Cisco Cisco Transport Manager 9.0 Information Guide
Q&A
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Cisco Transport Manager Release 9.2
Server and Client
Q.
When is Cisco
®
Transport Manager 9.2 scheduled for first customer shipment?
A.
Cisco Transport Manager 9.2 first customer shipment is scheduled for August 26, 2010.
Q.
Are hard copy manuals shipped with Cisco Transport Manager 9.2?
A.
No, Cisco Transport Manager documentation is available online at
http://cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/opticsw/ps2204/tsd_products_support_series_home.html
.
Q.
What are the major enhancements for Cisco Transport Manager 9.2?
A.
Table 1 lists new features for Cisco Transport Manager 9.2.
Table 1.
New Features in Cisco Transport Manager 9.2
Feature
Description
Ability to export the entire
equipment inventory table
equipment inventory table
You have the option to export the entire equipment inventory table to a text file.
Ability to configure Cisco Transport
Manager server ports used for Cisco
Transport Manager
GateWay/CORBA from the Cisco
Transport Manager client
Manager server ports used for Cisco
Transport Manager
GateWay/CORBA from the Cisco
Transport Manager client
A new Port Configuration tab is available from the Cisco Transport Manager GateWay/CORBA Service pane.
The Port Configuration tab allows you to configure the following Cisco Transport Manager server port values:
The Port Configuration tab allows you to configure the following Cisco Transport Manager server port values:
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Name service
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Notification service
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Element management system (EMS) session
●
Event notification port range
●
Server-to-client port range
Automatic software version check
for network element (NE) activation
for network element (NE) activation
Cisco Transport Manager automatically checks and lists any unsupported software versions when activating
software or reverting software to an earlier version on an NE.
software or reverting software to an earlier version on an NE.
New NE Type column in the NE
software table
software table
For ONS 15454 NEs, the NE type values are:
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DWDM: For ONS 15454 MSTP R9.2 or later NEs
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TDM: For ONS 15454 MSPP R9.2 or later NEs
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Not Available: For all other NE versions
Ability to configure a SOCKS v5
proxy server to manage connectivity
through network firewalls
proxy server to manage connectivity
through network firewalls
In many networks, the Cisco Transport Manager server is installed on a host behind a firewall, while the Cisco
Transport Manager client is installed on a host outside a firewall.
Transport Manager client is installed on a host outside a firewall.
The firewall is the gateway for all of the TCP/IP connections to a private network. The firewall filters all
connections using a set of configurable policies that determine whether a connection can be established with
hosts behind the firewall, with the private network’s hosts, and with hosts outside the firewall.
connections using a set of configurable policies that determine whether a connection can be established with
hosts behind the firewall, with the private network’s hosts, and with hosts outside the firewall.
You can configure a SOCKS v5 proxy server. The SOCKS protocol tunnels the following connections to a
firewall in a controlled manner:
firewall in a controlled manner:
●
All random CORBA ports
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The default JMOCO port (27613)