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1. CHAPTER Getting Started This chapter provides information about starting and stopping the Cisco Mobile Wireless Transport Manager MWTM and an overview of how to use the MWTM to manage your Cisco IP Transfer Point ITP or Radio Access Network Optimization RAN O installation This chapter includes Starting the MWTM Server page 4 1 Starting the MWTM Client page 4 2 Discovering Your Network page 4 4 Displaying the MWTM Main Window page 4 22 Using the MWTM Main Menu page 4 33 Accessing the MWTM through a Web Browser page 4 39 Loading and Saving MWTM Files page 4 41 Using the Windows Start Menu page 4 43 Using the Windows Start Menu page 4 43 Exiting the MWTM Client page 4 44 For detailed information about the MWTM supported platforms and hardware and software requirements see the Installation Guide for the Cisco Mobile Wireless Transport Manager 6 0 Note The default directory for installing the MWTM is opt In commands that call for the default directory if you installed the MWTM in a different directory you must specify that directory instead of opt Starting the MWTM Server Before starting an MWTM server verify that Each node uses a supported IOS image The MWTM server has IP connectivity to each node SNMP is enabled on each node Optional but recommended Traps are enabled on each node Optional but recommended A trap host is defined on each node I OL 9118 03 User Guide f
2. Time the node has been up in days hours minutes and seconds Reboot Reason Reason for the last reboot of the node Ignored Indicates whether the node should be included when aggregating and displaying MWTM status information e Uncheck the check box to include the node This is the default setting e Select the check box to exclude the node Note Not applicable for unmanaged nodes Users with authentication level Power User level 2 and higher can edit this field Process Traps Indicates whether the MWTM should process traps from this node e Check the check box if you want the MWTM to process traps from this node This is the default setting e Uncheck the check box if you do not want the MWTM to process traps from this node Users with authentication level Power User level 4 and higher can edit this field I OL 9118 03 User Guide for the Cisco Mobile Wireless Transport Manager 6 0 gy Chapter4 Getting Started HI Discovering Your Network Column or Button Description Trap Polling RAN O only Indicates whether trap polling is enabled This field is read only If you want to e Enable trap polling for the RAN O node set ipran mib snmp access to outOfBand on the node e Disable trap polling for the RAN O node set ipran mib snmp access to inBand on the node Report Polling Indicates whether report polling is enabled on the web interface For ITP nodes the def
3. and click OK to load it e Click Cancel to return to the Seed Settings tab without loading a seed file File gt Save Seeds Opens the Save File Dialog Seed File List which you use to save Ctrl S changes you have made to the selected seed file File gt Save As Opens the Save File Dialog Seed File List which you use to save changes you have made to the selected seed file with a new name or overwrite an existing seed file User Guide for the Cisco Mobile Wireless Transport Manager 6 0 Poe W OL 9118 03 Chapter4 Getting Started Discovering Your Network Hl Menu Command Description File gt Close Closes the current window Ctrl W Edit gt Node SNMP and Opens the Node SNMP and Credentials Editor dialog box ae Editor If you have implemented MWTM User Based Access this option is available to users with authentication level Network Administrator level 4 and higher Help gt Topics Displays the table of contents for the MWTM online help F1 Help gt Window Displays online help for the current window Shift F1 Help gt About Displays build date version SSL support and copyright F3 information about the MWTM application Discovery Dialog Tabs The Discovery dialog box contains these tabs Tab Description Seed Settings Displays the Seed Settings tab in the Discovery dialog box Discovery Displays the Discovery tab in the Discovery dialog box Load
4. HT Displaying the MWTM Main Window Column Description Status Reason Reason for the current status of the network object associated with the selected alarm For a full list of possible reasons see the stateReasons html file If you installed the MWTM in e The default directory opt then the file is located at opt CSCOs gm apache share htdocs eventHelp directory e A different directory then the help directory and file are located in that directory If the cell is too small to show all of the status reason place the cursor over the cell to see the full text in a tooltip The status reasons are listed in order of decreasing severity If two or more reasons apply the reason of greatest severity appears If the status reason is Unsupported Configuration correct the configuration and enter the mwtm cleandiscover command to delete all current network data and begin a discovery of the network If the status reason remains Unsupported Configuration enter the mwtm clean command to restore the MWTM server to a state that would exist after a new installation of the MWTM excluding the log files which the MWTM retains To also remove the log files enter the mwtm cleanall command For more information on the use of these commands see the Command Reference page B 1 Last Status Change Date and time that the status of the network object associated with the selected alarm last changed Age Age of the selected alarm in days
5. IP address If you enter an incorrect value in the field such as an IP address that contains letters or is too long the MWTM alerts you of the incorrect value and retains the current value of the field Check the message bar at the bottom of the window for information and assistance The text Modified if you have modified but not yet saved a view You must save the view if you want to save your changes For details see Saving a View page 7 7 A New icon if there is at least one newly discovered node signaling point or application server process in the network that has not been added to your current view To add or exclude the node to your current view see New on the Network Pane page 7 13 Clicking the New icon in the topology window opens the New Objects pane in the left pane Clicking the New icon in any other window opens the Edit View tab of the View Editor window The name of the current view The name of the current user or the name of the node the user is using If you have implemented MWTM user access security the authentication level of the user If your personal default view has been deleted then the next time you launch the client the MWTM informs you that your default view has been deleted and that your view has been reset to the DEFAULT view To choose another view as your default view use the Load Dialog View List For details see Loading a Client Specific View page 7 15 User Guide for the Cisco Mobile W
6. User Guide for the Cisco Mobile Wireless Transport Manager 6 0 gy Chapter4 Getting Started HT Displaying the MWTM Main Window amp Note For additional features that appear only in the navigation tree of the web interface see MWTM Web Interface Navigation Tree page 11 3 MWTM Client Content Area The content area in the right pane displays detailed information about your network such as configuration and historical data To view detailed information for an object click the object in the navigation tree The content area in the right pane shows the details about the selected object The content area formats the information in a way that is easy to interpret Descriptive information is usually organized into subpanes Tabs along the top of the content area organize more complex sets of information Large amounts of information are organized into tables with labeled columns and multiple rows of data For additional features that appear only in the content area of the MWTM web interface see MWTM Web Interface Content Area page 11 4 Displaying Summary Lists You use the MWTM to view basic summary information about all discovered network objects including their status and associated alarms and events e To see a summary of all network objects that the MWTM discovered click Summary Lists in the navigation tree The MWTM displays the Summary Statistics window in the content area e Right click Summary Lists in the nav
7. and detailed inventory The MWTM prompts you for a CiscoWorks user ID and password before linking to CiscoWorks The link to CiscoWorks has these prerequisites CiscoWorks must e Be installed somewhere in the network e Monitor the specific device This option is dimmed if the selected node is not an ITP or RAN O node or in Unmanaged status or has a Device Type of Unknown CiscoWorks cannot monitor a non ITP Unmanaged or Unknown node This option is not visible if you did not specify a CiscoWorks server during installation See the Installing MWTM on Solaris and Installing MWTM on Windows chapters of the Installation Guide for the Cisco Mobile Wireless Transport Manager 6 0 for more information User Guide for the Cisco Mobile Wireless Transport Manager 6 0 P4338 OL 9118 03 Chapter 4 Getting Started Accessing the MWTM through a Web Browser Mil Menu Command Description Tools gt CiscoWorks gt CiscoView Links to CiscoView which provides a real time Ctrl 3 color coded graphical representation of Cisco objects You can use Cisco View to quickly identify an incorrect status on a port or interface This option is dimmed if the selected node is not an ITP or RAN O node or in Unmanaged status or has a Device Type of Unknown CiscoWorks cannot monitor Unmanaged or Unknown nodes or nodes that are not ITP or RAN O nodes This option is not visible if you did not specify a CiscoWorks
8. any connected MWTM client To display a Load File dialog box use one of these procedures Launched From Choose Window Launched Notes Address Table Editor ITP only File gt Load gt Load from File Load File Dialog Address Table File List See Loading an Existing Address Table File page 15 8 Discovery dialog box File gt Load Seeds Load File Dialog Seed File List See Loading Seed Nodes and Seed Files page 4 7 Event Filter dialog box Load Load File Dialog Load Filter See Loading an Existing Event Filter page 9 16 GTT Editor ITP only File gt Load Load File Dialog GTT File List See Loading an Existing GTT File page 14 33 I OL 9118 03 User Guide for the Cisco Mobile Wireless Transport Manager 6 0 gy Chapter4 Getting Started HZ Loading and Saving MWTM Files D Launched From Choose Window Launched Notes Preferences window File gt Load System Default Prefs None See Displaying the Preferences Menu page 5 3 Route Table dialog box File gt Load Load File Dialog Route See Loading an Existing Table File List Route Table File page 13 12 View Editor window File gt Load Load File Dialog View See Loading a List Client Specific View page 7 15 Note To load the DEFAULT network view choose File gt Load DEFAULT View from the MWTM main menu The MWTM loads the DEFAULT vi
9. box Figure 4 2 Load File Dialog Seed File List Dialog gt MWTM Load File Dialog Seed File List Last Modified seediist1 Feb 12 02 08 53 PM seedlist2 Feb 12 02 09 45 PM _ Make this my preferred startup option 210645 The Load File Dialog Seed File List contains Field or Button Description si 3 OhtCt Type Icon indicating whether the item in the table is a file or a folder Name Name of the seed file or folder Last Modified Date and time the seed file or folder was last modified Size bytes Size of the seed file or folder in bytes User Guide for the Cisco Mobile Wireless Transport Manager 6 0 mae W OL 9118 03 Chapter 4 Getting Started Field or Button Discovering Your Network W Description Make this my preferred start option Specifies whether the selected seed file should be loaded automatically whenever this MWTM client is started or the Discovery dialog box is opened By default this check box is unchecked for all seed files That is no seed file is loaded automatically when the MWTM client is started or the Discovery dialog box is opened Number of Files appears in bottom left corner Total number of seed files and folders OK Loads the selected seed file saves any changes you made to the list of files and closes the dialog box To load a seed file double click it in the list select it i
10. can resize each column or sort the table based on the information in one of the columns By default the MWTM displays all of the columns in the Discovered Nodes section except Internal ID Uptime Reboot Reason Process Traps and Last Status Change e To display hidden columns right click in the table heading and select the check boxes for the columns that you want to display e To hide columns right click in the table heading and uncheck the check boxes for the columns that you want to hide For detailed information on working within tables see Navigating Table Columns page 5 23 The Discovered Nodes section contains Column or Button Description Internal ID Internal ID of the event The internal ID is a unique ID for every object that the MWTM assigns for its own internal use It can also be useful when the TAC is debugging problems Name Name or IP address of the discovered node All discovered nodes are placed in a DEFAULT configuration view which is stored on the MWTM server and all MWTM clients share Initially all clients use the DEFAULT view Users can then create their own views which are subsets of the DEFAULT view to meet their individual needs However you cannot modify the DEFAULT view stored on the MWTM server The DEFAULT view is always available for users who need to view the entire network Primary SNMP Address IP address of the node that SNMP uses to poll the node There might be othe
11. marked for deletion from the MWTM database you can also run the mwtm purgedb command see mwtm purgedb page B 41 If you have implemented MWTM User Based Access this option is available to users with authentication level Network Administrator level 4 and higher Edit gt Preferences Opens the Preferences window Ctrl H Network gt Node SNMP and Credentials Opens the SNMP Configuration dialog box Editor If you have implemented MWTM User Based Access Alt S this option is available to users with authentication level Network Administrator level 4 and higher Network gt Network Discovery Opens the Discovery dialog box Ctrl Y If you have implemented MWTM User Based Access this option is available to users with authentication level Network Administrator level 4 and higher Network gt Poll Nodes gt Normal Poll Polls all selected nodes Alt L If you have implemented MWTM User Based Access this option is available to users with authentication level Network Operator level 3 and higher User Guide for the Cisco Mobile Wireless Transport Manager 6 0 T OL 9118 03 a 435 Chapter4 Getting Started Using the MWTM Main Menu Menu Command Description Network gt Poll Nodes gt Clean Poll Alt C Polls all selected nodes and removes any Unknown objects after the completion of the poll If you have implemented MWTM User Based Access this option is available to users with au
12. node IP address or name in the IP Address Address range Subnet CIDR or DNS Hostname field then click Next MWTM automatically adds the seed node before displaying the Discovery tab OL 9118 03 User Guide for the Cisco Mobile Wireless Transport Manager 6 0 gy Chapter 4 Getting Started Discovering Your Network Figure 4 4 Discovery Tab Before Discovery DA MWTM Discovery Dialog File Edit Seed Settings Discovery Settings Entire Network Max Hops 3 _ Delete Existing Data Discover Network Discovered Nodes Primary SN Software Address Version 900re4 Delete Node The Discovery tab comprises e Discovery Settings page 4 15 e Discovered Nodes page 4 17 Related Topics e Discovery Overview page 4 4 e Polling a Node page 8 70 Poll Node 210647 g User Guide for the Cisco Mobile Wireless Transport Manager 6 0 OL 9118 03 Chapter4 Getting Started Discovering Your Network W Discovery Settings The Discovery Settings pane of the Discovery tab contains Field or Button Description Entire Network Check box used to specify the extent of the network discovery e To discover the entire network check this check box This is called recursive discovery and it is the default setting With this check box checked the MWTM discovers all seed nodes and attempts to manage them then attempts to discover and manage all nodes t
13. of files e Closes the Save File Dialog Seed File List dialog e Returns to the Discovery dialog box Delete Deletes the selected file from the seed file list The MWTM issues an informational message containing the name and location of the deleted file Cancel Closes the dialog box without saving the seed file or saving any changes to the seed file list Help Displays online help for the dialog box Creating a New Seed File To create a new seed file in the MWTM launch the Discovery dialog box as described in Launching the Discovery Dialog page 4 6 then select the Seed Settings tab if it is not already selected Figure 4 1 You use the Seed Settings tab within the Discovery dialog box to create save load and delete MWTM seed files The Seed Settings tab on the Discovery dialog box contains Field or Button Description Seed Nodes Lists the seed nodes currently defined in the MWTM IP Address Range IP address of the seed node The default value is or Hostname Note Follow the guidelines for IP addresses in SNMP Configuration Table page 3 16 Retries Number of times the MWTM attempts to connect to the seed node The valid range is 0 to 99 The default value is 2 Timeout sec Time in seconds the MWTM waits for a response from the seed node The valid range is 0 no timeout to 9999 The default value is 1 second I OL 9118 03 User Guide for the Cisco Mobile Wireless Transpor
14. server during installation See the Installing MWTM on Solaris and Installing MWTM on Windows chapters of the Installation Guide for the Cisco Mobile Wireless Transport Manager 6 0 for more information Help gt Topics Displays the table of contents for the MWTM online F1 help Help gt Window Displays online help for the current window Shift F1 Help gt About Displays build date version SSL support and F3 copyright information about the MWTM application 1 In the UNIX environment Solaris or Linux this key combination can be mapped to a different function based on the Common Desktop Environment CDE that a user might have For example in Solaris CDE Alt Left Arrow and Alt Right Arrow combinations are typically mapped to move back and forward through the different desktops To remap the keys for use with the MWTM see your UNIX Desktop Environment guide Accessing the MWTM through a Web Browser You can manage network nodes through one of two graphical user interfaces e MWTM client interface tThe standard interface for accessing MWTM data This interface is described in Displaying the MWTM Main Window page 4 22 e MWTM web interface A browser interface for accessing MWTM data This interface is introduced here and fully described in Chapter 11 Accessing Data from the Web Interface A comparison of the GUI features supported in each interface is shown in this matrix GUI
15. to access the node Starting the MWTM Client on Windows To start the MWTM client on a Windows system choose Start gt Programs gt Cisco MWTM Client gt Launch MWTM Client or double click the MWTM Client icon on the Windows desktop Discovering Your Network This section provides details on using the MWTM to discover your ITP or RAN O networks It includes e Discovery Overview page 4 4 e Launching the Discovery Dialog page 4 6 e Loading Seed Nodes and Seed Files page 4 7 e Running Discovery page 4 13 e Verifying Discovery page 4 21 Discovery Overview Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 The MWTM uses a Discovery process to populate the MWTM database discovering the objects in your network You can run Discovery if MWTM User Based Access is disabled or if it is enabled and you are a Network Administrator or System Administrator For more information about user authorization levels in the MWTM see Configuring MWTM User Account Levels Server Only page 2 5 To discover your network Start the MWTM client as described in Starting the MWTM Client page 4 2 If you want to change SNMP settings do so before running Discovery See Configuring SNMP Settings page 3 15 for more information If you want to discover ONS nodes and did not choose the option to discover your network during installation you must add the ONS nodes and set the credentials before running discovery see Adding Nodes page 3 22 for more infor
16. york a new york b chicago c When you save and name the seed file remember e You can use any letters numbers or characters in the name that your operating system allows except blanks e The MWTM saves the seed file with a see file extension e The MWTM saves the seed file in the MWTM server s seed file directory seeds If you installed the MWTM in the default directory opt then the seed file directory is opt CSCOsgm seeds If you installed the MWTM in a different directory then the seed file directory resides in that directory When the MWTM loads the seed file it verifies the syntax of the file deleting blank lines and extraneous leading and trailing spaces as needed The MWTM also verifies that each seed node name resolves to a valid IP address If a name does not resolve to a valid IP address the MWTM logs the erroneous entry and ignores it For example given this seed file new york a lt space gt lt space gt new york b ZZZZZZZZZZZZ lt blank line gt lt tab gt chicago c lt tab gt The MWTM loads these entries new york a new york b chicago c Running Discovery Click the Discovery tab in the Discovery dialog box to discover the objects in your network To display the Discovery tab launch the Discovery dialog box as described in Launching the Discovery Dialog page 4 6 then select the Discovery tab in the Discovery dialog box or click Next in the Seed Settings tab If you enter a seed
17. 3 See Saving a Seed File page 4 9 for more information about saving seed files Add Node Adds a new seed node to the MWTM Delete Deletes the selected seed node The MWTM deletes the seed node without asking for confirmation Next Displays the Discovery tab in the Discovery dialog box If you enter a seed node IP address or name in the IP Address Address range Subnet CIDR or DNS Hostname field then click Next MWTM automatically adds the seed node before displaying the Discovery tab Changing an Existing Seed File Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 To modify an existing seed file in MWTM Load the seed file as described in Loading a Seed File page 4 8 To add another seed node to the seed file enter the name or IP address of the seed node in the IP Address Address range Subnet CIDR or DNS Hostname field and click Add Node To delete a seed node from the seed file select the seed node and click Delete Node To save the modified seed file use the procedure described in Saving a Seed File page 4 9 User Guide for the Cisco Mobile Wireless Transport Manager 6 0 Ca 0L 9118 03 Chapter 4 Getting Started Discovering Your Network Hl Creating and Changing Seed Files Using a Text Editor A seed file is simply an unformatted list of seed node names To create a seed file by using a text editor simply create a file and list the seed node names one on each line with no other formatting new
18. 7 Cisco2651XM _ 12 2 25 Warning Link Inactive RAN Backhauls 75 172 18 17 2 Cisco7507 12 2 25 Warning Link Inactive RAN Shorthauls 172 18 156 101 RAN_SVC 12 2 29 Warning Remote alarm sta DEFAULT View 172 18 156 50 CiscoONS154 7 2 Warning Remote alarm sta 172 18 156 21 CiscoMWR 19 12 4 9 Warning Remote alarm sta z il 17218156 2iCiscaMWwR 19 117 4 o Warnino Remote alarm View DEFAULT View dhcp 64 102 206 199 cisco com The MWTM main window is the primary window of the MWTM client interface It is the first window to appear when you launch the MWTM client It displays basic information about the events and objects that the MWTM discovers 210440 When you start the MWTM for the first time if you did not configure the MWTM server to automatically discover your network the first time the server starts after installation the MWTM database contains no information and the MWTM main window is blank The database is populated and reflected in the MWTM main window when you run Discovery for the first time the MWTM displays the Discovery dialog box to make it easier for you to do so In fact any time you start the MWTM client and the MWTM
19. Features Web Interface Client Interface Notes Main window X X Slight differences exist between the interfaces in the navigation tree and content area displays Discovery window X Client only feature but the nodes that appear in the web interface are refreshed after a discovery is performed in the client interface OL 9118 03 User Guide for the Cisco Mobile Wireless Transport Manager 6 0 gy Chapter4 Getting Started W Accessing the MWTM through a Web Browser GUI Features Web Interface Client Interface Notes Historical Data X You enter a start and stop time for the data you are interested in and the MWTM retrieves the data from its database You can access the web interface display from the right click menus in the client interface Real time Data X The MWTM periodically polls the node for real time data and updates the charts and graphs as new data is received Topology X Client only feature High level editors X These editors appear under the Tools menu of the MWTM main window e Route Table Editor e GTT Title Editor e Address Table Editor e Event Editor Provisioning X Web only feature for ITP objects To launch web provisioning from the MWTM client select the ITP object in the navigation tree and choose the Provision option from the right click menu You access the web interface using one of two methods e Open a browser and enter http server_na
20. MWTM client in a different directory then the bin directory is located in that directory Launching the MWTM Event Editor To launch the MWTM Event Editor choose Start gt Programs gt Cisco MWTM Client gt Launch MWTM Event Editor from the Windows Start menu The MWTM launches the MWTM Event Editor Launching the MWTM SSL Certificate Tool To launch the MWTM SSL Certificate Tool from the Windows Start menu choose Start gt Programs gt Cisco MWTM Client gt MWTM SSL Certificate Tool Displaying the MWTM README File The MWTM README file contains late breaking information about the MWTM that might not be found in the other product documentation To open the MWTM README file from the Windows Start menu choose Start gt Programs gt Cisco MWTM Client gt Readme Uninstalling the MWTM You can uninstall the MWTM from the Windows Start menu For details see the Uninstalling the MWTM Client section of the Installation Guide for the Cisco Mobile Wireless Transport Manager 6 0 Exiting the MWTM Client When you are finished monitoring network performance statistics you can exit the MWTM client Step 1 From the MWTM main menu choose File gt Exit The Exit MWTM confirmation window appears Step2 Click Yes to close the MWTM client application User Guide for the Cisco Mobile Wireless Transport Manager 6 0 naaa OL 9118 03
21. Remote alarm stat 172 18 1 56 20 CiscoMWR 1 94 12 49 MR O Warning Remote alarm stat ems15454ea 172 18 156 50 Cisco0NS15454 7 2 LJ Warning Remote alarm stat emsskyla2 172 18 156 101 RAN_SVC 12 2 29 5M L_ a Warning Remote alarm stat sgm 73 911 172 18 17 13 Cisco7301 12 2 25 S Active None sgm 3 91k 172 18 17 12 Cisco 301 12 4 6 SW LJ Y Active None sgm 26 91j 172 18 17 11 Cisc02651XM 12 2 25 S L Y amp Active None sgm 26 91 172 18 17 4 Cisco2651XM 12 2 25 S L Y Active None sgm 26 91h 172 18 17 9 Cisco2651XM 4 2 2 25 S mm v amp Active None sgm 26 91i 172 18 17 10 Cisco2651 M 12 2 25 S LJ Y Active None sgm 26 91d 172 18 17 5 Cisc02651XM 12 2 25 S L Y Active None sgm 26 91g 172 18 17 8 Cisco2651XM 12 2 25 S amp Active None ems1941kr 172 18 156 52 CiscomMWVR 194 12 4 9 MR Active None ems1941kq 172 18 156 49 CiscoMWVR 194 12 4 9 MR Active None ems15454ed 172 18 156 80 Cisco0NS15454 7 2 LJ active None IamedbARdne 47940 466 7nlGin ORIOL EAE A 4 pe Cy PEETA Tian Delete Node Poll Node 210439 To see a tooltip for each column in the table place the cursor over a column heading If a cell is too small to show all of its data place the cursor over the cell to see the full text in a tooltip OL 9118 03 User Guide for the Cisco Mobile Wireless Transport Manager 6 0 Chapter4 Getting Started HI Discovering Your Network You
22. TM discovered all nodes including new and excluded nodes not just the nodes in the current view By default this table is sorted by Status Figure 4 5 Discovery Tab After Discovery with Discovered Nodes gt MWTM Discovery Dialog File Edit Seed Settings Discovery Settings Entire Network Max Hops 3 C Delete Existing Data Discovered Nodes Primary SNMP Address ems1941kg 172 18 156 124 IPDevice Unknown L Unknown SNMP Timeout emsskyla1 172 18 156 85 IPDevice Unknown Unknown SNMP Timeout 17217187 172 17 18 7 IPDevice Unknown Unknown SNMP Timeout sgm ansi xua 172 18 17 15 IPDevice Unknown L_ Unknown MIB Data Error 172 18 17 16 Ciscor604 12 2 25 S LJ v Warning Linkset Inactive 172 18 17 14 Cisco7206VXR_ 12 2 25 5 LJ y Warning Linkset Inactive 172 18 17 6 Cisco2651XM 12 2 25 S L Y Warning SGMP Inactive 172 18 17 2 Cisco 507 12 2 25 S LJ Warning Link Inactive 172 18 17 7 Cisco2651XM 12 2 25 S lel Y Warning Link Inactive 172 18 17 3 Cisco 50 mx 42 2 25 S L Y Warning Link Inactive 172 18 156 21 CiscoMWR 194 12 4 9 MR L L Warning
23. View gt Web gt Reports Displays the MWTM web reports main page in a web browser View gt Web gt Archived Events gt Status Changes Displays the archived status changes in a web browser View gt Web gt Archived Events gt SNMP Traps Displays the archived SNMP traps in a web browser View gt Web gt Archived Events gt Status Changes and SNMP Traps Displays both the archived status changes and archived SNMP traps in a web browser View gt Web gt Software Versions Displays the MWTM software versions for the server you are connected to and which is currently running the MWTM server in a web browser View gt Message of the Day Opens the Message of the Day dialog box mi User Guide for the Cisco Mobile Wireless Transport Manager 6 0 OL 9118 03 _ Chapter 4 Getting Started Menu Command Using the MWTM Main Menu Description View gt Cisco com Displays the Cisco com Home Page in a web browser Go gt Back Alt Left Arrow Navigates back to the last window viewed in this session Go gt Forward Alt Right Arrow Navigates forward to the last window viewed in this session Go gt Back gt List of Windows Navigates back to a window viewed in this session The MWTM maintains a list of up to 10 Back windows Go gt Forward gt List of Windows Navigates forward to a window viewed in this session The MWTM maintain
24. address table files perform semantic checks save address table files and deploy address table files to an ITP If you have implemented MWTM User Based Access this option is available to users with authentication level Network Operator level 3 and higher I OL 9118 03 User Guide for the Cisco Mobile Wireless Transport Manager 6 0 gy Chapter4 Getting Started W sUsing the MWTM Main Menu Menu Command Description Tools gt Event Editor Launches the Event Editor which you use to Alt B e Customize the visible category severity color and message associated with events e Configure sounds for the MWTM to play for different types of events e Load save and deploy customized event configurations If you have implemented MWTM User Based Access this option is available to users with authentication level Network Operator level 3 and higher Tools gt Event Sounds Opens the Event Sound Filters dialog box which you Ctrl U use to define sounds that the MWTM client should play when specific events are logged Tools gt Virtual RAN Backhaul Editor Launches the Virtual RAN Backhaul Editor which you Ctrl B use to create a virtual RAN backhaul by grouping real backhauls Tools gt CiscoWorks gt Device Center Links to the CiscoWorks Device Center which Ctrl 2 provides a number of web based functions including reachability trends response time trends interface status Syslog browsing
25. ains e Before Starting the MWTM Client page 4 3 e Starting the MWTM Client on Solaris or Linux page 4 3 e Access the Node page 4 4 e Starting the MWTM Client on Windows page 4 4 User Guide for the Cisco Mobile Wireless Transport Manager 6 0 P42 E OL 9118 03 Chapter 4 Getting Started Starting the MWTM Client W Before Starting the MWTM Client When you start an MWTM client the version and release of the client must match that of the MWTM server If there is a client server mismatch the MWTM displays a warning message when you try to start the client If you have a web browser installed the MWTM optionally opens a web page from which you can download an allowed matching client See Downloading the MWTM Client from the Web page 11 7 for more information about downloading the MWTM client Setting the DISPLAY Variable for Solaris or Linux Clients If you see the following message upon client startup you must set the DISPLAY variable Could not launch client Can t connect to X11 window server using lt x gt as the value of the DISPLAY variable The DISPLAY variable is set as part of your login environment on Solaris or Linux However if you use Telnet or SSH to access a workstation you must set the DISPLAY variable to local display by using this command setenv DISPLAY local_ws 0 0 where local_ws is your local workstation If your shell does not support the setenv command enter export DISPLAY local_w
26. at window For detailed information about the menu options provided by other windows see the descriptions of those windows The MWTM main menu contains Menu Command Description File gt Load DEFAULT View Loads the DEFAULT view which is the view into Ctrl D which the MWTM places all discovered objects when discovering the network The DEFAULT view is stored on the MWTM server and shared by all MWTM clients but the clients cannot modify it File gt Load View Loads an already existing view The MWTM prompts Ctrl L you for the name of the view you want to load e Select the name of the view or accept the default view name then click OK to load the view e Click Cancel to close the prompt window without loading a view File gt Save View Saves the current view Ctrl S e If you have not already saved the current view opens the Save File dialog box View List in which you enter or select a filename under which to save the current view e If you have already saved the current view saves the view to that filename If you have implemented MWTM User Based Access this option is available to users with authentication level Power User level 2 and higher File gt Save View As Opens the Save File Dialog View List which you use to enter or select a filename under which to save the current view If you have implemented MWTM User Based Access this option is available to users with authentication le
27. at you loaded a seed node that you did not intend to load you can click Stop Discovery to stop the Discovery process Note If you stop the Discovery process the information in the MWTM database is incomplete and unreliable To generate a new complete and reliable MWTM database check the Delete Existing Data check box and run Discovery again This button replaces the Discover Network button when the Discovery process begins and changes back to the Discover Network button when the Discovery process ends If you run Discovery with the Entire Network check box unchecked and then you run Discovery with the Entire Network check box checked any Unmanaged nodes in the first Discovery are not rediscovered by the second Discovery User Guide for the Cisco Mobile Wireless Transport Manager 6 0 Ca 0L 9118 03 _ Chapter 4 Getting Started Discovering Your Network W To recover from this situation and generate a new complete and reliable MWTM database you must perform one of these procedures e Run Discovery again with Entire Network and Delete Existing Data checked e Change the Unmanaged nodes to managed status See Unmanaging and Managing Nodes or ITP Signaling Points page 6 38 for more information e Poll the nodes that were Unmanaged in the first Discovery See Polling a Node page 8 70 for more information Discovered Nodes The Discovered Nodes table in the Discovery tab Figure 4 5 lists all nodes that the MW
28. ault setting is enabled check box is checked To disable ITP report polling uncheck the check box For RAN O nodes the check box is read only If you want to e Enable trap polling for the RAN O node set ipran mib snmp access to outOfBand on the node e Disable trap polling for the RAN O node set ipran mib snmp access to inBand on the node Notes Indicates whether a note is associated with the node Events Indicates whether a recent event is associated with the node Even if the server purges all of the events associated with the node the MWTM continues to display the event icon in this field During Discovery the MWTM might flag most nodes with an event icon orange triangle If the event icons are too distracting choose Edit gt Clear All Events from the MWTM main menu to remove them Last Status Change Date and time that the status of the node last changed Status Current status of the node Possible values are Active green Discovering cyan Polling cyan Unknown red Unmanaged gray Waiting gray Warning yellow For detailed definitions of each status see Status Definitions for Signaling Gateway Mated Pairs page E 7 User Guide for the Cisco Mobile Wireless Transport Manager 6 0 M420 i OL 9118 03 Chapter4 Getting Started Column or Button Discovering Your Network Hl Description Status Reason Reason for the current status of the signaling
29. b You cannot poll a node with a Primary SNMP Address of N A If you select e A node with a Primary SNMP Address of N A then the Poll button is dimmed and cannot be selected e More than one node and even one of them has a Primary SNMP Address of N A then the Poll button is dimmed and cannot be selected Verifying Discovery After you discover the network see Discovery Overview page 4 4 examine the Discovered Nodes table to verify that the MWTM discovered all of the nodes in the network If you suspect that the MWTM did not discover all of the nodes verify that e No nodes are excluded from your current view e The MWTM server can ping the nodes e The nodes are running images that are compatible with the MWTM server e SNMP is enabled on the nodes e The MWTM is configured with the correct SNMP community name See Launching the Discovery Dialog page 4 6 for details I OL 9118 03 User Guide for the Cisco Mobile Wireless Transport Manager 6 0 gy Chapter4 Getting Started HT Displaying the MWTM Main Window e ITP only The missing nodes are connected to the seed nodes by SCTP connections not just serial connections If they are not connected by SCTP connections you must add the missing nodes to the seed file as seed nodes See Changing an Existing Seed File page 4 12 for more information e You selected Entire Network when you ran Discovery If you suspect that you did not run Discovery again with En
30. cons are too distracting use the Edit gt Clear All Events menu option to remove them Edit gt Find Opens the Find dialog box in which you find a specific Ctrl F object event or text in the window If you select an object in the navigation tree within the MWTM main window this option is dimmed and cannot be selected User Guide for the Cisco Mobile Wireless Transport Manager 6 0 M434 OL 9118 03 Chapter4 Getting Started Using the MWTM Main Menu W Menu Command Description Edit gt Delete Deletes the currently selected element or elements Delete from the MWTM database The MWTM displays the Confirm Deletion dialog box To e Delete the selected elements click Yes The items are deleted from the MWTM database and the Confirm Deletion dialog box is closed e Retain the selected elements click No The items are kept in the MWTM database and the Confirm Deletion dialog box closes e Prevent the MWTM from displaying the Confirm Deletion dialog box select the Do not show this again check box Note If you select the Do not show this again check box and you later decide you want the MWTM to begin displaying the Confirm Deletion dialog box again you must select the Confirm Deletions check box in the General GUI settings in the Preferences window For more information see the description of the Confirm Deletions check box in Startup Exit Settings page 5 4 To permanently delete all elements
31. database is empty the MWTM automatically opens the Discovery dialog box so you can run Discovery and populate the database For more information about Discovery see Discovering Your Network page 4 4 The events and objects that the MWTM discovers appear in the MWTM main window User Guide for the Cisco Mobile Wireless Transport Manager 6 0 T OL 9118 03 EN Chapter4 Getting Started HT Displaying the MWTM Main Window Navigational Features To help you keep track of which view you are currently using as well as other important information most MWTM windows display the name of the system on which the MWTM server is running in the title bar This information appears across the bottom of the window A locked padlock symbol if the MWTM server has a security certificate To see the certificate click the symbol An unlocked padlock symbol if the MWTM server does not have a security certificate The number of objects currently visible in the window if any The number of files currently visible in the load or save files dialog box if any Status messages as appropriate Informational messages are visible in black For example Discovery running Messages that indicate successful actions are visible in green For example View Saved Error messages are visible in red For example Node does not have a note The MWTM contains many fields into which you can enter information such as a new node name or
32. e 4 3 The MWTM stores the seed file in the seed file directory on the MWTM server e If you installed the MWTM in the default directory opt then the MWTM seed file directory is opt CSCOsgm seeds e If you installed the MWTM in a different directory then the MWTM seed file directory is located in that directory I OL 9118 03 User Guide for the Cisco Mobile Wireless Transport Manager 6 0 gy Chapter4 Getting Started Discovering Your Network wy Note If another user modifies and saves the seed file before you save your changes the MWTM asks if you want to overwrite that user s changes If you choose to do so the other user s changes are overwritten and lost If you choose not to do so your changes are lost unless you save the seed file to a different filename Figure 4 3 Save File Dialog Seed File List Dialog gt MWTM Save File Dialog Seed File List a Name Last Modified Size seedlist Feb 12 02 08 53 50 seediist2 Feb 12 02 09 45 50 Filename seedlist3 _ Make this my preferred startup option Help 210646 The Save File Dialog Seed File List contains Field or Button Description Type Icon indicating whether the item in the table is a file or a folder Name Name of the seed file or folder Last Modified Date and time the seed file or folder was last modified Size bytes S
33. elated objects Application Server Processes An application server process object can contain application server process associations e ITP and RAN O nodes can contain Management Interfaces A folder that contains a list of interfaces that the MWTM uses to manage the node Physical A folder that contains a list of the physical interfaces and cards that belong to the node Slot numbers precede card objects for example 15 RAN_SVC or 02 E1 42 Note All objects in the Physical folder are ignored unless they also appear outside of the Physical folder The status of Physical folder only objects does not contribute to the status of the parent node These objects also do not appear in the Alarms view but they do appear in the Events view You can un ignore the Physical folder then re ignore the objects you do not want to monitor For more information see Why are objects in the Physical folder ignored page C 8 You can easily navigate the features of the MWTM client with the navigation tree To view detailed information about an object in the navigation tree click the object in the tree The content area in the right pane displays the details about the selected object An icon just to the left of the object name indicates whether the object has subtending objects under its domain This icon is called a turner To expand the tree of objects click the turner Click the turner again to collapse the objects OL 9118 03
34. ering the network Click Discover Network to begin Discovery If you have not defined at least one seed node in the Seed Settings tab the MWTM prompts you to do so When Discovery begins e The Discover Network button changes to Stop Discovery e The Discovery In Progress message appears in the title bar of all MWTM client windows Discovery progresses in bursts You might see a number of updates followed by a pause followed by more updates The information that MWTM windows displays is not fully updated until Discovery is complete By default Discovery times out after 600 seconds 10 minutes To change the Discovery timeout change the value of the DISCOVERY_TIMELIMIT entry in the Server properties file e If you installed the MWTM in the default directory opt then the location of the Serverproperties file is opt CSCOsgm properties Server properties e If you installed the MWTM in a different directory then the Server properties file resides in that directory Because the MWTM is an asynchronous system with the MWTM server contacting clients one at a time and because clients might run at different speeds the information that MWTM clients display during Discovery might not always be synchronized All other MWTM windows Node topology and so on are also populated with the newly discovered network data Stop Discovery Stops the Discovery process For example if you click Discover Network then you realize th
35. ew To display a Save File dialog box use one of these procedures Launched From Choose Window Launched Notes Address Table Editor ITP only File gt Save As Save File Dialog Address Table File List See Saving an Address Table File page 15 23 Discovery dialog box File gt Save As Save File Dialog Seed File List See Saving a Seed File page 4 9 Event Filter dialog box File gt Save As Save File Dialog Save Filter See Saving an Event Filter File page 9 17 GTT Editor ITP only File gt Save As Save File Dialog GTT File List See Saving a GTT File page 14 46 Route Table dialog box File gt Save As Save File Dialog Route Table File List See Saving a Route Table File page 13 14 View Editor window File gt Save As Save File Dialog View List See Closing the View Editor Window page 7 15 _ User Guide for the Cisco Mobile Wireless Transport Manager 6 0 0L 9118 03 Chapter4 Getting Started Using the Windows Start Menu W Using the Windows Start Menu This section includes e Changing the Default MWTM Server Name page 4 43 e Launching the MWTM Client page 4 43 e Launching the MWTM DOS Prompt page 4 44 e Launching the MWTM Event Editor page 4 44 e Launching the MWTM SSL Certificate Tool page 4 44 e Displaying the MWTM README File page 4 44 e Uninstalling the MWTM page 4 44 Changing the Defaul
36. g Discovery page 4 13 When the Discovery In Progress message disappears Discovery is running The Discovered Nodes table within the Discovery tab Figure 4 5 lists all nodes that were discovered by the MWTM all nodes including new and excluded nodes not just the nodes in the current view See Discovered Nodes page 4 17 for more information Examine the Discovered Nodes table to verify that the MWTM discovered all of the nodes in the network If you suspect that the MWTM did not discover all of the nodes see Verifying Discovery page 4 21 for troubleshooting information You might need to add more seed nodes and run Discovery again When you are satisfied that the MWTM discovered all of the nodes in the network save the list of seed nodes in a seed file See Saving a Seed File page 4 9 for more information Note ITP only You can run Discovery multiple times to attempt to discover additional nodes based on the IP addresses defined in the Stream Control Transmission Protocol SCTP links If you are using a separate management VLAN to manage your nodes but private or unreachable IP addresses for your SCTP connectivity uncheck the Entire Network check box in the Discovery dialog box Otherwise Discovery attempts to reach those nodes continuously Instead enter all nodes to be discovered directly into the seed list and do a nonrecursive Discovery Related Topics e Configuring SNMP Settings page 3 15 e Backing Up or Res
37. gateway mated pair For a full list of possible reasons see the stateReasons html file If you installed the MWTM in e The default directory opt then the file is located at opt CSCOsgm apache share htdocs eventHelp directory e A different directory then the help directory and file reside in that directory If the cell is too small to show all of the status reason place the cursor over the cell to see the full text in a tooltip The status reasons are listed in order of decreasing severity If two or more reasons apply the reason of greatest severity appears If the status reason is Unsupported Configuration correct the configuration and enter the mwtm cleandiscover command to delete all current network data and begin a discovery of the network If the status reason remains Unsupported Configuration enter the mwtm clean command to restore the MWTM server to a state that would exist after a new installation of the MWTM excluding the log files which the MWTM retains To also remove the log files enter the mwtm cleanall command For more information on the use of these commands see the Command Reference page B 1 Back Displays the Seed Settings tab in the Discovery dialog box Delete Deletes the selected node or nodes from the Discovery database The MWTM deletes the nodes without asking for confirmation Poll Node Begins a poll of all nodes selected within the Discovered Nodes table in the Discovery ta
38. hat are adjacent to those seed nodes unless the nodes are connected by serial links only then attempts to discover and manage all nodes that are adjacent to those nodes and so on until the Max Hops limit is reached e To rediscover only seed nodes uncheck this check box This is called nonrecursive discovery With this check box unchecked the MWTM discovers all seed nodes and attempts to manage them then labels all nodes that are adjacent to those seed nodes as Unmanaged Delete Existing Check box used to keep or delete the existing MWTM database when discovering Data the network e To keep all existing network data in the MWTM database before rediscovering the network uncheck this check box This is the default setting e To delete all existing network data from the MWTM database before rediscovering the network check this check box Choose this option if you know that network elements have been deleted from your network since the last Discovery If you discover the network with Delete Existing Data selected the MWTM stops any real time polls that are running and issues appropriate messages Max Hops The maximum number of hops from the seed node to search for other nodes to discover Default is 3 User Guide for the Cisco Mobile Wireless Transport Manager 6 0 OL 9118 03 ais Chapter4 Getting Started HI Discovering Your Network Field or Button Description Discover Network Begins discov
39. hours and minutes Right Click Menu for All Alarms To see the right click menu for all active alarms select Alarms in the navigation tree and press the right mouse button For details on the menu options see Right Click Menu for the Summary Lists page 4 29 Right Click Menu for a Specific Alarm The active alarms table provides a subset of the MWTM main menu as a right click menu To see this menu select an alarm and press the right mouse button The alarm right click menu provides the same options as the right click menu for the associated network object plus these Menu Command Description Expand All Displays all higher level alarms associated with all network objects in the active alarms table Collapse All Does not display higher level alarms in the active alarms table A Caution The alarms that the active alarms table displays are the actual network objects in the MWTM Options that you select in the right click menu affect the object in the MWTM For example if you delete a node in the active alarms table you delete that node from the MWTM database User Guide for the Cisco Mobile Wireless Transport Manager 6 0 M432 By OL 9118 03 Chapter4 Getting Started Using the MWTM Main Menu W Using the MWTM Main Menu The MWTM main menu appears in the menu bar of most MWTM windows Some menu items do not appear on some windows In addition menu items that are dimmed are not available on th
40. igation tree to display a menu for the summary lists For more information see Right Click Menu for the Summary Lists page 4 29 e For details on the right click menu for an object within a summary list see Viewing the Right Click Menu for an Object page 8 3 Note If an object of a given type has not been discovered then the corresponding summary lists folder does not appear To view the summary lists select Summary Lists in the navigation tree within the MWTM main window The MWTM displays the Summary Statistics window User Guide for the Cisco Mobile Wireless Transport Manager 6 0 M426 OL 9118 03 _ Chapter 4 Getting Started Displaying the MWTM Main Window Ti Figure 4 8 Summary Statistics Window ST MWTM Main Window ITP RAN O ems svr276 File Edit Network iew Go Tools Alarms Signaling Points Linksets Links oe ESE Shutdown pp Server Processes App Server Proc Assoc Active Signaling Gateway Matec Unmanaged Interfaces NotPresent Cards RAN Backhauls RAN Shorthauls DEFAULT View olni lol jojojojo olnialolsjojojojo Iil zj S 10 Status Changed Sorting Order ems15454ed View DEFAULT View dhep 64 102 206 199 cisco com 210441 The Summary Statistics window provides basic summary information about all discovered network objects that the MWTM discovered For detailed information on objects within Sum
41. ing Seed Nodes and Seed Files You use the MWTM to load one or more new seed nodes or to create save load and delete existing MWTM seed files This section includes e Loading a Seed Node page 4 8 e Loading a Seed File page 4 8 e Saving a Seed File page 4 9 e Creating a New Seed File page 4 11 e Creating a New Seed File page 4 11 e Creating and Changing Seed Files Using a Text Editor page 4 13 User Guide for the Cisco Mobile Wireless Transport Manager 6 0 OL 9118 03 E Chapter4 Getting Started HI Discovering Your Network Loading a Seed Node To load a seed node enter the name or IP address of the seed node in the IP Address Address range Subnet CIDR or DNS Hostname field and click Add Node or press Enter amp Note Follow the guidelines for IP addresses in SNMP Configuration Table page 3 16 The MWTM displays details of the SNMP settings for the seed nodes in the Seed Details pane Continue adding seed nodes until you are certain that the MWTM will be able to discover the entire network Loading a Seed File If you have already created and saved one or more seed files you can load a seed file change the list of seed files and select one seed file to be loaded automatically when the MWTM client is started or the Discovery dialog box is opened To load an existing seed file choose File gt Load Seeds from the Discovery Dialog menu The MWTM displays the Load File Dialog Seed File List dialog
42. ireless Transport Manager 6 0 M424 OL 9118 03 Chapter 4 Getting Started Displaying the MWTM Main Window W MWTM Client Navigation Tree The MWTM Client navigation tree displays objects in a variety of formats and views The DEFAULT view and other views that you can create display a hierarchy of the objects that the MWTM manages The highest objects within a view are nodes which contain the following subtending objects e RAN O nodes can contain RAN SVC A RAN SVC node can contain a list of backhauls a management interface folder and a physical folder RAN Backhaul The end to end RAN connection between the BTS or Node B at the cell site and the BSC or RNC at the aggregation site The RAN backhaul contains one or more shorthaul objects and an IP backhaul object IP Backhaul The IP link that carries RAN O traffic between the RAN O nodes for example between an MWR at the cell site and a RAN Service card in an ONS at the aggregation site e RAN backhauls can contain GSM Abis Shorthaul In GSM technology the interface between the BTS and the BSC UMTS lub Shorthaul In UMTS technology the interface between the Node B and the RNC amp Note The MWTM does not manage BSC BTS RNC or Node B objects but displays them in the topology window to help you visualize the network e ITP nodes can contain Signaling Points A signaling point object contains a list of associated linksets links and other r
43. ize of the seed file or folder in bytes Filename Name by which you want to save the seed file If you create a new seed filename you can use any letters numbers or characters in the name that are allowed by your operating system However if you include any spaces in the new name the MWTM converts those spaces to hyphens For example the MWTM saves file a b c as a b c Make this my preferred start option Specifies whether the selected seed file should be loaded automatically whenever this MWTM client is started or the Discovery dialog box is opened By default this check box is unchecked for all seed files That is no seed file is loaded automatically when the MWTM client is started or the Discovery dialog box is opened User Guide for the Cisco Mobile Wireless Transport Manager 6 0 Cu 0L 9118 03 Chapter 4 Getting Started Field or Button Discovering Your Network W Description Number of Files displayed in bottom left corner Total number of seed files and folders OK Saves the seed file and any changes you made to the seed file list and closes the dialog box To save the seed file with a new name you can either save the file with e A completely new name Enter the new name and click OK e An existing name overwriting an old seed file Select the name in the list and click OK The MWTM e Saves the seed file with the new name e Saves any changes you made to the list
44. mary Lists see Displaying Object Windows page 6 2 You can resize each column or sort the table based on the information in one of the columns By default this table is sorted by Status with failures red statuses at the top and the MWTM displays all of the columns in the table except Signaling Points Linksets Links Application Servers Application Server Processes Application Server Process Associations and Signaling Gateway Mated Pairs Note If you are viewing Summary Lists through the MWTM Web interface all columns appear assuming you have discovered all types of objects For example if you have no Cards discovered the Cards column is not visible For detailed information on working within tables see Navigating Table Columns page 5 23 The summary list table contains I OL 9118 03 User Guide for the Cisco Mobile Wireless Transport Manager 6 0 Hl Chapter4 Getting Started W Displaying the MWTM Main Window Column Description Status Current status of the network objects Possible values are Unknown red Unavailable red Inactive red Failed red Down red Blocked red Pending red Warning yellow Shutdown blue InhibitLoc blue InhibitRem blue Discovering cyan Polling cyan Waiting gray Unmanaged gray Active green For detailed definitions of each status for each type of network object see Appendix E Status Definitions Total Total number of netwo
45. mation Choose Network gt Network Discovery from the MWTM main menu The MWTM displays the Discovery dialog box See Launching the Discovery Dialog page 4 6 for more information User Guide for the Cisco Mobile Wireless Transport Manager 6 0 Maa E OL 9118 03 Chapter 4 Getting Started Step 5 Step 6 Step7 Step 8 Step 9 Discovering Your Network W Select the Seed Settings tab if it is not already selected You use the Seed Settings tab to create save load and delete MWTM seed files Load one or more seed nodes or an existing seed file by using the procedures in Loading Seed Nodes and Seed Files page 4 7 Select the Discovery tab or click Next You use the Discovery tab to discover the objects in your network See Running Discovery page 4 13 for more information e To specify the extent of the network discovery check the Entire Network check box See the description of the Entire Network check box in Running Discovery page 4 13 for more information e To specify whether the MWTM should keep or delete the existing database when discovering the network check the Delete Existing Data check box See the description of the Delete Existing Data check box in Running Discovery page 4 13 for more information e To specify the maximum number of hops for discovering objects in your network enter a value in the Max Hops text box For more information see the description of the Max Hops text box in the Runnin
46. me 1774 in the Address field e From the MWTM client interface choose View gt MWTM Server gt Home Page The web interface window opens in the browser window mi User Guide for the Cisco Mobile Wireless Transport Manager 6 0 OL 9118 03 Chapter 4 Getting Started Figure 4 10 MWTM Web Interface Loading and Saving MWTM Files W MWTM 6 0 0 15 ems syr276 RAN O ITP Mozilla Firefox Eile Edit view Go Chipmarks Bookmarks Tools Help gt 8 A http fems svr276 1774 mwtm jsp navMain jsp Oe iG afeafe cisco Navigation Tree Home Administrative Alarms Events Summary Lists Reports File Archive DEFAULT View Done Mobile Wireless Transport Manager 6 0 0 15 ems svr276 RAN 0 ITP Client Software Download Windows Client Download Solaris Client Download Linux Client Browser Checker MWTM on Cisco com Cisco Home Page MWTM Home Page Engineering Software Updates ftp MWTM Software Download Page Latest MWTM Documentation Documentation Help Home Page User Guide pdf Install Guide pdf Release Notes pdf Frequently Asked Questions MWTM Server Help Command 210593 For detailed information about the MWTM web interface see Chapter 11 Accessing Data from the Web Interface Loading and Saving MWTM Files You use the MWTM to quickly and easily load and save MWTM files The files are on the MWTM server and you can load them on
47. n the list and click OK or enter the name of the file and click OK The MWTM saves any changes you made to the list of files closes the Load File Dialog Seed File List dialog box loads the seed file and returns to the Discovery dialog box The MWTM lists all of the seed nodes in the seed file in the Seed Nodes pane and displays details of the SNMP settings for the seed nodes in the Seed Details pane Delete Deletes the selected file from the seed file list The MWTM issues an informational message containing the name and location of the deleted file Cancel Closes the dialog box without loading a seed file or saving any changes to the seed file list Help Displays online help for the dialog box Saving a Seed File You use the MWTM to save a specific seed file change the list of seed files and select one seed file to be loaded automatically when the MWTM client is started or the Discovery dialog box is opened When you are satisfied that the MWTM has discovered all of the nodes in the network save the list of seed nodes in a seed file by using one of these procedures e To save the changes you made to the seed file without changing the name of the file choose File gt Save from the Discovery Dialog menu e To save the changes you have made to the seed file with a new name choose File gt Save As from the Discovery Dialog menu The MWTM displays the Save File Dialog Seed File List dialog box Figur
48. only Interfaces Total number of discovered interfaces with the indicated status RAN Backhauls Total number of discovered RAN backhauls with the indicated status RAN Shorthauls Total number of discovered RAN shorthauls with the indicated status Cards Total number of discovered cards with the indicated status Right Click Menu for the Summary Lists To see the right click menu for the summary lists select Summary Lists or any of the objects under Summary Lists in the navigation tree and press the right mouse button The menu provides Menu Command Description Show In New Window Opens the current window in a new window Back gt List of Windows _ Navigates back to a window viewed in this session The MWTM maintains a list of up to 10 Back windows Forward gt List of Navigates forward to a window viewed in this session Windows The MWTM maintains a list of up to 10 Forward windows User Guide for the Cisco Mobile Wireless Transport Manager 6 0 OL 9118 03 ZN Chapter4 Getting Started W Displaying the MWTM Main Window Displaying Alarms amp Note For details about viewing alarms using the MWTM web interface see Displaying Alarms page 11 27 You use the MWTM to view a summary of all currently active alarms in your network including the current status of the associated network object An active alarm is a network object with this status e A node or interface that is Warning yellow
49. or named view Displays the view name and all objects within that view For details about views see Chapter 7 Managing Views When you start the MWTM for the first time the MWTM displays the Discovery dialog box and the MWTM main window User Guide for the Cisco Mobile Wireless Transport Manager 6 0 M422 OL 9118 03 Chapter4 Getting Started Displaying the MWTM Main Window Ti Figure 4 6 Discovery Dialog 3 MWTM Discovery Dialog File Edit Seed Settings Discovery Settings v Entire Network Max Hops 3 _ Delete Existing Data Discover Network Discovered Nodes Primary SN Software Status Address Version Reason Poli Node 210647 Figure 4 7 MWTM Main Window SA MWTM Main Window ITP RAN O ems svr276 File Edit Network Yiew Go Tools Alarms Events C Summary Lists c J 172 17 18 7 IPDevice Unknown Unknown SNMP Timeout Signaling Points 172 18 156 84 IPDevice Unknown Unknown SNMP Timeout Linksets 172 18 156 85 PDevice Unknown Unknown SNMP Timeout plies 172 18 17 15 IPDevice Unknown Unknown MIB Data Error foes ERE 172 1817 16 Cisc07604 12 225 Warning Linkset Inactive ae Sarat pened 172 18 17 14 Cisco7206VKR_ 12 2 25 Warning Linkset Inactive SIn aINo GAANA Y MAI 172 18 17 6 Cisco2651XM__ 12 2 25 Warning SGMP Inactive traces 75 172 18 17 3 Cisco7507mx _ 12 2 25 Warning Link Inactive ed 26 172 18 17
50. or the Cisco Mobile Wireless Transport Manager 6 0 gy Chapter4 Getting Started W Starting the MWTM Client pP Tip For a definition of MWTM nodes see What is ITP page 1 6 and What is RAN O page 1 7 Because the MWTM application comprises a server component and a client component you must start both components to run the application To start the MWTM server on a Solaris or Linux system Step 1 You must be logged in as the root user or as a superuser or your login must have administrator privileges To log in as the root user see the Becoming the Root User Server Only page 4 2 S Note For details on setting up administrator privileges see Specifying a Super User Server Only page 2 18 Step2 Enter cd opt CSCOsgm bin mwtm start Becoming the Root User Server Only Some MWTM procedures require that you log in as the root user A Caution As the root user you can adversely affect your operating environment if you are unaware of the effects of the commands that you use If you are a relatively inexperienced UNIX user limit your activities as the root user to the tasks described in this manual If you are not logged in log in as the root user gt login root gt Password root password If you are already logged in but not as the root user use the su command to change your login to root su Password root password Starting the MWTM Client This section cont
51. or worse and is not Ignored e A node or interface that is Pending red or worse and is not Ignored e An application server process application server process association link or signaling gateway mated pair that is Warning yellow or worse and is not Ignored e An application server linkset node or signaling point that is Pending red or worse and is not Ignored To see a summary of all currently active alarms click Alarms in the navigation tree The MWTM displays the Active Alarms window in the content area see Figure 4 9 e Right click Alarms in the navigation tree to display the right click menu for all alarms For more information see Right Click Menu for All Alarms page 4 32 e Right click an alarm in the content area to display the right click menu for a specific alarm For more information see Right Click Menu for a Specific Alarm page 4 32 Figure 4 9 Active Alarms Window gt T MWTM Connect to New Server Dialog Server Name or IP Address Name Server Port 44742 Cancel The Active Alarms window provides basic information about all currently active alarms in your network that are not excluded from your current view The MWTM updates the information in the window at least once every minute 210449 You can resize each column or sort the table based on the information in one of the columns By default this table is sorted by Age with the most recent alarms at the top and the MWTM display
52. r IP addresses on the node that are not the primary SNMP address CLLI Code ITP only COMMON LANGUAGE Location Identification Code for the node A CLLI code is a standardized 11 character identifier that uniquely identifies the geographic location of the node If the node has no CLLI code configured this field is blank User Guide for the Cisco Mobile Wireless Transport Manager 6 0 Mois OL 9118 03 Chapter4 Getting Started Column or Button Discovering Your Network W Description Node Type Type of node Node types can be specific to ITP RAN O or generic to both ITP specific nodes include e Cisco2650XM Cisco2651XM e Cisco2811 e Cisco7204VXR Cisco7206VXR e Cisco7301 e Cisco7507 Cisco7507mx Cisco7507z Cisco7513 Cisco7513mx Cisco7513z e Cisco7604 Cisco7606 Cisco7609 Cisco7613 RAN O specific nodes include e CiscoMWR 1941 DC A Cisco MWR 1941 DC A series router e CiscoONS15454 Cisco ONS 15454 SONET multiplexer e Node B The radio transmission and reception unit for communication between radio cells e RAN SVC RAN Service Module in the Cisco ONS 15454 Generic nodes include e PDevice IP device other than those listed previously You can assign this icon to an unknown node if you know that it is an IP device e Unknown MWTM is unable to determine the node type Software Version Version of software for example IOS that is installed on the node Uptime
53. rk objects with the indicated status Objects in hidden columns are not included in the totals Nodes Total number of discovered nodes with the indicated status Signaling Points Total number of discovered signaling points with the indicated status ITP only Linksets Total number of discovered linksets with the indicated status ITP only Linksets is a count of linkset pairs not individual linksets therefore this count might differ from the number of linksets in the MWTM client navigation tree Links Total number of discovered links with the indicated status ITP only Links is a count of link pairs not individual linksets therefore this count might differ from the number of links in the MWTM client navigation tree Application Servers Total number of discovered application servers with the indicated status ITP only Application Server Total number of discovered application server processes with the indicated Processes status ITP only Application Server Total number of discovered application server process associations with the Process Associations indicated status ITP only User Guide for the Cisco Mobile Wireless Transport Manager 6 0 M428 E OL 9118 03 Chapter4 Getting Started Displaying the MWTM Main Window W Column Description Signaling Gateway Total number of discovered signaling gateway mated pairs with the indicated Mated Pairs status ITP
54. s 0 0 Starting the MWTM Client on Solaris or Linux To start the MWTM client on a Solaris or Linux system on which the MWTM server is installed ensure that the MWTM server is running then enter cd opt CSCOsgm bin mwtm client To start the MWTM client on a Solaris or Linux system other than the one on which the MWTM server is installed ensure that the MWTM server is running then enter cd opt CSCOsgmClient bin mwtm client To start the MWTM client on a Solaris or Linux system other than the one on which the MWTM server is installed and connect to an MWTM server other than the default server enter cd opt CSCOsgmClient bin mwtm client server_name_or_ip_ address where server_name_or_ip_address is the name or IP address of the Solaris or Linux system on which the MWTM server is running I OL 9118 03 User Guide for the Cisco Mobile Wireless Transport Manager 6 0 gy Chapter4 Getting Started HI Discovering Your Network Access the Node Note You use the MWTM to link to the node by using the connection protocol Telnet or SSH that you set in the Node SNMP and Credentials dialog box see Credentials Fields page 3 21 To access the node right click a node in a window then choose Node gt Connect to from the right click menu If your client workstation does not have network access to the IP address of the node that is if the node is behind a firewall or NAT device you might be unable
55. s a list of up to 10 Forward windows Tools gt Route Table gt From Archive Alt J ITP only Opens the Load Route Table from Archive wizard If you select an Unmanaged node this option is dimmed and cannot be selected If you have implemented MWTM User Based Access this option is available to users with authentication level Network Administrator level 4 and higher Tools gt Route Table gt From Node Alt O ITP only Opens the Route Table dialog box by using a route table from an ITP node If you select an Unmanaged node this option is dimmed and cannot be selected If you have implemented MWTM User Based Access this option is available to users with authentication level Network Administrator level 4 and higher Tools gt Route Table gt From File Alt I ITP only Opens the Route Table dialog box by using a route table from a file If you have implemented MWTM User Based Access this option is available to users with authentication level Network Administrator level 4 and higher Tools gt Global Title Translator Editor Ctrl G ITP only Launches the GTT client If you have implemented MWTM User Based Access this option is available to users with authentication level Network Operator level 3 and higher Tools gt Address Table Editor Alt A ITP only Launches the Address Table Editor which you use to create new address table files load existing
56. s all of the columns in the table except Last Status Change See Navigating Table Columns page 5 23 for more information about resizing sorting displaying or hiding columns User Guide for the Cisco Mobile Wireless Transport Manager 6 0 P430 I OL 9118 03 Chapter4 Getting Started Displaying the MWTM Main Window W The active alarms table contains Column Description Type Type of network object associated with the selected alarm To see all higher level alarms associated with the network object select the turner beside the object The MWTM displays the higher level alarms below the selected alarm For example if you select the turner beside a link the MWTM displays the alarms for the linkset signaling point and node associated with that link Name Name of the network object associated with the selected alarm Status Current status of the network object associated with the selected alarm Possible values are Unknown red Unavailable red Inactive red Failed red Down red Blocked red Pending red Warning yellow Shutdown blue InhibitLoc blue InhibitRem blue Discovering cyan Polling cyan Waiting gray Unmanaged gray Active green For detailed definitions of each status for each type of network object see Appendix E Status Definitions User Guide for the Cisco Mobile Wireless Transport Manager 6 0 T OL 9118 03 EN Chapter4 Getting Started
57. t MWTM Server Name If the IP address or hostname to which your MWTM client is bound fails you can change the default MWTM server name from the Windows Start menu To change the default MWTM server name Step 1 Close all open MWTM windows Step2 Choose Start gt Programs gt Cisco MWTM Client gt Modify Default MWTM Server Name The MWTM opens a DOS window and asks you to enter the name of the new default MWTM server Step3 Type the name of the new default MWTM server and press Enter The MWTM sets the default server to the new name that you entered Tip See Connecting to a New Server page 5 42 for more information about changing the default MWTM server name Launching the MWTM Client To launch the MWTM Client choose Start gt Programs gt Cisco MWTM Client gt MWTM Client from the Windows Start menu or double click the MWTM icon on the desktop The MWTM launches the MWTM Client User Guide for the Cisco Mobile Wireless Transport Manager 6 0 T OL 9118 03 a 443 Chapter4 Getting Started HI Exiting the MWTM Client Launching the MWTM DOS Prompt To launch a DOS prompt for the MWTM from the Windows Start menu choose Start gt Programs gt Cisco MWTM Client gt MWTM DOS Prompt The MWTM opens a DOS window starting in the bin directory e If you installed the MWTM client in the default directory C Program Files then the DOS prompt starts at C Program FilesMWTMClientbin e If you installed the
58. t Manager 6 0 gy Chapter4 Getting Started HI Discovering Your Network Field or Button Description Read Community SNMP community name for read access to the information maintained by the SNMP agent on the node This value can be up to 32 characters in length Do not include special characters such as the opening single quote at symbol dollar sign caret closing single quote double quote ampersand amp or pipe I This value is usually set to public the default Poll Interval mins Time in minutes between polls The valid range is 0 to 9999 The default value is 15 minutes IP Address Address range Subnet CIDR or DNS Hostname Address or name of the selected seed node To create a new seed file enter the name or address of a seed node in this field Examples of acceptable input include e IP Address 1 2 3 4 see the guidelines for IP addresses in SNMP Configuration Table page 3 16 e Address Range 1 2 3 2 15 e Subnet CIDR 1 2 3 0 24 1 2 3 0 255 255 255 0 e DNS Hostname mwtm cisco com The MWTM displays details of the SNMP settings for the seed node in the Seed Details pane Continue to add as many seed nodes as necessary to discover your entire network When you are ready to save the list of seed nodes in a new seed file choose File gt Save As from the Discovery Dialog menu The MWTM displays the Save File Dialog Seed File List dialog box Figure 4
59. thentication level Network Operator level 3 and higher Network gt Node Archive Management Opens the Node Archive Management dialog box allowing you to view archived GTT files route table files or MLR address table files and perform various functions on the files If you have implemented MWTM User Based Access this option is available to users with authentication level Network Administrator level 4 and higher Network gt Node File Management Opens the Node File Management dialog box allowing you to view GTT files route table files or MLR address table files and perform various functions on the files If you have implemented MWTM User Based Access this option is available to users with authentication level Network Administrator level 4 and higher View gt Show Topology Ctrl T Opens the topology window View gt MWTM Server gt Connect via Telnet Ctrl Shift T Opens a Telnet window to the server View gt MWTM Server gt Connect via SSH Ctrl Shift S Opens a Secure Shell SSH window to the server Note The key size on the SSH server must be a minimum of 512 bits and a maximum of 2048 bits View gt MWTM Server gt Status Opens the Server Status Information window View gt Web gt Home Displays the MWTM web interface home page in a web browser View gt Web gt Administrative Displays the MWTM web administrative page in a web browser
60. tire Network selected Displaying the MWTM Main Window The MWTM main window Figure 4 7 is the primary MWTM client window It is the first window to appear when you launch the MWTM client It displays information about the events and objects that the MWTM discovers The MWTM main window is divided into two areas the navigation tree in the left pane and the content area in the right pane When you select an item in the navigation tree MWTM displays detailed information about the item in the content area in the right pane such as configuration details and real time data The MWTM main window contains Element Description Title Bar Displays MWTM main window ITP and or RAN O personality lt server name gt MWTM main menu For details see Using the MWTM Main Menu page 4 33 Alarms Displays a summary of all currently active alarms in your network including the current status of the associated network object For details see Displaying Alarms page 4 30 Events Displays information about the events that the MWTM event logger and event processor deliver for all objects in the current network view For details see Chapter 9 Managing Events Summary Lists Displays basic summary information about all discovered network objects including their status the total number of objects with that status and the number of nodes with that status For details see Displaying Summary Lists page 4 26 DEFAULT View
61. toring MWTM Files Server Only page 2 32 e Investigating Data Problems page D 1 I OL 9118 03 User Guide for the Cisco Mobile Wireless Transport Manager 6 0 gy Chapter4 Getting Started HI Discovering Your Network Launching the Discovery Dialog To launch the Discovery dialog box and begin the Discovery process choose Network gt Network Discovery from the MWTM main menu The MWTM displays the Discovery dialog box Figure 4 1 Discovery Dialog with Seed Settings Displayed 23 MWTM Discovery Dialog File Edit Seed Nodes NoFile Seed Details Poll Interval Timeout Retries mins IP Address Address Range Subnet CIDR or DNS Hostname Add Node 210509 You use the Discovery dialog box to load and configure seed nodes and use those seed nodes to discover the objects in your network If you start the MWTM client and the MWTM database is empty including the very first time you start the MWTM client the MWTM automatically opens the Discovery dialog box so you can run Discovery and populate the database The Discovery dialog box contains e Discovery Dialog Menu page 4 6 e Discovery Dialog Tabs page 4 7 Discovery Dialog Menu The menu on the Discovery dialog box contains Menu Command Description File gt Load Seeds Opens the Load File Dialog Seed File List enabling you to load a Ctrl L seed file into the MWTM e Enter the name of the seed file
62. vel Power User level 2 and higher File gt Connect to New Server Connects to a new server The MWTM prompts you for Ctrl O the new server s name or IP address and UDP port number The MWTM stops the MWTM client then restarts the client connected to the new server User Guide for the Cisco Mobile Wireless Transport Manager 6 0 OL 9118 03 EEN Chapter4 Getting Started W Using the MWTM Main Menu Menu Command Description File gt Print Opens the Print window where you can Ctrl P e Specify options for printing e Print the current window e Save the current window to a file The MWTM printing options require that you define a printer on your system If you choose File gt Print and the Print window does not appear ensure you have defined a printer on your system File gt Exit Exits the MWTM application after prompting you for Ctrl Q confirmation If you are working in a custom view that is not the DEFAULT view the MWTM automatically saves any changes you made to the view Edit gt Views Opens the View Editor window to allow you to edit any Ctrl M views that you have created Edit gt Clear All Events Deletes the event icon orange triangle from MWTM Ctrl E displays for all known objects The actual events are not deleted from the MWTM only the event icon for all known objects Note During Discovery the MWTM might flag most objects with an event icon If the event i

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