Managing Information for a Network Element
Use this procedure to view or update system-related information for an individual network element.
- Right-click a network element in the Network tree or in
the Topology Map view, and then select System Info.
The System Info tab appears.
- Click one of the following tabs to view or change information
for the selected topic.
- System
- Management
- SNMP
- Time/Date/NTP
- Craft Eth/Serial
Note: Depending on the network element type, some fields can be edited, some cannot be edited, and some do not apply to that type. The information that cannot be edited, or that is not applicable, is greyed out.
Table 1: System Info Tab for BTI7000 Series NE
Panel Name
Description
Parameters
System
Provides access to general information.
- System Settings
- Name
- Location
- Uptime - not editable
- Vendor - not editable
- Model - not editable
- Active SW Version - not editable
- Inactive SW Version - not editable
- Serial Number - not editable
- Element Number
- Site Number
- Contact
- System Wide Settings
- Auto-Provisioning Mode - this is the AINS mode
- Auto-In Service Timer
- Auto Deprovisioning Timer - not applicable for NEs running release 8.2 and higher
- Filler Plate Detection
- Customer Logging Facility ID
Management
Provides access to management information.
Note: When Management information for an NE is modified, the NE is deleted from PSM and rediscovered using the updated settings.
- Management Settings
- Outband IP Address
- Outband IP Mask
- System Gateway
- Mac Address - not editable
- OSC Settings
- Enable OSC 1 Port
- Enable OSC 2 Port
- Secondary Gateway
- OSPF Management: OSPF
- Router ID
- Route Redistribution
- Area ID
- State
- Delete OSPF
- Add OSPF
- OSPF Management: OSPF Interfaces
- This is the list of OSPF interfaces configured on the network element.
- Add, edit, or delete interfaces as desired.
- OSPF Management: LSDB
- This is the link state database. It is read-only.
- OSPF Management: Neighbors
- This is the list of OSPF neighbors. It is read-only.
Note: For more information on provisioning OSPF, see Provisioning OSPF on a BTI7000 Series Management Network
SNMP
Provides access to read-only community and trap receiver information.
- Communities
- Private - not editable
- Public - not editable
- Trap Receivers
- Trap Receivers - not editable
- IP Address - not editable
- Community - not editable
- Version - not editable
- Port - not editable
- Notification - not editable
Time/Date/NTP
Provides access to time, date, and NTP (Network Timing Protocol) settings.
- Time and Date Settings
- Adjust time for daylight savings changes
- Time
- Time Zone
- Date
- NTP Settings
- Poll Period
- Authorization Key (0 to 65535)
- Sync State - not editable
- Stratum - not editable
- Reference IP - not editable
- NTP Associations (NTP Client IP addresses)
Craft Eth/Serial
Provides access to Craft Ethernet and Craft Serial information.
- Craft Serial Settings
- Baud Rate
- Data Bits
- Parity
- Stop Bits
- Craft Ethernet Settings
- Craft IP Address
- Craft Mask
- Media Rate - not editable
- Custom
- Craft MAC Address - not editable
- Broadcast Address - not editable
- Interface Speed - not editable
- MTU Size - not editable
Table 2: System Info Tab for BTI7800 Series NE
Panel Name
Description
Parameters
System
Provides access to general information.
- System Settings
- Name
- Location
- Uptime - not editable
- Vendor - not editable
- Model - not editable
- Active SW Version - not editable
- Inactive SW Version - not applicable
- Serial Number - not applicable
- Element Number - not applicable
- Site Number - not applicable
- Contact
- System Wide Settings
- Auto-Provisioning Mode - this is the AINS mode
- Auto-In Service Timer
- Auto Deprovisioning Timer - not applicable
- Filler Plate Detection - not applicable
- Customer Logging Facility ID
Management
Provides access to management information.
Note: When Management information for an NE is modified, the NE is deleted from PSM and rediscovered using the updated settings.
- Management Settings
The following are the out-of-band management settings:
- Outband IP Address - not editable
- Outband IP Mask - not editable
- System Gateway - not editable
- Mac Address - not applicable
- In-band Management Settings
This panel displays the in-band management interfaces.
- Add or delete interfaces as desired.
- Proxy ARP
- IS-IS and NET
Note: For more information on provisioning in-band management, see Configuring In-Band Management on a BTI7800 Network Element
SNMP
Provides access to read-only community and trap receiver information.
- Communities
- Private - not editable
- Public - not editable
- Trap Receivers
- Trap Receivers - not editable
- IP Address - not editable
- Community - not editable
- Version - not editable
- Port - not editable
- Notification - not editable
Time/Date/NTP
Provides access to time, date, and NTP (Network Timing Protocol) settings.
- Time and Date Settings
- Adjust time for daylight savings changes - not editable
- Time - not editable
- Time Zone - not editable
- Date - not editable
- NTP Settings
- NTP Status - not editable
- NTP Servers - not editable
Table 3: System Info Tab for BTI800 Series NE
Panel Name
Description
Parameters
System
Provides access to general information.
- System Settings
- Name
- Location
- Uptime - not editable
- Vendor - not editable
- Model - not editable
- Active SW Version - not editable
- Inactive SW Version - not applicable
- Serial Number - not applicable
- Element Number - not applicable
- Site Number - not applicable
- Contact
- System Wide Settings - not applicable
Management
Provides read-only access to management information.
- Management Settings
- Outband IP Address - not editable
- Outband IP Mask - not editable
- System Gateway - not editable
- Mac Address - not editable
- In-band Settings
- IP Address - not editable
- IP Mask - not editable
- Outer VLAN Name - not editable
- Inner VLAN Name - not editable
- Network Address - not editable
- Mac Address - not editable
- Outer VLAN Id (Priority) - not editable
- Inner VLAN Id (Priority) - not editable
SNMP
Provides access to read-only community and trap receiver information.
- Communities
- Private - not editable
- Public - not editable
- Trap Receivers
- Trap Receivers - not editable
- IP Address - not editable
- Community - not editable
- Port - not editable
Time/Date/NTP
Provides access to time and date settings.
- Time and Date Settings
- Time
- Time Zone
- Date
- NTP Settings
Note: You must disable NTP on the BTI810 prior to making any changes.
Note: NTP is always enabled on the BTI805, BTI821, and BTI822 devices.
- Poll Period - read-only for the BTI805, BTI821, and BTI822.
- Status - read-only for the BTI805, BTI821, and BTI822.
- Preferred Server
- Server1 IP Address
- Server2 IP Address
- Server3 IP Address
Craft Eth/Serial
Provides read-only access to Craft Serial information.
- Craft Serial Settings
- Baud Rate - not editable
- Data Bits - not editable
- Parity - not editable
- Stop Bits - not editable
Table 4: System Info Tab for MX Series and PTX Series Routers and QFX Series Switches
Panel Name
Description
Parameters
System
Provides access to general information.
- System Settings
- Name
- Location
- Uptime - not applicable
- Vendor - not applicable
- Model - not applicable
- Active SW Version - not applicable
- Inactive SW Version - not applicable
- Serial Number - not applicable
- Element Number - not applicable
- Site Number - not applicable
- Contact
Management
Not supported.
SNMP
Not supported.
Time/Date/NTP
Not supported.
Craft Eth/Serial
Not supported.
Table 5: System Info Tab for BTI700 Series NE
Panel Name
Description
Parameters
System
Provides access to general information.
- System Settings
- Name
- Location
- Uptime - not editable
- Vendor - not editable
- Model - not editable
- Active SW Version - not editable
- Inactive SW Version - not applicable
- Model - not editable
- Serial Number - not editable
- Element Number - not applicable
- Site Number - not applicable
- Contact
- System Wide Settings - not applicable
Management
Provides read-only access to management information.
- Management Settings
- Outband IP Address - not editable
- Outband IP Mask - not editable
- System Gateway - not editable
- Mac Address - not editable
SNMP
Provides access to read-only community and trap receiver information.
- Communities
- Private - not editable
- Public - not editable
- Trap Receivers
- Trap Receivers - not editable
- IP Address - not editable
- Community - not editable
- Version - not editable
- Port - not editable
- Notification - not applicable
Time/Date/NTP
Provides access to time, date, and NTP (Network Timing Protocol) settings.
- Time and Date Settings
- Adjust time for daylight savings changes - not applicable
- Time
- Time Offset - not editable
- Date
- NTP
Settings (BTI700 Series except for BTI718E)
- NTP VLANs - with Mode set to Client
- Mode set to Client
- NTP Server IP
- Static IP Address in CIDR notation (e.g. 10.0.0.1/24)
- Time Flag
- Time Offset
- Non NTP VLANs - with Mode set to None
- Mode set to None
- NTP Server IP - not applicable
- Static IP Address in CIDR notation (e.g. 10.0.0.1/24)
- Time Flag - not applicable
- Time Offset - not applicable
- NTP VLANs - with Mode set to Client
- NTP Settings (BTI718E)
- Sntp Master - not editable
- Sntp Stratum - not editable
- Sntp Server Send Interval - enter the power (of 2) seconds (e.g. enter 4 for 24 seconds)
- Sntp Client Send Interval - enter the power (of 2) seconds
- Peer - can add or delete a peer; cannot edit an existing peer
- Peer Work Mode - not editable
- Peer IP - specify for a new peer; not editable for an existing peer
- Peer SNTP Version - not editable
- Peer ReceivedTime - not editable
Table 6: System Info Tab for OPS, EDFA, and RAMAN Devices
Panel Name
Description
Parameters
System
Provides access to general information.
- System Settings
- Name
- Location
- Uptime - not editable
- Vendor - not editable
- Model - not editable
- Active SW Version - not editable
- Inactive SW Version - not applicable
- Model - not editable
- Serial Number - not editable
- Element Number - not applicable
- Site Number - not applicable
- Contact
- System Wide Settings - not applicable
Management
Provides read-only access to management information.
- Management Settings
- Outband IP Address - not editable
- Outband IP Mask - not editable
- System Gateway - not editable
- Mac Address - not editable
SNMP
Provides read-only access to community and trap receiver information.
- Communities - not editable
- Trap Receivers - not editable
Time/Date/NTP
Provides read-only access to time and date settings.
- Time and Date Settings - not editable
Table 7: System Info Tab for PSM Server
Panel Name
Description
Parameters
System
Provides access to general information.
- System Settings
- Name - not editable
- Location - not editable
- Uptime - not editable
- Vendor - not editable
- Model - not editable
- Active SW Version - not editable
- Element Number - not editable
- Site Number - not editable
- Contact - not editable
Management
Provides read-only access to IP information.
- Management Settings
- Outband IP Address - not editable
- Outband IP Mask - not editable
- System Gateway - not editable
- Mac Address - not editable
SNMP
Not supported.
Time/Date/NTP
Not supported.
Craft Eth/Serial
Not supported.
- Click Apply Changes to save the settings or Discard Edits to revert to the previous settings.