SESSION 4

NE management

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 4 NE management
Session presentation
 Objective: to be able to perform the Q3 NE management

 Program:
 4.1 NE time management from the 1353NM 3
 4.2 Performing a remote inventory 9
 4.3 Resetting an NE 17
 4.4 Downloading software to the NE 21
 4.5 List Abnormal Conditions 27

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NE management

4.1 NE time management from the

1353NM

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 4.1 NE time management from the 1353NM
NE and OS date and time

 The system realigns the time of all the

NEs supervised by default every
24 hours.
 The NE's local time can be displayed
and/or configured.

 1) Open an equipment view of the NE.

 2) Select the menu Configuration  NE
Time
 3) If the time does not need to be
modified, click Close
 4) To align the time of the NE on the OS
time, click "Set"

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 4.1 NE time management from the 1353NM
Getting the NE time
 This action is used by an operator to display the time and date of
a number of NEs.

 1) In the Network Topology View select the NEs

 2) Select the menu
Operations  Time  Get
 3) Click Apply

 For each NE is displayed:

 NE date and time (when the response from the NE has been received
and is correct)

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 4.1 NE time management from the 1353NM
Setting NE time
 You use this action to send the OS time and date to a number of
NEs.

 1) In the Network Topology View select the NEs

 2) Select the menu:
Operations  Time  Set
3) Click Apply

 Each selected NE sends a response to the setting request

 "date and time", if the request has been executed correctly.
 "Error message", if a problem has occurred.

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 4.1 NE time management from the 1353NM
Exercise

 Set the time (on the OS time) for an NE

 Display the time of an NE
 Set the time (on the OS time) for a
selection of NEs in the Network
Topology View

Time allowed :
5 minutes

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NE management

4.2 Performing a remote inventory

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Remote Inventory content
 ALCATEL company Identifier
 Mnemonic of the R.U.
 Unit part number
 Software part number
 CLEI code
 Factory number
 Unit serial number
 Date identifier
 Date
 R.U. inventory field for the customer

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 4.2 Performing a remote inventory
For the NE whole subrack
 1) In the Network Topology View select the NE
 2) Select menu Operations  Upload Remote Inventory
 3) Click OK and wait for completion message
 4) To display the result, select menu Operations  Display
Remote Inventory

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 4.2 Performing a remote inventory
For a single NE board
 1) In equipment view, select a board in the NE
 2) Select menu Equipment  Remote Inventory  Board
Level

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 4.2 Performing a remote inventory
Remote inventory to printer or file
 1) In equipment view, select a board in the NE
 2) Select menu Equipment  Remote Inventory  Subrack
Level
 3) Choice printer or file for the output
 4) If you choice file, select the destination file and data format
 5) Click OK

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 4.2 Performing a remote inventory
Remote inventory on the whole network (1)

 This function allows to search Options to display

for boards of a given type specific equipments
deployed in the network

1) Select RI wizard
in Operations menu
from PNM

2) Select the
NE

4) RI Search

3) Magic wand to upload

the NE Remote Inventory
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 4.2 Performing a remote inventory
Remote inventory on the whole network (2)

5) Enter the
Unit type or
part number 6) Search

7) Results are
displayed in
this area

8) Click here
to display the corresponding
NE "equipment view"

9) Close

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 4.2 Performing a remote inventory
Exercise

 Perform a NE subrack remote inventory

from the Network Topology View
 Perform a remote inventory for a board
 Search for a given board in the network
(for example CONGI)

Time allowed :
15 minutes

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NE management

4.3 Resetting an NE

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 4.3 Resetting an NE

 An NE reset may be needed in certain failure situations.

 This operation resets, shuts down and restarts all the processes
currently running on the NE

 Traffic is unaffected.

 1) Open the NE's equipment view.

 2) Select the menu: Supervision  Restart NE
 3) Communication between the NE and the OS is lost for a few
seconds.

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 4.3 Resetting an NE
Exercise

 Perform an NE reset

Time allowed :
5 minutes

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NE Management

4.4 Downloading software to the NE

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 4.4 Downloading software to the NE
Set server name
 1) In EMLUSM, select the menu
Download server
management...
 2) Click on "local"
 3) Click "Close"

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 4.4 Downloading software to the NE
Downloading
 1) In EMLUSM, select the menu
Download init download
 2) Select the program to be
downloaded
 3) Click "OK" and confirm the
download
 wait for the message
"Software download
completed!" to appear in
the download window.

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 4.4 Downloading software to the NE
Activating the new software
 In EMLUSM, select the menu
Download  Units info...
 Select the new software tab
 In the action pull-down menu, select
"Activate"

 Click "OK" and confirm

 wait for Q3 communication to be
re-established (it may be
necessary to restart EMLUSM)
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 4.4 Downloading software to the NE
Exercise

 Download software to the NE

 CAUTION: the download may take

some time

Time allowed :
15 minutes plus
the download time

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NE management

4.5 List Abnormal conditions

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 4.5 List Abnormal conditions
List NEs in abnormal condition

1) Select AC viewer
from PNM

2) Eventually select
the involved NE

3) Navigate using USM

on the selected NE

Refresh the NE list

in the window
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 4.5 List Abnormal conditions
Display abnormal condition list for one NE
 1) Open equipment view (EMLUSM)
 2) Select menu Diagnosis  Abnormal condition list
 3) In the display window you can double click on an AC to open
the control window

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 4.5 List Abnormal conditions
Exercise

 Create an AC on a NE (for example a

loop)

 Display NEs in Abnormal condition

status

 Display the list of AC for this NE

Time allowed :  Suppress the AC

15 minutes

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NE management

SELF-ASSESSMENT

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 4 NE management
Evaluation
 Objective: to be able to perform the Q3
NE management

Thank you for answering

the self-assessment
of the objectives sheet

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