Manage the Node

This chapter provides the CTC procedures for maintaining the nodes, including backup and restoration, viewing the audit trails, and resetting the cards.

Set Up Name, Date, and Time Information Using CTC

Purpose

This procedure provisions identification information for the node, including the node name, date, time, and time zone.

Tools/Equipment

None

Prerequisite Procedures

"Login to CTC" in System Setup and Software Installation Guide for Cisco NCS 4000 Series

Required/As Needed

As needed

Onsite/Remote

Onsite or remote

Security Level

Provisioning or higher

Procedure

Step 1

In the Node View, click the Provisioning > General > General tabs.

Step 2

Enter the name of the node for which you want to set the date and time in the Node Name/TID field.

Step 3

Click Create.

CTC makes use of a Network Time Protocol (NTP) or Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) server to set the date and time of the node. It ensures that all the network nodes use the same date and time reference. The server synchronizes the nodes time after power outages or software upgrades.

Step 4

In the Create NTP/SNTP dialog box, enter the following information:

  • Peer/Server—Choose Peer or Server from the drop-down list.
  • IP Address— Click IPv4 Addressor IPv6 Address radio button. Enter IPv4 or IPv6 address or hostname of the NTP/SNTP server that provides clock synchronization.
  • Preferred—Check the check box if the peer is the preferred server that provides clock synchronization.

Step 5

Click OK to set the date and time of the node.

Step 6

If you do not want to use the NTP/SNTP server for date and time, complete the date and time fields manually. The node will use these fields for alarm dates and times. By default, CTC displays all the alarms in the CTC computer time zone for consistency. In Time area, enter the following information:

  • Date—Enter the current date in the MM/DD/YY format, for example, September 24, 2002 is 9/24/2002.
  • Time—Enter the current time in the Hours:Minutes:Seconds format, for example, 11:24:58. The node uses a 24-hour clock, so 10:00 PM is entered as 22:00:00.
  • Time Zone—Select the required time zone from the drop-down list. Choose a city within your time zone from the drop-down list. The list displays the 80 World Time Zones from -11 through 0 (GMT) to +14. Continental United States time zones are GMT-05:00 (Eastern), GMT-06:00 (Central), GMT-07:00 (Mountain), and GMT-08:00 (Pacific).

Step 7

Click Apply.

Stop. You have completed this procedure.

Back Up the Configuration Using CTC

Purpose

This procedure enables you to store a backup version of the Cisco NCS 4000 node configuration on the node's hard disk.

Tools/Equipment

None

Prerequisite Procedures

"Login to CTC" in System Setup and Software Installation Guide for Cisco NCS 4000 Series

Required/As Needed

Required. Cisco recommends performing a configuration backup at approximately weekly intervals and prior to and after configuration changes.

Onsite/Remote

Onsite or remote

Security Level

Maintenance or higher

Procedure

Step 1

In Node View, click the Maintenance > Database tabs.

Step 2

Click Backup. This opens Backup Database dialog box.

Step 3

Enter the backup file name.

Step 4

Click OK to save the current configuration on node's hard disk.

Stop. You have completed this procedure.

Restore the Configuration Using CTC

Purpose

This procedure enables you to restore the NCS 4000 configuration from the configuration file on the workstation running CTC or on a network server.

Tools/Equipment

None

Prerequisite Procedures

Required/As Needed

As needed

Onsite/Remote

Onsite or remote

Security Level

Maintenance or higher

Procedure

Step 1

In Node View, click the Maintenance > Database tabs.

Step 2

Click Restore.

Step 3

Locate the backup configuration file stored on the workstation running CTC or on a network server.

Step 4

Click Open.

Step 5

Click OK in the confirmation dialog box to restore the NCS 4000 configuration.

Stop. You have completed this procedure.

View and Archive the Audit Trail Records Using CTC

Purpose

This procedure enables you to view and archive audit trail records.

Tools/Equipment

None

Prerequisite Procedures

"Login to CTC" in System Setup and Software Installation Guide for Cisco NCS 4000 Series

Required/As Needed

As needed

Onsite/Remote

Onsite or remote

Security Level

Provisioning or higher

In NCS 4000, audit trail is used to view the list of all the configuration commands issued to the node. Audit trail records are useful for maintaining security, recovering lost transactions, and enforcing accountability. Accountability refers to tracing user activities; that is, associating a process or action with a specific user.

You need to archive the audit trail logs to maintain a record of actions performed for the node. If the audit trail log is not archived, the oldest entries are overwritten after the log reaches capacity.

Procedure

Step 1

In Node View, click the Maintenance > Audit tabs.

Step 2

Click Retrieve.

The most recent audit trail records appears in the Audit tab.

Step 3

Select a record and Click Archive.

The Archive Audit Trail dialog box appears to store the audit trail log entries in a user generated file.

Step 4

Navigate to the directory (local or network) where you want to save the file.

Step 5

Enter a name in the File Name field.

Step 6

Click Save and click OK.

Note

 

Archiving does not delete entries from the CTC audit trail log. However, the entries will be deleted by the system after the log capacity is reached. If you archived the entries, you cannot re-import the log file back into CTC and will have to view the view in a different application such as Microsoft Word.

Stop. You have completed this procedure.

Monitor Environmental Parameters Using CTC

Purpose

This procedure enables you to monitor the environmental parameters of the Cisco NCS 4000 chassis.

Tools/Equipment

None

Prerequisite Procedures

"Login to CTC" in System Setup and Software Installation Guide for Cisco NCS 4000 Series

Required/As Needed

As needed

Onsite/Remote

Onsite

Security Level

Provisioning or higher

Procedure

Step 1

In the Node View, click the Provisioning > General tabs.

Step 2

Click the Power Monitor sub-tab.

This sub-tab dynamically displays the power consumption values of the NCS 4000 chassis. The values are displayed based on the input voltage going into the system.

  • Equipments—Displays the route processors and power filters of the chassis.
  • Card number/Equipment Number—Displays the route processor card numbers and power filter numbers.
  • Module Sensor—Displays the module sensor name of the selected equipment.
  • Value (MilliAmperes)—Displays the module sensor values (in MilliAmperes) of the selected equipment.

Step 3

Click the Temperature sub-tab.

This sub-tab displays the input temperature of the NCS 4000 chassis.

  • Equipments—Displays the route processors and power filters of the chassis.
  • Card number/Equipment Number—Displays the route processor card numbers and power filter numbers.
  • Module Sensor—Displays the module sensor name of the selected equipment.
  • Value (Celsius)—Displays the module sensor values (in Celsius) of the selected equipment.

Step 4

Click the Voltage sub-tab.

This sub-tab displays the input voltage of the NCS 4000 chassis.

  • Equipments—Displays the route processors and power sensor name of the module card.
  • Card number/Equipment Number—Displays the route processor card numbers and power filter numbers.

Step 5

Click the Fan Speed sub-tab.

This sub-tab displays the input values of fan speed supply in the NCS 4000 chassis. The values are displayed based on the input speed going into the fan.

  • Equipments—Displays the route processors of the chassis.
  • Router name (0/FT0)—Displays all the fan tray names.
  • Module Sensor—Displays the speed sensor of the module.
  • Value (RPM)—Displays the module sensor speed (in RPM) of the selected equipment.

Stop. You have completed this procedure.

Hard Reset Using CTC

Purpose

This procedure enables you to reset the LC or RP using CTC.

Tools/Equipment

None

Prerequisite Procedures

"Login to CTC" in System Setup and Software Installation Guide for Cisco NCS 4000 Series

Required/As Needed

As needed

Onsite/Remote

Onsite or remote

Security Level

Superuser only

Only the hard reset of the card is supported. The hard reset temporarily removes power from the card and clears all the buffer memory.

Procedure

Step 1

In Node View, click the Inventory tab.

Step 2

Select the LC or RP.

The Hard-Reset Card button gets enabled.

Step 3

Click Hard-Reset Card.

Step 4

Click Yes when the confirmation dialog box appears.

Stop. You have completed this procedure.

View Equipment Inventory

In Node View, click the Provisioning > Inventory tabs. The tab displays information about the NCS 4000 equipment, including:

  • Location—Identifies where the equipment is installed, either chassis or slot number.

  • Eqpt Type—Displays the type of equipment.

  • Admin State—Changes the service state of the card unless network conditions prevent the change.

    The administrative state changes to OOS,DSBLD when the card is shut down due to insufficient power.

  • Description—Displays the description of the equipment.

  • Serial #—Displays the equipment serial number; this number is unique to each card.

  • Service State—Displays the current card service state, which is an autonomously generated state that gives the overall condition of the card. Service states appear in the format: Primary State-Primary State Qualifier, Secondary State.

  • Uptime—Displays the time from the last boot.

  • Replaceable—Indicates whether an equipment can be replaced or not.

  • Product ID—Displays the manufacturing product identifier for a hardware component, such as a fan tray, chassis, or card.

  • Version ID—Displays the manufacturing version identifier for a fan tray, chassis, or card.

  • HW Part #—Displays the hardware part number; this number is printed on top of the card.

  • CLEI—Displays the Common Language Equipment Identifier code.

  • PCA#— Displays the Printed Circuit Assembly number.

  • HW ID—Displays the hardware identifier of the equipment.

Firewall Ports

The following table lists the ports that must be enabled to establish a communication channel with the NE (controller card).

Table 1. Firewall Ports for Various Sessions

Session Type

Session Description

Mode

Port Number

Firewall ACL

HTTP

HTTP port on NE

Standard

80

Inbound

Secure

443 for SSL

Inbound

SSH

SSH port on NE

Secure

22

Inbound

Telnet

Telnet port on NE

Standard

23

Inbound

TL1

TL1 port on NE

Standard

2361,3082,3083

Inbound

SNMP

SNMP listener port on NE

Standard

161

Inbound

Secure

SNMP trap listener port on the machine receiving the traps

Standard

162 (default); user configurable to any port between 1024 to 65535

Outbound

Secure