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Note: When a profile is out of sync with what has been defined on the device, a “*” is next to the profile name in the Profile column
of the Port or Device table.
6.12 Coordination of External and NMS Profiles
As described above, the AlliedView NMS profiles operate at the network service level; a profile is created for a card type or
port type, and can then be applied to multiple interfaces over multiple devices. Moreover, the profiles include a more global
set of attributes, such as traffic and performance management attributes. Finally, the profiles are filled out using pull-down
menus and GUIs, ensuring there is less chance of error.
When the NMS sets the port attributes by deploying an NMS profile, the
SHOW INTERFACE command on the iMAP displays
the NMS profile name that has been applied as an External Profile name. Moreover, if at the NMS a port is deprovisioned, the
iMAP output for External Profile is set to None.
At the NMS, when an iMAP port is displayed, the current value of the External Profile name will be displayed at or near the
bottom of the view-only attributes, labeled “Interface Profile Name”. Normally this name will match the Profile name
deployed by the NMS (displayed upper right). Refer to the following figure.
FIGURE 6-4 ADSL Details - NMS and Interface Profile
Whenever a profile is deployed by the NMS to the port, the Interface Profile Name will be set to the port Profile name.
Note that there is no other way to change the Interface Profile Name via the NMS. If for whatever reason the names do not
match, for example someone changes the external profile name on the device using the CLI, the port profile name (upper
right) will be marked with an asterisk. Normally this will only be detected during discovery, when the NMS automatically
performs port-profile comparison.
Note: The administrator must therefore be aware that if the External Profile Name is changed at the CLI, there will be no
notification of this at the NMS until the device is (re)discovered.
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