NTNM13XKAB INM Products Integrated Network Management Network Wide Backup & Restore Planning Guide Standard Rel 1.0 July 1999 Update issue: 2 July 1999 What’s inside...
Copyright 1999 Nortel Networks, All Rights Reserved. The information contained herein is the property of Nortel Networks and is strictly confidential.
iii Publication history 0 July 1999 Oficial release, for GA load, of Network Wide Backup & Restore Planning Guide, Rel 1.0, update 0.2. June 1999 Oficial release of Network Wide Backup & Restore Planning Guide, Rel 1.0, update 0.1. May 1999 Draft release for internal review of Network Wide Backup & Restore Planning Guide, Rel 1.0. Network Wide Backup & Restore Planning Guide Rel 1.
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v Contents 0 About this document vii Network Wide Backup & Restore Description 1-1 Graphical User Interface (GUI) 1-2 Controller List 1-2 Controller List Filtering/Sorting 1-3 Refreshing View 1-4 User Preferences Tab 1-5 Print & Export Tab 1-6 History Tab 1-7 Recurring/Custom Storage Location 1-7 Details Window Description 1-8 Controllers Tab 1-8 Restore Tab 1-11 Restore Action 1-11 Recurring/Custom Storage Location 1-11 Stored Backup Window Description 1-11 Details Window description 1-12 Recurring
vi Contents TCP/IP Network Requirements 5-1 Ethernet 5-1 TCP/IP 5-2 LAN requirements 5-2 X.25 5-2 WAN requirements 5-3 Summary 5-4 List of terms Integrated Network Management 6-1 Rel 1.
vii About this document 0 This document describes the Network Wide Backup & Restore supported by INM. Network Wide Backup & Restore is a software application that allows customer to manage network wide controller backups, which can be used to aid in network restoration after catastrophic hardware failure. This software application provides the ability to centralize and automate backup of Network Element database and Subnetwork Controller configuration data onto an INM server.
viii About this document Customer accounts managed in North America INM Customer Care provides technical support for INM customer accounts managed in North America. The support provided consists of emergency and regular technical support and an INM Product Services suite of additional support services. Use one of the following telephone numbers to reach INM Customer Care.
About this document ix You can be charged a standard rate for service requests that Nortel Networks considers to be outside the scope or period covered by the product warranty. You can purchase extended warranty coverage and additional support services. These optional, value-added service packages are part of the INM Product Services suite. INM Product Services A full suite of optional, value-added services and service packages is available for purchase through the INM Product Services suite.
x About this document EMC conformance This product/product family complies with the provisions of the Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC, and with the essential protection requirements of the EMC Directive 89/336/EEC as amended by 92/31/EEC, when it is properly installed and maintained and when it is used for the purposes for which it is intended. Integrated Network Management Rel 1.
1 1-1 Network Wide Backup & Restore Description 1- Network Wide Backup & Restore centralizes controller backup administration and storage by allowing all backup related activities to be managed at the INM platform. The Network Wide Backup & Restore Release 1.0 features are listed below: • Administration and Maintenance of all controller backups from 1 common graphical user interface on the INM platform.
1-2 Network Wide Backup & Restore Description • Ability to print summaries of controllers being managed in both a readable, and comma separated value format. Graphical User Interface (GUI) The Network Wide Backup & Restore application is launched as a separate process from the GNB’s Configuration menu. Controller List This window contains information that the Backup & Restore application possesses about the controllers (refer to Figure 1-1).
Network Wide Backup & Restore Description 1-3 1 Figure 1-1 Controller List window 7 Controller List Filtering/Sorting This feature allows users to customize the controller list according to the options that are chosen. Network Wide Backup & Restore Planning Guide Rel 1.
1-4 Network Wide Backup & Restore Description The list is filtered by selecting the checkboxes that appear at the top of the controller list. The default is “All”, by de-selecting all and selecting the desired controllers, a list of controllers that fall into those contraints will be displayed. For example, if OPC and NPC were selected, then the controller list will display the controllers of type OPC and type NPC, complying to the constraints.
Network Wide Backup & Restore Description 1-5 1 User Preferences Tab Figure 1-2 User Preferences tab Under the User Preferences tab will be the following preference setting options: 7 Table 1-2 Preference setting options Label Input Widget values Default Description Log Level: option menu 1-5 1 Amount of detail to add to the log file.
1-6 Network Wide Backup & Restore Description Table 1-2 (continued) Preference setting options Label Input Widget values Default Describe Controllers as option menu IP:Port, IP:Port IP:Port Name, Name How to describe controller in error/log messages. Managed Error States text entry widget max 80 char Describes States errors can be set to in the “Manage Errors” Tab.
Network Wide Backup & Restore Description 1-7 1 The user would first select from the above radio buttons. The user next would select between “Printer” and “File” radio buttons (one must always be selected). If selecting “Printer”, the UI first defaults to the print command defined in the Preferences tab, but it can be changed. For “File”, the user must define an export file. History Tab The History Tab provides detailed information on the backups stored for a particular controller.
1-8 Network Wide Backup & Restore Description located in the “Storage Location” defined in the “Recurring Backup” tab. To choose a custom storage Location, select the Custom Storage Location radio button and type in the directory where the backups reside. Alternatively, once the Custom Storage Location Radio Button is selected, the Browse button can be used to locate the repository for the backups desired.
Network Wide Backup & Restore Description 1-9 1 The Controller Tab screen contains crucial information pertaining to the Controller in question, such as the IP, MOA IP, etc. Using this component of the Backup & Restore, the controllers can be added or deleted to and from the controllers list, respectively.
1-10 Network Wide Backup & Restore Description Table 1-3 (continued) Controller tab information Add new controller This is selected if a new controller is added to the N/A network. This disables the delete feature of Save & Restore. Delete selected controller By choosing Delete selected controller, the information of the selected controller will then appear in the appropriate boxes. N/A Save Save makes permanent all the changes that have occurred.
Network Wide Backup & Restore Description 1-11 1 Restore Tab Figure 1-6 Restore tab 7 Restore Action After selecting a backup to restore in the “Stored Backup Window”, selecting “Restore” will start an ftp download of the file to the controller. After the download is initiated, it can be cancelled at any time using the “Cancel” button located in the Controller Status Tab. The “Cancel Restore” button will only be enabled after a restore has started.
1-12 Network Wide Backup & Restore Description Details Window description For description, see section “Details Window” of the History Tab. Recurring Backup Tab The recurring backup tab contains the information pertaining to the controller's time and storage location of the backups. Using this tab, time and storage location can be entered for Backup & Restore to perform a backup on a recursive basis.
Network Wide Backup & Restore Description 1-13 1 Table 1-4 (continued) Setting a recurring backup time information DD Two digit calendar day. XX -- where XX denotes an integer between 01 - 31 inclusive. HH Two digit representation of hour on a 24 hour clock. XX -- where XX denotes an integer between 00-23 inclusive. MM Two digit representation of minutes. XX -- where XX denotes an integer between 00 - 59 inclusive. SS Two digit representation of seconds.
1-14 Network Wide Backup & Restore Description “Save as Defaults” action button saves the current information in the data fields as the UI defaults for recurring backups. This is stored, and can be read in by the “Set To Defaults” action button. It is important to realize that this information should be generic enough to span the entire controller list, not just selected controllers.
Network Wide Backup & Restore Description 1-15 1 Table 1-5 Setting up a One Time Backup information DD Two digit calendar day. XX -- where XX denotes an integer between 01 - 31 inclusive. Start Time HH Two digit representation of XX -- where XX denotes an integer between 00-23 inclusive. hour on a 24 hour clock. MM Two digit representation of XX -- where XX denotes an integer between 00 - 59 inclusive. minutes.
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2 2-1 Network Wide Backup & Restore Compatibilities 2- Network Wide Backup & Restore Release 1.0 software is compatible with INM Release 5.0 and currently supports the S/DMS TransportNode product releases listed in Table 2-1. GUI compatibilities Table 2-1 lists the S/DMS TransportNode product releases required to obtain Network Wide Backup & Restore Release 1.0 functionality. Table 2-1 Controller release line-up Controller Release Data Backed Up OC12 Release 14.0 NE & OPC Databases, and misc.
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3-1 Network Wide Backup & Restore Engineering Considerations 3 3- Network Wide Backup & Restore Engineering Rules The Network Wide Backup & Restore engineering considerations for Release 1.0 are as follows: • Since Network Wide Backup & Restore application is coresident with INM Broadband Release 5.0, the minimal bandwidth for the WAN communication link is 56 Kbits/sec. The recommended bandwidth is 1.544 Mbits (DS1).
3-2 Network Wide Backup & Restore Engineering Considerations Estimated Time to Backup an OPC The estimated time for OPC backup to complete is dependent on the following: • available bandwidth • number of controllers • concurrent jobs setting under the user preferences of the GUI Table 3-1 Estiimated time to backup an OPC # of OPC 56kb/s Conc_Job=1 56 kb/s Conc_Job=5 1.544 mb/s (T1) Conc_Job=1 1.
Network Wide Backup & Restore Engineering Considerations 3-3 Table 3-3 Network Wide Backup & Restore capacities Description INM Broadband Release 5.
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4-1 Network Wide Backup & Restore Requirements 4- This section references the various requirements, both hardware and software, necessary to support the Network Wide Backup & Restore Release 1.0 software. 4 Hardware Requirements Since Network Wide Backup & Restore software has to be coresident with INM Release 5.0, the recommneded hardware platforms of choice are described in INM Release 5.0 Planning Guide under the section “INM Release 5.0 Requirements”.
4-2 Network Wide Backup & Restore Requirements • • Install the INM 5.0 Core software prior to the Backup & Restore software. Refer to chapter 1, “Getting Started”, and chapter 2, “Installing the INM software”, in INM 5.0 User Guide Install the Network Wide Backup & Restore software. Refer to chapter 2, “Installation of Network Wide Backup and Restore”, in Network Wide Backup & Restore User Guide. Integrated Network Management Rel 1.
5-1 TCP/IP Network Requirements 5- This section provides a general description of ethernet networks, TCP/IP and X.25 protocols and the requirements needed to support the operation of the Network Wide Backup and Restore application with INM Broadband. Ethernet The ethernet protocol is a standard defined by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) for communication networks. The IEEE standard 802.3 defines the layer 2 functionality in the protocol stack shown below.
5-2 TCP/IP Network Requirements TCP/IP The TCP/IP acronym stands for Transport Control Protocol/Internet Protocol. These protocols are implemented in the protocol stack as shown in Figure 5-1 on page 1. This protocol is commonly used in conjunction with ethernet networks. The TCP/IP address, also known as the IP address, is used to uniquely identify each ethernet device on a network. This address is of the form: nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn where nnn is a number from 0 to 255 (i.e., 47.246.0.71).
TCP/IP Network Requirements 5-3 network for data communications to remote sites. For more information please see Mark A. Miller, Internetworking: A Guide to Network Communications, MT&T Books, 1991. Figure 5-2 INM Broadband X.25 WAN Configuration PG-0005.1 LAN router with WAN (X.25) access LAN router with WAN (X.25) access 56 Kb/sec X.25 DCN 56 Kb/sec IEEE 802.3 S/DMS Network Manager 56 Kb/sec O P C 56 Kb/sec IEEE 802.3 IEEE 802.3 X terminal O P C 5 O P C O P C 7 IEEE 802.
5-4 TCP/IP Network Requirements Figure 5-3 INM Broadband Leased Line WAN Configuration PG-0005.1 LAN router with lease line capability 56 Kb/sec or higher IEEE 802.3 56 Kb/sec or higher S/DMS Network Manager IEEE 802.3 O P C 56 Kb/sec or higher O P C IEEE 802.3 X terminal O P C O P C IEEE 802.
6-1 List of terms 6- ABM Access Bandwidth Manager ADM add-drop multiplexer alarm a signal which alerts staff to an equipment fault or problem AN 6 S/DMS AccessNode ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange balloon 7 a balloon-shaped object that appears on a node to indicate alarm counts BLSR bidirectional line switched ring CCITT Consultative Committee on International Telegraphy and Telephony.
6-2 List of terms CNet control network CPC common product code CPG circuit pack group CSM centralized software management DARPA Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency DDS digital data storage (tape) DMS Digital Multiplex System DMS MAP Digital Multiplex System Maintenance Access Position DV45 Digital Video Codec EDA external device access ftp file transfer protocol GNB Graphical Network Browser GNE Graphical Network Editor group a logical collection of network elements Integrated Network Management Re
List of terms 6-3 GUI graphical user interface highlighting the graphical application of color to a node to indicate a certain alarm severity HP Hewlett-Packard HP VUE Hewlett-Packard Visual User Environment indicator an audible or visible alert to an alarm or status condition ISO International Organization for Standardization ITU International Telecommunications Union. This committee replaces the Consultative Committee on International Telegraphy and Telephony (CCITT).
6-4 List of terms MOA managed object agent, for example, an operations controller network element (NE) a collection of equipment at one location that functions and is administered as a single entity node graphic object representing groups or single network elements NTP Nortel Networks technical publication NUM Network Upgrade Manager, an OPC tool OAM&P operations, administration, maintenance, and provisioning OC-3 an optical carrier signal in the SONET optical format which is three times the OC-1 rate (OC-
List of terms 6-5 PM performance monitoring SAM System Administration Manager S/DMS Synchronous/Digital Multiplexing System SOC span of control SONET a standard for optical transport formulated by the Exchange Carriers Standards Association (ESCA) for the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). The standard defines optical carrier (OC) levels and their electrically equivalent synchronous transport signals (STS).
6-6 List of terms USM User Session Manager VTBM virtual tributary bandwidth management window a rectangular area of a display screen used to contain a particular application WAN wide area network X.25 CCITT protocol used for wide-area packet switching. OSI Data communication standard Integrated Network Management Rel 1.
INM Products Integrated Network Management Network Wide Backup & Restore Planning Guide Copyright 1999 Nortel Networks, All Rights Reserved. The information contained herein is the property of Nortel Networks and is strictly confidential.
