USER GUIDE 22/1553-100/CSH 109 32/1-V3 Uen B MINI-LINK Craft User Guide MINI-LINK Craft 3.0, CN 210 ETSI Contents 1
Introduction
2
Safety Information
3 3.1
Preparations Additional Preparations
4 4.1 4.2
Using The FTP Server Configuring The FTP Server Starting and Stopping the FTP Server
5 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6
Using MINI-LINK Craft User Interface Overview Management Tree Notification List Menus Naming Principles MINI-LINK Craft Troubleshooting
5.7 5.8
Text Editor Bug Reporting Tool
Reference List
Copyright
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1 Introduction This user guide provides information about the MINI-LINK Craft 3.0 for MINI-LINK CN 210.
2 Safety Information
Make sure that the information in the following documents have been understood by the persons performing the procedures:
Personal Health and Safety Information System Safety Information Supplementary Safety Information for MINI-LINK
3 Preparations This section presents the preparations needed for a successful completion of the procedures in this instruction.
3.1 Additional Preparations Consider the following additional preparations: Read through all applicable sections and make sure referenced documents are available. Make sure you have access to the NE using MINI-LINK Craft. For more information, see Accessing a Network Element.
4 Using The FTP Server MINI-LINK Craft comes with a built in FTP server that can be used for uploading and downloading configuration files and load modules.
4.1 Configuring The FTP Server To configure the FTP server: 1. 2.
Start MINI-LINK Craft. On the Tools menu, click FTP Server.
Under Configuration, select Automatic Start-Up if you want the FTP server to start every time MINI-LINK Craft is started. 3. In the FTP Port box, type the port number to use for FTP. Port 21 is the established standard for FTP. 4. In the FTP Home box, type the path to the directory on the PC used for uploading and downloading configuration files and load modules. The structure of this directory must follow the guidelines in Upgrading or Downgrading a SW Load Module. 5. Specify the User Name and Password used to log in to the FTP server. These need to be the same as those specified for the FTP client on the Configure NE page, see MINI-LINK Craft User Interface Descriptions.
As default, user name default with password default is possible to use. It is also possible to select Allow Anonymous Login and login with user name anonymous. In this case a password is not needed (the FTP server accepts any text). 6. In the Permissions list, select whether the FTP server should allow read-write operations or only read operations. To be able to upload files to the FTP server, this must be set to readwrite.
4.2 Starting and Stopping the FTP Server To start or stop the FTP server: 1. 2. 3.
Start MINI-LINK Craft. On the Tools menu, click FTP Server. Under Starting and Stopping, do one of the following: Click Start to start the server. The server can also start automatically every time you start the PC by selecting Automatic Start-Up under Configuration. Click Stop to stop the server if it is already running. Click Restart to restart the server with a changed configuration.
5 Using MINI-LINK Craft This section describes the basics of how to work with the MINI-LINK Craft.
5.1 User Interface Overview Figure 1 shows the different parts of the MINI-LINK Craft user interface. The main frame displays information on different pages, further described in MINI-LINK Craft User Interface Descriptions. The other parts are described in the following sections. Some configurable parameters in the user interface are indicated with key symbols. This means that a license is required to configure this parameter and use this functionality. For more information about licenses, see MINI-LINK CN 210 License System in the Product Overview folder in the CPI library.
Figure 1 MINI-LINK Craft Desktop Overview A
Menu bar — Contains commands. Described in Section 5.4.1.
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Toolbar — Contains buttons and commands for commonly used tasks.
C
Navigation buttons — Moves back and forward to previously viewed pages.
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Management Tree — Shows the tree of managed objects. Described in Section 5.2.
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Browser — The main area for working with the NE.
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Filter — Filters the Notification List described in Section 5.3.
5.2 Management Tree
The Management tree shows a simplified view of the managed object, and is ordered alphabetically with the name of the NE on the top level. Underneath the following entities are represented with an icon and a name: Ethernet, PDH, and Radio Link.
Figure 2 The Management Tree To access pages not listed in the Management Tree, right-click the different entities and options related to the entity will be displayed.
5.3 Notification List The notification list is a dynamic view. The list presents alarm notification records, and present alarms in an active state, not cleared. The dynamic lists are updated every time a new notification is received, unless the notification is suppressed by any selection.
Figure 3 Notification List A
Filter
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Current Alarm List
C
Latest alarm (not necessary active)
D
Status bar: number of alarms, Equipment and Traffic.
The Notification List presents the current alarm and status information. All history alarms are also presented. The dynamic lists are updated every time a new notification is received, unless the notification is suppressed by any selection.
5.4 Menus This section describes the menus in MINI-LINK Craft.
5.4.1 Menus in MINI-LINK Craft
Figure 4 MINI-LINK Craft Menu Bar 5.4.1.1 File menu
Figure 5 MINI-LINK Craft File Menu
Save — Saves and applies the current Reconnect — Exits MINI-LINK Craftconfiguration. and shows the Login window. Exit — Exits MINI-LINK Craft.
5.4.1.2 Edit menu
Figure 6 MINI-LINK Craft Edit Menu
Copy — Copies the currently selected text to the Clipboard. Paste — Pastes the text on the Clipboard at the insertion point.
5.4.1.3 View menu
Figure 7 MINI-LINK Craft View Menu
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Toolbars — Configures the toolbars in MINI-LINK Craft. Desktop — Shows or hides the Desktop toolbar.
Navigation — Shows or hides the Navigation toolbar.
Labels — Shows or hides text labels under the icons on toolbars. Lock the Toolbars — Locks the toolbars from changes. Statusbar — Shows or hides the Status Bar. Management Tree — Shows or hides the Management Tree. Notification List — Shows or hides the Notification List. Last Alarm — Shows or hides the Last Alarm bar Back — Shows the previously viewed page. Forward — Shows the next page in a previously displayed sequence of pages. Up — Shows the Alarms and Status page for the parent object. Stop — Stops the loading of the page. Refresh — Refresh the page view. Error log — Opens the Logviewer window.
5.4.1.4 Tools menu
Figure 8 MINI-LINK Craft Tools Menu
Text Editor — Starts a simple text editor, see Section 5.7. FTP Server – Opens the built-in FTP server.
FTP Server in New Window – Opens the built-in FTP server in a new web browser window.
5.4.1.5 Help menu
Figure 9 MINI-LINK Craft Help Menu Help on Window — Opens Help for the currently displayed page in a new web browser window. Help Contents — Opens Help in a new web browser window. Bug Reporting — Opens the Bug Reporting Tool, see Section 5.8. Ericsson Web — Opens a web browser window with a link to Ericsson home page. About — Credit and version information.
5.5 Naming Principles This section describes the principles used to denote the NE, ports and interfaces.
5.5.1 Naming of the NE The NE name is specified in the NE Name box on the Configure NE page, see MINI-LINK Craft User Interface Descriptions. The name is used for example to denote the root in the Management Tree.
5.5.2 Naming of Physical Entities
Physical entities of the MINI-LINK CN 210 are named as: Name + 1/Position/Port. Since the MINI-LINK CN 210 only consist of one unit, the subrack will always be 1. Master/Slave configuration is not supported. MINI-LINK CN 210 will always be ―Master‖ and in position 2.
5.5.3 Naming of Interfaces Interfaces are named as: Name + 1/Position/Port + Hierarchy Number, where:
1/Position/Port denotes the port to which the interface is connected. RAU IF indicates the RAUs interface with an antenna. For example the Master 1/2 has a RAU denoted 1/2 and RAU IF 1/2/1. The Point to Point Protocol (PPP) interface over an E1 gets the same name as the E1.
5.6 MINI-LINK Craft Troubleshooting This section contains descriptions of potential MINI-LINK Craft related problems that could occur and instructions how to solve them.
5.6.1 Graphical Layout Problems in the Browser After a software upgrade, there is a possibility that the browser experiences some graphical layout problems, for example wrong background color for the menu or wrong tree icons. This behavior is caused by the caching mechanism of the browser, often Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6. To solve this problem you have to clear the cache file of the browser. To clear the cache file in Internet Explorer: 1. On the Tools menu, click Internet Options. 2. In the Internet Options dialog box, click Delete Files. 3. In the Delete Files dialog box, select the Delete all offline contentcheck box and click OK.
5.6.2 FTP Server If the FTP server does not start, the problem might be that the default port 21 is already used. In that case, the error message is FTP server status change failed . The probable reason for this is that another FTP server is using port 21. Do the following:
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Shut down the interfering FTP server. Try to start the built-in FTP server again.
5.7 Text Editor The text editor is a simple editor which you can use to write down notes and lists during your work and save for later review. Note that you can only save in .txt format.
Figure 10 Text Editor Top menus:
File –- New, Open, Save, Save As, Recent and Close Edit –- Undo, Redo, Cut, Copy, Paste, Find, Find Next, Replace and Select All. View –- Toolbars (Standard buttons, Labels, Lock the Toolbars), Status Bar, Word Wrap Help –- Help Contents, Bug Reporting, ERICSSON Web, About
5.8 Bug Reporting Tool MINI-LINK Craft has a built-in Bug Reporting Tool. The bug report is used for reporting problems with the MINI-LINK Craft software. A bug report should always be produced before
contacting the Ericsson customer support. Efficient handling and better understanding is important to successfully solve problems with the software. Information collected by the Bug Reporting Tool consists of two packages. The first part is formed locally on the PC running MINI-LINK Craft. The second part is collected from the NE and transferred to the PC running MINI-LINK Craft via the FTP protocol. In order to receive the second part of the package, the FTP server is started by MINI-LINK Craft on the PC. The configuration of the "local FTP server" on the NE is changed to user account bugreport with password bugreport and file transfer is initiated to the Craft FTP server. Note: An external FTP server or firewall running on the PC running MINI-LINK Craft may block the transfer of the Network Element Files. It is recommended to turn off any firewalls and FTP servers before using the Bug Reporting Tool.
Figure 11 Bug Reporting Tool in MINI-LINK Craft The Bug Reporting Tool is accessed on the Help menu. Use the Bug Report page to control what type of information MINI-LINK Craft will try to gather (all information may not be available). This information is useful for third line support. Description – Try to give a detailed description of the problem. Preferably describe only one problem for each bug report. System – The Bug Reporting Tool will automatically gather system information. The
following information is collected Report Time, Release (Software release of latest installed MINI-LINK Craft), Operating System (the Operating System which the installed MINI-LINK Craft is running on), Java Version used, and Client uptime. Screenshot – A screenshot of the current MINI-LINK Craft window is displayed automatically. Clicking and holding down will show the shot in full-screen view. Client Log – MINI-LINK Craft client logs are added automatically from the error log window and can be found in the file ClientLog.xml. Network Element Information– The alarm list, event list, configuration report, and inventory report from the NE are added automatically. This information can be found in the file NodeInformation.xml. Network Element Files – The error log files from the NE are added automatically.
Open Folder – Click to open the folder where the bug report is saved. Save – Click to save the bug report in a .zip file in the folder tn_ftp_home . Saving the file may take a few minutes if Network Element Informationor Network Element Files is selected.
Close – Click to close the Bug Reporting Tool.
Reference List [1] Accessing a Network Element, 59/1543-100/CSH 109 32/1-V3 [2] MINI-LINK Craft User Interface Descriptions, 22/1551-100/CSH 109 32/1-V3 [3] Personal Health and Safety Information, 124 46-2885 [4] Supplementary Safety Information for MINI-LINK, 124 46-HSD 101 16/1 [5] System Safety Information, 124 46-2886 [6] Upgrading or Downgrading a SW Load Module, 58/1543-100/CSH 109 32/1V3
MINI-LINK Craft User Guide
MINI-LINK Craft 3.0, CN 210 ETSI
