Nortel Serial Alarming Deployment Guide

Overview

Nectar UCMP typically accesses a system or device via IP. For the large installed base of Nortel systems that do not support IP connectivity, Nectar offers the ability to connect via the Serial Interface. This is a UCMP Relay Offer and supports alarming only. Nectar's Connection Broker also provides remote access to the system for programming and remediation.

As the alarm definitions are consistent through the product line, this offer applies to multiple Nortel systems that do not support Ethernet connectivity, including:

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  • CS-1000
  • Option 81
  • Option 61
  • Option 11

The serial interface has typically been accessed via expensive SEB modems. This Nectar solution obviates the need for the SEB modem and uses a Terminal Server from Digi. The two-port model (PortServer TS 1/2/4, Digi part #7000.2043) is strongly recommended as it allows Nectar to use Port-1, leaving Port-2 available for local technician connectivity, as needed.

http://www.digi.com/products/serialservers/portserverts#overview

Note

The Nortel Comm Port must be set to Alerting. This is as it would be for an SEB modem.

About this Guide

This guide includes the following:

Configure Nortel Serial Port (TTY)

Digi Adapter Connection to Nortel

Set Up Digi Adapter

Configure Nectar UCMP

Import the Error Decoding Table

Conclusion

Audience

This guide is intended for system administrators or engineers who have system administration access and technical knowledge of Nectar UCMP. Its purpose is to assist users in connecting via the Serial Interface.

Configure Nortel Serial Port (TTY)

Follow these steps to configure the Nortel Serial Port:

1. Assign the user MTC to the TTY port.
2. Remove any other users.
   • You can see which users are assigned to a TTY port within LD 22, prt adan tty.
   • You add/remove users to a TTY port within LD 17, chg adan tty < tty #>.

Digi Adapter Connection to Nortel

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  • The serial port may vary on different Nortel systems. We have found the most common to be DB-25.
  • This connection would require a DB-25 Female cable (Digi part #7600.0199).
  • If this connection is not available, refer to the following guides for additional information:

Digi cable part numbers:

http://www.digi.com/products/cablesandadapters/serialcables

Digi cable adapter reference:

http://www.digi.com/pdf/cable_adapter_reference.pdf

Set Up Digi Adapter

Follow these steps to set up the Digi adapter:

1. The Ethernet port should be assigned a static IP address.
2. When configuring the serial port on the Digi Adapter, select Console Management.

Figure 4-1Select Console Management

The Serial Port Configuration Dialog - Port 1 appears.

Figure 4-2Serial Port Configuration - Port 1

Is there something one has to do in order to populate the User Configuration nectar window?

Figure 4-3User Configuration

1. Verify connectivity using the following:

Figure 4-4Port Connections Management

The Digi Adapter gives you the ability to back up your configuration, saving it to a text file.

Figure 4-5Backup/Restore

1. View the following sample configuration for comparison:

# PortServer TS 2 Version 82000747_V 03/17/2011 set config dhcp=off set config myname="Nectar_ts" domain=""

set config ip=10.7.42.41 submask=255.255.255.0 set config gateway=10.7.42.1

set config realport=771 securerealport=1027 sockets=2000 redirect=ignore tbreak=std set config optimize=throughput

set keys prevcmd=^P nextcmd=^N forwchar=^F backchar=^B set config boothost=0.0.0.0 bootfile="" tftpboot=no

set config pmtelnet=off set config rpexclusive=off set config rpkeepalives=on set config cache_dns=on

set ethernet speed=auto duplex=full set config rarp=on set config ping-arp=on

set profile range=1 profile=console

set line range=1 parity=N csize=8 error=ignore

set line range=1 baud=9600 stopb=1 break=ignore inpck=off istrip=off onlcr=off otab=off set flow range=1 ixon=off aixon=off ixoff=off ixany=off itoss=off altpin=off forcedcd=off set flow range=1 dtr=off cts=off dcd=off dsr=off

set flow range=1 ri=off

set flow range=1 pre-delay=0 post-delay=0 set flow range=1 rts=off

set keys range=1 xon=^Q xoff=^S xona=^Q xoffa=^S lnext=^V set snmp run=on auth_trap=off login_trap=off

set snmp cold_start_trap=on link_up_trap=on

set snmp curr_thresh_exc_trap=on temp_thresh_exc_trap=on set snmp trap_dest=10.62.31.71

set snmp location="ADDRESS" name="Nectar_TS" contact="CONTACT NAME" set snmp get_request=ipcread

set device name="gendialer" baud=no dialer=genmdm chat=no

set auth ip=0.0.0.0 mask=0.0.0.0 realport=1-2 login=none unrestricted=1-2 set buffers range=1 size=32 state=on

set logins range=1 cmdprompt="digi>" passprompt="password:" verbose=on set logins range=1 logprompt="login:" write=off login=on passwd=on

set logins range=1 rootprompt="#>" set logins range=1 premessage="" set logins range=1 delaylogprompt=0

set user name="nectar" autohost=0.0.0.0 menu=off

set user name="nectar" connectesc=^[ telnetesc=^] sslclientesc=^[ rloginesc=~ killesc=. set user name="nectar" sshbreak=""

set user name="nectar" protocol=none compression=VJ vjslots=16 mtu=1500 set user name="nectar" ipaddr=ippool ipmask=255.255.255.255

set user name="nectar" localipaddr=0.0.0.0 netrouting=off

set user name="nectar" defaultaccess=outgoing autoport=513 password=on set user name="nectar" commandline=off autoconnect=off netservice=off set user name="nectar" outgoing=on autoservice=default

set user name="nectar" sessiontimeout=0 idletimeout=0 maxports=9 set user name="nectar" ports=1

set user name="nectar" localipaddr=0.0.0.0 netrouting=off

set user name="nectar" pppauth=none passive=off addrcompress=on set user name="nectar" localbusydly=0 rmtbusydly=0 downdly=0

set user name="nectar" bringup="" keepup=""

set user name="nectar" passpacket="" logpacket=""

set user name="nectar" papid="" pappasswd="" chapid="" chapkey="" set user name="nectar" device="" loginscript=""

set user name="nectar" n1="" n2="" n3="" n4="" n5="" set user name="nectar" n6="" n7="" n8="" n9=""

set user name="nectar" p1="" p2="" p3="" p4="" p5="" set user name="nectar" p6="" p7="" p8="" p9=""

set user name="nectar" asyncmap=00000000

set user name="nectar" protocompress=on dialout=off set user name="nectar" keepalive=off flushstchar=default

set port range=1 dev=prn sess=4 termtype="vt100" edelay=1 auto=off bin=off set port range=1 id="Nectar Config" uid=none group=none dport=none

set port range=1 dest=none

set port range=1 scriptname=none

set port range=1 keepalive=off flushstchar=default autoservice=default set port range=1 autodrain=off

set port range=1 idletime=0

set socketid range=1 state=off string="SOCKETID" set secureaccess ssh=on

set secureaccess ssh-keyauth=on set secureaccess ssh-pwdauth=on set secureaccess telnet=on set secureaccess http=on set secureaccess rlogin=on set secureaccess rsh=on

set secureaccess realport=on set secureaccess reversetcp=on set secureaccess reversetelnet=on set secureaccess snmp=on

set secureaccess securerealport=on set secureaccess securesockets=on set secureaccess https=on set secureaccess lpd=on

set secureaccess reversessh=on set secureaccess addp=on

set consmenu ra=1 state=off

set consmenu ra=1 break=standard

set sharing range=1 clients=2 control=shared timeout=0 wrpolicy=all

Configure Nectar UCMP

Follow these steps to deploy Nectar UCMP to receive alarms from this serial interface, after licensing the RIG:

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  1. Navigate to Modules > Nortel > CS1000. The Nortel CS1000 window appears.

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  1. Click Processor.

Figure 5-1Nortel CS1000

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  1. Right-click in the Connections pane and select Add.

Figure 5-2Add Nortel CS1000 Connection

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  1. Enter the Name and Description of the connection.
  2. Enter the IP address of the Digi adapter and use Port 2501.
  3. Select the Serial Connection checkbox.
  4. Click OK.

Import the Error Decoding Table

Your NOC team should have acquired the nortelErrorCodesR5&7.csv file from Nectar’s Software Site and customized the Critical to Monitor field in accordance with your best practices.

The nortelErrorCodesR5&7.csv file needs to be on your computer. Follow these steps to import the .csv file:

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  1. Navigate to Modules > Nortel > CS1000. The Nortel CS1000 window appears.

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  1. Click Error Decoding.

Figure 6-1Nortel CS1000

The Error Codes pane appears to the right.

Figure 6-2Error Code Cache

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  1. Right-click in the right pane and select Import from CSV.
  2. Upload the nortelErrorCodesR5&7.csv from your computer. You will see a progress bar and counter as the file is imported.

Note

Import takes 1-3 minutes. If successful an Import was successful notification pops-up.

If import fails, deleting existing entries is not necessary to retry. They will be overwritten.

1. Conclusion

Your Nectar UCMP RIG is now fully deployed and ready.