Table of Contents

Product Overview
Campus Upgrade Paths
Server Requirements

Checking Required Disk Space
Maximum Recommended Load
Server Recommendations

Client Requirements
Supported Devices

Prerequisites

This chapter describes the factors that you should consider before installing Campus Manager 3.0 (Campus) on a Solaris system.

• Product Overview

• Campus Upgrade Paths

• Server Requirements

• Client Requirements

• Supported Devices

Product Overview

Campus, a member of the CiscoWorks2000 Family of Products, is a suite of web-based network management tools that enables administrators to obtain various types of graphical views of their network topology and end-user information. Campus Manager is based on a client/server architecture that connects multiple web-based clients to a server on the network.

• Path Analysis---View the actual path packets are taking between end nodes on your network.

• User Tracking---Locate and display data about users and hosts in your network.

• Topology Services---Discover, view, and monitor the physical and logical services on your network.

Campus Upgrade Paths

You can upgrade to Campus Manager 3.0 from CWSI Campus 2.2, 2.3, or 2.4. For versions of CWSI Campus earlier than version 2.2, uninstall the application or upgrade to CWSI Campus 2.2 before upgrading to Campus 3.0.

Campus requires CiscoWorks2000 CD One Second Edition, which is the foundation for the CiscoWorks2000 Family of Products; it includes the CiscoWorks2000 Server and the ANI Server. When you install CiscoWorks2000 CD One, the previous version of CWSI Campus is removed and its database is preserved. When you install Campus Manager 3.0, the preserved database is converted to Campus Manager 3.0 format. For versions of CiscoWorks2000 CD One earlier than the Second Edition, you must upgrade to CiscoWorks2000 CD One Second Edition before installing or upgrading to Campus 3.0.

Caution Uninstalling Campus deletes the ANI database.

Server Requirements

This section describes the system requirements and recommendations for CiscoWorks2000 CD One and Campus Manager 3.0.

The minimum system requirements for CiscoWorks2000 CD One and Campus Manager are shown in Table 1-1.

Table 1-1: Server System Requirements Summary

Requirement Type	Minimum Requirement1
System hardware	Sparc Ultra 10 17-inch color monitor CD-ROM drive
Memory (RAM)	256 MB
Available drive space2	4 GB on the partition on which you install the product (the default is /opt) 3 Swap space equal to double the amount of memory (RAM). For example, if your system has 256 MB of RAM, you need 512 MB of swap space.
/tmp directory	Must be on a swap partition.
System software	Solaris 2.6 with English or Japanese files4.
Additional required software	CiscoWorks2000 CD One Second Edition must be installed before installing Campus. If you installed CiscoWorks2000 CD One First Edition, upgrade before installing Campus Manager. Refer to Installing and Setting Up CiscoWorks2000 CD One Second Edition on Solaris.

1If other applications are installed, or the number of devices on your network exceeds 500, the requirements might be greater. 2For information about verifying disk space, refer to the "Checking Required Disk Space" section. 3Campus must be installed in the same directory as CiscoWorks2000 CD One. 4Patch 106292-05 must not be installed.

Checking Required Disk Space

To verify the amount of available disk space in each of the specified partitions and directories, enter:

# df -k directory
 

Maximum Recommended Load

The maximum recommended load on servers configured with the minimum server requirements shown in Table 1-1 is 500 Cisco devices and one client at a time.

If other network management applications are installed on your server, additional resources might be required.

Server Recommendations

If your network has more than 500 Cisco devices, the following minimum requirements are recommended:

Client Requirements

The minimum client system requirements for CiscoWorks2000 CD One and Campus Manager are shown in Table 1-2. The maximum recommended load on clients configured with the minimum requirements shown in Table 1-2 is 950 Cisco devices.

Note Before you can access Campus from a client system, the system must be properly configured. For information about configuring clients, refer to Installing and Setting Up CiscoWorks2000 CD One Second Edition.

Table 1-2: Client System Requirements Summary

Requirement Type	Minimum Requirement
System Software and Hardware	Client system: IBM PC-compatible computer with 300 MHz Pentium processor running Windows NT 4.0 workstation or server, Windows 95, or Windows 98. Solaris SPARCstation or Sun Ultra 10 running Solaris 2.5.1 or 2.6. IBM RS/ 6000 workstation running AIX 4.3.3. HP-UX workstation running HP-UX 10.20 or 11.0. Color monitor with video card set to 256 colors.
Memory (RAM)	128 MB
Browser	One of the following browsers: Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or 5.01. Java Virtual Machine (JVM) versions 5.0.0.3.182 or current shipping version. (Windows NT, Windows 95/98) To verify the JVM version, select View > Java Console. Netscape Navigator 4.6.1 or 4.7. (Windows NT, Windows 95/98, Solaris 2.5.1, Solaris 2.6)

Supported Devices

For information about supported devices, refer to Release Notes for Campus Manager 3.0 on Solaris.

Posted: Wed Mar 29 13:29:11 PST 2000
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