The Element Management System object is a top-level element in the EMS structure, corresponding to the EMS Server. There is a single Element Management System which is created before delivery and which you cannot destroy. It displays status information and provides facilities for collecting diagnostics.
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Send all SNMP alarm notifications | This action applies only if SNMP Alarm Notifications - Configured is set to True. If a management application that receives notifications of EMS alarms (such as NetCool) has just started, you can use this pushbutton to send notifications of all current alarms, to ensure that the two systems are synchronized as quickly as possible. |
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If the security settings on the EMS Server and Clients are not compatible, you will not be able to manage the EMS. For example, if you configure the server to accept only secure connections and the client to connect in insecure mode, the client's connection to the server will be rejected. To correct this, change the client's security setting using the menu bar option in the client before connecting to the server, so that it matches the server's setting. If you configure the EMS Server to accept only insecure connections, CORBA clients will be prevented from accessing the EMS because they are required to use secure connections. If you modify the port numbers used for connections between the EMS Server and EMS Clients, the EMS Client user will need to specify the new port number when connecting to the server. |
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To change the configuration of SNMP Alarm notifications, set the appropriate values in the SNMP Alarm notifications at next restart fields, and then stop and restart the EMS using the CRAFT scripts as described in the Ancillary Servers Guide. |
Parameter |
Access |
Description |
EMS name | Read only | The name of the EMS Server. |
EMS unique identifier | Read only | An internal identifier for the EMS Server. |
Time | Read only | The EMS Server's current system time, used in timestamps for billing and diagnostics. This field is updated approximately once every minute. |
Version Level | Read only | The version level of the core software running on the EMS. This is in the format MM.mm.CC representing the major, minor and compatibility levels of the software, for example 1.04.01. |
Service Level | Read only | The service level of the core software running on the EMS. This is in the format SUN PT.LL representing the service update number, patch track number and patch level of the software, for example SU5 P1.03. |
Boot Level | Read only | The boot level of the core software running on the EMS. This is in the format EMSN PT.LL representing the boot level number, patch track number and patch level of the software, for example EMS13 P1.03. The boot level is 12 or lower if the EMS Server is running Solaris 8, and 13 or higher if it is running Solaris 9. |
Min logging severity level for storage | Change | The minimum severity level that a log must have for that log to be stored. Range: 0 - 100 |
Current security mode | Read only | Indicates whether the EMS Server accepts secure and/or insecure connections from EMS Clients. Values:
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Current secure port | Read only | The IP port number currently used for secure connections between the EMS Server and Client. (This port is also used for communications between the Web Server and EMS Server.) |
Current firewall compatible insecure port | Read only | The IP port number currently used for firewall compatible insecure connections between the EMS Server and Client. |
Current insecure port | Read only | The IP port number currently used for insecure connections between the EMS Server and Client. |
Security mode on next restart | Change | Indicates whether the EMS Server should accept secure and/or insecure connections from EMS Clients. If you change this option, the new configuration will take effect next time you restart the EMS Server. Values:
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Secure port on next restart | Change | The IP port number used for secure connections between the EMS Server and Client. (This port is also used for communications between the Web Server and EMS Server.) The default is 8006. If you need to use a different port number (for example to connect through a firewall that restricts the range of port numbers available to you), specify it here. The port numbers for the three different types of connections (secure, firewall compatible insecure, and insecure) must be different; you cannot configure two of these to use the same port number. |
Firewall compatible insecure port on next restart | Change | The IP port number used for firewall compatible insecure connections between the EMS Server and Client. The default is 8005. If you need to use a different port number, specify it here. The port numbers for the three different types of connections (secure, firewall compatible insecure, and insecure) must be different; you cannot configure two of these to use the same port number. |
Insecure port on next restart | Change | The IP port number used for insecure connections between the EMS Server and Client. The default is 8004. If you need to use a different port number, specify it here. The port numbers for the three different types of connections (secure, firewall compatible insecure, and insecure) must be different; you cannot configure two of these to use the same port number. |
SNMP Alarm Notifications - Configured | Read only | Indicates whether the EMS Server is configured to send SNMP alarm notifications to a management application (such as NetCool). The following fields Destination address - Community appear only if this field is set to True. Values:
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SNMP Alarm Notifications - Destination address | Read only | The IP address of the computer to which SNMP alarm notifications are sent. |
SNMP Alarm Notifications - Destination port | Read only | The IP port number on the target computer to which SNMP alarm notifications are sent. |
SNMP Alarm Notifications - Source port (first of 20) | Read only | The IP port number of the first in a range of 20 ports on the local computer on which the EMS listens for acknowledgements of SNMP notifications. |
SNMP Alarm Notifications - Community | Read only | The SNMP community on which SNMP alarm notifications are sent. |
SNMP Alarm Notifications at next restart - Configured | Change | Indicates whether the EMS Server should send SNMP alarm notifications to a management application (such as NetCool). If you change this option, the change takes effect after the EMS is next restarted. See the SNMP chapter in the Integration and Customization Manual for information on how to use this function. The following fields Destination address - Community appear only if this field is set to True, and any changes you make take effect after the EMS is next restarted. Values:
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SNMP Alarm Notifications at next restart - Destination address | Change | The IP address of the computer to which SNMP alarm notifications will be sent. |
SNMP Alarm Notifications at next restart - Destination port | Change | The IP port number on the local computer on which the EMS will listen for acknowledgements of SNMP notifications. |
SNMP Alarm Notifications at next restart - Source port (first of 20) | Change | The IP port number of the first in a range of 20 ports on the local computer from which SNMP alarm notifications will be sent. |
SNMP Alarm Notifications at next restart - Community | Change | The SNMP community on which SNMP alarm notifications will be sent. |