Nortel iEMS Log

The Nortel iEMS is an Integrated Element Management System that offers configuration and monitoring of Voice over Packet networks.

About

The Nortel iEMS Log connector allows a user to receive and process logging from a Nortel iEMS. Logging can be saved on the local disk and the log files can be attached to and sent with scheduled e-mails.

Installation and Configuration

Creation

This connector uses a serial (UDP) connection and requires the following input during element creation:

SERIAL CONNECTION:

• IP address/host: The polling IP of the device, e.g., 172.32.65.38.
• IP port: The IP port of the device, by default 8560.

Usage

General Page

This page displays general information, such as:

• The connected Switch name and IP, Connection Loss state.
• Logging Fail alarm to indicate if a write to the local disk has failed, mentioning that the Element Logging should be checked for the specific reason.
• Mail Scheduler options such as the Interval time, and a notification if the last mail failed, also indicating that the user should check the Element Logging for more details.

In addition, the page also contains the following page buttons:

• File Settings: Allows the configuration of the log save location and of the auto-delete functionality that can be executed after a file has existed for a certain time (7 days by default).
• Compose E-Mail: Provides a range of settings for creating and sending e-mails with information (From, To, Subject, Body). In addition, you can also enable or disable attached log files.

Long Duration Calls

This page displays a table with all currently active Long Duration Calls. The table is updated once every hour and displays only Long Duration Calls that have a duration longer than 12 hours. The Call Duration Columns can be monitored and have their internal value stored in a decimal value representing Hours.