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Cisco Prime Network User Guide, 3.9
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Preface
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Cisco Prime Network Client Overview
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Working with the Cisco Prime Network Vision Client
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Viewing Network Element Properties
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Working with Prime Network Vision Maps
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Working with Links
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Working with Business Tags and Business Elements
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Working with the Prime Network Events Client
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Tracking Faults Using Prime Network Events
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Working with Tickets in Cisco Prime Network Vision
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Working with Reports
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Using Cisco PathTracer to Diagnose Problems
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Monitoring Carrier Ethernet Services
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Monitoring Carrier Grade NAT Properties
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Monitoring DWDM Properties
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Viewing Ethernet Operations, Administration, and Maintenance Tool Properties
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IPv6 and IPv6 VPN over MPLS
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Monitoring MPLS Services
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Monitoring MToP Services
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Viewing SBC Properties
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Viewing Mobile Technologies in Prime Network
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Icon and Button Reference
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Index
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FeedbackTable Of Contents
Numerics - A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - Z
Index
Numerics
3.6.x tabs, in Prime Network Events 8-12
6rd tunnels, viewing properties 17-43
6VPE
and IPv6 16-1
IPv6 VPN over MPLS 16-1
A
access gateway
viewing properties 12-18
accumulating affected parties
in an alarm 9-23
in the correlation tree 9-23
acknowledged tickets 9-7
acknowledging tickets 9-19
activation script, launching 2-40, 2-44, 4-1
adding
associated VLANs 12-52
EFP cross-connects 12-73
Ethernet services 12-102
MPLS-TP tunnels 17-5
network elements 4-9
pseudowires 12-88
unassociated bridges 12-70
VLANs 12-48
VPLS instances 12-76
VPNs
existing 17-22
new 17-21
Advanced tab
events 8-17
tickets 9-18
affected elements, finding 9-19
Affected Elements window 4-28
affected parties 9-22
accumulating 9-23
Affected Parties tab (tickets) 9-14
calculating 9-23
finding 9-19
affected severity, updating over time 9-24
Agent Not Loaded, VNE communication state 2-27
Agent Unreachable, VNE communication state 2-27
aggregation, definition 1-1
aggregations
adding elements to 4-30
aggregating network elements 4-28
disaggregating 4-33
renaming 4-32
using Chinese characters 4-5
viewing thumbnails 4-30
working with thumbnail views 4-32
alarm count, definition 9-6
alarms
badges A-20
customizing 2-47
definition 1-1
disabling on a port 3-26
enabling on a port 3-26
severities 9-22
All tab, in Prime Network Events 8-3
APN
additional characteristics 20-12
overview 20-8
roles required for viewing properties 20-2
view properties 20-9
application, launching external 2-40, 2-44, 4-1
applying overlays
Ethernet service 12-104
MPLS-TP tunnels 17-16
network clock 18-48
pseudowire 12-100
VLAN 12-58
VPLS instance 12-77
VPN 17-24
ARP table 17-33
associated VLANs
adding 12-52
tag manipulations 12-52
viewing
mapping properties 12-54
service links 12-54
working with 12-52
association, definition 1-2
ATM cross-connects
in logical and physical inventory 18-6
overview 18-6
properties 18-7
viewing 18-6
audience, intended xvii
audio options, customizing 2-47
Audit tab
events 8-17
in Prime Network Events 8-3
auto refresh, in Prime Network Events 8-21
B
background images for maps 4-17
badges
for elements and links 3-8
icons A-17
management states A-17
reconciliation 3-9, 6-8, 12-47, A-20
REP primary blocking 3-9, A-20
technology related A-20
tickets A-20
VNE communication states A-18
VNE investigation states A-18
VNE management states 2-25
BFD
viewing BFD session properties 17-44
viewing MPLS-TP BFD session properties 17-46
BGP, viewing inventory details 17-42
Bidirectional Forwarding Detection. See BFD
blocked ports, using with CiscoPathTracer 11-4
borders for selected icons 4-14
bridges
understanding unassociated 12-70
viewing properties for VLANs 12-67
business configurations 6-8
business elements
definition 1-2
roles required 6-1
business tag
definition 1-2
detaching 6-5
roles required 6-1
searching for 6-5
using Chinese characters 6-3
working with 6-3
buttons A-15
for filtering links A-15
in table toolbars A-15
Prime Network Events
Auto Refresh 8-21
Refresh Now 8-21
Ticket Properties dialog box A-16
toolbar A-16
Prime Network Vision A-12
link filtering A-15
table toolbar A-15
toolbar A-12
Report Manager toolbar A-17
C
callouts, VPN service overlay 17-25
Carrier Ethernet services, monitoring 12-1, 13-1
Carrier Grade NAT
roles required for viewing properties 13-1
viewing properties
logical inventory 13-2
physical inventory 13-5
Carrier Supporting Carrier (CSC) path traces 11-31
CEM groups
configured on
physical interfaces 18-51
virtual CEM interfaces 18-53
viewing in
logical inventory 18-53
physical inventory 18-51
viewing properties 18-51
CEM interfaces
properties 18-52
viewing in physical inventory 18-50
CESoPSN, viewing properties 18-3
CFM
description
maintenance domains 15-3
maintenance endpoints (MEPs) 15-3
maintenance intermediate points (MIPS) 15-3
overview 15-3
viewing properties for
maintenance associations 15-7
maintenance domains 15-4, 15-6
MEPs 15-8
MIPs 15-5
remote MEPs 15-9
Chinese characters
support for business tags 6-3
using in map and aggregation names 4-5
Circuit Emulation Services over PSN. See CESoPSN
Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) properties
in logical inventory 12-6
in physical inventory 12-8
viewing 12-6
Cisco PathTracer
across CSC configurations 11-31
comparing paths 11-27
counter values, saving 11-27
destinations 11-11
details pane 11-25
details window
menu options 11-22
toolbar 11-23
in MPLS networks 11-29
launching from
Ethernet Flow Point (EFP) 11-8
Ethernet port 11-12
examples 11-7
IP interface 11-9
MPLS-TP tunnel endpoint 11-13
pseudowire endpoint 11-12
VLAN bridge 11-10
Layer 2 VPNs 11-33
Layer 3 VPNs 11-32
menus 11-16
opening 11-3
path pane 11-18
path trace
from inventory 11-7
from map view 11-5
options for starting 11-5
rerunning paths 11-27
right-click
options in path trace window 11-19
trace launch options 11-4
roles required 11-1
single-path window 11-16
starting points 11-30
tabs 11-18
toolbar 11-17
viewing
Layer 2 Tunnel Protocol path information 11-29
path trace details 11-21
path traces 11-14
QinQ path information 11-28
clearing and removing tickets 9-21
clock recovery, pseudowire properties 18-44
clock service
properties 18-35
color coding, severity icons 7-5
Command Builder. See Prime Network Command Builder
communication status, for VNEs 3-11
configuration scripts, launching 2-40, 2-44, 4-1
Connecting, VNE communication state 2-27
Connectivity Fault Management. See CFM
content pane
in Prime Network Vision 2-10
in the Prime Network Vision inventory window 3-16
tabs in logical inventory 3-32
Control Channel (CC), viewing information for pseudowire endpoint 12-96
conventions, used in this document xx
Correlation tab (tickets) 9-17
CPU usage graph, opening 4-40
creating
maps 4-8
report folders 10-46
VPNs 17-21
cross-connects
ATM
overview 18-6
properties 18-7
viewing 18-6
EFP
adding 12-73
overview 12-72
properties 12-73
cross-VRF routing entries 17-47
Currently Unsynchronized, VNE investigation state 2-28
customizing
audio options 2-47
event history size 2-47
D
Daily Average and Peak report 10-12
Daily Event Count by device report 10-15
Defined Not Started, VNE investigation state 2-27
defining report types 10-46
deleting
business elements 6-8
maps 4-25
report folders 10-48
reports 10-43
Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing. See DWDM
destination, for CiscoPathTracer 11-11
Detailed Audit Events report 10-17
Detailed Provisioning Events report 10-17
Detailed Security Events report 10-17
Detailed Service Events report 10-15
Detailed Syslogs report 10-16
Detailed System Events report 10-17
Detailed Tickets report 10-16
Detailed Traps report 10-16
details pane, CiscoPathTracer 11-25
Details tab
events 8-16
Device Partially Reachable, VNE communication state 2-27
devices
adding to maps 4-9
aggregations 4-28
CPU usage, checking 4-40
finding in maps 4-26
in maps 4-28
pinging 4-41
removing from map 4-15
renaming aggregations 4-32
resizing in maps 4-14
severity indicator 2-24
status indicators 2-24
Telnet to a device 4-41
viewing
operating system information 3-33
properties 3-5
Devices with the Most Events report
by severity 10-12
by type 10-12
Devices with the Most Syslogs report 10-12
Devices with the Most Traps report 10-12
Device Unreachable, VNE communication state 2-27
device view pane
in the Prime Network Vision inventory window 3-16
toolbar 3-17
disaggregating aggregations 4-33
Discovering, VNE investigation state 2-28
discovery
based on Link OAM 15-13
EFD 12-42
EVC multiplex services 12-102
MPLS-TP tunnels 17-5
VLAN 12-42
document
audience xvii
conventions xx
organization xviii
related documentation xxi
terminology 1-1
duplication count, definition 9-6
DWDM
roles required for viewing properties 14-1
viewing
alert and alarm counters 14-9
G.709 properties 14-4
ODU alarm properties 14-7
ODU alert properties 14-8
OTU alarm properties 14-7
OTU alert properties 14-8
performance monitoring configuration 14-10
properties 14-2
E
EFD discovery 12-42
EFP
launching a path trace 11-8
overview 12-44
understanding severity and ticket badges 12-36
EFP cross-connects
adding 12-73
viewing properties 12-73
working with 12-72
egress adjacents, VRF 17-30
element icons, and information displayed 3-3
elements, business
deleting 6-8
renaming 6-8
elements, viewing operating system information 3-33
Ethernet flow domains
renaming 12-39
viewing 12-39
Ethernet Flow Domains inventory tab 2-6
Ethernet flow point (EFP), viewing properties 12-31
Ethernet LAGs
viewing 12-21
viewing properties 12-22
Ethernet links, and configured LSPs 17-11
Ethernet LMI
Device EVC Properties window 15-11
overview 15-9
viewing properties
for device EVCs 15-10
for physical interfaces 15-11
for UNI interfaces 15-12
in logical inventory 15-10
Ethernet Local Management Interface. See Ethernet LMI
Ethernet OAM
overview 15-2
roles required for viewing properties 15-1
Ethernet Operations, Administration, and Maintenance. See Ethernet OAM
Ethernet port, launching a path trace 11-12
Ethernet Service report
detailed 10-20
options 10-35
summary 10-20
Ethernet services
adding overlays 12-104
adding to maps 12-102
viewing properties 12-105
working with 12-101
EVC multiplex services, discovery 12-102
EVCs
shared switching entities 12-37
viewing service properties 12-37
event history size, customizing 2-47
Event Reduction Statistics report 10-13
events
Advanced tab 8-17
Audit tab 8-17
categories 7-5
definition 1-2
Details tab 8-16
Provisioning tab 8-17
refreshing list in Prime Network Events 8-21
removing filters 8-24
Security tab 8-18
Trap tab 8-18
viewing
in Prime Network Events 8-2
properties 8-14
events reports 10-11
detailed network events, report options 10-27
detailed non-network events, report options 10-30
generating from
Prime Network Vision 10-38
Report Manager 10-23
Reports menu 10-37
report options 10-25
Run Report dialog box 10-24
exporting data from
Prime Network Events 8-25
Prime Network Vision 2-55
external application, launching 2-40, 2-44, 4-1
F
Fault Database vs. Event Archive Statistics report 10-13
filtering
links
during map creation 4-38
in an existing map 4-40
using collection method 5-18
removing for events and tickets 8-24
tickets
by criteria 9-8
flickering links 5-3
G
General tab, in inventory window 3-16
generated ticket 9-7
GGSN
overview 20-3
roles required for viewing properties 20-2
view properties 20-4
graphical links, reducing number of in maps 2-17
GTPU
overview 20-6
roles required for viewing properties 20-2
view properties 20-6
H
Hardware Summary By Selected Property 10-18
Hardware Summary Detailed report 10-18
History tab (tickets) 9-13
H-VPLS
working with 12-75
working with in Prime Network Vision 12-75
I
icons
See also buttons and badges
alarm and ticket A-20
badges A-17
information displayed for elements 3-3
maps 17-20
map view 2-11
network elements 2-10, 2-13, A-2
Prime Network Events A-11
Prime Network Vision 2-11, A-1
reconciliation 3-9
reference A-1
REP 12-60
selecting 4-14
severities A-11
severity, color coding 2-24, 7-5
tickets 2-29
VLAN domains 12-60
VLAN overlays 12-60
IMA group
properties 18-13
viewing properties 18-13
impact analysis
accumulating affected parties 9-23
affected severities 9-22
automatic mode 9-22
links and 5-13
proactive mode 9-22
Initializing management state 2-25
Inter-Chassis Communication Protocol (ICCP), viewing properties 12-27
inventory reports 10-18
generating from
Prime Network Vision 10-38
Report Manager 10-31
Reports menu 10-37
report options 10-32
Run Report dialog box 10-32
inventory tabs
Ethernet Flow Domains 2-6
in Prime Network Vision 2-5
Network Elements 2-5
opening 2-6
types of 2-5
VTP Domains 2-6
working with 2-7
inventory window
content pane 3-16
device view pane 3-16
device view pane toolbar 3-17
General tab 3-16
logical inventory 3-27
navigation pane 3-15
Network Events tab 3-18
opening 3-12
options
Disable Sending Alarms button 3-22, 18-6
Open Port Utilization Graph button 3-22, 18-6
Show Cross-Connect Table button 3-21, 18-6
Show DLCI Table button 3-22, 18-6
Show Encapsulation button 3-21, 18-6
Show VC Table button 3-21, 18-6
physical inventory 3-19, 3-21, 3-22, 18-6
Provisioning Events tab 3-18
ticket and events pane 3-18
Tickets tab 3-18
IOS-XR Software Package Summary report 10-19
IP interface, launching a path trace 11-9
IP SLA, viewing responder service properties 12-108
IPv6
addresses
in logical inventory 16-3
in physical inventory 16-4
in inventory 16-3
in Prime Network 16-3
notes, for viewing IPv6 addresses 16-4
support in Prime Network 16-1
viewing IPv6 information 16-3
IPv6 VPN over MPLS (6VPE) 16-1
IS-IS, viewing properties 12-110
J
jobs scheduler 10-39
K
keyboard shortcuts, for tables 2-51
L
launching Prime Network Events
as a standalone application 7-3
from Prime Central 7-3
in Find mode 7-4
launching Prime Network Vision
as a standalone application 2-3
from Prime Central 2-2
Layer 2 CiscoPathTracer (VPN) 11-33
Layer 3 CiscoPathTracer (VPN) 11-32
link aggregation group. See Ethernet LAGs
Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP), viewing properties 12-8
Link OAM
and topology discovery 15-13
overview 15-13
viewing properties in
logical inventory 15-14
physical inventory 15-17
link properties window
link list pane 5-11
overview 5-10
properties pane 5-11
ticket and events pane 5-12
links
adding 5-15
bidirectional vs. unidirectional 5-5, A-11
colors 5-5
definition 1-2
dynamic 5-3
exceeding number that can be displayed 2-16
filtering A-15
in maps 4-38
using collection method 5-18
finding in maps 4-27
flickering 5-3
graphical representation 2-16
impact analysis 5-13
in maps 2-16
links view 5-8
normal vs. wide vs. tunnel 5-5
overview 5-1
properties 5-4
quick view 5-7
reducing number of in maps 2-17
significance of
arrowheads A-11
characteristics A-10
color A-10
solid vs. dashed lines A-10
width A-10
static 5-3
tunnels 5-5
types A-9
use of arrowheads 5-5
user roles required for working with 5-1
viewing
between VLAN elements and devices 12-55
in links view 5-8
options 5-18
width 5-5
links view
information displayed 2-23
in Prime Network Vision 2-22
list view
in Prime Network Vision 2-18
overview 2-18
right-click options 2-21
LLDP, viewing properties 12-8
logical inventory
branches 3-29
content pane 3-32
content pane tabs 3-32
navigation pane 3-29
tabs 3-32
viewing in Prime Network Vision 3-27
window 3-28
logical link, definition 1-2
LSEs
inventory details 17-38
viewing 17-38
LSP endpoints 17-13
properties 17-13
LSPs
lockout state 17-6
on Ethernet links 17-11
properties 17-13
redundancy service properties 17-13
Working and Protected 17-5
M
Maintenance, VNE investigation state 2-28
maintenance domains, in CFM 15-3
managed element, definition 1-2
management states
badges A-17
icons A-17
overview 2-25
managing maps, roles required 4-2
managing report folders
creating 10-46
deleting 10-48
moving 10-47
renaming 10-47
viewing properties 10-48
managing reports
deleting 10-43
moving reports 10-43
renaming 10-41
roles required 10-1
saving 10-40
sharing 10-42
viewing
report properties 10-44
reports 10-40
managing tickets 9-19
managing VPNs 17-21
adding to maps 17-22
creating 17-21
moving virtual routers between 17-23
overlays
adding 17-24
displaying 17-25
hiding 17-25
removing from maps 17-23
maps
adding network elements 4-9
adding VLANs 12-48
aggregations 4-28
applying background images 4-17
CiscoPathTracer files 11-26
creating 4-8
customizing 2-47
deleting 4-25
devices in 4-26
filtering links 4-38
finding
affected elements 4-27
links in maps 4-27
in Prime Network Vision 2-10
layouts 4-17
link icons A-8
network elements in 4-26, 4-28
any map 4-6
options 4-7
previously viewed 4-6
overlays
callouts 17-25
VPN 17-24
previewing before printing 4-23
printing 4-23
print setup 4-23
red border and graphical links 2-16
removing
devices 4-15
network elements 4-15
VLANs 12-50
VPNs 17-23
renaming 4-20
renaming aggregations 4-32
roles required 4-2
saving 4-20
as an image 4-21
as new map 4-21
with information 4-20
selecting views 4-16
using Chinese characters 4-5
using overview windows 4-19
viewing
aggregation thumbnails 4-30
thumbnails 4-30
VPNs
adding 17-22
overlays 17-24
viewing 17-18
working with 4-1
zooming in 4-15
map view
adding VLAN overlays 12-58
in Prime Network Vision 2-10
Mean Time to Repair report 10-13
menus
CiscoPathTracer 11-16
CiscoPathTracer details window 11-22
Prime Network Events 7-8
Prime Network Vision 2-31
Report Manager 10-6
MEPs, in CFM 15-3
MIPS, in CFM 15-3
MLPPP
viewing link properties 18-29
viewing properties 18-26
Mobile technologies 20-1
APN 20-8
GGSN 20-3
GTPU 20-6
user roles 20-2
Mobile Transport over Packet. See MToP
modifying VNE properties 3-9
Modules Summary By Type 10-19
monitoring
Carrier Ethernet services 12-1
Carrier Grade NAT properties 13-1
network clocking service 18-34
PTP service 18-36
Most Common Daily Events report 10-14
Most Common Syslogs report 10-14
moving
report folders 10-47
reports between folders 10-43
MP-BGP properties in logical inventory 17-42
MPLS
ARP table 17-33
BGPs, viewing 17-42
CiscoPathTracer and 11-29
LSEs, viewing 17-38
monitoring services 17-26
NDP table 17-34
pseudowire end-to-end emulation tunnels, viewing 17-47
rate limit information 17-35
roles required for viewing properties 17-1
routing entities 17-31
TE tunnels, viewing 17-49
MPLS pseudowire over GRE, properties 18-32
MPLS TE tunnel, inventory details 17-49
MPLS-TP tunnel endpoint, launching a path trace 11-13
MPLS-TP tunnels
adding to maps 17-5
applying overlays 17-16
BFD sessions, viewing properties 17-46
discovery 17-5
LSP lockout state 17-6
overview 17-4
properties 17-7
working with 17-4
MToP
channelized lines 18-17
IMA group properties 18-13
monitoring
network clocking service 18-34
PTP service 18-36
network clocking service 18-34
PTP service overview 18-36
roles required for working with 18-1
TDM
overview 18-16
viewing properties in physical inventory 18-17
viewing
ATM cross-connects 18-6
ATM VCI properties 18-10
ATM VPI properties 18-10
CEM interfaces 18-50
CEM properties 18-50
CESoPSN pseudowire properties 18-3
encapsulation information 18-11
IMA group properties 18-13
MLPPP link properties 18-29
MLPPP properties 18-26
network clocking service 18-34
pseudowire clock recovery properties 18-41
PTP service properties 18-36
SAToP pseudowire properties 18-2
SONET/SDH channelization properties 18-18
SyncE properties 18-45
T3 DS1 and DS3 channelization properties 18-21
TDM properties 18-17
virtual CEMs, list of 18-51
virtual CEMs properties 18-50
Multichassis LACP (mLACP), viewing properties 12-27
multiple links badge 3-8, A-20
multiplex services, discovery of 12-102
N
navigation pane
logical inventory 3-29
physical inventory 3-19
Prime Network Vision 2-9
NDP table 17-34
network clocking service
applying an overlay 18-48
clock service properties 18-35
monitoring 18-34
monitoring PTP service 18-36
overview 18-34
PTP interface properties 18-37
PTP service 18-36
network elements
adding to existing aggregations 4-30
adding to maps 4-9
aggregating 4-29
aggregations 4-28
CPU usage, checking 4-40
definition 1-2
finding in maps 4-26
information displayed in icons 3-3
in maps 4-28
management state 2-25
pinging 4-41
removing from maps 4-15
renaming aggregations 4-32
resizing in maps 4-14
severity indicators and network elements 2-24
status indicators 2-24
Telnet to 4-41
viewing
operating system information 3-33
properties 3-5
zooming in 4-15
Network Elements inventory tab 2-5
Network Events tab
inventory window 3-18
link properties window 5-12
network event tabs, in Prime Network Events 8-6
Network Pseudowire report
detailed 10-21
options 10-36
summary 10-21
network service reports 10-20
generating from
Prime Network Vision 10-38
Report Manager 10-34
Reports menu 10-37
report options 10-35
Run Report dialog box 10-34
Notes tab (tickets) 9-18, 9-19
O
opening
inventory tabs 2-6
maps 2-8
Open Map dialog box options 4-7
operating system information, viewing for devices 3-33
Operational, VNE investigation state 2-28
options
Open Map dialog box 4-7
working with aggregation thumbnails 4-32
OSPF
supported versions 12-113
viewing properties 12-113
overlays
applying to
Ethernet services 12-104
maps 4-34
MPLS-TP tunnels 17-16
network clocks 18-48
pseudowire 12-100
VLANs 12-58
VPLS instances 12-77
VPNs 17-24
displaying and hiding
for VLANs 12-59
for VPNs 17-25
in maps 4-37
Ethernet service 12-104
viewing 4-37
pseudowire tunnel links in VPLS 12-79
REP information 12-60
STP information 12-63
VLAN
adding 12-58
removing 12-59
viewing STP link information 12-63
working with 12-42
VPLS
callouts 12-80
instance 12-77
viewing pseudowire tunnel links 12-79
VPN 17-24
adding 17-24
callouts 17-25
overview
ATM cross-connects 18-6
CFM 15-3
EFP cross-connects 12-72
EFPs 12-44
Ethernet LMI 15-9
Ethernet OAM 15-2
Link OAM 15-13
MPLS-TP tunnels 17-4
network clocking service 18-34
Prime Network Command Builder 1-6
Prime Network Events 1-7
Prime Network Soft Properties Manager 1-6
Prime Network Vision 1-4
Prime Network Vision inventory window 3-12
Prime Network Vision maps 2-7
PTP service 18-36
Report Manager 1-6
reports 10-1
SAToP 18-2
SBC 19-1
switching entities 12-43
TDM 18-16
unassociated bridges 12-70
VLANs 12-43
overview window 4-19
P
Partially Discovered, VNE investigation state 2-28
password, changing 2-47
path pane, in CiscoPathTracer 11-18
path trace
and blocked ports 11-4
examples 11-7
launching from
EFP 11-8
Ethernet port 11-12
IP interface 11-9
MPLS-TP tunnel endpoint 11-13
pseudowire endpoint 11-12
VLAN bridge 11-10
starting 11-5
from inventory 11-7
from map view 11-5
viewing
in CiscoPathTracer 11-14
Layer 2 Tunnel Protocol path information 11-29
path trace details 11-21
QinQ path information 11-28
path trace details window 11-21
path trace pane, CiscoPathTracer 11-18, 11-23
PathTracer. See Cisco PathTracer
permissions, security 1-3
physical inventory
branches 3-19
buttons
Disable Sending Alarms 3-22, 18-6
Open Port Utilization Graph 3-22, 18-6
content pane 3-20
navigation pane 3-19
viewing device properties 3-19
viewing in Prime Network Vision 3-19
window 3-17
physical link, definition 1-2
pinging
devices 4-41
network elements 4-41
pseudowires 12-94
polling, initiating 3-12
Poll Now button 3-12
ports
alarms
disabling 3-26
enabling 3-26
viewing
configuration 3-24
status 3-22
with IPv4 and IPv6 addresses 16-5
Ports tab, in inventory window 3-16, 3-22
Port Utilization graph, generating 3-27
Prime Central
launching Prime Network Events 7-3
launching Prime Network Vision 2-2
Prime Network 3.6.x tabs, in Prime Network Events 8-12
Prime Network Command Builder
launching scripts 2-40, 2-44, 4-1
overview 1-6
Prime Network Events
All tab 8-3
Audit tab 8-3
buttons
Ticket Properties dialog box A-16
toolbar A-16
customizing 7-10
displaying all events 7-5
event categories 7-5
exporting data 8-25
icon severities A-11
launching
as a standalone application 7-3
from Prime Central 7-3
in Find mode 7-4
options 7-2
menus 7-8
network event tabs 8-6
overview 1-7
Prime Network 3.6.x tabs 8-12
Provisioning tab 8-5
right-click options 7-9
Security tab 8-5
Service tab 8-7
Syslog tab 8-7
system event tabs 8-3
System tab 8-6
Ticket tab 8-8
toolbar 7-7
toolbar buttons A-16
V1 Trap tab 8-10
V2 Trap tab 8-10
V3 Trap tab 8-11
viewing
all events 7-5
events and tickets 8-2
window 7-3
working with 8-14
Prime Network Soft Properties Manager overview 1-6
Prime Network Vision
adding network elements 4-9
buttons A-12
filtering links A-15
table toolbar A-15
toolbar A-12
creating maps 4-8
customizing 2-47
deleting maps 4-25
exporting data 2-55
generating reports 10-38
links A-9
logical inventory A-6
physical inventory A-8
selecting 4-14
sizes 2-11
interface components 2-4
inventory tabs 2-5
launching
as a standalone application 2-3
from Prime Central 2-2
options 2-2
links
characteristics A-10
colors A-10
icons A-9
list view toolbar A-15
adding network elements 4-9
choosing layout 4-17
creating 4-8
deleting 4-25
opening 4-5
overview 2-7
renaming 4-20
resizing elements 4-14
saving 4-20
saving as an image 4-21
saving as new map 4-21
saving with information 4-20
using Chinese characters 4-5
viewing options 4-16
menus 2-31
Activation 2-35
Edit 2-33
File 2-32
Help 2-37
Network Inventory 2-36
Node 2-34
Reports 2-36
right-click 2-37
Tools 2-35
View 2-33
Window 2-36
navigation 2-4
opening
inventory tabs 2-6
the inventory window 3-12
overlays 17-25
overview 1-4
port information 3-24
properties window 3-6
removing network elements 4-15
renaming maps 4-20
resizing map elements 4-14
right-click menus 2-37
tables
defining filters 2-53
finding text in 2-51
managing 2-49
setting selection filters 2-54
sorting 2-51
toolbar options 2-50
toolbar buttons A-12
viewing tickets 9-3
VLAN elements and icons 12-43
windows 2-4
working with
H-VPLS 12-75
inventory tabs 2-7
multiple tabs 2-9
tickets 9-1
VPLS 12-75
Prime Network Vision window
content pane 2-10
inventory tabs 2-5
links view 2-22
list view
overview 2-18
map view 2-10
icons 2-11
right-click options 2-18
severity indicators 2-17
navigation pane 2-9
right-click menus
aggregation 2-42
device 2-38
link 2-42
links view 2-45
list view 2-43
maps 2-38
ticket 2-46
ticket pane 2-24
toolbar 2-29
layout tools 2-31
map options 2-29
map zoom tools 2-31
navigation tools 2-30
overlay tools 2-30
viewing options 2-30
printing maps 4-23
properties
6rd tunnels 17-43
CEM interface 18-52
clock service 18-35
ICCP 12-27
mLACP 12-27
MPLS pseudowire over GRE 18-32
MPLS-TP tunnels 17-7
MToP
ATM VCI 18-10
ATM VPI 18-10
pseudowire clock recovery 18-44
PTP interface 18-37
REP 12-14
report folders 10-48
report types 10-50
SBC 19-4
AAA 19-6
DBE 19-4
media address 19-4
policy 19-8
SBE 19-6
SIP 19-11
virtual connections 18-5
properties window in Prime Network Vision 3-6
provider, definition 1-2
Provider Backbone Bridge (PBB), viewing properties 12-30
Provisioning Events tab, in the inventory window 3-18
Provisioning tab
events 8-17
in Prime Network Events 8-5
pseudowire clock recovery
properties 18-44
viewing properties 18-41
pseudowire endpoint, launching a path trace 11-12
pseudowires
adding 12-88
applying overlay 12-100
overlays 12-88
pinging 12-94
redundancy service properties 12-98
viewing
endpoint properties 12-85
properties 12-91
redundancy service properties 12-98
tunnel links in VPLS overlays 12-79
VCCV and CC information 12-96
working with 12-88
PTP
interface properties 18-37
monitoring service 18-36
service overview 18-36
PWE3
inventory details 17-47
viewing 17-47
Q
quick view, for links 5-7
R
rate limits, for routing entities 17-35
reconciliation badge A-20
aggregations 2-42
business elements 6-8
description 3-9
EFPs 12-47
switching entities 12-47
VPLS forwards 12-75
red border in maps, and graphical links 2-16
reduced polling 3-12
reduction count, definition 9-6
redundancy service 17-13
on LSP endpoints 17-13
pseudowires 12-98
related documentation xxi
removing
overlays 4-37
tickets 9-21
VLAN overlays 12-59
VLANs from maps 12-50
VPNs 17-23
renaming
Ethernet flow domains 12-39
maps 4-20
report folders 10-47
reports 10-41
REP
icons and badges 12-60
viewing
for VLAN service link properties 12-61
in VLAN domain views 12-60
in VLAN overlays 12-60
report categories 10-11
report folders
creating 10-46
deleting 10-48
moving 10-47
renaming 10-47
viewing properties 10-48
working with 10-46
Report Manager
content pane 10-7
events reports 10-11
generating reports 10-23
inventory reports 10-18
menu options 10-6
navigation tree 10-7
network service reports 10-20
overview 1-6
report categories 10-11
right-click options 10-9
roles required 10-1
using 10-4
report properties, viewing 10-44
reports
and database load 10-23
canceled 10-23
creating folders 10-46
defining types 10-46
deleting
folders 10-48
reports 10-43
events
Daily Average and Peak 10-12
Devices with the Most Events by severity 10-12
Devices with the Most Events by type 10-12
Devices with the Most Syslogs 10-12
Devices with the Most Traps 10-12
Event Reduction Statistics 10-13
Fault Database vs. Event Archive Statistics 10-13
Mean Time to Repair 10-13
Most Common Daily Events 10-14
Most Common Syslogs 10-14
Syslog Count by device 10-14
Syslog Count by type 10-14
Syslog Trend by severity 10-14
fail to generate 10-23
formats 10-40
generating 10-22
events reports 10-23
inventory reports 10-31
network service reports 10-34
generating from
Prime Network Vision 10-38
Report Manager 10-23
Reports menu 10-37
inventory
Hardware Summary By Selected Property 10-18
Hardware Summary Detailed 10-18
IOS-XR Software Package Summary 10-19
Modules Summary By Type 10-19
Software Version Summary by device 10-19
Software Version Summary by version 10-19
limiting access to 10-43
managing
maximum concurrent reports 10-39
options 10-39
maximum number of concurrent reports 10-39
moving
folders 10-47
reports between folders 10-43
network events
Detailed Event Count (by device) 10-15
Detailed Service Events 10-15
Detailed Syslogs 10-16
Detailed Tickets 10-16
Detailed Traps 10-16
network service
Ethernet Service Detailed 10-20
Ethernet Service Summary 10-20
Network Pseudowire Detailed 10-21
Network Pseudowire Summary 10-21
VPLS Detailed 10-22
VPLS Summary 10-22
non-network events
Detailed Audit Events 10-17
Detailed Provisioning Events 10-17
Detailed Security Events 10-17
Detailed System Events 10-17
options for
detailed network events reports 10-27
detailed non-network events reports 10-30
events reports 10-25
inventory reports 10-32
network service reports 10-35
overview 10-1
queued 10-39
renaming
folders 10-47
reports 10-41
Report Properties dialog box 10-45
roles required 10-1
saving 10-40
scheduling 10-38
sharing 10-42
using Report Manager 10-4
viewing 10-40
report folder properties 10-48
report properties 10-44
report type properties 10-50
working with folders 10-46
Reports menu, and generating reports 10-37
report types, viewing properties 10-50
REP primary blocking badge 3-9, A-20
Resilient Ethernet Protocol (REP), viewing properties 12-14
resizing icons
using the Resize option 4-14
using your mouse 4-14
right-click options
aggregations 2-42
devices 2-38
links 2-42
links view 2-45
maps 2-38
Prime Network Events 7-9
Prime Network Vision 2-18, 2-37
Report Manager 10-9
tickets 2-46
roles
managing reports 10-1
security 1-3
viewing
Carrier Ethernet properties 12-2
Carrier Grade NAT properties 13-1
DWDM properties 14-1
Ethernet OAM tool properties 15-1
IPv6 information 16-2
SBC properties 19-2
working with
business tags 6-1
CiscoPathTracer 11-1
links 5-1
maps 4-2
MPLS networks 17-1
MToP 18-1
reports 10-1
tickets 9-1
routing entities 17-31
ARP table 17-33
NDP table 17-34
rate limit information 17-35
viewing properties 17-31
S
SAToP, overview 18-2
saving
maps 4-20
reports 10-40
SBC
AAA properties 19-6
DBE properties 19-4
logical inventory properties 19-1
media address properties 19-4
overview 19-1
policy properties 19-8
properties 19-4
SBE properties 19-6
SIP properties 19-11
user roles required for viewing properties 19-2
viewing in logical inventory 19-3, 19-4
scheduled jobs
monitoring 10-39
scopes, and security 1-3
scripts
launching for activation and configuration 4-1
security
permissions 1-3
roles 1-3
scopes 1-3
Security tab
events 8-18
in Prime Network Events 8-5
selecting
icons 4-14
links in maps 4-27
Service tab, in Prime Network Events 8-7
service view
overlays 17-25
removing VLANs 12-50
removing VPNs 17-23
virtual routers 17-23
Session Border Controller. See SBC
severity
color of device icon 2-25
icons A-11
indicators
in Prime Network Vision map view 2-17
overview 2-24
propagation 2-24
shared switching entities 12-37
sharing reports 10-42
Shutting Down, VNE investigation state 2-28
sites, viewing properties 17-27
Soft Properties Manager. See Prime Network Soft Properties Manager
Software Version Summary report
by device 10-19
by version 10-19
SONET/SDH, viewing properties 18-18
Spanning Tree Protocol. See STP
static link, adding 5-15
status indicators, for network elements 2-24
Stopped, VNE investigation state 2-28
STP
viewing
link information in VLAN overlay 12-63
properties 12-10
VLAN service link properties 12-64
viewing in
VLAN domain views 12-63
VLAN overlays 12-63
Structure-Agnostic TDM over Packet. See SAToP
subscriber, definition 1-2
switching entities
containing termination points 12-48
overview 12-43
Synchronous Ethernet (SyncE), viewing properties 18-45
Syslog Count report
by device 10-14
by type 10-14
Syslog tab, in Prime Network Events 8-7
Syslog Trend report by severity 10-14
system event tabs, in Prime Network Events 8-3
System tab, in Prime Network Events 8-6
T
T3 DS1 and DS3, viewing properties 18-21
tables
filtering 2-53
finding text in 2-51
keyboard shortcuts 2-51
keyboard shortcuts for 2-51
managing in Prime Network Vision 2-49
sorting 2-51
toolbar buttons A-15
tabs
in CiscoPathTracer window 11-18
working with multiple tabs 2-9
tag manipulations, for associated VLANs 12-52
TDM
overview 18-16
viewing properties in physical inventory 18-17
Telnet to devices 4-41
termination points, in switching entities 12-48
terminology in this document 1-1
TE tunnels and CiscoPathTracer 11-34
thumbnail views, options 4-32
ticket and events pane, Prime Network Vision inventory window 3-18
ticket pane
information displayed 9-5
Prime Network Vision 2-24
ticket properties, Details tab 8-20
Ticket Properties dialog box
Advanced tab 9-18
Affected Parties tab 9-14
Correlation tab 9-17
Details tab 9-12
History tab 9-13
toolbar 9-12
tickets
acknowledged 9-7
acknowledging 9-19
and EFP severities 12-36
badges A-20
clearing and removing 9-21
definition 1-3
filtering
by criteria 9-8
finding
affected elements in map 4-27
affected elements using the ticket pane 9-19
generated 9-7
icons 2-29
managing 9-19
propagating new 2-25
properties 9-10
removing 9-21
removing filters 8-24
right-click menu 2-46
roles required 9-1
status 9-6
viewing
in Prime Network Events 8-2
in Prime Network Vision 9-3
properties 9-12
working with in Prime Network Vision 9-1
Tickets tab
inventory window 3-18
link properties window 5-12
Prime Network Events 8-8
Time Division Multiplexing. See TDM or MToP TDM
toolbar buttons
CiscoPathTracer single-path window 11-17
for filtering links A-15
Prime Network Vision list view A-15
Ticket Properties window 9-12
toolbars
CiscoPathTracer 11-17
CiscoPathTracer details window 11-23
device view pane 3-17
Prime Network Events 7-7
Prime Network Vision 2-29, 2-50
Prime Network Vision list view 2-20, 2-50
Report Manager 10-6
Ticket Properties window 9-12
tooltips for links 5-6
Tracking Disabled, VNE communication state 2-27
Trap tab (events) 8-18
U
unassociated bridges
adding 12-70
overview 12-70
understanding
EFP severity and ticket badges 12-36
static and dynamic links 5-3
unassociated bridges 12-70
VLAN and EFD discovery 12-42
ungrouping aggregations 4-33
unmanaged network, definition 1-3
Unsupported, VNE investigation state 2-27
updating
affected severity 9-24
VNE information 3-12
Up ticket 9-8
user roles
viewing
APN 20-2
Carrier Grade NAT properties 13-1
DWDM properties 14-1
Ethernet OAM properties 15-1
GGSN 20-2
GTPU 20-2
MToP properties 18-1
SBC properties 19-2
working with
business elements 6-1
business tags 6-1
Carrier Ethernet services 12-2
CiscoPathTracer 11-1
IPv6 and 6VPE 16-2
links 5-1
maps 4-2
MPLS networks 17-1
reports 10-1
tickets 9-1
V
V1 Trap tab, in Prime Network Events 8-10
V2 Trap tab, in Prime Network Events 8-10
V3 Trap tab, in Prime Network Events 8-11
viewing
6rd tunnel properties 17-43
access gateway properties 12-18
additional APN characteristics 20-12
APN properties 20-9
ATM cross-connects 18-6
ATM VCI properties 18-10
ATM VPI properties 18-10
BFD session properties 17-44
Carrier Ethernet properties, roles required 12-2
Carrier Grade NAT properties 13-2, 13-5
CDP properties 12-6
CEM interfaces 18-50
CEM properties 18-50
CESoPSN pseudowire properties 18-3
CFM properties 15-3
cross-VRF routing entries 17-47
device operating system information 3-33
device properties 3-5
DWDM properties 14-2
EFP cross-connect properties 12-73
EFP properties 12-31
encapsulation information 18-11
Ethernet flow domains 12-39
Ethernet LAG properties 12-22
Ethernet LAGs 12-21
Ethernet Link Aggregation Groups 12-21
Ethernet services properties 12-105
EVC service properties 12-37
GGSN properties 20-4
GTPU properties 20-6
ICCP properties 12-27
IMA group properties 18-13
IP SLA responder service properties 12-108
IPv6 information 16-2
IS-IS properties 12-110
Layer 2 Tunnel Protocol path trace 11-29
Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) properties 12-8
Link Layer Discovery Protocol properties 12-8
Link OAM properties 15-13
link properties 5-10
links between VLAN elements and devices 12-55
LLDP properties 12-8
LSE properties 17-38
LSP endpoint properties 17-13
LSPs on Ethernet links 17-11
mLACP properties 12-27
MLPPP link properties 18-29
MLPPP properties 18-26
MPLS TE tunnel information 17-49
MPLS-TP BFD sessions 17-46
MPLS-TP tunnel properties 17-7
network element properties 3-5
operating system information for devices 3-33
OSPF properties 12-113
path trace details in CiscoPathTracer 11-21
path traces in CiscoPathTracer 11-14
PBB properties 12-30
port configuration information 3-24
pseudowire
clock recovery properties 18-41
endpoint properties 12-85
properties 12-91
redundancy service properties 12-98
VCCV and CC information 12-96
PWE3 tunnel information 17-47
QinQ path trace 11-28
REP information in
VLAN domain views 12-60
VLAN overlays 12-60
report folder properties 10-48
report properties 10-44
reports 10-40
report type properties 10-50
REP properties
for VLAN service links 12-61
in logical inventory 12-14
routing entities 17-31
SAToP pseudowire properties 18-2
SONET/SDH channelization properties 18-18
STP
information in VLAN domain views 12-63
information in VLAN overlays 12-63
properties 12-10
properties for VLAN service links 12-64
SyncE properties 18-45
T3 DS1 and DS3 channelization properties 18-21
TDM properties 18-17
ticket properties 8-19
tickets in Prime Network Vision 9-3
virtual CEMs
list of 18-51
properties 18-50
virtual connection properties 18-5
Virtual Switching Instance properties 12-83
VLAN
bridge properties 12-67
mapping properties 12-54
mappings 12-50
service link properties 12-60
trunk group properties 12-65
VNE properties 3-9
VPLS
access Ethernet EFP properties 12-87
instance properties 12-81
properties 12-81
VPN
properties 17-26
site properties 17-27
VRF properties 17-27
VRRP information 17-36
VSI properties 12-83
virtual CEMs
listing 18-51
viewing properties 18-50
Virtual Circuit Connectivity Verification (VCCV), viewing information for pseudowire endpoint 12-96
virtual cloud, definition 1-3
virtual connections
viewing encapsulation information 18-11
viewing properties 18-5
Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP), viewing information 17-36
virtual routers
moving 17-23
properties, viewing 17-27
VRF tables 17-30
Virtual Switching Instance. See VSI
VLAN bridge, launching a path trace 11-10
VLAN overlays
adding to maps 12-58
working with 12-42
VLANs
adding associated VLANs 12-52
adding to map view 12-48
associations 12-52
definition 1-3
discovery 12-42
elements
EFPs 12-44
icons in Prime Network Vision 12-43
network VLAN 12-43
overview 12-43
switching entities 12-43
overlays
STP link information 12-63
viewing REP information 12-60
viewing STP information 12-63
overview 12-43
removing
from maps 12-50
overlays 12-59
tag manipulations for associations 12-52
viewing
associated VLAN mapping properties 12-54
associated VLAN service links 12-54
bridge properties 12-67
links between elements and devices 12-55
mappings 12-50
REP properties 12-61
service link properties 12-60
STP properties 12-64
working with 12-42
VLAN trunk group, viewing properties 12-65
VNE/Agent Unreachable, VNE communication state 2-27
VNE communication states
Agent Not Loaded 2-27
Connecting 2-27
Device Partially Reachable 2-27
Device Unreachable 2-27
Tracking Disabled 2-27
VNE/Agent Unreachable 2-27
VNE investigation states
Currently Unsynchronized 2-28
Defined Not Started 2-27
Discovering 2-28
Maintenance 2-28
Operational 2-28
Partially Discovered 2-28
Shutting Down 2-28
Stopped 2-28
Unsupported 2-27
VNEs
communication state badges A-18
investigation state badges A-18
management state 2-25
modifying properties 3-9
updating information 3-12
viewing communication status 3-11
viewing properties 3-9
VPLS
adding instances to maps 12-76
instance overlays 12-77
overlays
link callout 12-80
viewing pseudowire tunnel links 12-79
viewing
access Ethernet EFP properties 12-87
instance properties 12-81
properties 12-81
pseudowire endpoint properties 12-85
working with 12-75
VPLS report
detailed 10-22
options 10-36
summary 10-22
VPNs
adding to maps 17-22
and virtual routers 17-23
creating 17-21
definition 1-3
managing 17-21
moving virtual routers between 17-23
overlays 17-24
callouts 17-25
creating 17-24
displaying 17-25
hiding 17-25
properties, viewing 17-26
removing from maps 17-23
sites 17-27
viewing in maps 17-18
virtual routers 17-27
VRFs
cross-VRF routing entries 17-47
tables
egress 17-30
ingress 17-30
viewing properties 17-27
with IPv4 and IPv6 addresses 16-6
VSI, viewing properties 12-83
VTP Domains inventory tab 2-6
W
Working and Protected LSPs 17-5
working with
associated VLANs 12-52
business elements 6-1
business tags 6-1
EFP cross-connects 12-72
Ethernet services 12-101
H-VPLS 12-75
inventory tabs 2-7
links, user roles required 5-1
MPLS-TP tunnels 17-4
overlays 4-33
Prime Network Events 8-14
pseudowire overlays 12-88
pseudowires 12-88
tickets in Prime Network Vision 9-1
VLAN overlays 12-42
VLANs 12-42
VPLS 12-75
Z
zooming in and out of maps 4-15