How do I add a controller?

IP/Optical Coordination supports the addition, modification and deletion of optical controllers. Nokia's Model-Driven Mediation (MDM) platform is required in order to enable this functionality, as are adaptors that correspond to the supported controller types. See the NSP Installation and Upgrade Guide for more information about deploying MDM. The following controllers are supported:

The addition, modification, and deletion of optical controllers is supported both when WS-NOC is deployed in shared mode (previously-configured to work with NSP), and when WS-NOC is deployed in standalone mode (configured to work independently). When deployed in shared mode, the WS-NOC server must be restarted whenever the NSP host server it has been configured to work with is restarted. When deployed in standalone mode, the WS-RC security certificate must be installed on the MDM server. This can be accomplished using the following commands:

keytool -alias nrct -file server.crt -import -keystore

/opt/nsp/os/ssl/nsp.truststore -storepass <password>

$ cd mediation/bin/

$ ./mdmserver.bash stop

$ ./mdmserver.bash start

Note: The following procedure is updated as ONF T-API controllers are now used between IP/Optical Coordination and WS-RC.

 

Open IP/Optical Coordination, Controller and Simulator.


Click Add png1.png and choose Add Controller. The Create Controller page opens.


Configure the required parameters:

Parameter

Description

Identification

Name

Specifies the name of the controller

Description

Describes the controller

Vendor

Specifies the controller's vendor

Domain

Specifies the domain(s) managed by the controller

IP Address

Specifies the IP address of the controller

Port

Specifies the port used in REST communications

Re-sync Frequency (minute)

Specifies the time, in minutes, to re-sync

Secured Connection

Specifies whether the Cross domain resource control to MDM connection will be secured

Push Data To NSP Store

Specifies whether data will be pushed to the NSP store

Controller Parameters

Controller Type

Specifies the type of controller

Controller Version

Specifies the controller version

Protocol Type

Specifies the protocol type used for communication

Protocol Version

Specifies the version of the protocol to be used for communication

Mediation Parameters

User Name

Specifies the user name

Password

Specifies the password

Port

Specifies the port used in REST communications

Base URL

Specifies the endpoint used in REST communications

Idle Timeout (seconds)

Specifies, in seconds, the rest idle timeout

Retries

Specifies the number of retries

Authentication Server IP Address

Specifies the IP address of the CAS server which authenticates all requests

Secured Connection

Specifies whether the MDM to WS-NOC connection is secured

Additional Parameters

Cross Launch URL

Specifies the cross launch URL for physical links

Cross Launch Service URL

Specifies the cross launch service URL for physical links

SRLG Minimum Value

Specifies the minimum numeric SRLG value for the controller

SRLG Maximum Value

Specifies the maximum numeric SRLG value for the controller


Click CREATE. The controller is added.


As required, modify the controller by hovering over More png2.png and clicking Edit png3.png.


As required, delete the controller by hovering over More png2.png and clicking Delete png4.png.

End of steps

Note: When a controller is added, an NE policy and a mediation policy are created. If the IP/Optical Coordination database is dropped, the controller will be deleted, but these policies will remain on the NSP host and MDM servers. The policies must be deleted before the controller can be re-added.