Maintenance

vSTP Maintenance Link Status

The VSTP > Maintenance > Link Status page allows you to view information about existing links, including the operational status of each link.

You can perform these tasks on an Active System OAM (SOAM).

Filter the list of links to display only the desired Connections.
Sort the list by a column, in ascending or descending order, by clicking the column heading. The default order is by Link Name in ascending ASCII order.
Prevent the page from automatically refreshing by clicking the Pause updates checkbox.
Enable Links
Disable Links

vSTP Maintenance Link Status Elements

The following describes fields on the Link Status maintenance page:

Field	Description
Link Name	Name of the link.
mp Server Host Name	Hostname of the MP server from which status is reported.
Admin State	A Link's administrative state can be: Enabled: the Link is Enabled Disabled: the Link is Disabled Unk: unknown; the state of the Link is not available in the database
Operational Status	A Link's administrative state can be: Available: the Link is available for routing Degraded: the Link is not unavailable but it is not operating as expected. The Operational Reason field provides additional information on this status. Unavailable: the Link is unavailable. The Operational Reason field provides additional information on this status.
Operational Reason	Reason for the Operational Status.
Link Type	Link type.
Linkset Name	Name of the associated linkset.
Time of Last Update	Time stamp that shows the last time the status information was updated.
Status Known	The status can be: True: The Link status is available. False: The Link status is not available. The value depends on the Operational Status, mp Server Host Name, Time of Last Update, or Operational Reason.

Enabling Links

Use the following steps to enable one or more links:

Click VSTP > Maintenance > Link Status.
Select 1 - 20 links to enable.
To select multiple links, press CTRL when selecting each connection. To select multiple contiguous links, click the first connection you want, then press SHIFT and select the last link you want. All the links in between are also selected.
Click Enable.
Click OK on the confirmation screen to enable the selected links. If any of the selected links no longer exist (they have been deleted by another user), an error message displays, but any selected links that do exist are enabled.

Disabling Links

Use the following steps to disable one or more links:

Click VSTP > Maintenance > Link Status.
Select 1 - 20 links to disable.
To select multiple links, press CTRL when selecting each connection. To select multiple contiguous links, click the first connection you want, then press SHIFT and select the last link you want. All the links in between are also selected.
Click Disable.
Click OK on the confirmation screen to disable the selected links. If any of the selected links no longer exist (they have been deleted by another user), an error message displays, but any selected links that do exist are disabled.

vSTP Maintenance Connection Status

The VSTP > Maintenance > Connection Status page allows you to view information about existing Connections, including the operational status of each Connection.

You can perform these tasks on an Active System OAM (SOAM).

Filter the list of Connections to display only the desired Connections.
Sort the list by a column, in ascending or descending order, by clicking the column heading. The default order is by Connection Name in ascending ASCII order.
Prevent the page from automatically refreshing by clicking the Pause updates checkbox.
Enable Connections
Disable Connections

vSTP Maintenance Connection Status Elements

The following describes fields on the Connection Status maintenance page:

Field	Description
Connection Name	Name of the Connection.
mp Server Host Name	Hostname of the MP server from which status is reported.
Admin State	A Connection's administrative state can be: Enabled: the Connection is Enabled Disabled: the Connection is Disabled Unk: unknown; the state of the Connection is not available in the database
Operational Status	A Connection's administrative state can be: Available: the Connection is available for routing Degraded: the Connection is not unavailable but it is not operating as expected. The Operational Reason field provides additional information on this status. Unavailable: the Connection is unavailable. The Operational Reason field provides additional information on this status.
Operational Reason	Reason for the Operational Status.
Local Host Name	Name of the local host.
Remote Host Name	Name of the remote host.
Time of Last Update	Time stamp that shows the last time the status information was updated.
Status Known	The status can be: True: The Connection status is available. False: The Connection status is not available. The value depends on the Operational Status, mp Server Host Name, Time of Last Update, or Operational Reason.

Enabling Connections

Use the following steps to enable one or more Connections:

Click VSTP > Maintenance > Connection Status.
Select 1 - 20 Connections to enable.
To select multiple Connections, press CTRL when selecting each connection. To select multiple contiguous Connections, click the first connection you want, then press SHIFT and select the last Connection you want. All the Connections in between are also selected.
Click Enable.
Click OK on the confirmation screen to enable the selected Connections. If any of the selected Connections no longer exist (they have been deleted by another user), an error message displays, but any selected Connections that do exist are enabled.

Disabling Connections

Use the following steps to disable one or more Connections:

Click VSTP > Maintenance > Connection Status.
Select 1 - 20 Connections to disable.
To select multiple Connections, press CTRL when selecting each connection. To select multiple contiguous Connections, click the first connection you want, then press SHIFT and select the last Connection you want. All the Connections in between are also selected.
Click Disable.
Click OK on the confirmation screen to disable the selected Connections. If any of the selected Connections no longer exist (they have been deleted by another user), an error message displays, but any selected Connections that do exist are disabled.

vSTP Maintenance Remote Signaling Point Status

The VSTP > Maintenance > Remote Signaling Point Status page allows you to view information about existing RSPs, including the operational status of each RSP.

You can perform these tasks on an Active System OAM (SOAM):

Filter the list of RSPs to display only the desired RSPs.
Sort the list by a column, in ascending or descending order, by clicking the column heading. The default order is by RSP Name in ascending ASCII order.
Click the + in any entry in the Routes field to view information about the routes associated with the RSP.
Prevent the page from automatically refreshing by clicking the Pause updates checkbox.

vSTP Maintenance RSP Status Elements

The following describes fields on the RSP Status maintenance page:

Field	Description
MP server	Name of the vSTP MP server that is currently reporting the status of the RSP.
RSP Name	Name of the RSP.
mp Server Host Name	Hostname of the MP server from which status is reported.
Operational Status	A RSP's administrative state can be: Available: the RSP is available for routing Degraded: the RSP is not unavailable but it is not operating as expected. The Operational Reason field provides additional information on this status. Unavailable: the RSP is unavailable. The Operational Reason field provides additional information on this status.
Point Code	Unique address of the RSP.
Routes	RSP route. An RSP can have two routes.
Route Adjacent Status	The status of adjacent part. It can have these four status: Down: The adjacent part to RSP is down. UP: The adjacent part to RSP is up. Restricted: The adjacent part to RSP is restricted.. Unassigned: The adjacent part to RSP is not assigned to any other RSP.
Route Name	Name of the route.
Route Remote Status	The status of the non adjacent part. The route remote status can be: Available: The non-adjacent part to RSP is available. Unavailable: The non-adjacent part to RSP is unavailable. Restricted: The non-adjacent part to RSP is restricted. Unassigned: The non-adjacent part to RSP is not assigned to any other RSP.
SS7 Domain Type	Types of SS7 Domain. The values can be: ANSI ITUI ITUN ITUN24 ITUI_S ITUN_S
Status Known	Status can have the following values: True: The RSP status is known. False: The RSP status is unknown.
Last Updated	The congestion level of the Link Set. This is the lowest of the congestion levels of all the Links configured in the Link Set. The congestion level options are: Normal CL1 CL2 CL3

vSTP Maintenance Link Set Status

The VSTP > Maintenance > Link Set Status page allows you to view information about existing Linksets, including the operational status of each Linkset.

You can perform these tasks on an Active System OAM (SOAM):

Filter the list of Linksets to display only the desired Linksets.
Sort the list by a column, in ascending or descending order, by clicking the column heading. The default order is by Linkset Name in ascending ASCII order.
Prevent the page from automatically refreshing by clicking the Pause updates checkbox.

vSTP Maintenance Linkset Status Elements

The following describes fields on the Linkset status maintenance page:

Field	Description
Congestion Level	The congestion level of the Link Set. This is the lowest of the congestion levels of all the Links configured in the Link Set. The congestion level options can be : Normal CL1 CL2 CL3
MP server	Name of the vSTP MP server that is currently reporting the status of the Link Set.
Link Set Name	Name of the Linkset.
mp Server Host Name	Hostname of the MP server from which status is reported.
Operational Reason	Reason for the operational status.
Operational Status	A Linkset's administrative state can be: Available: the Linkset is available for routing Degraded: the Linkset is not unavailable but it is not operating as expected. The Operational Reason field provides additional information on this status. Unavailable: the Linkset is unavailable. The Operational Reason field provides additional information on this status.
Status Known	Status can be: True: The Linkset status is known. False: The Linkset status is unknown. The value depends on Operational Status, Congestion Level, Last Updated, Operational Reason values.
Last Updated	Time stamp which indicates the last time status information was updated.

vSTP Maintenance SCCP Application Status

The VSTP > Maintenance > SCCP Application Status page allows you to view information about existing SCCP Applications, including the operational status of each SCCP Application.

You can perform these tasks on an Active System OAM (SOAM).

Filter the list of SCCP Applications to display only the desired applications.
Sort the list by a column, in ascending or descending order, by clicking the column heading. The default order is by SCCP Application Name in ascending ASCII order.
Prevent the page from automatically refreshing by clicking the Pause updates checkbox.
Enable SCCP Applications.
Disable SCCP Applications.

vSTP Maintenance SCCP Application Status Elements

The following describes fields on the SCCP Application Status maintenance page:

Field	Description
Admin State	A SCCP Application's administrative state can be: Enabled: the SCCP Application is Enabled Disabled: the SCCP Application is Disabled Unk: unknown; the state of the SCCP Application is not available in the database
App Id	The unique ID of the application.
Operational State	A SCCP Application's administrative state can be: Available: the SCCP Application is available for routing Degraded: the SCCP Application is not unavailable but it is not operating as expected. The Operational Reason field provides additional information on this status. Unavailable: the SCCP Application is unavailable. The Operational Reason field provides additional information on this status.
App Type	Type of Application. Options are: EIR ATINP INPQ SFAPP
Host Name	The name of vSTP MP server that is currently reporting the status of this application.
SSN	Sub System Number
Status Known	Status values can be: True: The application status is known. False: The application status is unknown. The value depends on Operation Status, Host Name, or Time of Last Update.
Time of Last Update	Time stamp that shows the last time the status information was updated.

Enabling SCCP Applications

Use the following steps to enable one or more SCCP Applications:

Click VSTP > Maintenance > SCCP Application Status.
Select 1 - 20 SCCP Applications to enable.
To select multiple SCCP Applications, press CTRL when selecting each SCCP Application. To select multiple contiguous SCCP Applications, click the first SCCP Application you want, then press SHIFT and select the last SCCP Application you want. All the SCCP Applications in between are also selected.
Click Enable.
Click OK on the confirmation screen to enable the selected SCCP Applications. If any of the selected SCCP Applications no longer exist (they have been deleted by another user), an error message displays, but any selected SCCP Applications that do exist are enabled.

Disabling SCCP Applications

Use the following steps to disable one or more SCCP Applications:

Click VSTP > Maintenance > SCCP Application Status.
Select 1 - 20 SCCP Applications to disable.
To select multiple SCCP Applications, press CTRL when selecting each SCCP Application. To select multiple contiguous SCCP Applications, click the first SCCP Application you want, then press SHIFT and select the last SCCP Application you want. All the SCCP Applications in between are also selected.
Click Disable.
Click OK on the confirmation screen to disable the selected SCCP Applications. If any of the selected SCCP Applications no longer exist (they have been deleted by another user), an error message displays, but any selected SCCP Applications that do exist are disabled.