ADC Telecommunications DSR0805A Digivance WBDR Base Station User Manual EMSUser
ADC Telecommunications Inc Digivance WBDR Base Station EMSUser
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3 USING EMS FOR NETWORK TASKS USING EMS FOR NETWORK TASKS This section contains instructions for all tasks performed using the Maintenance Interface. Some of these tasks can also be done using the NOC-NEM interface. If so, there is a cross-reference to the NOC-NEM instructions in Section 5. This section also includes instructions for viewing the EMS log file. 3.1 Master List of Tasks Table 2 lists all EMS tasks and tells where to look for instructions. Table 2: Master List of EMS Tasks YOU CAN SEE TOPIC Start EMS. 3.2 on page 28 Define EMS ports. 3.3 on page 29 Set directory (folder) for EMS program file. 3.4 on page 31 Set name, directory, and trim time for EMS log file. 3.5 on page 32 Set link timeout, cataloging time, and demo mode. 3.6 on page 34 Enter site names and site number for a host/remote pair. 3.7 on page 36 Use the alarm overview to view and acknowledge alarms. 3.8 on page 38 View alarm detail for a particular host/remote pair. 3.9 on page 42 Determine RF signal levels. 3.10 on page 43 Enter RF attenuation settings for remote unit antenna. 3.11 on page 44 Define RF logical channels and signal gain. 3.12 on page 46 Set the host/remote operating mode. 3.13 on page 48 Load software from EMS computer to host/remote pair. 3.14 on page 50 View the EMS log file. 3.15 on page 53 Element Management System (EMS) 4.0 User Manual 27 Starting EMS 3.2 Section 3 Starting EMS After being installed, EMS has an icon on the desktop. The icon can be used to start EMS. To start EMS 1. Double-click on the ADC icon, shown in Figure 13. Figure 13. ADC Icon 2. Watch for the DEMS.BAT program to start at the DOS prompt as shown in Figure 14. 28 Figure 14. DEMS.BAT Starting at DOS Command Line 3. Watch for the EMS initial screen shown in Figure 15. Element Management System (EMS) 4.0 User Manual Task-Based Reference Defining EMS Ports Figure 15. EMS Initial Screen 3.3 Defining EMS Ports Using the Preferences window in EMS, shown in Figure 16, you can define the communication ports to be used by EMS. For a description of the EMS ports, refer to Topic 1.7, Use of Ports, on page 14. To display the Preferences window Select EditÞPreferences. To define EMS ports NOTE: EMS default port values may not need to be changed. 1. Check the current setting for two ports in the top left area of the Preferences window (shown in Figure 16): Element Management System (EMS) 4.0 User Manual 29 Defining EMS Ports Section 3 • EMS/Host/Remote Comm Port—This is the port connected via the ADC-provided RS-232 interface cable to the DB-9 SERVICE port on the host unit front panel. This port provides all components of the Maintenance Interface including the NOC–NEM interface window. • NOC Comm Port—This is an optional second port that can be connected via an RS-232 cable to a direct data link with a remote terminal or with a computer running a terminal emulator program. 30 Figure 16. Preferences Window 2. If either of these ports is incorrectly identified: a. Click in the port pull-down menu (port names listed are PC-specific). b. Select the port name causing it to be highlighted as shown in Figure 17. Figure 17. Set Comm Ports Dialog When done with all entries in the Preferences window, click on OK. For changes to be effective, you have to quit and restart EMS Element Management System (EMS) 4.0 User Manual Task-Based Reference 3.4 Selecting EMS Program File Directory Selecting EMS Program File Directory Using the Preferences window in EMS (shown in ". Preferences Window" on page 30), you can select the directory (folder) to be used for host and remote control programs and Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGSs). To display the Preferences window Select EditÞPreferences. To select the EMS program file directory 1. Click in the data entry box for Program File Directory. 2. In the window that displays, browse to select the desired folder (causing the folder name to display in the File name field), and click on OK. Figure 18 shows an example. 31 Figure 18. Selecting a Program File Directory When done with all entries in the Preferences window, click on OK. For changes to be effective, you have to quit and restart EMS NOTE: You cannot use NOC-NEM to select the EMS program file directory. Element Management System (EMS) 4.0 User Manual Defining Log File Name and Trim Time 3.5 Section 3 Defining Log File Name and Trim Time Using the Preferences window (shown in Figure 16 on page 30), you can perform the following tasks related to the EMS log file: • Select the directory (folder) where the EMS log file is stored. • Change the EMS log file name (EMSlog by default). • Define the trim time. EMS Log File—is a system-created file into which EMS periodically places network status information. This status information includes all parameter values and all alarm states for all NEs currently connected to the system. By default, EMS places new entries into the log file at time intervals of 30 minutes. This time interval can be changed for EMS as a whole, or for any particular NE, using a SET RECORD command in the NOC-NEM window. EMS also writes a status entry into the log file whenever any alarm changes in state (for example, from “no alarm” to “major alarm”). The log file can be viewed using a browser such as Internet Explorer (for more information, refer to Topic 3.15, Viewing the EMS Log File, on page 53). 32 Trim Time—is the number of days that a log file entry remains in the file before it is automatically deleted by the system. When any entry reaches an age in days exceeding the trim time, the entry is deleted. EMS trims the log file once every 24 hours. Maximum trim time allowed is 60 days. NOTE: To avoid losing the entries trimmed from the EMS log file, you should periodically copy and paste the log file into another log folder. To do this, use Windows Explorer copy and paste functions. Save the file with a unique name such as the log file name plus the date on which the file was copied. To display the Preferences window Select EditÞPreferences. Element Management System (EMS) 4.0 User Manual Task-Based Reference Defining Log File Name and Trim To define the current log file name NOTE: This does not rename the existing log file, but rather creates a new log file with a new name. The existing file remains with its original name. 1. Click on the current name in the Logfile name (.xml) field. 2. Key in or browse to select the current log file (see Figure 19). 3. Key in the new name in File name field. 4. When done, click on OK. 33 Figure 19. New Log File Name To define the log file trim time Key in the number of days in the field shown in Figure 20. Figure 20. Defining Trim Time When done with all items in the Preferences window, click on OK. For changes to be effective, you have to quit and restart EMS. Element Management System (EMS) 4.0 User Manual Setting EMS Link Timeout, Cataloging Time, Demo Mode Section 3 To set the log file time interval using the NOC-NEM interface Use the SET RECORD command (see Topic 5.5.10 on page 108). NOTE: You cannot use NOC-NEM to define the log file name or directory. 3.6 Setting EMS Link Timeout, Cataloging Time, Demo Mode Using the Preferences window (shown in Figure 16 on page 30), you can set the following values: 34 • EMS Link Timeout—defines the number of minutes EMS will try to reestablish communication with a network unit before regarding it as “not found.” When this occurs, EMS reports an EMS Link Status alarm. • Cataloging Time—defines the number of seconds, at startup or in response to a ToolsÞRefresh Catalog request, that EMS spends looking for units. • Demo Mode—controls whether EMS operates in demo mode or as a normal working system. Demo mode can only be used when EMS is not connected to a host/remote pair. Demo mode provides a simulated system with two host/remote pairs. NOTE: The Modem Initialization field, which also appears in the Preferences window, is not currently used. To display the Preferences window Select EditÞPreferences. To set EMS link timeout Use the pull-down menu to select from the available times shown in Figure 21. Element Management System (EMS) 4.0 User Manual Task-Based Reference Setting EMS Link Timeout, Cataloging Figure 21. Setting EMS Link Timeout To Set Cataloging Time Use the pull-down menu shown in Figure 22 to specify the number of seconds that EMS should look for units on start up or in response to a ToolsÞRefresh Catalog request. 35 Figure 22. Setting Cataloging Time To set demo mode If EMS is not currently connected a host/remote pair, you can start demo mode by selecting Yes from the pull-down menu shown in Figure 23. Element Management System (EMS) 4.0 User Manual Entering Host/Remote Site Numbers and Site Names Section 3 Figure 23. Selecting Demo Mode When done with all entries in the Preferences window, click on OK. For changes to be effective, you have to quit and restart EMS To set the log file time interval using the NOC-NEM interface Use the SET RECORD command (see Topic 5.5.10 on page 108). NOTE: You cannot use NOC-NEM to set the link timeout and cataloging time. 3.7 36 Entering Host/Remote Site Numbers and Site Names Site number and site name are the basic identifiers for a network element. Each host unit must have a unique site number and site name. A remote unit must have a different site name than its own host unit. Host units and remote also each have a unique node number, assigned by the system. To enter a site number or site name for a network element 1. Using the View menu, select the menu item identifying the host/remote pair for which you want to enter a site name or site number. NOTE: If the host unit and remote unit have not yet been named, they will be listed on the View menu as NotNamed/NotNamed. 2. Click on the host or remote Config tab to display it. 3. Click on the Edit button for Site Number or Site Name area within the Config window (see Figure 24). Element Management System (EMS) 4.0 User Manual Task-Based Reference Entering Host/Remote Site Numbers Figure 24. Clicking on Edit Button for Site Number 4. In the SiteNumber or SiteName dialog (see example in Figure 25), key in the desired site number or site name. 5. When done, click on OK. NOTE: Site number can only be entered for a host unit. Site name can be entered for either a host unit or remote unit. 37 Figure 25. Entering a Host Unit Site Number To enter a site name using the NOC-NEM interface Use the SET SITENAME command (see Topic 5.5.4 on page 99). NOTE: You cannot use NOC-NEM to set the site number. Element Management System (EMS) 4.0 User Manual Using Alarm Overview to View and Acknowledge Alarms 3.8 Section 3 Using Alarm Overview to View and Acknowledge Alarms Using the AlarmOverview window, shown in Figure 26, you can: • Identify any network element that is currently reporting an alarm. • Determine whether any alarm (currently reported or already cleared) has not been acknowledged. • Acknowledge any as yet unacknowledged alarm. 38 Figure 26. Alarm Overview Example “Acknowledging” an alarm, as an EMS task, is a simple matter of clicking on the appropriate indicator and then on the subsequent dialog. However, as the dialog advises, this process also should involve checking the NOC-NEM scrollout to determine what caused the alarm condition. Alarm status and alarm acknowledgement are reported using two different types of indicators: • ALARM STATUS Indicator—always present in the display, immediately to the right of the host or remote sitename, indicates whether that host or remote is currently reporting any alarm. Element Management System (EMS) 4.0 User Manual
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