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NIMS-PrOptimaTM

Release V4The Next Generation Performance Management Solution for Communication Service Providers

raining Exercises

Base User Course

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Chapter 1 - Introduction

Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................................5

.. !NT"#$%CT#"& !N'#"M(T!#N....................................................................................................)

.2. $#C%M*NT C(T*G#"&...................................................................................................................)

.+. (%$!*NC*...........................................................................................................................................)

.4. $#C%M*NT ,!ST#"&.......................................................................................................................)

.). $#C%M*NT "*'*"*NC*S...............................................................................................................)

.-. C#P&"!G,T !N'#"M(T!#N............................................................................................................)

CHAPTER 2 - BASE USER TRAINING......................................................................................................6

2.. N!MSP"#PT!M(TM#/*"/!*0......................................................................................................-

2... Technolog1 no3ledge.....................................................................................................................-

2..2. Technologies suort........................................................................................................................-2..+. $omains suorted...........................................................................................................................-

2..4. /endors suorted.............................................................................................................................-

2..). Class 5ogin details............................................................................................................................-

2..-. 5ogging in.........................................................................................................................................7

2..7. Glo6al context...................................................................................................................................7

2.2. "*P#"TS..............................................................................................................................................7

2.2.. Creation otions................................................................................................................................7

2.2.2. Create a reort...................................................................................................................................7

2.2.+. Ta6le structures one........................................................................................................................7

2.2.4. N* $imensions.................................................................................................................................7

2.2.). N* drag and dro..............................................................................................................................8

2.2.-. Time $imension................................................................................................................................8

2.2.7. Time drag and dro...........................................................................................................................82.2.8. Calculation alette.............................................................................................................................8

2.2.9. Calculations.......................................................................................................................................8

2.2.:. 'ilter one.........................................................................................................................................8

2.2.. Multile filters...................................................................................................................................8

2.2.2. S3a..................................................................................................................................................8

2.2.+. $rag and dro otions.......................................................................................................................9

2.2.4. (dd;"emove one elements..............................................................................................................9

2.2.). Comuting.........................................................................................................................................9

2.2.-. Comute............................................................................................................................................9

2.+. "*P#"T (N(5&S!S..........................................................................................................................:

2.+.. $rill do3n ; "oll u........................................................................................................................:

2.+.2. Time drill do3n...............................................................................................................................:2.+.+. N* roll u........................................................................................................................................:

2.+.4. "eort (ggregation.........................................................................................................................:

2.+.). *na6le Time (ggregation................................................................................................................:

2.+.-. Sorting.............................................................................................................................................:

2.+.7. N 5o3est ; ,ighest.........................................................................................................................:

2.+.8. 'iltering...........................................................................................................................................:

2.+.9. !tem st1le.........................................................................................................................................

2.+.:. Conditional st1le.............................................................................................................................

2.+.. St1le e1 code.................................................................................................................................

2.+.2. Saving "eorts................................................................................................................................

2.+.+. "eort *xlorer...............................................................................................................................

2.+.4. (ssociated Ta6le..............................................................................................................................

2.+.). (ssociated Grah............................................................................................................................

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2.4. G"(P,S..............................................................................................................................................

2.4.. Creation otions..............................................................................................................................

2.4.2. Create a grah.................................................................................................................................2

2.4.+. Grah structures ones...................................................................................................................2

2.4.4. N* drag and dro............................................................................................................................2

2.4.). Time drag and dro.........................................................................................................................2

2.4.-. Calculations.....................................................................................................................................22.4.7. 'ilter one.......................................................................................................................................2

2.4.8. S3a................................................................................................................................................2

2.4.9. $rag and dro otions.....................................................................................................................2

2.4.:. (dd;"emove one elements............................................................................................................+

2.4.. Comuting #tions.........................................................................................................................+

2.4.2. Comute..........................................................................................................................................+

2.4.+. Glo6al settings.................................................................................................................................+

2.4.4. Single chart settings........................................................................................................................+

2.4.). Multile units..................................................................................................................................+

2.4.-. $isatching.....................................................................................................................................+

2.4.7. < = > com6ined axis......................................................................................................................+

2.4.8. Saving Grahs.................................................................................................................................4

2.4.9. "eort *xlorer...............................................................................................................................4

2.). *


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+.2.+. 'ormula checing............................................................................................................................9

+.2.4. Granularit1......................................................................................................................................9

+.2.). CNT"@( details..............................................................................................................................9

+.2.-. T*


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1.1. Introductory information

This document contains the exercises that suort the training for the N!MSPr#tima roduct and should

accoman1 the PS#:: Aase %ser Training.

1.2. Document Category

!nternal $raft version

*xternal Pu6lisha6le version

1.3. Audience

The target audience for this document is ersonnel attending the PS#:: Aase %ser Training.

1.4. Document History

Date Descr!t"# A$t%"r Re&

7;:4;2:4 "elease for v4 S*

1.5. Document References

Re& Descr!t"# A$t%"r

B PS#:: Aase %ser Training Course Material S*

1.6. Copyright Information

Co1right M&C#M !nternational 99-2::4.

(ll rights reserved. The resent document cannot 6e dulicated in an1 3a1 3ithout rior 3ritten consent of

M&C#M !nternational. The information included in this document is for reader ersonal use onl1.

Trademars NIMSTMD PrOptimaTMand NIMS-PrOptimaTMare all trademars of M&C#M !nternational !nc. (ll

other roducts mentioned in this document are roert1 of their resective o3ners.


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Chapter 2 - Base User Training

2.1. I!"#$r%ptima&!

%'er'ie(

2.1.1. Technology knowledge

(re N!MSPr#timaTMusers reEuired to 6e familiar 3ith their technologies including Net3or elementsD

attri6utesD counters and FP!sH

a. &es

6. No

2.1.2. Technologies support

0hich of the follo3ing technologies are suorted in N!MSPr#timaTMH

a. 2G

6. +G

c. (ll technologies

2.1.3. Domains supported

0hich of the follo3ing domains are currentl1 suorted in N!MSPr#timaTMH

a. "adio (ccess IGSM;%T"(NJ

6. Pacet Core

c. /alue (dded Services I/(SJ

d. (ll domains

2.1.4. Vendors supported

0hich of the follo3ing vendors are currentl1 suorted in N!MSPr#timaTMH

a. Nortel

6. *ricsson

c. Noia

d. (ll vendors

2.1.5. Class Login details

5ogin

Pass3ord


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2.1.. Logging in

5og into N!MSPr#timaTM3ith the account rovided 61 1our instructor

2.1.!. "lo#al conte$t

Set the Glo6al Context to the follo3ing

a. $uration da1s 22

6. Start date

c. *nd date Toda1

d. Time one Server Time

2.2. Reports

2.2.1. Creation options

0hich of the follo3ing are valid 3a1s of creating a ne3 reortH

a. Crtl"

6. 'ileKNe3 "eort

c. "eort !con

d. (ll of the a6ove

2.2.2. Create a report

Create a ne3 reort using an1 of the methods listed in the revious exercise.

2.2.3. Ta#le structures% &one

0hich of the follo3ing is a valid one in the reort structureH

a. Ta6le

6. "o3

c. Columnd. (ll of the a6ove

2.2.4. '( Dimensions

0hat does the N* in N* $imension stand forH

a. National *xense

6. Non*xistent

c. Net3or *lement

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2.2.5. '( drag and drop

%se the drag and dro feature to dro the Cell N* to the "#0 one

2.2.. Time Dimension

0hat are the t3o reresentations in the Time $imensionH

a. (lha = #mega

6. There is onl1 one reresentation and it is time

c. Aeginning = *nd

d. Selection = $isatching

2.2.!. Time drag and drop

%se the drag and dro feature to dro the L$a1 to the C#5%MN one

2.2.). Calculation palette

0hich of the follo3ing 6est descri6es the 3a1 the calculation alette is organiedH

a. /endor K Tech;$omain K Conf;Counters;Metrics

6. Tech;$omain K Conf;Counters;Metrics K /endor

c. NoneD random

d. Conf;Counters;Metrics K /endor K Tech;$omain

2.2.*. Calculations

(dd the counter 3ith 1our login from the calculation alette to the ta6le one.

2.2.1+. ,ilter &one

%se the drag and dro feature to add the LASC N* T1e to the filter one.

2.2.11. -ultiple ilters

Can more than one dimension t1e 6e added to the filter oneH

a. &es

6. No

2.2.12. /wap

%se the s3a function to s3a the LCell and L$a1 $imensions.


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2.2.13. Drag and drop options

0hat otions 3ere do 1ou have 3hen lacing the LCells la6el over the L$a1 la6el to s3aH

a. S3a

6. "elacec. Merge

d. S3a or "elace onl1

2.2.14. 0ddemoe &one elements

0hich oerations 6elo3 are valid for adding or removing elements from a reort.

a. "ight clic on an element and select remove

6. $ou6le clic on the one la6el

c. Cla 1our hands

d. a = 6

2.2.15. Computing

0hich of the follo3ing are valid 3a1s of calculating a reortH

a. '9

6. "eortKComute

c. Calculation !con

d. (ll of the a6ove

2.2.1. Compute

Comute the reort using an1 method

2.2.1!. '( Lie Cycle

0hat 3ill 6e the N*@ST(T* of a N* instance that is not found in configuration files and not found in

erformance files since last configuration session H

a. $iscovered

6. (ctive

c. !nactive

d. $isa6le

0hat 3ill 6e the N*@ST(T* of a N* instance that is imorted first time from configurationH

a. $iscovered

6. (ctive

c. !nactive

d. $isa6le


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2.3. Report Ana)ysis

2.3.1. Drill down oll up

0hich t3o relationshis are used for the "ollu and $rilldo3n functionsHa. Parent ; Child

6. Nehe3 ; Cousin

c. Grandarent ; Grandchild

d. %ncle ; (unt

2.3.2. Time drill down

$rill do3n on the L$a1 one to L,our

2.3.3. '( roll up

"oll u on the LCell dimension to LATS

2.3.4. eport 0ggregation

!s it ossi6le to disla1 the aggregated data for the Time and N*s in reortsH

a. &es

6. No

2.3.5. (na#le Time 0ggregation

*na6le the aggregation of the Time dimension in the reort.

2.3.. /orting

Sort $escending

2.3.!. ' Lowest ighest

5ist onl1 the lo3est ) in the reort

2.3.). ,iltering

"emove all filters

%se the filter feature to filter on values a6ove a secified level


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2.3.*. tem style

Create an item st1le for the N* in 1our reort

"emove the item st1le

2.3.1+. Conditional style

Create a conditional st1le for the calculation in 1our reort.

2.3.11. /tyle key code

%se /ie3 K St1le e1 code to disla1 1our st1le

'ind and remove 1our conditional st1le

2.3.12. /aing eports

Save the reort in the u6lic director1 3ith 1our 5ogin name

Close 1our reort

2.3.13. eport ($plorer

#en 1our saved reort from the reort exlorer I'7J

2.3.14. 0ssociated Ta#le

Create an associated reort

Close the associated reort Ido not saveJ

2.3.15. 0ssociated "raph

Create an associated grah 3ith hour in the xaxis

Close the associated grah Ido not saveJ

2.4. *raphs

2.4.1. Creation options

0hich of the follo3ing are valid 3a1s of creating a ne3 reortH

a. CrtlG

6. 'ileKNe3 Grah

c. Grah !con

d. (ll of the a6ove


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2.4.2. Create a graph

Create a ne3 grah using an1 of the methods listed in the revious exercise.

2.4.3. "raph structures% &ones

Match the grah ones to the correct ta6le one

a. "o3 'ilter @@@@@@@

6. 'ilter < @@@@@@@@

c. Ta6le & @@@@@@@@

d. Column > @@@@@@@@

2.4.4. '( drag and drop

%se the drag and dro feature to dro the ASC N* to the < one

$ou6le clic on the la6el and select 2 ASCs onl1

2.4.5. Time drag and drop

%se the drag and dro feature to dro the L,our of $a1 to the > one

2.4.. Calculations

(dd the counter 3ith 1our login from the calculation alette to the & one.

2.4.!. ,ilter &one

%se the drag and dro feature to add the L$a1 dimension to the filter one.

2.4.). /wap

%se the s3a function to s3a the LASC and L,our of $a1 $imensions.

2.4.*. Drag and drop options

0hat otions 3ere 1ou given 3hen 1ou laced the LASC la6el over the L,our of $a1 la6el to s3a

the $imensionsH

a. S3a

6. "elace

c. Merge

d. S3a or "elace onl1


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2.4.1+. 0ddemoe &one elements

0hich oerations 6elo3 are valid for adding or removing elements from a grah.

a. $ou6le clic on the one la6el

6. $rag ne3 dimensions over the la6elc. Stom 1our feet

d. a = 6

2.4.11. Computing 6ptions

0hich of the follo3ing are valid 3a1s of calculating a GrahH

a. '9

6. "eortKComute

c. Calculation !con

d. (ll of the a6ove

2.4.12. Compute

Comute the grah

2.4.13. "lo#al settings

"ight clic and create a custom Glo6al title for 1our grah

2.4.14. /ingle chart settings

"ight clic and create a custom chart colors

(dd a threshold marer

2.4.15. -ultiple units

(dd the *ventCount and Percent calculations to the & one

2.4.1. Dispatching

%se the disatching otion to create a single chart for each calculation

%se the disatching otion to com6ine all calculations to a single chart

2.4.1!. 7 8 9 com#ined a$is

%se the disatching otion to com6ine the > and < axis in a single chart


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2.4.1). /aing "raphs

Save the grah in the u6lic director1 3ith 1our 5ogin name

Close 1our grah

2.4.1*. eport ($plorer

#en 1our saved grah from the reort exlorer I'7J

2.5. +,ports

2.5.1. eport e$port options

0hat otions do 1ou have for exorting ta6le reortsH

a. ,TM5

6. Text

c. $irect co1

d. (ll of the a6ove

2.5.2. T-L e$port

*xort 1our reviousl1 saved reort using the html otion.

2.5.3. Te$t e$port

*xort 1our reviousl1 saved reort using the text otion using the default temlate.

2.5.4. eport copypaste

Co1 the reort into an emt1 sreadsheet.

2.5.5. Custom te$t template

*xort 1our reviousl1 saved reort using the text otion.

Select (dd from the temlate chooser 3indo3 to create a custom temlate

*nter 1our login name for the temlate name

Change the value searator for the data from the Searator ta6

Select o from the temlate chooser and the o one more time to exort the reort

2.5.. "raph :;" e$port

*xort 1our reviousl1 saved grah


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2.5.!. "raph chart png e$port

"ight clic on a chart in 1our reviousl1 saved grah

Select LSave as to exort the chart as a ng file.

2.6. + -ists Composite Documents

2..1. 'etwork 0reas

0hat are the three t1es of net3or area listsH

a. Conditional

6. Static

c. $1namic

d. (ll of the a6ove

2..2. Conditional network areas

0hich of the follo3ing 6est descri6es a conditional N* listH

a. Created in the client and is not udated

6. Aased on arameter values and is udated ever1 da1

c. Created from a file maing N*s to an area name and udated ever1 da1

2..3. /tatic network areas

0hich of the follo3ing 6est descri6es a static N* listH

a. Created from a file maing N*s to an area name and udated ever1 da1

6. Created in the client and is not udated

c. Aased on arameter values and is udated ever1 da1

2..4. Dynamic network areas

0hich of the follo3ing 6est descri6es a d1namic N* listHa. Aased on arameter values and is udated ever1 da1

6. Created from a file maing N*s to an area name and udated ever1 da1

c. Created in the client and is not udated

2..5. ($isting conditional '( list

Name at least one existing conditional N* list.


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2... /tatic '( list creation

Select the LCell N* t1e from the Net3or *lements alette

"ight clic on a single cell in the list and select Customie ta6le

(dd the ACC, freEuenc1 and filter on a single freEuenc1

Select all the cells and save the N* 5ist 3ith 1our login name = the ACC,D e.g. user@)2

2..!. (diting '( lists

Select 1our N* list from the LStatic Net3or (rea from the Net3or (rea alette

"ight clic on a single Cell in the list and select L*dit N.*. 5ist

(dd and then remove an additional Cell

2..). /haring '( lists

Select 1our N* list from the LStatic Net3or (rea from the Net3or (rea alette

"ight clic on a single Cell in the list and select LShare N.*. 5ist

Share 1ou list 3ith all users

2..*. Com#ining '( lists

Select LStatic Net3or (rea from the Net3or (rea alette

%se the shift e1 to select 1our N* 5ist and another N* 5ist

"ight clic and select LCreate ne3 list er union

T1e in 1our login name and Lunion for the dimension nameD e.g. user@union

,o3 man1 Cells are in the ne3 N* 5istH I$o not manuall1 countOJ

2..1+. Deleting '( lists

Select LStatic Net3or (rea from the Net3or (rea alette

"ight clic on 1our ne3l1 created union N* 5ist and select L$elete N.*. 5ist $elete 1our N* 5ist

2..11. Composite documents

0hich 6est descri6es 3hat a comosite document allo3s 1ou to com6ine into a single documentH

a. Multile reorts

6. Grahs = G!S vie3s

c. G!S /ie3sD Grahs and "eorts


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Chapter 3 - Metrics

3.1. !etrics %'er'ie(

3.1.1. -etric deinition

0hich of the follo3ing defines a Lmetric in N!MSPr#timaTMH

a. formula

6. e1 erformance indicator

c. s1stem of units

d. a = 6

3.1.2. -etric e$amples

0hich of the follo3ing are examles of metrics IFP!sJ in N!MSPr#tima TMH

a. Aus1 hour

6. Success; failure ratios

c. Traffic data

d. (ll of the a6ove

3.1.3. ;ermissions

$oes creating a metric 3ithin N!MSPr#timaTM reEuire ermissions in the calculation aletteH

a. &es

6. No

3.1.4. Long names

!s the Llong name in a metric is reEuired to 6e uniEue in N!MSPr#tima TM H

a. &es6. No

3.1.5. 0ggregations

(ggregations set for Time and N*s are rimaril1 used for 3hatH

a. $efining ho3 data should 6e com6ined over time and net3or elements

6. Comuting the ro3 and column aggregations in ta6ular reorts

c. Comuting a metric at a different level of Time or N*

d. (ll of the a6ove


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3.1.. 0ggregation types

0hich aggregation t1e 3ill liel1 6e used for data that has a format of stringH

a. N* SumD T!M* Sum

6. N* Simle stringD T!M* Simle stringc. N* "atioD T!M* "atio

d. N* MaxD T!M* Max

3.1.!. 0ggregation atio

The ratio function should 6e used on metrics of 3hich t1e

a. ( ; A

6. ( A

c. ( A

d. ( Q A

3.1.). ,ormats

0hich of the follo3ing format t1es 3ould 6e used for Aus1 ,our timeH

a. *rlang

6. Percentage

c. ,our

d. *vent Count

3.1.*. ,ormat customi&ation

(re users are a6le to customie the resentation of data in reortsH

a. &es

6. No

3.1.1+. ,ormula display

0hen editing a metricD the formula can 6e vie3ed using 3hich of the follo3ing referencesH

a. !nternal !$

6. 5ong name

c. Short name

d. (ll of the a6ove


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3.2. Creating !etrics

3.2.1. 0dding calculations

0hich of the follo3ing methods are valid for adding calculations into a formulaHa. %se the L!nsert calc function

6. $rag counters from a N* roert1 sheet

c. $rag and dro counters from the calculation alette

d. (ll of the a6ove

3.2.2. ,ormula unctions

0hich of the follo3ing 6uttons on the formula ta6 rovide access to functionsH

a. Test

6. !nsert calc.

c. $imension

d. fx

3.2.3. ,ormula checking

0hich of the follo3ing 6uttons on the formula ta6 chec the s1ntax of the formulaH

a. Test

6. !nsert calc.

c. $imension

d. fx

3.2.4. "ranularity

(ll data in N!MSPr#tima is imorted at a secific granularit1. 0hich of the follo3ing are valid

granularitiesH

a. Net3or element

6. Time

c. Sugar

d. a = 6

3.2.5. C'T


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Time aggregation

Min granularit1

3.2.. T(7T