CISCO CBR-8 CCAP UTSC
This connector helps to visualize the Spectrum Analyzer functionality of the CISCO CBR-8 CCAP by ingesting CSV files with trace data that will be displayed using the native Spectrum Analyzer UI in DataMiner.
About
Version Info
| Range | Features | Based on | System Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0.0.x [SLC Main] | Initial version. | - | - |
System Info
| Range | DCF Integration | Cassandra Compliant | Linked Components | Exported Components |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0.0.x | No | Yes | - | - |
Configuration
Connections
Virtual Connection - Main
This connector uses a virtual connection and does not require any input during element creation.
Initialization
When you are creating the element, expand the Advanced element settings section, and enable the Shared session mode option (under Spectrum settings). This prevents multiple users from sending a request for a new trace at the same time, which is necessary because this connector reads static binary files. See Sharing spectrum sessions.
When the element has been created, go to the Configuration page and fill in the Entity Import Directory. This directory should contain the binary files offloaded by the CISCO CBR-8 CCAP. This connector is used in conjunction with the Generic SFTP Client connector to retrieve the files exported by the CISCO CBR-8 on the TFTP server and copy them to a local directory.
How to use
After the initial setup mentioned above, configure which port to request trace data for on the UTSC page.
UTSC
This section allows you to request Spectrum Analyzer trace data from the CCAP via SNMP based on the configurations for a selected upstream port. There are the steps to follow when requesting Spectrum Analyzer trace data. Here are the steps upon landing on the UTSC main page:
Select an upstream port from the Upstream Port dropdown menu.
This step is crucial. Without a selected port, you will not be able to configure the CCAP to retrieve Spectrum Analyzer data.
Check the Status parameter below this.
Based on the selected upstream port, this parameter will indicate if the upstream port has already been configured.
If the status is N/A, the port is not configured, which means you must click the Update Config button to configure the port with the default configuration.
This will return a status of Not Ready.
If the status has a valid value, no further action is needed for this step.
Fill out the desired configuration parameters, and click the Update Config button to send the settings to the device.
Once the desired settings have been applied to the selected upstream port, click the Start Capture or Stop Capture button, depending on what you want to do.