User Guide for Mobile Wireless Transport Manager 5.0
Working with Nodes

Table Of Contents

Working with Nodes

Viewing Basic Information for Nodes

Right-Click Menu for All Nodes

Right-Click Menu for a Specific Node

Node Table

Viewing Detailed Information for a Node

Node Details: Right-Click Menu

Node Details: CPU Processes

Node Details: Trap Configuration

Node Details: Shorthaul Performance

Change Poller

Shorthaul Performance: Bytes

Shorthaul Performance: Packets

Shorthaul Performance: Sent Utilization

Shorthaul Performance: Received Utilization

Shorthaul Performance: Errors

Node Details: Backhaul Performance

Change Poller

Backhaul Performance: Sent Utilization

Backhaul Performance: Received Utilization

Backhaul Performance: Errors

Node Details: Components

Node Details: Configuration Data

Naming Information

Descriptive Information

Status Information

Router Uptime Information

Polling Information

Threshold % Information

IP Addresses for SNMP

Node Details: Notes

Node Details: Recent Events

Node Details: Syslog

Editing a Node

Editing Node Properties

Attaching a Note to a Node

Editing SNMP IP Addresses for a Node

Viewing Notes for a Node

Deleting a Node

Deleting a Node from Your Network

Deleting a Node from the MWTM Database

Deleting a Node from the MWTM Discovery Database

Unmanaging and Managing a Node

Polling a Node

Allowing and Disallowing Trap Processing for a Node

Excluding a Node from a View

Ignoring a Node

Viewing Ignored Nodes

Viewing Node Information Using a Web Browser

Viewing the Network Status Node Dashboard

Viewing MWTM Node Status

Viewing MWTM Node Details

Viewing Node IOS Versions

Viewing Node Information: CPU Processes

Viewing Node Information: Syslog Messages

Viewing Node Information: RAN Trap Configuration


Working with Nodes


MWTM enables you to view information about all discovered nodes, including their IP addresses, status, and other important information.

This section includes the following information:

Viewing Basic Information for Nodes

Viewing Detailed Information for a Node

Editing a Node

Viewing Notes for a Node

Deleting a Node

Unmanaging and Managing a Node

Polling a Node

Allowing and Disallowing Trap Processing for a Node

Excluding a Node from a View

Ignoring a Node

Viewing Ignored Nodes

Viewing Node Information Using a Web Browser

Related Topics:

Changing MWTM Client Preference Settings, page 11-2

Resizing, Sorting, and Hiding Table Columns, page 3-30

Viewing Basic Information for Nodes

To view basic information for nodes, select Nodes in the left pane of the MWTM Main Window. MWTM displays the Node Window.

The Node Window provides information about all nodes that have been discovered by MWTM, including their IP addresses, status, and other important information.

The Node Window is composed of the following sections:

Right-Click Menu for All Nodes

Right-Click Menu for a Specific Node

Node Table

Related Topics:

Editing Node Properties

Editing a Node

Viewing Detailed Information for a Node

Resizing, Sorting, and Hiding Table Columns, page 3-30

Using the MWTM Main Menu, page 3-7

Viewing Notes for a Node

Right-Click Menu for All Nodes

To see the right-click menu for all nodes, select Nodes in the left pane and click the right mouse button. The nodes right-click menu provides the following options:

Menu Command
Description

Show In New Window

Opens the Node Window in a new window.

Sort Tree By Status

Sorts the entire tree in the left pane by the status of each object.

Sort Tree By Name

Sorts the entire tree in the left pane by the name of each object.

Back > List of Windows

Navigates back to a window viewed in this session.

MWTM maintains a list of up to 10 Back windows.

Forward > List of Windows

Navigates forward to a window viewed in this session.

MWTM maintains a list of up to 10 Forward windows.


Right-Click Menu for a Specific Node

The Node Window provides a subset of the MWTM Main Menu as a right-click menu. To see this menu, select a node and click the right mouse button. The node right-click menu provides the following options:

Menu Command
Description

Edit > Properties

Opens the Edit Properties Dialog for the selected node.

If you have implemented MWTM User-Based Access, this option is available to users with authentication level Power User (Level 2) and higher.

Edit > Notes

Opens the Edit Notes Dialog for the selected node.

If you have implemented MWTM User-Based Access, this option is available to users with authentication level Power User (Level 2) and higher.

Edit > SNMP IP Addresses

Opens the Edit SNMP IP Addresses Dialog for a Node for the selected node.

This option is grayed-out if the selected node has no associated SNMP IP addresses.

If you have implemented MWTM User-Based Access, this option is available to users with authentication level Network Administrator (Level 4) and higher.

Clear Event Icon

Deletes the event icon (orange triangle) from MWTM displays for the selected node, for this MWTM client only. The actual events are not deleted from MWTM, only the event icon for the selected node for this MWTM client.

This option is grayed-out if the selected node has no associated event icon.

Delete

Deletes the currently selected node from the MWTM database. MWTM displays the Confirm Deletion dialog:

To delete the selected node, click Yes. The node is deleted from the MWTM database and the Confirm Deletion dialog is closed.

To retain the selected node, click No. The node is kept in the MWTM database and the Confirm Deletion dialog is closed.

Note If you delete all linksets to an Unmanaged node, MWTM does not automatically delete the node. Instead, you must manually delete the node. See the "Deleting a Node" section for more information.

To prevent MWTM from displaying the Confirm Deletion dialog, select the Do not show this again checkbox.

Note If you select the Do not show this again checkbox, and you later decide you want MWTM to begin displaying the Confirm Deletion dialog again, you must select the Confirm Deletions checkbox in the General GUI settings in the Preferences window. For more information, see the description of the Confirm Deletions checkbox in the "Startup/Exit Settings" section on page 11-6.

If you have implemented MWTM User-Based Access, this option is available to users with authentication level Network Administrator (Level 4) and higher.

Back > List of Windows

Navigates back to a window viewed in this session.

MWTM maintains a list of up to 10 Back windows.

Forward > List of Windows

Navigates forward to a window viewed in this session.

MWTM maintains a list of up to 10 Forward windows.

View > Components

Displays the Components panel for the selected node.

View > Configuration Details

Displays the Configuration Details panel for the selected node.

View > Notes

Displays the Notes panel for the selected node.

If there are no notes associated with the selected node, this option is grayed-out.

View > Events

Displays the Recent Events panel for the selected node and its associated network objects.

Event History > Status Change Messages

Displays the MWTM Network Status Log for Status Change Messages in a Web browser, with messages displayed for only the selected node.

Event History > SNMP Trap Messages

Displays the MWTM Network Status Log for SNMP Trap Messages in a Web browser, with messages displayed for only the selected node.

Event History > Status and Trap Messages

Displays the MWTM Network Status Log for Status Change Messages and SNMP Trap Messages in a Web browser, with messages displayed for only the selected node.

Event History > Network Status Metrics

Displays the MWTM Network Status Log for Metrics in a Web browser, with messages displayed for only the selected node.

Ignore

Ignores the selected node at the next polling cycle.

If you have implemented MWTM User-Based Access, this option is available to users with authentication level Power User (Level 2) and higher.

Unignore

Stops ignoring the selected node at the next polling cycle.

If you have implemented MWTM User-Based Access, this option is available to users with authentication level Power User (Level 2) and higher.

Drill-Down > Show Syslog Messages

Opens the Node Details: Syslog table, which polls the selected node and displays all messages in its system log.

This option is not available if the node is in Unknown or Unmanaged status.

Drill-Down > Show CPU Processes

Opens the Node Details: CPU Processes panel, which polls the selected node for information about its CPU processes.

This option is not available if the node is in Unknown or Unmanaged status.

Drill-Down > Show Trap Configuration

Opens the Node Details: Trap Configuration panel, which displays all trap settings for the node, as well as all hosts and port numbers to which the node sends traps.

If you have implemented MWTM User-Based Access, this option is available to users with authentication level System Administrator (Level 5).

This option is not available if the node is in Unknown or Unmanaged status.

Router > Home Page

Displays the home page of the router in a new Web browser window.

This option is grayed-out if the selected node is not a RAN-O node.

Router > Telnet To

Links to the router.

This option is grayed-out if the selected node has no IP addresses.

If you have implemented MWTM User-Based Access, this option is available to users with authentication level Network Operator (Level 3) and higher.

Poll Node > Normal Poll

Polls all selected nodes, retaining all currently known linksets.

Normal Poll retains all linksets associated with polled nodes, even linksets that have been deleted and are therefore in Unknown status.

This option is grayed-out if the selected node has no IP addresses.

If you have implemented MWTM User-Based Access, this option is available to users with authentication level Network Operator (Level 3) and higher.

Poll Node > Clean Poll

Polls all selected nodes and removes any Unknown network objects after the completion of the poll.

Clean Poll removes all network objects from the node at the completion of the poll.

This option is grayed-out if the selected node has no IP addresses.

If you have implemented MWTM User-Based Access, this option is available to users with authentication level Network Operator (Level 3) and higher.

Manage

Removes the Unmanaged status from the selected node.

You cannot remove the Unmanaged status from a node with a Device Type of Unknown. If you select a node with a Device Type of Unknown, then this menu option is grayed-out and cannot be selected.

This option is grayed-out if the selected node has no IP addresses.

If you have implemented MWTM User-Based Access, this option is available to users with authentication level Network Administrator (Level 4) and higher.

Unmanage

Labels the selected node Unmanaged.

You cannot label a node Unmanaged if it has a Device Type of Unknown. If you select a node with a Device Type of Unknown, then this menu option is grayed-out and cannot be selected.

This option is grayed-out if the selected node has no IP addresses.

If you have implemented MWTM User-Based Access, this option is available to users with authentication level Network Administrator (Level 4) and higher.

Exclude from View

Excludes the selected node from the current view. See the "Creating a New View" section on page 4-31 for more information about excluding nodes.


Node Table

The node table displays information about the nodes that have been discovered by MWTM.

To see mouse over help popup for each column in the table, place the cursor over a column header.

If a cell is too small to show all of its data, place the cursor over the cell to see the full data in a mouse over help popup.

You can resize each column, or sort the table based on the information in one of the columns. By default, this table is sorted by Status, and MWTM displays all of the columns in the node table except Internal ID, Router Uptime, Reboot Reason, Notes, and Status Reason.

To display hidden columns, right-click in the table header and select the checkboxes for the columns you want to display.

To hide columns, right-click in the table header and clear the checkboxes for the columns you want to hide.

See the "Resizing, Sorting, and Hiding Table Columns" section on page 3-30 for more information about resizing, sorting, displaying, or hiding columns.

The node table contains the following columns:

Column
Description

Internal ID

Internal ID of the node. The internal ID is a unique ID for every object, assigned by MWTM for its own internal use. It can also be useful when the TAC is debugging problems.

Name

Name of the node.

Primary SNMP Address

IP address of the node, used by SNMP to poll the node. (There might be other IP addresses on the node that are not the primary SNMP address.)

Device

Device type of the node. Possible values are:

CiscoMWR-1941-DC-A—Cisco MWR-1941-DC-A series router

RNC—Radio Network Controller

BSC—Base Station Controller

BTS—Base Transceiver Station

Node B—The radio transmission/reception unit for communication between radio cells

IPDevice—IP device, other than those listed above. You can assign this icon to an unknown node if you know that it is an IP device.

Unknown—MWTM is unable to determine the device type.

IOS MIB Level

MIB conformance level used by the RAN-O device.

Router Uptime

Time the router has been up, in days, hours, minutes, and seconds.

Reboot Reason

Reason for the last reboot of the router.

Ignored

Indicates whether the node is to be included when aggregating and displaying MWTM status information:

Clear the checkbox to include the node. This is the default setting.

Select the checkbox to exclude the node.

This field can be edited by users with authentication level Power User (Level 2) and higher.

Process Traps

Indicates whether MWTM is to process traps from this node:

Select the checkbox if you want MWTM to process traps from this node. This is the default setting.

Clear the checkbox if you do not want MWTM to process traps from this node.

This field can be edited by users with authentication level Power User (Level 4) and higher.

Trap Polling Enabled

Indicates whether trap polling is enabled for this node. This checkbox is read-only.

If you want to enable trap polling for this node, set ipran-mib snmp-access to inBand on the device.

If you want to disable trap polling for this node, set ipran-mib snmp-access to outOfBand on the device.

Report Polling Enabled

Indicates whether report polling is enabled for this node. This checkbox is read-only.

If you want to enable report polling for this node, set ipran-mib location to aggSite on the device.

If you want to disable report polling for this node, set ipran-mib location to cellSite on the device.

Notes

Indicates whether there is a note associated with the node.

Events

Indicates whether there is a recent event associated with the node. (Even if the server purges all of the events associated with the node, MWTM continues to display the event icon in this field.)

To delete the event icon (orange triangle) from MWTM displays for a specific node, select the node and click the icon.

To delete the event icon from MWTM displays for all nodes, select Edit > Clear All Events from the MWTM Main Menu.

Note During Discovery, MWTM might flag most nodes with an event icon. If the event icons are too distracting, use the Edit > Clear All Events menu option to remove them.

Last Status Change

Date and time that the status of the node last changed.

Status

Current status of the node. Possible values are:

Active

Discovering

Polling

Unknown

Unmanaged

Waiting

Warning

For detailed definitions of each status, see the "Status Definitions for Nodes" section on page A-4.

Status Reason

Reason for the current status of the node.

For a full list of possible reasons, see the stateReasons.html file:

If you installed MWTM in the default directory, /opt, then the file is located at /opt/CSCOsgm/apache/share/htdocs/eventHelp directory.

If you installed MWTM in a different directory, then the help directory and file are located in that directory.

If the cell is too small to show all of the status reason, place the cursor over the cell to see the full status reason in a mouse over help popup.

The status reasons are listed in order of decreasing magnitude. If two or more reasons apply, the reason of greatest magnitude is displayed.

If the status reason is Unsupported Configuration, correct the configuration and enter the mwtm cleandiscover command to delete all current network data and begin a clean discovery of the RAN-O network. If the status reason is still Unsupported Configuration, enter the mwtm clean command to restore the MWTM server to a "clean" state, such as would exist after a new installation of MWTM. For more information on the use of these commands, see the "MWTM Command Reference" section on page C-1.


Viewing Detailed Information for a Node

MWTM can display detailed information about a selected node, including its status and other information.

Updates for the node that are received from the MWTM server are reflected automatically in this window.

To display detailed information for a node, use one of the following procedures:

Select Nodes in the left pane of the MWTM Main Window, right-click a node in the right pane, then select View > Configuration Details in the right-click menu.

Select the turner beside Nodes in the left pane of the MWTM Main Window, then select a node.

MWTM displays the Node Details Window.

The Node Details Window is composed of the following sections:

Node Details: Right-Click Menu

Node Details: CPU Processes

Node Details: Trap Configuration

Node Details: Shorthaul Performance

Node Details: Backhaul Performance

Node Details: Components

Node Details: Configuration Data

Node Details: Notes

Node Details: Recent Events

Node Details: Syslog

Related Topics:

Viewing Basic Information for Nodes

Node Details: Right-Click Menu

The Node Details Window provides a right-click menu. To see this menu for a node, select a node in the left pane and click the right mouse button. The node details right-click menu provides the following options:

Menu Command
Description

Show In New Window

Opens the Node Details Window for the selected node in a new window.

Edit > Properties

Opens the Edit Properties Dialog for the selected node.

If you have implemented MWTM User-Based Access, this option is available to users with authentication level Power User (Level 2) and higher.

Edit > Notes

Opens the Edit Notes Dialog for the selected node.

If you have implemented MWTM User-Based Access, this option is available to users with authentication level Power User (Level 2) and higher.

Edit > SNMP IP Addresses

Opens the Edit SNMP IP Addresses Dialog for a Node for the selected node.

This option is grayed-out if the selected node has no associated SNMP IP addresses.

If you have implemented MWTM User-Based Access, this option is available to users with authentication level Network Administrator (Level 4) and higher.

Clear Event Icon

Deletes the event icon (orange triangle) from MWTM displays for the selected node, for this MWTM client only. The actual events are not deleted from MWTM, only the event icon for the selected node for this MWTM client.

This option is grayed-out if the selected node has no associated event icon.

Delete

Deletes the currently selected node from the MWTM database. MWTM displays the Confirm Deletion dialog:

To delete the selected node, click Yes. The node is deleted from the MWTM database and the Confirm Deletion dialog is closed.

To retain the selected node, click No. The node is kept in the MWTM database and the Confirm Deletion dialog is closed.

Note If the node has an associated peer, you will be prompted that the node cannot be deleted.

To prevent MWTM from displaying the Confirm Deletion dialog, select the Do not show this again checkbox.

Note If you select the Do not show this again checkbox, and you later decide you want MWTM to begin displaying the Confirm Deletion dialog again, you must select the Confirm Deletions checkbox in the General GUI settings in the Preferences window. For more information, see the description of the Confirm Deletions checkbox in the "Startup/Exit Settings" section on page 11-6.

If you have implemented MWTM User-Based Access, this option is available to users with authentication level Network Administrator (Level 4) and higher.

Back > List of Windows

Navigates back to a window viewed in this session.

MWTM maintains a list of up to 10 Back windows.

Forward > List of Windows

Navigates forward to a window viewed in this session.

MWTM maintains a list of up to 10 Forward windows.

View > Components

Displays the Components panel for the selected node.

View > Configuration Details

Displays the Configuration Data panel for the selected node.

View > Notes

Displays the Notes panel for the selected node.

If there are no notes associated with the selected node, this option is grayed-out.

View > Events

Displays the Recent Events panel for the selected node and its associated network objects.

Event History > Status Change Messages

Displays the MWTM Network Status Log for Status Change Messages in a Web browser, with messages displayed for only the selected node.

Event History > SNMP Trap Messages

Displays the MWTM Network Status Log for SNMP Trap Messages in a Web browser, with messages displayed for only the selected node.

Event History > Status and Trap Messages

Displays the MWTM Network Status Log for Status Change Messages and SNMP Trap Messages in a Web browser, with messages displayed for only the selected node.

Event History > Network Status Metrics

Displays the MWTM Network Status Log for Metrics in a Web browser, with messages displayed for only the selected node.

Ignore

Ignores the selected node at the next polling cycle.

If you have implemented MWTM User-Based Access, this option is available to users with authentication level Power User (Level 2) and higher.

Unignore

Stops ignoring the selected node at the next polling cycle.

If you have implemented MWTM User-Based Access, this option is available to users with authentication level Power User (Level 2) and higher.

Drill-Down > Show Syslog Messages

Opens the Node Details: Syslog table, which polls the selected node and displays all messages in its system log.

This option is not available if the node is in Unknown or Unmanaged status.

Drill-Down > Show CPU Processes

Opens the Node Details: CPU Processes panel, which polls the selected node for information about its CPU processes.

This option is not available if the node is in Unknown or Unmanaged status.

Drill-Down > Show Trap Config

Opens the Node Details: Trap Configuration panel, which displays all trap settings for the node, as well as all hosts and port numbers to which the node sends traps.

If you have implemented MWTM User-Based Access, this option is available to users with authentication level System Administrator (Level 5).

This option is not available if the node is in Unknown or Unmanaged status.

Latest Reports > RAN Capacity Planning

Displays the RAN Capacity Planning Report for the node, in a Web browser.

This option is not available if the node is in Unknown or Unmanaged status.

Latest Reports > RAN Statistics

Displays the RAN Backhaul 15 Minutes Statistics report associated with the node, in a Web browser.

This option is not available if the node is in Unknown or Unmanaged status.

Router > Home Page

Displays the home page of the router in a new Web browser window.

This option is grayed-out if the selected node is not a RAN-O node.

Router > Telnet To

Links to the router.

This option is grayed-out if the selected node has no IP addresses.

If you have implemented MWTM User-Based Access, this option is available to users with authentication level Network Operator (Level 3) and higher.

Poll Node > Normal Poll

Polls all selected nodes, retaining all currently known linksets.

Normal Poll retains all linksets associated with polled nodes, even linksets that have been deleted and are therefore in Unknown status.

This option is grayed-out if the selected node has no IP addresses.

If you have implemented MWTM User-Based Access, this option is available to users with authentication level Network Operator (Level 3) and higher.

Poll Node > Clean Poll

Polls all selected nodes and removes any Unknown network objects after the completion of the poll.

Clean Poll removes all network objects from the node at the completion of the poll.

This option is grayed-out if the selected node has no IP addresses.

If you have implemented MWTM User-Based Access, this option is available to users with authentication level Network Operator (Level 3) and higher.

Manage

Removes the Unmanaged status from the selected node.

You cannot remove the Unmanaged status from a node with a Device Type of Unknown. If you select a node with a Device Type of Unknown, then this menu option is grayed-out and cannot be selected.

This option is grayed-out if the selected node has no IP addresses.

If you have implemented MWTM User-Based Access, this option is available to users with authentication level Network Administrator (Level 4) and higher.

Unmanage

Labels the selected node Unmanaged.

You cannot label a node Unmanaged if it has a Device Type of Unknown. If you select a node with a Device Type of Unknown, then this menu option is grayed-out and cannot be selected.

This option is grayed-out if the selected node has no IP addresses.

If you have implemented MWTM User-Based Access, this option is available to users with authentication level Network Administrator (Level 4) and higher.

Exclude from View

Excludes the selected node from the current view. See the "Creating a New View" section on page 4-31 for more information about excluding nodes.


Node Details: CPU Processes

The Node Details: CPU Processes panel is not available if the node is in Discovery, Polling, Unknown, or Unmanaged status.

The Node Details: CPU Processes panel displays one CPU Utilization Percentage table for each active Route Switch Processor (RSP) CPU.


Note This window polls your network periodically. To prevent unnecessary traffic on your network, close this window when you no longer need to refer to it.


The CPU Utilization Percentage table contains the following fields and buttons:

Field or Button
Description

Poll Interval

Poll interval used to collect data for the table.

Last Poll

Time the last poll was run.

This field initially displays the phrase Polling device. After the first polling cycle, MWTM populates this field with the actual time of the last poll.

PID

Process identifier.

Name

Name of the process.

Time Created

Total time since the process was created.

Total Runtime

CPU time the process has used.

Times Invoked

Number of times the process has been invoked.

Average Runtime

Average CPU time for each process invocation.

5 Sec %

Average CPU utilization percentage for the node over the last 5 seconds.

1 Min %

Average CPU utilization percentage for the node over the last minute.

5 Min %

Average CPU utilization percentage for the node over the last 5 minutes.

Priority

Process queue priority. Possible values are:

Low

Normal

High

Critical


Node Details: Trap Configuration

The Node Details: Trap Configuration table displays all trap settings for the selected node, as well as all hosts and port numbers to which the node sends traps.

If you have implemented MWTM User-Based Access, this option is available to users with authentication level System Administrator (Level 5).


Note This window polls your network periodically. To prevent unnecessary traffic on your network, close this window when you no longer need to refer to it.


The Node Details: Trap Configuration table displays the following information for the selected node:

Column
Description

Poll Interval

Poll interval used to collect data for the table.

Last Poll

Time the last poll was run.

This field initially displays the phrase Polling device. After the first polling cycle, MWTM populates this field with the actual time of the last poll.

RAN Trap Settings

Indicates whether the following GSM RAN trap settings are enabled:

GSM State Change

UMTS State Change

Utilization Threshold Change

IP Address

IP address of a host to which the node sends traps.

Port

Port to which the node sends traps.

Trap Version

Trap version sent to this IP address and port.

Community String

SNMP community name used by the node for read access to the information maintained by the SNMP agent on the device.


Node Details: Shorthaul Performance

Real-time statistics are displayed through the Shorthaul Performance tab of the Node Details window.


Note This window polls your network periodically. To prevent unnecessary traffic on your network, close this window when you no longer need to refer to it.


MWTM enables you to view the following shorthaul real-time statistics:

Change Poller

Shorthaul Performance: Bytes

Shorthaul Performance: Packets

Shorthaul Performance: Sent Utilization

Shorthaul Performance: Received Utilization

Shorthaul Performance: Errors

Change Poller

To change the poll interval, click the Change Poller button in any Shorthaul Performance or Backhaul Performance window. MWTM displays the Poller Settings Window.

The Poller Settings window displays the following information for the selected node:

Column/Button
Description

Poll Interval (secs)

The poll interval, in seconds, for the selected node.

To set a new poll interval, click in the Poll Interval (secs) text box and enter a new value. The default value is 15 seconds. Valid values are between 15 and 60.

Current Poll Interval

Value of the poll interval currently in use.

Number of Polls Received

Number of polls received by the selected node.

Running Time

Time in hours, minutes, and seconds that the poller has been running.

Change

Changes the poll interval from the current setting to the value you have entered in the Poll Interval (secs) text box.

Close

Closes the Poller Settings window.

Help

Displays online help for the current window.


Shorthaul Performance: Bytes

To display real-time statistics for shorthaul bytes sent and received over time, click the Shorthaul Performance tab in the Node Details window, then click the Bytes tab.

The Shorthaul Performance: Bytes window displays the following information for the selected node:

Column
Description

Change Poller

Opens the Poller Settings dialog to allow you to change the poll interval. For more information, see Change Poller.

Poll Interval (secs)

The poll interval, in seconds, for the selected node.

To set a new poll interval, click the Change Poller button. The default value is 15 seconds.

Last Poll

Date and time of the last poll of the node.

Interface

Names of the RAN interfaces for which real-time statistics are collected:

Cumulative values for all the interfaces are shown in the Totals row.

Averages of all the intefaces are displayed in the Averages row.

Received

Number of bytes received on the interface.

Received Per Second

Rate at which bytes are received (per second).

Sent

Number of bytes sent on the interface.

Sent Per Second

Rate at which bytes are sent (per second).

Utilization Chart

Displays the number of bytes sent and received for the node's interface as a function of time.

To see the exact time and data coordinates for a data point, left-click the data point. The coordinates are displayed in the format (hh:mm:ss, dd.dd), where:

hh:mm:ss is the time for that data point in hours, minutes, and seconds.

dd.dd is the utilization percentage for that data point.

New data points are added to the right side of the chart. When the chart reaches the end of the time window, new data points continue to be added to the right side of the chart, while old data points "drop off" the left side of the chart.

If a poll is missed (for example, as a result of an SNMP timeout), MWTM ignores the missing data point, stops drawing the line, and waits for the next valid data point to begin drawing the line again.

To zoom in on a section of the chart, drag the cursor while holding down Shift and the left mouse button.

To reset the chart to the default view and scaling, click Reset.

Time Average

Displays color-coded icons, one for each of the following statistics:

Total Sent Rate—Combined send rate for all the interfaces.

Total Received Rate—Combined receive rate for all the interfaces.

interface_name Sent—Send rate for the specified interface.

interface_name Rcvd—Receive rate for the specified interface.

To remove the data for a given average from the chart, click the icon in this field. To return the data to the chart, click the icon again.

Reset

If you scrolled or zoomed the chart, resets the chart to the default view and scaling.

Grid On

Superimposes a graphic grid on the chart. The grid can make the data easier to read.

Grid Off

Removes the graphic grid from the chart.

Help

Displays online help for the current window.


Shorthaul Performance: Packets

To display real-time statistics for shorthaul packets that are sent and received by the specified node over time, click the Shorthaul Performance tab in the Node Details window, then click the Packets tab.

The Shorthaul Performance: Packets window displays the following information for the selected node:

Column/Button
Description

Change Poller

Opens the Poller Settings dialog to allow you to change the poll interval. For more information, see Change Poller.

Poll Interval (secs)

The poll interval, in seconds, for the selected node.

To set a new poll interval, click the Change Poller button. The default value is 15 seconds.

Last Poll

Date and time of the last poll of the node.

Interface

Names of the RAN interfaces for which real-time statistics are collected:

Cumulative values for all the interfaces are shown in the Totals row.

Averages of all the intefaces are displayed in the Averages row.

Received

For GSM Abis interfaces, the number of samples received on the interface. For UMTS Iub interfaces, the number of packets received on the interface.

Received Per Second

Rate at which packets or samples are received (per second).

Sent

For GSM Abis interfaces, the number of samples sent on the interface. For UMTS Iub interfaces, the number of packets sent on the interface.

Sent Per Second

Rate at which packets or samples are sent (per second).

Utilization Chart

Displays the number of packets sent and received for the node's interface as a function of time.

To see the exact time and data coordinates for a data point, left-click the data point. The coordinates are displayed in the format (hh:mm:ss, dd.dd), where:

hh:mm:ss is the time for that data point in hours, minutes, and seconds.

dd.dd is the utilization percentage for that data point.

New data points are added to the right side of the chart. When the chart reaches the end of the time window, new data points continue to be added to the right side of the chart, while old data points "drop off" the left side of the chart.

If a poll is missed (for example, as a result of an SNMP timeout), MWTM ignores the missing data point, stops drawing the line, and waits for the next valid data point to begin drawing the line again.

To zoom in on a section of the chart, drag the cursor while holding down Shift and the left mouse button.

To reset the chart to the default view and scaling, click Reset.

Time Average

Displays color-coded icons, one for each of the following statistics:

Total Sent Rate—Combined send rate for all the interfaces.

Total Received Rate—Combined receive rate for all the interfaces.

interface_name Sent—Send rate for the specified interface.

interface_name Rcvd—Receive rate for the specified interface.

To remove the data for a given average from the chart, click the icon in this field. To return the data to the chart, click the icon again.

Reset

If you scrolled or zoomed the chart, resets the chart to the default view and scaling.

Grid On

Superimposes a graphic grid on the chart. The grid can make the data easier to read.

Grid Off

Removes the graphic grid from the chart.

Help

Displays online help for the current window.


Shorthaul Performance: Sent Utilization

To display real-time statistics for shorthaul sent utilization percentage over time, click the Shorthaul Performance tab in the Node Details window, then click the Sent Utilization tab. The real-time data shows the contribution of shorthaul interfaces toward the backhaul utilization as a percentage.

The Shorthaul Performance: Sent Utilization window displays the following information for the selected node:

Column
Description

Change Poller

Opens the Poller Settings dialog to allow you to change the poll interval. For more information, see Change Poller.

Poll Interval (secs)

The poll interval, in seconds, for the selected node.

To set a new poll interval, click the Change Poller button. The default value is 15 seconds.

Last Poll

Date and time of the last poll of the node.

Utilization Chart

Displays the number of packets sent and received for the node's interface as a function of time.

To see the exact time and data coordinates for a data point, left-click the data point. The coordinates are displayed in the format (hh:mm:ss, dd.dd), where:

hh:mm:ss is the time for that data point in hours, minutes, and seconds.

dd.dd is the utilization percentage for that data point.

New data points are added to the right side of the chart. When the chart reaches the end of the time window, new data points continue to be added to the right side of the chart, while old data points "drop off" the left side of the chart.

If a poll is missed (for example, as a result of an SNMP timeout), MWTM ignores the missing data point, stops drawing the line, and waits for the next valid data point to begin drawing the line again.

To zoom in on a section of the chart, drag the cursor while holding down Shift and the left mouse button.

To reset the chart to the default view and scaling, click Reset.

Time Average

Displays color-coded icons, one for each of the following statistics:

interface_name—Displays the contribution of the specified shorthaul interface toward the backhaul utilization as a percentage.

Total Utilization—Displays the contribution of the all the shorthaul interfaces toward the backhaul utilization as a percentage.

To remove the data for a given average from the chart, click the icon in this field. To return the data to the chart, click the icon again.

Reset

If you scrolled or zoomed the chart, resets the chart to the default view and scaling.

Grid On

Superimposes a graphic grid on the chart. The grid can make the data easier to read.

Grid Off

Removes the graphic grid from the chart.

Help

Displays online help for the current window.


Shorthaul Performance: Received Utilization

To display real-time statistics for shorthaul received utilization percentage over time, click the Shorthaul Performance tab in the Node Details window, then click the Received Utilization tab. The real-time data shows the contribution of shorthaul interfaces toward the backhaul utilization as a percentage.

The Shorthaul Performance: Received Utilization window displays the following information for the selected node:

Column
Description

Change Poller

Opens the Poller Settings dialog to allow you to change the poll interval. For more information, see Change Poller.

Poll Interval (secs)

The poll interval, in seconds, for the selected node.

To set a new poll interval, click the Change Poller button. The default value is 15 seconds.

Last Poll

Date and time of the last poll of the node.

Utilization Chart

Displays the number of packets sent and received for the node's interface as a function of time.

To see the exact time and data coordinates for a data point, left-click the data point. The coordinates are displayed in the format (hh:mm:ss, dd.dd), where:

hh:mm:ss is the time for that data point in hours, minutes, and seconds.

dd.dd is the utilization percentage for that data point.

New data points are added to the right side of the chart. When the chart reaches the end of the time window, new data points continue to be added to the right side of the chart, while old data points "drop off" the left side of the chart.

If a poll is missed (for example, as a result of an SNMP timeout), MWTM ignores the missing data point, stops drawing the line, and waits for the next valid data point to begin drawing the line again.

To zoom in on a section of the chart, drag the cursor while holding down Shift and the left mouse button.

To reset the chart to the default view and scaling, click Reset.

Time Average

Displays color-coded icons, one for each of the following statistics:

interface_name—Displays the contribution of the specified shorthaul interface toward the backhaul utilization as a percentage.

Total Utilization—Displays the contribution of the all the shorthaul interfaces toward the backhaul utilization as a percentage.

To remove the data for a given average from the chart, click the icon in this field. To return the data to the chart, click the icon again.

Reset

If you scrolled or zoomed the chart, resets the chart to the default view and scaling.

Grid On

Superimposes a graphic grid on the chart. The grid can make the data easier to read.

Grid Off

Removes the graphic grid from the chart.

Help

Displays online help for the current window.


Shorthaul Performance: Errors

To display errors for shorthaul statistics, click the Shorthaul Performance tab in the Node Details window, then click the Errors tab.

The Shorthaul Performance: Errors window displays the following information for the selected node:

Column
Description

Change Poller

Opens the Poller Settings dialog to allow you to change the poll interval. For more information, see Change Poller.

Poll Interval (secs)

The poll interval, in seconds, for the selected node.

To set a new poll interval, click the Change Poller button. The default value is 15 seconds.

Last Poll

Date and time of the last poll of the node.

Interface

Names of the RAN interfaces for which error statistics are collected:

Total Decompression Failures

The total number of decompression failures that occurred on the shorthaul interface in the receive direction.

Total Compression Failures

The total number of compression failures that occurred on the shorthaul interface in the send direction.

No Packet Compression Failures

The number of No Packet errors.

No Interface Compression Failures

The number of No Interface errors.

Interface Down Compression Failures

The number of Interface Down errors.

Encapsulation Errors

The number of Encapsulation Errors.

QoS Drops

The number of drops incurred because of QoS rules.

Help

Displays online help for the current window.


Node Details: Backhaul Performance

Real-time statistics are displayed through the Backhaul Performance tab of the Node Details window. Changes you make in this window might not be reflected throughout MWTM until the next poll (by default, every 15 seconds).


Note This window polls your network periodically. To prevent unnecessary traffic on your network, close this window when you no longer need to refer to it.


MWTM enables you to view the following backhaul real-time statistics:

Change Poller

Backhaul Performance: Sent Utilization

Backhaul Performance: Received Utilization

Backhaul Performance: Errors

Change Poller

To change the poll interval, click the Change Poller button in any Shorthaul Performance or Backhaul Performance window. For more information on poller settings and how to change them, see Change Poller.

Backhaul Performance: Sent Utilization

To display real-time statistics for backhaul sent utilization percentage over time, click the Backhaul Performance tab in the Node Details window, then click the Sent Utilization tab.

The Backhaul Performance: Sent Utilization window displays the following information for the selected node:

Column
Description

Change Poller

Opens the Poller Settings dialog to allow you to change the poll interval. For more information, see Change Poller.

Poll Interval (secs)

The poll interval, in seconds, for the selected node.

To set a new poll interval, click the Change Poller button. The default value is 15 seconds.

Last Poll

Date and time of the last poll of the node.

Utilization Chart

Displays the utilization percentage for the node as a function of time.

To see the exact time and data coordinates for a data point, left-click the data point. The coordinates are displayed in the format (hh:mm:ss, dd.dd), where:

hh:mm:ss is the time for that data point in hours, minutes, and seconds.

dd.dd is the utilization percentage for that data point.

New data points are added to the right side of the chart. When the chart reaches the end of the time window, new data points continue to be added to the right side of the chart, while old data points "drop off" the left side of the chart.

If a poll is missed (for example, as a result of an SNMP timeout), MWTM ignores the missing data point, stops drawing the line, and waits for the next valid data point to begin drawing the line again.

To zoom in on a section of the chart, drag the cursor while holding down Shift and the left mouse button.

To reset the chart to the default view and scaling, click Reset.

Time Average

Displays color-coded icons, one for each of the following statistics:

Acceptable Threshold—Line that shows the threshold below which the backhaul utilization is considered acceptable.

Warning Threshold—Line that shows the threshold beyond which the backhaul utilization issues a warning. Subsequent warnings are issued only if the utilization goes below the Acceptable Threshold.

Overloaded Threshold—Line that shows the threshold beyond which the backhaul utilization is considered overloaded. Subsequent overload messages are issued only if the utilization goes below the Acceptable Threshold.

Total Utilization—Backhaul utilization percentage for all traffic types.

Abis Utilization—Backhaul utilization percentage for GSM Abis traffic.

UMTS Utilization—Backhaul utilization percentage for UMTS Iub traffic.

Other Utilization—Backhaul utilization percentage for traffic that is neither GSM nor UMTS traffic.

To remove the data for a given average from the chart, click the icon in this field. To return the data to the chart, click the icon again.

Reset

If you scrolled or zoomed the chart, resets the chart to the default view and scaling.

Grid On

Superimposes a graphic grid on the chart. The grid can make the data easier to read.

Grid Off

Removes the graphic grid from the chart.

Help

Displays online help for the current window.


Backhaul Performance: Received Utilization

To display real-time statistics for backhaul received utilization percentage over time, click the Backhaul Performance tab in the Node Details window, then click the Received Utilization tab.

The Backhaul Performance: Received Utilization window displays the following information for the selected node:

Column
Description

Change Poller

Opens the Poller Settings dialog to allow you to change the poll interval. For more information, see Change Poller.

Poll Interval (secs)

The poll interval, in seconds, for the selected node.

To set a new poll interval, click the Change Poller button. The default value is 15 seconds.

Last Poll

Date and time of the last poll of the node.

Utilization Chart

Displays the utilization percentage for the node as a function of time.

To see the exact time and data coordinates for a data point, left-click the data point. The coordinates are displayed in the format (hh:mm:ss, dd.dd), where:

hh:mm:ss is the time for that data point in hours, minutes, and seconds.

dd.dd is the utilization percentage for that data point.

New data points are added to the right side of the chart. When the chart reaches the end of the time window, new data points continue to be added to the right side of the chart, while old data points "drop off" the left side of the chart.

If a poll is missed (for example, as a result of an SNMP timeout), MWTM ignores the missing data point, stops drawing the line, and waits for the next valid data point to begin drawing the line again.

To zoom in on a section of the chart, drag the cursor while holding down Shift and the left mouse button.

To reset the chart to the default view and scaling, click Reset.

Time Average

Displays color-coded icons, one for each of the following statistics:

Acceptable Threshold—Line that shows the threshold below which the backhaul utilization is considered acceptable.

Warning Threshold—Line that shows the threshold beyond which the backhaul utilization issues a warning. Subsequent warnings are issued only if the utilization goes below the Acceptable Threshold.

Overloaded Threshold—Line that shows the threshold beyond which the backhaul utilization is considered overloaded. Subsequent overload messages are issued only if the utilization goes below the Acceptable Threshold.

Total Utilization—Backhaul utilization percentage for all traffic types.

Abis Utilization—Backhaul utilization percentage for GSM Abis traffic.

UMTS Utilization—Backhaul utilization percentage for UMTS Iub traffic.

Other Utilization—Backhaul utilization percentage for traffic that is neither GSM nor UMTS traffic.

To remove the data for a given average from the chart, click the icon in this field. To return the data to the chart, click the icon again.

Reset

If you scrolled or zoomed the chart, resets the chart to the default view and scaling.

Grid On

Superimposes a graphic grid on the chart. The grid can make the data easier to read.

Grid Off

Removes the graphic grid from the chart.

Help

Displays online help for the current window.


Backhaul Performance: Errors

To display errors for backhaul statistics, click the Backhaul Performance tab in the Node Details window, then click the Errors tab.

The Backhaul Performance: Errors window displays the following information for the selected node:

Column
Description

Change Poller

Opens the Poller Settings dialog to allow you to change the poll interval. For more information, see Change Poller.

Poll Interval (secs)

The poll interval, in seconds, for the selected node.

To set a new poll interval, click the Change Poller button. The default value is 15 seconds.

Last Poll

Date and time of the last poll of the node.

Interface

Names of the RAN interfaces for which error statistics are collected:

Peer Not Ready Drops

Number of Peer Not Ready Drop errors. This error occurs when the backhaul peer is not ready for input.

Peer Not Active Drops

Number of Peer Not Active Drop errors. This error occurs when the backhaul peer is not active.

Invalid Packets

Number of invalid backhaul packets received.

Lost Received Packets

Number of lost backhaul packets received.

Lost Sent Packets

Number of lost backhaul packets sent.

Total Missed Packets

Total number of backhaul packets missed or dropped.

Missed Late

Number of backhaul packets missed because they arrived late.

Missed Lost

Number of backhaul packets missed because they were lost.

Missed No Memory

Number of backhaul packets missed because no particles were available (for example, getparticle () failure).

Missed Reset

Number of backhaul packets missed because of xBufferRing reset.

Help

Displays online help for the current window.


Node Details: Components

The Node Details: Components section displays information about the interfaces that are associated with the selected node.

To see mouse over help popup for each column in the table, place the cursor over a column header.

If a cell is too small to show all of its data, place the cursor over the cell to see the full data in a mouse over help popup.

You can resize each column, or sort the table based on the information in one of the columns. By default, MWTM displays all of the columns except Internal ID.

To display hidden columns, right-click in the table header and select the checkboxes for the columns you want to display.

To hide columns, right-click in the table header and clear the checkboxes for the columns you want to hide.

See the "Resizing, Sorting, and Hiding Table Columns" section on page 3-30 for more information about resizing, sorting, displaying, or hiding columns.

The Signaling Point Table contains the following columns:

Column
Description

Internal ID

Internal ID of the router interface. The internal ID is a unique ID for every object, assigned by MWTM for its own internal use. It can also be useful when the TAC is debugging problems.

Name

Name of the router interface.

Object Type

Type of router interface associated with this node.

Ignored

Indicates whether the router interface is to be included when aggregating and displaying MWTM status information:

Clear the checkbox to include the router interface. This is the default setting.

Select the checkbox to exclude the router interface.

This field can be edited by users with authentication level Power User (Level 2) and higher.

Notes

Indicates whether there is a note associated with the router interface.

Events

Indicates whether there is a recent event associated with the router interface. (Even if the server purges all of the events associated with the router interface, MWTM continues to display the event icon in this field.)

Last Status Change

Date and time that the status of the router interface last changed.

Status

Current status of the router interface. Possible values are:

Active

Unknown

Unmanaged

Warning

For detailed definitions of each status, see the "Status Definitions for Nodes" section on page A-4.

Status Reason

Reason for the current status of the router interface.

For a full list of possible reasons, see the stateReasons.html file:

If you installed MWTM in the default directory, /opt, then the file is located at /opt/CSCOsgm/apache/share/htdocs/eventHelp directory.

If you installed MWTM in a different directory, then the help directory and file are located in that directory.

If the cell is too small to show all of the status reason, place the cursor over the cell to see the full status reason in a mouse over help popup.

The status reasons are listed in order of decreasing magnitude. If two or more reasons apply, the reason of greatest magnitude is displayed.

If the status reason is Unsupported Configuration, correct the configuration and enter the mwtm cleandiscover command to delete all current network data and begin a clean discovery of the RAN-O network. If the status reason is still Unsupported Configuration, enter the mwtm clean command to restore the MWTM server to a "clean" state, such as would exist after a new installation of MWTM. For more information on the use of these commands, see the "MWTM Command Reference" section on page C-1.


Node Details: Configuration Data

The Node Details: Configuration Details section is composed of the following sub-sections:

Naming Information

Descriptive Information

Status Information

Router Uptime Information

Polling Information

Threshold % Information

IP Addresses for SNMP

Naming Information

The Naming Information sub-section contains the following fields:

Field
Description

Display Name

Name of the node.

IP Address or DNS Hostname

IP address or DNS name of the node, as discovered by MWTM. However, if you modified your preferences to identify nodes by their IP addresses, then that is how the node is identified in this field. For more information, see the "Node Name Settings" section on page 11-8.

Device Type

Device type of the node. Possible values are:

CiscoMWR-1941-DC-A—Cisco MWR-1941-DC-A series router

RNC—Radio Network Controller

BSC—Base Station Controller

BTS—Base Transceiver Station

Node B—The radio transmission/reception unit for communication between radio cells

IPDevice—IP device, other than those listed above. You can assign this icon to an unknown node if you know that it is an IP device.

Unknown—MWTM is unable to determine the device type.

Serial Number

Serial number of the node.

SNMP Access

Whether the SNMP access is in-band (across the backhaul), out of band, or undefined.

Location

The location of the SNMP settings, whether at the BSC or the BTS site.


Descriptive Information

The Descriptive Information sub-section contains the following fields:

Field
Description

MIB Level

MIB conformance level used by the router, such as IP-RAN R0.

Note Router IOS Version and MIB Level might not have a one-to-one correspondence, because multiple router IOS versions can use the same MIB level if there are no changes to the MIBs between versions.

Router IOS Version

Version of IOS that is installed on the router.


Status Information

The Status Information sub-section contains the following fields:

Field
Description

Is Ignored

Indicates whether the node is Ignored (that is, whether the node is to be included when aggregating and displaying MWTM status information).

Process Traps

Indicates whether MWTM is to process traps from this node.

Last Status Change

Date and time that the status of the node last changed.

Status

Current status of the node. Possible values are:

Active

Discovering

Polling

Unknown

Unmanaged

Waiting

Warning

For detailed definitions of each status, see the "Status Definitions for Nodes" section on page A-4.

Status Reason

Reason for the current status of the signaling gateway mated pair.

For a full list of possible reasons, see the stateReasons.html file:

If you installed MWTM in the default directory, /opt, then the file is located at /opt/CSCOsgm/apache/share/htdocs/eventHelp directory.

If you installed MWTM in a different directory, then the help directory and file are located in that directory.

If the cell is too small to show all of the status reason, place the cursor over the cell to see the full status reason in a mouse over help popup.

The status reasons are listed in order of decreasing magnitude. If two or more reasons apply, the reason of greatest magnitude is displayed.

If the status reason is Unsupported Configuration, correct the configuration and enter the mwtm cleandiscover command to delete all current network data and begin a clean discovery of the RAN-O network. If the status reason is still Unsupported Configuration, enter the mwtm clean command to restore the MWTM server to a "clean" state, such as would exist after a new installation of MWTM. For more information on the use of these commands, see the "MWTM Command Reference" section on page C-1.


Router Uptime Information

The Router Uptime Information sub-section contains the following fields:

Field
Description

Router Uptime

Time the router has been up, in days, hours, minutes, and seconds.

Reboot Reason

Reason for the last reboot of the router.


Polling Information

The Polling Information sub-section contains the following fields:

Field
Description

Process Traps

Indicates whether traps are processed or not. To change this setting, select or clear the checkbox in the Process Traps column of the Nodes table.

Trap Polling Enabled

Indicates whether trap polling is enabled or not. This checkbox is read-only.

If you want to enable trap polling for this node, set ipran-mib snmp-access to inBand on the device.

If you want to disable trap polling for this node, set ipran-mib snmp-access to outOfBand on the device.

Report Polling Enabled

Indicates whether report polling is enabled or not. This checkbox is read-only.

If you want to enable report polling for this node, set ipran-mib location to aggSite on the device.

If you want to disable report polling for this node, set ipran-mib location to cellSite on the device.

First Discovered

Date and time that the node was first discovered by MWTM.

Last Poll IP Address

Last IP address that was polled for this node.

For a node that is not a RAN-O node, this field is left blank.

Last Full Poll Time

Date and time of the last full poll of the node for device-related MIBs (as opposed to a demand poll for just one linkset's worth of data).

For a node that is not a RAN-O node, this field is left blank.

Last MWTM Poll Response (secs)

Time, in seconds, taken by this node to respond to the last MWTM poll request.

For a node that is not a RAN-O node, this field is left blank.

Avg. MWTM Poll Response (secs)

Average time, in seconds, taken by this node to respond to MWTM poll requests.

For a node that is not a RAN-O node, this field is left blank.


Threshold % Information

The Threshold % Information sub-section contains the following fields:

Field
Description

Acceptable

The percentage threshold setting below which the backhaul utilization is considered acceptable.

Warning

The percentage threshold setting beyond which the backhaul utilization issues a warning. Subsequent warnings are issued only if the utilization goes below the Acceptable Threshold.

Overloaded

The percentage threshold setting beyond which the backhaul utilization is considered overloaded. Subsequent overload messages are issued only if the utilization goes below the Acceptable Threshold.


IP Addresses for SNMP

The IP Addresses for SNMP sub-section contains the following fields:

Field
Description

IP Address

IP addresses associated with this node, including the primary SNMP address and all backup IP addresses, that are intended for SNMP.

Last Regular Poll Time

Date and time of the last full poll of the node for router-related MIBs.

If the IP address has never been polled, MWTM displays the phrase Never Polled.

SNMP Pollable

Whether or not the node can be polled using SNMP.


If there are no IP addresses defined for the node that are intended for SNMP, this field displays the phrase There are no other IP addresses defined for this node.

Node Details: Notes

The Node Details: Notes section displays:

Notes associated with the node.

The date and time the notes associated with the node were last updated, or the phrase Not Set if there are no notes associated with the node.

The phrase No Notes if there are no notes associated with the node.

Node Details: Recent Events

The Node Details: Recent Events table displays all recent events associated with the node, and enables you to perform event-related tasks, such as setting filters and acknowledging events.

To see mouse over help popup for each column in the table, place the cursor over a column header.

If a cell is too small to show all of its data, place the cursor over the cell to see the full data in a mouse over help popup.

You can resize each column, or sort the table based on the information in one of the columns. By default, MWTM displays all of the columns in the table except Internal ID, Note, Message Name, Ack By, Ack Time, Node, Router Interface.

To display hidden columns, right-click in the table header and select the checkboxes for the columns you want to display.

To hide columns, right-click in the table header and clear the checkboxes for the columns you want to hide.

See the "Resizing, Sorting, and Hiding Table Columns" section on page 3-30 for more information about resizing, sorting, displaying, or hiding columns.

The Node Details: Recent Events table contains the following toolbar buttons and columns:

Toolbar Button or Column
Description

Set Filter

Opens the Event Filter dialog.

Apply Filter

or

Remove Filter

Activates and deactivates the event filter specified in the Event Filter dialog:

If the filter is activated, MWTM displays only those events that pass the filter.

If the filter is deactivated, MWTM displays all events.

If you activate a filter in an object's Recent Events table in the MWTM Main Window, the filter is activated in all Recent Events tables in the MWTM Main Window for all other network objects. The filter is not activated in Recent Events tables in Show In New Window windows or Real-Time Data and Charts windows.

Pause

or

Resume

Pauses or resumes the table.

While the table is paused, MWTM does not display new events in the table (unless you apply an event filter or edit your event preferences). When the table is resumed, all new events since the table was paused are added to the display.

If events are deleted while the table is paused, they are not removed from the table. Instead, they are grayed-out and cannot be acknowledged or edited. Deleted events are removed from the table when you resume the table.

Acknowledge

Makes the selected event or events acknowledged.

Unacknowledge

Makes the selected event or events unacknowledged.

Event Properties

Opens the Event Properties window.

Edit Notes

Opens the Edit Event Dialog.

Time Difference

Displays the difference in days, minutes, hours, and seconds between two events.

Find

Finds specific text in the event table.

Create Sound Filter

Opens the Event Sound Filters dialog and the Event Sound Filters List dialog, with fields populated based on the selected event.

Adjust Row Height

Adjusts the table row height and wraps the message text as follows:

Click once to double the row height and wrap the message text.

Click again to triple the row height and wrap the message text.

Click again for single row height and no message text wrapping. This is the default setting.

This setting is saved automatically with your preferences.

Help for Event

Displays context-sensitive help for the selected event in a separate Web browser.

Internal ID

Internal ID of the event. The internal ID is a unique ID for every object, assigned by MWTM for its own internal use. It can also be useful when the TAC is debugging problems.

Ack

Indicates whether the event has been acknowledged:

To acknowledge an unacknowledged event, use the Acknowledge toolbar button.

To make a previously acknowledged event unacknowledged, use the Unacknowledge toolbar button.

Category

Type of the event. Default values are:

Create—Creation event, such as the creation of a seed file.

Delete—Deletion event, such as the deletion of an object or file.

Discover—Discovery event, such as Discovery beginning.

Edit—Edit event. A user has edited an object.

Ignore—Ignore event. A user has Ignored a link or linkset.

Login—Login event. A user has logged in to MWTM.

LoginDisable—LoginDisable event. MWTM has disabled a user's User-Based Access authentication as a result of too many failed attempts to log in to MWTM.

LoginFail—LoginFail event. An attempt by a user to log in to MWTM has failed.

Logout—Logout event. A user has logged out of MWTM.

OverWrite—OverWrite event. An existing file, such as a seed file or route file, has been overwritten.

Poll—Poll event, such as an SNMP poll.

Purge—Purge event. A user has requested Discovery with Delete Existing Data selected, and MWTM has deleted the existing MWTM database.

Status—Status change message generated.

Trap—SNMP trap message generated.

You can customize this field. See the "Changing Event Categories" section on page 5-23 for more information.

Severity

Severity of the event. Default values are:

Critical—The default color is red.

Indeterminate—The default color is aqua.

Informational—The default color is white.

Major—The default color is orange.

Minor—The default color is yellow.

Normal—The default color is green.

Warning—The default color is blue.

You can customize this field. See the "Changing Event Severities and Colors" section on page 5-24 for more information.

Note

Indicates whether there is a note associated with the event.

Message Name

User-specified message name for the event, used by MWTM for trap forwarding. The default message name is MWTM.

For more information about user-specified message names and trap forwarding, see the "Forwarding Events as Traps to Other Hosts" section on page 5-35.

Time

Date and time the event was logged.

Ack By

If you have not implemented MWTM User-Based Access, name of the device that last acknowledged the event.

If you have implemented MWTM User-Based Access, name of the user who last acknowledged the event.

If no one has acknowledged the event, this field is blank.

Ack Time

Date and time the event was last acknowledged or unacknowledged.

Node

Name of the node associated with the event. If there is no node associated with the event, None is displayed.

Message

Text of the message.

You can customize this field. See the "Changing the Way MWTM Processes Events" section on page 5-17 for more information.


Node Details: Syslog

The Node Details: Syslog table displays all messages in the system log for the selected node.


Note This window polls your network periodically. To prevent unnecessary traffic on your network, close this window when you no longer need to refer to it.


The Node Details: Syslog table displays the following information for the selected node:

Column
Description

Poll Interval

Poll interval used to collect data for the table.

Last Poll

Time the last poll was run.

This field initially displays the phrase Polling device. After the first polling cycle, MWTM populates this field with the actual time of the last poll.

Timestamp

Date and time of the syslog message from the device.

Severity

Severity of the syslog message. Possible values are:

Alert—Messages that require immediate action.

Critical—Critical conditions.

Debug—Debug messages, log FTP commands, and WWW URLs.

Emergency—System unusable messages.

Error—Error messages.

Info—Information messages.

Notice—Normal but significant conditions.

Warning—Warning messages.

Facility

Name of the facility that generated the syslog message, such as SYS or SNMP.

Name

Short text identifier for the message type. A facility name in conjunction with a message name uniquely identifies a syslog message type.

Message

Text of the syslog message.


Editing a Node

MWTM enables you to edit the following aspects of a node:

Editing Node Properties

Attaching a Note to a Node

Editing SNMP IP Addresses for a Node

Viewing Notes for a Node

Related Topics:

Viewing Basic Information for Nodes

Viewing Detailed Information for a Node

Viewing Notes for a Node

Viewing the Topology of the Network, page 8-1

Editing Node Properties

The Edit Properties Dialog enables you to change the name, icon name, and Telnet address associated with a node.

To edit a node's properties, right-click the node in a window, select Edit > Properties in the right-click menu. MWTM displays the Edit Properties Dialog for a Node.

The Edit Properties Dialog contains the following fields and buttons:

Field or Button
Description

Name

Name of the node.

By default, this field displays the node's DNS name, as discovered by MWTM. However, if you modified your preferences to identify nodes by their IP addresses, then that is how the node is identified in this field. For more information, see the "Node Name Settings" section on page 11-8.

You can also use this field to specify a new, more meaningful name for the node or signaling point, keeping in mind the following considerations:

You can change a RAN-O node name to a new name or IP address.

A new name can be from 1 to 30 characters, and can contain any letters (upper- or lowercase) and any numbers, as well as blank spaces ( ), dashes (-), and underscores (_), but no periods (.). If you enter a name that is longer than 30 characters, or if you enter any other special characters or periods, MWTM beeps and retains the current name.

If you enter a name that includes a period, MWTM assumes that you are entering a new IP address. A new IP address must use the x.x.x.x format, where x is between 0 and 255, and must contain only numbers and periods, but no letters or special characters. If you enter an IP address that contains any letters or special characters, MWTM beeps and retains the current IP address.

If you edit a node whose current name already contains invalid characters, MWTM beeps and replaces the name with blanks. Enter a new name that uses only valid characters, or click Cancel to keep the existing name. If you click Cancel, MWTM exits the Edit Properties Dialog without saving any changes to the Name, Telnet Address, or Icon Name field.

Name
(continued)

If you leave the Name field blank, MWTM reverts to the node's default name (the DNS name for a RAN-O node).

The new node name is used when launching context-based applications, such as CiscoWorks. Therefore, if the new name you enter is not the node's DNS name, and the application knows the node by its DNS name, context links into the application for that node might not work.

When you click Save, all MWTM windows are updated automatically to reflect the new name.

Telnet Address

Telnet IP address and optional port number, to pass to the Telnet command.

A new Telnet IP address must use the x.x.x.x format, where x is between 0 and 255, and must contain only numbers and periods, but no letters or special characters. If you enter a Telnet IP address that contains any letters or special characters, MWTM beeps and retains the current Telnet IP address.

If you specify a port number, separate the IP address from the port number with a space, such as: mwtm-sun8.cisco.com 2048.

Icon Name

Name of the graphic icon to assign to this node in topology maps. MWTM automatically assigns an appropriate icon to each discovered Cisco RAN-O node, and to Unknown nodes, but you can use this field to assign a different icon (for example, if you know that a given Unknown node is a mobile switching center).

When MWTM discovers a single-instance node, it assigns the icon that corresponds to the node. When MWTM discovers a multi-instance node, it assigns a separate icon for each unique instance.

Valid values are:

BSC—Base Station Controller

BTS—Base Transceiver Station

Building—Icon representing a collection of network objects within a building

City—Icon representing a collection of network objects within a city

Icon Name
(continued)

Cloud—Collection of network objects, called a submap. A submap can also contain other submaps.

Database—Icon representing a database object

IPDevice—IP device, other than those listed above

MSC—Mobile switching center

Node B—The radio transmission/reception unit for communication between radio cells

RNC—Radio Network Controller

Tower—Icon representing a PC tower

TrafficGenerator—Icon representing a device or emulator used to generate traffic, usually in a test environment

Unknown—MWTM is unable to determine the node type.

Workstation—Icon representing a workstation

Workstation2—Icon representing a different workstation

When you click Save, the Topology Window is updated automatically to reflect the new icon.

Save

Saves changes you have made to the node information, updates all windows to reflect your changes, and exits the dialog.

Cancel

Exits the dialog without saving any changes.

Help

Displays online help for the dialog.


Attaching a Note to a Node

MWTM enables you to annotate a node, attaching a descriptive string to it.

To attach a note to a node, right-click the node in a window, then select Edit > Notes in the right-click menu. MWTM displays the Edit Notes Dialog for a Node.

The Edit Notes Dialog for a Node contains the following fields and buttons:

Field or Button
Description

Name

Name of the node. You cannot edit this field.

Note Last Updated

Date and time the Notes field for this node was last updated. If there is no note currently associated with this node, this field displays the value Not Set.

You cannot edit this field.

Notes

Notes to associate with this node. In this field, you can enter any important information about the node, such as a detailed description, its location, its service history, and so on.

Save

Saves changes you have made to the node's notes, updates all MWTM windows to reflect your changes, and exits the dialog.

When you annotate a node, MWTM displays a note icon in the Notes column of all node tables for the annotated node, and the topology map in the Topology Window displays a note icon in the upper left corner of the node element.

Cancel

Exits the dialog without saving any changes.

Help

Displays online help for the dialog.


Editing SNMP IP Addresses for a Node

MWTM enables you to determine which IP addresses are to be used for SNMP polling.

To edit a node's SNMP IP addresses, right-click a node in a window, select Edit > SNMP IP Addresses in the right-click menu. MWTM displays the Edit SNMP IP Addresses Dialog.

The Edit SNMP IP Addresses Dialog contains the following fields and buttons:

Field or Button
Description

Available Router IP Addresses

List of all IP addresses associated with this RAN-O node that users do not want MWTM to use for SNMP polling. MWTM does not send SNMP queries to IP addresses in this list.

This option is displayed only for RAN-O nodes.

IP Addresses for SNMP

List of all IP addresses associated with this RAN-O node that MWTM can use for SNMP polling:

By default, MWTM places all discovered IP addresses in this list, in the order in which they are discovered. MWTM uses the IP address at the top of the list as the primary SNMP address for the node.

During SNMP polling of the node (both status polling and demand polling), MWTM first tries the primary SNMP address. If the primary is unavailable, MWTM tries the other IP addresses, one-by-one, in descending order.

To assign a new primary SNMP address, or to change the order of the secondary IP addresses, use the Raise Priority and Lower Priority buttons to move the IP addresses up and down in the list.

IP Addresses for SNMP
(continued)

You can also select IP addresses that you do not want MWTM to use for SNMP polling. This is useful, for example, to separate management traffic from SMS traffic. To remove an IP address from the list, click Remove. The IP address is removed from the IP Addresses for SNMP list and appears in the Available Router IP Addresses list, and is no longer used by MWTM for SNMP polling.

To enable an IP address for SNMP polling again, select the address in the Available Router IP Addresses list and click Add. The IP address moves back into the IP Addresses for SNMP list and is again available for SNMP polling.

If you remove all IP addresses from the IP Addresses for SNMP list, the node is effectively removed from the network, and MWTM automatically labels the node Unmanaged in all windows.

When you click Save, all MWTM windows are updated automatically to reflect the changes.

This option is displayed only for RAN-O nodes.

Add

Enables one or more selected IP addresses for SNMP polling. All selected IP addresses in the Available Router IP Addresses list are moved to the IP Addresses for SNMP list, and are again used by MWTM for SNMP polling.

Remove

Disables one or more selected IP addresses for SNMP polling. All selected IP addresses in the IP Addresses for SNMP list are moved to the Available Router IP Addresses list, and are no longer used by MWTM for SNMP polling.

Raise Priority

Moves the selected IP addresses up in the IP Addresses for SNMP list. If you move an IP address to the top of the list, MWTM uses that IP address as the new primary SNMP address for the node.

Lower Priority

Moves the selected IP addresses down in the IP Addresses for SNMP list. If you remove an IP address from the top of the list, MWTM no longer uses that IP address as the primary SNMP address for the node.

Save

Saves changes you have made to the node information and exits the dialog.

When you are satisfied with your changes, click Save. MWTM saves your changes and updates all MWTM windows to reflect your changes.

Cancel

Exits the dialog without saving any changes.

At any time, you can click Cancel to exit the dialog without saving any changes.

Help

Displays online help for the dialog.


Viewing Notes for a Node

MWTM enables you to view any notes that have been associated with a node.

To view a note for a node, right-click a node in a window, then select View > Notes in the right-click menu. (The Notes option is grayed-out if there is no note associated with the selected node.)

MWTM displays the Notes panel for the selected node, which displays:

Notes associated with the node.

The date and time the notes associated with the node were last updated, or the phrase Not Set if there are no notes associated with the node.

The phrase No Notes if there are no notes associated with the node.

Related Topics:

Attaching a Note to a Node

Deleting a Node

After Discovery, the nodes in your network are known to MWTM and added to the MWTM database. Physically deleting nodes from your network is not the same as deleting them from the MWTM database. The following sections describe the differences between deleting nodes from your network, from the MWTM database, and from the MWTM Discovery database, and the procedures for doing so:

Deleting a Node from Your Network

Deleting a Node from the MWTM Database

Deleting a Node from the MWTM Discovery Database

Deleting a Node from Your Network

If you physically delete a known node from your network (for example, by powering down a router), it remains in the MWTM database, MWTM labels it Unknown, and it is the system administrator's responsibility to delete it from the MWTM database, if you choose to do so. MWTM also labels all associated network objects Unknown because MWTM attempts to poll the node and gets no response.

Deleting a Node from the MWTM Database

Typically, you delete a node from the MWTM database for one of the following reasons:

You have physically deleted the node from your network. This is the most common reason for deleting a node from the MWTM database.

The node is Unknown or Unmanaged, you are aware of the reason, and you no longer want to see it in MWTM displays. For example, the node might be a test lab device.

If you have physically deleted a known node from your network, and you then delete it from MWTM, it is no longer in the MWTM database, it does not appear in MWTM windows, and it is not discovered when you run Discovery.

Be aware of the following special situations:

If you have not physically deleted a known node from your network, and you delete it from MWTM, MWTM removes the node from the poll list, and at the next poll MWTM returns the node to the DEFAULT view, and labels the node as a new node if you are using a custom view.

If a node is connected to a peer node, you cannot delete the node. If you try to do so, MWTM cancels the deletion.

If either of these situations occurs, do not delete the node again. Instead, perform one of the following actions:

Label the node Unmanaged. See the "Unmanaging and Managing a Node" section for more details.

Remove the node from your view. See the "Working with Views" section on page 4-1 for more details.


Note If you delete a node from the MWTM database, the node is deleted for all MWTM clients and views connected to that MWTM server.


To delete a node from the MWTM database, use one of the following procedures:

Select one or more nodes in a window, then select Edit > Delete from the MWTM Main Menu.

Right-click a node in a window, then select Delete in the right-click menu. (You cannot delete more than one node at a time from the right-click menu.)

MWTM asks you to confirm the deletion:

Select Yes to delete the selected nodes. MWTM deletes the nodes from the MWTM database.

Select No to return to the window without deleting any nodes from the MWTM database.

You can also use the mwtm delete node command to delete one or more nodes from the MWTM database. See the "mwtm delete" section on page C-17 for more information on the use of this command.


Note If you delete a node, MWTM removes it from the left pane of the View Editor Window. If MWTM then rediscovers the node, MWTM places it in the New on the Network panel of the View Editor Window. To restore the node to your current view, you must move it into the left pane using Edit > Include In View from the MWTM Main Menu. For more information, see the "Creating a New View" section on page 4-31.


Deleting a Node from the MWTM Discovery Database

If you want to completely eliminate a given node from the MWTM database, you can delete it from the MWTM Discovery database, ensuring that it is never even discovered by MWTM.


Note If you delete a node from the MWTM Discovery database, the node is deleted for all MWTM clients and views connected to that MWTM server.


To delete a node from the MWTM Discovery database:


Step 1 Select Network > Network Discovery from the MWTM Main Menu. MWTM displays the Discovery Dialog.

Step 2 Select the Discovery tab. MWTM displays the Discovery panel.

Step 3 In the Discovered Nodes table, select the node or nodes you want to delete.

Step 4 Click Delete. MWTM deletes the nodes from the Discovery database, without asking for confirmation. The nodes will no longer be discovered by MWTM.


Unmanaging and Managing a Node

MWTM enables you to label a node Unmanaged, and to remove the Unmanaged status from a node.

In some situations, you might not want to see a given node or nodes in MWTM displays, but you might be unable to delete it from the MWTM database. For example:

If you have not physically deleted a known node from your network, and you delete it from MWTM, MWTM removes the node from the poll list, and at the next poll MWTM returns the node to the DEFAULT view, and labels the node as a new node if you are using a custom view.

If a node is connected to a peer node, you cannot delete the node. If you try to do so, MWTM cancels the deletion.

If these situations, you can label the node Unmanaged. When you label a node Unmanaged, MWTM removes the node from the poll list.


Note If you label a node Unmanaged, the node is Unmanaged for all MWTM clients and views connected to that MWTM server.


To label a node Unmanaged:


Step 1 Select a node in a window.

You cannot label a node Unmanaged if it has a Device Type of Unknown:

If you select a node with a Device Type of Unknown, then this menu option is grayed-out and cannot be selected.

If you select more than one node, and at least one of them has a Device Type of Unknown, then this menu option is grayed-out and cannot be selected.

Step 2 Select Unmanage from the right-click menu. MWTM labels the selected node Unmanaged and removes it from the poll list.


You can also remove the Unmanaged status from a node, when you are ready to return the node to the MWTM poll list. To remove the Unmanaged status from a node:


Step 1 Select a node in a window.

You cannot remove the Unmanaged status from a node with a Device Type of Unknown:

If you select a node with a Device Type of Unknown, then this menu option is grayed-out and cannot be selected.

If you select more than one node, and at least one of them has a Device Type of Unknown, then this menu option is grayed-out and cannot be selected.

Step 2 Select Manage from the right-click menu. MWTM removes the Unmanaged status from the selected node, returns it to the poll list, and polls it immediately.


Polling a Node

MWTM automatically polls nodes at specified intervals. However, you can also request an immediate poll for a node.

To poll a node from the Discovery Dialog, use the following procedure:


Step 1 Select Network > Network Discovery from the MWTM Main Menu. MWTM displays the Discovery Dialog.

Step 2 Select the Discovery tab. MWTM displays the Discovery panel. The Discovered Nodes section of the Discovery panel lists all discovered nodes (all nodes, including new and excluded nodes, not just the nodes in the current view).

Step 3 Select one or more nodes. You cannot poll a node with a Primary SNMP Address of N/A:

If you select a node with a Primary SNMP Address of N/A, then the Poll Node button is grayed-out and cannot be selected.

If you select more than one node, and even one of them has a Primary SNMP Address of N/A, then the Poll Node button is grayed-out and cannot be selected.

Step 4 Click Poll Node. MWTM begins a poll of the selected nodes. During polling, the Poll Node button is grayed-out, the "Selected nodes are being polled" message is displayed at the bottom of the Discovery Dialog, and individual nodes might display the Polling status.

If the node has only one IP address for MWTM to poll, and the poll fails or times out, MWTM issues an error message.

If the node has more than one IP address for MWTM to poll, and the polls of one or more IP addresses fail or time out, MWTM issues warning messages. If all polls fail or time out, MWTM issues an error message.

Step 5 When the "Selected nodes are being polled" message disappears and no nodes are in Polling status, polling is complete. The MWTM database immediately reflects any new or changed data for the selected nodes.


To poll one or more nodes, retaining all associated components, use one of the following procedures:

Select one or more nodes in a window, then select Network > Poll Nodes > Normal Poll in the MWTM Main Menu. MWTM polls all selected nodes.

Select a RAN-O node or adjacent node in the Details Window, then select Network > Poll Nodes > Normal Poll in the MWTM Main Menu. MWTM polls that node.

Right-click a node in a window, then select Poll Node > Normal Poll in the right-click menu. MWTM polls the node.

To poll one or more nodes, removing and then rediscovering all associated components, use one of the following procedures:

Select one or more nodes in a window, then select Network > Poll Nodes > Clean Poll in the MWTM Main Menu. MWTM polls all selected RAN-O nodes.

Right-click an RAN-O node in a window, then select Poll Node > Clean Poll in the right-click menu. MWTM polls the node.

Clean Poll removes all known network objects from the node at the completion of the poll.

Allowing and Disallowing Trap Processing for a Node

By default, MWTM processes traps from all discovered nodes. However, you can prevent MWTM from processing traps from one or more nodes. For example, if a node is experiencing many link changes and generating too many traps, you can disallow traps from that node until the situation stabilizes.


Note If you prevent MWTM from processing traps from a node, all MWTM clients and views connected to that MWTM server are prevented from processing traps from that node.

Also, if you prevent MWTM from processing traps from a node, make a note of the change, and do not forget to reset the node when the problem is corrected or the maintenance is complete.


To prevent MWTM from processing traps from a node, clear the Process Traps checkbox for the node in a node table. If the Process Traps column is hidden, right-click in the table header and select the Process Traps checkbox.

To allow MWTM to process traps from a node, select the Process Traps checkbox for the node in a node table.

Excluding a Node from a View

To exclude a node from the current view, right-click the node in a window, then select Exclude from View in the right-click menu. MWTM excludes the node from the current view. See the "Creating a New View" section on page 4-31 for more information about excluding nodes from views.

Ignoring a Node

You can instruct MWTM to ignore a node when it aggregates and displays network data. Setting nodes to Ignored prevents known node problems from affecting MWTM displays for associated network objects. In effect, you are preventing a known problem from distracting you from other, more urgent network problems.

For example, you can set a node to Ignored before shutting down the node for maintenance.


Note If you set a node to Ignored, the node is ignored for all MWTM clients and views connected to that MWTM server.

Also, if you set a node to Ignored, make a note of the change, and do not forget to reset the node when the problem is corrected or the maintenance is complete.


To set a node to Ignored, right-click the node in the Node Details window, then select Ignore from the right-click menu.

Viewing Ignored Nodes

To display all nodes that are Ignored, display the Node Window and click the Ignored column header. MWTM displays all ignored nodes at the top of the table.

Viewing Node Information Using a Web Browser

MWTM enables you to use a Web browser to view the following information about nodes:

Viewing the Network Status Node Dashboard

Viewing MWTM Node Status

Viewing MWTM Node Details

Viewing Node IOS Versions

Viewing Node Information: CPU Processes

Viewing Node Information: Syslog Messages

Viewing the Network Status Node Dashboard

The MWTM Node Dashboard page lists all discovered nodes, and provides links to messages and metrics for each node.

To access the MWTM Node Dashboard page, select Network Status Dashboard from the MWTM Server Home Page.

The Node Dashboard table contains the following columns:

Column
Description

Server Name
(in header)

Name of the MWTM server associated with the node.

Update Interval
(in header)

Time between automatic updates for the page. None means the page is not automatically updated.

Last Update
(in header)

Date and time the information on the page was last updated by MWTM.

Row

Numerical index for the objects in the list.

Nodes

Nodes discovered by MWTM.

You can sort the table based on the information in the Nodes column. See the "Resizing, Sorting, and Hiding Table Columns" section on page 3-30 for more details.

Drill-Down Links: Messages

Opens the Network Status: Last X Status Change and Trap Messages Web page for the node.

Drill-Down Links: Metrics

Opens the Network Status Messages: Metrics Web page for the node.

Drill-Down Links: Syslog

Opens the MWTM Router Syslog Web page for the node.

Drill-Down Links: CPU Process

Opens the MWTM CPU Processes Web page for the node, in a Web browser.

Drill-Down Links: RAN Trap Configuration

Opens the RAN Trap Configuration Web page for the node, in a Web browser.

Latest Reports

Displays the latest reports, in a Web browser.


Viewing MWTM Node Status

The MWTM Node Status page displays information about all discovered nodes, including their names, events, status, and other important information.

To access the MWTM Node Status page, select Node Status from the MWTM Server Home Page. MWTM displays the MWTM Node Status page.

You can sort the MWTM Node Status table based on the information in one of the columns. See the "Resizing, Sorting, and Hiding Table Columns" section on page 3-30 for more details.

The MWTM Node Status page displays the following information for each node:

Column
Description

Server Name
(in header)

Name of the MWTM server associated with the node.

Update Interval
(in header)

Time between automatic updates for the page.

Last Update
(in header)

Date and time the information on the page was last updated by MWTM.

Name

DNS name of the node, as discovered by MWTM, or the new name that you specified for the node. For more information, see the "Editing a Node" section.

To see detailed information for the node, click the node name.

Status

Current status of the node, with a color-coded background. Possible values are:

Active

Discovering

Polling

Unknown

Unmanaged

Waiting

Warning

For detailed definitions of each status, see the "Status Definitions for Nodes" section on page A-4.

Status Reason

Reason for the current status of the node.

For a full list of possible reasons, see the stateReasons.html file:

If you installed MWTM in the default directory, /opt, then the file is located at /opt/CSCOsgm/apache/share/htdocs/eventHelp directory.

If you installed MWTM in a different directory, then the help directory and file are located in that directory.

If the cell is too small to show all of the status reason, place the cursor over the cell to see the full status reason in a mouse over help popup.

The status reasons are listed in order of decreasing magnitude. If two or more reasons apply, the reason of greatest magnitude is displayed.

If the status reason is Unsupported Configuration, correct the configuration and enter the mwtm cleandiscover command to delete all current network data and begin a clean discovery of the RAN-O network. If the status reason is still Unsupported Configuration, enter the mwtm clean command to restore the MWTM server to a "clean" state, such as would exist after a new installation of MWTM. For more information on the use of these commands, see the "MWTM Command Reference" section on page C-1.

Device

Device type of the node. Possible values are:

CiscoMWR-1941-DC-A—Cisco MWR-1941-DC-A series router

RNC—Radio Network Controller

BSC—Base Station Controller

BTS—Base Transceiver Station

Node B—The radio transmission/reception unit for communication between radio cells

IPDevice—IP device, other than those listed above. You can assign this icon to an unknown node if you know that it is an IP device.

Unknown—MWTM is unable to determine the device type.


Viewing MWTM Node Details

The MWTM Node Details page displays detailed information about each discovered node, including its status and other information.

To access the MWTM Node Details page, click a node name in a Web page. MWTM displays the MWTM Node Details page.

The MWTM Node Details page displays the following information for the selected node:

Field
Description

Node Name
(in header)

DNS name of the node, as discovered by MWTM.

Server Name
(in header)

Name of the MWTM server associated with the node.

Update Interval
(in header)

Time between automatic updates for the page.

Last Update
(in header)

Date and time the information on the page was last updated by MWTM.

IP Address or DNS Hostname

DNS name of the node, as discovered by MWTM.

Drill-Down Links: Messages

Opens the Network Status: Last X Status Change and Trap Messages Web page for the node.

Drill-Down Links: Metrics

Opens the Network Status Messages: Metrics Web page for the node.

Drill-Down Links: Syslog

Opens the MWTM Router Syslog Web page for the node.

Drill-Down Links: CPU Process

Opens the MWTM CPU Processes Web page for the node.

Drill-Down Links: RAN Trap Configuration

Opens the RAN Trap Configuration Web page for the node, in a Web browser.

Status

Current status of the node, with a color-coded background. Possible values are:

Active

Discovering

Polling

Unknown

Unmanaged

Waiting

Warning

For detailed definitions of each status, see the "Status Definitions for Nodes" section on page A-4.

Last Status Change

Date and time that the status of the link last changed.

Status Reason

Reason for the current status of the node.

For a full list of possible reasons, see the stateReasons.html file:

If you installed MWTM in the default directory, /opt, then the file is located at /opt/CSCOsgm/apache/share/htdocs/eventHelp directory.

If you installed MWTM in a different directory, then the help directory and file are located in that directory.

If the cell is too small to show all of the status reason, place the cursor over the cell to see the full status reason in a mouse over help popup.

The status reasons are listed in order of decreasing magnitude. If two or more reasons apply, the reason of greatest magnitude is displayed.

If the status reason is Unsupported Configuration, correct the configuration and enter the mwtm cleandiscover command to delete all current network data and begin a clean discovery of the RAN-O network. If the status reason is still Unsupported Configuration, enter the mwtm clean command to restore the MWTM server to a "clean" state, such as would exist after a new installation of MWTM. For more information on the use of these commands, see the "MWTM Command Reference" section on page C-1.

Process Traps

Indicates whether MWTM is to process traps from this node.

Display Name

New name that you specified for the node. If the node has no display name, this field is blank. For more information, see the "Editing a Node" section.

First Discovered

Date and time that the node was first discovered by MWTM.

Device Type

Device type of the node. Possible values are:

CiscoMWR-1941-DC-A—Cisco MWR-1941-DC-A series router

RNC—Radio Network Controller

BSC—Base Station Controller

BTS—Base Transceiver Station

Node B—The radio transmission/reception unit for communication between radio cells

IPDevice—IP device, other than those listed above. You can assign this icon to an unknown node if you know that it is an IP device.

Unknown—MWTM is unable to determine the device type.

MIB Level

MIB conformance level used by the node, such as IP-RAN R0.

Note Router IOS Version and MIB Level might not have a one-to-one correspondence, because multiple IOS versions can use the same MIB level if there are no changes to the MIBs between versions.

Router Uptime

Time the node has been up, in days, hours, minutes, and seconds.

Reboot Reason

Reason for the last reboot of the node.

IOS Version String

Version of IOS that is installed on the router.

Primary SNMP Address

IP address of the node, used by SNMP to poll the node. (There might be other IP addresses on the node that are not the primary SNMP address.)

Last Polled Address

Last IP address that was polled for this node.

IP Address List

List of all IP addresses associated with this node, including the primary SNMP address and all backup IP addresses.

Avg. Poll Response (secs)

Average time, in seconds, taken by this node to respond to MWTM poll requests.

For a node that is not a RAN-O node, this field is left blank.

Last Poll Response (secs)

Time, in seconds, taken by this node to respond to the last MWTM poll request.

For a node that is not a RAN-O node, this field is left blank.

Last Full Poll

Date and time of the last full poll of the node for RAN-O related MIBs.

For a node that is not a RAN-O node, this field is left blank.

Note Timestamp

Date and time the note associated with this node was last updated. If there is no note associated with this node, this field is blank.

Note

Note associated with this node. If there is no note associated with this node, this field is blank.

Internal ID

Internal ID of the node. The internal ID is a unique ID for every object, assigned by MWTM for its own internal use. It can also be useful when the Cisco TAC is debugging problems.


Viewing Node IOS Versions

The MWTM Node IOS Versions page displays the version of IOS installed on each router node.

To access the MWTM Node IOS Versions page, use one of the following procedures:

Select Reports > Router Node IOS Versions from the MWTM Main Menu.

Select Node IOS Versions from the MWTM Server Home Page.

You can sort the MWTM Node IOS Versions table based on the information in one of the columns. See the "Resizing, Sorting, and Hiding Table Columns" section on page 3-30 for more details.

The MWTM Node IOS Versions page displays the following information for each RAN-O node:

Column
Description

Server Name
(in header)

Name of the MWTM server associated with the node.

Update Interval
(in header)

Time between automatic updates for the page. None means the page is not automatically updated.

Last Update
(in header)

Date and time the information on the page was last updated by MWTM.

Name

DNS name of the node, as discovered by MWTM, or the new name that you specified for the node. For more information, see the "Editing a Node" section.

IOS Version String

Version of IOS installed on the node.

IOS MIB Level

MIB conformance level used by the router.

Note IOS Version String and IOS MIB Level might not have a one-to-one correspondence, because multiple router versions can use the same MIB level if there are no changes to the MIBs between versions.

Device Type

Device type of the node. Possible values are:

CiscoMWR-1941-DC-A—Cisco MWR-1941-DC-A series router


Viewing Node Information: CPU Processes

The MWTM CPU Processes page displays detailed information about all CPU processes associated with the selected node.

To access the MWTM CPU Processes page:

From the MWTM Node Details page, select CPU Process from the Drill-Down Links drop-down menu and click Go! (this option is not available if the node is in Unknown or Unmanaged status.)

The MWTM CPU Processes table displays the following information for the selected node:

Column
Description

Node Name
(in header)

Name of the node for which CPU processes are being displayed.

Server Name
(in header)

Name of the MWTM server associated with the node.

Update Interval
(in header)

Time between automatic updates for the page.

Last Update
(in header)

Date and time the information on the page was last updated by MWTM.

Node

Name of the node for which CPU processes are being displayed.

To see detailed information for the node, click the node name.

CPU

Number of the CPU for which processes are being displayed.

PID

Process identifier.

Name

Name of the process.

Time Created

Total time since the process was created.

Total Runtime

CPU time the process has used.

Times Invoked

Number of times the process has been invoked.

Average Runtime

Average CPU time for each process invocation.

5 Sec %

Average CPU utilization percentage for the node over the last 5 seconds.

1 Min %

Average CPU utilization percentage for the node over the last minute.

5 Min %

Average CPU utilization percentage for the node over the last 5 minutes.

Priority

Process queue priority. Possible values are:

Low

Normal

High

Critical


Viewing Node Information: Syslog Messages

From the MWTM Router Syslog page, you can view all messages in the system log for the selected node.

To access the MWTM Router Syslog page:

From the MWTM Node Details page, select Syslog from the Drill-Down Links drop-down menu and click Go! (this option is not available if the node is in Unknown or Unmanaged status.) MWTM displays the MWTM Router Syslog page, populated with the most recent syslog messages for the selected node.

The MWTM Router Syslog table displays the following information for the selected node:

Column
Description

Node Name
(in header)

Name of the node for which syslog messages are being displayed.

Server Name
(in header)

Name of the MWTM server associated with the node.

Update Interval
(in header)

Time between automatic updates for the page. None means the page is not automatically updated.

Last Update
(in header)

Date and time the information on the page was last updated by MWTM.

Node

Name of the node for which syslog messages are being displayed.

To see detailed information for the node, click the node name.

Timestamp

Time since router reboot of the syslog message.

Severity

Severity of the syslog message. Possible values are:

Alert—Messages that require immediate action.

Critical—Critical conditions.

Debug—Debug messages, log FTP commands, and WWW URLs.

Emergency—System unusable messages.

Error—Error messages.

Info—Information messages.

Notice—Normal but significant conditions.

Warning—Warning messages.

Facility

Name of the facility that generated the syslog message, such as SYS or SNMP.

Name

Short text identifier for the message type. A facility name in conjunction with a message name uniquely identifies a syslog message type.

Message

Text of the syslog message.


Viewing Node Information: RAN Trap Configuration

From the MWTM Router Syslog page, you can view all messages in the system log for the selected node.

To access the MWTM Router Syslog page:

From the MWTM Node Details page, select RAN Trap Configuration from the Drill-Down Links drop-down menu and click Go! (this option is not available if the node is in Unknown or Unmanaged status.) MWTM displays the MWTM Router Syslog page, populated with the most recent syslog messages for the selected node.

The MWTM Router Syslog table displays the following information for the selected node:

Column
Description

Node Name
(in header)

Name of the node for which RAN trap configuration is being displayed.

Server Name
(in header)

Name of the MWTM server associated with the node.

Update Interval
(in header)

Time between automatic updates for the page. None means the page is not automatically updated.

Last Update
(in header)

Date and time the information on the page was last updated by MWTM.

Node

Name of the node for which RAN trap configuration is being displayed.

To see detailed information for the node, click the node name.

RAN Trap Settings

Trap settings for the node. These settings include:

GSM State Change

UMTS State Change

Utilization Threshold Change

IP Address

IP address of a host to which the node sends traps.

Port

Port to which the node sends traps.

Trap Version

Trap version sent to this IP address and port.

Community String

SNMP community name used by the node for read access to the information maintained by the SNMP agent on the device.