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7 Select the Collect boxes to select the types of data (CDR or Traffic, or both) that DBA
will buffer.
8 Select Connect Now to connect to the selected system and begin a live data session.
Nortel recommends using a live connection, rather than using a hard drive, to collect
data from Large Systems.
If you do not buffer all available data types, a dialog box appears asking you to
confirm your selection.
A new window opens within your DBA main window. The host name of the
connected system appears on the title bar. DBA uses this session window to provide
information about the live data session. (See “View session data” on page 253.)
Leave the session window open to maintain the live data session. If you close the
window, the live session terminates. If the session terminates, the system begins
sending buffered data to one of the following devices, depending on the session
parameters you set when establishing the connection:
Hard drive (not recommended for 11C and CS 1000 systems)
PCMCIA card (11C and CS 1000 systems)
Guidelines for use of DBA CDR and Traffic data
The CDR and Traffic data that is collected from a system is normally processed by
applications that are integrated with OTM. This includes the Telecom Billing System
and Traffic Analysis. It is possible to have this data processed by third party vendors,
providing the guidelines in this section are followed.
The CDR and Traffic data files are stored on the OTM server in the folder for the system,
for example "Nortel\Common Data\Sample Site\Sample Meridian 1". The following
file names are used:
detail1.img - for CDR data
traffic.dmp - for Traffic data
DBA collects data from systems continuously and merges it into the detail1.img and
traffic.dmp files every 15 minutes. If a file is being used by another application, the
merge will be done at the next 15 minute interval.
The system folder containing the data files may be accessed by sharing the Nortel folder
on the network, making it available to applications on other PCs. Similar security
guidelines should be followed as for sharing the folder for OTM PC client access (see
the OTM Installation NTP for details). Note that only approved applications may reside
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