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This chapter describes the CWM Connection Manager (CM) desktop application. You use the Connection Manager to create and maintain end-to-end connections, Permanent Virtual Circuits (PVCs), or Soft Permanent Virtual Circuits (SPVCs). A connection consists of a source (localEnd), a destination (remoteEnd) and a set of connection parameters required for the routing.
You can have up to four Connection Manager windows running on your workstation at any one time (though only one can be started from the CWM Desktop; the others must be started from a Connection Manager window's File menu).
Release 10 of Cisco WAN Manager supports the following connections:
Table 4-1lists the types of cards supported in CWM and the different cards in each card type.
| Card Type | Cards Supported |
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ATM | AUSM (4T1, 4E1, 8T1, 8E1), AUSMB (8T1, 8E1), PXM, ASI (T3, E3, OC3), ASI-155, BXM (OC3, OC12,T3, E3), UXM |
AXSM | AXSM-OC3, AXSM-OC12, AXSM-OC48, AXSM-T3E3 |
CE | CESM (4T1, 4E1, 8T1, 8E1, T3, E3) |
Data Service Modules | CVM, UVM, HDM, LDM, SDP, LDP |
FR | FRSM (4T1, 4E1, 8T1, 8E1, HS1b.V35), FRM, UFM, FRP |
FRSM-VHS | FRSM (2CT3, 2E3, 2T3, HS2) |
RPM | RPM |
Voice Service Modules | CVM, UVM, CDP, VISM |
To start the Connection Manager, first start the CWM Desktop from the CWM Main Menu, as described in "Starting and Stopping Cisco WAN Manager." Click on the CWM desktop window's Connection Manager icon (Figure 4-1) to invoke the Connection Manager application.
The Connection Manager window is displayed (Figure 4-2). Use this window to browse the list of established connections, as well as to invoke the other CWM Connection Manager features.
The Connection Manager main window includes the following components:
The Connection Manager menu bar provides actions that you can select by pulling down the menu and clicking on the desired action. The following menus are available:
The Connection Manager tool bar contains icon buttons that access frequently used actions. The following icons are available:
The Connection Manager button panel contains the following navigational buttons:
The Start node tree shows the network equipment that is being managed by CWM. You can select any node from the hierarchy to be the current start node. The label on the top of this pane shows the current selected node.
To configure a connection, complete the following steps:
Step 2 If necessary, start CWM and launch the desktop.
Step 3 Select Connection Manager.
Step 4 Select a Connection Mode
Step 5 Select a connection type from the list of connections.
Further configuration of your connection depends on the connection type. Supported Cards and End Points
The following endpoints/cards are supported by Release 10 of the CWM Connection Manager:
The CWM Connection Manager supports the following connection mode:
Operations supported in Normal mode:
Connection types supported in Normal mode:
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Note Verification of Test Continuity and Test Delay is not supported for connections that involve RPM endpoints. |
Menu options in the Connection Manager window are:
Select this option to start another instance of the Connection Manager program. You can have up to four instances of the Connection Manager running at any one time on a workstation. Only one can be started from the CWM Desktop; the others must be started from the File menu of one of the running programs.
Select this option to exit the Connection Manager. This option works only on the window in which the option is selected. When you have started other Connection Managers, they continue to run.
Select this option to browse multicast connections. This menu item remains disabled when the selected connection is not the correct type for this option.
Select this option to create a new FR-FR connection.
Select this option to display a submenu, which allows you to display a new ATM-ATM Connection window with fields appropriate to one of the following service types:
Select this option to display the same service submenu as ATM-ATM connections.
Select this option to display the same service submenu as ATM-ATM connections.
Select this option to display a submenu allowing you to display a New ATM-FR Connection window with fields appropriate to one of the following service types:
Select this option to display the same service submenu as ATM-ATM connections.
Select this option to create a new CE-CE connection.
Select this option to create a new Voice connection.
Select this option to create a new Data connection.
Select this option to create a new ATM-CE connection.
Select this option to create a new ATM-VISM connection.
Release 10 of Cisco WAN Manager supports the following connections:
When adding a new connection from the Connection Manager application, you are asked to specify the service type and protocol.
The following tables list the service type and protocol selections available for each connection type.
| Connection Type | Service Types | Protocols |
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ATM-ATM | cbr1 | PVC |
ATM-Frame Relay | cbr1 | PVC |
ATM-FUNI | cbr1 | PVC |
ATM-Frame Forwarding | cbr1 | PVC |
ATM-ATM (RPM) | vbr3_nrt | PVC |
ATM-CE | cbr1 | PVC |
ATM-VISM | cbr1 | PVC |
| Connection Type | Service Types | Protocols |
|---|---|---|
ATM (RPM)-ATM (RPM) | vbr3_nrt | PVC |
ATM (RPM)-Frame Relay | vbr3_nrt | PVC |
ATM (RPM)-FUNI | vbr3_nrt | PVC |
ATM (RPM)-Frame Forwarding | vbr3_nrt | PVC |
ATM (RPM)-ATM | vbr3_nrt | PVC |
| Connection Type | Service Types | Protocols |
|---|---|---|
Frame Relay-Frame Relay | Without ForeSight | PVC |
Frame Relay-FUNI | Without ForeSight | PVC |
Frame Relay-Frame Forwarding | Without ForeSight | PVC |
Frame Relay-ATM | cbr1 | PVC |
Frame Relay-ATM (RPM) | vbr3_nrt | PVC |
FUNI-Frame Relay | Without ForeSight | PVC |
FUNI-FUNI | Without ForeSight | PVC |
FUNI-Frame Forwarding | Without ForeSight | PVC |
FUNI-ATM | cbr1 | PVC |
FUNI-ATM (RPM) | vbr3_nrt | PVC |
Frame Forwarding-Frame Relay | Without ForeSight | PVC |
Frame Forwarding-FUNI | Without ForeSight | PVC |
Frame Forwarding-Frame Forwarding | Without ForeSight | PVC |
Frame Forwarding-ATM | cbr1 | PVC |
Frame Forwarding-ATM (RPM) | vbr3_nrt | PVC |
| Connection Type | Service Types | Protocols |
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CE-CE | cbr1 | PVC |
CE-ATM | cbr1 | PVC |
| Connection Type | Service Types | Protocols |
|---|---|---|
Data-Data | Data | PVC |
Voice-Voice | Voice | PVC |
| Connection Type | Service Types | Protocols |
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VISM-ATM | cbr1 | PVC |
| Connection Type | Service Types | Protocols |
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CE-CE | cbr1 | PVC |
The Connection Template Manager feature makes using CWM easier by allowing you to setup a set of parameters as templates, and use them in connection configuration.
Connection Template Manager provides an easy way to create connections with non-default parameters. Templates can be created from connection windows or existing connections, saved into files, and re-applied to new connections. CWM supports construction of template data from connections, populating template parameters into connection windows, and type checking between connection types and the applied templates.
All parameters in the Connection Manager windows are supported by Connection Template Manager feature.
You can create default templates for ATM-ATM, FR-FR, ATM-FR, CE, Voice, and Data connections for a given class of service on a per-endpoint type. The selected service type/endpoint type template file is used to populate the parameters in the connection window during connection creation.
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Note You cannot create default templates for ATM-CE connections or RPM end points. |
You can invoke Connection Template Manager from:
Template files are located in the /usr/users/svplus/templates directory and placed in the appropriate service type subdirectory. For example, for ATM-ATM with VBR.3 service, the directory is /usr/users/svplus/templates/ATM-ATM/VBR.3.
The subdirectories under /templates are: ATM-ATM, ATM-FR, CE-CE, DATA, FR-FR, and VOICE. The subdirectories under ATM-FR are ABR.FS and VBR which are the service types supported for ATM-FR.
Use a filter to specify which directory you would like to examine.
Use this pane to specify which directory you would like to examine.
Use this pane to specify which file you would like to examine.
This pane indicates the full path of the file you wish to examine.
Menu options in the Template File Manager window are:
Select a file from the file list, then click on Load button to apply a template file to a new connection. Template Manager first validates the compatibility of the template file with the connection window. A template file is compatible with a connection window if it has the same release number, service type, and endpoint type as the new connection window. If any of these is incompatible, you get an error message. If it passes the compatibility match, then parameter name matching verifies each and every parameter name. In case of any mismatch, you get an error message.
To create a template file from a connection window, you enter the file name, (including the complete directory path), to be created in the Selection text, then click on Create button. When the create button is clicked the Template Manager performs the following tasks:
The template file is created with read-only permission.
Select a file from the file list, then click on View button to view a template file. You then get a pop-up File Viewer Window as shown in File Viewer Window Figure 4-4.
Select a file from the file list, then click on Delete button to delete a template file. You then get a Question Dialog box confirming that you want to delete the file.
Click on the Filter button to get a list of template files based on the filter you specify.
Click on the Cancel button to close the Template Manager.
Release 10 of CWM can manage connections on the following types of WAN switches or concentrators:
Release 10 of CWM supports the following card types for various connections.
The following Frame Relay (FR) service modules are supported:
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Note IPX has been declared `End Of Life' in switch software release 9.1 |
Release 10 of CWM supports the following FRSM-VHS service modules on MGX 8220, MGX 8230, MGX 8250, and Release 1 MGX 8850:
Both FR and FRSM-VHS service modules support the following types of ports:
Release 10 of CWM supports the following types of Service Modules for ATM (Unicast) connections:
Release 10 of CWM supports the following types of Service Modules for Circuit Emulation
Release 10 of CWM supports the following types of Voice Service Modules:
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Note IPX has been declared `End Of Life' in SWSW 9.1. |
Release 10 of CWM supports the following types of data Service Modules:
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Note IPX has been declared `End Of Life' in SWSW 9.1. |
This feature is supported on network trunks running SWSW 9.2.30 or later on the trunk cards BXM, BNI, UXM (only).
This feature is supported on the BXM, UXM, ASI service modules running SWSW 9.2.30. Currently, CWM 9.2 does not support rt-vbr connections involving PXM cards (however PXM-FR rt-vbr connection are supported).
This feature is supported only on FRQOS service modules.
Table 4-9 lists the Permanent Virtual Circuit (PVC) connection types supported by Release 10 of CWM.
| Connection | CWM Service | Local Endpoint Card Type | Remote Endpoint Card Type | Comments or Restrictions |
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FR-FR | none | FR | FR | Choice of FR port types; |
FR-FR | none | FRQOS | FR, | Choice of FR port types; hi_priority, ubr, nrt-vbr, rt-vbr, abr |
ATM-FR | nrt-vbr3,abr.fs | ATM | FR | Choice of FR port types; |
ATM-FR | cbr1, ubr(1,2), nrt-vbr(2,3), abr.fs ubr(1,2) | ATM | FRQOS | Choice of FR port types; |
ATM-FR | rt-vbr(2,3) | ATM | FRQOS | Choice of FR port types; |
ATM-FR | nrt-vbr3 | RPM | FR | Choice of FR port types; |
ATM-FR | nrt-vbr3 | RPM | FRQOS | Choice of FR port types; |
ATM-ATM | cbr1, | ATM | ATM | No Foresight (except for abr.fs); |
ATM-ATM | rt-vbr(1,2,3) | ATM | ATM | No Foresight; |
ATM-ATM | atfst. atfxt, atfttxt | ATM (BXM) | ATM (BXM) | ForeSight supported; |
ATM-ATM | cbr1, | ATM-Multicast | ATM-Multicast | No Foresight (except for abr.fs); |
ATM-ATM | nrt-vbr3 | ATM/RPM | ATM/RPM | No Foresight; |
CE-CE | cbr | CE | CE | Structured/unstructured; both endpoints must be either structured or unstructured with matching bandwidth and interface type. |
ATM-CE | cbr |
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Data-Data | none | Data service module | Data service module | Connection routing path cannot include BPX |
Voice-Voice | none | Voice service module | Voice service module | Connection routing path cannot include BPX |
Table 4-10 lists the cards that belong to the various endpoint card types.
| Card Type | Cards |
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FR | FRSM(4T1,4E1,8T1,8E1, HS1b.V35), |
FRQOS | FRSM(2CT3,2E3,2T3,HS2) |
ATM | AUSM(4T1,4E1,8T1,8E1), PXM |
ATM-Multicast | BME |
CE | CESM(4T1,4E1,8T1,8E1,T3,E3) |
RPM | RPM |
Voice service module | CVM, |
Data service module | CVM, |
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Note In this release, Multicast connections are not supported from the Connection Manager GUI. |
Table 4-11 lists the Permanent Virtual Circuit (PVC) connection types supported by Release 10 of CWM.
| Connection | CWM Service | Local Endpoint Card Type | Remote Endpoint Card Type | Comments or Restrictions |
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ATM-ATM | cbr1, | ATM (AXSM) | ATM (AXSM) | No Foresight; |
ATM-ATM | cbr1, | ATM (BXM) | ATM (BXM) | No Foresight; |
Table 4-12 lists the cards that belong to the various endpoint card types.
| Card Type | Cards |
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ATM (AXSM) | AXSM in MGX 8850 Release 2 |
ATM (BXM) | BXM in BPX |
Posted: Fri Sep 29 12:22:54 PDT 2000
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