SV+ Start-up

Overview

This chapter describes two methods for accessing StrataView Plus. You can perform a full start-up which presents the SV+ desktop and NetView features, or you can perform a partial start-up which presents only the SV+ desktop tools. You can also incorporate other functionality into your start-up by using the database, statistics, or SNMP agent options of the SV+ Main Menu.

The SV+ Main Menu

The StrataView Plus Main Menu appears when you login from the StrataView Plus workstation. You use this menu primarily to initiate the SV+ core processes and, occasionally, access the SV+ desktop window. You can also use this menu to start SNMP Agents, include database details, or present the statistics GUI, and configure INS/DAS.

:colon:Main Menu

1) Start Core	Use this menu option to initiate StrataView processes.
2) Stop Core	Use this menu option to cease StrataView processes

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Note Data collection is stopped until you restart StrataView Plus. To quit StrataView and retain data collection capability, go to the Save and Quit menus from the topology maps.

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3) Start Desktop	Use this menu option to present the StrataView Plus desktop window.
4) Start SNMP Agent	Use this menu option if you are authorized to use the StrataView Plus Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Proxy Agent. This agent enables read-access of the local SV+ database to remote network managers.
5) Current db name	Use this selection to see the name of the database currently loaded on SV+.
6) Start Stats Mgr GUI	Use this menu option to present the SV+ Statistics Manager window. See Chapter 5, "StrataView Statistics Manager" for more information about the Statistics Manager window.

:colon:Statistics Manager Window

7) INS Configuration

Use this menu to present the ANI Configuration Interface selection screen. Guidelines for using INS functions are provided in Chapter 7, "Connection Management."

Figure 2-3:

INS Configuration

Getting to the SV+ NMS Tools

This section describes how to execute either a full or partial start-up at the StrataView Plus workstation. If you want the complete toolset, do the full start-up. If you want the SV+ Desktop only, do the partial start-up.

Full Start-up

During a full SV+ start-up process, you will need to display two C Shell windows on your workstation screen. You will present the Main Menu to start core processes at one of these windows. At the other C-shell, you will access the NetView environment which leads to the StrataView Plus desktop.

1. Log in at the StrataView Plus workstation:
   

   login: svplus

   
   

   password: svplus

   
   

   at AIX prompt: SV+

   
   

   The StrataView Plus Main Menu appears.

   
   
   
2. At the Main Menu, start core process:
   

   at enter number or x to exit prompt: 1

   
   

   You now see core processing messages scroll over the shell window.

   
   
   
3. Go to the second shell window and use the following commands to invoke the NetView window tools:
   

   at AIX prompt: cd /usr/OV/bin

   
   

   at AIX prompt: ovw

   
   

   The NetView root window appears. From StrataView Plus, you can start the StrataView Statistics Manager, SNMP Agents, INS Configuration, the StrataView Plus Desktop.

   
   

   From NetView menus, you can launch the StrataView Plus Desktop and Equipment Manager.

   
   

Figure 2-4: NetView Root Window

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1. Access the StrataView Plus desktop window:
   

   Select the StrataCom desktop menu from the NetView topology window

   
   

Figure 2-5: Accessing the StrataView Plus Desktop Window

Partial Start-up

During a partial SV+ start-up, you will present the Main Menu to start core processes, wait for completion, and use the Main Menu to start the SV+ desktop.

1. Log in at the StrataView Plus workstation:
   

   login: svplus

   
   

   password: svplus

   
   

   at AIX prompt: SV+

   
   

   The StrataView Plus Main Menu appears.

   
   
   
2. At the Main Menu, start core process:
   

   enter number or x to exit: 1

   
   

   You now see core processing messages scroll over the shell window. Wait until the main menu reappears.

   
   
   
3. At the Main Menu, start the SV+ desktop:
   

   at the enter number or x to exit prompt: 3

   
   

   The SV+ Desktop appears.

   
   

The SV+ Desktop Window

Presentation of the StrataView Plus Desktop dialog window provides access to the principle NMS applications. Buttons on the SV+ Desktop launch the toolsets you need for specific network management, monitoring, and administration tasks. Use the SV+ Desktop menu bar to either exit the window or access help.

Figure 2-6: StrataView Plus Desktop Menu Bar

File - Exit Menu

Use this menu to terminate all desktop processes and exit the SV+ desktop window.

Invocation of File Exit presents a confirmation query from which you can either continue or abort the exit request.

Figure 2-7: File Menu

File - Help - On Version Menu

Use this menu to view the version number of the StrataView Plus software currently running on your
workstation.

Figure 2-8: File--Help--Version Number Window

Starting Additional GUIs

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Note To run multiple StrataView GUIs, you need a multi-user WingZ license.

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More than one workstation can run the StrataView Plus GUI. Licensed workstations operating on a common LAN log in to NetView and access the SV+ desktop from the NetView Menu Bar.

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Note Any Main Menu may shut down StrataView Plus. Therefore, when quitting a Main Menu, do not quit StrataView Plus inadvertently.

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