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June 28, 2000
These release notes describe the caveats for Cisco Transport Manager (CTM) Release 2.0 (formerly Cisco VisionWay). These release notes accompany the Cisco Transport Manager Release 2.0 Installation Guide.
These release notes describe the following topics:
Cisco Transport Manager is the element management system (EMS) for Cisco Optical Networking System (ONS) 15303 (formerly Cisco ISR 3303), Cisco ONS 15304, and Cisco ONS 15454 network elements (NEs). A robust client/server-based platform, CTM provides fault, configuration, and performance management functionality to manage Cisco ONS 15000 series products.
Cisco Transport Manager GateWay (formerly Cisco GateWay) is an architectural component that provides northbound EMS-to-NMS interface mediation. CTM GateWay enables service providers to integrate CTM with their existing Operations Support Systems (OSSs) by using standardized open interfaces. In Release 2.0, Cisco offers TL1 (Cisco ONS 15303 and Cisco ONS 15454) and SNMP options for CTM GateWay.
Cisco Transport Manager ConnectWay (formerly Cisco ConnectWay) is a standalone component application that provides EMS-to-NE protocol mediation for Cisco ONS 15303 and Cisco ONS 15304 NEs within multivendor network configurations. CTM ConnectWay enables service providers to use their existing heterogeneous SONET or SDH management communications infrastructure to manage Cisco ONS 15303 and Cisco ONS 15304 NEs by using CTM or a third-party SNMP manager. In Release 2.0, Cisco offers TL1 (Cisco ONS 15303 applications only) and CLNP interface options for CTM ConnectWay.
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Note Although Cisco makes every attempt to ensure the availability of third-party hardware and software platforms specified for Cisco Transport Manager Release 2.0, Cisco reserves the right to change or modify platform system requirements due to third-party vendor product availability or changes that are beyond Cisco's control. |
To install the CTM server, you must have:
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Note While installing Solaris patches, you might get a message saying "This patch is obsoleted by patch number, which has already been applied to this system." This message indicates that an updated version of the patch is already installed, and no action is required. |
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Note To download the Oracle8 patch set 8.0.5.2.1, go to Oracle's ftp site at oracle-ftp.oracle.com. The patch set is located in /server/patchsets/unix/SUN_SOLARIS2/80patchsets/80521. Instructions for installing the patch set are included in the directory. |
| Network Size | NEs | CTM Server | CPUs | CPU Speed | RAM | Disk Space | Oracle8 Licenses1 |
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Small | 1 to 200 | Sun Ultra 60 | 2 | 450 MHz | 2 GB | 36.4 GB2 | 10 |
Medium | 201 to 500 | Sun Enterprise 450 | 2 | 400 MHz | 2 GB | 145.6 GB3 | 20 |
Large | 501 to 1000 | Sun Enterprise 450 | 4 | 400 MHz | 4 GB | 218.4 GB4 | 30 |
| 1This figure reflects the Oracle8 license count required for the CTM server only and does not include the CTM client session requirements as described in Table 2. 2This provides 7 days of storage for PM data collected across 200 NEs, assuming an average of 2000 interfaces per NE, up to a maximum of 50,000 interfaces (includes logical and physical interfaces). 3This provides 30 days of storage for PM data collected across 500 NEs, assuming an average of 2000 interfaces per NE, up to a maximum of 100,000 interfaces (includes logical and physical interfaces). 4This provides 30 days of storage for PM data collected across 1000 NEs, assuming an average of 2000 interfaces per NE, up to a maximum of 100,000 interfaces (includes logical and physical interfaces). |
Cisco Transport Manager Release 2.0 supports a maximum of 30 simultaneous CTM client sessions for a small network, 60 simultaneous sessions for a medium network, and 100 simultaneous sessions for a large network. Table 2 shows typical CTM operational configurations that reflect the Oracle8 license count required to support the example number of sessions.
| Network Size | NEs | CTM Server1 | CTM Administrator Sessions | CTM Operator Sessions | Total CTM Sessions | Oracle8 Licenses2 for CTM Client | Total Oracle8 Licenses3 (CTM Server & Client) |
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Small | 1 to 200 | Sun Ultra 60 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 224 |
Medium | 201 to 500 | Sun E450 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 31 | 515 |
Large | 501 to 1000 | Sun E450 | 5 | 45 | 50 | 60 | 906 |
| 1As per the CTM server configuration described in Table 1. 2The Oracle8 license count equals 3 times the number of CTM administrator sessions plus 1 times the number of CTM operator sessions. 3The total Oracle8 license count required for CTM equals the server license count from Table 1 plus the client session license count from Table 2. 4Do not exceed 40 Oracle8 licenses for the small server configuration. 5Do not exceed 80 Oracle8 licenses for the medium server configuration. 6Do not exceed 130 Oracle8 licenses for the large server configuration. |
To install the CTM client, you must have a Sun Solaris workstation or Microsoft Windows PC configured as shown in Table 3:
| Platform1 | Network Size | RAM2 | CPUs | CPU Speed | Free Disk Space3 | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sun Ultra 5 workstation
| Small | 256 MB | 1
| 333 MHz | 50 MB | Sun Solaris 2.7 with CDE |
Medium | 512 MB | |||||
Large | 512 MB | |||||
Pentium II-class PC | Small | 128 MB | 1
| 450 MHz | 50 MB | Windows 95, 98, or NT 4.0 with graphics support for 256 colors |
Medium | 256 MB | |||||
Large | 256 MB |
Table 4 lists the NE software releases supported by CTM Release 2.0.
| Product Name | Software Release |
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Cisco ONS 15303 | Release 1.0 (Cisco IOS Release 11.3(4)HA4) |
Release 1.0.1 (Cisco IOS Release 11.3(4)HA5) | |
Cisco ONS 15304 | Release 1.0 (Cisco IOS Release 11.3(4)HA4) |
Release 1.0.1 (Cisco IOS Release 11.3(4)HA5) | |
Cisco ONS 15454 | Release 2.1.3 |
Symptom Short creation failure message during CTM client installation on Windows 95.
Conditions When installing the CTM client on Windows 95, the following error message appears near the end of the installation process:
Error: Unable to create shortcuts java.io.IOException:CreateProcess: C:\Cisco\TransportManagerClient\lnkmkr.exe C:\Cisco\TransportManagerClient\lnkmkr.ini error=0.
Workaround This problem is due to an InstallShield error on Windows 95. A short cut with the correct path is created despite the error message. Ignore the error message.
ID CSCdr32411
Symptom Client or server installation exits after installing Java Runtime Environment (JRE).
Conditions If you install the CTM client or server on a system where JRE is not installed, you will receive a message prompting you to install JRE.
Workaround Click OK to install JRE. The setup.exe program starts the Java installation program. Follow the prompts to install JRE, then restart the CTM client or server installation.
ID CSCdr50841
Symptom CTM client might hang while dragging and dropping nodes.
Conditions If the administrator drags and drops nodes to modify the Domain Explorer or the Topology Explorer, the CTM client might hang.
Workaround Close the current application and restart the client. Or, use Copy, Paste or Cut, Paste instead of drag and drop to move nodes.
ID CSCdr05404
Symptom Newly discovered Cisco ONS 15454 NEs do not appear in an operator user's Domain Explorer.
Conditions When the discovered nodes group is assigned to a CTM operator and CTM discovers the new nodes, Cisco ONS 15454 NEs do not appear in the operator's Domain Explorer topology tree.
Workaround The discovered nodes group is simply a place holder for discovered nodes and should not be assigned to an operator. If the discovered nodes group is assigned to an operator, restart the CTM client.
ID CSCdr24696
Symptom Cannot copy and paste an NE to anything in the NE's path.
Conditions Cannot copy and paste an NE in the Domain Explorer to anything in the topology tree that is in that NE's path (for example, the NE's parent).
Workaround There is no known workaround.
ID CSCdr30724
Symptom Domain Inventory Table does not automatically refresh to reflect changes.
Conditions The Domain Inventory Table does not automatically refresh when users make changes such as adding a new NE, changing the NE IP address, and so on.
Workaround The Domain Inventory Table is one of the Configuration Management (CM) tables, which do not automatically refresh. Close and reopen the Domain Inventory Table to see the updated contents.
ID CSCdr32863
Symptom GNE Table does not automatically refresh to reflect changes.
Conditions The GNE Table does not automatically refresh when users make changes such as adding or deleting a GNE.
Workaround The GNE Table is one of the Configuration Management (CM) tables, which do not automatically refresh. Close and reopen the GNE Table to see the updated contents.
ID CSCdr32959
Symptom If you customize the location of NE icons on the Cisco Transport Controller (CTC) map, your customizations are not saved.
Conditions After starting CTC from CTM, drag and drop the NEs in the CTC map. Exit CTC; then, restart CTC. The NE positions are not saved.
Workaround Use the CTM Domain Map, which can be customized by the administrator.
ID CSCdr14057
Symptom GateWay/SNMP Service property sheet does not automatically refresh to reflect server configuration changes.
Conditions The GateWay/SNMP Service property sheet does not refresh under the following conditions:
1. Start two CTM clients.
2. Open the Server Control Panel for the first client and click GateWay/SNMP Service.
3. Add SNMP hosts (for example, 3) and click Save.
4. Refresh the second client to get the SNMP additions.
5. Remove all SNMP hosts from the second client and click Save.
6. The first client does not show the deletion even after clicking Refresh Data.
Workaround Close and reopen the Server Control Panel window to see the updated contents.
ID CSCdr58692
Symptom Automatic refresh overrides user-specified time period.
Conditions A user-specified time period in the Audit Log resets to the last four hours if auto-refresh is turned on.
Workaround There is no known workaround.
ID CSCdr27794
Symptom An Audit Log entry for a specific date and time is not removed.
Conditions Database times in seconds are not currently stored in exact seconds. Consequently, rounding errors might occur in comparisons.
Workaround Pruning scripts use exact times from the database. Whenever possible, add a few seconds to the audit log entry to ensure that the record is erased.
ID CSCdr41715
Symptom Broken link in online help for DS-1 PM Table window.
Conditions If you open the online help for the DS-1 PM Table window and click the Severely Errored Seconds link in the Topics column, the following error message appears:
Cannot connect to file:/Cisco/TransportManagerClient/help/Severely Errored Seconds
Workaround There is no known workaround.
ID CSCdr72478
Symptom PM collection is enabled on user-added NEs but disabled on discovered NEs.
Conditions By default, user-added NEs are configured with PM collection enabled; however, PM collection is disabled on discovered NEs.
Workaround After manually adding an NE, disable PM collection.
ID CSCdr41186
Symptom Selections made in the first panel of the Modify CTM User wizard are not saved if you move to the second panel and then return to the first panel.
Conditions If you open the Modify CTM User Wizard, make selections in the first panel, click Next to move to the second panel, and then click Back to return to the first panel, the selections you specified in the first panel are not saved.
Workaround Redo your selections in the first panel.
ID CSCdr52433
Symptom Invalid Sun Solaris 2.7 warning message.
Conditions While installing Sun Solaris 2.7 patches, you might receive the following warning message:
The following patches are not installed. Please refer to documentation for more details. 107607-01. You can't install this patch since it is obsoleted by 107607-06.
Workaround This message indicates that an updated version of the patch is already installed, and no action is required.
ID CSCdr30878
Symptom Installation program does not detect disk space shortage when Oracle data and index storage reside in the same disk partition.
Conditions If Oracle data and index storage are links to physical disk partitions, the installation program might not detect a shortage of space. Oracle data and index storage must reside in different disk partitions.
Workaround Create and use physical disk partitions for Oracle data and index storage.
ID CSCdr26477
Symptom When an OSS client is connected to CTM GateWay/TL1 with OSS Listener Mode enabled, the NE stops forwarding autonomous messages to the OSS.
Conditions There is no activity between the OSS and the NE.
Workaround Every 15 minutes, the OSS client must provide some means of communication---such as a RTRV-HDR command or response---between itself and each NE, or the NE TL1 session will time out from CTM.
ID CSCdr72397
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