Welcome

MOBATIME

NMS Overview
and
DSS Overview

Armin Kohler
Product Manager

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 NMS Overview

MOBA-NMS V2: NMS Expert & DSS

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 MOBA-NMS Version 2 – Product Specification

NMS segments

Product Feature  BASIC PRO-L PRO-U EXPERT 

(limited *) (unlimited)
Max. devices (new) 1 50 unlimited unlimited
Max. master clocks (new) 1 2 unlimited unlimited
Single workplace license (new) X X X X
Maintenace & trial license (new) X X X X
Device configuration X X X X
Device management   X X X
User management   X X X
DSS Supervision service (new)       X
SwitchEditor Basic functions X X X X
SwitchEditor 3 functions (new) X X X
Troubleshooting monitors   X X X
Software nationalization (new) X X X X
Usability improvement (new) X X X X
Customer reporting (new) X X X
Support reporting (new) X X X X
Changelog X X X X

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 MOBA-NMS News – Release 2.2

MOBA-NMS Release 2.2

• Pro & Expert: Switch-Editor 3 now embedded in NMS-Pro and NMS-Expert
• Pro & Expert: Multiple device editor (see below)
• NMS log files can be exported (Menu: Help – Export MOBA-NMS log files)
• Updated DTS 4160 and DTS 4210 plugins with new features (Static routing, GNSS settings, …)
• Replaced old help browser with a PDF document
• Expert: Configuration for SNMP traps and email notification implemented in DSS plugin
• IPv6 for digital clocks  NMS is prepared for DC clocks. More infos from ELEKON in section 8

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 MOBA-NMS News – Release 2.2

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 MOBA-NMS Version 2 – DSS

Device Supervision Service DSS

Main purpose:
The DSS is designed, to have a standalone, long-running system, that permanently monitors the
state of MOBATime devices.

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 MOBA-NMS Version 2 – DSS Features

Features of the DSS server application

• Implemented as a service for Microsoft Windows Server 2008 / 2012

• Configuration of this service will be made via MOBA-NMS v2 Expert edition
or via Windows Config Tool
• DSS knows the current state of a “whole time system”
o Device state and alarm supervision
o All supervision events are logged in a history database
• Device configuration via NMS Expert
• Public SNMP-Interface for M2M communication (Machine to Machine)
• Language: EN

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 MOBA-NMS Version 2 – DSS

Technical integration of the DSS

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 MOBA-NMS Version 2 – DSS Technical Integration

Configuration of DSS
Configuration of devices to supervise -> made via NMS Expert.
But it is possible to access data via a standalone control application DSM.

Communication
Communication with MOBA devices happens over SNMP.

Data storage
The queried data are stored in an internal database
(limited to 10'000 messages / records)
Data backup can be done on an external SQL database

Alarm notification
Alarms can be reported to external systems via SNMP Traps
or E-Mail.

Encryption and protection

All communication ways are encrypted and access to DSS
is protected with username and password.
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 MOBA-NMS Version 2 – DSS Configuration

Configuration of DSS: Overview

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 MOBA-NMS Version 2 – DSS Configuration

Configuration of DSS: Supervision of devices in device list

- All devices in device list can be supervised

- Click on "Supervise" button to activate supervision
- Click in "Severity Table" to define "Alert" or "Warning" for each error

- With the OID table you could even supervise each parameter
of a DTS which can be accessed by SNMP.

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 MOBA-NMS Version 2 – DSS Configuration

Configuration of DSS: Settings

Supervision settings:
- Supervision interval: how often shall the device state be requested
- Alive trap interval: within this Interval an alive trap should be received

Remote database settings: only used, when an external database is required.

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 MOBA-NMS Version 2 – DSS Configuration alarm notification

DSS: Configuration of the SNMP traps and email notification

Configuration of email Configuration of SNMP Traps

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 MOBA-NMS Version 2 – DSS Monitoring

DSS: Monitoring of alerts and warnings

Click on "Launch Monitor" to start the Status Monitor

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 MOBA-NMS Version 2 – DSS Monitoring

DSS: Monitoring of active alerts or warnings

Confirm Alert
Active Alerts

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 MOBA-NMS Version 2 – DSS Monitoring

DSS: History of alerts and warnings

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 MOBA-NMS Version 2 – DSM Monitoring

DSM: Start view

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 MOBA-NMS Version 2 – DSM Monitoring

DSM: Configuration view

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 MOBA-NMS Version 2 – DSM Monitoring

DSM: Active alerts and warnings

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 Questions

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 Thank you for your attention

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