Table Of Contents
Turn Up Node
Before You Begin
NTP-B24 Verify Card Installation
NTP-B30 Create Users and Assign Security
NTP-B25 Set Up Name, Date, Time, and Contact Information
NTP-B169 Set Up CTC Network Access
NTP-B27 Set Up the ONS 15327 for Firewall Access
NTP-B28 Set Up Timing
NTP-B170 Create 1+1 Protection Groups
NTP-B171 Set Up SNMP
Turn Up Node
This chapter explains how to provision a single Cisco ONS 15327 node and turn it up for service, including assigning a node name, date and time, SONET timing references, network attributes such as IP address and default router, users and user security, and card protection groups.
Before You Begin
Complete the procedures applicable to your site plan from the following chapters:
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Chapter 1, "Install Hardware"
•Chapter 2, "Connect the PC and Log into the GUI"
This section lists the chapter procedures (NTPs). Turn to a procedure for applicable tasks (DLPs).
1. B24 Verify Card Installation—Complete this procedure first.
2. B30 Create Users and Assign Security—Complete this procedure to create Cisco Transport Controller (CTC) users and assign their security levels.
3. B25 Set Up Name, Date, Time, and Contact Information—Continue with this procedure to set the node name, date, time, location, and contact information.
4. B169 Set Up CTC Network Access—Continue with this procedure to provision the IP address, default router, subnet mask, and network configuration settings.
5. B27 Set Up the ONS 15327 for Firewall Access—Continue with this procedure if the ONS 15327 will be accessed behind firewalls.
6. B28 Set Up Timing—Continue with this procedure to set up the node's SONET timing references.
7. B170 Create 1+1 Protection Groups—Complete this procedure, as needed, to set up optical protection groups for ONS 15327 cards.
8. B171 Set Up SNMP—Complete this procedure if simple network management protocol (SNMP) will be used for network monitoring.
NTP-B24 Verify Card Installation
Purpose
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This procedure verifies that the ONS 15327 node is ready for turn up.
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Tools/Equipment
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An engineering work order, site plan, or other document specifying the ONS 15327 card installation
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Prerequisite Procedures
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Chapter 1, "Install Hardware"
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Required/As Needed
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Required
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Onsite/Remote
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Onsite
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Security Level
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Retrieve or higher
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Step 1 Verify that two XTC cards are installed.
Step 2 Verify that the green ACT (active) LED is illuminated on one XTC and the amber STBY (standby) LED is illuminated on the second XTC.
Note If the XTC cards are not installed, or if their LEDs are not illuminated as described, do not proceed. Repeat the "NTP-B217 Install the XTC Cards" procedure on page 1-9, or refer to the Cisco ONS 15327 Troubleshooting Guide to resolve installation problems before proceeding to Step 3.
Step 3 Verify that OC-N cards (OC-3, OC-12, and OC-48) and Ethernet cards (E10/100 and G1000-2), if required, are installed in the slots designated by your site plan.
Step 4 Verify that all installed OC-N and Ethernet cards display a solid green ACT LED.
Step 5 Verify that fiber-optic cables are installed and connected to the locations indicated in the site plan. If the fiber-optic cables are not installed, complete the "NTP-B221 Install Optical Cables" procedure on page 1-14.
Step 6 Verify that fiber is routed correctly in the shelf assembly. If the fiber is not routed on the shelf assembly, complete the "DLP-B46 Route Fiber-Optic Cables" task on page 16-35.
Step 7 Continue with the "B25 Set Up Name, Date, Time, and Contact Information" procedure.
Stop. You have completed this procedure.
NTP-B30 Create Users and Assign Security
Purpose
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This procedure creates ONS 15327 users and assigns their security levels.
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Tools/Equipment
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None
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Prerequisite Procedures
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B24 Verify Card Installation
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Required/As Needed
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As needed
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Onsite/Remote
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Onsite or remote
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Security Level
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Superuser only
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Step 1 Complete the "DLP-B60 Log into CTC" task on page 16-52 at the node where you need to create users. If you are already logged in, continue with Step 2.
Note You must log in as a Superuser to create additional users. The CISCO15 user provided with each ONS 15327 can be used to set up other ONS 15327 users. You can add up to 500 users to one ONS 15327.
Step 2 Complete the "DLP-B74 Create a New User—Single Node" task on page 16-66 or the "DLP-B75 Create a New User—Multiple Nodes" task on page 16-66 as needed.
Note You must add the same user name and password to each node a user will access.
Step 3 If you want to modify the security policy settings, complete the "NTP-B205 Modify Users and Change Security" procedure on page 9-5.
Stop. You have completed this procedure.
NTP-B25 Set Up Name, Date, Time, and Contact Information
Purpose
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This procedure provisions identification information for the node, including the node name, a contact name and phone number, the location of the node, and the date, time, and time zone.
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Tools/Equipment
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None
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Prerequisite Procedures
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B24 Verify Card Installation
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Required/As Needed
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As needed
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Onsite/Remote
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Onsite or remote
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Security Level
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Provisioning or higher
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Step 1 Complete the "DLP-B60 Log into CTC" task on page 16-52 for the node you will turn up. If you are already logged in, continue with Step 2.
Step 2 Click the Provisioning > General tabs.
Step 3 Enter the following information in the fields listed:
•Node Name—Enter a name for the node. For TL1 compliance, names must begin with an alpha character and have no more than 20 alphanumeric characters.
•Contact—Enter the name of the node contact person and the contact phone number up to 255 characters (optional).
•Latitude—Enter the node latitude: N (North) or S (South), degrees, and minutes (optional).
•Longitude—Enter the node longitude: E (East) or W (West), degrees, and minutes (optional).
Tip You can also position nodes manually on the network view map. Press Ctrl while you drag and drop the node icon to the desired location. To create a network map that is visible to all ONS 15327 users, complete the "NTP-B172 Create a Logical Network Map" procedure on page 4-37.
CTC uses the latitude and longitude to position ONS 15327 icons on the network view map. To convert a coordinate in degrees to degrees and minutes, multiply the number after the decimal by 60. For example, the latitude 38.250739 converts to 38 degrees, 15 minutes (0.250739 x 60 = 15.0443, rounded to the nearest whole number).
•Description—Enter a description of the node. The description can have a maximum of 255 characters.
•Use NTP/SNTP Server—When checked, CTC uses a Network Time Protocol (NTP) or Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) server to set the date and time of the node.
If you do not use an SNTP or NTP server, complete the Date and Time fields. The ONS 15327 will use these fields for alarm dates and times. By default, CTC displays all alarms in the CTC computer time zone for consistency. To change the display to the node time zone, complete the "DLP-B112 Display Alarms and Conditions Using Time Zone" task on page 17-4.
Note Using an NTP or SNTP server ensures that all ONS 15327 network nodes use the same date and time reference. The server synchronizes the node's time after power outages or software upgrades.
If you check the Use NTP/SNTP Server check box, type the IP address of one of the following:
–An NTP/SNTP server connected to the ONS 15327
–Another ONS 15327 with NTP/SNTP enabled that is connected to the ONS 15327
If you check the gateway network element (GNE) for the ONS 15327 proxy server, external ONS 15327 network elements (ENEs) must reference the gateway ONS 15327 for NTP/SNTP timing. For more information about the proxy server feature, refer to the Cisco ONS 15327 Reference Manual.
Caution If you reference another ONS 15327 for the NTP/SNTP server, make sure the second ONS 15327 references an NTP/SNTP server and not the first ONS 15327 (that is, do not create an NTP/SNTP timing loop by having two ONS 15327s reference each other).
•Date—If the Use NTP/SNTP Server check box is not checked, type the current date in the format mm/dd/yyyy, for example, September 24, 2002 is 09/24/2002.
•Time—If the Use NTP/SNTP Server check box is not checked, type the current time in the format hh:mm:ss, for example, 11:24:58. The ONS 15327 uses a 24-hour clock, so 10:00 PM is entered as 22:00:00.
•Time Zone—Click the field and choose a city within your time zone from the drop-down list. The menu displays the 80 World Time Zones from -11 through 0 (GMT) to +14. Continental United States time zones are GMT-05:00 (Eastern), GMT-06:00 (Central), GMT-07:00 (Mountain), and GMT-08:00 (Pacific).
•Use Daylight Savings Time—Check this check box if the time zone that you chose is using Daylight Savings Time.
•Insert AIS-V on STS-1 SD-P—Check this check box if you want AIS-Vs inserted on VT circuits carried by STS-1s when the STS-1 crosses its SD-P BER threshold. On protected circuits, traffic will be switched. If the switch cannot be performed, or if circuits are not protected, traffic will be dropped when the STS-1 SD-P BER threshold is reached.
•SD-P BER—If you selected Insert AIS-V, you can choose the SD-P BER level from the SD-P BER drop-down list.
Step 4 Click Apply.
Step 5 In the confirmation dialog box, click Yes.
Step 6 Review the node information. If you need to make corrections, repeat Steps 3 to 5 to enter the corrections. If the information is correct, continue with the "B169 Set Up CTC Network Access" procedure.
Stop. You have completed this procedure.
NTP-B169 Set Up CTC Network Access
Purpose
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This procedure provisions network access for a node, including its subnet mask, default router, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server, IIOP (Internet Inter-Orb Protocol) listener port, proxy server settings, static routes, Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) protocol, and Routing Information Protocol (RIP).
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Tools/Equipment
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None
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Prerequisite Procedures
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B24 Verify Card Installation
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Required/As Needed
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Required
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Onsite/Remote
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Onsite or remote
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Security Level
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Superuser
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Step 1 Complete the "DLP-B60 Log into CTC" task on page 16-52. If you are already logged in, continue with Step 2.
Step 2 Complete the "DLP-B249 Provision IP Settings" task on page 18-34 to provision the ONS 15327 IP address, subnet mask, default router, DHCP server, IIOP listener port, and proxy server settings.
Step 3 If static routes are needed, complete the "DLP-B65 Create a Static Route" task on page 16-60. Refer to the Cisco ONS 15327 Reference Manual for further information about static routes.
Step 4 If the ONS 15327 is connected to a LAN or WAN that uses OSPF and you want to share routing information between the LAN/WAN and the ONS network, complete the "DLP-B250 Set Up or Change Open Shortest Path First Protocol" task on page 18-36.
Step 5 If the ONS 15327 is connected to a LAN or WAN that uses RIP and you want to share routing information between the LAN/WAN and the ONS network, complete the "DLP-B251 Set Up or Change Routing Information Protocol" task on page 18-38.
Stop. You have completed this procedure.
NTP-B27 Set Up the ONS 15327 for Firewall Access
Purpose
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This procedure provisions ONS 15327s and CTC computers for access through firewalls. If an ONS 15327 or CTC computer resides behind a firewall that uses port filtering, you must enable an Internet Inter-ORB Protocol (IIOP) port on the ONS 15327 and/or CTC computer, depending on whether one or both devices reside behind a firewall.
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Tools/Equipment
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IIOP listener port number provided by your LAN or firewall administrator
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Prerequisite Procedures
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B24 Verify Card Installation
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Required/As Needed
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As needed
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Onsite/Remote
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Onsite or remote
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Security Level
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Provisioning or higher
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Step 1 Complete the "DLP-B60 Log into CTC" task on page 16-52 at a node that is behind the firewall. If you are already logged in, continue with Step 2.
Step 2 If the ONS 15327 resides behind a firewall, complete the "DLP-B67 Provision the IIOP Listener Port on the ONS 15327" task on page 16-61.
Figure 3-1 shows an ONS 15327 in a protected network and the CTC computer in an external network. For the computer to access the ONS 15327s, you must provision the IIOP listener port specified by your firewall administrator on the ONS 15327.
Figure 3-1 ONS 15327 Nodes Residing Behind a Firewall
Step 3 If the CTC computer resides behind a firewall, complete the "DLP-B68 Provision the IIOP Listener Port on the CTC Computer" task on page 16-61.
Figure 3-2 shows a CTC computer and ONS 15327 behind firewalls. For the computer to access the ONS 15327, you must provision the IIOP port on the CTC computer and on the ONS 15327.
Figure 3-2 CTC Computer and ONS 15327s Residing Behind Firewalls
Stop. You have completed this procedure.
NTP-B28 Set Up Timing
Purpose
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This procedure provisions the ONS 15327 timing.
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Tools/Equipment
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None
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Prerequisite Procedures
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B24 Verify Card Installation
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Required/As Needed
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Required
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Onsite/Remote
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Onsite or remote
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Security Level
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Provisioning or higher
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Step 1 Complete the "DLP-B60 Log into CTC" task on page 16-52 at the ONS 15327 node where you want to set up timing. If you are already logged in, continue with Step 2.
Step 2 Complete the "DLP-B69 Set Up External or Line Timing" task on page 16-62 if an external building integrated timing supply (BITS) source is available. This is the most common SONET timing setup procedure.
Step 3 Complete the "DLP-B70 Set Up Internal Timing" task on page 16-65 if you cannot complete Step 2 (an external BITS source is not available). This task can only provide Stratum 3 timing.
Note For information about SONET timing, refer to the Cisco ONS 15327 Reference Manual or to Telcordia GR-253-CORE.
Stop. You have completed this procedure.
NTP-B170 Create 1+1 Protection Groups
Purpose
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This procedure creates 1+1 protection groups for the ONS 15327 OC-N cards.
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Tools/Equipment
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None
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Prerequisite Procedures
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B24 Verify Card Installation
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Required/As Needed
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As needed
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Onsite/Remote
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Onsite or remote
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Security Level
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Provisioning or higher
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Note A 1:1 (electrical) protection group is preprovisioned on the ONS 15327 XTC card. The name of the protection group is XTCPROTGRP, and it cannot be edited or deleted. Therefore, you only need to create protection for OC-N cards.
Step 1 Complete the "DLP-B60 Log into CTC" task on page 16-52 at the node where you want to create the protection group. If you are already logged in, continue with Step 2.
Step 2 From node view, click the Provisioning > Protection tabs.
Step 3 In the Protection Groups area, click Create.
Step 4 In the Create Protection Group dialog box, enter the following:
•Name—Enter a name for the protection group. The name can have up to 32 alphanumeric (a-z, A-Z, 0-9) characters. Special characters are permitted. For TL1 compatibility, do not use question marks (?), backslash (\), or double quote (") characters.
•Type—Choose 1+1 from the drop-down list.
•Protect Port—Choose the protect port from the drop-down list. The menu displays the available OC-N ports. If OC-N cards are not installed, no ports display in the drop-down list.
•After you choose the protect port, a list of ports available for protection appears under Available Ports. If no cards are available, no ports appear. If this occurs, you cannot complete this task until you install the physical cards or preprovision the ONS 15327 slots.
Step 5 From the Available Ports list, choose the port that will be protected by the port you selected in the Protect Port field. Click the top arrow button to move each port to the Working Ports list.
Step 6 Complete the remaining fields:
•Bidirectional switching—Check this check box if you want both Tx and Rx signals to switch to the protect port when a failure occurs to one signal. Leave it unchecked if you want only the failed signal to switch to the protect port.
•Revertive—Check this check box if you want traffic to revert to the working card after failure conditions stay corrected for the amount of time entered in the Reversion Time field.
•Reversion time—If Revertive is checked, choose the reversion time from the drop-down list. The range is 0.5 to 12.0 minutes. The default is 5.0 minutes. Reversion time is the amount of time that will elapse before the traffic reverts to the working card. The reversion timer starts after conditions causing the switch are cleared.
Step 7 Click OK.
Stop. You have completed this procedure.
NTP-B171 Set Up SNMP
Purpose
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This procedure provisions the SNMP parameters so that you can use SNMP management software with the ONS 15327.
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Tools/Equipment
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None
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Prerequisite Procedures
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B24 Verify Card Installation
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Required/As Needed
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As needed
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Onsite/Remote
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Onsite or remote
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Security Level
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Provisioning or higher
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Step 1 Complete the "DLP-B60 Log into CTC" task on page 16-52 at the node where you want to set up SNMP. If you are already logged in, continue with Step 2.
Step 2 In node view, click the Provisioning > SNMP tabs.
Step 3 In the Trap Destinations area, click Create.
Step 4 Complete the following in the Create SNMP Trap Destination dialog box (Figure 3-3):
•Destination IP Address—Enter the IP address of your network management system. If the node you are logged into is an ENE, set the destination address to the GNE.
•Community—Enter the SNMP community name. For a description of SNMP community names, refer to the SNMP information in the Cisco ONS 15327 Troubleshooting Guide.
Note The community name is a form of authentication and access control. The community name assigned to the ONS 15327 is case-sensitive and must match the community name of the network management system (NMS).
•UDP Port—The default User Datagram Protocol (UDP) port for SNMP is 162. If the node is an ENE in a proxy server network, the UDP port must be set to the GNE's SNMP relay port, which is 391.
•Trap Version—Choose either SNMPv1 or SNMPv2. Refer to your NMS documentation to determine whether to use SNMP v1 or v2.
Figure 3-3 Create SNMP Trap Destination
Step 5 Click OK. The node IP address of the node where you provisioned the new trap destination appears in the Trap Destinations area.
Step 6 Click the node IP address in the Trap Destinations area. Verify the SNMP information that appears in the Selected Destination list.
Step 7 If you want the SNMP agent to accept SNMP SET requests on certain MIBs, click the Allow SNMP Sets check box. If this box is not checked, SET requests are rejected.
Step 8 If you want to set up the SNMP proxy feature to allow network management, message reporting, and performance statistic retrieval across ONS firewalls, check the Allow SNMP Proxy check box located on the SNMP tab.
Note The ONS firewall proxy feature only operates on nodes with Software Release 4.6 and later. Using this feature effectively breaches the ONS firewall to exchange management information.
For more information about the SNMP proxy feature, refer to the Cisco ONS 15327 Troubleshooting Guide.
Step 9 Click Apply.
Step 10 If you are setting up SNMP proxies, for each trap destination address you can set up to three relays that send SNMP trap error counts back to NE:
a. Click the first trap destination IP address. The address and its community name appear in the Destination fields.
b. Enter up to three SNMP Proxy relay addresses and community names in the fields for Relay A, Relay B, and Relay C.
Note The community names specified for each relay node must match one of the provisioned SNMP community names in the NE.
Note The SNMP proxy directs SNMP traps from this node through IpA to IpB to IpC to the trap destination. Ensure that you enter the IP addresses in the correct order so that this sequence runs correctly.
Step 11 Click Apply.
Stop. You have completed this procedure.
