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4.5.4 Export and Print CTC Data
4.5.4 Export and Print CTC Data
You can use the File > Print or File > Export options to print or export CTC provisioning information
for record keeping or troubleshooting. The functions can be performed in card, node, or network views.
The File > Print function sends the data to a local or network printer. File > Export exports the data to a
file where it can be imported into other computer applications, such as spreadsheets and database
management programs.
Whether you choose to print or export data, you can choose from the following options:
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Entire frame—Prints or exports the entire CTC window including the graphical view of the card,
node, or network. This option is available for all windows.
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Tabbed view—Prints or exports the lower half of the CTC window containing tabs and data. The
printout includes the selected tab (on top) and the data shown in the tab window. For example, if you
print the History window Tabbed view, you print only history items appearing in the window. This
option is available for all windows.
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Table Contents—Prints or exports CTC data in table format without graphical representations of
shelves, cards, or tabs. The Table Contents option prints all the data contained in a table with the
same column headings. For example, if you print the History window Table Contents view, you print
all data included in the table whether or not items appear in the window.
The Table Contents option does not apply to all windows; for a list of windows that do not support
print or export, see the
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4.6 Using the CTC Launcher Application to Manage Multiple
ONS Nodes
The CTC Launcher application is an executable file, StartCTC.exe, that is provided on Software
Release 9.0 CDs for Cisco ONS products. You can use CTC Launcher to log into multiple ONS nodes
that are running CTC Software Release 3.3 or higher, without using a web browser. The CTC launcher
application provides an advantage particularly when you have more than one NE version on the network,
because it allows you to pick from all available CTC software versions. It also starts more quickly than
the browser version of CTC and has a dedicated node history list.
CTC Launcher provides two connection options. The first option is used to connect to ONS NEs that
have an IP connection to the CTC computer. The second option is used to connect to ONS NEs that reside
behind third party, OSI-based GNEs. For this option, CTC Launcher creates a TL1 tunnel to transport
the TCP traffic through the OSI-based GNE.
The TL1 tunnel transports the TCP traffic to and from ONS ENEs through the OSI-based GNE. TL1
tunnels are similar to the existing static IP-over-CLNS tunnels, GRE and Cisco IP, that can be created at
ONS NEs using CTC. (Refer to the Cisco ONS product documentation for information about static
Maintenance
Perform maintenance tasks for the card
Loopback, Transceiver, Protection,
Path Trace, ALS, AINS Soak,
Optical, Ethernet
Performance
Perform performance monitoring for the card
Optical, Ethernet
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Card View Tabs and Subtabs (continued)
Tab
Description
Subtabs
