Network g Management System (NMS) NMS iMonitor Training Guide iDS v8.0 2007 iMonitor Copyright Notice iDirect Technologies Technical Training Manual Copyright © 2002; 2004 - 2007, iDirect, Inc All rights reserved This training material may not be reproduced, in part or in whole, without the permission i i off iDirect, iDi t Inc I All other brands or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders Printed in the USA No part of this work covered by copyright may be reproduced in any form Reproduction, adaptation, or translation without prior written permission is prohibited, except as allowed under the copyright laws This p publication is provided p by y iDirect Technologies g as-is without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties or conditions of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose iDirect Technologies shall not be liable for any errors or omissions which may occur in this publication, nor for incidental or consequential damages of any kind resulting from the furnishing furnishing, performance, or use of this publication Information published here is current or planned as of the date of publication of this document Because we are improving and adding features to our products continuously continuously, the information in this document is subject to change without notice IOM Chapter - NMS iMonitor Overview of NMS for iMonitor iDirect Network Management System (NMS) is Actually a Suite of Applications and Servers Provide control and visibility into iDirect System networks Client-Server architecture composed of three components Graphical User Interfaces (GUI) Database storage Middleware tier that manages g access to the database iMonitor Provides Complete Visibility to Real-Time Status & Operational Characteristics of Network Elements Status indicates real-time State of network elements O Operational ti l characteristics h t i ti comprised i d off a variety i t off network t k statistical t ti ti l data Data Can Be Obtained & Viewed as Either Dynamic (Real-Time) or Historical (Database Archived) Data IOM Chapter - NMS iMonitor Advanced iMonitor Capabilities Alarms & Warnings (Reported as ‘Conditions’), and Limit, or Threshold Exceeded Warnings Reported iMonitor Easy y to Use Features Overview: Workspaces and Wizards for ease of data entry Sorting for display specific requirements Finding g things g made easy y with Toolbar,, Search mode Printing directly from ‘File’ menu option Sharing data with other applications quick & easy Maximum Historical Time Spans, p , Depending p g on Data Queried Saving Historical Time Specification for Ease of Data Analysis Remote Availability Report Provides ‘Up’ Time and ‘Down’ Time on All Network Elements Bandwidth Usage Report Available for End Customer Service Level Agreement (SLA) Reporting IOM Chapter - NMS iMonitor Launching iMonitor admin/admin (initial default) ‘select’ Server; enter/pick IP address (Enlarged ( g for viewing) g) Login/Logout Easy Access to Multiple Servers Without Exiting Multiple Users or PCs May Access the NMS Simultaneously Multiple sessions on a single PC supported (same or different servers) Multiple PCs may connect to the same server at the same time IOM Chapter - NMS iMonitor Selecting Time Frames/Ranges Time Frame is Selectable for Requests Real-Time – Data arriving at the NMS back-end in Real-Time Dynamically refreshed No ending time period Get Past requests is a hybrid of Real-Time and Historical Requests R t retrieved ti d iin fifixed d ‘‘slices’ li ’ off titime from database archive Continues request ‘til cancelled in Real-Time mode Historical Requests Retrieve Data from Archive Based on “Time Range” Selected Save Time Range Across Multiple Displays for Ease of Use Active Inactive “Pin-up” a historical time range or get past value for continued use Select desired time interval ‘Push’ to depress Pin icon Selection Activate IOM Chapter - NMS iMonitor Historical Time Range Selection “Time Range” is Further Selectable for Historical Requests Select “Start Time” and “End Time” U Slid Use Slide tto S Select l t Ti Time IInterval t l tto Di Display l ffrom “St “Startt Ti Time”” Click on the “ “ Button to Display Analog Clock Face Allows operator to set time range using familiar/easy entry method Click to ‘Highlight’ Hand Select/click new point on dial to relocate hand to Select AM or PM as appropriate Analog clock face available for selection of Start Time or End Time Historical Requests Can Also Be “Saved to File” Useful for large amounts of data Option found within selection parameters dialog box IOM Chapter - NMS iMonitor iMonitor - Main Window Find Toolbar Main Toolbar Workspaces Toolbar Network Tree Sort Dialog Box Workspace Area Legend Condition Windows: Observation View Condition Log IOM Chapter - NMS iMonitor Multicolumn Details Example Menu Options for Window All M Multicolumn lti l Di Displays l Sh Share C Certain t i C Common Ch Characteristics t i ti Data sorted easily (default is by ‘Time Stamp’ in ascending order, as shown) Scroll bars function identically; latest detail appears at the bottom (default) Data mayy be captured p for export, p or p printed from File Ỉ Print menu “Expand All” or “Fit to Window” options aid in data viewing Data can be exported/copied to a file, with/without header detail IOM Chapter - NMS iMonitor Multiple vs Grouped Results Teleport p Level Accessed Total or Individual Selection Options Accessing Data from a Higher Level Network Element ‘Grooms’ Output Interim dialog box provides for selection of Network Elements to be reported on Results grouped together (totals) or displayed individually depending on element selections Time Ranges selected as desired for results “Save to” File Option (page 14) IOM Chapter - NMS iMonitor 10 ... document is subject to change without notice IOM Chapter - NMS iMonitor Overview of NMS for iMonitor iDirect Network Management System (NMS) is Actually a Suite of Applications and Servers Provide... Archived) Data IOM Chapter - NMS iMonitor Advanced iMonitor Capabilities Alarms & Warnings (Reported as ‘Conditions’), and Limit, or Threshold Exceeded Warnings Reported iMonitor Easy y to Use Features... Report Available for End Customer Service Level Agreement (SLA) Reporting IOM Chapter - NMS iMonitor Launching iMonitor admin/admin (initial default) ‘select’ Server; enter/pick IP address (Enlarged