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This instruction book provides information about installing and running CiscoWorks Windows on your network management workstation.
CiscoWorks Windows is comprehensive network management software that enables you to easily manage your small to medium business network or workgroup. Information such as dynamic status, statistics, and comprehensive configuration information is available for Cisco routers, switches, hubs, and access servers. CiscoWorks Windows can manage Cisco's NetBeyond extended network system of modular, stackable LAN and WAN products as a single device.
CiscoWorks Windows provides comprehensive, easy-to-use network management that seamlessly integrates with Castle Rock Computing's SNMPc.
For more information about using CiscoWorks Windows, see Overview for CiscoWorks Windows.
This section provides CiscoWorks Windows software and hardware requirements.
You must install one of the following Microsoft (MS) operating systems with TCP/IP enabled to run CiscoWorks Windows:
CiscoWorks Windows uses the native WINSOCK stacks supplied with these operating systems.
The following components are the minimum hardware requirements for running CiscoWorks Windows:
You can install CiscoWorks Windows in one of two ways:
You can use CiscoWorks Windows as a standalone application in the following situations:
If you choose StandAlone, only the CiscoView and Configuration Builder applications are operational.
You can use CiscoWorks Windows with SNMPc to perform the following operations:
Before you install CiscoWorks Windows to run with Castle Rock SNMPc, you must install Castle Rock SNMPc on your workstation. To install SNMPc, perform the following steps:
1. Insert the Castle Rock SNMPc CD into the CD-ROM drive.
2. If you are using MS Windows NT 3.51, select File>Run from the Program Manager window. If you are using Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0, select Start>Run.
3. Enter the letter that indicates the CD-ROM drive followed by a colon, a backslash, and setup. For example:
d:\setup
4. Click OK. The Welcome dialog box appears.
5. Click Continue. The Registration dialog box appears. Enter your name, company name, and serial number. Your serial number is located on the inside of the front cover of the Castle Rock SNMPc Reference Guide; inside the CD-ROM case; and on your registration card.
6. Click Continue.
The Registration Confirmation dialog box appears.
7. Click Yes.
The Type of Installation dialog box appears.
8. Click either SNMPc Installation (installs the SNMPc network management platform for Windows) or Vendor Installation (installs vendor-specific applications for managing third-party devices).
9. The Installation Location dialog box appears. Keep the default or enter the directory in which you want to install SNMPc, then click OK.
10. The Release Notes dialog box appears, asking whether you want to review the SNMPc release notes. Click Yes to view the notes or No to bypass the notes.
11. Click Exit Installation.
The SNMPc installation is complete. SNMPc is added to the list under Start>Programs menu for Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0 and in the Program Manager window for Windows NT 3.51. You can now install CiscoWorks Windows.
This installation procedure performs the following functions:
To install CiscoWorks Windows, perform the following steps:
1. Insert the CiscoWorks Windows CD into your CD-ROM drive.
If you are using Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0, select Start>Run, or select Start>Settings>Control Panel. Click Add/Remove Programs, then click Install.
If you are using Windows NT 3.51, select File>Run.
2. Enter the drive letter of the CD-ROM drive followed by a colon, a backslash, and setup. For example:
d:\setup
3. Click OK.
The Welcome dialog box appears.
4. Click Next.
The User Information dialog box appears.
5. Enter your name and company name, then click Next.
The Select Installation Option dialog box appears.
6. Select Castle Rock SNMPc or StandAlone, then click Next.
If you select Castle Rock SNMPc, you must have the network management platform installed. For additional information, see the section "Choosing the Installation Environment."
The Choose Destination Location dialog box appears.
7. Keep the default or enter the directory in which you want to install CiscoWorks Windows. A browse button is provided for finding the directory. After selecting the destination directory, click Next.
If either CiscoWorks Windows or CiscoVision exists on your workstation, you can choose to install the new version in the same directory. If you install the new version in the same directory, the older version is removed and you must reinstall the existing devices. If you choose to install CiscoWorks Windows in a different directory, the previous version is not removed and might not function properly.
8. The Device Installation dialog box appears. You can select individual devices or click Select All to select all devices, then click OK.
To install devices later, click Cancel.
The Start Copying Files dialog box appears.
9. To begin the file installation, click Next.
The Copying Files display appears, showing you the percentage of the program successfully installed.
If the message Not Enough Disk Space is displayed, the setup program terminates. See the section "Hardware Requirements" for more information about disk space requirements.
Otherwise, the Setup Complete dialog box appears.
10. Select an option, then click Finish to complete the CiscoWorks Windows installation. The options that appear depend on your installation type.
For a standalone installation, you can view the README file, run CiscoView, or do both. For a Castle Rock SNMPc installation, you can view the README file.
This section describes how to load Castle Rock SNMPc MIB files to CiscoView.
You must recompile the MIBs after installing CiscoWorks Windows. To recompile the MIB database after installation, perform one of the following procedures.
To load the MIBs while starting SNMPc, perform the following steps:
1. Double-click on the SNMPc icon in Windows NT 3.51 or select Start>Programs>CiscoWorks Windows>CiscoWorks Windows>SNMPc in Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0. An SNMPc dialog box appears, prompting you to recompile the MIB database.
2. Click Yes to recompile the MIB database.
3. After compilation, the SNMPc Compile OK message appears. Click OK.
To compile the MIBs from within SNMPc, perform the following steps:
1. From the SNMPc menu, select Config>Compile MIB. The Load MIB dialog box displays.
2. In the Load MIB dialog box, click Load All.
Depending on your type of installation, the following programs are listed:
To start CiscoWorks Windows, perform the following steps:
1. Double-click on the SNMPc icon in the CiscoWorks Windows Program Manager Group in Windows NT 3.51 or select Start>Programs>CiscoWorks Windows>CiscoWorks Windows>SNMPc in Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0.
2. If you run CiscoWorks Windows integrated with SNMPc for the first time, you are asked if you want to compile the MIBs. Answer Yes.
You must rediscover all network maps to properly display Cisco devices. To discover your network and create a network map, use SNMPc Auto Discovery. See your Castle Rock SNMPc Network Management Reference Guide for details on using the Auto Discovery feature.
3. To start a CiscoWorks Windows application, either double-click on the CiscoView icon in standalone mode or double-click on a Cisco device within the network map.
This section provides a quick reference to downloading device packages from CCO.
If you do not have Internet access, skip this section. To receive updated packages, you can order the Cisco Network Management Support CD-ROM. For additional information, see the "Downloading Device Packages" chapter in the Overview for Ciscoworks Windows.
For a detailed description of downloading from CCO, see one of the following:
To download device packages from CCO, perform the following steps:
1. Verify that you are running CiscoView version 4.1 or later by starting CiscoView. (See the section "Starting CiscoWorks Windows" for instructions).
2. Select Help>About CiscoView.
3. Select File>Exit to close CiscoView.
4. Create a permanent location for the cv_pkgs directory. For example, c:\cv_pkgs.
5. Access CCO.
You can access CCO as a registered user or as a guest.
To access as a registered user do the following:
(a) Access the Software Image Library by entering the following URL in your Web browser: http://www.cisco.com/kobayashi/sw-center/
(b) At the prompts, enter your CCO user ID and password.
To be granted special file access as a guest, do the following:
(a) Call Technical Assistance Center (TAC) at 800 553-2447 or 408 526-7209 and state the name of the product you are using. You are transferred to the appropriate person to obtain your special access code.
(b) Enter the following URL in your Web browser: http://www.cisco.com/public/library
(c) Enter your special access code in the Other Software Products/Special Files section.
(d) Select the device tar file and a download option.
6. Download the device tar file into the cv_pkgs directory.
There are two methods for downloading: from CCO and by FTP. For information on downloading by FTP, see the Software Library Web page or Overview for CiscoWorks Windows.
(a) In the Network Management Products section, select the CiscoView Upgrade Planner pointer to the CiscoView packages. To review the package README file, click on the README filename and select a download option. To select a device tar file, click on the device filename and select a download option.
(b) Reenter your password, if required.
(c) If required, click Save File or select File>Save As, depending on the browser you are using.
(d) If a filter window appears, enter the complete destination pathname in the Selection section of the filter window for the downloaded device, for example, c:\cv_pkgs\device_name.
(e) Close the Web browser.
(a) Start WinZip. If you are using Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0, select Start>Programs>WinZip 6.1 32-bit. If you are using Windows NT 3.51, select File>Run>WinZip.
(b) Click the Open icon on the WinZip main menu.
(c) In the Look in field, select the drive and directory (c:\cv_pkgs) containing the device file.
(d) Select the tar file, then click Open.
(e) Select the Extract icon.
(f) In the Extract dialog box, select All files and Overwrite Existing Files. Make sure the name of the Extract To directory is correct, for example, c:\cv_pkgs.
(g) Click Extract.
(h) Close WinZip.
8. Add the package file to CiscoView.
If you are using Windows NT 3.51
(a) Go to the Program Manager and restore CiscoWorks Windows by clicking its icon.
(b) Double-click the Install Device icon. The Setup program starts.
(c) Go to the directory containing the package file (c:\cv_pkgs).
(d) Select the device package you want to load, then click OK.
If you are using Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0
(a) Select Start>Programs>CiscoWorks Windows.
(b) Click Install Device. The Setup program starts.
(c) In the Select Package dialog box, select the directory containing the package file (c:\cv_pkgs).
(d) Select the device package you want to load, then click OK.
9. View the device
If you have a standalone installation, click on the CiscoView icon from the CiscoWorks Windows program group, then select File>Open Device to view your device.
Otherwise, double-click on the SNMPc icon in the CiscoWorks program group. Enter your User ID and Password, and click OK. Then, double-click on the device you just installed.
The downloading is complete. If you encounter any problems, check the cvnstall.log file in the C:\temp directory for explanations of any errors. See Overview for CiscoWorks Windows for more detail.
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Posted: Mon Nov 15 14:16:55 PST 1999
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