Appendix A, CTC Information and Shortcuts

CTC Information and Shortcuts

This appendix describes how to navigate in the Cisco Transport Controller (CTC) and change CTC table data. It also describes menu and tool options and the shelf inventory data presented in CTC. For information about CTC, refer to the Cisco Transport Controller Operation chapter in the Cisco ONS15600 SDH Reference Manual.

Display Node, Card, and Network Views

CTC provides three views of the ONS network:

•Node view appears when you first log into an ONS15600SDH. This view shows a graphic of the ONS15600SDH shelf and provides access to tabs and subtabs that you use to manage the node.

•Card view provides access to individual ONS15600SDH cards. This view provides a graphic of the card and provides access to tabs and subtabs that you use to manage the card.

•Network view shows all the nodes in a ring. A Superuser can set up this feature so each user will see the same network view, or the user can create a custom view with maps. This view provides access to tabs and subtabs that you use to manage the network.

TableA-1 lists different actions for changing CTC views.

Table A-1 Change CTC Views
To Display:	Perform One of the Following:
Node view	•Log into a node; node view is the default view. •In network view, double-click a node icon, or right-click the node and choose Open Node . •From the CTC View menu, choose Go To Other Node, then choose the node you want from the shortcut menu. •Use the arrows on the CTC toolbar to navigate up or down views. For example, in network view click a node and click the down arrow.
Home view (node view of the first node you logged into in a network)	•From the CTC View menu, choose Go To Home View .
Card view	•In node view, double-click a card or right-click the card and choose OpenCard . •In node view, single-click a card icon, then select Go To Selected Object from the View menu. •Use the arrows on the CTC toolbar to navigate up or down. For example, in node view click a card and then click the down arrow.
Network view	•In node view, click the up arrow on the CTC toolbar. •From the View menu, choose Go To Network View.

CTC Window

Different navigational methods are available within the CTC window to access views and perform management actions. You can double-click and right-click objects in the graphic area and move the mouse over nodes, cards, and ports to view popup status information ( FigureA-1).

Figure A-1 CTC Node View with Popup Information

CTC Menu and Toolbar Options

The CTC window menu bar and toolbar provide primary CTC functions. TableA-2 shows the actions that are available from the CTC menu and toolbar.

Table A-2 CTC Menu and Toolbar Options
Menu	Menu Option	Toolbar	Description
File	Add Node		Adds a node to the current session. See the "DLP-F39 Add a Node to the Current Session or Login Group" task.
	Delete Selected Node		Deletes a node from the current session.
	Lock CTC		Locks CTC without closing the CTC session. A user name and password are required to reopen CTC.
	Print		Prints CTC data. See the "DLP-F65 Print CTC Data" task.
	Export		Exports CTC data. See the "DLP-F66 Export CTC Data" task.
	Exit		Closes the CTC session. The exit icon only appears in the File menu.
Edit	Preferences		Displays the Preferences dialog box: •General tab—Allows you to change event defaults and manage preferences. •Login Node Group tab—Allows you to create login node groups. See the "DLP-F38 Create Login Node Groups" task. •Map—Allows you to customize the network view. See the "DLP-F110 Change the Network View Background Color" task and the "DLP-F112 Apply a Custom Network View Background" task. •Circuit—Allows you to change the color of circuit spans. See the "DLP-F95 Change Active and Standby Span Color" task. •Firewall—Sets the Internet Inter-ORB Protocol (IIOP) listener ports for access to the ONS15600SDH through a firewall. See the "NTP-F98 Set Up the ONS15600SDH for Firewall Access" procedure on page4-13.
View	Go To Previous View		Displays the previous CTC view.
	Go To Next View		Displays the next CTC view. Available only after you navigate to a previous view. Go to Previous and Go to Next are similar to web browser forward/backward navigation buttons.
	Go To Parent View		References the CTC view hierarchy: network view, node view, and card view. In card view, this command displays the node view; in node view, the command displays network view. Not available in network view.
	Go To Selected Object View		Displays the object selected in the CTC window.
	Go To Home View		Displays the login node in node view.
	Go To Network View		Displays the network view.
	Go To Other Node		Displays a dialog box allowing you to type in the node name or IP address of a a network node that you want to view.
	Show Status Bar	—	Displays/hides the status bar at the bottom of the CTC window.
	Show Tool Bar	—	Displays/hides the CTC toolbar.
—	—		Zooms out of the network view area (toolbar only).
—	—		Zooms into the network view area (toolbar only).
—	—		Zooms into a selected network view area (toolbar only).
Tools	Circuits	—	Displays the following options: •Repair Circuits—Repairs incomplete circuits (used by Cisco Technical Assistance Center [TAC]). •Set Path Selector Attributes—Allows you to edit subnetwork connection protection (SNCP) circuit path selector attributes. See the "DLP-F96 Edit SNCP Circuit Path Selectors" task. •Set Circuit State—Future use for the ONS15600SDH. The ONS15600SDHRelease 1.4 does not support a full state model. As a result, the circuit state can not be changed; it is always In Service (IS). •Convert Circuits To TL1 Cross Connects—If a cross-connect in a circuit gets deleted, this menu option allows a user to repair a circuit by separating an incomplete CTC circuit into TL1 cross-connects. Then, the user can replace the missing cross-connect. See the "NTP-F64 Convert Circuits to TL1 Cross-Connections" procedure. •Upgrade TL1 Cross Connects to CTC Circuits—Allows you to convert TL1 cross-connects to CTC circuits. See the "NTP-F64 Convert Circuits to TL1 Cross-Connections" procedure. •Roll Circuit—Allows you to reroute live traffic without interrupting service. •Delete Rolls—Removes rolls that are not deleted by CTC after a roll has been completed.
	Manage VLANs	—	Displays a list of VLANs that have been created and allows you to delete or create new VLANs.


	Open TL1 Connection		Displays the TL1 session dialog box so you can create a TL1 session to a specific node. Refer to the CiscoONS15600SDH TL1 Command Guide.
	Open IOS Connection		Displays the CiscoIOS command line interface dialog box if a CiscoIOS capable card (ML1000-2 or ML100T-12) is installed in the node. Refer to the CiscoONS 15454 SONET/SDH ML-Series Multilayer Ethernet Card Software Feature and Configuration Guide.
Help	Contents and Index	—	Displays the online help window.
	Manage Help	—	Displays the versions of online help loaded on your computer.
	About CTC	—	Displays the software version and the nodes in the CTC session.

CTC Mouse Options

TableA-3 shows mouse navigation techniques.

Table A-3 CTC Mouse Options
Technique	Description
Double-click	•Node in network view—Displays the node view. •Card in node view—Displays the card view. •Alarm/Event—Displays the object that raised the alarm or event. •Circuits—Displays the Edit Circuit window.
Right-click	•Network view graphic area—Displays a menu that you can use to create a new domain, change the position and zoom level of the graphic image, and change the background image and color. •Node in network view—Displays a menu that you can use to open the node, go to the node domain, reset the node icon position to the longitude and latitude set on the Provisioning > General tabs, provision circuits, and update circuits with a new node. •Span in network view—Displays a menu that you can use to view information about the source and destination ports, the span's protection scheme, and the span's optical level. You can also display the Circuits on Span dialog box, which displays additional span information and allows you to perform SNCP protection switching. •Card in node view—Displays a menu that you can use to open, delete, hard and soft reset, and change cards. The card you select determines the commands that appear. •Card in card view—Displays a menu that you can use to reset the card, or go to the parent view (node view). •Empty slot in node view—Displays a menu that allows you to add (preprovision) a card.
Move mouse cursor	•Over node in network view—Displays a summary of node alarms and provides a warning if the node icon has been moved out of the map range. •Over span in network view—Displays circuit (node, slot, port) bandwidth and protection information. •Over card in node view—Displays card type, card status, highest-level alarm, and alarm profile status. •Over card port in node view—Displays port number, port status, and alarm profile status. •Over card port in card view—Displays port state, protection status (if applicable), and alarm profile status.

Node View Shortcuts

TableA-4 shows actions on ONS15600SDH cards that you can perform by moving your mouse over the CTC window.

Table A-4 Node View Card-Related Shortcuts
Action	Shortcut
Display card information	Move your mouse over cards in the graphic to display tooltips with the card type, card status (active or standby), the highest level of alarm (if any), and the alarm profile used by the card.
Open, reset, or delete a card	Right-click a card. Choose Open to display the card in card view, Reset to reset the card, or Delete to delete it.
Preprovision a slot	Right-click an empty slot. Select the card type that you want to provision the slot from the shortcut menu.
Change a card	Right-click an STM-N card and choose Change Card . In the Change Card dialog box, select the card type. Change Card retains all card provisioning.

Network View Shortcuts

Right-click the network view graphic area or a node, span, or domain to display shortcut menus. TableA-5 lists the actions that are available from the network view.

Table A-5 Network Management Tasks in Network View
Action	Task
Open a node	Do any of the following: •Double-click a node icon. •Right-click a node icon, and choose Open Node from the shortcut menu. •Click a node and choose Go To Selected Object View from the CTC View menu. •From the View menu, choose Go To Other Node . Select a node from the Select Node dialog box. •Double-click a node alarm or event in the Alarms or History tabs.
Move a node icon	Press the Ctrl key and the left mouse button simultaneously and drag the node icon to a new location.
Reset node icon position	Right-click a node and choose Reset Node Position from the shortcut menu. The node icon moves to the position defined by the longitude and latitude fields on the Provisioning> General tabs in node view.
Provision a circuit	Right-click a node. From the shortcut menu, choose Provision Circuit To and select the node where you want to provision the circuit. For circuit creation procedures, see "Create Circuits"
Update circuits with new node	Right-click a node and choose Update Circuits With New Node from the shortcut menu. Use this command when you add a new node and want to pass circuits through it.
Display a link end point	Right-click a span. From the shortcut menu, choose Go To [node/slot/port] for the drop port you want to view. CTC displays the card in card view.
Display span properties	Do any of the following: •Move mouse over a span; the properties appear near the span. •Click a span; the properties appear in the upper left corner of the window. •Right-click a span; the properties display at the top of the shortcut menu.
Perform an SNCP protection switch for all circuits on a span	Right-click a network span and click Circuits . In the Circuits on Span dialog box, switch options appear in the SNCP Span Switching field.

Table Display Options

TableA-6 shows table display options, which include rearranging or hiding CTC table columns and sorting table columns by primary or secondary keys ( FigureA-2).

Table A-6 Table Display Options
Action	Click Shortcut	Right-Click Shortcut Menu
Resize column	Left click while dragging the header separator to the right or left.	—
Rearrange column order	Left click while dragging the column header to the right or left.	—
Reset column order	—	Choose Reset Columns Order/Visibility .
Hide column	—	Choose Hide Column .
Display a hidden column	—	Choose Show Column > column-name.
Display all hidden columns	—	Choose Reset Columns Order/Visibility .
Sort table (primary)	Click a column header; each click changes sort order (ascending or descending).	Choose Sort Column .
Sort table (secondary sorting keys)	Press the Shift key and simultaneously click the column header.	Choose Sort Column (incremental) .
Reset sorting	—	Choose Reset Sorting .
View table row count	—	View Row count; it is the last item on the shortcut menu.

Figure A-2 Table Shortcut Menu to Customize Table Appearance

Equipment Inventory

In node view, the Inventory tab ( FigureA-3) displays ONS15600SDH equipment information, including:

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

•Eqpt Type—The equipment type, for example, STM-16 or STM-64.

•Actual Eqpt Type—The actual equipment type, for example, FTA or STM16-LR.

•HW Part #—Hardware part number; this number is printed on the top of the card or equipment piece.

•HW Rev—Hardware revision number.

•Serial #—Equipment serial number; this number is unique to each card.

•CLEI Code—Common Language Equipment Identifier code.

•User Code—A text entry field that allows the user to type a 20-character ASCII code to further identify cards.

•Firmware Rev—Revision number of the software used by the ASIC chip installed.

Figure A-3 Inventory Tab

CTC Data Export

CTC data exported in HTML format can be viewed with any web browser, such as Netscape Communicator or Microsoft Internet Explorer. To display the data, use the browser's File>Open command to open the CTC data file.

CTC data exported as comma separated values (CSV) or tab separated values (TSV) can be viewed in text editors, word processors, spreadsheets, and database management applications. Although procedures depend on the application, you can typically use File > Open to display the CTC data. Text editors and word processors display the data exactly as it is exported. Spreadsheet and database management applications display the data in cells. You can then format and manage the data using the spreadsheet or database management application tools.

In addition to the CTC exporting, CTC text information can be copied and pasted into other applications using the Windows Copy (Ctrl-C), Cut (Ctrl-X) and Paste (Ctrl-V) commands. You can also print CTC windows and table data such as alarms and inventory by choosing File > Print. TableA-7 shows the CTC tabs and subtabs that contain exportable data.

Table A-7 Table Data with Export Capability
View or Card	Tab	Subtab(s)
Network	Alarms	—
	Conditions	—
	History	—
	Circuits	Circuits, Rolls
	Provisioning	Alarm Profiles
	Maintenance	Software
Node	Alarms	—
	Conditions	—
	History	Session, Node
	Circuits	Circuits, Rolls
	Provisioning	Network (General, Static Routing, OSPF, Internal Subnet)





		Alarm Behavior
		Alarm Behavior
	Inventory	—
	Maintenance	Software
		Audit
		Routing Table
		Test Access
		Alarm Extenders
		Logged on User
STM-N Cards	Alarms	—
	Conditions	—
	History	Session, Card
	Circuits	Circuits, Rolls
	Provisioning	Line, Threshold, VC4, Alarm Behavior
	Maintenance	Loopback, Transceiver, Protection
	Performance	—

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