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Optima Management System®
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Release Notes Rev BDecember 2015
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Optima Management SystemRelease Notes
Version 11.50December 2015
These release notes document new features, enhancements, and known issues for Optima version 11.50.
Instructions for use of this product, including the software update instructions, are detailed in the following documents:
Optima Management System User/Configuration Guide
Optima Management System Administration Guide
Rev B adds a Note to Updating the Optima Software on page 13.
New FeaturesOptima version 11.50 includes the following new features:
Site Configuration Upgrades (Issue 75928)
Alarm Snoozing (Issue 75392)
Alarm Fix Actions (Issue 75391)
Site Configuration UpgradesOptima Version 11.50 provides an upgraded site configuration dialog box for diconnect network elements. The upgraded dialog box includes:
Site tree functionality
Streamlined Add and Edit processes
Default view showing only parameters needing to be configured
Visual distinctions between default and manually configured parameter va
Tooltip descriptions of parameters
A Default button to restore any parameter’s default value.
These upgrades and changes from the Version 11.40 site configuration dialog are detailed in the following Figures RN1, 2, 3 and 4.
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Figure RN-1 Site Configuration Initial Display of NEs in Version 11.50
The Site Configuration dialog is opened by selecting a site from the NE Tree or the Site View Sites list and selecting Configure Site from the right-click menu. This opethe initial Configure Site dialog window shown in Figure RN-1, listing the site’s network elements and their types in tree form. Every NE added through this Site Configuration dialog resides one tree level down from the parent site.
When the user clicks the Add button in this window as shown in Figure RN-2, bCategory, Type, and Name fields open for the user to complete. When the user selects the Type, Optima autopopulates the parameters for that Type.
Previous version
Edit button (new)
NEs displayin tree form
Refreshbutton
Add, Deletebuttonsmovedhere
movedhere
All newly addedNEs resideat this levelof the tree
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Figure RN-2 Site Configuration Add NE dialog
The Edit button is enabled only for applications that are direct-connect capable.When the user selects an existing site or NE and clicks Edit, the Site Configuration window for that site or NE appears (preceded by a Warning window advising that theNE has no configurable parameters or is otherwise not configurable, if that is the case). The Category, Type, and Name fields are already completed. and the Parameters in need of configuration are shown below. This is shown on the left in Figure RN-3.
The user can return from the Add or Edit windows to the initial Site Configuration window at any time by clicking Cancel.
The initial default display of parameters (shown on the left in Figure RN-3) shows those needing configuration, marked with a red exclamation point icon . The user must configure values for these parameters to successfully complete the direct connection. The default display also shows parameters which have been manually configured, which do not necessarily need additional configuration. These are displayed with a green checkmark icon .
When the Show all parameters checkbox at lower left is selected, parameters wdo not need to be configured display with green checkmark icons. These include parameters with default values and optional parameters. The window at right in Figure RN-3 shows all parameters.
Click Add to configure new NE
When Type is selected, parameters
Replaces Add NE window in Previous Version
needing to be configured appear here
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To see a tooltip Description of any parameter, hover the cursor over the parametname. See Figure RN-3.
Figure RN-3 Viewing and Editing NE Parameters
To edit a Parameter Value, the user clicks in the Value field to open it for editing. Default values are shown in gray italic type, while manually set values are shown in straight black type. See Figure RN-4.
Figure RN-4 Viewing and Editing NE Parameters
When the configuration is complete, the user clicks Save. The Site Configuration boxcloses and the site configuration is saved.
Click inValue columnto edit
Default view (only parametersneeding configuration)
View Showing All Parameters
Click toassigndefaultvalue
HovercursoroverNameto showtooltip Description
Green iconsindicate noconfigurationneeded
Gray italic typein Value fieldis a default value
Value fields havedrop-down menuoptions whenappropriate
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Alarm SnoozingVersion 11.50 offers the Alarm Snoozing feature to abate nuisances caused by bouncing alarms. By enacting the Snooze Alarm feature, an Optima user can head off the need to repeatedly re-acknowledge and re-clear bouncing alarms.
The Alarm Snoozing feature is activated from an Actions menu item in Event View, button at the bottom of the alarm’s Event Information window, or a right-click option when hovering over the alarm row in Event View. A popup dialog lets the user configure the duration of the snooze period at 1, 2 or 3 hours.
When the Alarm Snoozing feature is active, the snoozing alarm will not accept any state changes, and users will not be able to acknowledge or clear the alarm. The alarm’s Status is listed as “Snoozed.” All of the “Snooze” menu items and buttons toggle to “Unsnooze.” The alarm’s Event Information window adds “Snoozed Event Information” including the snooze end time.
The snooze expires at the end of the configured duration. or when the user clicks an Unsnooze command. At that point, the alarm status reverts to the Pending state, and the user is able to Acknowledge or Clear the alarm.
See the following three Figures.
Figure RN-5 Snoozing an alarm from the Actions Menu
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Figure RN-6 Expanded Event Information window showing snoozed alarm deta
Status:Snoozed
Click triangleto conceal orreveal Snoozedevent Information
“Actual” informationdescribes alarmthat is snoozing
Snooze end time
Acknowledge andclear commandsunavailable during snooze.
Unsnooze togglesto Snooze once asnooze expires oris unsnoozed
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Figure RN-7 Event Information window after an alarm snooze expires
Alarm Fix ActionsOptima Version 11.50 provides a new “Fix Actions” display with Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) recommendations to address alarm situations. This display is part of an expanded Event Information window. See Figure RN-8 below.
Figure RN-8 Opening the Fix Actions display
Status: Pending(No longer “snoozed”)
Snooze buttonreappears
“Snoozed Eventinformation”no longer appears
Unsnooze nolonger appears
User clicks right margin Fix Actions display opens on right side
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Figure RN-9 Fix Actions display features
The Fix Actions display includes the following fields:
The Fix Actions display quickly provides Optima users with recommended fixes for alarm scenarios, provided by the OEMs of the devices giving rise to the alarms. Customers provide this information in a file uploaded to Optima.
As shown in Figure RN-9, the top of the Fix Actions display shows the Fix Agent (the party responsible to fix alarm situations, as designated by the customer) and identifies the vendor (usually the OEM). Users can click the information icon to opeeditable window with details about the vendor.
Field Description
Fix Agent The party responsible for undertaking the fix (set by customer)
Remedy from vendor
Name of the OEM or vendor that supplied the remedy (top), andthe remedy recommended by the OEM.
Remedy for model
Name of the model giving rise to the event (top), andnotes about the model added and edited by users.
Remedy for family
Name of the family of the model giving rise to the event (top), andnotes about the family (pertaining to the listed vendor only) added and edited by users.
Click to hide/show Fix Actions
Click to showvendor details
Read-onlyOEM remedyfield
Users canadd or editmodel andfamilyinformation
Click to open fields for editing
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The field below “Remedy from vendor” is a read-only remedy from the OEM supplied by the customer.
The two fields on the bottom identify the model of the device giving rise to the alarm and the family of that model. Users can add or edit information in both of those fields -- notes based on practical experience in undertaking the fix, for example. The user needs to have the edit-event permission level to edit these fields. The user clicks the edit icon to open these fields for editing. When either field is open for editing, the edit icon is replaced by two other icons . The user clicks the X to cancel the edit or the checkmark to save the edit.
EnhancementsOptima Version 11.50 includes the following Enhancements:
Alert Banner Removed (Issue 75857)
Alert Banner RemovedThe Flash Alert Banner previously shown atop the Main Menu Bar has been removed in Version 11.50, part of an ongoing effort to present a clean and uncluttered GUI.
FixesOptima Version 11.50 includes the following Fixes:
Excessive Open File Descriptors on DMC Server (Issue 75777)
Excessive Open File Descriptors on DMC ServerOn DMC servers with adapters and/or direct connect devices, server functionality was impaired by too many open file descriptors caused by open instances of the trap collector trapSubscribers.xml file. This was caused by issues in the Module and Applications, and was fixed outside of Optima.
Known IssuesReview the following known issues prior to upgrading your Optima software to version 11.50:
Right-Click View Events Command Failure in IE9 (Issue 75841)
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Right-Click View Events Command Failure in IE9Description: The View Events popup window from an NE menu does not appresponse to the right-click menu command when using IE9.
Workaround: Use the Open Event View menu item instead of View Events.
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Software Update Instructions
Obtaining the SoftwareOptima version 11.50 software consists of the following files:
Generaloptimainstaller
DMCjdk-7u40-linux-x64.rpm
optima-adapter-core-11.50-optima1140b014.noarch.rpm
optima-core-11.50-optima1140b014.noarch.rpm
optima-dmc-11.50-optima1140b014.x86_64.rpm
optima-jms-dmc-11.50-optima1140b014.noarch.rpm
rrdtool-1.0.50-3.el4.rf.x86_64.rpm
OMSjdk-7u40-linux-x64.rpm
kentrox-oracle-2.00-0001.x86_64.rpm
optima-core-11.50-optima1140b014.noarch.rpm
optima-dmi-11.50-optima1140b014.noarch.rpm
optima-jms-oms-11.50-optima1140b014.noarch.rpm
optima-oms-11.50-optima1140b014.noarch.rpm
optima-plugins-dmi-11.50-optima1140b014.noarch.rpm
Platformoptimapkginstaller.sh
optimapkgmanager.sh
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Tools/Delllibsmbios-2.2.19-4.1.el5.i386.rpm
smbios-utils-bin-2.2.19-4.1.el5.i386.rpm
srvadmin-cm-6.2.0-677.i386.rpm
srvadmin-deng-6.2.0-1.6.el5.i386.rpm
srvadmin-hapi-6.2.0-1.17.el5.i386.rpm
srvadmin-isvc-6.2.0-1.16.el5.i386.rpm
srvadmin-megalib-6.2.0-1.6.el3.i386.rpm
srvadmin-omacore-6.2.0-1.18.el5.i386.rpm
srvadmin-omcommon-6.2.0-1.19.el5.i386.rpm
srvadmin-omilcore-6.2.0-1.9.el5.noarch.rpm
srvadmin-rac5-components-6.2.0-677.i386.rpm
srvadmin-racadm5-6.2.0-677.i386.rpm
srvadmin-racdrsc5-6.2.0-677.i386.rpm
srvadmin-smcommon-6.2.0-1.29.el5.i386.rpm
srvadmin-storage-6.2.0-1.29.el5.i386.rpm
srvadmin-storage-populator-6.2.0-1.25.el3.i386.rpm
srvadmin-storelib-6.2.0-1.11.el3.i386.rpm
srvadmin-storelib-libpci-6.2.0-1.1.el5.i386.rpm
srvadmin-storelib-sysfs-6.2.0-1.1.el5.i386.rpm
srvadmin-sysfsutils-6.2.0-2.1.el5.i386.rpm
srvadmin-xmlsup-6.2.0-1.17.el5.i386.rpm
Updating the Optima SoftwareFor software update procedures, refer to the Optima Management System Administration Guide, which is available from Westell Technical Support.
Note: Optima user should clear their browser cache after an Optima version u
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Compatibility MatricesTable 1 specifies the software products and versions that are compatible with version 11.50. For full functionality of Optima version 11.50, Westell recommends using these software products and versions. Optima is backwards compatible with previous versions of the products, but functionality may be limited.
Table 1 Optima Software Compatibility Matrix
Product Name Release Level Release Date
Remote 3.5x Nov-10
RMX-3200 6.10 Jun-15
RMM-1400 6.10 Jun-15
RMC-700 6.10 Jun-15
RMM-700 6.10 Jun-15
Expand D 1.70 Sep-12
RME-1000 1.70 Sep-12
RME-S8 1.70 Sep-12
RME-B64 1.70 Sep-12
RME-E8 1.70 Sep-12
RMB-1 1.1x May-12
Connect SCS 1.10 Oct-07
296 9.80 Jul-08
Connect 2.00 Apr-06
Extend 2.00 Nov-07
232 9.71 Oct-08
198 2.32 Mar-07
Scout 2 2.01 Feb-09
Vortex 7.20 Mar-04
Flex 1.41 Apr-09
Focus 3210 1.30, 1.40 Aug-04, Nov-10
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Table 2 specifies the software products and versions that are compatible with Rversion 4.60. Any versions not listed are not compatible with Redirect version 4.60.
AItc 2.x Jul-05
Table 2 Redirect Software Compatibility Matrix
Product Name Release Level Release Date
Optima 11.30 Jun-15
Remote 3.5x Nov-10
RMX-3200 6.10 Jun-15
RMM-1400 6.10 Jun-15
RMC-700 6.10 Jun-15
RMM-700 6.10 Jun-15
Director 2.1x Apr-07
Table 1 Optima Software Compatibility Matrix (Continued)
Product Name Release Level Release Date
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