflicts or extra connections in the report.

Step 2 Select the nodes to be checked.

• Click the Select button to open the Search Nodes dialog.

• Specify the conditions for node retrieval (for further information see 2.2 Selecting Nodes).

• Click OK.

• On the Node Selection tab, select the nodes to be checked. You can sort the columns in thenode list by holding the Alt key down and clicking the column header.

Step 3 Start the consistency check.

• Click the Check button.

• Wait for the operation to complete.


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Step 4 Study the results.

• First check the status of the operation for each node in the list. If the operation failed on anode, you can view additional information by double-clicking the corresponding row on theNode Selection tab. If the operation was successful, double-clicking the node row opensthe Test Status dialog displaying summary information about the consistency check results.

• Click the Report tab and check the results. You can view additional information on a reportrow by double-clicking the corresponding row. This opens the Connection Details dialog.While the dialog is open, clicking a row on the Report tab will update the dialog with thedetails of the row.

• If it is possible that an error in the report results from activity in the network during theconsistency check, rerun the check for the node in question.

• You can save the report or the node list as a text file by selecting the File - Savemenu option.This saves the active view.

• You can print the report and node by clicking the + sign in the right corner of the list viewand by clicking the Print button in the dialog that opens.

• You can sort the report rows by column values by holding the Alt key down and clickingthe column header.

• You can filter report rows using the controls in the View frame of the Report tab.You canselect whether all connections are displayed or only those with conflicts by ticking the ap-propriate radio button. You can also define a node and/or a circuit whose details you wishto view from the appropriate drop-down lists.


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