Table of Contents
About This Guide xi
- Who Should Read This Guide xi
- Usage Conventions xii
- Using Online Help xii
- Document Conventions xiii
- Related Documentation xiv
- Cisco Connection Online xv
Chapter 1
Before You Begin 1-1
- Product Structure 1-1
- System Requirements 1-2
- Essentials System Configuration Recommendations 1-4
- Determining Minimum System Configuration 1-4
- Improving Essentials Server Performance 1-4
- Improving Essentials User Report Response Time 1-4
- CWSI Campus System Configuration Recommendations 1-5
- D ownloaded Files 1-6
- Product Upgrade Paths 1-7
- Essentials Upgrade Paths 1-7
- CWSI Campus Upgrade Paths 1-7
- Essentials and CWSI Campus Installation Quick Reference 1-8
Chapter 2
Installing Essentials 2-1
- Quick Reference 2-1
- Preparing To Install Essentials 2-3
- Essentials Installation Notes 2-3
- S erver Requirements 2-3
- Hardware and Software Requirements Verification 2-3
- Cisco DNS/DHCP Manager Conflicts 2-4
- Client Requirements 2-4
- Web Browsers Supported 2-5
- Configuring Client Systems 2-5
- Setting Environmental Variables 2-8
- Using Essentials Manual Pages 2-8
- Device Import Supported Software 2-9
- Using Server IP Address 2-9
- TCP and UDP Ports Used 2-9
- System Files Modified During Installation 2-10
- Running the Essentials Installation Program 2-11
- Express Installation 2-13
- Custom Installation 2-14
- Installing Upgrades 2-15
- Upgrading from Resource Manager 1.1 2-16
- Reinstalling Essentials or Upgrading from Essentials 2.0 2-17
- Installing Added Functionality 2-18
- Stopping and Restarting the Essentials Server 2-18
- Removing Essentials 2-19
Chapter 3
Installing CWSI Campus 3-1
- Quick Reference 3-2
- P reparing To Install CWSI Campus 3-3
- P atch Requirement for JRE 1.1.6 on Solaris 2.5.1 3-4
- Patch Requirement for Sun XServer Software 3-5
- V erifying System and Network Requirements 3-5
- Installing Your Browser 3-5
- I nstalling Resource Manager Essentials 3-6
- Saving SNM Maps 3-6
- Determining Your Seed Device 3-6
- Determining Which CiscoView Device Packages To Install 3-7
- U pgrading to CWSI Campus 2.3 3-8
- U sing Multiple Copies of CWSI Campus 3-9
- Installing CWSI Campus 3-11
- I nstalling CiscoView 3-13
- Installing TrafficDirector and AtmDirector 3-14
- Completing the Installation 3-14
- V erifying Your SNMP Community Strings 3-14
- Starting CWSI Campus 3-15
- Starting CWSI Campus 2. 3 3-15
- Stopping and Starting CWSI Campus Processes 3-15
- R emoving CWSI Campus 3-16
- C iscoView 3-17
- Patch Requirement 3-17
- C iscoView pkgadd Utility 3-17
- A dding New Device Support 3-18
Chapter 4
Setting Up Essentials 4-1
- Quick Reference 4-1
- Accessing the Server 4-2
- Performing Administrator Tasks 4-4
- Logging In As Administrator 4-4
- Essentials Logins and Roles 4-5
- Logging In 4-6
- Securing the Essentials Server 4-7
- Changing the Admin Login Password 4-8
- Changing the Guest Login Password 4-9
- Configuring the Essentials System 4-10
- Logging Out As Administrator 4-13
Chapter 5
Preparing To Use Essentials Applications 5-1
- Quick Reference 5-2
- Setting Up Inventory 5-4
- Adding or Importing Inventory Data 5-4
- Adding Device Information for a Single Device 5-4
- Importing Devices from a File 5-6
- Importing Devices from a Local NMS 5-6
- Importing Devices from a Remote NMS 5-6
- Creating a Device View 5-7
- Obtaining CCO Login Privileges 5-7
- Changing Device Attributes (Including Serial Numbers) 5-7
- Performing Optional Inventory Setup Tasks 5-8
- Setting Up Availability 5-8
- Setting Up Syslog Analysis 5-9
- Configuring Routers and Switches for Syslog Analysis 5-9
- Configuring Cisco IOS Devices for Syslog 5-9
- Configuring Catalyst 5000 Series Devices for Syslog 5-10
- Verifying the Settings in the Syslog Configuration File 5-11
- Verifying the Syslog Analyzer 5-12
- Setting Up the Configuration Archive 5-13
- Entering Passwords 5-13
- Modifying Device Configurations 5-13
- Setting Up Software Management 5-14
- A dding Device Passwords to the Inventory 5-14
- Setting Software Management Preferences 5-15
- Obtaining CCO Login Privileges 5-15
- Setting Up TFTP 5-15
- Enabling the TFTP Daemon 5-16
- Creating the /tftpboot Directory 5-17
- Setting Up RCP 5-18
- Creating the RCP Remote User Account 5-18
- Enabling the RCP Daemon 5-19
- Selecting RCP as the Active File Transfer Method 5-20
- Allowing the User bin To Use at and cron 5-20
- Performing Optional Software Management Setup Tasks 5-21
Chapter 6
Facility Administration and Message Logging 6-1
- Syslog Facility 6-1
- Error Message Storage 6-2
- Scheduling Scheme 6-2
- Process Status 6-2
Appendix A
Troubleshooting A-1
- Essentials Troubleshooting Tools A-2
- Collecting Server Information A-2
- Viewing Process Failures A-3
- Collecting Self-Test Information A-4
- Logging In After Upgrading A-5
- Checking Files and Directories After Installation A-5
- Understanding Installation Error Messages A-7
- Failing to Delete a Package During Uninstallation A-8
- Accessing the Essentials Server A-9
- Setting Up the Browser A-9
- Adding and Importing Device Information A-10
- Adding Device Information A-10
- Importing Device Information A-11
- Checking the Syslog Configuration A-11
- Installing Software Management A-11
- Gathering Server Information A-12
- Essentials Daemon Manager and CWSI Campus A-13
- Cannot Log In to AniServer A-13
- Testing Connection to the Database A-15
Appendix B
Mounting and Unmounting on Solaris B-1
- Mounting a Local CD-ROM Drive B-1
- Mounting a Remote CD-ROM Drive B-3
- Unmounting the CD-ROM Drive B-6
- Unmounting a Local CD-ROM Drive B-6
- Unmounting a Remote CD-ROM Drive B-6
Appendix C
Essentials Security C-1
- Server Security C-1
- Server-Imposed Security C-2
- System Administrator-Imposed Security C-3
- Application Security C-3
Index







Posted: Thu Sep 30 11:38:21 PDT 1999
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