Ericsson probe withdrawal from Passport Advantage

The withdrawal of Ericsson probes was announced by Support Flash in September 2012 giving notice of formal end of support of the probes effective 30th September 2013.

Affected products:

IBM Netcool/OMNIbus Probes

Ericsson AXE 10
Ericsson ACP 1000
Ericsson MD110
Ericsson Xmate
Ericsson 3GPP (OSS-RC)
Ericsson BNSI
Ericsson (Marconi) ServiceOn Access
Ericsson (Marconi) EMOS
Ericsson (Marconi) MV38/PSB MNR
Ericsson (Marconi) MV36/PFM
Ericsson (Marconi) System X
Ericsson (Nortel) CEMS
Ericsson (Nortel) CNM
Ericsson (Nortel) Preside for Wireless
Ericsson (Nortel) EV-DO
Ericsson (Nortel) MDM

Where possible, alternative generic solutions should be used.

Probe Replacement Strategy

3GPP (OSS-RC) -> Use the latest test fix patch for the Generic 3GPP Probe or Contact your IBM account team to request SoW
AXE 10 -> Contact your IBM account team to request SoW
BNSI -> Socket probe with specific rules files
Xmate -> Generic LogFile probe with specific rules files
(Marconi) EMOS -> Socket probe with specific rules files
(Marconi) MV36/PFM -> Contact your IBM account team to request SoW
(Marconi) MV38/PSB MNR -> Contact your IBM account team to request SoW
(Marconi) ServiceOn Access -> Socket probe with specific rules files
(Nortel) CEMS -> Contact your IBM account team to request SoW
(Nortel) CNM -> Contact your IBM account team to request SoW
(Nortel) EV-DO -> Generic LogFile probe with specific rules files
(Nortel) MDM -> Contact your IBM account team to request SoW

For additional information on Ericsson probe replacement options please contact your IBM account team.

Where:
SoW : Statement of Work for on-site custom probe development