Table of Contents

Using Basic Administrative Tools
Performing Data Management Tasks
Managing Back-End Processes
Managing Jobs and Resources
Managing Network Events

Administering the CiscoWorks2000 Server

The CiscoWorks2000 Server includes administrative tools to ensure that the server is performing properly:

• Using Basic Administrative Tools---review package options and check log file status.

• Performing Data Management Tasks---back up, move, and restore databases.

• Managing Back-End Processes---manage processes to ensure proper operation.

• Managing Jobs and Resources---provide job, resource, and event notification services.

• Managing Network Events---manage the sources that generate events and consumers that receive them.

Using Basic Administrative Tools

You can use these basic administrative tools to perform tasks described in Table 4-1.

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Table 4-1: Basic Administrative Tasks

Task	Purpose	Action
View installed software packages.	Lists installed software packages	CiscoWorks2000 Server>Administration> Package Options
View log file status.	Displays log file size and utilization	CiscoWorks2000 Server>Administration> Log File Status

Performing Data Management Tasks

Regularly perform storage management tasks (see Table 4-3) to ensure that you have a set of database backups in case your current database becomes corrupted or otherwise unusable. When setting up your database backup strategy, consider these guidelines:

• Check the size of the files stored in the backup directory. Some files stored in the backup directory might require additional disk space.

• The backup directory must be writeable by the user bin on UNIX systems.

• Database files are stored using the backup directory structure described in Table 4-2:

  • Format---/generation_number/suite/directory/filename

  • Example---/1/cmf/database/cmf.db

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Table 4-2: Backup Directory Structure

Variable	Description	Usage Notes
generation_number	Indicates number of backups	For example, 1, 2, and 3, with 3 being the latest database backup.
suite	Describes application or suite	The CiscoWorks2000 Server suite is cmf. Other optional suites are supported, such as rme or ani.
directory	Describes what is being stored	Directories include database and any suite applications.
filename	Provides name of file that has been backed up	Files include database (.db), log (.log), version (DbVersion.txt), manifest (.tx), tar (.tar), and data files (datafiles.txt).

The suite name used for the CiscoWorks2000 Server database files is cmf. The cmf database includes data backup for the CiscoWorks2000 Server applications. Data management tasks (see Table 4-3) for other suites are also supported. For example, if a suite is installed that uses the ANI Server, the suite name for the ANI Server database files is ani. Refer to the appropriate user guide for suite-specific details.

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Table 4-3: Data Management Tasks

Task	Purpose	Action
Backup database.	Performs a database backup now to ensure you have backups if current database becomes corrupted or otherwise unusable	CiscoWorks2000 Server>Administration> Database Management>Back Up Data Now
Schedule regular backups.	Performs database backups on a regular schedule to ensure you have most-recent set of backups if current database becomes corrupted or otherwise unusable	CiscoWorks2000 Server>Administration> Database Management>Schedule Backup
Restore a database.	Replaces damaged or corrupted database with a previously backed up copy	Run script from a command prompt. Refer to the online help for instructions.
Move a database.	Transfers database to a different location	Run script from a command prompt. Refer to the online help for instructions.

Managing Back-End Processes

CiscoWorks2000 applications use back-end processes to manage application-specific activity or jobs. The process management tools enable you to manage these back-end processes to optimize or troubleshoot the CiscoWorks2000 Server (see Table 4-4).

Table 4-4: Process Management Tasks

Task	Purpose	Action
Start process.	Restarts specific processes and displays message, "Running normally"	CiscoWorks2000 Server>Administration> Process Management>Start Process
Stop process.	Stops process and displays message, "Administrator has shut down this server"	CiscoWorks2000 Server>Administration> Process Management>Stop Process
View processes.	Displays process information including state, ID, and other data	CiscoWorks2000 Server>Administration> Process Management>Process Status
View process failures.	Displays the failed process, failure information, and time failure occurred	CiscoWorks2000 Server>Administration> Diagnostics>Process Failures

Managing Jobs and Resources

Job Management provides job, resource, and event notification services to CiscoWorks2000. Use Job Management to browse jobs, release resources and stop and remove jobs (see Table 4-5).

Table 4-5: Job Management Tasks

Task	Purpose	Action
Cancel a scheduled job.	Stops job from running, but keeps it in the Job Management	CiscoWorks2000 Server>Administration> Job Management, then select Stop Job
Remove a job.	Removes job from the Job Management	CiscoWorks2000 Server>Administration> Job Management, then select Remove Job
Unlock an orphaned resource.	Frees resources inadvertently locked due to a system failure Note Use Free Resource only if there are no other options.	CiscoWorks2000 Server>Administration> Job Management, then select Free Resource

Managing Network Events

The Event Distribution Service (EDS) allows you to manage event sources and event consumers. Event sources create network events and event consumers are the recipients of the events (see Table 4-6).

Table 4-6: Event Distribution Tasks

Task	Purpose	Action
Enable or disable debugging or trace message generation.	Diagnosis problems.	CiscoWorks2000 Server>Administration> Event Management>Event Channel Admin, then select Debug
Configure individual services.	Enables setup and configuration of event source or event consumer services, such as queue parameters.	CiscoWorks2000 Server>Administration> Event Management>Event Channel Admin, then select Configure
Set up filters and methods on what traps to convert to EDS events and in what format to convert them.	Enables EDS to receive traps and filter them based on your requests.	As a superuser, enter: /opt/CSCOpx/bin/eds -filter
Associate event filters with a generic consumer.	Enables you to use a filter to specify which events should be passed to each generic consumer.	CiscoWorks2000 Server>Administration> Event Management>Event Consumer Admin
View performance statistics for all internal data queues for the event sources and event consumers.	Displays the work being done by EDS. From these statistics, you can determine whether events are being lost and the high-water mark for setting queue capacity.	CiscoWorks2000 Server>Administration> Event Management>Event Channel Admin, then select Performance
Search the Event Channel log for events that match specific criteria.	Searches and groups events to aid in problem determination.	CiscoWorks2000 Server>Diagnostics> Event Query
View events received from EDS and the event logger.	Monitors or troubleshoots your network.	As a superuser, enter: /opt/CSCOpx/bin/eds -display

Posted: Tue Nov 23 10:16:57 PST 1999
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