Introducing OPS Manager User’s Guide
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Advantages of using OPS Manager
OPS Manager helps control network administration, reduces operating costs, and
maximizes network performance. An OPS Manager station administers tasks on any
managed PBX in the network. This remote access to the PBX reduces the need for on-site
visits. As a result, administration overhead, travel requirements, and service response
times are significantly reduced.
What types of networks can be managed?
OPS Manager provides network-wide administration and maintenance through standard
Ethernet to the following elements:
• Network of SX-2000 LIGHT systems
• SX-2000 LIGHT systems
• 3300 ICP systems
• 3300 ICP standalone voice mail only systems
• Combination of single systems, networks, clusters, and gateways
The OPS Manager station communicates with the network elements through an ethernet
local area network (LAN). The following requirements apply to the LAN:
• The LAN must be based on 802.3 ethernet and use the TCP/IP protocol standard.
• The SX-2000 LIGHT PBXs must have software version LIGHTWARE™ 30, Release 1
R1.0 or later.
• The 3300 ICP systems must have software version 3.2 UR2.0 or later.
On 3300 ICP systems, the LAN connects directly to the controller. On SX-2000 systems,
the LAN connects to MCIIIe control cards that are installed in the main control planes.
Figure 1 shows an example of an OPS Manager station that manages a single system, a
cluster, and a network.
