Comtech EF Data NetVue Release 1.1 User Guide User Manual

Release 1.1 user guide

Part Number MN-NETVUE

Revision 3

Comtech EF Data is an

AS9100 Rev B / ISO9001:2000 Registered Company

Release 1.1

User Guide

IMPORTANT NOTE: The information contained in this document supersedes all previously

published information regarding this product. This manual is subject to change without prior notice.

Table of contents

Document Outline

NetVue User Guide Rev 3
Table of Contents
PREFACE
- About this User Guide
  - Intended Audience
  - Contents
- Conventions and References
- Regulatory Compliance
- Electrical Safety
  - Fuses
- Environmental
- Related Documents
  - Equipment Drivers
- Product Support
- Comtech EF Data Headquarters
- Warranty Policy
  - Limitations of Warranty
  - Exclusive Remedies
Chapter 1. NetVue IMS Release 1.1 Overview and Introduction
- 1.1 Introduction
- 1.2 Architecture of a NetVue System
- 1.3 NetVue UI Graphics
- 1.4 Protocols
  - 1.4.1 XML-based protocol descriptions
  - 1.4.2 Protocol versions
- 1.5 Licensing
- 1.6 Trend graphs
  - 1.6.1 Trending techniques
- 1.7 NetVue Reporter
- 1.8 Hardware
Chapter 2. Operations
- 2.1 NetVue Server Installation
- 2.2 UI Installation
  - 2.2.1 Prerequisites for running XBAPs
- 2.3 Navigation
Chapter 3. Reports and Trending
- 3.1 Reports
Chapter 4. Protocols
- 4.1 About Protocols
- 4.2 Working with Protocols
Chapter 5. Service Level Agreement (SLA)
- 5.1 Introduction to SLA
- 5.2 SLA Interface Overview
- 5.3 Create an SLA
  - 5.3.1 Create an SLA in NetVue
- 5.4 Configure an SLA
  - 5.4.1 Making corrections to an alarm
Chapter 6. Alerter
- 6.1 Introduction to the Alerter
- 6.2 Install the Alerter
- 6.3 Start the Alerter
- 6.4 Configure the Alerter
- 6.5 Using the Alarms list
- 6.6 Popup Balloons
  - 6.6.1 Alarm Severity Levels
Chapter 7. Spectral Analysis and Monitoring (SpectrumVue-8)
- 7.1 Introduction to the NetVue™ SpectrumVue-8
- 7.2 Getting Started with the SpectrumVue-8
  - 7.2.1 Integrated Operation for SpectrumVue-8
  - 7.2.2 Single-seat Operation for SpectrumVue-8
- 7.3 Configure the SpectrumVue-8 for real-time spectrum analysis
Chapter 8. NetVue Cube Desktop Application
- 8.1 Introduction to the NetVue Cube Desktop application
- 8.2 Install the NetVue Cube Desktop application
- 8.3 Start the NetVue Cube Desktop application
Chapter 9. Licensing
- 9.1 Overview
- 9.2 Licensed Features
  - 9.2.1 Managed Devices
  - 9.2.2 Redundancy
Chapter 10. Advanced Configuration (System Display)
- 10.1 Logging into the System Display
- 10.2 Backup and restore procedures
  - 10.2.1 Back up a NetVue Server
  - 10.2.2 Restore a NetVue Server
- 10.3 Clustering
  - 10.3.1 Configuration: Adding the NetVue Agent to the NetVue Cluster
  - 10.3.2 Adding NetVue to a Cluster using NAT
- 10.4 Redundancy
  - 10.4.1 Set up a pair of redundant NetVue Servers
- 10.5 User Management
- 10.6 NetVue UI Graphics
  - 10.6.1 Visio drawings
- 10.7 NetVue Maps Configuration
- 10.8 Notifications
  - 10.8.1 Configuring notifications
  - 10.8.2 Notification layout
- 10.9 Databases
  - 10.9.1 Local database
  - 10.9.2 Central database
Chapter 11. Customization
- 11.1 Non-CEFD Element/Device management
  - 11.1.1 Additional Device management
- 11.2 Custom backgrounds
  - 11.2.1 NetVue background maps
  - 11.2.2 Rack elevation views
- 11.3 Custom reports 1
- 11.4 Dashboards
  - 11.4.1 Custom Dashboards1
- 11.5 Notifications
Chapter 12. NetVue Redundancy
- 12.1 NetVue redundancy configuration
- 12.2 CTOG/CDM-800 redundancy
- 12.3 CDD-880 Redundancy
- 12.4 Redundancy Operation
  - 12.4.1 CTOG/CDM-800 1:1 Redundancy operation
  - 12.4.2 CDD-880 1:3 Redundancy operation
Appendix A. SNMP Managers
- A.1 SNMP Terminology
- A.2 Interaction between SNMP manager and SNMP agent
- A.3 Configuring the SNMP manager
  - A.3.1 In System Display
- A.4 Enabling the virtual SNMP agent of an element
  - A.4.1 In NetVue Cube
  - A.4.2 In System Display
- A.5 Changing SNMP Agent ports
- A.6 Configuring SNMP agent community strings
- A.7 Resending history alarms
  - A.7.1 In System Display
- A.8 NetVue MIBs
  - A.8.1 General MIBs
  - A.8.2 Protocol-specific MIBs
- A.9 Generating a protocol-specific MIB
- A.10 NetVue SNMP trap definition
- A.11 Default NetVue trap
- A.12 Custom NetVue trap
  - A.12.1 Custom trap OID
  - A.12.2 Custom trap bindings
- A.13 Syntax of OIDs referring to properties
Appendix B. Operational Considerations
- B.1 NetVue operational considerations
Appendix C. Glossary
Appendix D. Acronyms
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