Manage the Node

This chapter provides the CTC procedures for maintaining the nodes, including backup and restoration, viewing the audit trails, and resetting the cards.

NTP-K7 Manage the Node Using CTC

Purpose

This procedure manages the node using CTC.

Tools/Equipment

None

Prerequisite Procedures

Login to CTC in System Setup and Software Installation Guide for Cisco NCS 4000 Series

Required/As Needed

As needed

Onsite/Remote

Onsite or remote

Security Level

Provisioning or higher

Procedure
Perform any of the following tasks as needed:

Stop. You have completed this procedure.


DLP-K59 Set Up Name, Date, and Time Information Using CTC

Purpose

This procedure provisions identification information for the node, including the node name, date, time, and time zone.

Tools/Equipment

None

Prerequisite Procedures

Login to CTC in System Setup and Software Installation Guide for Cisco NCS 4000 Series

Required/As Needed

As needed

Onsite/Remote

Onsite

Security Level

Provisioning or higher

Procedure
    Step 1   In the Node View, click the Provisioning > General > General tabs.
    Step 2   Enter the name of the node for which you want to set the date and time in the Node Name/TID field.
    Step 3   Click Create.

    CTC makes use of a Network Time Protocol (NTP) or Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) server to set the date and time of the node. It ensures that all the network nodes use the same date and time reference. The server synchronizes the nodes time after power outages or software upgrades.

    Step 4   In the Create NTP/SNTP dialog box, enter the following information:
    • Peer/Server—Choose Peer or Server from the drop-down list.
    • IP Address— Click IPv4 Addressor IPv6 Address radio button. Enter IPv4 or IPv6 address or hostname of the NTP/SNTP server that provides clock synchronization.
    • Preferred—Check the check box if the peer is the preferred server that provides clock synchronization.
    Step 5   Click OK to set the date and time of the node.
    Step 6   If you do not want to use the NTP/SNTP server for date and time, complete the date and time fields manually. The node will use these fields for alarm dates and times. By default, CTC displays all the alarms in the CTC computer time zone for consistency. In Time area, enter the following information:
    • Date—Enter the current date in the MM/DD/YY format, for example, September 24, 2002 is 9/24/2002.
    • Time—Enter the current time in the Hours:Minutes:Seconds format, for example, 11:24:58. The node uses a 24-hour clock, so 10:00 PM is entered as 22:00:00.
    • Time Zone—Select the required time zone from the drop-down list. Choose a city within your time zone from the drop-down list. The list 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).
    Step 7   Click Apply.
    Step 8   Return to your originating procedure (NTP).

    DLP-K84 Back Up the Configuration Using CTC

    Purpose

    This procedure stores a backup version of the Cisco NCS 4000 node configuration on the workstation running CTC or on a network server.

    Tools/Equipment

    None

    Prerequisite Procedures

    		Login to CTC in System Setup and Software Installation Guide for Cisco NCS 4000 Series

    Required/As Needed

    Required. Cisco recommends performing a configuration backup at approximately weekly intervals and prior to and after configuration changes.

    Onsite/Remote

    Onsite or remote

    Security Level

    Maintenance or higher

    Procedure
      Step 1   In Node View, click the Maintenance > Database tabs.
      Step 2   Click Backup.
      Step 3   Save the current configuration on the workstation’s hard drive or on network storage. Use an appropriate file name with the file extension; for example, config.txt.
      Step 4   Click Save.
      Step 5   Click OK in the confirmation dialog box.
      Step 6   Return to your originating procedure (NTP).

      DLP-K85 Restore the Configuration Using CTC

      Purpose

      This procedure restores the NCS 4000 configuration from the configuration file on the workstation running CTC or on a network server.

      Tools/Equipment

      None

      Prerequisite Procedures

      Required/As Needed

      As needed

      Onsite/Remote

      Onsite or remote

      Security Level

      Maintenance or higher

      Procedure
        Step 1   In node view, click the Maintenance > Database tabs.
        Step 2   Click Restore.
        Step 3   Locate the backup configuration file stored on the workstation running CTC or on a network server.
        Step 4   Click Open.
        Step 5   Click OK in the confirmation dialog box to restore the NCS 4000 configuration.
        Step 6   Return to your originating procedure (NTP).

        DLP-K86 View and Archive the Audit Trail Records Using CTC

        Purpose

        This procedure explains how to view and archive audit trail records.

        Tools/Equipment

        None

        Prerequisite Procedures

        		Login to CTC in System Setup and Software Installation Guide for Cisco NCS 4000 Series

        Required/As Needed

        As needed

        Onsite/Remote

        Onsite or remote

        Security Level

        Provisioning or higher

        In NCS 4000, audit trail is used to view the list of all the configuration commands issued to the node. Audit trail records are useful for maintaining security, recovering lost transactions, and enforcing accountability. Accountability refers to tracing user activities; that is, associating a process or action with a specific user.

        You need to archive the audit trail logs to maintain a record of actions performed for the node. If the audit trail log is not archived, the oldest entries are overwritten after the log reaches capacity.

        Procedure
          Step 1   In Node View, click the Maintenance > Audit tabs.
          Step 2   Click Retrieve.

          The most recent audit trail records appears in the Audit tab.

          Step 3   Click Archive.

          The Archive Audit Trail dialog box appears to store the audit trail log entries in a user generated file.

          Step 4   Navigate to the directory (local or network) where you want to save the file.
          Step 5   Enter a name in the File Name field.
          Step 6   Click Save and click OK.

          640 entries are saved in this file. The subsequent entries continue with the next number in the sequence.

          Note   

          Archiving does not delete entries from the CTC audit trail log. However, the entries will be deleted by the system after the log capacity is reached. If you archived the entries, you cannot re-import the log file back into CTC and will have to view the view in a different application such as Microsoft Word.

          Step 7   Return to your originating procedure (NTP).

          DLP-K64 Monitor Environmental Parameters Using CTC

          Purpose

          This procedure monitors the environmental parameters of the Cisco NCS 4000 chassis.

          Tools/Equipment

          None

          Prerequisite Procedures

          		Login to CTC in System Setup and Software Installation Guide for Cisco NCS 4000 Series

          Required/As Needed

          As needed

          Onsite/Remote

          Onsite

          Security Level

          Provisioning or higher

          Procedure
            Step 1   In the Node View, click the Provisioning > General tabs.
            Step 2   Click the Power Monitor sub-tab.

            This sub-tab dynamically displays the power consumption values of the NCS 4000 chassis. The values are displayed based on the input voltage going into the system.

            • Equipments—Displays the route processors and power filters of the chassis.
            • Card number/Equipment Number—Displays the route processor card numbers and power filter numbers.
            • Module Sensor—Displays the module sensor name of the selected equipment.
            • Value (MilliAmperes)—Displays the module sensor values (in MilliAmperes) of the selected equipment.
            Step 3   Click the Temperature sub-tab.

            This sub-tab displays the input temperature of the NCS 4000 chassis.

            • Equipments—Displays the route processors and power filters of the chassis.
            • Card number/Equipment Number—Displays the route processor card numbers and power filter numbers.
            • Module Sensor—Displays the module sensor name of the selected equipment.
            • Value (Celsius)—Displays the module sensor values (in Celsius) of the selected equipment.
            Step 4   Click the Voltage sub-tab.

            This sub-tab displays the input voltage of the NCS 4000 chassis.

            • Equipments—Displays the route processors and power sensor name of the module card.
            • Card number/Equipment Number—Displays the route processor card numbers and power filter numbers.
            Step 5   Click the Fan Speed sub-tab.

            This sub-tab displays the input values of fan speed supply in the NCS 4000 chassis. The values are displayed based on the input speed going into the fan.

            • Equipments—Displays the route processors of the chassis.
            • Router name (0/FT0)—Displays all the fan tray names.
            • Module Sensor—Displays the speed sensor of the module.
            • Value (RPM)—Displays the module sensor speed (in RPM) of the selected equipment.
            Step 6   Return to your originating procedure (NTP).

            Equipment Inventory

            In node view, the Inventory tab displays information about the NCS 4000 equipment, including:

            • Location—Identifies where the equipment is installed, either chassis or slot number.

            • Eqpt Type—Displays the type of equipment.

            • Admin State—Changes the service state of the card unless network conditions prevent the change.

              The administrative state changes to OOS,DSBLD when the card is shut down due to insufficient power.

            • Service State—Displays the current card service state, which is an autonomously generated state that gives the overall condition of the card. Service states appear in the format: Primary State-Primary State Qualifier, Secondary State.

            • Description—Displays the description of the equipment.

            • HW Part #—Displays the hardware part number; this number is printed on top of the card.

            • Replaceable—Indicates whether an equipment can be replaced or not.

            • Serial #—Displays the equipment serial number; this number is unique to each card.

            • Uptime—Displays the time from the last boot.

            • PCA#—

            • Product ID—Displays the manufacturing product identifier for a hardware component, such as a fan tray, chassis, or card.

            • Version ID—Displays the manufacturing version identifier for a fan tray, chassis, or card.

            • CLEI—Displays the Common Language Equipment Identifier code.

            • HW ID—Displays the hardware identifier of the equipment.

            DLP-K87 Reset Cards Using CTC

            Purpose

            This procedure resets the cards using CTC.

            Tools/Equipment

            None

            Prerequisite Procedures

            "Login to CTC" in System Setup and Software Installation Guide for Cisco NCS 4000 Series

            Required/As Needed

            As needed

            Onsite/Remote

            Onsite or remote

            Security Level

            Superuser only

            Only the hard reset of the card is supported. The hard reset temporarily removes power from the card and clears all the buffer memory.

            Procedure
              Step 1   In node view, click the Inventory tab.
              Step 2   Choose a card and click Hard-Reset Card to initiate a hard reset.
              Step 3   Click Yes when the confirmation dialog box appears.
              Step 4   (Only for Route Processor cards) Click Close when the “Lost connection to node, changing to Network View” dialog box appears.
              Step 5   Return to your originating procedure (NTP).

              Firewall Ports

              The following table lists the ports that must be enabled to establish a communication channel with the NE (controller card).

              Table 1 Firewall Ports for Various Sessions

              Session Type

              Session Description

              Mode

              Port Number

              Firewall ACL

              HTTP

              HTTP port on NE

              Standard

              80

              Inbound

              Secure

              443 for SSL

              Inbound

              SSH

              SSH port on NE

              Secure

              22

              Inbound

              Telnet

              Telnet port on NE

              Standard

              23

              Inbound

              TL1

              TL1 port on NE

              Standard

              2361,3082,3083

              Inbound

              SNMP

              SNMP listener port on NE

              Standard

              161

              Inbound

              Secure

              SNMP trap listener port on the machine receiving the traps

              Standard

              162 (default); user configurable to any port between 1024 to 65535

              Outbound

              Secure