Oracle Comms User Data Repository OAM Ed 2

Integrate: Plan User Data Repository Functions for Your Business

• Course Purpose
• Course Topics
• Course Objectives
• Course Logistics
• Oracle University Reporting
• Introduction to Integrate
• Objectives
• Oracle Communications User Data Repository
• Enhanced Subscriber Profile Repository (ESPR)
• User Data Repository Data
• Process Flow Through ESPR
• How Do Subscriber Records Get In?
• Use Cases
• Maintaining UDR Communications Performance
• Plan Operations Support System Networking
• Plan Network Connections to PCRF Client Services
• Access and Management Network
• Plan Access Network Performance Considerations
• Putting It All Together
• Summary
• Quiz
• Practice

Integrate – Plan for Oracle Communications User Data Repository Product

• Objectives
• UDR System Components
• Multi-level System of Management
• Oracle’s System Management Product
• NOAMP Servers
• SOAM Servers
• Message Processor (MP) Servers
• Maintain Reliability
• High Availability Through Groups
• Enhanced Availability through Geo-redundancy
• Geo-redundant System Architecture
• Systems Communications
• NOAMP Replication
• Monitor NOAMP Server Communications
• SOAM Server Communications
• UDR Diameter Communications to PCRF
• Com Agent Communications Between MP and NOAMP
• MP Communications in a Geo-redundant System
• Operations Support System Communications
• Alternative Platform Deployments
• Network Function Virtualization (NFV)
• Cloud Deployment
• Using Cloud Architecture to Manage Resources
• Accessing Resources within a Cloud
• Final Network Summary
• Summary
• Quiz
• Practice 2

Configure: Use Multi-level User Interfaces

• Objectives
• Introduction to Configure
• Oracle Help Center
• Using Help Manuals
• NOAMP & SOAM Graphic User Interface Log In
• Components of the GUI
• GUI – Items of Special Interest
• Common Main Menu Options
• On Line Help
• Navigate the NOAMP GUI
• SOAM GUI Diameter Folders
• Navigate the SOAM Diameter Folder
• Summary
• Quiz
• Practice 3

Configure- Monitor and Manage System Components

• Objectives
• Analyze and Change System Components
• System Component Hierarchy
• Analyze System Components
• Gather Component Information
• Scenario: Example UDR System Configuration
• Configuration Reports
• Configure Communications Among Components
• How Do I Use Interfaces to Networks?
• Interfaces Across Intranetwork and Internetworks
• Configure Communications Agent (Com Agent)
• Analyze VLANs and Bonds
• Configure DSCP
• Access and Management Devices
• Domain Name System Configuration
• Configure SNMP Method 1
• Configure SNMP Method 2
• Summary
• Quiz
• Practice

Configure – Monitor and Manage Diameter Peers

• Objectives
• How Do Diameter Peers Work?
• What Is Required to Set Up a Diameter Connection?
• What Must be Provisioned for a Connection Request?
• How Do I View Performance of an Existing Connection?
• How Do I View Diameter Authentication Information?
• How Do I Prepare to Add New Peers?
• Enable and Test Diameter Connections
• Summary
• Quiz
• Practice

Provision the Database

• Objectives
• User Data Repository Database Access Concepts
• Operations Tasks
• Customer Provisioning
• Create Access for an CP Client
• Subscribing Client Permissions
• Manage Database Behavior
• Control the Behavior of the Database Back End
• Control Auto Enrollment
• Auto Enrollment Blacklists
• Manage Data Entities
• Introduction to Building Data Entities
• Entering Data Entities
• Monitor and Manage User Data Repository
• Monitor CP and Diameter Clients
• Monitor and Manage the CP Interface
• Subscriber Query
• Connections
• Command Log
• Subscribing Client Status
• Manage Import and Export
• Export Schedule – Subscriber Data
• Import Status
• Export Schedule and Status
• Command Log Export Status
• Management Database
• Quota Reset Scheduler Status
• Database Auditor
• Measurements Related to CP
• Key Performance Indicators Related to CP
• Summary
• Quiz
• Practice

System Administration

• Objectives
• Select Appropriate General Options
• Controlling User Permissions
• Create a User with Controlled Access
• 1. Select Group Permissions
• 2. Create a User in a Group
• 3. Change a User’s Password
• Example: Creating a Controlled User Account
• 1. Example: Select Group Permissions
• 2. Example: Create User the Selected Group
• 3. Example: The User Has Limited Access
• Other Administrative Controls
• Authorize IP Addresses
• Manage Certificates
• Manage Server Access
• Import and Export Server Configurations
• Data Export: Current System Server Configuration
• Diameter Configuration Export/Import
• Summary
• Quiz
• Practice

Monitor – Component Performance

• Objectives
• Introduction to Monitor
• Monitor NOAMP and SOAM
• Gather Information about System Components
• Monitor Network Elements Report
• Monitor Network Elements
• Monitor and Manage Server Reports
• Monitor and Manage: Servers
• Monitor and Manage High Availability Health
• Roles
• Maximum Allowed HA Role
• Monitoring Connections
• Monitor Communications Agent (ComAgent)
• Monitor ComAgent Connection Status
• Monitor Com Agent from the NOAMP
• Gather Information on ComAgent Configuration
• ComAgent Connection Status from NOAMP
• ComAgent Connection Status from SOAM
• Monitor Diameter Connections
• Monitor Diameter Connections from the SOAM
• Monitor Diameter Configuration – Local Nodes
• Monitor Diameter Configuration – Peer Nodes
• Monitor Diameter Configuration – Connections
• Monitor Diameter Connection Maintenance
• Monitor Diameter Capacity
• Monitor Diameter Connection Capacity
• Customer Provisioning Reports and Measurements
• Monitor CP Provisioning Connections
• Diameter-Related Alarm 3002
• Monitor with Measurements
• Isolate Performance Issues with Measurements
• Measurements
• SOAM Measurements
• Summary
• Quiz
• Practice

Monitor Components- Alarms

• Objectives
• View Alarms
• Alarms Banner
• View Active Alarms
• How Alarms and Events Are Structured
• Report a Specific Alarm
• View a Specific Alarm in Online Help
• Alarm Categories
• The Historical Alarms Operation
• Historical Alarms
• Alarm and Event Flows
• Summary
• Quiz
• Practice

Monitor- System

• Objectives
• Monitor Key System Processes
• Monitor and Manage: Database
• Monitor and Manage: Database Management Functions
• Monitor and Manage: Database
• Monitor and Manage: Database Report
• Monitor and Manage: Processes
• Monitor: Processes
• Key Performance Indicators
• Identify Key Performance Inhibitors
• Key Performance Indicators
• Capturing KPIs
• Distribute KPI Reports
• Security Log
• Measurements- Monitor
• Measurements – Overview
• Measurements- Report Groups
• Measurements
• Measurements- Example: OAM Alarms Report
• System Monitoring Measurements
• Summary
• Quiz
• Practice

Corrective Maintenance – Systems Management

• Objectives
• Introduction to Corrective Maintenance
• Monitor and Manage: Servers
• Configuration Database Backup
• Control Active Servers with Max HA Roles
• Monitor and Manage: High Availability
• Monitor ComCol HA
• Backups
• Platform
• Backup Platform
• Configuration and Status Backup
• Configuring Configuration and Status Backup
• Summary
• Quiz
• Practice

Corrective Maintenance – Remediation

• Objectives
• Troubleshooting Assistance
• Online Help Center
• Platform Management
• Platform Documentation
• Prepare to Use My Oracle Support
• Use My Oracle Support
• Monitor Service Requests in MOS
• Tasks Recommended by Customer Services
• Best Practice Procedures
• Consistent and Complete Access
• Service Request Information – Issue Descriptions
• Service Request Information – Supporting Data
• System Health Checks
• Save System Logs
• System Check
• Accessing Platform Command-Line Interface
• Key Troubleshooting Procedures
• Troubleshooting Process
• Troubleshooting ComAgent Issues
• ComAgent Troubleshooting Scenario
• Troubleshooting Signaling Traffic
• Diameter Troubleshooting Scenario
• EXG Alarm Troubleshooting Scenario
• Summary
• Quiz
• Practice
• Course Summary

What Is New in Release 12.2?

• Objectives
• Features to Be Covered in This Lesson
• Feature Group: Pools that Span Multiple UDR Instances
• Pools Spanning Multiple UDRs
• Pool Spanning Menu
• Pool Network Tables
• Measurements for Pool Spanning
• Provisioning Records for Pool Spanning
• Feature: User Credentials for Authentication
• Using the Credentials Feature
• Authentication Headers: Example
• Configuring the Credentials Feature
• Feature: GUI Support to Create and Update Subscriber and Pool Data
• Use the ESPR Database from GUI Feature
• Create New Subscriber Records
• Update Existing Records
• Feature: Delay PNR Notification after Profile Update
• Use the Push Notification Delay Feature
• Implementing PNR Delay
• Summary
• Quiz
• Practice
• Course Summary
• Final Questions?
• Endo of Course Evaluation