Procedure 8-5: Provision performance monitoring (PM) settings

- Overview

Use this procedure to perform the following:

  • Enable/disable performance monitoring on a TDM port, TDM tributary, Ethernet port, or VCG.

  • Enable/disable threshold crossing alert (TCA) reporting on a TDM port, TDM tributary, Ethernet port, or VCG.

- Privilege level

You must log in as a Privileged, General, or Maintenance user to provision performance monitoring and TCA reporting parameters.

TDM alarm, performance monitoring, and threshold crossing alert reporting

The following table shows the port/tributary provisionable parameters that affect TDM alarm, performance monitoring, and threshold crossing alert reporting.

TCA Monitoring Mode Parameter

Port/Tributary Monitoring Mode Parameter

IS

AUTO

NMON

Enable

Yes Alarm Reporting

Yes PM Reporting

Yes TCA Reporting

No Alarm Reporting

No PM Reporting

No TCA Reporting

No Alarm Reporting

No PM Reporting

No TCA Reporting

Disable

Yes Alarm Reporting

Yes PM Reporting

No TCA Reporting

No Alarm Reporting

No PM Reporting

No TCA Reporting

No Alarm Reporting

No PM Reporting

No TCA Reporting

Ethernet alarm, performance monitoring, and threshold crossing alert reporting

The following table shows the Ethernet port/VCG provisionable parameters that affect Ethernet alarm, performance monitoring, and threshold crossing alert reporting.

Ethernet Port/VCG PM Enable Parameter

TCA Monitoring Mode Parameter = Enable (Note)

Port/VCG Monitoring Mode Parameter

IS

AUTO

NMON

Enable

Yes Alarm Reporting

Yes PM Reporting

Yes TCA Reporting

No Alarm Reporting

No PM Reporting

No TCA Reporting

No Alarm Reporting

No PM Reporting

No TCA Reporting

Disable

Yes Alarm Reporting

No PM Reporting

No TCA Reporting

No Alarm Reporting

No PM Reporting

No TCA Reporting

No Alarm Reporting

No PM Reporting

No TCA Reporting

Note: If the TCA monitoring mode parameter is disable, TCA reporting is disabled.

- Before you begin

Prior to performing this procedure, refer to Before you begin and Required equipment in this chapter.

Steps

Perform the following steps to provision performance monitoring and TCA reporting.

 
1

From the System View menu, select Performance → Prov PM Settings.

Result:

The Provision PM window opens.


2

Expand the details for the required circuit pack with the ports, tributaries, or VCGs being provisioned. Click on the required port, tributary, or VCG you want to provision, then click Select.


3

Provision parameters as required and click Apply.

Result:

A dialog box appears asking you to confirm executing this command.


4

Read the warning message and click Yes to execute the command. Click Close to exit.


End of steps

Copyright © 2011 Alcatel-Lucent. All rights reserved.