Comtech EF Data VMS v3.12.x Vipersat - Manual (Page 101)

Chapter 3 - VMS Configuration 3-1
C
H A P T E R
VMS C
ONFIGURATION
General
The VMS configuration procedure assumes that the user is experienced with the
VMS and/or has attended the System Operator training course, and gives
summary instructions for configuring an installed VMS. If difficulties are expe-
rienced during configuration, contact Comtech EF Data’s Vipersat CTAC for
assistance.
This procedure must be executed in the order that is presented to ensure proper
setup and configuration. After file installation and network hardware is in place
and operational, the equipment should be communicating with the network
management system. That is, the VMS has IP access to each unit either through
a LAN or satellite connection.
Once the VMS is installed, started up, and the initial Vipersat Manager configu-
ration is completed, the VMS immediately starts gathering and storing informa-
tion from the units which make up the network.
Note: For a Redundant VMS Server configuration, perform the VMS configura-
tion procedure on the Active server only. When completed, perform a
server synchronization to synchronize the server databases.
Before proceeding with configuring the network using VMS, the Administra-
tor’s Network Plan and the following network information should be available,
for reference.
• A list of all equipment used in the network, broken down by site.
• A schematic or other documentation of the network’s topology.
• A Physical site map where each piece of equipment is located.
NOTE