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Overview of Provisioning Data, Profiles, and Card States Card Management
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AlliedView NMS Administration Guide (Controlling and Provisioning Network Devices)
5.5.24 Overview of Provisioning Data, Profiles, and Card States
Provisioning of cards/ports means to add, modify or delete the card and port information stored on the iMAP devices and to
add or remove the physical cards. Provisioning these cards involves the following:
• Provisioning Data - The provisioning data itself consists of:
• States - These determine whether the card or port can be placed in service and if so whether it can process data.
• Attributes - These are the characteristics of the card or port, usually to optimize the processing of data.
• Persistence - This is the ability of the provisioning data to survive changes such as a reboot of the shelf or the removal of
a card.
• Pre-provisioning - The user has the option of creating a card and having it in the database prior to inserting the card.
Controlling these is done through the use of profiles, operational states, and provisioning modes.
In Manual Provisioning Mode, provisioning data must be explicitly created and modified. The data is persistent over
reboots and restarts of the device and the removal of the card.
It is important to note that insertion of a card when in the Manual Provisioning Mode does not create/provision the card in
the database; this must be done using the Create Card button.
TABLE 5-25 Download Software Window Fields/Buttons
Field/Button Description
Available Loads This panel lists the loads available and their size. Selecting a load activates the Download
button to allow a file to be downloaded. Once a file is downloaded, the user returns to the
Card Details window and presses the Restart button to reboot the card and make the down-
loaded file the current load.
Note: Before downloading a file, ensure there is enough space on the
card to accept the new load. Otherwise an error message will
appear. Also, the user must have the Preferred Load or (usually for
upgrade) Temporary load set on the card to make the card load with
the desired load file.
Controlling files requires a knowledge of how software loads are controlled on the CFC and
Service Module (SM) cards. In most cases the SM loads are on the CFC cards, and when the
CFC restarts the SM loads are downloaded to the SM cards. Refer to the iMAP Series User
Guide for more details.
Note: The NMS cannot distinguish annex A from annex B for ADSL24
cards (It can distinguish between them for ADSL16 however and it
doesn't need to for other card types). Users need to know which
annex their cards are. (Files have to be downloaded before they will
appear in the preferred load and temporary load picklists.) The
annex a file is adsl24_*.tar and the annex b file is adsl24xb_*.tar.
Files on Device This panel lists the files currently on the device and their size. Below this list is the space still
available in FLASH memory. Clicking on a file activates the Delete Device File button and,
after a confirmation, deletes the file from the FLASH memory.
Delete Device File This deletes a file that has been highlighted in the Files on Device panel.
Deleting a file from FLASH requires knowledge of the status of files (Preferred, Temporary),
and must be coordinated with the Details window to ensure the correct load is used when the
card restarts.
Download This downloads a file that has been highlighted in the Available Loads panel.