To view an NE file system using an SSH file browser

Prerequisites

Perform this procedure to browse and list the contents of a managed NE using a secure file browser. You need console and SSH user-account privileges on the NE for access to the NE file system, and an SSH server must be configured on the NE. See Chapter 8, Device commissioning and management for information about enabling console or SSH access for an NE user and configuring the SSH server on an NE.

Steps
 
1 

Initiate an SSH file browser session using one of the following methods:

  1. Use the NFM-P main menu.

    1. Choose Tools→Network Elements→NE Sessions→SSH File Browser. The SSH File Browser form opens.

    2. Enter the IP address of the NE that you need to browse in the field at the top of the form.

    3. Click Connect. The Enter the Username and Password form opens.

  2. Use the contextual menu for an NE.

    1. Select an NE icon in the NFM-P network navigation tree or topology map.

    2. Right-click on the NE icon and choose NE Sessions→File Browser. The SSH File Browser form opens, then displays the Enter the Username and Password form.

  3. Use the NE alarm contextual menu.

    1. Select an NE alarm in the NFM-P alarm window.

    2. Right-click on the alarm item and choose NE Sessions→File Browser. The SSH File Browser form opens, then displays the Enter the Username and Password form.

    Note: When you use the NFM-P main menu to open a file-browser session, you are not restricted to the original NE; you can use the same form to connect to other NEs. This is useful when you need to browse several NEs in succession.

2 

Enter the user name and password of a user account with FTP and SSH access privileges on the NE and click OK. If the NE accepts the credentials, the form lists the contents of the NE.

<DIR> in the Type column indicates a directory. The file path to the current directory is displayed in the Path field.

On an NE with redundant CPMs, the form lists the contents of the cf3 device on the active CPM. You can browse the cf3 device on the standby CPM by specifying cf3-B:\ in the Path field.

3 

Navigate the file system as required. Perform one of the following actions to open a directory and list the contents:

  1. Double-click on the directory row in the list.

  2. Select the directory row and press Ctrl-O.

  3. Type the path to the directory in the Path field and click Go.

4 

If you opened the browser using the NFM-P main menu or from the Software Upgrade form, you can browse another NE file system using the same form, if required.

  1. Click Disconnect to end the browsing session.

  2. Enter the IP address of the NE that you need to browse in the field at the top of the form and click Connect.

5 

Close the form.

End of steps