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Contents

About This Document.....................................................................................................................1

1 Starting and Shutting Down the T2000.................................................................................1-1
1.1 Starting the T2000...........................................................................................................................................1-2
1.1.1 Starting the T2000 Server......................................................................................................................1-2
1.1.2 Logging In to the T2000 Client..............................................................................................................1-3
1.2 T2000 Process.................................................................................................................................................1-3
1.3 Viewing the T2000 Process Status..................................................................................................................1-4
1.4 Shutting Down the T2000...............................................................................................................................1-5
1.4.1 Exiting a T2000 Client...........................................................................................................................1-5
1.4.2 Shutting Down the T2000 Server...........................................................................................................1-6

2 Security Management................................................................................................................2-1
2.1 Security Management Strategy.......................................................................................................................2-3
2.2 Managing Solaris Security..............................................................................................................................2-3
2.2.1 Introduction to Solaris Users..................................................................................................................2-4
2.2.2 Changing the Password of User root......................................................................................................2-4
2.2.3 Changing the Password of User sybase..................................................................................................2-5
2.2.4 Changing the Password of User t2000...................................................................................................2-5
2.2.5 Removing Redundant Hosts Configuration Files...................................................................................2-6
2.2.6 Inhibitting User sybase from Using FTP................................................................................................2-6
2.3 Managing Application Security......................................................................................................................2-6
2.3.1 Introduction to Database Users..............................................................................................................2-7
2.3.2 Changing the Password of Database Users............................................................................................2-7
2.4 Setting Security Policy for an NM User..........................................................................................................2-8
2.4.1 Setting the Password Template..............................................................................................................2-9
2.4.2 Setting the Password Reuse Frequency................................................................................................2-10
2.4.3 Setting the Password Reuse Period......................................................................................................2-11
2.4.4 Configuring the Warning Screen for Login.........................................................................................2-11
2.4.5 Configuring the Weakness Password Dictionary.................................................................................2-12
2.4.6 Modifying NM User Validity...............................................................................................................2-12
2.4.7 Modifying NM User Password Validity..............................................................................................2-14
2.4.8 Setting User Lockout Duration............................................................................................................2-15
2.4.9 Unlocking an NM User........................................................................................................................2-16

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2.4.10 Initializing the T2000 User Password................................................................................................2-16

2.5 Creating NM Users........................................................................................................................................2-17
2.5.1 Creating an NM User...........................................................................................................................2-17
2.5.2 Assigning Authority and Equipment for a Single NM User................................................................2-18
2.5.3 Setting Client Access Control..............................................................................................................2-20
2.5.4 Changing the NM User Password........................................................................................................2-21
2.5.5 Deleting an NM User...........................................................................................................................2-21
2.6 Creating NM User Groups............................................................................................................................2-21
2.6.1 Creating an NM User Group................................................................................................................2-22
2.6.2 Assigning the Members for an NM User Group..................................................................................2-23
2.6.3 Assigning Authority and Equipment for an NM User Group..............................................................2-24
2.7 Creating Operation Sets................................................................................................................................2-25
2.7.1 Operation Set Type...............................................................................................................................2-26
2.7.2 Creating an Operation Set....................................................................................................................2-26
2.8 Creating an Equipment Set............................................................................................................................2-28
2.9 Example: Creating a User and Assigning Its Authority................................................................................2-30
2.10 Managing T2000 Login...............................................................................................................................2-34
2.10.1 Locking the T2000 Client Screen.......................................................................................................2-34
2.10.2 Switching a Logged-In NM User.......................................................................................................2-35
2.10.3 Forcing an NM User to Log Out of the T2000..................................................................................2-35
2.10.4 Switching to the Single User Mode....................................................................................................2-36
2.11 Managing the Remote Maintenance User...................................................................................................2-36
2.11.1 Enabling a Remote Maintenance User...............................................................................................2-37
2.11.2 Changing the Remote Maintenance User Password..........................................................................2-37
2.11.3 Setting the Remote Maintenance User Authority..............................................................................2-39
2.11.4 Setting the Remote Maintenance User Validity.................................................................................2-40
2.12 Configuring Network Security....................................................................................................................2-41
2.12.1 Setting SSL Protocol Communication Between Server and Client...................................................2-41
2.12.2 Controlling Communication Between NE and T2000 Through Ethernet Port..................................2-43
2.12.3 Controlling Communication Between NE and T2000 Through a Serial Port....................................2-44
2.12.4 Controlling Communication Between NE and LCT..........................................................................2-45
2.13 Setting the NE ACL....................................................................................................................................2-45
2.13.1 ACL....................................................................................................................................................2-46
2.13.2 Setting Basic ACL Rules....................................................................................................................2-46
2.13.3 Setting the Advanced ACL Rules......................................................................................................2-47
2.14 Managing NE Users....................................................................................................................................2-47
2.14.1 Creating an NE User and Assigning Its Authority.............................................................................2-48
2.14.2 Changing the NE User Password.......................................................................................................2-49
2.14.3 Querying NE Security Parameters.....................................................................................................2-50
2.14.4 Querying NE User Groups.................................................................................................................2-51
2.15 Managing NE Login....................................................................................................................................2-51
2.15.1 Locking Out NE Login.......................................................................................................................2-52

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2.15.2 Locking Out NE Settings...................................................................................................................2-52

2.15.3 Switching a Logged-In NE User........................................................................................................2-53
2.15.4 Forcing NE Users to Log Out of the NE............................................................................................2-53
2.16 Managing Security Log...............................................................................................................................2-54
2.16.1 Operation Log....................................................................................................................................2-55
2.16.2 Viewing the T2000 Security Logs.....................................................................................................2-55
2.16.3 Setting a Scheduled Security Log Dump...........................................................................................2-55
2.16.4 Setting Overflow Dump for Security Log..........................................................................................2-56
2.16.5 Dumping Security Log Immediately..................................................................................................2-57
2.16.6 Viewing the NE Security Logs...........................................................................................................2-58
2.16.7 Transferring Operation Logs to Syslog Server..................................................................................2-59
2.17 Transferring NE Logs to Log Servers.........................................................................................................2-59
2.17.1 Syslog Service....................................................................................................................................2-60
2.17.2 Configuring the Syslog Server...........................................................................................................2-63
2.17.3 Configuring the Syslog GNE.............................................................................................................2-63
2.17.4 Configuring the Syslog Type and Severity........................................................................................2-64
2.17.5 Starting the Syslog Service................................................................................................................2-64

3 Backing Up and Restoring Databases....................................................................................3-1

3.1 Dump and Backup...........................................................................................................................................3-3
3.2 Methods of Backing Up and Restoring T2000 Data.......................................................................................3-3
3.3 Backing Up T2000 Data to a Local Server.....................................................................................................3-9
3.3.1 Backing Up the T2000 MO Data Immediately....................................................................................3-10
3.3.2 Backing Up the T2000 MO Data Periodically.....................................................................................3-10
3.3.3 Backing Up All Data in the T2000 Database.......................................................................................3-11
3.3.4 Backing Up T2000 Network Layer Data Through Script Export........................................................3-12
3.4 Backing Up T2000 Data to a Remote Server................................................................................................3-13
3.4.1 Backing Up the T2000 MO Data Immediately....................................................................................3-13
3.4.2 Backing Up the T2000 MO Data Periodically.....................................................................................3-14
3.4.3 Backing Up All Data in the T2000 Database Immediately..................................................................3-16
3.4.4 Backing Up All Data in the T2000 Database in a Scheduled Manner.................................................3-17
3.4.5 Configuring a Scheduled Task.............................................................................................................3-18
3.5 Initializing the T2000 Database....................................................................................................................3-19
3.6 Initializing NE Configuration Data in the T2000..........................................................................................3-20
3.7 Restoring T2000 Data from a Local Server..................................................................................................3-21
3.7.1 Restoring the T2000 MO Data.............................................................................................................3-21
3.7.2 Restoring All Data in the T2000 Database...........................................................................................3-23
3.7.3 Restoring T2000 Network Layer Data Through Script Export............................................................3-23
3.8 Restoring T2000 Data from a Remote Server...............................................................................................3-24
3.8.1 Restoring the T2000 MO Data.............................................................................................................3-25
3.8.2 Restoring All Data in the T2000 Database...........................................................................................3-26
3.9 Viewing the Status of Databases...................................................................................................................3-27
3.10 Dumping Databases.....................................................................................................................................3-28

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3.10.1 Dumping Alarms Manually................................................................................................................3-28

3.10.2 Dumping Alarms Automatically........................................................................................................3-29
3.10.3 Dumping Performance Data Manually..............................................................................................3-30
3.10.4 Dumping Performance Data Automatically.......................................................................................3-31
3.11 Backing Up NE Databases..........................................................................................................................3-33
3.12 Configuration Upgrade Wizard...................................................................................................................3-33

4 File and Disk Management......................................................................................................4-1

4.1 T2000 File System.......................................................................................................................................... 4-2
4.1.1 System Architecture...............................................................................................................................4-2
4.1.2 File System of the T2000 Server............................................................................................................4-2
4.1.3 File System of the T2000 Client............................................................................................................ 4-4
4.2 Checking Disk Space Usage........................................................................................................................... 4-5
4.3 Viewing Disk Status........................................................................................................................................4-5
4.4 Clearing Disk Space........................................................................................................................................4-6

5 Setting System Time..................................................................................................................5-1

5.1 Setting Time on the T2000 Server.................................................................................................................. 5-2
5.1.1 Changing the T2000 Server Time and Date...........................................................................................5-2
5.1.2 Changing the Time Zone of the T2000 Server.......................................................................................5-3
5.1.3 Setting the Daylight Saving Time on the T2000 Server........................................................................ 5-3
5.2 Configuring the NTP Service on the T2000 Server........................................................................................5-4
5.2.1 NTP Service........................................................................................................................................... 5-5
5.2.2 Time Synchronization Scheme...............................................................................................................5-5
5.2.3 Configuring the T2000 Server as the Highest Level NTP Server..........................................................5-6
5.2.4 Configuring the T2000 Server as a Medium Stratum NTP Server........................................................5-7
5.2.5 Configuring the T2000 Server As an NTP Client..................................................................................5-7
5.2.6 Starting the NTP Service........................................................................................................................5-8
5.2.7 Stopping the NTP Service......................................................................................................................5-8
5.2.8 Checking the Running Status of the NTP Service................................................................................. 5-9
5.3 Setting Time on the T2000 Client.................................................................................................................5-10
5.3.1 Changing the T2000 Client Time and Time Zone...............................................................................5-11
5.3.2 Starting the NTP server on the T2000 Client.......................................................................................5-11

6 Setting Host Name and IP Address of the T2000 Server ...................................................6-1

6.1 Modifying the Host Name of the T2000 Server..............................................................................................6-2
6.2 Modifying the IP Address of the T2000 Server..............................................................................................6-2

7 T2000 Routine Maintenance.....................................................................................................7-1

7.1 Maintenance Items.......................................................................................................................................... 7-2
7.2 Maintenance Operations..................................................................................................................................7-2
7.2.1 Checking Communication Between the T2000 Server and NEs........................................................... 7-3
7.2.2 Viewing Current NM Alarms.................................................................................................................7-3
7.2.3 Viewing Database Status .......................................................................................................................7-4
7.2.4 Viewing T2000 Server Status................................................................................................................ 7-5

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7.2.5 Checking Disk Space Usage..................................................................................................................7-5

7.2.6 Periodically Changing the Password of NM .........................................................................................7-5
7.2.7 Checking Settings of Log Dump ...........................................................................................................7-5
7.2.8 Checking Configuration Data Consistency Between an NE and the T2000..........................................7-6
7.2.9 Backing Up the T2000 Data ..................................................................................................................7-6

8 Urgent Maintenance for the T2000..........................................................................................8-1

8.1 Urgent Maintenance of the T2000 Server.......................................................................................................8-2
8.2 Urgent Maintenance of the T2000 Client........................................................................................................8-2
8.3 Urgent Maintenance upon T2000 Server Power Failure.................................................................................8-2
8.3.1 Cannot Start the Operating System Because of System File Loss.........................................................8-3
8.3.2 Terminal Information of Manually Executing fsck to Repair File System............................................8-4
8.3.3 Suspending of the Database...................................................................................................................8-4

9 Handling Faults..........................................................................................................................9-1
9.1 General Thoughts About Troubleshooting......................................................................................................9-2
9.2 Process of Troubleshooting.............................................................................................................................9-2
9.2.1 Collecting Data.......................................................................................................................................9-2
9.2.2 Locating Faults.......................................................................................................................................9-3
9.2.3 Handling Faults......................................................................................................................................9-3

10 FAQ...........................................................................................................................................10-1
10.1 About the Operating System ......................................................................................................................10-2
10.1.1 How to Set the Default Router...........................................................................................................10-2
10.1.2 How to Add a Static Route.................................................................................................................10-2
10.1.3 How to View the Hardware Configuration of the T2000 Server.......................................................10-3
10.1.4 How to View the Solaris Version.......................................................................................................10-4
10.1.5 How to Handle Abnormal Shutdown of the Workstation..................................................................10-4
10.2 About the Database.....................................................................................................................................10-5
10.2.1 How to Confirm the Sybase Process Is Started..................................................................................10-5
10.2.2 How to Start the Database Server Manually......................................................................................10-6
10.3 About the T2000..........................................................................................................................................10-6
10.3.1 What are the Factors Affecting Response Speed of T2000................................................................10-6
10.3.2 How to Confirm the T2000 Server Is Started on UNIX....................................................................10-6
10.3.3 How to Handle the Failure of Connection Between the T2000 Server and an NE............................10-7

A Service Ports Description.......................................................................................................A-1

A.1 Background....................................................................................................................................................A-2
A.2 Notes and Precautions...................................................................................................................................A-2
A.3 Service Ports Used by the T2000..................................................................................................................A-2
A.4 How to Query Service Ports..........................................................................................................................A-6

B Solaris Common Commands..................................................................................................B-1

B.1 Solaris Common Operations..........................................................................................................................B-2
B.1.1 Directory Browse and Control Commands...........................................................................................B-2

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B.1.2 File Maintenance Commands...............................................................................................................B-2

B.1.3 Text File Content-Displaying Commands............................................................................................B-3
B.2 User Management Commands.......................................................................................................................B-3
B.3 Utility Commands and Programs...................................................................................................................B-4
B.4 System Resource Commands.........................................................................................................................B-4
B.5 Network Communication Commands............................................................................................................B-5

C T2000 Commands and Applications.....................................................................................C-1

D Common Maintenance Tools................................................................................................D-1
E Glossary.......................................................................................................................................E-1
F Acronyms and Abbreviations..................................................................................................F-1
Index.................................................................................................................................................i-1

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Figures

Figure 2-1 IP and ECC hybrid networking-1.....................................................................................................2-60

Figure 2-2 IP and ECC hybrid networking-2.....................................................................................................2-61
Figure 2-3 ECC independent networking...........................................................................................................2-62
Figure 5-1 NTP synchronisation networking.......................................................................................................5-5
Figure 5-2 The status of the highest level NTP server.........................................................................................5-9
Figure 5-3 The status of a medium level NTP server.........................................................................................5-10
Figure 5-4 The status of an NTP client..............................................................................................................5-10

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Tables

Table 1-1 T2000 processes...................................................................................................................................1-4

Table 2-1 Introduction to Solaris users.................................................................................................................2-4
Table 2-2 Comparison of NM application and NM for transmission network..................................................2-26
Table 2-3 Operation log danger level.................................................................................................................2-55
Table 2-4 Configuration List..............................................................................................................................2-61
Table 2-5 Configuration List..............................................................................................................................2-62
Table 3-1 Script files the T2000 provides............................................................................................................3-5
Table 3-2 Characteristics and application scenarios of three data maintenance methods....................................3-8
Table 4-1 Major directory architecture for the T2000 server software (UNIX)...................................................4-3
Table 4-2 Major directory architecture for the T2000 server software (Windows).............................................4-3
Table 4-3 Major directories for the T2000 client software...................................................................................4-4
Table 7-1 Table of maintenance items ................................................................................................................ 7-2
Table B-1 Directory browse and control commands...........................................................................................B-2
Table B-2 File maintenance commands...............................................................................................................B-2
Table B-3 Display and browse commands for text files......................................................................................B-3
Table B-4 Solaris user management commands..................................................................................................B-3
Table B-5 Utility commands and programs.........................................................................................................B-4
Table B-6 System resource report and management commands.........................................................................B-4
Table B-7 Network communication commands..................................................................................................B-5
Table C-1 Common applications in Windows.....................................................................................................C-1
Table C-2 Common applications in UNIX..........................................................................................................C-2
Table D-1 Common maintenance tools in Windows...........................................................................................D-1
Table D-2 Common maintenance tools in UNIX................................................................................................D-2

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