Nortel INM 5.0 Technical manual

NTNM13XKAB
INM Products
Integrated Network Management
NetworkWideBackup&RestorePlanningGuide
Standard Rel 1.0 July 1999
Update issue: 2 July 1999
What’s inside...
Network Wide Backup & Restore Description
Network Wide Backup & Restore Compatibilities
Network Wide Backup & Restore Engineering Considerations
Network Wide Backup & Restore Requirements
TCP/IP Network Requirements

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July 1999 Oficial release, for GA load, of Network Wide Backup & Restore Planning
Guide, Rel 1.0, update 0.2.
June 1999 Oficial release of Network Wide Backup & Restore Planning Guide, Rel 1.0,
update 0.1.
May 1999 Draft release for internal review of Network Wide Backup & Restore Planning
Guide, Rel 1.0.

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Network Wide Backup & Restore Description 1-1
Graphical User Interface (GUI) 1-2
Controller List 1-2
Controller List Filtering/Sorting 1-3
Refreshing View 1-4
User Preferences Tab 1-5
Print & Export Tab 1-6
History Tab 1-7
Recurring/Custom Storage Location 1-7
Details Window Description 1-8
Controllers Tab 1-8
Restore Tab 1-11
Restore Action 1-11
Recurring/Custom Storage Location 1-11
Stored Backup Window Description 1-11
Details Window description 1-12
Recurring Backup Tab 1-12
One Time Backup Tab 1-14
Network Wide Backup & Restore Compatibilities 2-1
GUI compatibilities 2-1
Network Wide Backup & Restore Engineering Considerations 3-1
Network Wide Backup & Restore Engineering Rules 3-1
Engineering Capacities 3-1
Disk Space Requirements 3-1
Estimated Time to Backup an OPC 3-2
Estimated Time to Backup an NP 3-2
Additional Capacities 3-2
Network Wide Backup & Restore Requirements 4-1
Hardware Requirements 4-1
Operating System Requirements 4-1
First Time Installation 4-1

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TCP/IP Network Requirements 5-1
Ethernet 5-1
TCP/IP 5-2
LAN requirements 5-2
X.25 5-2
WAN requirements 5-3
Summary 5-4
List of terms 6-1

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This document describes the Network Wide Backup & Restore supported by
INM. Network Wide Backup & Restore is a software application that allows
customer to manage network wide controller backups, which can be used to
aid in network restoration after catastrophic hardware failure.
This software application provides the ability to centralize and automate
backup of Network Element database and Subnetwork Controller
configuration data onto an INM server.
Audience for this document
This planning guide is for the following audience:
• strategic and current planners
• provisioners
• transmission standards engineers
• network administrators
References This document references the following Nortel Networks technical
publications (NTP) and other documentation:
•INM Planning Guide, PG OC 98-15
•INM Installation and Administration User Guide, 450-3101-201
•Network Wide Backup & Restore User Guide, 450-3101-031
Technical support and information
Nortel Networks maintains Integrated Network Management (INM) support
centers in North America and the United Kingdom (UK). Based on the
location from which your account is managed, refer to one of the following
sections.

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Customer accounts managed in North America
INM Customer Care provides technical support for INM customer accounts
managed in North America. The support provided consists of emergency and
regular technical support and an INM Product Services suite of additional
support services.
Use one of the following telephone numbers to reach INM Customer Care.
Emergency technical support
You can reach emergency technical support personnel outside of the regular
technical support hours through an automatic paging system.
Nortel Networks provides emergency technical support for INM customers
who have purchased an optional, value-added service package. The service
package provides technical support outside of regular hours for critical issues
for the period covered by the service package.
Note: Access to regular technical support for all issues defined in the
service package is also available for the period covered by the service
package.
Issues considered critical include:
• issues that are now having an effect on, or have the potential to
immediately have an effect on, services carried by the managed nodes
• issues causing the loss of network visibility or loss of fault management
functionality to one or more of the managed nodes
Regular technical support
Nortel Networks provides regular technical support for INM customers who
have purchased an optional, value-added service package. Call INM Customer
Care:
• Monday to Friday
• 08:00 to 20:00 hrs
• eastern standard time (EST) or eastern daylight time (EDT)
Use the regular technical support to report and receive help for issues covered
by the product warranty, as described in your purchase agreement with Nortel
Networks.
If you are in Canada or the US
Call toll free: 1-877-684-6622 (1-877-NTINMCC)
If you are not in Canada or the US
Call: 1 (country code) 613-765-7766

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You can be charged a standard rate for service requests that Nortel Networks
considers to be outside the scope or period covered by the product warranty.
You can purchase extended warranty coverage and additional support services.
These optional, value-added service packages are part of the INM Product
Services suite.
INM Product Services
A full suite of optional, value-added services and service packages is available
for purchase through the INM Product Services suite.
The services include:
• extended product warranty support
• advanced technical support
• installation planning and support
• on-site installation
• technical training
• software upgrades
• extended HP warranty
• network planning and integration consultation
• Network Management System Audits and Performance Reports
Contact your Nortel Networks representative for more information about the
INM Product Services suite.
Customer accounts managed in the United Kingdom
The Nortel Networks Service Desk provides technical support for INM
customer accounts managed in the UK. You can reach the Service Desk from
Monday to Friday between 08:30 and 17:00 (UK local time) using the
following FAX or telephone numbers:
If you are in the United Kingdom
Freephone: 0800 626 881
Telephone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
If you are not in the United Kingdom
Telephone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]

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EMC conformance
This product/product family complies with the provisions of
the Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC, and with the essential
protection requirements of the EMC Directive 89/336/EEC as
amended by 92/31/EEC, when it is properly installed and
maintained and when it is used for the purposes for which it is
intended.