NORTEL NETWORKS CONFIDENTIAL

EBSC Configuration
Tool
Course 823 Lesson 7
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Objectives
Describe the activities performed by the EBSC
Configuration Tool
Relate tool restrictions
Understand the usage of the tool in configuring and
managing ports/links
Understand how to manage batch and log files created
by the tool
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Main Screen
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Configuration Tool Activities
Add ports
Move subsystems or ports
Delete ports
Manage T1 links on BTS and ISSHO ports
Manage batch files created by the tool
Manage log files created by the tool
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General Screen Layout
Screen title
Instructions
Status Bar
Progress Indicator Control buttons
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Tool Restrictions
No Command line version of the tool
BSSM must be up and running for tool to operate
Passport interfaces need to be setup previous to running tool
Tool can not provision any components on Passport directly
Tool generates BSMCI and CLI scripts which means coordination
is required for the BSSM database
Tool does not reconfigure subsystems that are moved
For SBS and BTS scripts, the user must make sure the SBS or
BTS is working
Able to run only one instance of the tool at a time
Non-EBSC systems do not have access to this tool
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EBSC Configuration Tool Diagram
Passport
MDM
GUI Tool
BSMCI
CLI
MDM
Queue
User
1
2 3 6
4
5
7 8 9
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Port/Subsystem Management
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Add Ports: Step 1 of 5
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Add BTS Port: Step 2 of 5
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Add BTS Port: Step 3 of 5
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Add BTS Port: Step 4 of 5
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Add BTS Port: Step 5 of 5
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Manage T1 Links
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Manage T1s: Select Ports
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Manage T1s: Configure Data
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Sample Batch file
#This batch file was auto-generated by EBSC Configuration Tool
#Batch file Purpose: Create a BTS port single T1
table 11PMSWBTSPORT
add 40 1 laps/12130 sts/0 vt1dot5/1,2 ds 1 chan/0 *
quit
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Batch File Management
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Batch and Log File Locations
Batch File location
Created files are in /opt/bsm/scripts/ebsc_config directory
Executed files are in /opt/bsm/scripts/ebsc_config/executed
directory
Log files location
Logs found in /opt/bsm/log/ebsc_config directory
Debug log files found in /opt/bsm/log/bsmdbg directory

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Delete Ports/Subsystem
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Delete Ports: Selection
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Move DISCO Subsystems
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Move CIUs
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Review Questions
5
2
4 3
1
For #1-5 name the part of the screen layout shown by arrows.
Screen Title
Status Bar
Instructions
Control buttons
Progress Indicator
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Review Questions
6. Name six port/subsystem configuration activities performed
by the EBSC Configuration tool.
7. How many versions of the tool can be operating at one time?
8. The tool offers three main areas of operations: port/subsystem
management, batch file management and ___________ management.
9. The tool communicates with the user and three systems.
Name the three system.
10. The tool is launched from ______________.
Add ports,
Move ports/subsystems,
Delete ports,
Manage T1 links on ISSHO/ BTS ports,
Manage batch files,
Manage log files
Command prompt of the BSSM
log file
BSMCI, CLI and MDM server
One