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This User Guide provides you step by step instructions for most of the tasks you will perform using Cisco Element Management Framework (Cisco EMF). "Cisco EMF Concepts," provides background information about Cisco EMF and is of most use to network administrators and developers. "Glossary," defines Cisco EMF and associated network management terminology.
In order to gain access to Cisco EMF tools, you must first start an Cisco EMF user session.
Step 1 From the command line on the terminal window, type:
host% <CEMF_ROOT>/bin/cemf session
where <CEMF_ROOT> is the Cisco EMF 3.0 installation root directory (for example, /opt/cemf).
The Cisco EMF Login window shown in Figure 1-1, is displayed.
Step 2 Enter your user name and password, then click Ok to proceed.
If an unknown user name or password is entered, an error message is displayed.
Step 3 Click Ok, then enter a valid user name and corresponding password.
You have three attempts to specify a valid user name and corresponding password. When you specify a valid user name and the corresponding password, the session starts and the Cisco EMF Launchpad window, shown in Figure 1-2, is displayed.
If, after three attempts, you do not specify a valid user name and corresponding password, the session does not start and the Login window closes.
The icons displayed in the Cisco EMF frame on the Launchpad represent applications that are provided by this Cisco EMF installation. Extra icons may appear when additional packages are installed. The icons appear in a frame identified by the package name.
The icons displayed in Figure 1-2 represent the standard Cisco EMF tools.
From the Cisco EMF Launchpad, click on the desired application's icon. The selected application is launched. A "busy" icon and a message in the status bar is displayed during launch. More than one instance of an application can be opened at any one time.
Step 1 From the File menu, select Quit or
press Ctrl + Q or
click the Close icon 
from the Toolbar.
Step 2 A dialog box asking, Do you wish to quit the CEMF Manager System? is displayed. Click the Yes button to quit the session.
All active applications are closed and the session terminates.
You can use either the mouse or the keyboard to access the various features provided by Cisco EMF. The mouse buttons are used for the functions listed below.
Each button on the mouse is consistently used for different functions in Cisco EMF.
Standard Cisco EMF menus are available from the Toolbar. Items can be selected from the menus or by typing the following keys:
Ctrl + Q | Quit |
Ctrl + W | Close |
Ctrl + P | |
Ctrl + S | Save |
Ctrl + N | New |
Ctrl + O | Open |
Ctrl + Z | Undo |
Ctrl + X | Cut |
Ctrl + C | Copy |
Ctrl + V | Paste |
Ctrl + A | Select all |
Ctrl + D | Deselect all |
Items in the Cisco EMF windows may be presented with the first (initial) letter underlined; for example, Actions. This means you can either select this option by left-clicking the mouse, or you can type Alt + A (in this example) from the keyboard.
Step 1 Select the first item.
The item is highlighted.
Step 2 Press and hold the Shift key.
Step 3 Select the last item in the sequence.
Step 4 Release the Shift key.
All items between the first and last item are highlighted.
Step 1 Select a relevant item in the list.
The item is highlighted.
Step 2 Place the cursor over the next item to be selected.
Step 3 Press Ctrl and click the left mouse button.
The item is highlighted.
Step 4 Repeat Step 3 until all the required items are highlighted.
Step 1 Place the cursor anywhere in the relevant window.
Step 2 Press and hold the right mouse button.
A pop up menu is displayed.
Step 3 Move the cursor to the Select All option.
All items in the list are highlighted. Note, this option may not be available in all windows.
Step 1 Place the cursor anywhere in the relevant window.
Step 2 Press and hold the right mouse button.
A pop up menu is displayed.
Step 3 Move the cursor to the Deselect option.
All items in the list are deselected. Note, this option may not be available in all windows.
The area at the bottom of most windows, to the left of the Cisco EMF logo, displays status information.
When you double-click in this area, the Status Dialog window, shown in Figure 1-3, is displayed. This window lists previous status messages.
The Toolbar contains icons which invoke various tools and menu options. The icons displayed in the Toolbar vary, depending on which window is being viewed. You can disable the Toolbar so it is not displayed in the window.
From the Options menu, select Show Toolbar. The square next to Show Toolbar in the Options drop down menu appears. The Toolbar is only displayed in the current window. The display of all other windows' Toolbars are not affected.
From the Options menu, select Show Toolbar.
The square next to Show Toolbar on the Options drop down menu disappears. A Toolbar is not displayed in the current window. The display of all other windows' Toolbars are not affected.
Tooltips provide a brief description or explanation of a Toolbar button or window panel. Tooltips appear when the cursor is positioned over the item. You can choose to show or hide tooltips.
From the Options menu, select or clear the Enable Tooltip option.
Step 1 From the File menu, select Print or
press Ctrl + P or
click the Print icon 
from the Toolbar.
The displayed view is printed.
Step 1 From the File menu select Close or
press Ctrl + W or
click the Close icon from the Toolbar.
Each window has the option to click the Help icon, 
or to select Help from the menu bar.
A list of help topics is displayed.
Each window has a Window menu, as shown in Figure 1-5. When a window is open, it appears as an option in this menu. Select Window, then choose the window you desire to open from the list of windows provided in the Window menu.
The colors and meanings of severities used in Cisco EMF are shown in Table 1-3.
| Color | Severity of Event | |
|---|---|---|
| Red | Critical |
| Orange | Major |
| Yellow | Minor |
| Cyan | Warning |
| Green | No Events (Normal) |
| White | Informational |
Posted: Fri Jan 7 15:30:03 PST 2000
Copyright 2000©Cisco Systems Inc.
