Alcatel-Lucent 5620 User manual

Alcatel-Lucent 5620
SERVICE AWARE MANAGER | RELEASE 6.1
TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
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Preface
About this document
The 5620 SAM Troubleshooting Guide provides task-based procedures and user
documentation to:
•collect data to help resolve issues in the network and network management
domains
•identify the root cause and plan corrective action for:
•alarm conditions on a network object or customer service
•problems on customer services with no associated alarms
•list problem scenarios, possible solutions, and tools to help check:
•network management LANs
•PC and Sun platforms and operating systems
•5620 SAM client GUIs and client OSS applications
•5620 SAM servers
•5620 SAM databases

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About related documentation
There are several documents that describe the 5620 SAM and the managed devices.
•See the 5620 SAM Planning Guide for information about 5620 SAM scalability
and recommended hardware configurations.
•See the 5620 SAM | 5650 CPAM Installation and Upgrade Guide for information
about installing the 5620 SAM database, server, and client software.
•See the 5620 SAM User Guide for information about using the client GUI to
perform network management functions.
•See the 5620 SAM Parameter Guide for definitions, ranges, dependencies, and
default values for configurable 5620 SAM client GUI parameters.
•See the 5620 SAM-O OSS Interface Developer Guide for information about using
the XML OSS interface to create OSS applications, for example, to perform
alarm monitoring and inventory control.
•See the 5620 SAM Routine Maintenance Procedures Guide for information about
developing and scheduling regular maintenance activities.
•See the 5620 SAM System Architecture Guide for information about software
component interaction.
•See the 5620 SAM NE Compatibility Guide for release-specific information about
the compatibility of managed-device features with different 5620 SAM releases.
•See the 5620 SAM Statistics Management Guide for information about managing
5620 SAM statistics collection and to view a list of the MIB counters that are
available for collection using the 5620 SAM.
•See the index file in the User_Documentation directory on the application DVD
for additional documentation information.
See the 7750 SR, 7450 ESS, 7710 SR, 7705 SAR, 7250 SAS, 7250 SAS-ES,
7250 SAS-ESA, OS 6400, OS 6850, OS 6855, and Telco user documentation for
information about device-specific CLI commands, parameters, and installation.
Contact your Alcatel-Lucent support representative for information about specific
network or facility considerations.
Procedure 1 To find the 5620 SAM user documentation
The user documentation is available from the following sources:
•The User_Documentation directory on the product DVD-ROM
•Help→5620 SAM User Documentation in the 5620 SAM client GUI main menu
Multiple PDF document search
You can use Adobe Reader Release 6.0 and later to search multiple PDF files for a
common term. Adobe Reader displays the results in a single display panel. The
results are grouped by PDF file, and you can expand the entry for each file.

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Procedure 2 To search multiple PDF files for a common term
1Open Adobe Acrobat Reader.
2Choose Edit→Search from the Acrobat Reader main menu. The Search PDF panel
appears.
3Enter the search criteria.
4Click on the All PDF Documents In radio button.
5Select the folder in which to search using the drop-down menu.
6Click on the Search button.
Acrobat Reader displays the search results. You can expand the entries for each
document by clicking on the + symbol.
Conventions used in this guide
Table 1lists the conventions that are used throughout the 5620 SAM documentation.
The conventions may not appear in all documents.
Table 1 Documentation conventions
Procedures with options or substeps
When there are options in a procedure, they are identified by letters. When there are
substeps in a procedure, they are identified by roman numerals.
Note — The PDF files in which you search must be in the same
folder.
Convention Description Example
Key name Press a keyboard key Delete
Italics Identifies a variable hostname
Key+Key Type the appropriate consecutive keystroke sequence CTRL+G
Key–Key Type the appropriate simultaneous keystroke sequence CTRL–G
↵Press the Return key ↵
— An em dash indicates there is no information. —
→Indicates that a cascading submenu results from selecting a
menu item
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Example of options in a procedure
At step 1, you can choose option a or b. At step 2, you must do what the step
indicates.
1This step offers two options. You must choose one of the following:
aThis is one option.
bThis is another option.
2You must perform this step.
Example of substeps in a procedure
At step 1, you must perform a series of substeps within a step. At step 2, you must
do what the step indicates.
1This step has a series of substeps that you must perform to complete the step. You
must perform the following substeps:
iThis is the first substep.
ii This is the second substep.
iii This is the third substep.
2You must perform this step.
Important information
The following conventions are used to indicate important information:
Warning — Warning indicates that the described activity or situation
may, or will, cause equipment damage or serious performance
problems.
Caution — Caution indicates that the described activity or situation
may, or will, cause service interruption.
Note — Notes provides information that is, or may be, of special
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Contents
Preface ix
About this document .................................................................................. ix
About related documentation......................................................................... x
Procedure 1 To find the 5620 SAM user documentation.......................... x
Multiple PDF document search........................................................................ x
Procedure 2 To search multiple PDF files for a common term ................. xi
Conventions used in this guide....................................................................... xi
Procedures with options or substeps ................................................ xi
Important information................................................................ xii
Troubleshooting overview
1 — Troubleshooting process 1-1
1.1 Troubleshooting process ............................................................... 1-2
Network maintenance ............................................................... 1-2
1.2 Troubleshooting problem-solving model............................................. 1-2
Establish a performance baseline ................................................. 1-2
Categorize the problem ............................................................. 1-3
Identify the root cause of the problem ........................................... 1-3
Plan corrective action and resolve the problem ................................ 1-4
Verify the solution to the problem ................................................ 1-4
1.3 Troubleshooting guidelines ............................................................ 1-4
1.4 Before you call support ................................................................ 1-5

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2 — Troubleshooting using 5620 SAM 2-1
2.1 5620 SAM troubleshooting process.................................................... 2-2
Troubleshooting the network....................................................... 2-2
Troubleshooting network management ........................................... 2-3
2.2 Troubleshooting tools .................................................................. 2-4
OAM diagnostics ...................................................................... 2-4
Event log and property files ........................................................ 2-4
Procedure 2-1 To collect troubleshooting logs and property files........... 2-4
2.3 Workflow to troubleshoot your network using 5620 SAM ......................... 2-6
Network troubleshooting
3 — Troubleshooting network alarms 3-1
3.1 Troubleshooting using network alarms strategy.................................... 3-2
3.2 Workflow to troubleshoot using network alarms ................................... 3-2
3.3 Troubleshooting using network alarms procedures ................................ 3-3
Procedure 3-1 To view and sort alarms in the dynamic alarm list........... 3-3
Procedure 3-2 To view object alarms and aggregated object alarms....... 3-4
Procedure 3-3 To categorize alarms by object hierarchy ..................... 3-4
Procedure 3-4 To acknowledge alarms........................................... 3-6
Procedure 3-5 To determine probable cause and root cause using
alarm and affected object information..................................... 3-8
Procedure 3-6 To determine root cause using related objects .............. 3-9
3.4 Sample problems ....................................................................... 3-11
Troubleshooting a VPLS equipment problem ................................... 3-11
Procedure 3-7 To troubleshoot a VPLS equipment problem ................. 3-12
Procedure 3-8 To clear alarms related to an equipment problem.......... 3-13
Troubleshooting an underlying port state problem ............................ 3-13
Procedure 3-9 To troubleshoot an underlying port state problem ......... 3-13
Procedure 3-10 To clear alarms related to an underlying port state
problem ......................................................................... 3-16
Troubleshooting a VPLS configuration problem ................................ 3-17
Procedure 3-11 To troubleshoot a VPLS configuration problem ............ 3-17
Procedure 3-12 To clear a Frame Size Problem (MTU Mismatch)
alarm ............................................................................ 3-18
3.5 Alarm description tables .............................................................. 3-20
4 — Troubleshooting services 4-1
4.1 5620 SAM troubleshooting support for services..................................... 4-2
Service assurance OAM diagnostics for troubleshooting services ............. 4-2
Sample network ...................................................................... 4-2
4.2 Workflow to troubleshoot a service problem with no associated alarms....... 4-3
4.3 Service troubleshooting menus ....................................................... 4-4

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4.4 Service troubleshooting procedures.................................................. 4-4
Procedure 4-1 To identify if the service is part of an H-VPLS
configuration.................................................................... 4-4
Procedure 4-2 To verify the operational and administrative states
of service components......................................................... 4-5
Procedure 4-3 To verify the FIB configuration.................................. 4-6
Procedure 4-4 To verify connectivity for all egress points in a
service using MAC Ping and MAC Trace ..................................... 4-6
Procedure 4-5 To verify connectivity for all egress points in a service
using MEF MAC Ping ............................................................ 4-9
Procedure 4-6 To measure frame transmission size on a service using
MTU Ping........................................................................ 4-10
Procedure 4-7 To verify the end-to-end connectivity of a service
using Service Site Ping........................................................ 4-11
Procedure 4-8 To verify the end-to-end connectivity of a service
tunnel using Tunnel Ping ..................................................... 4-13
Procedure 4-9 To verify end-to-end connectivity of an MPLS LSP
using LSP Ping.................................................................. 4-15
Procedure 4-10 To review the route for an MPLS LSP using LSP
Trace ............................................................................ 4-17
Procedure 4-11 To review the ACL filter ....................................... 4-18
Procedure 4-12 To view anti-spoof filters ...................................... 4-18
5 — Troubleshooting alarms using topology maps 5-1
5.1 Network topology map overview ..................................................... 5-2
Interpreting map status indicators ................................................ 5-3
5.2 Troubleshooting alarms using topology maps....................................... 5-4
Procedure 5-1 To monitor alarm status on maps ............................... 5-5
Procedure 5-2 To find the source of an alarm using a map................... 5-5
Network management troubleshooting
6 — 5620 SAM LogViewer 6-1
6.1 5620 SAM LogViewer overview ........................................................ 6-2
Configuration ......................................................................... 6-2
Filters .................................................................................. 6-2
Plug-ins ................................................................................ 6-2
6.2 LogViewer GUI ........................................................................... 6-3
Overview .............................................................................. 6-3
6.3 LogViewer CLI............................................................................ 6-5
6.4 LogViewer procedures list ............................................................. 6-5
6.5 LogViewer GUI procedures............................................................. 6-6
Procedure 6-1 To display logs using the LogViewer GUI....................... 6-6
Procedure 6-2 To configure the LogViewer application using the GUI ..... 6-10
Procedure 6-3 To manage filters using the GUI Filter Manager ............. 6-12
Procedure 6-4 To specify a plug-in using the LogViewer GUI................ 6-14

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6.6 LogViewer CLI procedures ............................................................ 6-15
Procedure 6-5 To display logs using the LogViewer CLI ...................... 6-15
Procedure 6-6 To configure the LogViewer CLI................................ 6-20
Procedure 6-7 To specify plug-ins using the CLI ............................... 6-21
7 — Troubleshooting network management LAN issues 7-1
7.1 Troubleshooting network management domain LAN issues....................... 7-2
Procedure 7-1 Problem: All network management domain PCs and
workstations are experiencing performance degradation ............... 7-2
Procedure 7-2 Problem: Lost connectivity to one or more network
management domain PCs or workstations.................................. 7-2
Procedure 7-3 Problem: Another machine can be pinged, but some
functions are unavailable ..................................................... 7-3
Procedure 7-4 Problem: packet size and fragmentation issues .............. 7-4
8 — Troubleshooting Solaris and Windows platforms 8-1
8.1 Troubleshooting Solaris platforms .................................................... 8-2
Procedure 8-1 Problem: Slow processing on a Solaris workstation
and CPU peaks .................................................................. 8-2
Procedure 8-2 Problem: Slow performance on a Solaris workstation,
but no spike or peak in the CPU ............................................. 8-4
Procedure 8-3 Problem: There is excess disk activity on my Solaris
platform ......................................................................... 8-6
Procedure 8-4 Problem: There is not enough swap space added or
the Solaris platform is disk bound ........................................... 8-8
8.2 Troubleshooting Windows platforms ................................................. 8-9
9 — Troubleshooting 5620 SAM clients 9-1
9.1 Troubleshooting common client application problems............................ 9-2
Procedure 9-1 Problem: Cannot start 5620 SAM client, or error
message during client startup................................................ 9-2
Procedure 9-2 Problem: 5620 SAM client unable to communicate
with 5620 SAM server .......................................................... 9-4
Procedure 9-3 Problem: Delayed server response to client activity ........ 9-5
Procedure 9-4 Problem: Cannot view 5620 SAM alarms using
5620 NM client .................................................................. 9-6
Procedure 9-5 Problem: Unable to print from Solaris platform client ...... 9-6
Procedure 9-6 Problem: Cannot place newly discovered device in
managed state .................................................................. 9-8
Procedure 9-7 Problem: I performed an action, such as saving a
configuration, but I cannot see any results ................................ 9-8
Procedure 9-8 Problem: Device configuration backup not occurring ...... 9-10
9.2 Troubleshooting client GUI issues ................................................... 9-11
Procedure 9-9 Problem: 5620 SAM client GUI shuts down regularly........ 9-12
Procedure 9-10 Problem: Configuration change not displayed on
5620 SAM client GUI........................................................... 9-12
Procedure 9-11 Problem: List or search function takes too long to
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Procedure 9-12 Problem: Cannot select certain menu options or
cannot save certain configurations ......................................... 9-13
Procedure 9-13 Problem: Cannot clear alarms using 5620 SAM client
GUI............................................................................... 9-13
Procedure 9-14 Problem: Cannot open user documentation from
5620 SAM client GUI........................................................... 9-13
Procedure 9-15 Problem: The 5620 SAM client GUI does not display
NE user accounts created, modified, or deleted using the CLI ........ 9-14
10 — Troubleshooting 5620 SAM server issues 10-1
10.1 Troubleshooting 5620 SAM server issues procedures ............................. 10-2
Procedure 10-1 Problem: Cannot start a 5620 SAM server, or unsure
of 5620 SAM server status .................................................... 10-2
Procedure 10-2 Problem: 5620 SAM server and database not
communicating ................................................................ 10-6
Procedure 10-3 Problem: A 5620 SAM server starts up, and then
quickly shuts down ............................................................ 10-6
Procedure 10-4 Problem: Client not receiving server heartbeat
messages........................................................................ 10-6
Procedure 10-5 Problem: A 5620 SAM server cannot be reached over
a network....................................................................... 10-7
Procedure 10-6 Problem: Excessive 5620 SAM server-to-client
response time .................................................................. 10-7
Procedure 10-7 Problem: Unable to receive alarms on the 5620 SAM,
or alarm performance is degraded ......................................... 10-9
Procedure 10-8 Problem: All SNMP traps from managed devices are
arriving at one 5620 SAM server, or no SNMP traps are arriving ..... 10-10
Procedure 10-9 Problem: Cannot manage new devices .................... 10-10
Procedure 10-10 Problem: Cannot discover more than one device,
or device resynchronization fails ......................................... 10-11
Procedure 10-11 Problem: Slow or failed resynchronization with
network devices ............................................................. 10-12
Procedure 10-12 Problem: Statistics are rolling over too quickly ........ 10-13
Procedure 10-13 Problem: Unable to receive alarms on the 5620 NM
from the 5620 SAM .......................................................... 10-14
11 — Troubleshooting the 5620 SAM database 11-1
11.1 Database troubleshooting............................................................. 11-2
Procedure 11-1 Problem: My database is running out of disk space........ 11-2
Procedure 11-2 Problem: A short database backup interval is
creating database performance issues ..................................... 11-2
Procedure 11-3 Problem: I need to immediately restore a backed-up
database to recover from a catastrophic problem ....................... 11-3
Procedure 11-4 Problem: I need to restore a database ...................... 11-3
Procedure 11-5 Problem: The database restore fails with a no
backupsets error............................................................... 11-5
Procedure 11-6 Problem: Database redundancy is not working............. 11-5
Procedure 11-7 Problem: Primary or standby database is down ............ 11-6

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Procedure 11-8 Problem: Unable to verify that Oracle database and
listener services are started ................................................. 11-6
Procedure 11-9 Problem: Unable to verify status or version of the
database or Oracle proxy .................................................... 11-7
12 — 5620 SAM client GUI warning message output 12-1
12.1 5620 SAM client GUI warning message overview .................................. 12-2
Incorrect data entry ................................................................ 12-2
Additional information required .................................................. 12-3
Unable to complete requested action ........................................... 12-3
Commitment of changes from a form and its sub-forms ...................... 12-3
Service disruption warning ........................................................ 12-4
Duplicate configuration form conflicts .......................................... 12-5
12.2 Responding to 5620 SAM client GUI warning messages ........................... 12-5
Procedure 12-1 To respond to a warning message ............................ 12-5
13 — Troubleshooting with Problems Encountered forms 13-1
13.1 Problems Encountered form overview .............................................. 13-2
13.2 Using Problems Encountered forms ................................................. 13-3
Procedure 13-1 To view additional problem information .................... 13-3
Procedure 13-2 To collect problem information for technical
support.......................................................................... 13-3
14 — Troubleshooting with the client activity log 14-1
14.1 The 5620 SAM Usage and Activity Records overview ............................. 14-2
14.2 Using the 5620 SAM Usage and Activity Records forms........................... 14-4
Procedure 14-1 To identify the user associated with a network
problem ......................................................................... 14-4
Procedure 14-2 To identify the database activity for a user request ...... 14-5
Procedure 14-3 To identify the deployment results for a user
request.......................................................................... 14-5
Procedure 14-4 To retrieve historical user logs ............................... 14-6
Glossary
Index

Alcatel-Lucent 5620 Service Aware Manager, Release 6.1 R3 November 2008
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Troubleshooting overview
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2 — Troubleshooting using 5620 SAM

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