Viavi Xgig Maestro, Introduction Manual

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Page 5: ...eatures 3 Installing Xgig Maestro 3 Analyzer Protocols 4 Decode Improvements 4 TCP UDP Port Mapping 4 Launching Xgig Maestro 5 Xgig Maestro Global Window 6 Load a Maestro Plugin 6 Port Selection and Domain Setup Button 7 Actions Button 7 Network Connections 8 Controlling the Chassis using a USB Connection 8 Chapter 2 Using the Port Selection and Domain Setup Window 11 Discovering Sync Groups on th...

Page 6: ...assis from Xgig Maestro 18 Using the Chassis Context Menu to Lock Ports 19 Reconnect to Port s 19 Use Port s as 19 Selecting Protocols and Functions 20 Stop using Port s 20 Using Domains 21 Configuring Domains 22 Create Domain 22 Remove from Domain 23 Add to Domain 24 Domain Pane 24 New Domain Specification 24 Using Other Controls on the Window 25 Controlling LEDs on the Ports 25 Updating the Disp...

Page 7: ...s Guide This prefix explains how to use this manual Topics discussed include the following Purpose and Scope on page vi Assumptions on page vi Related Information on page vi Safety and Compliance Information on page vii Conventions on page viii Technical Assistance on page x ...

Page 8: ...computer and mouse track ball experience and are familiar with basic telecommunication concepts and terminology Related Information This is the getting started manual for the Xgig Maestro It provides basic instructions for assembling the instrument components setting up the Xgig Maestro instrument specifica tions and contact information for Viavi s Technical Assistance Center TAC Read this manual ...

Page 9: ... opening or removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltage and other hazards Refer all servicing to qualified Viavi service personnel CAUTION This equipment contains parts and assemblies sensitive to electrostatic discharge ESD Use ESD precautionary procedures when touching removing or inserting ESD sensitive parts and assemblies or damage to components could result An electrostatic sensitive...

Page 10: ...perties tab Type the name of the probe in the Probe Name field Directory names file names and code and output messages that appear in a command line interface or in some graphical user interfaces GUIs NANGT_DATA_DIR results directory test_products users defaultUser xml file name All results okay output message Text you must type exactly as shown into a command line interface text file or a GUI tex...

Page 11: ... be associated with either a DANGER WARNING CAUTION or ALERT message See Table 3 for more information This symbol represents a risk of explosion It may be associated with either a DANGER WARNING CAUTION or ALERT message See Table 3 for more information This symbol represents a risk of a hot surface It may be associated with either a DANGER WARNING CAUTION or ALERT message See Table 3 for more info...

Page 12: ...or more information WARNING Indicates a potentially hazardous situation that if not avoided could result in death or serious injury It may be associated with either a general hazard high voltage or other symbol See Table 2 for more information CAUTION Indicates a potentially hazardous situation that if not avoided could result in minor or moderate injury and or damage to equipment It may be associ...

Page 13: ...er 1 Using Xgig Maestro This chapter provides a general description of the Xgig Maestro Topics discussed in this chapter include the following Xgig Maestro Overview on page 2 Launching Xgig Maestro on page 5 Xgig Maestro Global Window on page 6 Network Connections on page 8 ...

Page 14: ...is chapter describes the Xgig Maestro graphical user interface GUI basics Features Xgig Maestro has the following features Configuration manager You can view and access Xgig BERT Xgig Jammer Xgig Generator Xgig Target Emulator Xgig Delay Emulator and Xgig Load Tester test configurations files from each function tab Port discovery port configuration and trigger domain set up Drag and drop capabilit...

Page 15: ...support control from a computer host to either an Xgig 1000 chassis or an Xgig 5000 chassis device directly via a USB cable Refer to Controlling the Chassis using a USB Connection on page 8 Xgig Generator Jammer and Load Tester 32 bit client software is supported on both 32 bit and 64 bit versions of the Windows operating systems Refer to the Xgig Maestro Software Installation Guide for the comple...

Page 16: ...hannel Gigabit Ethernet 10GigE FCoE PCIe Serial Attached SCSI SAS Serial AT Attachment Serial Tunneling Protocol SATA STP For detailed information about using and running other Xgig Analyzer software refer to the Xgig Analyzer User s Guide Decode Improvements Decode improvements implemented in each release are documented in the file named CurrentProtocolVersions txt located in the installation fol...

Page 17: ...Introduction Guide November 2015 Version 8 1 Page 5 Launching Xgig Maestro To launch Xgig Maestro go to Start Programs Viavi Xgig Maestro The Xgig Maestro global window is displayed see Figure 1 The following section describes this window Figure 1 Xgig Maestro Window ...

Page 18: ...e top The available plugins are Open a Recent File This option lists the six most recently used files for the various functions If you want to bypass selecting the plugin to load and locating a recently used file you can simply click NOTE BERT Jammer Generator Target Emulator Load Tester and Delay Emulator are referred to as devices throughout this guide The terms configurations and tests are used...

Page 19: ... Selection and Domain Setup Window Figure 2 Port selection and domain setup Button Actions Button The Actions button contains menus for Tuning and Equalization 6G SAS SATA Jammer and Generator only Multiple speed Change and Toggle Display The menu options are only available for the Maestro plugins for which you have loaded and locked the ports The Actions button is also located on the function tab...

Page 20: ...t your local system and then within the network make sure the Xgig chassis is physically connected to the network If you can ping the Xgig chassis but cannot lock the ports and the ports are not locked by another user as a last resort you may have to reboot the Xgig chassis Controlling the Chassis using a USB Connection As a alternative to controlling the chassis using an Ethernet connection some ...

Page 21: ...n Creation Window When the switch is selected to turn the USB connection on or off a Sync Discovery on the chassis is triggered destroying all the domains and restarting all the server applications An information box is displayed advising you that the current chassis port will be disabled all client applications will be disconnected and any traces captured in the chassis buffer will be lost You mu...

Page 22: ...l for the icon displayed the IP address however it now displays a number starting with 127 127 to show that it is a USB identifier 2 This number is also shown in the address bar and in the pane with the USB switch 3 Figure 6 Select Ports for Domain Creation Window with USB Connected Note that if the USB cable is disconnected or the client computer is shutdown the chassis will go back into Ethernet...

Page 23: ...This chapter describes how to use the Port Selection window and the Domain Setup window The topics discussed in this chapter are as follows Discovering Sync Groups on the Network on page 13 Using the Sync Groups Pane on page 14 Using Chassis View on page 15 Using Domains on page 21 Using Other Controls on the Window on page 25 ...

Page 24: ...Delay Emulators To open this window click the Port selection and domain setup button in the Maestro Global window or above the Configuration manager in any of Maestro s function windows Figure 7 Port Selection and Domain Setup Window with Sync Group Selected The Address field is where you enter the IP address or name of the Xgig chassis you want to access The Discover button initiates a discovery ...

Page 25: ...oup elsewhere on your network 1 Click the Port Selection and Domain Setup button to open the window where you locate and set up the chassis and ports that you want to use as Xgig BERTs Xgig Jammers Xgig Generators Xgig Target Emulator Xgig Load Tester and Xgig Delay Emulator 2 In the Address text field at the top of the Port Selection and Domain Setup window enter the name or IP Address of the cha...

Page 26: ...Groups pane Displaying Sync Group Tool Tips To view a tool tip pop up hold the mouse over a Sync Group All the names and IP addresses of chassis in that Sync Group are displayed The master chassis is listed first followed by chassis in the order they are cabled in the cascade Displaying Chassis View To display the Chassis View click on a Sync Group The Chassis View is displayed on the right side o...

Page 27: ...f there are 4 ports present ordered left to right Tool tips and Descriptions You can hold the mouse over a chassis a blade a port or a TTL connector to display information about that item Also you can right click a port blade or chassis and a button appears Clicking the button pops up a dialog box containing information about that port blade or chassis The following tool tips and descriptions are ...

Page 28: ...ort pair to an Xgig BERT Xgig Jammer Xgig Generator Xgig Target Emulator Xgig Load Tester or Xgig Delay Emulator pair The available licenses for the blade determine how you can use each port The tool tip provides that information A port locked by another client application has a padlock symbol on the port icon You cannot perform any actions on ports locked by other client applications When you loc...

Page 29: ...you receive a rejec tion message Selecting Simplex and Duplex Jammers When using Fibre Channel or Gigabit Ethernet you can lock each port pair as two separate simplex Jammers or as one duplex Jammer This depends upon how you select the ports To set up simplex Jammers click on each port You see two separate selections and this results in simplex Jammers see Figure 8 To setup a duplex Jammer click d...

Page 30: ...entication turned on then the sync group as a whole has authentication turned off The settings for the master Xgig chassis also apply for the password the password of the master Xgig chassis is the password of any attached slave Refer to Xgig Blade and Port Numbering in the Xgig Family Hardware Guide for more information on master slaves and sync groups Logging in to an Xgig Chassis from Xgig Maes...

Page 31: ...eed to select the odd numbered port in the port pair to perform the actions listed below Once you have selected the port s you want to lock right click one of the selected ports This displays a drop down menu with the following options Reconnect to Port s This action is available if the ports are not locked and are already configured as BERTs Jammers Generators Target emulators Load Testers or Del...

Page 32: ... This action is available for your locked ports When you select this action it releases the ports but does not stop the BERT Jammer Generator Target Emulator Load Tester or Delay Emulator if it is running and removes the devices from the Ports Manager in the Xgig Maestro window This allows any user to connect to the ports NOTE When selecting a port function for two ports on an FPGA in an Xgig1000 ...

Page 33: ...a domain in which case it triggers that domain If a domain is triggered then all ports in that domain receive that external trigger input Xgig BERT can also be in a domain In BERT mode a trigger can start or stop a BERT The BERT can trigger the domain when its capture stops or when a mismatch is detected In Latency mode triggers are not used Xgig BERT Jammer Generator Target Emulator Load Tester a...

Page 34: ... port locking actions This section describes the menu actions you use to configure domains Create Domain This action is only available on Maestro ports you lock or TTL connectors that are not already in a domain This action creates a new domain with the name under New Domain Specification at the bottom of the Port Selection and Domain Setup window all selected ports and TTL connectors are put in t...

Page 35: ...s action it removes selected ports and TTL connectors from the domain To remove a port or TTL connector from a domain 1 Select the port or TTL connector in the Chassis View 2 Right click on the item in the graphical display to open the menu Figure 12 Figure 12 Removing a Port or TTL Connector from a Domain 3 Select Remove from Domain The following warning is displayed See Figure 13 Figure 13 Domai...

Page 36: ... ports and TTL connectors in the Chassis View that are part of that domain If you right click on a domain there is one menu command Remove Domain This deletes the domain from the Sync Group entirely This action is only available on a domain that does not contain any locked ports or an Analyzer capture New Domain Specification To add a domain enter the name you want to assign to the next domain in ...

Page 37: ...Ds on a blade This can help you identify blades in your Xgig chassis To flash the LEDs 1 Select the ports you want 2 Click Blink to start the LEDs flashing The four LEDs on the port blink green 3 Click Stop to end the blinking The LEDs automatically stop blinking after 40 seconds if you do not click Stop Updating the Display To update the display of the information presented in the Port Selection ...

Page 38: ... group 1 Position the cursor over the sync group you want to shut down 2 Select Upgrade Sync Group with latest System Appkit from the Context Menu 3 When the Upgrade Sync Group dialog box appears confirm the Application and System version numbers and click Yes to proceed with upgrade The upgrade process may take several minutes depending on the network perfor mance as well as the number of chassis...

Page 39: ... discovering Sync Groups 13 domain 21 Domain pane 24 domains 24 creating 22 removing 23 using 21 Domains pane 13 duplex Jammer 17 H help x I icons 16 identify blades 25 install Maestro 3 L launching Maestro 5 locking ports 19 login 18 M Maestro installation 3 overview 2 plugin 6 protocols 2 20 window 5 N network connections 8 network protocols 20 New Domain Specification area 13 P password protect...

Page 40: ...5 S Safety information vii secure login 18 selecting protocols 20 simplex Jammers 17 software plugin 6 stop using ports 20 symbols 16 Sync Group tooltips 14 Sync Groups pane 12 T TCP port mapping 4 technical assistance x TTL input 22 U UDP port mapping 4 using domains 21 ...

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