Device support overview

Device list

The NFM-P can manage devices in the following device families:

1830 VWM 210 WBX 7210 SAS 7250 IXR 7450 ESS 7705 SAR

7750 SR 7850 VSG/VSA 7950 XRS OmniSwitch Wavence SM and Wavence SA

See the NSP NFM-P Network Element Compatibility Guide for specific device support information.

The NFM-P also provides limited management support for Generic NEs, which are typically devices from other vendors.

By default, for most core-network device types, the NFM-P supports the current software release and a limited number of immediately preceding major releases.

Note: If the NFM-P license includes the Extended NE Software Support option, additional device releases are supported. Contact Nokia for details.

The NFM-P GUI displays a device feature or function only if the device supports the feature or function. The NFM-P user documentation describes the major variations in support, including device-specific procedures for specific implementations, but does not describe the following minor GUI variations for different devices:

• partial support for the parameter list on a form

• partial support for the buttons and tabs on a form

The NFM-P supports an NSP mediation option for the management of NEs with CLI and/or NETCONF/YANG management interfaces. MDM provides mediation between the NSP and Nokia or third-party NEs. The NSP can be used in the same way with any NE, regardless of its management operational mode. For example, you can use Service Management to create a service between NEs from different vendors that are managed using different mediation protocols.

See the NSP Installation and Upgrade Guide for more information.

For Release 16.0 R1 and later SROS devices, you can view the Management Operational Mode parameter on the NE object properties form:

• Classic—no model-driven management

• ModelDriven—management via model-driven interfaces only

• Mixed—management, with restrictions, by both classic and model-driven interfaces; also called dual management

The Management Operational Mode parameter is read-only in the NFM-P.

Device-specific release information

CAUTION Service Disruption

When a device introduces a maintenance release, you must ensure that your NFM-P software supports the new device release before you upgrade the device to the new release.

You may need to upgrade the NFM-P to support the new device release. See the NSP NFM-P Network Element Compatibility Guide for more information.

For information about NFM-P support for specific device releases and functions, see the NSP NFM-P Network Element Compatibility Guide.

See the device user documentation for information about device functions, parameters, and CLI commands that are outside the scope of the NFM-P documentation. Contact Nokia technical support for specific network or facility considerations.

This chapter describes NFM-P managed devices and notable information about cards, however it does not include a comprehensive list of all supported cards on the devices. See the NE documentation for hardware specifics that are outside the scope of the NFM-P documentation.

Device-specific guides

The NSP NFM-P Classic Management User Guide describes the management of the majority of Nokia devices. However, for some devices, detailed NFM-P management is described in other guides. For the devices covered by the NSP NFM-P Classic Management User Guide, the sample workflow in this chapter describes the high-level steps that are required to configure and manage the device.