System Description HUAWEI iManager N2000 DMS

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
Chapter 1 iManager N2000 DMS Overview ..............................................................................1-1 1.1 Overview .......................................................................................................................1-1 1.2 Product Location............................................................................................................1-2 1.3 Managed Devices ..........................................................................................................1-2 1.4 System Configuration and Operating Environment .........................................................1-2 Chapter 2 System Architecture and Functions........................................................................2-1 2.1 Software Architecture.....................................................................................................2-1 2.2 Functions and Features .................................................................................................2-1 2.2.1 Fault Management...............................................................................................2-1 2.2.2 Network Performance Monitoring.........................................................................2-1 2.2.3 HGMP Management ............................................................................................2-2 2.2.4 Configuration Management..................................................................................2-2 2.2.5 Flexible Topology Display ....................................................................................2-3 2.2.6 Perfect System Security.......................................................................................2-3 2.2.7 Northbound Interface ...........................................................................................2-3 2.2.8 Other Features ....................................................................................................2-3 Chapter 3 Networking Application ...........................................................................................3-1 3.1.1 Inband Networking...............................................................................................3-1 3.1.2 Outband Networking ............................................................................................3-1 3.1.3 Watchman Networking.........................................................................................3-2

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Chapter 1 iManager N2000 DMS Overview

Chapter 1 iManager N2000 DMS Overview

1.1 Overview
The iManager N2000 DMS is a Huawei-developed network management product for data communications equipment. It can manage a full suite of routers and switches of Huawei. Combined with Huaweis data communications equipment, the iManager N2000 DMS provides customers with overall network solutions for data communications, such as equipment maintenance and network management (NM). In addition, it offers the northbound interface for telecom Operating Support System (OSS). As one of NM overall solutions, the iManager N2000 DMS offers a flexible modular architecture while enabling you to install required components such as Compound Package, Quidview, TrafficView, and Watchman. The system adopts the universal NM protocol, that is, Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), and supports V1, V2c and V3. In addition, the iManager N2000 DMS can run on multiple operating system (OS) platforms such as Windows 2000 and SUN Solaris.

Figure 1-1 Architecture of iManager N2000 DMS The iManager N2000 DMS can help you implement the following goals:
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Improving abilities and saving cost of operation and maintenance on IP network. Viewing running status of network and device in real time, improving the network reliability. Planning and allocating network resources reasonably. Locating network fault rapidly, shortening the response time.

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1.2 Product Location

The iManager N2000 DMS is one of Huawei iManager N2000 series NM solutions, aiming at managing and maintaining data communication networks and providing the networks with overall solution of management and maintenance. It can manage device and network, providing fault management, configuration management, performance management functions, and so on. Combined with Huaweis data communications equipment, the iManager N2000 DMS provides customers with overall network solutions for data communication network. In addition, it offers the northbound interface for telecom OSS.

1.3 Managed Devices

The iManager N2000 DMS can manage the following devices:
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Quidway NetEngine series routers Quidway AR series routers Quidway R series routers Quidway Eudemon series security gateways Quidway S8500 series Ethernet switches Quidway S8000 series Ethernet switches Quidway S6500 series Ethernet switches Quidway S5000 series Ethernet switches Quidway S3500 series Ethernet switches Quidway S3000 series Ethernet switches Quidway S2000 series Ethernet switches Quidway WA1000 series WLAN products

For specific equipment models supported by the iManager N2000 DMS, refer to the relevant release notes.

1.4 System Configuration and Operating Environment

Table 1-1 Software requirement of iManager N2000 DMS Server Client UNIX Windows Solaris 8 + Sybase12.0 Windows 2000 Server + SQL Server 2000

Windows 2000 Professional + Internet Explorer5.5 / Netscape6.0

The configuration requirements for Watchman are slightly different, you can refer to Table 1-2:

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Table 1-2 Software requirement of DMS-Watchman Server (two) Client UNIX UNIX Solaris 8 + VVR 3.5 (two) Solaris 8

Windows 2000 Professional

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Chapter 2 System Architecture and Function

Chapter 2 System Architecture and Functions

2.1 Software Architecture
With a multi-process, modular architecture and the object-oriented design, the iManager N2000 DMS is scalable. Moreover, this NMS provides component management programs for specific equipment, so that you can choose the corresponding component as required. This feature is represented in componentized management for device and support for new type of device and function.

2.2 Functions and Features

2.2.1 Fault Management
The fault Management function is used to monitor the device fault and running status on a real-time basis, perform history information statistics and offer helpful fault location methods. It includes the following functions:
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Real-time alarm with visual and audible prompt Supporting re-definition for alarm levels, that is, you can define alarm levels as required Supporting shielding repeated alarms and intermittent alarms so as to reduce alarms report by mistake Supporting sending alarms through E-mail Supporting saving the processing experience for maintenance reference in the future Supporting establishing an Alarm Query Template as required, in this way you can set required conditions to browse concerned alarms and save the result as a report

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Supporting dumping history alarms to save the space and ensuring high efficiency and stability of the system. Supporting alarm topology locating so as to get the location of the NE with the alarm generation. Providing daily, weekly and monthly link utilization reports.

2.2.2 Network Performance Monitoring

It monitors performance changes of network and device on a real-time basis so as to manage devices efficiently and provide data supports for network optimization. It including the following functions:

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Interface

input/output

traffic,

interface

input/output

utilization,

interface

input/output error packet, input/output error rate, interface input/output drop packet, interface input/output drop rate, interface input/output unicast packet, interface input/output non-unicast packet and interface input unknown protocol packet.
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IP receive/send rate, receive/send drop IP packet, correct receive/send request IP packet, route failure/fragment failure IP packet, IP packet header error/address error packet and IP unknown protocol packet.

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CPU load, memory usage, system temperature and fan status. Monitoring threshold setting function and notifying the administrator if the threshold is exceeded. Monitoring the network performance indexes (such as drop packet number, received packet number, number of packet with more than 64 bytes, and number of packet with more than 1518 bytes) through RMON (RFC1757 RMON-MIB and Huawei-defined alarm extended MIB) and support user-defined performance monitor indexes.

2.2.3 HGMP Management

It provides powerful HGMP management for a large number of low-end devices such as L2 switches and provides effective and easy maintenance method:
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Discovering HGMP topology automatically and supporting dynamic refreshment Implementing unified, centralized and batched configuration management for one group of devices Centralized maintenance management for devices in the HGMP Implementing convenient configuration data backup and recovery

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2.2.4 Configuration Management

It provides abundant configuration management methods of network devices:
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Routers:

Configures

port

Up/Down,

port

mirroring,

port

aggregation,

active/standby switchover, board reset, ARP aging time and L2 forwarding table.
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Switches: Writes to FLASH, device reset, configuration of DHCP binding (MAC + port, IP + MAC and IP + MAC + port), DHCP server/relay/client, address binding, port, port aggregation, VLAN, VLAN Trunk/Hybrid, L2 protocol (STP, GARP, GVRP, GMRP, IGMP Snooping and MSTP) and management of QoS, HGMP and stack.

MA5200: Manages address pool, AAA, VLAN, PPP and users, and provides real-time monitor graphs for domain, RADIUS authentication, accounting server, Portal Server, address pool and online users.

Backup

recovery management

which

helps

the

administrator

manage

configuration file versions of network devices.

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2.2.5 Flexible Topology Display

It provides the unified topology management to monitor devices on the whole network. It can:
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Perform topology auto-discovery and refresh the topology dynamically. Detect the change of network device status (for example, the port status is changed or the communication with the NMS is broken) to change the color of topology node.

Enable you to create a topology view (physical view) composed by your concerned devices. Provide aerial view to display and locate the required topology in a large scale network. Search for a node in the topology and locate a network device in the explorer and topology view as fast as possible. Drag, zoom in, zoom out and select several nodes on the topology.

2.2.6 Perfect System Security

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Providing flexible policies to allocate rights for users (authenticate users according to object + operation), which is convenient for operator to allocate user right based on the actual management responsibility.

Providing simple and convenient tools for database backup which simplify the administrators task. Providing Watchman components which ensure high-availability of the system. Providing detailed user and task operation logs.

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2.2.7 Northbound Interface

It provides northbound interface for accessing another BSS/OSS system or alarm/performance system (for example, NetCool of Mircomuse). It is the management interface for operators to plan the operation support system.

2.2.8 Other Features

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Graphical customization and installation: Provides a graphical, wizard interface for NMS installation and upgrade, and supports combined custom installation of NMS functional components.

Flexible help system: Provides the uniform entry menu to prompt you for help information learning and lookup. When operating iManager N2000 DMS, you can obtain the relevant help information through the button or hot keys.

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Supporting several platforms and several languages (English and Chinese). Integration with the mainstream NMS.

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Chapter 3 Networking Application

Chapter 3 Networking Application

3.1.1 Inband Networking
NMS uses the service channel provided by the managed device to manage network devices. In this networking mode, the NMS interactive information is transported through the service channel. It features flexible networking and no additional devices, as shown in Figure 3-1.

Figure 3-1 Inband networking Networking description: Because the managed devices of iManager N2000 DMS are connected to the IP core network, the NMS center only needs to connect with the nearest IP device on the IP core network. You can manage each device in the network by configuring the relevant routes. How the NMS center is connected with the IP core relies on the location of the center with the nearest IP device. If they are in the same room, the LAN can be adopted; otherwise, the DDN or E1 can be adopted which is similar to those in outband networking.

3.1.2 Outband Networking

NMS uses the communication channel provided by the devices (other than the managed devices) to transport NMS information. Compared with inband networking, it provides more reliable device management channel so as to locate and monitor devices on the network on a real-time basis when the managed device fails. It requires additional devices for networking and maintenance channel independent of service. In outband networking, the NMS center connects with the managed devices in several modes. iManager N2000 DMS NMS manages devices through DDN, ISDN leased line, E1 line, Router and Ethernet. The networking is shown in Figure 3-2.
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Figure 3-2 Outband networking Networking description: The NMS connects with each managed device through other device.

3.1.3 Watchman Networking

Figure 3-3 Watchman networking Generally, the application service is running on Site A (main node). Data replication software copies the updated data on Site A to Site B (standby node). When Site A fails,
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Watchman will restart the application service running on it from Site B (Site B turns into main node) to achieve automatically backup from remote. Main node: Refers to the node where the source of data to be copied is located. The application process such as NMS can be started on it. In Figure 3-3, Site A is the main node. Standby node: Refers to the node where the sink of data to be copied is located. The application process such as NMS cannot be started on it. In Figure 3-3, Site B is the standby node.

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About This Manual

Release Notes
The product version that corresponds to the manual is HUAWEI iManager N2000 DMS V3.10.

Organization of the Manual

The manual is the system description for iManager N2000 DMS network management system (NMS) V3.10. It introduces the product orientation, architecture, functional features and networking applications. There are three chapters and one appendix in the manual. Chapter 1 iManager N2000 DMS Overview profiles the product orientation, managed devices and running environment of each component of iManager N2000 DMS. Chapter 2 System Architecture and Functions focuses on the architecture, main functions and features of iManager N2000 DMS. Chapter 3 Networking Application presents the networking applications of iManager N2000 DMS NMS. Appendix A Abbreviation List

Intended Readers
The manual is intended for the following readers:
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Personnel for network planning and making decision Network management engineers in Marketing & Sales Department and Bidding Office

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