Network

Management
System (NMS)

Installation,
iMonitor
Operations &
Maintenance
(IOM)

iDS v7.0

June 2007 Chapter 7

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 Overview of NMS for iMonitor
iDirect Network Management System (NMS) is Actually a Suite of
Applications and Servers
Provide control and visibility into iDirect System networks
Client-Server architecture composed of three components
Graphical User Interfaces (GUI)
Database storage
Middleware tier that manages access to the database
iMonitor Provides Complete Visibility to Real-Time Status &
Operational Characteristics of Network Elements
Status indicates real-time State of network elements
Operational characteristics comprised of a variety of network statistical
data
Data Can Be Obtained & Viewed as Either Dynamic (Real-Time) or
Historical (Database Archived) Data

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 Advanced iMonitor Capabilities
Alarms & Warnings (Reported as ‘Conditions’), and Limit, or
Threshold Exceeded Warnings Reported
iMonitor Easy to Use Features Overview:
Workspaces and Wizards for ease of data entry
Sorting for display specific requirements
Finding things made easy with Toolbar, Search mode
Printing directly from ‘File’ menu option
Sharing data with other applications quick & easy
Maximum Historical Time Spans, Depending on Data Queried
Saving Historical Time Specification for Ease of Data Analysis
Remote Availability Report Provides ‘Up’ Time and ‘Down’ Time
on All Network Elements
Bandwidth Usage Report Available for End Customer Service
Level Agreement (SLA) Reporting

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 Launching iMonitor
iMonitor Login Screen & Dialog
1

2 6

1. Open iMonitor Main Screen

2. Login Information Window Opens 3

3. Enter “User Name” and “Password”

4. Clicking “Server” Opens NMS Server
IP Address Entry Field
5. Enter “Server” IP Address or Select
a Previously Entered Address From 4
a Nested Pull-Down List
6. Select “OK” or “Cancel” 5

Login/Logout Easy Access to Multiple Servers Without Exiting

Multiple Users or PCs May Access the NMS Simultaneously
Multiple sessions on a single PC supported (same or different servers)
Multiple PCs may connect to the same server at the same time
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 Selecting Time Frames/Ranges

Time Frame is Selectable for Requests

Real-Time – Data arriving at the NMS back-end in Real-Time
Dynamically refreshed
No ending time period
Get Past requests is a hybrid of
Real-Time and Historical
Requests retrieved in fixed ‘slices’ of time
from database archive
Continues request ‘til cancelled in
Real-Time mode
Historical Requests Retrieve Data from
Archive Based on “Time Range” Selected
Save Time Range Across Multiple Displays for Ease of Use
Inactive Active

“Pin-up” a historical time range or get past value for continued use
Select desired time interval Selection
‘Push’ to depress Pin icon
Activate

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 Historical Time Range Selection
“Time Range” is Further Selectable for Historical Requests
Select “Start Time” and “End Time”
Use Slide to Select Time Interval to Display from “Start Time”
Click on the “ ... “ Button to Display Analog Clock Face
3 2 1
Allows operator to set time range using familiar/easy entry method
1. Click to ‘Highlight’ Hand
2. Select/click new point on
dial to relocate hand to
4
3. Select AM or PM as
appropriate
4. Analog clock face
available for selection of
Start Time or End Time

Historical Requests Can Also Be “Saved to File”

Useful for large amounts of data
Option found within selection parameters dialog box

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 iMonitor - Main Window
Find Toolbar

Main Toolbar
Workspaces
Toolbar
Network Tree

Sort Dialog Box

Workspace Area
Legend

Condition Windows:
Active
Observation View
Disabled Conditions

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 Multicolumn Details Example

Menu Options
for Window

All Multicolumn Displays Share Certain Common Characteristics

Data sorted easily (default is by ‘Time Stamp’ in ascending order, as shown)
Scroll bars function identically; latest detail appears at the bottom (default)
Data may be captured for export, or printed from File Æ Print menu
“Expand All” or “Fit to Window” options aid in data viewing
Data can be exported/copied to a file, with/without header detail
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 Multiple vs. Grouped Results
Teleport Level
Accessed

Total or
Selection
Individual
Options

Accessing Data from a Higher Level

Network Element ‘Grooms’ Output
Interim dialog box provides for selection of
Network Elements to be reported on
Results grouped together (totals) or displayed
individually depending on element selections
Time Ranges selected as desired for results “Save to” File
Option (page 14)

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 iMonitor Interface

Single/Double
Click (+ or -) to
Expand/Contract
Tree

Remote Level
Menu Options
Network Level
Menu Options

Single Right Mouse Click Lists Menu w/Options at This Level

Menu options vary with Element selected/highlighted
Highlight menu option to select, or access submenus
Single vs. Double Left Mouse Click
Single Click (+) to expand the Network Tree, (-) to contract it
Double Click Network Element to open its “Properties” window for viewing
Double Click fully expanded Element to contract branches below it
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 Element Menu Options
Teleport
Network Elements have
Similar, But Unique Menus
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 iMonitor Globe Functions

Collapse Tree
Menu Option
and Result
Expand Tree
Menu Option
and Result
Select “Allow Docking” to Permit
Repositioning of Window Pane
Select “Hide” to Close Accessed
Window Pane
Select “Expand Tree” or “Collapse
Tree” Menu Option as Appropriate
Note Shortcut Keys (Shift > or Shift <)

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 iMonitor Sorting Options

Main Menu
“Edit” Option
Sort Tree Menu Supports Sort
Option Opens. . .
Sort Preferences
Dialog Box

Sort Columns in Any Window by

Clicking on the Column Heading
Sort Network Tree with “Sort
Preferences” Dialog Box
Select from any menu where available
Select the order of the sort
Select the items to sort by (parameters)
Select the Element to apply sort to
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 Interface Main Title/Menu/Toolbar
Menu Bar

Title Bar

Main
Toolbar ÆÆ “Resume” Status Display

ÅToggles “Network Tree” View “Pause” Æ Status Display .

ÅToggles “Conditions” View “Help” Provides GUI VersionÆ …

Menu Bar – Typical and Specialized High-Level Functionality

Title Bar – Identifies Application and IP Address of Server
Main Toolbar – Context Sensitive Buttons/Tools Perform Operations on
Selected (Highlighted) Network Tree Elements
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 Main Toolbar/Audio Notification

Main
Toolbar

Toggles “Audio Notify” On/Off

Audio Notification – Tool Enables/Menu Options Select ‘When’

Menu option selects when Audio Notification should be provided
Properties menu selection allows Audio Notification configuration

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 View Menu Options
View Menu

Main Menu “View” Option

Enable/Disable Various Toolbars
(check/uncheck)
Enable/Disable Various View Windows
(check/uncheck)
Change Virtual Workspace
If an Network Element is pre-selected
(highlighted) in the Network Tree, the
“Properties” option becomes available
for selection

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 Find Tool & Find Toolbar Options
Find Toolbar

Search
Criteria
Selected

Main
Toolbar
Opens “Find” Dialog Box …

Use “Find” Tool or “View Æ Find Toolbar” for iMonitor Search

Open “Find” dialog box for refining search criteria with ‘Tool’, or . . .
Select criteria from “Find Toolbar” pull-down menus, then . . .
Click on “Find Next” if using dialog box, or . . .
Click on the “Binoculars” icon if using the “Find Toolbar” to “Find Next”
Network Element Matching Search Criteria Highlighted in Tree
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 Accepting/Viewing Changes
Main
Toolbar
No Pending
Changes

Accept
Changes

“View”
Configuration
Changes

“Accept Changes” Icon Turns Red When Changes Have Been Made By
a Second Operator, via iBuilder Since Last Login
Click on This Red Icon to Open “Accept Changes” Dialog Box
Agree to “Accept Changes” to Refresh iMonitor Display Only
“Accepting Changes” does not confirm agreement or authorize changes
View current changes via “View Æ Configuration Changes” window
Without Accepting, Operator Display is ‘Stale’ and potentially inaccurate
Closing and re-opening iMonitor will refresh display and ‘accept changes’

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 View Menu/Workspace Toolbar
View Menu
Main “View” Menu Toggles Selections for Options
Viewing Toolbars & ‘Views’ or ‘Windows’ Workspace
Selections
“Checked” Item Signifies Enabled
Workspace Options Allow Swap from One
Workspace to Another
Can re-combine “All Workspaces” into one
Workspaces can be saved from “File Æ Save
Workspace As” selection from the main menu
Reload saved Workspaces via the “File Æ Open
Workspace” from the main menu

Workspace
Toolbar & Menu
Options

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 Operational Toolbar

Request “Remote Status/UCP Report”

Request “SATCOM Graph”

Request “Latency Detail”

Request “Time Plan Slot Assignment”

Request “IP Stats Graph”

Request “Sat Traffic Graph”

Request “Network Data Snapshot”

Request “Network Condition Snapshot”

Context-Sensitive Buttons/Tools Allow Operations on Selected

(Highlighted) Network Elements
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 Operational Toolbar (cont’d)

Request “Modem Events”

Request “Conditions”

Request “SAT Long Term BW Usage”

Request “Long Term Bandwidth Usage”

Network Element “Under Observation”

Open “Telnet Session”

Context-Sensitive Buttons/Tools Allow Operations on Selected

(Highlighted) Network Elements
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 Status Bar/Conditions/Legend Pane
Status Bar

‘Hover’ With Cursor to

Examine Connection

Conditions

“Status Bar” Displays GUI Status &

Session Login Detail
“Conditions” Window Visible (Default
On) When Selected from View Menu (or
Main Toolbar Icon)
“Legend” via View Menu Selection;
Provides Description of Icons Legend

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 iMonitor Conditions

Alarms and Warnings are called “Conditions”

Alarms Signal Service Interruption
Warnings Signal Possible Future Service
Interruption
Warnings and Alarms Raised for:
Chassis
Protocol Processors
Remotes
Hub Line Cards
Warnings and Alarms are Self-Clearing
Warnings and Alarms Stored in Data Archive

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 Condition, Real-Time State
Create New Remote
(via iBuilder)
DEACTIVATED
Configure
INCOMPLETE
Activate

Activate
Deactivate
NEVER
NOMINAL APPLIED
Warning
Cleared Warning
Raised

Commission Remote
Alarm
Raised
WARNING
Alarm
Cleared

ALARM
Alarm
Raised

Alarm
Cleared

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 Multiple Conditions/Offline State
Elements May Report Multiple (Simultaneous) Conditions
No Conditions Reported – Overall State is “OK”
One or More ‘Warnings’, Overall State is “Warning”
One or More ‘Warnings’ & One or More ‘Alarms’, the Overall State is “Alarm”
Remote Set to ‘Offline’, Overall State is “Offline”
“Offline” State Overrides All Other Warnings & Alarms iSite Tool
Special state that applies only to Remotes
Initiated by remote user (via iSite menu option, iSite ‘Offline” tool or direct
console port command) before powering the unit off
iMonitor and the back-end server ignore all subsequent alarms
“Offline” state clears automatically when remote is powered on and acquires
into the network (or commanded “Online” via remote console port directly)

iSite Menu Option

Offline Confirmation

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 Conditions - Chassis

Name Type Condition Details

Chassis Down Alarm Down Raised when NMS
loses connection to the
EDAS Board
Fan Alert Warning Fan ‘n’ Failed Raised when any fan
malfunctions
Power Warning Power Supply Raised when any power
Supply Alert ‘n’ Failed supply malfunctions
RCM A/B Alert Warning RCM ‘n’ Failed Raised when one of two
Reference Clock
Modules Fails

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 Conditions - Protocol Processor/HLC

Name Type Condition Details – Raised When . . .

PP Down Alarm Down NMS doesn’t hear from the Protocol
Processor for six seconds
PP Server Warning >70% CPU Utilization exceeds 70%

Name Type Condition Details

Line Card Down Alarm Down NMS doesn’t hear from line card for
30 seconds
Acquisition Warning >200 Threshold exceeded in a single hub
CRC stats message
Traffic Warning >10 Threshold exceeded in a single hub
CRC stats message
Rx Overflow Warning 0 Hub DMA overflows once
Frames

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 Conditions - Remote

Name Type Condition Details – Raised When . . .

LL Down or Alarm Down PP declares this remote out of network
Out-of-Network
Latency Timeout Alarm Down NMS misses three consecutive ICMP echo responses (one sent
every 5 seconds – default)
Latency Warning 2000 Response time (to ICMP ping) exceeds threshold in milliseconds (or
2 seconds)
Downstream C/N Warning Low: 7 Remote’s perceived receive signal (Carrier-to-Noise Ratio) falls
High: 25 outside operational range
Upstream C/N Warning Low: 7 Hub’s perceived receive signal (Carrier-to-Noise Ratio) falls outside
High: 25 operational range
Temperature Warning Low: 15 Board temperature in Celsius falls outside range
High: 75
Local LAN Disconnect Warning Warning Remote’s Ethernet port is detected as being physically disconnected

Lost Contact Warning Warning Protocol Processor loses contact with the remote

Symbol Offset Warning High: 250 Timing offset exceeds limit

Calibrated Transmit Warning >-35 dBm Transmit Power falls below -35 dBm, calibrated range
Power
GPS Signal lost Warning No Reset GPS Receiver disconnected or signal lost

Offline Normal Offline Remote is commanded offline via console or iSite

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“Main” Conditions - Observation View
Network Elements can be Placed “Under
Observation”
Applies to only certain network elements
Protocol Processor and Blades
Hub Line Card
Remote
Isolates conditions for the specific element from
other network activity
In display, right-click on row enables menu to
“Cancel” or open a “Remote Control Panel” for
remote under observation
Search for condition raised, cleared, or both

Select Tab to View

Specific Remotes

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 Conditions/Events – Select Items
Dialog Box Opens for Input
Time Frame
“Save To”
File Option

Network
Elements

Selection
from Menu

Select “Conditions” or “Event” to View

“Select Items” Dialog Box Opens for Selections
Select Parameters for Presentation of Detail
Time Frame Requested; if Historical, “Time Range” Also
“Save to” File Name, if Desired to Save Detail to File
Network Elements to be Reported on are Selected

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 Historical Condition Query with Filter

Filter Available in Historical Time Range

Condition Queries
Allows Filtering on Condition Type
Search
for Historical Queries Groups
Search Alarm or Warnings
All “UCP_OUT_OF_NETWORK”
Alarms, or . . .
All “UCP_LOST_CONTACT” Warnings,
for Example
Search for Condition Raised,
Cleared, or Both

Select Type

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 Event Query with Text Filter
Time Range
Query the Event Log with a Text
Filter
Allows “Regular Expression”
Search of Event Text
Analog Clock
Example Filters:
“MCAST” finds all multicast events
“TCP.*addr: 10.0.19.249” finds all
connections from specified address Enter regexp filter here
“Bad password” finds all aborted
telnet attempts
New Historical Time Specifier
(Described Earlier)
Analog clock simplifies entering time
ranges
Opened using ‘ ... ‘ Button

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 Conditions Tab Results Pane
“Conditions” Tab Displays Multicolumn Format
Arrow indicates ‘multiple condition’ detail available
Click on arrow to ‘expand’ detail for specific ‘Condition’ sequence
Right click on any row to open menu, as shown

Conditions Tab

Open Menu

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 Conditions/Time Line Tab

“Time Line” Graphical Format

Right click on display for menu
Menu allows selection of viewing interval
Select “Details” for viewing
Graphical Display

“Detail” View

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 Conditions Interpretation

Conditions Displays are in Multicolumn Format

Sorted on Timestamp in ascending order (default)
Example below ‘walks’ through Remote reset & recovery
Each “Condition” builds on the last until & unless cleared
Icons are used to indicate clearly the “Condition” status
Arrows ‘down-turned’ indicate an open group of related “Conditions”

Selection from
Main Menu

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 Event Interpretation

System “Events” Log Activity Occurring on Network Elements

Real-Time & Historical
Defaulted display in Real-Time
Sorted by ascending timestamp
Resort by clicking on column heading
Historical “Events” up to one week prior to current date available
Examples of system “Events” are:
Telnet connectivity
UCP messages from PP to Remotes
SWEEP messages during acquisition
Multicast Package processing
Firmware image or options file written to flash

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 Snapshots
Selection
from Menu

Snapshots Selected from Network or Inroute Group Level Tree

Menus
“Network Conditions Snapshot” view current states of Elements
“Network Data Snapshot” monitor a variety of network data points for
multiple Remotes simultaneously
Network Tree Level Selected Determines Detail Displayed &
Functional Submenus Available

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 Network Conditions Snapshot
Condition Snapshot

“Hover” Detail

Network Inroute Groups & Remotes in a

Multicolumn List Viewed More Compactly
Submenu Pull-Downs Allow More Detailed
Analysis of Selected Network Elements
Snapshot Select “Network Condition Snapshot” Viewing
Options
Options
Hover Pointer Over Any Snapshot Element for
Information Box

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 Network Conditions Snapshot (cont’d)
Condition Snapshot

Remote “Snapshot”
Menu & Selection
Multiple Right Click on any
Select Row Opens Menu

Select Multiple Elements to Report on

Right-Click on Any Highlighted Row to
Snapshot Open Menu for Available Options
Options
Remotes Auto Selected
from Snapshot ‘List’ Select Report & Dialog Box Identifies
Only Remotes Selected in Snapshot

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 Network Data Snapshot

Network “Snapshot”
Dialog Box Opens Results (w/Open Menu)
for Selections

Inroute Groups & Remotes in Another Format, as a

Detailed Multicolumn Spreadsheet
Allows Display of Selected Multiple Real-Time Parameters
Provides Capability to Monitor Selected Remotes Across a
Variety of Real-Time Data Points Simultaneously
Menu Available for Window Use as Always

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 Monitoring Protocol Processor Blades
“Remotes”
Tab

“Process
” Tab
“CPU Usage” Tab

Select “Blade Info” from Protocol Processor or Blade

Three ‘Tabs’ Appear to Enable Different Views
“Process” Tab – Expand Blade’s Tree for displaying processes running on this blade
“Remotes” Tab – Displays those Remotes currently supported by this blade
“CPU Usage” Tab – Displays Table of CPU usage information (alternative method
described later, and in iMonitor User’s Guide Section 4.2.1)

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 iMonitor Probe

Allows Specific Tasks to be Performed on an Individual

Remote
Change Remote’s transmit power value (manually, via UDP, &
temporary)
View, save, clear and reset Remote’s statistics
View, save, clear and clear parameters
Perform LL Bounce, Acq Bounce on all protocol layers
Monitor a Remote’s temperature
Telnet to a Remote (must be “in the Network” for success)
Connect (via Telnet) to the Protocol Processor

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 iMonitor Probe
Access Protocol
Processor Stats
& Parameters

Adjust TX Power

View/Reset
Stats; View
Telnet to Remote Parameters

LL/ACQ Bounce
Reset Remote
Save to File;
Clear Display

“Probe” Pane is Available from Three

Nodes in Network Tree
Graph of Temperature
Network
Inroute Group
Individual Remotes (Menu option selection or as
Telnet to PP a “Control Panel” tab)
Allows Specific Tasks to be Performed, or
Monitored on an Individual Remote
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 CPU Usage
“List View”
Detail
“CPU Usage”
Selections

“Chart View”
Graphical Display

Selectable for the Blade Element Only (by Blade)

“Chart View” shows a plot of CPU Utilization Graphically
“List View” gives a tabular format with slightly more detail

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 Time Plan
Time Plan Provides Detail on Time Slot Usage
“Timeplan” Tab shows a graphical display of time slots
“Slot Assignment” gives a tabular format dynamically

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 Inroute Distribution

Inroute Distribution
1. Right Click on Network Icon
Shows distribution of remote sites in slots-per-frame
2. Select “Bandwidth Usage” or “Inroute Distribution” from Menu
3.
Detail includes each configured Inroute
Displays Associated Data in Tabular Form (Dynamic)
Totals for all Inroutes, per remote
Individual Inroute ‘averages’ are displayed (averaged over one
second; essentially displays % of utilization)

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 Hub Stats

Line Card Stats

Hub Stats Record Important Link Data
HLC ‘Tx’ and ‘CRC’ errors should all report 0 (zero) errors
‘Rx Power (dBm)’ reports analog composite power
Entire 500 MHz receive spectrum
Value between -5 and -60 dBm required for normal operation

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 Control Panel – General Tab

Remote Control Panel – General Tab

Includes detail from iBuilder configuration
Arrows indicate additional detail, seen with arrow selection

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 Control Panel – Events/Conditions Tab

Remote Control Panel – Events/Conditions Tab

Upper Window displays “Events” detail for remote selected
Lower window displays “Conditions” detail
Can retrieve “Historical” and “Real-Time” detail

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Control Panel - SATCOM Detail

Remote Control Panel – SATCOM Tab

Graphical Display for “Downstream SNR”
Graphical Display for “Upstream SNR”
Graphical Display for “Symbol and Frequency
Offsets”
All iMonitor Graphs are ‘Auto-Ranging’

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 Control Panel - SAT Traffic Tab

Remote Control Panel – SAT Traffic Tab

“Downstream” Traffic displayed graphically
“Upstream” Traffic displayed graphically

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 Control Panel - IP Traffic Tab

Remote Control Panel – IP Traffic Tab

“Downstream” IP Traffic displayed graphically
“Upstream” IP Traffic displayed graphically

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 Control Panel – Probe Tab

Remote Control Panel – Probe Tab

See previous discussion on “Probe” functions (page 44-
45) for more detail
Probe Tab Allows Access to Limited Commands
“Remote Power” Reported and Can Be Changed
“Telnet Remote” Opens a Telnet Session to the Remote
Console Port
“Reset Remote” Allows Soft Reset from iMonitor
“Remote Temperature” Graphical Format
“Telnet Protocol Processor” Allows a Telnet Session to
Be Established on the Network PP
“Protocol Processor” Allows Operator to Gather and
Display/Manipulate PP Stats

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 Control Panel – Remote Status Tab

Remote Control Panel – Remote Status Tab

Reports Valuable Remote Operational Detail
“Historical” or “Get Past” (Real-Time) Possible
“Time” & “Date” Stamped Entries
“Downstream C/N” Value, in dB
“Tx Pwr”, in dBm, Reports Remote Current Transmit Power Value
“Rx Pwr”, in dBm, Indicates Remote Receive Composite Power Value
“Digital Rx Pwr”, in dBm, Remote Digital Receive Power Value (Debug)
“FLL DAC”, in Hex, Reported (Debug)
“Rx COF”, in Hz, Reported (Debug)
“Temp”, in Degrees Centigrade
“TDM Lost” Reports TDM Frame Lock Loss Since Last Reset
“Time Ticks” Reported
LAN Port Configuration Detail Reported

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 Control Panel – UCP Info Tab

Remote Control Panel – UCP Info Tab

“Historical” or “Get Past” (Real-Time) Possible
“Time” & “Date” Stamped Entries
“Up C/N” Value, in dB, Reports Upstream C/N
“Power Adjustment”, in dB, Reports Adjustment of
Transmit Power at Remote
“Symbol Offset” Indicates Symbol Offset Value
“Freq Offset” Indicates Frequency Offset Value

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 Control Panel – Latency Tab

Remote Control Panel – UCP Info Tab

“Historical” or “Get Past” (Real-Time) Possible
“Time” & “Date” Stamped Entries
“Remote” Gives the Remote ‘Name’
“Mgmt IP Address” Reports Management IP
“Latency”, in ms Indicates Amount of Latency on This Link
“ID” is the MySQL Database Identifier (Internal)
“SN” is the Remote Unique Serial Number
“Network” is the Network This Remote is Assigned to

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 Control Panel – QoS Tab

Remote Control Panel – UCP Info Tab

Displays “Downstream QoS” or “Upstream QoS” Configured With QoS
Filter and Traffic Profiles for Each
“Service Level” and “Rules” as Configured for Each
Segmentation and Reassembly Detail for Each

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 Bandwidth Usage - Selection

Bandwidth Usage Report (Dynamic/Real-Time)

Right Click on Level of Report in Tree
Select Devices to Report on Dialog Box Opens

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 Bandwidth Usage - Results

Bandwidth Usage Results

Report Generated Based on Selection
Results Displayed Dynamically, Refreshing in Real-Time

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 Long-Term Bandwidth Reporting
User-specified parameters:
Remotes to report on
Direction (upstream, downstream, both)
Time range (defaults to 1 week from current time)
Total Remotes or report individually
Total IP types or report individually
Interval for each report entry
IP Report Outputs:
Total traffic in Kbytes
Average kbps
percentage of theoretical maximum channel capacity
(bytes per slot) * (slots per frame) * (1000 / frame length in ms)
SAT Report Outputs:
Total traffic in Kbytes
Average kbps
See tech note entitled Long-Term Bandwidth Usage

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 IP Long Term BW Usage - Selection

IP Long Term Bandwidth Usage

Report
Right Click on Level of Report in Tree
Select Devices to Report on When Dialog
Box Opens

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 IP Long Term BW Usage - Results

IP Long Term Bandwidth Usage Results

Report Generated Based on Selection
Results Displayed can be Printed, Saved to File, etc.

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 SAT Long Term BW Usage - Selection

SAT Long Term Bandwidth Usage

Report
Right Click on Level of Report in Tree
Select Devices to Report on When Dialog
Box Opens

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 SAT Long Term BW Usage - Results

SAT Long Term Bandwidth Usage Results

Report Generated Based on Selection
Results Displayed can be Printed, Saved to File, etc.

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 Remote Availability Reporting

Data derived from state changes in archive database

User-specified parameters:
Remotes to report on
Time range (defaults to 1 week from current time)
Outputs:
Up hours in time range
Percentage of uptime in time range
Down hours in time range
Percentage of down time in time range

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 Remote Availability -Selection

Remote Availability Report

Right Click on Level of Report in Tree
Select Devices to Report on When Dialog
Box Opens

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 Remote Availability -Results

Remote Availability Results

Report Generated Based on Selection
Results Displayed can be Printed, Saved to File, etc.

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Printing from all list controls

Click on a list control window in iMonitor
Select File ⇨ Print from main menu
Copy/Paste from all list controls
Select one or more lines from a list control using standard Windows
selection keys
Using right mouse, select “Copy”
Paste into Excel or any other Windows application
Save to File from Probe Tab
From Probe window, select protocol layer and view stats or params
Press “Save to File” to save
Direct Database Access via ODBC
See tech note entitled Accessing the NMS Stats Archive

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Management
System (NMS)
Installation,
Operations & iMonitor
Maintenance
(IOM) Thanks, . . .
iDS v7.0
Questions? . . .
June 2007 Chapter 7