MCP Managing Transport Services and Infra-Student

MCP Transport Service and Infrastructure Management
C927, Revision C
Blue Planet Manage, Control and Plan (MCP)
Hands -on Training Lab Guide

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August 2019
Change History
MCP Publication
Revision Reason for Change
Release Date
18.06 A September 2018 Initial release.
3.0 B February 2019 Update for MCP Release 3.0.
4.0 C August 2019 Update for MCP Release 4.0
August 2019
Contents
Lab 1: MCP Fundamentals Review (Optional) ........................................................................ 5
Lab 2: Enrollment .................................................................................................................... 8
Lab 3: Network Element Backup ........................................................................................... 19
Lab 4: Provision a Photonic Service - Restorable ................................................................. 25
Lab 5: Provision a Broadband Client Service ........................................................................ 31
Lab 6: Provision a Non-Control-Plane Unprotected Switched OTN Client Service ................ 35
Lab 7: Provision a Control-Plane Restorable Unprotected Switched OTN Client Service ...... 39
Lab 8: View and Troubleshoot Provisioned Services and Infrastructure ................................ 44
Appendix A: Configuring Optical Protection Switch (OPS) Protection (Optional) ................... 52
Appendix B: Configuring Custom Network Map Groups ........................................................ 60
Documentation Resources
Refer to the following manual as needed as you perform lab exercises:
• Blue Planet MCP User Guide (P/N 450-3709-301)
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Lab 1: MCP Fundamentals Review (Optional)

Objectives
• Login to the MCP server.
• View the Dashboard.
• View the Network Map.
Task 1: Gather Information

Gather information from your instructor:
IP address or hostname of MCP server: ______________________________________________
MCP username: ________________________________________________________________
MCP password: _________________________________________________________________
Task 2: Login to MCP

1. Use your Chrome or FireFox web browser to connect to the MCP server.
Note: When you attempt to connect to an MCP server, your web browser may give you a connection
warning. The text of the warning varies somewhat, depending on the type of browser you are using.
Contact your administrator to determine if it is safe to proceed to the MCP server. The error may be
harmless and caused by a certificate configuration problem on the server, but contact your
administrator anyway to make sure that it is safe to proceed.
2. At the MCP Login screen, enter your MCP username and password.
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Task 3: View the Dashboard

The Dashboard appears when you login. The Dashboard reflects a server with no enrolled Network
Elements (NEs), but will become populated with more information as the class enrolls NEs later on.
1. Can you navigate directly to the Transport services page directly from the Dashboard (check
one)?
☐ Yes ☐ No
2. Can you navigate directly to the Transport infrastructure page directly from the Dashboard (check
one)?
☐ Yes ☐ No
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Task 4: View the Network Map

1. Navigate to the Network Map.
2. What does the + control do? _____________________________________________________
3. What does the – control do? _____________________________________________________

End of Lab
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Lab 2: Enrollment
Objectives
After completing this activity, you will be able to:
• Create an NE connection profile
• Enroll a single NE
• Do a bulk enrolment
• Place NEs on the network map
• Add an unmanaged NE
• Add a manual link
• Add searchable tags
• De-enroll a single NE

If necessary, divide into teams for this lab. Write down information provided by your instructor:
I am on Team: _____________________________________________________
6500 Login Credentials:

TL1 Username: _____________________________________________________
TL1 Password: _____________________________________________________
Waveserver Login Credentials:

CLI Username: _____________________________________________________
CLI Password: _____________________________________________________
RESTCONF Username: _____________________________________________________
RESTCONF Password: _____________________________________________________
5400 Login Credentials:

CLI Username: _____________________________________________________
CLI Password: _____________________________________________________
CORBA Username: _____________________________________________________
CORBA Password: _____________________________________________________
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MPB RAMAN Amp Login Credentials

SNMP Auth passphrase: _____________________________________________________
6500 NE IP Addresses: ________________________________________________________________
Waveserver NE IP Addresses: __________________________________________________________
5400 NE IP Addresses: ________________________________________________________________
MPB RAMAN Amp IP Addresses: _______________________________________________________
Task 2: Create NE Connection Profiles

1. Launch your web browser and login to the MCP server.
2. Navigate to the NE connection profiles page (System > NE connection profiles).
3. Create (+ Create) an NE connection profile for a 6500 NE (screen below appears):
a. Type in a profile name. Make sure the name is unique and is not being used by other
students.
b. Select Ciena6500 for the Product family.
c. Enable the TL1 protocol (this is all you need for photonic services).
d. Use the default port.
e. Specify the 6500 login credentials provided by your instructor.
f. Click Confirm.
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4. Create (+ Create) an NE connection profile for a Waveserver NE:

a. Type in a profile name.
b. Select CienaWaveserver for the Product family.
c. Enable the CLI protocol, specify port 22 and the login credentials provided by your
instructor.
d. Enable the RESTCONF protocol, use the default port, and specify the login credentials
provided by your instructor.
e. Click Confirm.
5. Create (+ Create) an NE connection profile for a 5400 NE:
b. Select Ciena54xx for the Product family.
c. Enable the CLI protocol, specify port 22 and the login credentials provided by your
instructor.
d. Enable the CORBA protocol, use the default port, and specify the login credentials
provided by your instructor.
e. Click Confirm.
6. Create (+ Create) an NE connection profile for an MPB RAMAN amplifier:
b. Select MPB for the Product family.
c. Enable the SNMP protocol, specify port 161 and the following credentials:
• Version: v3
• Community: public
• Username: Admin
• Security level: AUTH_NOPRIV
• Auth protocol: MD5
• Auth passphrase: As provided by your instructor (Admin-00 is the default)
d. Click Confirm.
7. Check the NE connection profiles page to verify that the profile(s) was created.
Task 3: Enroll a Single NE

You’ll enroll NEs, one at a time. Repeat this procedure for each NE to be enrolled:
1. Navigate to the Enrollment page (Network > Enrollment).

2. Pre-enroll an NE.
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3. Specify the IP address of the NE and the appropriate NE connection profile.
4. Click Pre-enroll. Refresh the Enrollment page. What is the status of the NE that you pre-enrolled?
________________________________________________
5. On the Enrollment page, select the NE to be enrolled and click the Enroll button.
6. Refresh the Enrollment page. Monitor the NE status. The NE status transitions from this:
_______________________________________________________________________
to this:
_______________________________________________________________________
7. After the NE is Connected, navigate to the Network Elements page (Network > Network
Elements).
8. Is the NE synchronizing with MCP (check one)? ☐ Yes ☐ No
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Task 4: Bulk Enrollment

You’ll create a text file containing a list of IP addresses, one per line. If necessary, divide into teams for
this task. Write down information provided by your instructor:
I am on Team: _________________________________________________________________
6500 IP Addresses: _____________________________________________________________
Waveserver IP Addresses:________________________________________________________
5400 IP Addresses:_____________________________________________________________
MPB RAMAN Amp IP Addresses:__________________________________________________
1. Use Notepad to create a text file containing a list of 6500 NE IP addresses, one per line. For
example:
10.41.88.41
10.41.88.42
10.41.88.43
2. Navigate to the Enrollment page (Network > Enrollment).

3. Pre-enroll NEs.
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4. Pre-enroll by File import, drag and drop the text file to the Select file field and select the 6500 NE
connection profile.
5. Click Pre-enroll and refresh the Enrollment page. Do you see entries for all of the NEs you entered
in the text file?
6. On the Enrollment page, select all of the NEs and click the Enroll button.
7. After the NEs are Connected, Navigate to the Network Elements page.
8. Monitor the NEs on the Network Elements page as they synchronize with MCP.
9. Repeat this procedure for Waveserver NEs, 5400 NEs, and MPB RAMAN Amps if time allows.
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Task 5: Place NEs on the Network Map

1. Navigate to the Network Map (Network > Network Map).
2. To drag an NE on to the map (or make any other changes, what must be done first (check one)?
☐ Nothing ☐ Put map into Edit mode
3. Drag one or more enrolled NEs to the map.
The following example shows some NEs on the map.
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4. Identify the 6500 NEs and Waveserver NEs on the map.
How many 6500 NEs? ______________________________________
How many Waveserver NEs? ________________________________
Are any of the NEs colored to reflect alarm states (check one)? ☐ Yes ☐ No
5. Display shelf-level details for one or more NEs.

6. Display details on any links between NEs.
Note: 6500 Dynamic Gain Equalizer (DGE) NEs and 6500 Integrated Line Amplifier (ILA) NEs are
identified by icons that do not look like other types of 6500 NEs. Examples of DGE and ILA icons
are shown here:
DGE ILA
7. Optionally, configure custom map groups. Refer to Appendix B for more information.
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Task 6: Add an Unmanaged NE

1. Add an unmanaged NE (a non-enrolled NE) to the map (Add NE under Manually create objects).
Hint: You don’t have to type in Latitude/Longitude map coordinates.
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Task 7: Add a Manual Link

In certain cases, MCP cannot discover a transport infrastructure link. In these cases, you can manually
add a transport infrastructure link between two NEs.
1. Add a link between the unmanaged NE and one of the managed (enrolled) NEs on the map (Add
link under Manually create objects).
2. Turn Edit mode off. Do you see the link you created?
3. Navigate to Network > Transport infrastructure. Do you see the manually created link listed on the
page?
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Task 8: Add Searchable Tags

1. Select an NE on the map and click the Edit button.
2. Enter one or more tags for the NE.

3. On the map, enter the tags in the keywords field to search for the NE.
Task 9: De-enroll an NE
1. Navigate to the Network Elements page (Network > Network elements).
2. Select one of the enrolled NEs.
3. Click More > De-enroll. Did the NE disappear from the Network Elements page? ☐ Yes ☐ No
4. Navigate to the map (Network > Network map). Does the NE still appear on the map?
☐ Yes ☐ No
End of Lab
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Lab 3: Network Element Backup

Objectives
After completing this activity, you will be able to:
• Backup a Network Element (NE) immediately
• Schedule a Backup for Network Elements (NEs)

Fill in the blanks below with information from the EDP or information provided to you by your instructor.
I am working on Team: _______________________________________________
I am working on the node/shelf name ______________________________ and its IP address_________
Task 2: Backup a Network Element Immediately

1. Login to MCP Server.
2. In the Network tab, select NE operations (Network > Network elements operations).
3. Select one or multiple network elements for which you want the data to be backed up. Click on the
Backup button.
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4. From the maintenance profile list, select the maintenance profile you want to use.
Note: If no profiles are available you need to create a maintenance profile using the Profiles tab
on the NE operations screen.
5. With the profile selected, click on the Backup button. MCP starts the backup.
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6. When the backup status displays as Completed, then MCP has created the network element
backup file(s).
Task 3: Schedule a Network Element Backup

1. Login to the MCP Server
2. In the Network tab, select NE operations (Network > Network element operations).
3. Just as you did in the previous task, select one or multiple network elements for which you want
the data to be backed up. Click on the Backup button.
4. When the Backup screen appears, click on the Schedule tab.
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5. Fill out the form:

a. Specify Create new (default) to create a new schedule.
b. Select a Backup profile (use the same profile from the previous task).
c. Specify the default Frequency (Once).
d. Specify a Start date in the near future.
e. Specify a start time in the Run at field. Time is specified in HH:MM military 24-hour format. For
example, 9:15 AM is specified as 09:15, while 3:20 PM is specified as 15:20.
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6. Click Schedule. The scheduled backup appears on the Schedule tab of the NE operations screen.
7. Select the scheduled backup and click Edit. The Edit schedule screen appears.
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8. Change the schedule frequency from Once to Weekly and click Confirm.
Now, we’ll apply the edited schedule to a different NE.

9. From the NE operations screen, select an NE. Don’t select the same NE you selected before –
use a different one.
10. Click the Backup button.
11. Click the Schedule tab.
12. On the Schedule tab, select Use existing.
13. In the Schedule name drop down list, select the schedule you just edited.
14. Click Backup.
End of Lab
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Lab 4: Provision a Photonic Service - Restorable

Check list
• Lab drawing (review)
• Supported equipment (6500 NEs, Waveserver NEs, 5400 NEs, and supported circuit packs)
installed and configured:
o Both Flex Grid and Fixed Grid are supported
o MCP 4.0 introduces photonic service provisioning/discovery/visualization/troubleshooting
support for 5400 10G, 40G and 100G transponders
o Review hardware supported by MCP in the Transport Services chapter in the MCP User
Guide, if necessary
• Assign (available wavelengths)
Objectives
After completing this lab, you will be able to:
• Launch the MCP GUI
• Connect to appropriate Network Elements via the MCP GUI
• Provision a line-to-line restorable photonic service with MCP
Optional Activity
Configure Optical Protection Switch (OPS) protection as part of the photonic service path. Refer to
Appendix A for more information.

Your hardware and network configuration will determine what types of circuit packs you have on a shelf
and their position in the shelf by allocating slot number information.
I am working on Team: ________________________________
The circuit pack type that I have been assigned by my instructor is _______________________________
Fill in the blanks below with the applicable shelf and slot number for your assigned circuit pack.
Abbreviation: _____________________________________
Shelf: ___________________________________________
Slot: ____________________________________________
Circuit Pack Type:__________________________________
PEC Code: _______________________________________
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Task 2: Locate Endpoints

1. From the MCP menu bar, select Network > Network elements.
2. Select one of the line NEs that will provide an endpoint for the photonic service, display Details,
and locate the circuit pack and line port that will act as one of the endpoints on the shelf-level
view.
3. Repeat the procedure for the other endpoint.
Task 3: Provision the Photonic Service

1. In the Network menu, select Transport services.
2. Select Create and Photonic service – restorable.
3. Enter the following information (refer to the screenshot below):

• Enter a name.
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• Enter a Customer name in the Customer field.

• Select Provision “Now”.
• You have an option to add a note. Simply click on the check box next to “Add Note”, a popup window
appears, and the end user can then add a note.
4. Identify the endpoints and fill in the information for both service endpoints:
• You don’t have to select the line port at the line NE endpoints, since MCP is smart enough to
determine which ports can support the requested service characteristics with a priority to use
existing equipment first.
• If you select a line port and the line port is automatically mated to a CMD, the Photonic NE and
CMD port fields will be automatically populated.
• When you populate the Line and Photonic NE and port fields, the Customer Defined Facility
Identifier (CDFI) fields appear. Ignore the CDFI fields unless your instructor tells you otherwise.
5. In the Configuration area, keep the default (Select service capacity) and select the service
capacity (refer to the screenshot below). The other options are:
• Maximize the capacity for a single photonic service – Selecting this option maximizes
bandwidth capacity for a single photonic service using the route.
• Enter total capacity - multiple services may be created - Selecting this option enables
bandwidth optimization for multiple services using the same route. The number of services
created is determined by card configuration on the network element. This field appears only
if the MCP Plus license is installed and is related to the Liquid Spectrum Bandwidth Optimizer
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application. In the sample screen that follows, this field does not appear (i.e., MCP Plus
license is not installed).
6. Configure the Spectrum (refer to the screenshot below). If both endpoints are FlexGrid enabled,
you can Auto-assign the spectrum (Spectrum spread is the default selection). However, if both
endpoints support Fixed Grid only, you must select Manually set center frequency and then
specify the center frequency.
7. Enter the following information in the SNC/SNCG area:

• Enter the label you want to have appear for the SNC in the SNC label field.
• Specify Auto-assign service bundle and an SNCG label. If an SNCG does not already exist, this
action tells MCP to auto-assign a service bundle, which means that an existing SNCG will be
used. If an SNCG does not already exist, MCP will create a new one with the SNCG label you
specify.
• Optionally, check the Auto-revert in (secs) check box if you want the SNC to automatically revert
to the home path once the home path is available following a switchover to the restoration path.
After you check the check box, a field appears that allows you to specify the auto-revert time,
which is the number of seconds the service reverts to the home path after the home path
becomes available.
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8. Identify the “Constraints”. In these fields, you will be asked to identify the NE routes that are
required as well as any routes (NEs) that you may want to exclude. Once you have completed
filling in these parameters, click on “Calculate routes” (sample routes are shown), then click on
“Submit”.
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9. Return to “Transport services” window and identify the new photonic service just provisioned.
10. Wait for verification from your Instructor.
End of Lab
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Lab 5: Provision a Broadband Client Service

Check List
• Supported equipment (6500 NEs, Waveserver NEs, supported circuit packs)
• Review hardware supported by MCP in the Transport Services chapter in the MCP User Guide, if
necessary
• Underlying line-to-line photonic service provisioned
• No client facility already provisioned for the service
Objectives
• Provision a Broadband client service with MCP

I am working on Team __________________________________
The circuit pack type that I have been assigned by my instructor is ______________________________
Abbreviation: __________________________________________
Shelf: ________________________________________________
Slot: _________________________________________________
Circuit Pack Type: ______________________________________
PEC Code: ___________________________________________

2. Select one of the NEs that will provide an endpoint for the broadband client service, display
Details, and locate the circuit pack and port that will act as one of the endpoints.
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Task 3: Provision a Broadband Client Service

Once you completed provisioning the photonic service, next we need to provision a Broadband client
service.
1. From the MCP menu bar, select Network > Transport services.
2. Select “+ Create” and select Transport client.
Note: In MCP 4.0, this selection was renamed from Broadband client service to Transport
client.
3. Provide the service name. Select the Provision time to “Now”.

Note: When equipment must be planned to support the service request, this date must be after
the date the equipment is expected to be placed into the network.
4. Identify the end points.

5. For both endpoints, fill in the information required for the “Endpoints” fields. Select the rate and the
NE for both endpoints. For the port, you can either:
• Select the port from the Port drop-down or
• Specify Enter manually to specify the shelf, slot and port. To change the Automatic in service
and Signal conditioning defaults, you must specify Enter manually. The Automatic in service
default is ACTIVE. The Signal conditioning default is “Use NE default.”
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6. Optionally, specify Network Element and Topology (OTU links) constraints, as specified by your
instructor.
7. Next verify the Routes, select “Calculate routes”.
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8. Then select a route and click on “Submit”.

Note: reference the product documentation Blue Planet MCP User Guide – 450-3709-301 for
information on “Endpoints” options available when filling the parameters.
9. Return to “Transport services” window and identify the new broadband client service just
provisioned.
End of Lab
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Lab 6: Provision a Non-Control-Plane Unprotected Switched

OTN Client Service
Check List
• Supported equipment
necessary:
• Client cards: 1+8 MOTR, 2/4x10G OTR, WL3n MOTR, WL3n OTR
• 6500 S-Series NEs with PKTOTN cards and OSRP enabled
• Underlying line-to-line photonic service provisioned
• No client facility already provisioned for the service
Objectives
• Provision a non-control-plane unprotected switched OTN client service
This kind of service has non-control-plane segments or tails at the edge, connecting client ports to a
control plane core that runs the Optical Signaling and Routing Protocol (OSRP):
• Client non-control-plane OSRP Core non-control-plane Client

Abbreviation: __________________________________________
Shelf: ________________________________________________
Slot: _________________________________________________
Circuit Pack Type: ______________________________________
PEC Code: ___________________________________________
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2. Select one of the NEs that will provide an endpoint for the non-control-plane unprotected switched
OTN client service, display Details, and locate the client circuit pack and port that will act as one of
the endpoints.
Task 3: Provision a Non-Control-Plane Unprotected Switched OTN Client Service

.From the MCP menu bar, select Network > Transport services.
1. Select “+ Create” and select Transport client.
2. Provide the service name. Select the Provision time to “Now”.
Note: Provision time must be “Now” for non-control-plane unprotected switched OTN client
services. Provision time cannot be scheduled for these services.
• Specify Enter manually to specify the shelf, slot and port. The Automatic in service and Signal
conditioning fields do not apply to non-control-plane unprotected switched OTN client
services.
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4. If you are provisioning a Non-Control Plane Switched-OTN service on OTN rates, then you will
have to click Edit to enter Payload data inputs for ODU structure, Tribport and Timeslots for both
endpoints (example shown below).
• Select the desired ODU structure, which describes the OTN hierarchy.
• Select available Tribport and Timeslots for each TP (TTP/CTP) in the ODU structure. The
number of Tribslots required is displayed just below the Tribslot label.
• Payload summary can be seen by clicking the View summary button next to the Payload tab.
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• Color coding for Payload data visualization:

o Available Timeslots are shown in white color.
o Used Timeslots will be disabled and gray in color.
o Active selection of Tribport and Timeslots will be shown in blue color.
• Only free and available Tribport shall be listed.
• Error message is displayed at the bottom of the product selection window if there is any issue
with input data
5. Optionally, specify Network Element and Topology (OTU links) constraints, as specified by your
instructor.
6. Next verify the Routes, and select “Calculate routes”.

8. Return to “Transport services” window and identify the new non-control-plane unprotected
switched OTN client service just provisioned.
End of Lab
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Lab 7: Provision a Control-Plane Restorable Unprotected

Switched OTN Client Service
Note: In the previous MCP release, this was known as an unprotected switched OTN service.
Check List
• Supported equipment (6500 S-Series NEs with supported OTN circuit packs or 5400 NEs)
necessary
Objectives
• Provision a control-plane restorable unprotected switched OTN client service

Abbreviation: ________________________________________________
Shelf: ______________________________________________________
Slot: _______________________________________________________
Circuit Pack Type: ____________________________________________
PEC Code: _________________________________________________

2. Select one of the NEs that will provide an endpoint for the switched OTN service, display Details,
and locate the circuit pack and port that will act as one of the endpoints.
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Task 3: Provision a Control-Plane Restorable Unprotected Switched OTN Client

Service
Let’s provision a control-plane restorable unprotected switched OTN client service.
1. From the MCP menu bar, select Network > Transport services.
2. Select “+ Create” and select Transport client (control plane).
Note: In MCP 4.0, this selection was renamed from Switched OTN service to Transport client
(control plane).
3. Provide the service name.
• Specify Enter manually to specify the shelf, slot, subslot and port. To change the Automatic in
service and Signal conditioning defaults, you must specify Enter manually.
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5. If you specify a channelized port, click Edit next to Payload for each endpoint to display the
tributary slots (Tribslots). Select the tributary slots for the endpoint (example follows).
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6. Identify the source (A-end) end point of the connection with:

• Rate (specify 1 GbE)
• NE name
• Shelf
• Slot
• Port
• Tributary Slots (Tribslots – channelized ports only)
7. Under Configuration, select Mesh restorable. Leave Retain home path unchecked.
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8. Under Constraints:
• For Type, select Latency and Route by lowest latency.
• Skip Network elements and OSRP links.
9. Select “Calculate routes”.

11. Return to “Transport services” window and identify the new switched OTN client service just
provisioned.
End of Lab
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Lab 8: View and Troubleshoot Provisioned Services and

Infrastructure
Check List
• Transport Infrastructure discovered from the enrolled NEs (fibers, ROADM Lines, OSRP
Links/Lines)
• Transport Services provisioned in the previous labs (Photonic, Ethernet, OTN)
Objectives
• Identify problems with services and infrastructure on the Dashboard
• View service and infrastructure topology
• View service and infrastructure attributes
• Correlate alarms to services and infrastructure
• View power and spectral analysis details
• Identify dependencies
Task 1: Identify Problems on the Dashboard

1. Login to the MCP Server.
2. Does the Dashboard indicate problems with transport services and/or infrastructure, similar to the
sample Dashboard that follows? Yes ☐ No ☐
On the sample dashboard above, are any transport services Down? Are any transport
infrastructure links Down? Yes ☐ No ☐
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Task 2: View Topology

1. Login to the MCP server.
2. At the Dashboard, click on the Transport infrastructure link.
3. On the Transport infrastructure page, filter on Fiber, OTU, ROADM Line, OSRP Link, or OSRP
Line.
4. Select a fiber, OSRP line, OSRP link, OTU link, or ROADM line,.
5. Click the Details button. The Topology view appears by default. You’ll see two graphical topology
diagrams: the top view and the bottom or subway view.
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6. On the top view, click on the various elements of the diagram from left to right. Where do you see
the Primary state? Where do you see the Sync status?
7. On the subway view, can you get component (module) details? Yes ☐ No ☐
8. Return to the Transport infrastructure page. Do you see any fibers, ROAM lines, OTU links, or
OSRP links/lines that are Down? If so, display details. What does the top view link look like to
indicate a Down status?
9. Navigate to the Transport services page (Network > Transport services).
10. Filter on Photonic, SNC, or Transport Client.
11. Select a transport service and click Details.
12. Is the first view the topology view of the service? Yes ☐ No ☐
13. Do you get a top view and a subway view?
14. Return to the Transport services page. Do you see any services that are Down? If so, display
details. What does the top view link look like to indicate a Down status?
Task 3: View Attributes

2. Navigate to the Transport infrastructure page (Network > Transport infrastructure).
3. Select a fiber, ROADM line, OTU link, OSRP link or OSRP line and click Details.
4. Click the Attributes tab.
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5. Can you identify the endpoints?

7. Select a service and click Details.
8. Can you identify the endpoints?
Task 4: Correlate Alarms

3. Select a fiber, ROADM line, OTU link, OSRP link, or OSRP line and click Details.
4. Click the Alarms tab. Do you see any alarms? If so, select an alarm and get details for the alarm.
A sample Alarms tab follows.
If you don’t see any alarms, try finding a fiber, ROADM line, OTU link, OSRP link, or OSRP line
that has alarms, such as one that is Down or Degraded.
6. Filter on Photonic, SNC, or Transport Client.
7. Select a transport service and click Details.
8. Click the Alarms tab. Do you see any alarms? If so, select an alarm and get details for the alarm.
If you don’t see any alarms, try finding a service that has alarms, such as one that is Down or
Degraded.
Task 5: View Optical Power and Spectral Analysis

3. Select a fiber, ROADM line or OTU link and click Details.
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4. Click the Optical power tab. A sample Optical power tab follows.
5. Verify the power levels _______________________

6. Can you retrieve power information for each component in the subway view? Yes ☐ No ☐
7. If you are viewing a ROADM line, click on the Spectral analysis tab. Otherwise, return to the
Transport infrastructure page, select a ROADM line, and click on the Spectral analysis tab. A
sample Spectral analysis tab follows.
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8. Find the edit icon and click on it.

9. Hide the Rx graph for both directions, then redisplay the Rx graph.
10. Hide the Tx graph for both directions, then redisplay the Tx graph.
11. Expand the photonic service in the right-hand column.
12. Click on the center frequency. Can you see both channel power and spectral allocation?
Yes ☐ No ☐
Task 6: View Performance Monitoring Data

3. Filter on OTU links.
4. Select an OTU link.
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5. Click the Performance tab. A sample Performance tab follows.
6. View both 24-hour and 15-minute measurements.
7. Select an NE Measurement point and click the View History button.
8. Select one of more Measures to view.
9. Navigate to the Transport services page, select a photonic service, and view performance
monitoring data for the service.
10. Navigate to the Network elements page (Network > Network elements).
11. Select an NE and click Details.
12. Click the Performance button at the top right-hand corner of the page.
13. Browse 15-minute and 24-hour measurements.

14. Can you create custom time ranges?
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Task 7: Identify Dependencies

3. Select a ROADM line and click Details.
4. Click on the Depends on tab. Do you see the fibers that the ROADM line depends on? A sample
Depends on tab follows.
5. Select one of the fibers and click Details.

6. On the Details page for the fiber, click on the Supports tab. Do you see the ROADM line?
8. Filter on photonic and select a Photonic service.
9. Click on the Depends on tab. Do you see the fibers that the service depends on?
End of Lab
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Appendix A: Configuring Optical Protection Switch (OPS)

Protection (Optional)
This appendix assumes that students are familiar with OPS concepts and terminology.
MCP supports the following line and client OPS configurations:
• WLAi MOTR/FOTR cards with integrated OPS (NTK538DS and NTK538FS)
• Standalone OPS modules (4xOPS C-Band 1xOPSM2 circuit pack (NTK554TA) and 2xOptical
Protection Switch Module POPS (OPSM2 C-Band N576AA)
• 1+1 Linear protection switching is supported in MCP 4.0
In MCP Transport services, when you visualize a photonic service with an OPS component in the path, the
OPS component appears for standalone OPS cards, but not for the integrated OPS WLAi FOTR/MOTR
cards.
Check List
• Supported equipment enrolled in MCP (6500 S-Series NEs with supported OPS circuit packs
listed above)
Objectives
• Use MCP to configure OPS protection
• Configure a forced OPS protection switch
• Be familiar with how OPS components appear in a photonic service path
Task 1: Identify OPS Endpoints

1. Identify the 6500 NEs that have the OPS modules that will act as OPS endpoints (standalone
OPS modules shown as an example).
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Task 1: Create OPTMON Facilities for OPS Ports

This procedure will use a standalone 4xOPS C-Band 1xOPSM2 circuit pack (NTK554TA) as an example.
For information on configuring OPS for other circuit packs, refer to the Blue Planet MCP User Guide.
1. Login to MCP and click on the Network elements link on the Dashboard.
2. On the Network elements page, select one of the NE endpoints and click Details. The shelf-level
view for the NE appears (example is shown below).
3. Find the OPS circuit pack (see the example above).

4. Click Equipment (see the example above).
5. On the Equipment page, find the OPS module. Scroll down if necessary.
6. Select the OPS module (see example below).
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7. Click the + sign.

8. At the Create facility screen, create the OPTMON facility for port 13. Select Primary state,
Secondary state, Port 13, and Loss of Signal (LOS) threshold.
9. Repeat the previous two steps for ports 15, 19, and 21. The following screen shows OPTMON
facilities for all of the ports once they have been created.
10. Configure other facilities for the ports as needed (ADJ, ADJ-TX, ADJ-RX, ADJ-LINE, ADJ-FIBER).
11. Repeat this procedure to create OPTMON and other facilities for the ports on the OPS module on
the other 6500 NE.
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Task 2: Configure Protection for OPS Ports

1. On one of the NEs, select OPS port 13 and click the Protection provisioning button.
2. The Protection provisioning screen appears. For the Protection scheme, select 1+1 Linear intra.
Then specify the other protection parameters as needed. A sample screen is shown.
3. Click Confirm when done.

4. Repeat the procedure for ports 15, 19, and 21, and for all the ports on the other 6500 NE. The
sample screen below shows the ports for one of the NEs once protection has been configured.
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Task 3: Configure a Forced Protection Switch

Configure a forced protection switch:
1. On one of the NEs, select a Working port (example shown):
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2. Click the Protection switch button. The following screen appears:
3. For switch type, select Forced and click the Operate button.
4. Check the Alarms tab. Do you see a Forced switch active alarm?.
5. Release the Forced switch by selecting the port, clicking the Protection switch button, and clicking
the Release button.
6. Does the Forced Switch Active alarm clear?
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Task 4: Visualize Standalone OPS Modules in a Photonic Service Path

Several examples of standalone OPS modules visualized in a photonic service path are shown.
This is an example of a photonic service with the working path selected and an OPS port selected.
Protection path for the photonic service.
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Power information for an OPS module in the photonic service path.
End of Lab
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Appendix B: Configuring Custom Network Map Groups

NEs on the network map can be organized into custom map groups. Users can then navigate from one
group of NEs to another. Groups can be organized hierarchically, with groups within groups.
Note: Map groups are not the same as partitions. Partitions restrict user access to NEs and
services. Map groups simply organize NEs on the map.
We’ll look at an example of creating map groups: We’ll organize the highlighted NEs into map groups (PL
and OTN).
We’ll create the map groups using searchable tags that match the name of the map group, starting on
the next page:
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1. Select one of the NEs in PL, and click the Edit button to enter the tag PL.
2. Select the other NEs in PL and enter the same tag.
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3. Select one of the NEs in OTN and enter the tag OTN.
4. Select the other NE in OTN and enter the same tag.

5. Turn editing On for the map.
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6. Create the group PL (notice that this matches the PL tag).
The custom map group PL is created and the group is automatically populated with NEs assigned
the PL tag.
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Note: You can click on the NEs label under the navigation drop-down and then drag and drop
more NEs into the custom map group.
7. Create OTN following the same procedure that you followed for PL. The OTN map group will be
automatically populated with the NEs assigned the OTN tag. When you are finished, you have two
custom map groups to which you can navigate.
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8. Select OTN and click the View NEs in Geographic Map icon.
9. Do the NEs appear on the geographic map?

Groups can be organized hierarchically, with groups within groups. For example, within OTN, you can
create a sub-group called OTN-A. Then, you can put NEs within that sub-group:
1. Navigate to OTN and click + Group.
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2. Type in the name of the sub-group (OTN-A) and click Add.
The OTN-A sub-group appears. Notice the OTN-A sub-group icon.
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3. Navigate to OTN-A and then click NEs and drag and drop NEs on to the canvas.
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Lab 1: MCP Fundamentals Review (Optional)

Task 1: Gather Information

IP address or hostname of MCP server: ______________________________________________

MCP username: ________________________________________________________________

MCP password: _________________________________________________________________

Task 2: Login to MCP

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Task 3: View the Dashboard

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Task 4: View the Network Map

2. What does the + control do? _____________________________________________________

3. What does the – control do? _____________________________________________________

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Task 1: Gather Information

6500 Login Credentials:

TL1 Password: _____________________________________________________

Waveserver Login Credentials:

CLI Password: _____________________________________________________

RESTCONF Username: _____________________________________________________

RESTCONF Password: _____________________________________________________

5400 Login Credentials:

CORBA Username: _____________________________________________________

CORBA Password: _____________________________________________________

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MPB RAMAN Amp Login Credentials

6500 NE IP Addresses: ________________________________________________________________

Waveserver NE IP Addresses: __________________________________________________________

5400 NE IP Addresses: ________________________________________________________________

MPB RAMAN Amp IP Addresses: _______________________________________________________

Task 2: Create NE Connection Profiles

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4. Create (+ Create) an NE connection profile for a Waveserver NE:

Task 3: Enroll a Single NE

1. Navigate to the Enrollment page (Network > Enrollment).

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I am working on the node/shelf name ______________________ and its IP address_