Patton electronics ForeSight 6300 NMS User manual

ForeSight 6300
Network Management System
Administrator’s Reference Guide
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Part Number: 07MFS6300-ARG, Rev. B
Revised: February 29, 2012

Patton Electronics Company, Inc.
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Summary Table of Contents
1Managing System Operations........................................................................................................................ 14
2Managing User Access ................................................................................................................................... 30
3Discovering Your Network............................................................................................................................ 45
4Configuring Maps ......................................................................................................................................... 67
5Managing Logs and Reports.......................................................................................................................... 88
6Managing Alarms and Network Events ......................................................................................................... 94
7Monitoring Performance Data .................................................................................................................... 105
8Monitoring SNMP Devices ......................................................................................................................... 111
9Monitoring Managed Objects ..................................................................................................................... 128
10 Managing Database Policies........................................................................................................................ 134
11 Contacting Patton for assistance ................................................................................................................. 148
ARecovering the NMS Server from Disk ...................................................................................................... 151

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Table of Contents
Audience............................................................................................................................................................... 13
Structure............................................................................................................................................................... 13
1Managing System Operations........................................................................................................................ 14
Overview ...............................................................................................................................................................15
FS6300 NMS Features ..........................................................................................................................................15
Common User Tasks.............................................................................................................................................15
Bringing up the NMS Server from Linux ..............................................................................................................16
Bringing up the NMS Client from Windows XP...................................................................................................16
Logging into the Client .........................................................................................................................................16
Configuring Your Password ............................................................................................................................17
Configuring your password before connecting to the client .......................................................................17
Configuring your password from the client ...............................................................................................17
Troubleshooting .............................................................................................................................................18
Configuring Administrator Startup and Idle Options ............................................................................................20
Enabling users to change password at first login ..............................................................................................20
Enabling the lockout function when the client is idle ......................................................................................20
Enabling the terminate function when the client is idle ...................................................................................20
Using the NMS Menus .........................................................................................................................................21
Logging out of the Application Client ...................................................................................................................21
Backing Up the Database ......................................................................................................................................22
Creating a backup file of the database .............................................................................................................22
Scheduling a policy to backup the database .....................................................................................................22
Restoring the Database ..........................................................................................................................................24
Managing Device Configurations ..........................................................................................................................24
Exporting the configuration for specific cards .................................................................................................24
Importing the configuration for specific cards .................................................................................................26
Recording the current configuration ...............................................................................................................26
Rebooting the device .......................................................................................................................................27
Setting the factory default configuration .........................................................................................................28
Using Scripts for System Tasks ..............................................................................................................................28
Executing the script to backup the database and logs directory ........................................................................29
Executing the script to migrate the database ....................................................................................................29
Executing the script to back up card configurations ........................................................................................29
Backup configurations for all cards in the NMS ........................................................................................29
Backup configuration for a specific card ....................................................................................................29
2Managing User Access ................................................................................................................................... 30
Overview ...............................................................................................................................................................31
Managing Users.....................................................................................................................................................31
Adding Users ..................................................................................................................................................31
Modifying User Permissions ...........................................................................................................................34

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Disabling Users ...............................................................................................................................................35
Reinstating Users ............................................................................................................................................36
Changing User Passwords ...............................................................................................................................36
Deleting Users ................................................................................................................................................36
Assign/Delete Users To/From Groups ............................................................................................................37
Managing Groups..................................................................................................................................................38
Adding Groups ...............................................................................................................................................38
Assign/Delete Users To/From Groups ............................................................................................................39
Deleting Groups .............................................................................................................................................39
Managing Scopes for Groups.................................................................................................................................40
Adding Scopes ................................................................................................................................................40
Deleting Scopes ..............................................................................................................................................41
Managing Operations............................................................................................................................................42
Adding Operations .........................................................................................................................................42
Deleting Operations ........................................................................................................................................43
Managing Audit Trails ..........................................................................................................................................43
Viewing Audit Trails .......................................................................................................................................43
Searching Audits .............................................................................................................................................44
3Discovering Your Network............................................................................................................................ 45
Overview ...............................................................................................................................................................46
Defining Containers..............................................................................................................................................46
Pre-Defining Containers Before Initial Discovery ...........................................................................................46
Adding Pre-Defined Containers ................................................................................................................47
Modifying Pre-Defined Containers ...........................................................................................................48
Viewing and Deleting Containers .............................................................................................................49
Defining Containers During Multiple Card Configuration .............................................................................50
Configuring Initial Discovery Parameters ..............................................................................................................52
Starting the Discovery Process...............................................................................................................................53
Enabling AutoDiscovery .................................................................................................................................53
Configuring Discovery of Specific Networks ...................................................................................................54
Setting Discovery Interval......................................................................................................................................55
Configuring Discovery of SNMP Devices .............................................................................................................56
Adding a Device Manually ....................................................................................................................................57
Stopping/Restarting a Discovery Process ...............................................................................................................58
Re-Discovering Already Discovered Devices..........................................................................................................59
Re-Discovering Cards Manually............................................................................................................................59
Scheduling Rediscovery .........................................................................................................................................60
Regular Interval ..............................................................................................................................................60
Specific Dates .................................................................................................................................................61
Days of the Week ............................................................................................................................................62
Configuring Multiple Cards ..................................................................................................................................63
Updating the Configuration ............................................................................................................................63
Saving the Configuration ................................................................................................................................64

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Forcing Discovery for Selected Cards ..............................................................................................................65
Upgrading Firmware .............................................................................................................................................65
4Configuring Maps ......................................................................................................................................... 67
Introduction..........................................................................................................................................................68
Map Types in the FS6300 ...............................................................................................................................68
Displaying Map Details in the FS6300 Network Maps View ..........................................................................68
Auto-Screening DS0 Maps ....................................................................................................................................69
Managing Miscellaneous Maps..............................................................................................................................72
Out-of-Range Maps ........................................................................................................................................72
Overlapped Maps ............................................................................................................................................72
Managing Maps.....................................................................................................................................................73
Creating Same Card Maps ..............................................................................................................................73
Creating Inter Card Maps ...............................................................................................................................74
Creating End-to-End Maps .............................................................................................................................75
Removing Maps ..............................................................................................................................................76
Managing Inter-Chassis Links ...............................................................................................................................77
Reserving Pools ...............................................................................................................................................77
Synchronizing Maps and Trunks ....................................................................................................................78
Removing Inter-Chassis Links .........................................................................................................................79
Managing H.110 Slots...........................................................................................................................................80
Reserving H.110 Slots for Non-Managed Cards .............................................................................................80
Viewing H.110 Time Slot Utilization .............................................................................................................82
Viewing H.110 Time Slots through H.110 SlotView ................................................................................82
Viewing H.110 Time Slots through H.110 Port Utilization ......................................................................83
Viewing TDM Port Time Slots.............................................................................................................................84
Viewing DS0 Availability on Ports ........................................................................................................................85
Viewing Chassis Diagnostics..................................................................................................................................86
5Managing Logs and Reports.......................................................................................................................... 88
Overview ...............................................................................................................................................................89
Managing Logs......................................................................................................................................................89
Saving Log Files ..............................................................................................................................................89
Clearing the Log .............................................................................................................................................89
Managing Reports .................................................................................................................................................89
Alarm Tracking Report ...................................................................................................................................90
Chassis Checklist ............................................................................................................................................90
Discovery Checklist ........................................................................................................................................91
Device Checklist .............................................................................................................................................92
NMS Network Summary ................................................................................................................................93
6Managing Alarms and Network Events ......................................................................................................... 94
Introduction..........................................................................................................................................................95
Configuring Alarm Indications..............................................................................................................................95
Configuring Alarms through the Network Node .............................................................................................95
Configuring Alarms through a Card in the Chassis .........................................................................................96

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Alarm Indicator Icons .....................................................................................................................................98
Viewing Alarms .....................................................................................................................................................98
Viewing a Summary of Alarms ........................................................................................................................98
Managing Alarm Custom Views .....................................................................................................................99
Adding an Alarm Custom View ................................................................................................................99
Modifying an Alarm Custom View .........................................................................................................100
Deleting an Alarm Custom View ............................................................................................................100
Viewing Network Events.....................................................................................................................................101
Viewing the current list of events ..................................................................................................................101
Viewing details of an event ............................................................................................................................101
Viewing alarms related to an event ................................................................................................................102
Saving Network Events........................................................................................................................................102
Saving Events to File .....................................................................................................................................103
Exporting Events ...........................................................................................................................................103
Printing Events .............................................................................................................................................103
Enabling Printing ....................................................................................................................................104
7Monitoring Performance Data .................................................................................................................... 105
Introduction........................................................................................................................................................106
Viewing Configured Collection Data ..................................................................................................................106
Viewing Current Performance Data ....................................................................................................................107
Viewing Collected Performance Data ..................................................................................................................109
8Monitoring SNMP Devices ......................................................................................................................... 111
Overview .............................................................................................................................................................112
Navigation ....................................................................................................................................................112
Icons .......................................................................................................................................................112
Menus .....................................................................................................................................................113
Configuring the MIB Manager............................................................................................................................114
Setting Common Parameters ........................................................................................................................114
Setting General MIB Parameters ...................................................................................................................114
Loading MIB Modules ........................................................................................................................................116
Configuring MIB Loading Options ..............................................................................................................116
Setting Parser Levels ................................................................................................................................117
Unloading MIBs ...........................................................................................................................................117
Peforming SNMP Operations .............................................................................................................................118
GET / GETNEXT .......................................................................................................................................118
GETBULK ...................................................................................................................................................118
SET ..............................................................................................................................................................118
Managing Tables .................................................................................................................................................119
Gathering Table Data ...................................................................................................................................119
SNMP Table Settings ..............................................................................................................................120
Viewing and Graphing Table Data ...............................................................................................................121
Debugging Output..............................................................................................................................................122
Debug/Decode Windows ..............................................................................................................................122

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Troubleshooting SNMP Error Messages..............................................................................................................123
9Monitoring Managed Objects ..................................................................................................................... 128
Introduction........................................................................................................................................................129
Working with Managed Objects..........................................................................................................................129
Geographical Areas .......................................................................................................................................130
Network Nodes .............................................................................................................................................130
Chassis ..........................................................................................................................................................130
Network Addresses ........................................................................................................................................131
Cards ............................................................................................................................................................131
Interfaces ......................................................................................................................................................132
DSL Ports .....................................................................................................................................................132
IDSL Ports ....................................................................................................................................................132
T1/E1 Ports ..................................................................................................................................................132
E1 Links .......................................................................................................................................................133
Working with Other Objects...............................................................................................................................133
10 Managing Database Policies........................................................................................................................ 134
Overview .............................................................................................................................................................135
Adding Policies....................................................................................................................................................136
Table Cleanup Policy ....................................................................................................................................137
6300 NMS Backup Policy ............................................................................................................................138
Alert Delete Policy ........................................................................................................................................139
Alert Action Policy ........................................................................................................................................140
Action Types ...........................................................................................................................................141
Modifying Policies...............................................................................................................................................147
Deleting Policies..................................................................................................................................................147
Executing Policies................................................................................................................................................147
Stopping Policies .................................................................................................................................................147
11 Contacting Patton for assistance ................................................................................................................. 148
Introduction........................................................................................................................................................149
Contact information............................................................................................................................................149
Warranty Service and Returned Merchandise Authorizations (RMAs).................................................................149
Warranty coverage ........................................................................................................................................149
Out-of-warranty service ...........................................................................................................................149
Returns for credit ....................................................................................................................................149
Return for credit policy ...........................................................................................................................150
RMA numbers ..............................................................................................................................................150
Shipping instructions ..............................................................................................................................150
ARecovering the NMS Server from Disk ...................................................................................................... 151
Introduction........................................................................................................................................................152
Upgrading the RAID Controller..........................................................................................................................152
Assigning Spare Drives ........................................................................................................................................154
Rebuilding the NMS Server.................................................................................................................................155

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List of Figures
1 Logging in to the application client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
2 FS6300 Schedule Tasks window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
3 Add Backup Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
4 Policy Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
5 Policy Scheduler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
6 FS6300 Export Card Configuration window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
7 Export Complete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
8 Import Card Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
9 Successful Import . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
10 Record Current Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
11 Hard Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
12 Set Factory Default Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
13 Tools > Security Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
14 Add User from Security Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
15 Add New User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
16 User Account Expiry Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
17 Adding a New User to a Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
18 Modify User Permissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
19 Disable User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
20 Delete User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
21 Assign User to Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
22 Add New Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
23 Assign Users to Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
24 Add Scope to Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
25 Scope Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
26 Delete Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
27 Add Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
28 Auth Audit Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
29 Search Audits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
30 Tools > Discovery Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
31 SetUp(F) > 6300 Container Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
32 Add Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
33 Modify Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
34 View Containers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
35 Tools > Multiple Card Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
36 Multiple Card Configuration > Card Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
37 Container IDs in the NMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
38 Set Initial Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
39 Discovery Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
40 Network Discovery tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
41 Set Discovery Interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
42 Configure Discovery for SNMP Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
43 SetUp > Add Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
44 Add SNMP Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
45 Stop Discovery in progress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
46 Re-Discover Already Discovered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
47 Re-Discover Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

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48 Schedule Re-Discovery for Regular Intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
49 Schedule Re-Discovery for Specific Dates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
50 Schedule Re-Discovery for Days of the Week . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
51 Tools > Multiple Card Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
52 Multiple Card Configuration > Card Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
53 Multiple Card Configuration > Record Current Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
54 Tools > Firmware Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
55 Firmware Upgrade window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
56 Link Details in the Network Maps View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
57 Tools > Discovery Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
58 Auto-Screening window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
59 Miscellaneous Maps window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
60 Same Card window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
61 Inter Card window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
62 Map Provisioning > End-to-End Provisioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
63 Map Provisioning > View-Delete Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
64 Reserve Pools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
65 Trunk Utilization Confirmation Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
66 Trunk Utilization Conflict Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
67 Reserve H.110 Slots for Non-Managed Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
68 H.110 SlotView . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
69 H.110 Port Utilization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
70 TDM Port Utilization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
71 DS0 Availability by Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
72 Time Slot Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
73 Chassis Diagnostics > Port Utilization tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
74 Logs window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
75 Reports Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
76 Alarm Tracking Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
77 Chassis Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
78 Discovery Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
79 Device Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
80 NMS Network Summary Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
81 Alarm Trap Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
82 View Alarm Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
83 Modify Alarm Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
84 Alarm Summary View options (Tabular, Graphical, and Pie Chart) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
85 Example: Custom Alarm View for Critical Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
86 Example: Custom Alarm View for Specific Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
87 Alarm Custom Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
88 Fault Management > Network Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
89 Performance > Configured Collection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
90 Plot Current Statistic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
91 Plot Collected Statistic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
92 Buttons in the MIB Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
93 CommonMIB parameters in the main window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
94 General MIbBrowser Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
95 Load a MIB file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
96 Loading options for MIB files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
97 Table objects in MIB tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
98 SNMP Table Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

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99 SNMP Table Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
100 SNMP Table Graph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
101 SNMP Decoder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
102 Managed Objects Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
103 Other Objects Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
104 Policy Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
105 Policy drop-down menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
106 Adding Table Cleanup Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
107 Add Backup Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
108 Policy Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
109 Policy Scheduler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
110 Adding Alert Delete Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
111 Adding Alert Action Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
112 Suppress Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
113 Send Trap Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
114 Send E-mail Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
115 Add Custom Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
116 Run Command Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
117 Set Severity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
118 Boot from firmware upgrade CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
119 BIOS Setting Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
120 View > Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
121 Firmware Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
122 Enable Auto Rebuild . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
123 Delete FS6300NMS Array . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
124 Assign Both Drives as Spares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
125 View > RAID Array . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
126 Rebuild Progress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

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List of Tables
1 Troubleshooting messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
2 FS6300 NMS Backup Policy Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
3 Network Event Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
4 Configured Collection Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
5 MIB Manager Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
6 SNMP Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
7 Table Cleanup Policy Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
8 FS6300 NMS Backup Policy Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
9 Alert Delete Policy Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
10 Alert Action Policy Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

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About this guide
This FS6300 NMS Administrator’s Reference Guide provides detailed information for performing advanced
operations in the FS6300 system. Instructions in this guide assume that configuration processes have already
taken place. For information on installing and configuring devices in the FS6300 NMS, refer to the FS6300
NMS User Manual.
Audience
This guide is intended for the following users:
•System administrators
•Operators
Structure
This guide contains the following chapters and appendices:
•Chapter 1 on page 14 provides information on managing system and database operations
•Chapter 2 on page 30 provides information on managing security
•Chapter 3 on page 45 provides information on managing discovery tools
•Chapter 4 on page 67 provides information on configuring DS0 mapping
•Chapter 5 on page 88 provides information on creating and saving logs and reports
•Chapter 6 on page 94 provides information on managing alarms and network events
•Chapter 7 on page 105 provides information on monitoring performance in the network
•Chapter 8 on page 111 provides information on managing MIBs and SNMP operations
•Chapter 9 on page 128 provides information on monitoring managed objects
•Chapter 10 on page 134 provides information on adding and managing automatic policies
•Chapter 11 on page 148 provides information on contacting Patton for support

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Chapter 1 Managing System Operations
Chapter contents
Overview ...............................................................................................................................................................15
FS6300 NMS Features ..........................................................................................................................................15
Common User Tasks.............................................................................................................................................15
Bringing up the NMS Server from Linux ..............................................................................................................16
Bringing up the NMS Client from Windows XP...................................................................................................16
Logging into the Client .........................................................................................................................................16
Configuring Your Password ............................................................................................................................17
Configuring your password before connecting to the client .......................................................................17
Configuring your password from the client ...............................................................................................17
Troubleshooting .............................................................................................................................................18
Configuring Administrator Startup and Idle Options ............................................................................................20
Enabling users to change password at first login ..............................................................................................20
Enabling the lockout function when the client is idle ......................................................................................20
Enabling the terminate function when the client is idle ...................................................................................20
Using the NMS Menus .........................................................................................................................................21
Logging out of the Application Client ...................................................................................................................21
Backing Up the Database ......................................................................................................................................22
Creating a backup file of the database .............................................................................................................22
Scheduling a policy to backup the database .....................................................................................................22
Restoring the Database ..........................................................................................................................................24
Managing Device Configurations ..........................................................................................................................24
Exporting the configuration for specific cards .................................................................................................24
Importing the configuration for specific cards .................................................................................................26
Recording the current configuration ...............................................................................................................26
Rebooting the device .......................................................................................................................................27
Setting the factory default configuration .........................................................................................................28
Using Scripts for System Tasks ..............................................................................................................................28
Executing the script to backup the database and logs directory ........................................................................29
Executing the script to migrate the database ....................................................................................................29
Executing the script to back up card configurations ........................................................................................29
Backup configurations for all cards in the NMS ........................................................................................29
Backup configuration for a specific card ....................................................................................................29

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Overview
This chapter introduces you to the features and benefits of the FS6300 NMS. It also includes basic information
about logging in and out of the system, and working with the main toolbars and menus.
FS6300 NMS Features
•Integrated FCAPS
•Scalable NMS
•Configuration Management
•Alarm Management
•Security Management
•Administration Management
•Performance Management
Common User Tasks
The following are user tasks you will encounter when working with the FS6300 NMS:
•Discover the network (See “Discovering Your Network” on page 45)
•Configure alarms and clocking (Refer to the FS6300 NMS User Manual)
•Configure and manage individual devices in the network (Refer to the FS6300 NMS User Manual)
•Manage network events (See “Managing Alarms and Network Events” on page 94)
•Monitor performance data (See “Monitoring Performance Data” on page 105)

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Bringing up the NMS Server from Linux
To start the server, from the /opt/FS6300/Server/<release #> directory, double-click on the WebNM-
SLauncher.sh file to open the launcher.
To start and stop the server, in the splash screen window, right-click
on the Start 6300 NMS Server icon and select Run. To initialize the database, right-click on the Reintialize
6300 NMS icon and select Run, then acknowledge the confirmation request in the pop-up window.
Bringing up the NMS Client from Windows XP
The NMS Windows Remote Application Client (WRAC) is the primary client for the FS6300 NMS. It is rec-
ommended that you use the WRAC. You can launch the WRAC by double-clicking on the WebNM-
SLauncher.bat icon on the desktop. In the resulting splash screen window, right-click on the client icon and
select Run. Then, enter the authentication information in the FS6300 NMS Authentication dialog box.
Logging into the Client
The FS6300 NMS Authentication box is displayed to provide an authenticated access to the FS6300 NMS.
Enter a valid user name and password to access the Application Client.
Figure 1. Logging in to the application client
1. In the Host field, enter localhost for the server address if you are logging in directly to the server. If you are
logging in from the WRAC, enter the IP address of the NMS server.
2. Enter the User ID assigned to you in the User ID field. If you do not have a User ID, contact your system
administrator. For unconfigured systems, the default User ID is superuser.
3. Enter the password assigned to you in the Password field. To learn how to configure your password, see
“Configuring Your Password” on page 17. For unconfigured systems, the default password is superuser.
4. Click Connect to Server.
The splash screen with a progress bar displys until the Application Client has completely loaded.

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Configuring Your Password
Configuring your password before connecting to the client
When you log on to the Application Client for the first time, a Password Confirmation dialog box is dis-
played(only if this has been enabled by the administrator - see “Enabling users to change password at first
login” on page 20). If you do not see this dialog box, then ignore this section and perform the steps explained
in the next section, “Configuring your password from the client” on page 17 .
To configure your password before connecting to the client:
1. In the Password Confirmation dialog box, click Reuse to continue using the same password for the same
period as previously configured. To enter a new password, click Configure and perform further steps.
2. Enter the new password in the Type new password field.
3. Re-enter the same password in the Confirm new password field.
4. Enter the number of days you want your password to be valid in Password expiry duration. If no value or
zero is entered in this field, then the password never expires.
5. Click Connect.
The new password is assigned to you and you are connected to the Application Client. You need to use this
new password from the subsequent login.
Configuring your password from the client
1. After logging into the client, select Security Administration from the Tools menu. Select the user from the
users list, and click Edit in the Menu bar. Select Change Password. The Password Configurator window is
displayed.
2. Enter the new password in the New Password field.
3. Re-enter the same password in the Confirm Password field.
4. Click OK. The new password is assigned to the user.

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Troubleshooting
Table 1 lists the messages that are displayed in certain situations during the login process.
Table 1. Troubleshooting messages
Message Why am I getting this? What do I do?
You are logged in for the first time;
would you like to reuse the existing
password or configure a new pass-
word? (See
“Configuring your pass-
word before connecting to the client”
on page 17).
This pop-up message is displayed
when you log on to the Application
Client for the first time (only if this has
been enabled by the administrator -
see
“Enabling users to change pass-
word at first login”
on page 20).
Refer to “Configuring your password
before connecting to the client”
on
page 17 for the procedure.
Your password has expired. Would
you like to reuse the old password or
configure a New password?
Your password has expired.
• You can either set a new password
or retain the old password.
• Click Reuse to keep the same pass-
word and for the same expiration
period configured before.
• Click Configure to enter a new
password. Refer to
“Configuring
your password before connecting to
the client”
on page 17 for the pro-
cedure.
• If you do not have the permission
to set your password, contact the
system administrator. (Admins -
see
“Modifying User Permissions”
on page 34)
This User account has Expired. Please
contact the Administrator for further
details
Your user account has expired. The
user account is created by the system
administrator. (Admins - see
“Adding
Users”
on page 31)
Contact the system administrator to
renew your user account. (Admins -
see
“Adding Users” on page 31)
This User account is Disabled. Please
contact the Administrator for further
details
• Your user account has been dis-
abled by the system administrator.
(Admins - see
“Disabling Users” on
page 35)
• Also, if your consecutive login
attempts fail for a certain number
of retries (number is configured by
the administrator), the user
account is automatically disabled.
(Admins - see
“Disabling Users” on
page 35)
Contact the system administrator to
enable your user account. (Admins -
see
“Disabling Users” on page 35)

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Connection lost to the FS6300 NMS
server at <host>. Do you want to shut-
down the client?
This message is displayed if the con-
nection between the client and server
is lost due to network problems or if
the server is shut down abruptly.
• Click Yes to shut down the client or
No to continue working.
• If you decide not to close the client
even after the connection is lost,
the screens, views, and data of the
client remain the same, but you
cannot perform any further opera-
tions in the client and no updates
occur. You need to reopen the cli-
ent and reconnect to the FS6300
NMS Server.
[Lock Screen dialog box] Please enter
your password to unlock the client.
This dialog box is displayed when the
Application Client is idle for more
than a specific period, that is, when
there is no interaction between the
user and the Application Client (no
mouse or keyboard events).
(Admins - see
“Enabling the lockout
function when the client is idle”
on
page 20 to configure this feature).
• Enter a valid password in the Pass-
word field and click Unlock to
resume working on the Application
Client.
• To disable this prompt every time
the Application Client is idle (only
for that session), select Don't show
this dialog for the current session
any more
• Only specific number of unsuccess-
ful logins are allowed. When
exceeded, the session with Appli-
cation Client is forcefully termi-
nated and you need to reopen the
Application Client.
FS6300 NMS Application Client has
been terminated
• This message is displayed when
the Application Client is idle for
more than a specified period, that
is, when there is no interaction
between the user and the Applica-
tion Client.
• The Application Client is termi-
nated.
(Admins - see
“Enabling the terminate
function when the client is idle”
on
page 20 to configure this feature).
Bring up/reopen the client again.
Table 1. Troubleshooting messages
Message Why am I getting this? What do I do?

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Configuring Administrator Startup and Idle Options
This section describes how a system administrator can enable particular startup and idle options for the client.
Enabling users to change password at first login
By default, this option is disabled. To enable users to change their password when they log in for the first time:
1. Open the NmsProcessesBE.conf file located in the <Web NMS Home>/conf directory.
<Web NMS Home> is the IP address where the NMS server is running.
2. Find the process for com.adventnet.nms.security.authorization.NmsAuthManager in the conf file.
3. In the command[...change_password_for_firsttime_login false...], replace false with true.
4. Save the conf file.
Enabling the lockout function when the client is idle
If the client is idle for a certain amount of time, you can enable the client to require a user ID and password to
unlock the screen. By default, the lock screen function is disabled. To enable it:
1. Open the clientparameters.conf file located in the <Web NMS Home>/conf directory.
<Web NMS Home> is the IP address where the NMS server is running.
2. Find the command [ALLOWED_IDLE_TIME_BEFORE_LOCKOUT=”0”] and replace 0 with the number of
minutes the client is allowed to be idle before the system locks user access.
3. In case of Applet and Web Start Clients, you will also need to edit the java.policy file present in <Web
NMS Home>/jre/lib/security directory and include the following line for the function to work correctly:
permission java.awt.AWTPermission
"listenToAllAWTEvents";
4. Save the files.
Enabling the terminate function when the client is idle
If the client is idle for a certain amount of time, you can enable the client to shut down. By default, the termi-
nate function is disabled. To enable it:
1. Open the clientparameters.conf file located in the <Web NMS Home>/conf directory.
<Web NMS Home> is the IP address where the NMS server is running.
2. Find the command [ALLOWED_IDLE_TIME_BEFORE_TERMINATION=”0”] and replace 0 with the number
of minutes the client is allowed to be idle before the system shuts down.
3. Save the conf file.