Right-click options supported on VNE

The right-click options supported on a (VNE-Node) displayed in the Network View (Nodes) tab are as follows:

• Circuits
• Node Operations
• OTN
• Topological Links

NOTE: OTN option is not supported for VNE node.

Circuits

The sub-menu options displayed under Circuits are explained in the following steps:

Add GlobalExcludeNodeConstraint

Perform the following steps to add constraint on a VNE node to restrict it from being used for circuit creation:

1. Go to Topology menu and click Topology View option. Topology View window is launched.
2. Click Network View (Nodes) tab and select the desired partition.
3. Do one of the following:
   • Right-click on the desired VNE and select Circuit > Add GlobalExcludeNodeConstraint. Add Global Exclude Node Constraint dialog box is displayed with a confirmation message.
   • Select the desired VNE, go to Manage NE menu tab and click (Add Global Exclude Constraint on NE). Add Global Exclude Node Constraint dialog box is displayed with a confirmation message.
4. Click Yes. Global Exclusion Constraint Added for node <node IP> successfully message is displayed. The node gets highlighted in brown color.
5. Click OK.

Remove GlobalExcludeNodeConstraint

Perform the following steps to exclude a VNE node such that node can be included for creating circuits. This option is displayed after Add GlobalExcludeNodeConstraint operation is performed on the node:

1. Go to Topology menu and click Topology View option. Topology View window is launched.
2. Click Network View (Nodes) tab and select the desired partition.
3. Do one of the following:
   • Right-click on the desired VNE and select Circuit > Remove GlobalExcludeNodeConstraint. Remove Global Exclude Node Constraint dialog box is displayed with a confirmation message.
   • Select the desired VNE, go to Manage NE menu tab and click (Remove Global Exclude Constraint on NE). Remove Global Exclude Node Constraint dialog box is displayed with a confirmation message.
4. Click Yes. Global Exclusion Constraint Removed for node <node IP> successfully message is displayed.
5. Click OK.

View Circuits

Perform the following steps to view circuits that are created on a VNE node:

1. Go to Topology menu and click Topology View option. Topology View window is launched.
2. Click Network View (Nodes) tab and select the desired partition.
3. Select the desired VNE node, right-click and select Circuit > View Circuits. Manage Circuits page is displayed. The circuits that are created on the selected node will be displayed.

Node Operations

The sub-menu options displayed under VNE - Node Operations are explained in the following steps:

Configuring VNE Inventory

Perform the following steps to add chassis/slots/ports on the selected VNE:

1. Go to Topology menu and click Topology View option. Topology View window is launched.
2. Click Network View (Nodes) tab and select the desired partition.
3. Do one of the following:
   • Select the desired VNE-Node, right-click and select Configure Vne_Inventory option. Configure Frame window is displayed.
   • Select the desired VNE-Node, go to Manage NE menu tab and click (Configure VNE). Configure Frame window is displayed.

     

4. To add slots to an existing chassis, do the following steps:
   1. Select the desired chassis from the left pane and click Add Slot. The SlotIndex displays the number assigned to the added slot.
   2. Click DoAddSlot. Added to Tree in Left pane please check. Please Click Submit when done with Creating new Ports/Slots/Chassis message is displayed.
   3. Click OK. Slot gets added to the selected chassis and is highlighted in green color in the left pane.

      To add more slots on the desired chassis, repeat step a to c of Step 4.

   4. Click Submit. Successfully Created message is displayed.
   5. Click OK.
5. To add ports to an existing slot, do the following steps:
   1. Select the desired slot from the left pane and click Add Port.
   2. Select the Port_Type, Capacity and Number Of Ports desired to add from the options available in the drop down list.
   3. Click DoAddPort. Added to Tree in Left pane please check. Please Click Submit when done with Creating new Ports/Slots/Chassis message is displayed.
   4. Click OK. Port gets added to the selected slot and is highlighted in green color in the left pane.

      To add more ports on the desired slot, repeat step a to d of Step 5.

   5. Click Submit. Successfully Created message is displayed.
   6. Click OK.
6. To create a new chassis, add slots and ports to it, do the following steps:
   1. Click Add Chassis. The ChassisIndex displays the number assigned to the added chassis.
   2. In Number Of slots for the Chassis window, Enter Number of slots in the text box provided and click OK.
   3. Click DoAddChassis. Added to Tree in Left pane please check. Please Click Submit when done with Creating new Ports/Slots/Chassis message is displayed.
   4. Click OK. Chassis and the slots get added and are highlighted in green color in the left pane.

      To add more chassis, repeat step a to d of Step 6.

   5. To add more slots to the new chassis, click Add Slot > DoAddSlot. Slot gets added to the chassis.
   6. To add ports to the selected slot, click Add Port and select the Port_Type, Capacity and Number Of Ports from the options available in the drop down list.
   7. Click DoAddPort. Added to Tree in Left pane please check. Please Click Submit when done with Creating new Ports/Slots/Chassis message is displayed.
   8. Click OK. Port gets added to the selected slot and is highlighted in green color in the left pane.
   9. Click Submit. Successfully Created message is displayed.
   10. Click OK.

DeConfiguring VNE Inventory

Perform the following steps to delete chassis/slots/ports of the selected VNE-Node:

1. Go to Topology menu and click Topology View option. Topology View window is launched.
2. Click Network View (Nodes) tab and select the desired partition.
3. Do one of the following:
   • Select the desired VNE-Node, right-click and select DeConfigure Vne_Inventory option. DeConfigure Frame window is displayed.
   • Select the desired VNE-Node, go to Manage NE menu tab and click (De-Configure VNE). DeConfigure Frame window is displayed.

     

4. On left pane, select the desired chassis/slots/ports, right-click and click Delete Selected.
5. Click Submit. Successfully Deleted message is displayed.
6. Click OK.

Migrate port on VNE

Perform the following steps to migrate the port on selected VNE. Ports migration is supported at same port rate:

1. Go to Topology menu and click Topology View option. Topology View window is launched.
2. Click Network View (Nodes) tab and select the desired partition.
3. Do one of the following:
   • Select the desired VNE, right-click and select Node Operations > Migrate Port option. Migrate Port on <node IP> window is displayed.
   • Select the desired VNE, go to Manage NE menu tab and click (Migrate Port). Migrate Port on <node IP> window is displayed.

     

4. Select the desired port rate under From Port and To Port drop-down option.
5. Click Migrate. Port migration request sent successfully message is displayed.
6. Click OK.

View VNE properties

Perform the following steps to view the information of a selected VNE-Node:

1. Go to Topology menu and click Topology View option. Topology View window is launched.
2. Click Network View (Nodes) tab and select the desired partition.
3. Do one of the following:
   • Select the desired VNE, right-click and select the option Node Operations > Node Properties. NE Properties window is displayed with all the information related to the selected node.
   • Select the desired VNE, go to Manage NE menu tab and click (NE Properties). NE Properties window is displayed with all the information related to the selected node.

     

The user can also copy the information on ME Properties window by selecting the desired attributes and pressing CTRL+C.

Re-Syncing VNE Node

ReSync Node option can be used to resolve the mismatch of node data between TJ5500 and TJ5100.

Perform the following steps to re-sync a VNE-Node:

1. Go to Topology menu and click Topology View option. Topology View window is launched.
2. Click Network View (Nodes) tab and select the desired partition.
3. Do one of the following:
   • Select the desired VNE, right-click and select Node Operations > ReSync Node. A confirmation message is displayed.
   • Select the desired VNE, go to Manage NE menu tab and click . A confirmation message is displayed.
4. Click Yes. A message ReSync Node triggered successfully for <vne> If mismatch is still seen Please use ForceReSync Node option is displayed.
5. Click OK.

Viewing Historical Alarms of VNE Node

Refer to the topic View Historical alarms for procedure on how to view historical alarms of a VNE-node.

Viewing Service Affecting Alarms of VNE Node

Perform the following steps to view the service affecting alarms on the selected VNE-Node:

1. Go to Topology menu and click Topology View option. Topology View window is launched.
2. Click Network View (Nodes) tab and select the desired partition.
3. Do one of the following:
   • Select the desired node, right-click and select Node Operations > Show Service Affecting Alarm. Context:ServiceAffectingAlarm:<IP_address> based window of the TJ5100 is launched.
   • Select the desired node, go to Manage NE menu tab and click (View Service Affecting Alarms). Context:ServiceAffectingAlarm:<IP_address> based window of the TJ5100 is launched.

Viewing ONTs

Perform the following steps to view the ONTs connected to the VNE node:

NOTE: Viewing ONTs is not supported for this release.

1. Go to Topology menu and click Topology View option. Topology View window is launched.
2. Click Network View (Nodes) and select the desired partition.
3. Select the desired VNE node, right-click and select Node Operations > View ONTs. Manage ONTs page displays the information of all the ONTs that are connected to the node.

Topological Links

The sub-menu options displayed under VNE - Topological Links is explained the following steps:

Viewing All TLs

Perform the following steps to view all the topological links present on the VNE node:

1. Go to Topology menu and click Topology View option. Topology View window is launched.
2. Click Network View (Nodes) and select the desired partition.
3. Select the desired VNE node, right-click and select the option Topological Links > View All TLs. <node IP> Topological Links window displays all the topological links information created on the selected node.