I n n v a t i n N e t w r k A p p N t e TPP: 10320 Date: Octber, 2012 Prduct: ShreTel PathSlutins System versin: ShreTel 13.x Abstract PathSlutins sftware can find the rt-cause f vice quality prblems in the netwrk. The PathSlutins ShreTel cnnectr permits analyzing calls in the ShreTel CDR database fr quality issues and then crrelating these calls with the cnditins f netwrk links and devices at the time f the call t prduce a rt-cause answer f why a call had unacceptable quality. Table f Cntents Overview... 2 Features and Benefits... 2 PathSlutins Overview and Cntact... 2 PathSlutins Prduct Infrmatin... 4 Architecture Overview... 5 Requirements, Certificatin and Limitatins... 8 Versin Supprt... 9 Certificatin Testing Results Summary... 9 Table 1: Integratin Test Cases... 9 Cnfiguratin Overview... 10 ShreTel Cnfiguratin... 10 PathSlutins Cnfiguratin... 10 Path Slutins Trubleshting... 10 PathSlutins Technical Supprt... 11 Dcument and Sftware Cpyrights... 11 Trademarks... 11 Disclaimer... 11 Cmpany Infrmatin... 11 ShreTel tests and validates the interperability f the Member's slutin with ShreTel's published sftware interfaces. ShreTel des nt test, nr vuch fr the Member's develpment and/r quality assurance prcess, nr the verall feature functinality f the Member's slutin(s). ShreTel des nt test the Member's slutin under lad r assess the scalability f the Member's slutin. It is the respnsibility f the Member t ensure their slutin is current with ShreTel's published interfaces. The ShreTel Technical Supprt rganizatin will prvide Custmers with supprt f ShreTel's published sftware interfaces. This des nt imply any supprt fr the Member's slutin directly. Custmers r reseller partners will need t wrk directly with the Member t btain supprt fr their slutin.
Overview Finding and reslving vice quality issues tends t be tedius and require a senir-level netwrk engineer. As a result, many vice quality issues g un-reslved and user perceptin f the VIP system and IT staff may suffer. PathSlutins VIP Mnitr prvides all f the tls and reprts necessary t find and reslve the rt-cause f vice quality issues thrughut the netwrk. With the new ShreTel cnnectr as part f PathSlutins VIP Mnitr, this capability is extended t mnitr every call that is made in the ShreTel system. The PathSlutins VIP Mnitr slutin with the ShreTel cnnectr analyzes all call recrds in the ShreTel CDR database fr quality metrics and prvides alerting as well as search capabilities t identify pr quality calls and then crrelate this infrmatin with netwrk cnditins at the time f the call. The resulting pairing makes pr quality call identificatin and reslutin easy and rapid. Features and Benefits ShreTel custmers can instantly knw abut pr quality calls and the netwrk cnditins that cause quality t degrade. PathSlutins VIP Mnitr can send ut alerts when pr quality calls ccur anywhere in the ShreTel system Users can use the Calls tab t search fr pr quality calls and drill dwn t the call path t determine which link r links caused the quality prblem, and the rt-cause issue with the link. Users can als evaluate the wrst calls that exist between ShreTel sites fr further analysis f call quality PathSlutins Overview and Cntact PathSlutins is a leading prvider f autmated netwrk perfrmance mnitring sftware. Thrugh its unique Ttal Netwrk Visibility prduct suite, PathSlutins has established a new paradigm in perfrmance mnitring and ptimizatin fr IP netwrks. With patented technlgies that cntinuusly mnitr the state f the netwrk, and identify the rt causes f netwrk perfrmance issues, PathSlutins sftware allws custmers t maximize bth prductivity and efficiency by enabling real-time cntrl f missin-critical netwrk peratins. PathSlutins empwers IT managers t take cntrl and mnitr their netwrk perfrmance cst-effectively using existing infrastructure. General sales questins cntact yur reseller r cntact PathSlutins directly at: Andy Bhart (916) 712-1449 abhart@pathslutins.cm www.pathslutins.cm - 2 -
Resellers wh want t start selling this slutin shuld cntact: Andy Bhart (916) 712-1449 abhart@pathslutins.cm www.pathslutins.cm 7x24 Tll-free tier-1 technical supprt is available fr custmers wh have purchased the prduct. The prduct is nt lcalized fr multiple languages, as English is the standard language fr netwrk mnitring and perfrmance prducts. This prduct has been sld internatinally t a wide variety f markets with different languages, including France, Germany, Russia, Turkey, and UAE. - 3 -
PathSlutins Prduct Infrmatin Prduct referenced herein: PathSlutins VIP Mnitr with ShreTel cnnectr. List price fr mnitring a 1000 nde netwrk: $8,390. - 4 -
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Requirements, Certificatin and Limitatins While dedicated hardware is generally nt required, PathSlutins VIP Mnitr requires the fllwing hardware fr running the applicatin: 1 x 2.0ghz CPU r faster 2gigs RAM (4gigs RAM recmmended fr deplyments larger than 8,000 interfaces) 20gigs free hard disk space (hardware RAID adapter and 4 physical hard disks recmmended fr deplyments larger than 10,000 interfaces) 100mbps Ethernet netwrk card Windws perating system: Windws NT4 Wrkstatin r Windws NT4 Server Windws 2000 Prfessinal r Windws 2000 Server Windws XP Prfessinal Windws 2003 Server r Windws 2003 Server 64bit Windws 2008 Server r Windws 2008 Server 64bit Windws Vista Windws 7 Additinal requirements: All netwrk devices (switches, ruters, gateways, etc.) shuld be cnfigured with an IP address and an SNMP read-nly cmmunity string. These devices shuld be able t cmmunicate via SNMP t/frm the server where PathSlutins VIP mnitr is deplyed. Limitatins: PathSlutins VIP Mnitr with the ShreTel cnnectr is designed t cnnect t ne ShreTel Directr server database. Fr sites with multiple databases, multiple deplyments f PathSlutins VIP Mnitr with the ShreTel cnnectr must be cnfigured. Each PathSlutins VIP Mnitr server can mnitr a maximum f 25,000 interfaces frm a single deplyment. N interactin with 911 is prvided. - 8 -
Versin Supprt PathSlutins VIP Mnitr v4.2 (R5265) with the ShreTel cnnectr is certified with the belw ShreTel Releases: VIP Mnitr V4.1 (R4993) v4.2 (R5265) ShreTel Release 11.1 13.x Certificatin Testing Results Summary Table 1: Integratin Test Cases ID Name Descriptin Results 1.1 Installatin f ShreTel MySQL ODBC driver installs as per dcumentatin. Pass cnnectr fllws deplyment instructins System ODBC entry added as per dcumentatin. System ODBC entry tested valid as per dcumentatin. 1.2 Calls tab query prduces Perfrm a query via the Calls tab and match the results Pass expected results with expected results frm the database. 1.3 Call detail query prduces Lk at a call detail entry and match the presented results Pass expected results with expected results frm the database. 1.4 Tp-10 wrst Calls Lk at the Tp-10 Calls tab and match the presented Pass prduces expected results 1.5 Pr call alert sends ut alert email when new call enters the CDR database. results with expected results frm the database. Set up a pr quality call alert email with a lw threshld. Save the cnfiguratin. Make a test call n the ShreTel system that will create an entry in the CDR database with pr quality results. Validate that the email was received as expected. This shuld ccur n the next plling cycle. Pass - 9 -
Cnfiguratin Overview The PathSlutins VIP Mnitr sftware is installed alng with a 32bit MySQL ODBC driver. A 32bit system ODBC DSN is created that cnnects t the ShreTel Directr MySQL database. A PathSlutins registry update must be applied t enable the cnnectivity with the newly created DSN. The PathSlutins Netwrk Mnitr service shuld then be stpped and then re-started t have the ShreTel CQM cnnectr cnfiguratin cmpleted. ShreTel Cnfiguratin N cnfiguratin is required n the ShreTel system. PathSlutins Cnfiguratin The PathSlutins VIP Mnitr sftware shuld be installed n a server that has a LAN cnnectin t the ShreTel Directr server. The PathSlutins VIP Mnitr sftware shuld be installed and all n-screen cnfiguratin infrmatin entered t result in a standard deplyment fr mnitring the netwrk switches and ruters. T enable the ShreTel cnnectr, the fllwing steps shuld be perfrmed: 1) The MySQL ODBC driver must be installed n the PathSlutins server. This ODBC driver will enable cnnectivity with the ShreTel directr server s MySQL database. 2) A system ODBC DSN entry must be created. This Data Surce Name (DSN) must include the IP address r hstname f the ShreTel directr server, and the username and passwrd fr CDR reprting access. Once this entry is created, it shuld be tested t insure that it has prper cmmunicatin and access t the database. 3) The PathSlutins registry keys shuld be applied. These registry keys will enable access t the ODBC DSN. If the user has changed the username and/r passwrd fr CDR reprting, then these changes must be als applied t the registry. 4) The PathSlutins Netwrk Mnitr service must be stpped and re-started. At this pint, full functinality shuld be available. At this pint, the user shuld be able t g t the Calls tab and perfrm a query f calls that were made within a timeframe. Path Slutins Trubleshting If during any query there is a prblem, nscreen trubleshting infrmatin is prvided via a link t test ODBC database cnnectivity. Fllw the recmmended prcedure n the page. If it indicates that a cnnectin culd nt be established r ther ODBC errr, test cnnectivity at the ODBC DSN level. T test ODBC cnnectivity at the DSN level, pen the ODBC cnfiguratin tl and chse the System tab and edit the DSN. Click Test t test cnnectivity with the database. Fllw any recmmended prcedures at this pint. - 10 -
If the DSN is still unable t cnnect, ping the directr server t check fr cmmunicatins. Als check t make sure that the MySQL service is running n the Directr server. Check t see if there are any firewalls between the PathSlutins server and the Directr server that might be blcking access. PathSlutins Technical Supprt Technical supprt issues shuld be sent t supprt@pathslutins.cm. Screenshts f web pages errrs shuld be included fr trubleshting. Dcument and Sftware Cpyrights Cpyright 2012 by ShreTel, Inc., Sunnyvale, Califrnia, U.S.A. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States f America. Cntents f this publicatin may nt be reprduced r transmitted in any frm r by any means, electrnic r mechanical, fr any purpse, withut prir written authrizatin f ShreTel Cmmunicatins, Inc. ShreTel, Inc. reserves the right t make changes withut ntice t the specificatins and materials cntained herein and shall nt be respnsible fr any damage (including cnsequential) caused by reliance n the materials presented, including, but nt limited t typgraphical, arithmetic r listing errrs. Trademarks The ShreTel lg, ShreTel, ShreCare, ShreGear, ShreWare and CntrlPint are registered trademarks f ShreTel, Inc. in the United States and/r ther cuntries. ShrePhne is a trademark f ShreTel, Inc. in the United States and/r ther cuntries. All ther cpyrights and trademarks herein are the prperty f their respective wners. Disclaimer ShreTel tests and validates the interperability f the Member's slutin with ShreTel's published sftware interfaces. ShreTel des nt test, nr vuch fr the Member's develpment and/r quality assurance prcess, nr the verall feature functinality f the Member's slutin(s). ShreTel des nt test the Member's slutin under lad r assess the scalability f the Member's slutin. It is the respnsibility f the Member t ensure their slutin is current with ShreTel's published interfaces. The ShreTel Technical Supprt rganizatin will prvide Custmers with supprt f ShreTel's published sftware interfaces. This des nt imply any supprt fr the Member's slutin directly. Custmers r reseller partners will need t wrk directly with the Member t btain supprt fr their slutin. Cmpany Infrmatin ShreTel, Inc. 960 Stewart Drive Sunnyvale, Califrnia 94085 USA +1.408.331.3300 +1.408.331.3333 fax - 11 -