3 Logging into CNC Console

Logging into CNC Console GUI for Non-OCI Deployment

The following is the procedure to log in to CNC Console:
  1. Open any browser.
  2. Enter the URL: http://<host name>:<port number>.

    where, host name is cncc-mcore-ingress-ip and port number is cncc-mcore-ingressport.

    The following screen appears:

    Figure 3-1 CNC Console Login


    CNC Console Login

  3. Enter valid credentials.
  4. Click Login. The welcome page of the CNC Console interface appears.
  5. After the first login, you will be prompted to change password.

    Figure 3-2 Update Password


    Update Password

Note:

To configure CNC Console IAM, see Configuring CNC Console IAM section.

Logging into CNC Console GUI in OCI deployment

The following is the procedure to log in to CNC Console:
  1. Open any browser.
  2. Enter the M-CNCC Core URL http://<host name>:<port number>.
  3. Enter valid credentials.

    Figure 3-3 Login page


    Login page

  4. Click Sign In.
  5. Upon signing in you will be prompted to change your password.

    Figure 3-4 Reset password


    Reset Password

  6. Click Reset Password.
  7. You will be redirected to the CNC Console Core welcome page.

Note:

If any issues are identified while accessing the CNC Console GUI, see the Oracle Communications Cloud Native Configuration Console Troubleshooting Guide.

3.1 CNC Console Dashboard

This section provides an overview of the CNC Console Dashboard.

After the user logs in, the following welcome page of CNC Console appears:

Figure 3-5 CNC Console Welcome Page

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  • Top Ribbon-The top ribbon contains the following:
    • Instance selection drop-down list- To select the NF instance from the list.
    • About- Conveys the product name and the version of the Interface.
    • Sign Out- To sign out from the Console.
  • Left Pane - NFs and Configurations:

    The left pane displays the selected Network Function and the configurations.

  • Right Pane - Details View:

    The right pane displays the configurable parameters that can be updated in the selected NFs.

  • Other dashboard options:

Figure 3-6 Dashboard Options


Dashboard Options

  • The Menu Hierarchy button shows the navigation path from the home screen to the current menu item.
  • The Application Navigation button allows the user to collapse the left pane and display full screen.
  • The Back Icon allows the user to navigate to the Home menu. The screen does not get refreshed automatically. User must click Home or NF menu to view the updated screen.

3.2 Viewing cnDBTier APIs in CNC Console

You must enable the CNCC instance to view the cnDBTier menu. For more information, see the NF Instance Configuration With cnDBTier Menu Enabled section in the Oracle Communications Cloud Native Configuration Console Installation, Upgrade, and Fault Recovery Guide.

Perform the following procedure to view the cnDBTier APIs on the CNC Console:

Note:

The following cnDBTier APIs are read only.

Selecting the CNC Console Instance

  1. Log in to CNC Console and navigate to the Select Instances drop-down.
  2. Select the CNC Console instance.
  3. From the left navigation pane, click the NF or CNC Console tab, and then click the cnDBTier tab. A list of cnDBTier APIs is displayed.

Backup List

Perform the following procedure to view the list of completed backups:
  • From the left navigation pane, click the NF or CNC Console tab, and then click the cnDBTier tab.
  • Click the Backup List to view the list of completed backups along with Backup ID, Backup size, and Creation Timestamp.

    The Backup List screen is displayed.

    Table 3-1 Backup List

    Fields Description
    Backup Details This field displays information such as backup Id, backup size, and backup creation timestamp.
    Site Name This field displays the name of the current site to which NF is connected.
    Backup Id This field displays the ID of the stored backup.
    Backup Size (bytes) This field displays the size of the stored backup.
    Creation TimeStamp This field displays the time recorded when the backup was stored.

cnDBTier Version

Perform the following procedure to view the version:
  1. From the left navigation pane, click the NF or CNC Console tab, and then click the cnDBTier tab.
  2. Click the cnDBTier Version to view the version.

    Table 3-2 cnDBTier Version Attributes

    Fields Description
    cnDBTier Version This field displays the cnDBTier version.
    NDB Version This field displays the network database (NDB) version.

Database Statistics Report

Perform the following procedure to view the available database.
  1. From the left navigation pane, click the NF or CNC Console tab, and then click the cnDBTier tab.
  2. Click the Database Statistics Report to view the available database.

    Table 3-3 Database Statistics Report

    Fields Description
    Database Count This field displays the number of available database.
    Database Tables Count This field displays the available database names and their table count.
    Database Name This field displays the database name.
    Table Count This field displays the table count for each database.
    Database Table Rows Count This field displays the table rows present in each table.
    Click on View icon next to the database name to view the View Database Table Rows Count screen.

    Table 3-4 View Database Table Rows Count

    Fields Description
    Database Name This field displays the database name.
    Tables This field displays the table names and the corresponding rows in each table.
    Table Name This field displays the table name.
    Row Count This field displays the table rows present in each table.

Georeplication Status

Perform the following procedure to view the local site and remote site name to which CNC Console is connected.
  1. From the left navigation pane, click the NF or CNC Console tab, and then click the cnDBTier tab.
  2. Click the Georeplication Status to view the local site and remote site name to which NF is connected.

    Table 3-5 Georeplication Status

    Fields Description
    Local Site Name This field displays the local site name to which NF is connected.
    Remote Site Name This field displays the remote site name.
    Replication Status This field displays the replication status with corresponding sites.
    Seconds Behind Remote Site This field displays the number of seconds that the last record read by the local site is behind the latest record written by the remote site for all the replication groups.
    1. Click the View icon in the Actions menu to view the View Georeplication Status screen.

      Table 3-6 Georeplication Status

      Fields Description
      Replication Group Delay This field displays the number of seconds that the last record read by the local site is behind the latest record written by the remote site for individual replication groups.
      Replication Channel Group Id This field displays the ID of the replication channel group.
    2. Click the View icon to view the Replication Group Delay attributes.

      Table 3-7 View Replication Group Delay

      Fields Description
      Channel Details This field displays the channel details such as Remote Replication IP and Role.
      Remote Replication IP This field displays the IP of the remote replication channel.
      Role This field displays the role of the replication channel IP.

Georeplication Recovery

Perform the following procedure to mark sites as failed, perform georeplication recovery, and monitor its status:
  1. From the left navigation pane, click the NF or CNC Console tab, and then click the cnDBTier tab.
  2. Click Georeplication Recovery to view the failed sites, perform georeplication recovery, and monitor its status.
  3. The Georeplication Recovery API menu is displayed.
  4. Click Update Cluster As Failed to view the failed clusters. The Update Cluster As Failed page is displayed.

    Table 3-8 Update Cluster As Failed

    Fields Description
    Cluster Names This field displays a list of cnDBTier clusters that can be marked as failed.
    Failed Cluster Names This field displays a cnDBTier cluster that is marked as failed.
  5. Click Update Cluster. The selected cluster name is updated in the Failed Cluster Names field.
  6. Click Start Georeplication Recovery to initiate georeplication recovery. The Start Georeplication Recovery page is displayed.

    Table 3-9 Start Georeplication Recovery

    Fields Description
    Failed Cluster Name This field displays a list of all the clusters that have been marked as failed.
    Backup Cluster Name (Optional) This field displays a list of all the healthy clusters. If no cluster is selected, the system uses the first available healthy cluster for the backup.

    To start georeplication recovery, select the name of the failed cluster from the Failed Cluster Name field, and then click Start Georeplication Recovery.

  7. Click Georeplication Recovery Status to monitor the status of the clusters. The Georeplication Recovery Status page is displayed.

    Table 3-10 Georeplication Recovery Status

    Fields Description
    Local Cluster Name This field displays the name of the local cluster.
    Georeplication Recovery Status Details This field displays the details of the georeplication recovery status of cnDBTier clusters.
    Cluster Name This field displays the clusters by name.
    Georeplication Recovery Status This field displays the current georeplication recovery status of the corresponding cluster.

    For more information on georeplication recovery using cnDBTier APIs, see Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core, cnDBTier Installation, Upgrade, and Fault Recovery Guide.

HeartBeat Status

Perform the following procedure to view the connectivity between local site and remote site name to which NF is connected.
  1. From the left navigation pane, click the NF tab, and then click the cnDBTier tab.
  2. Click the HeartBeat Status to view the connectivity between local site and remote site name to which NF is connected.

    Table 3-11 HeartBeat Status Details

    Fields Description
    Site Name This field displays the name of the current site to which NF is connected.
    HeartBeat Details This field displays information such as the remote site name, heartbeat status, heartbeat lag, and replication channel group id.
    Remote Site Name This field displays the remote site name.
    Heartbeat Status This field displays the connectivity status with corresponding sites.
    Heartbeat Lag This field displays the lag or latency in seconds it took to synchronize between sites.
    Replication Channel Group Id This field displays the ID of the replication channel group.

Local Cluster Status

Perform the following procedure to view the local cluster status for the current site.
  1. From the left navigation pane, click the NF tab, and then click the cnDBTier tab.
  2. Click the Local Cluster Status to view the local cluster status for the current site:

    Table 3-12 Local Cluster Status

    Fields Description
    Site Name This field displays the name of the current site to which NF is connected.
    Cluster Status This field displays the local cluster status for the current site.

On Demand Backup

Perform the following procedure to view the available database.
  1. From the left navigation pane, click the NF tab, and then click the cnDBTier tab.
  2. Click the On Demand Backup to create a new backup and view the status of initiated on-demand backups.

    Table 3-13 On Demand Backup Details

    Fields Description
    Site Name This field displays the name of the current site to which NF is connected.
    DR Status This field displays the status of DR.
    Backup Id This field displays the ID of the stored backup.
    Backup Status This field displays the status of backup.
    Remote Transfer Status The field displays the status of remote transfer.
    Initiate Backup The field displays whether the backup is initiated or not.
    1. Click the Edit icon.
      The Edit On Demand Backup screen appears.

      Note:

      The Edit mode is available only for Initiate Backup.
    2. Enable the Initiate Backup option click Save.

      A confirmation message "Save successfully" appears.

    3. Click theCancel to navigate back to the On Demand Backup screen.
    4. Click the Refresh to reload the On Demand Backup screen.

cnDBTier Health

Perform the following procedure to view the health status of the microservices:
  1. From the left navigation menu, navigate to NF and then click cnDBTier tab.

    The cnDBTier page is displayed.

  2. Click cnDBTier Health to view the health status of the microservices like replication, backup manager, monitor services, and NDB services.

    The cnDBTier Health page is displayed.

    • Click the Backup Manager Health Status to view the health status of the backup manager.
      The Backup Manager Health Status page is displayed.

      Note:

      The following APIs are read-only.

      Table 3-14 Backup Manager Health Status

      Fields Description
      Service Name This attribute displays the service name of the backup manager microservice.
      Service Status This attribute displays the service status of the backup manager microservice.

      Possible values are UP and DOWN.
      DB Connection Status This attribute displays the database connection status of the backup manager microservice.

      Possible values are UP and DOWN.
      Overall Backup Manager Service Health This attribute displays the overall health status of the backup manager microservice.

      Possible values are UP and DOWN.
      Backup Executor Health Status This attribute displays the following information like node id and DB connection status of the backup executor.
      Node Id This attribute displays the id of the node.
      DB Connection Status This attribute displays the backup executor database connection status with the nodes.

      Possible values are UP and DOWN.
    • Click the Monitor Health Status to view the health status of the services.
      The Monitor Health Status page is displayed.

      Note:

      The following APIs are read-only.

      Table 3-15 Monitor Health Status details

      Attribute Description
      Service Name This attribute displays the service name of the monitor microservice.
      DB Connection Status This attribute displays the database connection status of the monitor microservice.

      Possible values are UP and DOWN.
      Metric Scrape Status This attribute displays the status of the metric scrape, that is if the metrics are fetched or not. If the metrics are fetched then the service is up and vice versa.

      Possible values are UP and DOWN.
      Overall Monitor Service Health This attribute displays the overall health status of the monitor microservice.

      Possible values are UP and DOWN.
    • Click the NDB Health Status to view the health status of the network database.
      The NDB Health Status page is displayed.

      Note:

      The following APIs are read-only.

      Table 3-16 NDB Health Status details

      Attribute Description
      Local Site Name This attribute displays the name of the current site. For example, site 1, site 2.
      NDB Health Status Details This attribute displays the health status of the network database like name of the NDB service, status of the service, health status of PVC.
      Service Name This attribute displays the service name. For example, ndbmgmd-0, ndbmtd-0, ndbmyappsqld-1, ndbmysqld-2.
      Service Status This attribute displays the status of the service.

      Possible values are UP and DOWN.
      PVC Health Status This attribute displays the health status of the PVC.

      Possible values are UP, DOWN, and NA.

      Note: This attribute is set to NA when some of the database pods are not connected to the PVC.

    • Click the Replication Health Status to view the health status of the replication sites.
      The Replication Health Status page is displayed.

      Note:

      The following APIs are read-only.

      Table 3-17 Replication Health Status details

      Attribute Description
      Local Site Name This attribute displays the name of the current site (site 1, site 2 ).
      Health Status Details This attribute displays the health status details of the local site like replication service name, replication service status, database connection status of the replication service, and the overall health status of the replication micorservices. The number of rows in this table varies depending on the type of deployment (for example, two-site, three-site deployments).
      Service Name This attribute displays the name of the available replication service.
      Service Status This attribute displays the status of the available replication service.

      Possible values are UP and DOWN.
      DB Connection Status This attribute displays the database connection status of the replication microservice.

      Possible values are UP and DOWN.
      Overall Replication Service Health This attribute displays the overall health status of the replication microservice.

      Possible values are UP and DOWN.