PlexView Element Management System (EMS) Software Release Notice Part Number 255-400-402R9.7.0.0 Issue 1, July 26, 2005 Software Version 9.7.0.0 Copyright 2005 Lucent Technologies All Rights Reserved Copyright 2005 by Lucent Technologies. All Rights Reserved. This material is protected by the copyright and trade secret laws of the United States and other countries. It may not be reproduced, distributed, or altered in any fashion by any entity (either internal or external to Lucent Technologies), except in accordance with applicable agreements, contracts or licensing, without the express written consent of Lucent Technologies and the business management owner of the material. For permission to reproduce or distribute, please contact the following: Product Development Manager 1 888-LTINFO6 (domestic) 1-317-322-6848 (international) Notice Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this document was complete and accurate at the time of printing. However, information is subject to change. Mandatory customer information Safety Always observe the Safety Instructions when operating the system. Trademarks All trademarks and service marks specified herein are owned by their respective companies. Ordering information The order number of this document is 255-400-004R9.7.0.0 Support Technical support Please contact your Lucent Technologies Local Customer Support Team (LCS) for technical questions about the information in this document. Information product support To comment on this information product online, go to http://www.lucent-info.com/comments or email your comments to [email protected]. PlexView Element Management System Software Release Notice 1. Software Release Notice Table of Contents Release 9.7.0.0 1. Software Release Notice Table of Contents ............................................................... 3 2. Release Abstract.......................................................................................................... 6 Software .......................................................................................................................... 6 3. System Requirements.................................................................................................. 7 PlexView Client Requirements....................................................................................... 7 PlexView Server Requirements ...................................................................................... 7 Oracle Database Requirements..................................................................................... 8 Solaris Version/Patch Requirements............................................................................... 8 4. New Features .............................................................................................................. 9 Distributed Switches Are Now Supported...................................................................... 9 Available Switch Nodes Vary By Chassis Type and Switch Software Release............. 9 SS7 Point Codes and Proxy Provisioning is Updated................................................... 10 New ISUP Profiles support International Switch Use .................................................. 10 MEGACO Defines Distributed Connectivity and Topology........................................ 10 IUA Carries Communication Between Signaling Gateway and Network Controller .. 10 The MG CAS Profile is Under System Services .......................................................... 11 Number Administration Supports International Numbering Plans............................... 11 Performance Monitoring adds View Performance Feature for Global PM .................. 11 Graphical Representation of Performance Monitoring is Available............................. 11 3GPP Performance Monitoring Support....................................................................... 11 Trunk Group Provisioning and Trunk Monitoring are Expanded ................................ 12 ISUP Point Codes are Variant Sensitive....................................................................... 12 Distributed Lucent Network Gateways Display Virtual Inventories............................ 12 New Features for Switch Release 3.11 Only ................................................................ 12 B911 Ring Back............................................................................................................ 12 Hot Line ........................................................................................................................ 13 Warm Line .................................................................................................................... 13 Home Intercom ............................................................................................................. 13 Busy Line Verification and Interruption....................................................................... 13 SIP Refer to Flash Hook ............................................................................................... 13 Service Access Codes Updated..................................................................................... 13 Canadian Call Name Delivery Added........................................................................... 14 5. Configurable Properties ............................................................................................ 1155 SNMP Traps can be Forwarded to Multiple SNMP Managers .................................... 15 EMS Related Traps now include Alarm Ids ................................................................. 15 Customizable Server Properties.................................................................................... 15 SSL Data Encryption Between Client and Server ........................................................ 15 BTS SNMP Traps Display on PlexView...................................................................... 16 Forwarding Alarms and Events as SNMP Traps ...................................................... 16 6. Restrictions and Special Considerations................................................................... 18 Connecting PlexView Clients and the Server through Firewalls and with NATs........ 18 Deleting Switches Also Deletes All Related Database Entries .................................... 18 NAL (Node Access List) Changes During Upgrades................................................... 19 7. Known and Fixed Anomalies.................................................................................... 21 Lucent Technologies, Inc. 3 of 24 Software Release Notice PlexView Element Management System 8. Technical Support ..................................................................................................... 2244 4 of 24 Lucent Technologies, Inc. PlexView Element Management System Software Release Notice Lucent Technologies, Inc. 5 of 24 Software Release Notice PlexView Element Management System 2. Release Abstract This Software Release Notice (SRN) for version 9.7.0.0 of the PlexView® Element Management System (EMS) software describes the system architecture and features provided by this product. The PlexView EMS software allows you to perform element and network management functions on your Lucent Gateway Platform Switches. It provides the functionality to configure, monitor, and manage faults on multiple switches simultaneously. This software release notice (SRN) contains important release-specific information that is not available elsewhere. Section 6, Restrictions and Special Considerations and Section 7, Known and Fixed Anomalies both describe issues discovered during the development and testing of this software release that you need to be aware of. Software This release of the PlexView EMS software consists of the following software: PlexView Client Release, Version 9.7.0.0 PlexView Server Release, Version 9.7.0.0 PlexView TL1 Gateway Release, Version 9.7.0.0 This release contains a version of the PlexView Client installation program that enables you to install PlexView Client software on multiple Sun Solaris or Windows platforms. Releases of switch software that this release of EMS software supports are listed in Section 6, Restrictions and Special Considerations. 6 of 24 Lucent Technologies, Inc. PlexView Element Management System Software Release Notice 3. System Requirements This version of PlexView software can manage a network of many Lucent Gateway Platform Switches with many simultaneously connected clients. The switches and clients are both connected to a single PlexView Server. Lucent Gateway Platform switches that can be managed by this software release include: • Lucent Compact Switch • Lucent Signaling Gateway (SG) • Lucent Network Controller (MGC) • Lucent Network Gateway (MG) The minimum recommended system requirements for this version of PlexView software are provided in the following sections. PlexView Client Requirements The PlexView Client software is written in Java and runs on Sun/Solaris, Windowsxp, Windows NT or Windows 2000 platforms. The minimum recommended configuration for a Windows-based PlexView Client is: A 200MHz CPU A minimum of 128 Mbytes of memory (256 Mbytes recommended) A minimum of 100 Mbytes of free disk space is necessary to install the client application Executing other applications may require additional memory To run the PlexView Client software on a Sun/Solaris platform: An Ultra 10 or greater system is recommended A minimum of 256 Mbytes of memory is recommended The Common Desktop Environment