Table of Contents

Contents
System Requirements

If You Experience Performance Problems

CWM Performance Degradation
Loss of Database Synchronization

Required Configuration for Stand-Alone SCM
HP OpenView Requirements
INFORMIX Requirements
WingZ Requirements

Supported Hardware

Legacy Hardware
New Hardware

Software Compatibility

Switch Software
CiscoView 4.2
HP OpenView

New Features and Enhancements in CWM Release 9.2.09
New Features and Enhancements in CWM Release 9.2.08
New Features and Enhancements in CWM Release 9.2.07
New Features and Enhancements in CWM Release 9.2.06

New Connection Provisioning in CWM 9.2.06

New Features and Enhancements in CWM Release 9.2.05
New Features and Enhancements in CWM Release 9.2.04
New Features and Enhancements in CWM Release 9.2.03
New Features and Enhancements in CWM Release 9.2.02
New Features and Enhancements in CWM Release 9.2.01
New Features and Enhancements in CWM Release 9.2.00
New Features and Enhancements in WANCV Release 2.09
New Features and Enhancements in WANCV Release 2.0
Features Not Supported
Network Limits
CWM 9.2.09 Notes and Cautions

Known Limitations
Installation
CWM Upgrade
CWM Configuration

Modifying the emd.conf File
Modifying the tftpmgr.conf File

CWM Dedicated IP Ports
Unique Node ID
Security Profiles

CWM Database

Modified and New Database Interface Tables for CWM 9.2.09 Release
Network Configuration
Service Agent
Connection Manager
CWM Connection Support
Card Types
Frame Relay Support
ATM Support
Circuit Emulation Support
Voice Connection Support
Data Connection Support
Connection Summaries

FR - FR Connections
ATM - FR Connections
ATM - ATM Connections
Other Supported Connections

Statistics Collection Manager
Platform
Reports
Topology
Software/Firmware Image Download
SNMP Traps
RPM
Co-existence of CWM and Cisco Works 2000

System Requirements
Installation
Known Problem

Cisco WAN Manager SNMP Agent Notes

CWM SNMP Agent Configuration Notes

WANCV Notes and Cautions

Installation

Performance
Network Configuration

Interface Changes

SV+Network.mib
SV+Service.mib
AXIPOP.mib

Changes to Database Tables and Definitions

New Database Tables

New Database Definitions

VISM 1.5 Database Tables

QBIN Statistics Enhancements for BPX/IGX
Caveats

Known Anomalies in CWM 9.2.09
Anomalies Corrected in CWM 9.2.09
Anomalies Corrected in CWM 9.2.09 Release Patch Level 1
Anomalies Corrected in CWM 9.2.08
Anomalies Corrected in CWM 9.2.08 Release Patch Level 1
Anomalies Corrected in CWM 9.2.08 Release Patch Level 2
Anomalies Corrected in CWM 9.2.08 Release Patch Level 3
Anomalies Corrected in CWM 9.2.08 Release Patch Level 4
Anomalies Corrected in CWM 9.2.08 Release Patch Level 5
Anomalies Corrected in CWM 9.2.08 Release Patch Level 6
Anomalies Corrected in CWM 9.2.08 Release Patch Level 7
Anomalies Corrected in CWM 9.2.08 Release Patch Level 8
Anomalies Corrected in CWM 9.2.08 Release Patch Level 9
Anomalies Corrected in CWM 9.2.08 Release Patch Level 10
Anomalies Corrected in CWM 9.2.08 Release Patch Level 11
Anomalies Corrected in CWM 9.2.08 Release Patch Level 12
Anomalies Corrected in CWM 9.2.08 Release Patch Level 13
Anomalies Corrected in CWM 9.2.08 Release Patch Level 14
Anomalies Corrected in CWM 9.2.08 Release Patch Level 15
Anomalies Corrected in CWM 9.2.08 Release Patch Level 16
Anomalies Corrected in CWM 9.2.08 Release Patch Level 17
Known Anomalies in CWM 9.2.07
Anomalies Corrected in CWM 9.2.07 Release Patch Level 1
Anomalies Corrected in CWM 9.2.07 Release Patch Level 2
Anomalies Corrected in CWM 9.2.07 Release Patch Level 3
Anomalies Corrected in CWM 9.2.07 Release Patch Level 4
Anomalies Corrected in CWM 9.2.07 Release Patch Level 5
Anomalies Corrected in CWM 9.2.07 Release Patch Level 6
Anomalies Corrected in CWM 9.2.07 Release Patch Level 7
Anomalies Corrected in CWM 9.2.07 Release Patch Level 8
Anomalies Corrected in CWM 9.2.07 Release Patch Level 9
Anomalies Corrected in CWM 9.2.06
Known Anomalies in CWM 9.2.06
Anomalies Corrected in CWM 9.2.06
Anomalies Corrected in CWM 9.2.06 Release Patch Level 1
Anomalies Corrected in CWM 9.2.06 Release Patch Level 2
Anomalies Corrected in CWM 9.2.06 Release Patch Level 3
Known Anomalies in CWM 9.2.05
Anomalies Corrected in the 9.2.05 Release of Cisco WAN Manager
Anomalies Corrected in CWM 9.2.05 Release Patch Level 1
Anomalies Corrected in CWM 9.2.05 Release Patch Level 2
Anomalies Corrected in CWM 9.2.05 Release Patch Level 3
Anomalies Corrected in CWM 9.2.05 Release Patch Level 4
Anomalies Corrected in CWM 9.2.05 Release Patch Level 5
Anomalies Corrected in CWM 9.2.05 Release Patch Level 6
Anomalies Corrected in CWM 9.2.05 Release Patch Level 7
Anomalies Corrected in CWM 9.2.05 Release Patch Level 8
Anomalies Corrected in the 9.2.04 Release of Cisco WAN Manager
Known Anomalies in WANCV 2.08
Anomalies Corrected in WANCV 2.08
Known Anomalies in WANCV 2.07
Anomalies Corrected in WANCV 2.07
Known Anomalies in WANCV 2.06
Anomalies Corrected in WANCV 2.06
Known Anomalies in WANCV 2.04
Anomalies Corrected in the 2.04 Release of WANCV
Anomalies Corrected in the 2.03 Release of WANCV
Anomalies Corrected in the 2.02 Release of WANCV
Anomalies Corrected in the 2.01 Release of WANCV
Anomalies Corrected in the 2.00 Release of WANCV

Related Documentation
Cisco Connection Online
Documentation CD-ROM

9.2.09 Version Software Release Notes
Cisco WAN Manager for Solaris

Cisco WAN Manager 9.2.09 for Solaris software supports the following Cisco products:

• New Cisco MGX 8850 products running software release 1

• Existing Cisco WAN switching products (including the Cisco IGX 8400 series and the Cisco BPX® 8600 series) running switch software (SWSW) versions 9.2 or 9.1

• Existing Cisco MGX 8220 products running software versions 4.0, 4.1, or 5.0

Cisco WAN Manager (CWM) is the new name of the former product, Cisco StrataView Plus (SV+). As of CWM release 9.2.00, all references to SV+ were changed to CWM, including the start-up script, the desktop, and icon names.

The CWM 9.2.09 release is fully Year 2000 (Y2K) compliant. Table 7 lists the compliance matrix.

CWM 9.2.09 is bundled with WANCV 2.09 (WAN switching device packages) for device management.

Contents

This Release Notes document contains the following sections:

• System Requirements

• Supported Hardware

• Software Compatibility

• New Features and Enhancements in CWM Release 9.2.09

• New Features and Enhancements in CWM Release 9.2.08

• New Features and Enhancements in CWM Release 9.2.07

• New Features and Enhancements in CWM Release 9.2.06

• New Features and Enhancements in CWM Release 9.2.05

• New Features and Enhancements in CWM Release 9.2.04

• New Features and Enhancements in CWM Release 9.2.03

• New Features and Enhancements in CWM Release 9.2.02

• New Features and Enhancements in CWM Release 9.2.01

• New Features and Enhancements in CWM Release 9.2.00

• New Features and Enhancements in WANCV Release 2.09

• New Features and Enhancements in WANCV Release 2.0

• Features Not Supported

• Network Limits

• CWM 9.2.09 Notes and Cautions

• Changes to Database Tables and Definitions

• Caveats

• Related Documentation

• Cisco Connection Online

• Documentation CD-ROM

System Requirements

Three types of machines are supported for WAN Manager 9.2.09 as standard platforms. They are low-end, mid-range, and high-end platforms. The configuration of each platform type is listed in Table 1, "Sun Platform Requirements".

If You Experience Performance Problems

If you use CWM 9.2.09 on a low end machine to manage mid-range or large-range networks, the following performance problems might be observed.

CWM Performance Degradation

CWM may take a long time to synchronize with the network. Connection Management and Equipment Management (CiscoView and Equipment Manager GUI) may take long time to come up or perform any user-requested functions. You might not be able to invoke multiple Desktops from CWM as certified by Cisco for low-end systems.

Loss of Database Synchronization

CWM may drop traps generated by the network which might put the CWM database out of sync with the network. This would result in the information about nodes, trunks, ports, and PVCs might not match with the status on the network.

Required Configuration for Stand-Alone SCM

Three types of machines are supported for CWM 9.2.09 stand-alone SCM as standard platforms. They are low-end, mid-range, and high-end platforms. The configuration of each platform type is listed in Table 2. Other equivalent platforms running Solaris 2.6 are also supported.

HP OpenView Requirements

The CWM 9.2.09 release works with HP OpenView Release 5.01 for Solaris 2.6. See "Third Party Product Limitations Notes" for HP OpenView patches required by CWM.

The default color of the background map can make it difficult to see the color of the nodes and the trunks on the map.

For HP OpenView installation requirements and procedures, please refer to "HP OpenView Network Node Manager Products, Installation Guide" (part # J1136-90000 from HP).

INFORMIX Requirements

The CWM 9.2.09 release uses Informix 7.23 for database operations.

WingZ Requirements

The CWM 9.2.09 release's Report Application uses WingZ 2.5 or later. For the Report Application to work properly, the DataLink package of wingZ must also be installed along with WingZ package.

Supported Hardware

This section provides information about the hardware supported by CWM 9.2.09.

Legacy Hardware

Table 3 lists the legacy hardware supported in CWM 9.2.09.

New Hardware

Table 4, "Supported New Hardware", lists the new hardware supported in CWM 9.2.09.

Software Compatibility

CWM 9.2.09 operates with BPX 8600 and IGX 8400 series systems running SWSW releases 9.2 or 9.1. It does not support IPX nodes running SWSW release 9.1. CWM 9.2.09 operates with MGX 8220 releases 4.0, 4.1, and 5.0 for all supported features. CWM 9.2.09 can operate in mixed networks of 9.1 and 9.2 SWSW.

Switch Software

WANCV 2.01 will operate with BPX/IGX releases 9.2 and 9.1, releases of MGX 8220 later than 4.0.15, and all available releases of MGX 8850. You should use CWM Equipment Manager to manage MGX 8220 release 4.0.15 and earlier releases. When you launch Equipment Manager from the CWM Desktop, the application determines whether to launch WANCV or CWM Equipment Manager.

CiscoView 4.2

Cisco strongly recommends you use CiscoView Release 4.2 with all available Software Module Updates. WANCV 2.09 device packages are also compatible with CiscoView Release 4.1.

HP OpenView

All event messages are now displayed in the HPOV Event Browser window. There is a limit of 2000 pending messages on the Event Browser. If there are more than 2000 messages to be processed and displayed by the Event Browser, it may exit.

Patch PSOV_02243 is required for HPOV and is supplied on the CWM 9.2.09 CD. If HP OpenView is installed on your CWM station, this patch is installed during CWM 9.2.09 installation.

The WANCV 2.0 release works with HP OpenView Release 5.01 for Solaris 2.6.

For HP OpenView installation requirements and procedures, refer to "HP OpenView Network Node Manager Products, Installation Guide" (part # J1136-90000 from HP).

New Features and Enhancements in CWM Release 9.2.09

Cisco WAN Manager 9.2.09 has been enhanced to recognize the MGX 8230 and MGX 8250 model numbers, to support VISM 1.5.5, the RPM 400, and to support the BXME on Cisco BPX 8600 series and add CiscoView support for Cisco IGX 8400 series wide area switches running Release 8.5. The following CWM components have been enhanced:

• The support of Audible alarm in CWM Topology map.

• Recognize MGX 8230 and 8250 model numbers.

Discovery of the 8230/8250 operates the same as Release 1 8850 feeder discovery.

• Launch CiscoView for the IGX 8.5 switch

• New BXME card types

• RPM 400

• VISM 1.5.5

Refer to VISM 1.5 Database Tables, for a listing of the new tables added to the database structure to support VISM 1.5.5.

New Features and Enhancements in CWM Release 9.2.08

Cisco WAN Manager 9.2.08 has been enhanced to support VISM 1.5 and to provide QBIN statistics enhancements for Cisco BPX 8600 series and Cisco IGX 8400 series wide area switches. The following CWM components have been enhanced:

• Conn Proxy to support AUSM to VISM PVC provisioning

• Card Proxy and Port Proxy to support VISM-related SNMP objects

• Equipment Manager to support database population for VISM-related fields

• CiscoView to support VISM device management

• Database upgrade script

• Service agent MIB

New Features and Enhancements in CWM Release 9.2.07

Cisco Wan Manager 9.2.07 has been enhanced to support the following features of switch software release 9.2.30:

• Multiple VSI Partitions

This task allow multiple VSI partitions to be configured on BPX. In this release, 2 partitions will be supported and will be tested with PNNI and TSC controllers on same BPX.

• Frame Based Traffic Control with Policing on BXM

This feature will allow the configuration of hardware to enable Frame Based Traffic Control with PPD policing for AAL5 traffic. Existing RCMP

• IGX Feeder Node over an UXM IMA Feeder Trunk

This feature allows an IGX to be a feeder node using an UXM IMA trunk. The routing node can be an IGX or a BPX using IMATM. Topology, COM and SCM are impacted, but there is no impact on WANCV. Please refer to ENG-36551 for detailed description.

• FRSM VHS Egress Queue Management

In Cisco MGX 8850 release 1.1.20, FRSM-VHS supports two egress-servicing algorithms. This feature is per board and can be selected by using egrQosFeature object. When it is enabled, four queue algorithms (weighted fair queueing) are used. When disabled, two queue-servicing algorithms are used. Two queue algorithm method is similar to that used in FRSM-8.

The egressQSelect object provides an option for you to assign the high- or low-priority egress queue to a connection. This option is implemented in FRSM-8. FRSM-VHS does not use this object as queues are assigned based upon channel service type. High priority and VBR-RT connections are assigned to high priority queue; and VBR-NRT, ABR, and UBR are assigned to low priority.

Table 5 lists the object mapping between the switch MIB and CWM 9.2.07 Service MIB.

• Co-existence of CWM and Cisco Works 2000

CWM 9.2.07 and Cisco Works 2000 have been tested and can co-exist on the Solaris platform. There are limitations, however. For detailed information about installation and limitations for co-existence of these applications, refer to Co-existence of CWM and Cisco Works 2000.

Co-existence of CWM and Cisco Works 2000 has been tested in a CWM 9.2 network consisting of seven routing nodes and four feeder nodes. The test network consisted of 40,000 connections spread among 12 routing nodes and three (AXIS) feeder nodes.

New Features and Enhancements in CWM Release 9.2.06

The following new features and enhancements are new for CWM 9.2.06:

• Support MC3810 in CWM topology maps

MC3810s will be used as access devices in Frame-Relay Networks which contain MGX 8220 and BPX 8600 switches. Each MC3810 can be attached to MGX 8220 AUSM port. Each port will be running ILMI to communicate with MC3810. CWM topology will automatic discover MC3810 nodes and show them in Network Topology map.

• Traps generation for syslog messages

MC3810 running IOS will send system error messages to the console terminal. These error messages including asynchronous events can be redirected to a UNIX host with syslogd running. A new CWM module named Syslog Trap Generator (STG) is used to convert critical MC3810 syslog messages into RTM traps which are sent to downstream OSS systems.

• Integration with IP manager and CiscoView

CWM Topology Menu item (Component > Node > IP Manager) will be made selectable when the user selects an MC3810 node. In the meantime, menu item (Component > Node > CiscoView) will also be made selectable for an MC3810 node. When any of the above menu items is selected, the respective application (CiscoView or IP Manager GUI) will be launched. In the CiscoView Case, IP address of MC3810 will be passed as an argument to CiscoView command.

• CWM 9.2.06 is enhanced to forward PVC current route change traps to HP OV event log and RTM proxy.

New Connection Provisioning in CWM 9.2.06

CWM 9.2.06 supports the additional connection types listed in Table 6.

New Features and Enhancements in CWM Release 9.2.05

CWM 9.2.05 has the following new features and enhancements.

• Supports Real Time VBR. UXM, BXM, ASI, and BNI cards support rt-VBR

• Supports the "Service Expansion Shelf (SES) Feeder to the IGX"

• Supports the new back card for the FRSM-HS1 that provides a V.35 interface.

New Features and Enhancements in CWM Release 9.2.04

CWM 9.2.04 had the following new features and enhancements.

• AIX and HPUX platform support is added to 9.2.04 version of CWM. A separate Release Note document is available for each platform.

• VP Tunneling on IGX-UXM cards is supported in this release. CWM supports VP-VC connections on UXM cards. The CMGUI (Connection Manager GUI) and Service Agent are enhanced to support VP-VC connections. IGX software release 9.2.20 supports this feature. For earlier versions of IGX software, CMGUI and Service Agent will give appropriate errors.

• BPX software release 9.2.10 supports VSI 2.2 with multiple partitions. The CWM Topology GUI has been enhanced to support a multiple partition consistency check.

• Support for APS Annex B on BPX BXM card in CWM event list and RTM proxy

• Support for 16K terminating connections on BPX BXM card in CWM CMGUI and Connection Service Agent

• This release supports an MGX8850 feeder connection to an MGX8600 (BPX) using SWSW Release 9.2 software. All CWM applications have been tested with this configuration.

• In this release, the PXM card in a MGX 8850 switch supports ATM UNI ports as well as feeder ports. All CWM applications have been tested with this configuration.

• In this release, CWM support of the MGX 8850 switch with the CESM T3/E3 service modules is available.

• In this release, CWM support of the MGX 8850 switch with the FRSM-HS1 model B front card and V.35 back cards is available.

• In this release, some fields were added to the CWM database to support VCC connections with VCI=0. Refer to the "Changes to Database Tables and Definitions" section for detailed information.

• In the CiscoView 2.03 device package (WANCV), improvements in polling efficiency for IGX and BPX products are implemented for larger PDUs which are subject to timeout failures in previous WANCV releases.

• In the CiscoView 2.03 device package, a new object x21InvertClock is introduced for FRSM-hs1 and FRSM-hs1B. This object configures two options:

  • Inverting the clock sent with the TX data

  • Receiving a clock from the other side

• In the CiscoView 2.03 device package, a new feature for FRSM-8T1 and FRSM-8E1 was introduced to configure "RAS OAM Loopback" options.

"OAM Loopback Allowed?" = rasOamlpbkAllowed

This object indicates if the RAS-OAM loopback test is enabled for this card. {rasOamlpbkEnabled(1), rasOamlpbkDisabled(2)}

"OAM Loopback Frequency" = rasOamlpbkFrequency

This object indicates the frequency in minutes (1..10) in which a RAS OAM loopback cell is sent per idle connection.

New Features and Enhancements in CWM Release 9.2.03

CWM 9.2.03 had the following new features and enhancements.

• In CWM 9.2.03, the maximum buffer size calculation is changed for CESM R5 in MGX 8220 shelves and CESM R10 in MGX8850 shelves. In CWM 9.2.03, the mapping is extended to support CESM R4 in MGX8220 shelves.

• CWM 9.2.03 supports the large network sync-up performance requirement.

New Features and Enhancements in CWM Release 9.2.02

CWM 9.2.02 had the following new features and enhancements.

• AUSM8-B support with ATM Forum compliant IMA

CWM 9.2.02 supports AUSM model B in the MGX 8850 switch. AUSM model B uses a new front card type with either a 8T1 or 8E1 back card. AUSM Model A and Model B support the same set of features, except Model B is compliant with ATM forum IMA and model A is not.

• MGX 8850 Core Redundancy support

CWM 9.2.02 fully supports the MGX 8850 PXM Core Redundancy feature from equipment management, connection management, fault management, and service agents' perspective.

• Cisco View Automatic Launching for MGX 8220 device management

CWM 9.2.02 automatically launches the Cisco View GUI for MGX 8220 (AXIS) R4 device management. The EMGUI (Equipment Manager GUI) is no longer supported for MGX 8220 R4 switches.

New Features and Enhancements in CWM Release 9.2.01

CWM 9.2.01 had the following new features and enhancements.

• CWM 9.2.01 supports upgrades from SV+ 9.1 to CWM 9.2.01.

New Features and Enhancements in CWM Release 9.2.00

• Alarm Hierarchy—CWM has been enhanced to reduce alarm load on an external SNMP Manager by implementing the alarm hierarchy for line/port/PVC

• The packet_line table in the CWM Database has been modified to include a field to indicate number of PVCs on a given trunk

• CWM has been enhanced to report AIS status. The Connection Manager GUI has been enhanced to show the AIS status field for FRSM8, UXM, BXM, and FRM.

• New traps have been implemented in CWM. The new traps include node reachability traps, configuration change traps, OAM loop back traps for terminated connections on BXM and UXM, AIS alarms for FRSM8, UXM, BXM, and FRM service affecting alarms.

• CWM Health Monitoring—a new process has been developed to monitor CWM station conditions. Traps will be generated for process restart, disk space low, or statistics file parsing errors.

• Trap Filtering—the RTM Proxy has been enhanced to allow you to specify which TRAP group you are interested in. Traps from a selected TRAP group will only be forwarded to registered users.

You can maintain unique node IDs across all CWM databases using the Topology Configurator feature of the CWM Admin application on the CWM Desktop.

• Service Agent Enhancements:

  • ConnProxy Changes:

  VOICE, DATA Connection Provision (IGX)
  

  Multicast View Table support for BME card (BPX)
  

  FRSM-VHS, CESM-8 Connection Provision (MGX 8220)
  

  • PortProxy changes

  VOICE, DATA port provision (IGX)
  

  Multicast (BME) port provision (BPX)
  

  Port Provision for New card types
  

  FRSM-VHS (T3, E3, HS2, 2CT3), CESM-8
  

  ATM AUSM-8 IMA Forum Compliant for MGX 8220
  

  • RTMProxy changes:

  Trap Filtering—allows you to receive traps in the TRAP group desired
  

  RTM mode changes—you no longer need to upload lost traps. The RTM Proxy will resend lost traps to registered managers when requested.
  

  New 25000 series User Connection traps such as, svUserConnComplete, svUserConnIncomplete, svUserConnModified, svUserConnectionCleared, svUserConnectionDown, and svUserConnectionFailed.
  

  • Others:

  CARD MIB group is added for retrieval of card information
  

  CARD ALARM MIB Group is added for retrieval of cards in alarm condition
  

• There is a product name change in CWM 9.2.00. The SV+ start-up script is changed to CWM. The New Reports application is renamed Summary Reports, and SV+ Admin is renamed CWM Admin.

• A new CWM desktop application, Security Manager, has been developed to provide application based access control. Security Manager allows multiple user logins and multiple privilege levels using the UNIX user ID of CWM users.

• Cisco View support—Cisco View MSSBU device packages (WANCV) were upgraded to release 2.0 to support IGX/BPX R92, MGX 8850 and MGX 8220 R5 enhancements. Also, the security feature was supported in conjunction with CWM 92 Security Manager.

• Connection Manager Templates—the Connection Manager GUI has been enhanced to support templates which allows you to use a fixed set of parameters while adding a new PVC. The Connection Manager templates support ATM to ATM, ATM to FR, FR to FR, CE to CE, data, and voice connection types.

• CDE support—CWM installation and desktop and it's applications have been enhanced to support the Common Desktop Environment (CDE) on the Solaris platform. Open Windows is no longer supported.

• MGX 8220 cards switch back through the CWM SNMP Proxy

• Support idle code suppression in Connection Manager GUI for voice connections

• Support IGX-UXM ATM forum compliant IMA. The multiple physical lines in an UXM IMA trunk can have non contiguous line numbers.

• Topology Configurator—allows you to modify node related information such as node name, node ID, and model number. You can use this tool to assign unique node IDS across the network. It is an optional tool for tiered networks. However, it is a mandatory tool for standalone nodes.

• CWM 9.2.00 supports connection addition, modification, and deletion for RPM to RPM, RPM to ATM, and RPM to FR service interworking in either single or multiple segment connections.

CWM 9.2.00 supports an MGX 8850 node configured as a standalone switch which does not connect to any Cisco MSSBU switch. In this mode, you must use the Topology Configurator to enter node-related information into the CWM database. The following CWM applications are enhanced to support standalone MGX 8850:

• Topology

• Network Browser

• Image download

• Connection Management including PXM-UNI to ATM, CE, FR, or RPM end points

• Statistics Collection Manager

• Service Agents including Port, Connection, and RTM proxies

• CiscoView

• Fault Management

• TFTP Configuration Upload

• The CWM 9.2.00 Statistics Collection module (SCM) is enhanced to support statistics collection from MGX 8800 Series Standalone Nodes and more efficiently manage the node list and collection parameters when the SCM is in standalone mode. The enhancements are summarized in the following list:

  • MGX 8800 Series Standalone Node Time Synchronization for SCM running in both integrated mode (with CWM core system) and standalone mode

  • Allows you to configure the list of nodes to collect statistics from when SCM is running in standalone mode

  • Performs an SNMP GET operation to retrieve collection parameters from the node when SCM is running in standalone mode.

The first enhancement is required to support statistics collection from MGX 8800 Series Standalone Node only Networks while the last two enhancements are specific for the standalone SCM so it can provide the same full features as the SCM running in integrated mode.

• The NW Topology may at times not allow the selection of the displayed nodes. This is a know problem and the current work around is to reboot the machine.

• CWM 9.2.00 Connection Management is enhanced to support four different QoS queues for FRSM-VHS including FRSM-2CT3, FRSM-T3/E3, and FRSM-HS2 service modules versus two QoS queues for legacy FRSM service modules. The enhancements include those made in the Connection Manager GUI and Connection Service Agent. Enhancements include FR to FR connection types in CWM 9.2.00.

• CWM 9.2.00 is fully Year 2000 compliant. Table 7 lists the software releases and patches used in CWM 9.2.09 and includes certification information.

New Features and Enhancements in WANCV Release 2.09

Features related to VISM 1.5 (5) maintenance release are available in this build for the MGX88 package. These new features are as follows:

• 2 new objects, Ds0 cadence on time and Ds0 cadence off time, are added to the VISM Ds0 table

• Ds0 cadence time is deprecated from VISM Ds1 Line Table

• VISM codec configuration support to configure packetization period for various codec templates in VOIP mode is available

• Configurable AA1-2 sub multiplexing global variable in the AAL2 switching mode

• Configurable TFTP domain name in VOIP mode is available

• Support is added for the MGX 8250 and MGX 8230 models.

New Features and Enhancements in WANCV Release 2.0

CiscoView MSSBU device packages (WANCV) are upgraded to release 2.0 to support IGX/BPX Release 9.2.00, MGX 8220 Release 5.0 enhancements, and the MGX 8800 family of products.

• The security feature is supported in conjunction with CWM 9.2.00.

  Security Manager is an application contained in CWM 9.2.00. A new desktop allows you to create multiple CWM users and assign privilege levels, including read, create, and modify. The access control used by CiscoView is provided at several levels, such as shelf, card, line, and port level privileges.
  

• Q-bin and Resource Partition management is added for BXM (BPX)

• The MGX88 device package is introduced to support the MGX 8850. Features include:

  • Support for PXM cards

  • Broadband Interfaces are supported on PXM

  • Resource Partitions are supported for Broadband Interfaces

  • Resource Partitions are supported for service modules.

• New RAS Disk objects were added for Revision 5.0 ASC cards

• Trunk and Port Management Changes:

  • Virtual Trunks are supported on BNI, BXM, and UXM (BPX and IGX)

  • ATM IMA Trunks are supported on UXM (IGX)

  • Port Provision for new card types: FRSM-VHS (T3, E3, HS2, 2CT3), CESM (MGX)

  • The SRM Line Distribution feature is added {MGX).

Features Not Supported

The following features are not supported in CWM 9.2.09:

• Voice connections using G729 and G729A are not supported from the Connection Manager and the Service Agent

• There is no support for Equipment Manager GUI for MGX 8220 4.0, 4.1, 5.0, and MGX 8850. CiscoView is used for equipment management of those nodes.

• MGX 8850 configuration save and restore is only supported through the Command Line Interface (CLI). MGX 8850 configuration save and restore is not supported in CWM 9.2.09.

• CWM 9.2.09 does not support the BERT feature of the MGX 8220 Release 5. You must use the MGX 8220 Command Line Interface to configure the BERT functions.

• While CWM 9.2.09 manages networks running SWSW releases 9.2 or 9.1, it will not manage IPX nodes in a SWSW release 9.1 network.

Network Limits

The SWSW and MGX 8220 (4.04 onwards) have increased their limits to support network connections of up to twelve CWM stations. No changes were required in Cisco WAN Manager Release 9.2.09 software to support this increase.

CWM can manage up to 40 different disjoint networks running switch software releases 9.1 and 9.2, provided all the networks elements have unique network IP addresses and unique names across all the networks managed by CWM. Different networks may run different versions of switch software as long as the releases are those listed above. Disjoint networks containing up to 15 nodes in each network have been tested.

CWM 9.2.09 was only tested up to 250 nodes in the field for the statistics collection application.

CWM 9.2.09 Notes and Cautions

In CWM 9.2.09, the Connection Manager GUI performs the SCR range check based on the card family and takes the intersection of all individual ranges of each card type in the card family. Consequently, some SCR values might not be configurable from Connection Manager GUI. However, it is configurable from command line interface. This limitation will be fixed in CWM 10.

In this case, you will see following error message when you attempt to modify the SCR using unsupported value.

Field: SCR: The field you entered has a range of 10 to 1412830. Please re-enter the field. 
 

Due to the nature of asynchronous behavior of ILOG client and server interaction, it is likely to have CWM client requests made before the CWM server is ready. In this case, the following error messages will be displayed on the workstation screen:

Ilb Error: Synchronous request to <unidentified actor failed by timeout>. However, if the ILOG timeout situation persists for more than five minutes, the CWM station is not functioning normally, and a service call should be made.
 

The CWM network browser does not support the access restriction imposed by the CWM security manager. For example, the CWM administrator can create a user profile which restricts the access to cards. However, that user is still able to see all cards in the network browser application.

CWM network browser does not support the access restriction imposed by the CWM security manager. For example, the CWM administrator can create a user profile which restricts the access to cards. However, that user is still able to see all cards in the network browser application.

Known Limitations

RPMs using IOS version 12.0(4) have slot numbers in its ifDescr that are unlike those for IOS version 12.0(5). This invalidates the enhancement for IOS version 12.0(5) in CWM 9.2.09 and WAN CiscoView 2.0.9, and it makes RPMs using IOS version 12.0(4) unmanageable by CiscoView.

The workaround for this problem is to upgrade RPM using IOS version 12.0(4) to version 12.0(5).

Installation

The upgrade script has changed in Cisco WAN Manager Release 9.2.09.

Existing CWM configuration files are unconditionally overwritten with default values during the CWM 9.2 installation process. If you are installing CWM 9.2.09 over an earlier release of CWM 9.2.0x, save these files manually before beginning the installation process. The following files are affected:

• /usr/users/svplus/config.sv

• /usr/users/svplus/config/userInfo.sm

• /usr/users/svplus/config/profileInfo.sm

• /usr/users/svplus/statsmgrdir/parserconfig.stats

Make sure at least 900 MB of disk space in the /usr/users/svplus area can be allocated for CWM 9.2.09 installation. In the case of an upgrade, the disk space used by the existing CWM software plus free disk space should exceed 900 MB.

If you plan to use auto install and you intend to partition the disk during auto install, you have two choices for installing the WingZ application:

1. Install WingZ in /opt/Wingz before installing CWM and then execute IntegrateWingz.

2. Install WingZ in /usr/users/Wingz after installing CWM and then execute IntegrateWingz.

If you do not plan to partition the disk during auto install or if you are using manual install, you have two choices for installing WingZ:

1. Install WingZ either in /usr/users/Wingz or /opt/Wingz before installing CWM.

2. Install WingZ either in /usr/users/Wingz or /opt/Wingz after installing CWM and then execute IntegrateWingz.

You install WingZ software from the WingZ tape or CD. Note, WingZ version 2.5 should be installed for CWM release 9.2.09. After installing, contact WingZ for a runtime license and blend it with CWM 9.2.09. Failing to do so results in the "There is a problem with the registration information for this machine. Contact your system administrator" error message when you click on the CWM Report icon.

When Informix is installed on a disk array (typically the device name is /dev/vx/rdsk/rootdg/vol03) the ownership of the device and the group ownership of the device should be set to informix. The mode of the device should be 770. Otherwise, after rebooting the machine, the "Shared memory is not initialized" error message appears on the console.

When you are installing HP/OV 5.01 over an existing version, make sure the /etc/snmpd and /etc/snmpd.conf files are removed or re-named before carrying out the upgrade. If these files are not removed or renamed, it is likely you will see the following message when trying to re-start HP/OV:

object manager name: netmon
behavior:            OVs_WELL_BEHAVED
state:               NOT_RUNNING
PID:                 -
last message:        Can't talk to snmpd; see /usr/OV/log/netmon.trace for
info
exit status:         exit(1)
 

Information left in these files causes problems for the new version of HP/OV.

These files are not removed by the ovremove program.

CWM Upgrade

You can upgrade of CWM from 9.1.x to 9.2.09. The incomplete connections in the user_connection table in SV+ 9.1 may not show properly (count) on upgraded CWM 9.2.09. However, a complete user_connection table will be properly propagated to an upgraded CWM workstation.

CWM Configuration

The default CWM configuration supports most networks. Very large networks with a significant number of PVCs (100,000 or more) require a change to the default CWM configuration for better performance during cold or warm starts of CWM.

Modifying the emd.conf File

The /usr/users/svplus/config/emd.conf file provides nineteen configuration parameters that control the operation of the Equipment Manager Switch Daemon (EMSD). Each of the nineteen parameters is preceded by a comment statement that describes the parameter. To achieve better cold and warm start performance, complete the following steps:

Step 1 Search for Tftp Timeout, and change the value from 1 hour to 2 hours.

Step 2 Search for Attempt to resynchronize, then change the value from 10 times to
40 times.

Step 3 Change the next parameter, Upload TFTP file, from 4 times to 15 times.

Step 4 Search for next SNMP shelf config request, then change the value from Minimum 600 to Minimum 300 (seconds backoff).

Modifying the tftpmgr.conf File

The /usr/users/svplus/config/tftpmgr.conf file provides configuration parameters about the TFTP Request Manager. To achieve better cold and warm start performance, complete the following steps:

Step 1 Change the NumberOfRetries value to 40 from the default value of 20.

Step 2 Change the MaxTFTPSession value to 72 from the default value of 32.

CWM Dedicated IP Ports

CWM 9.2.09 to Cisco WAN switch (outgoing): ports used in the switch

• udp: 161, snmp get/set

• udp: 2500, rtm

• udp: 69, tftp server

• tcp: 23, telnet

• tcp: 13, daytime

Cisco WAN switch to CWM 9.2.09 (incoming): ports used in CWM 9.2.09

• udp: 162, snmp trap

• udp: 8161, snmpAgent

• tcp: 8888, HP OV topology daemon

• tcp: 9999, HP OV database daemon

Unique Node ID

To provide unique node IDs across all CWM stations, you must copy the nodes.config file to all CWM stations. The CWM upgrade procedure creates the nodes.config file from the existing node table. This file is in the /usr/users/svplus/config directory.

Security Profiles

Default security profiles and those created by your site's system administrator are currently stored on local CWM disks in the /usr/users/svplus/config directory. This is designed to allow you to have different profiles on various CWM stations. If you want all users to have the same security profiles across all CWM stations, you must copy the files listed below to all CWM stations. The following files must be copied manually:

1. configinfo.sm

2. defaultAdmin.sm

3. defconfiginfo.sm

4. profileInfo.sm

5. userInfo.sm

To copy the security profiles from station1 to station2, complete the following steps (as user svplus or as a user with Admin privileges):

Step 1 On station1, change directory to /usr/users/svplus/config.

Step 2 Enter the remote copy command for each file, such as:

rcp configinfo.sm station2:/usr/users/svplus/confg

Step 3 Repeat the above step for all five security profile files previously listed.

CWM Database

Modified and New Database Interface Tables for CWM 9.2.09 Release

This section contains descriptions of five tables of CWM 9.2.09 database that support new VISM features or are new for CWM 9.2.09. Two of the tables (VISM_CARD and VISM_ENDPT) contain minor modifications from the 9.2.08 release. Three other tables (MG_SUP_PRTCL, MGC_RES, SRCP_PEER) support new VISM features in CWM 9.2.09.

Table 8 contains information about VISM cards managed by CWM.

Table 8: VISM_CARD

Column Name	Type	Description
network_id	smallint	Network ID
node_id	integer	Node ID
shelf	integer	Shelf number
slot	smallint	Slot number
ipaddress	integer	vismIpAddress
subnetmask	integer	vismSubnetMask
mg_name	char(64)	Media Gateway name mgName
mg_adminstate	smallint	current admin state of Media Gateway: mgAdministrativeState adminStateUnlocked - 1 adminStateLocked - 2 adminStateShuttingDown - 3
mg_adminstate_ctrl	smallint	Used to control the administrative state: mgAdministrativeStateControl unlock - 1 lock - 2 shutdown - 3
xgcp_req_timeout	integer	The request timeout is used to determine the timeout value used for retransmitting unacknowledged message xgcpRequestTimeOut (milliseconds)
xgcp_req_retries	smallint	This object specifies the number of retries for a request that exceeds timeout xgcpRequestRetries 010
restart_inprogress	integer	The maximum waiting delay (MWD) timeout value is used for the Media Gateway to send the Restart In Progress to the Media Gateway Controller xgcpRestartInProgressMWD
ecan_encoding	smallint	The voice encoding type vismEcanEncoding
avail_ds0count	smallint	The no of DS0s available for new connections on VISMvismAvailableDs0Count
mode	smallint	The connection model that the VISM card is configured to operate with vismMode
cacEnable	smallint	Describes whether CAC (Connection Admission Control) functionality needs to be applied on the VISM card vismCacEnable
ecanIdlePattern	smallint	Echo canceller pattern for Idle code vismEcanCnfIdlePattern
ecanIdleDir	smallint	Echo canceller idle direction vismEcanCnfIdleDirection
vismErl	smallint	Provision the return echo lost vismERL
jitDelMode	smallint	Provision the jitter buffer mode to be applied to call connection vismJitterDelayMode
jitInitDelay	smallint	Defines the jitter buffer size vismJitterInitialDelay
gainCtrl	smallint	The control to adjust the gain of the call connection vismAdaptiveGainControl
muxtype	smallint	A card-level parameter for AAL2 adaptation; it identifies the multiplexing function of the AAL2 Commom Part Sublayer. vismAal2SubcellMuxing
reserved	integer	reserved for future use

Table 9 contains information about VISM endpoints.

Table 9: VISM_ENDPT

Column Name	Type	Description
network_id	smallint	Network ID
node_id	integer	Node ID
shelf	integer	Shelf number
slot	smallint	Slot number
endpoint	smallint	Identifies endpoint as it is known by the NE mgEndpointNumber is from 1 - 240.
line	smallint	Identifies the line mgEndointLineNumber
name	char(64)	Identifies endpoint as it is known by the MGC mgEndpointName
state	smallint	Indicates the state of the endpoint: mgEndpointState mgEndpointActive - 1 mgEndpointFailed - 2 gEndpointDegraded - 3 upper level alarm -15
channel_map	integer	Positions of 1-bits indicate channels used by the endpoint mgEndpointChannelMap
reserved	integer	reserve field

Table 10 contains information about the VISM media gateway supported protocol table.

Table 10: MG_SUP_PRTCL

Column Name	Type	Description
network_id	smallint	Network ID
node_id	integer	Node ID
shelf	integer	Shelf number
slot	smallint	Slot number
protocol	smallint	Protocol index mgProtocolNumber
name	char(64)	a control protocol and its revision supported by the call gateway mgProtocolName
reserved	integer	reserve field

Table 11 contains information about VISM media gateway controller resolution.

Table 11: MGC_RES

Column Name	Type	Description
network_id	smallint	Network ID
node_id	integer	Node ID
shelf	integer	Shelf number
slot	smallint	Slot number
index	smallint	Name to IP address for each of the MGCs mgcResolutionIndex
name	char(64)	name of the entity (MGC and/or Notified Entity) whose address is to be resolved mgcResolutionName
ipaddr	integer	Ip address of the entity mgcResolutionIpAddress
comm_state	smallint	Indicates whether the address is the one currently applied for communications with system of that name mgcResolutionCommState csActive - 1 csInactive - 2
preference	integer	Allows you to optionally configure primaries and secondaries mgcResolutionPreference
reserved	integer	reserve field

Table 12 contains information about VISM SRCP peer table.

Table 12: SRCP_PEER

Column Name	Type	Description
network_id	smallint	Network ID
node_id	integer	Node ID
shelf	integer	Shelf number
slot	smallint	Slot number
peerid	smallint	srcp peer Index srcpPeerId
name	char(64)	name of the srcp peer srcpPeerName
peerport	integer	used to configure the UDP port of the srcp peer srcpPeerPortNumber default 2048
hb_interval	integer	length of the heartbeat interval in milliseconds. If 0, hearbeat for this peer is not monitored srcpPeerHeartbeatInterval
time_since_hb	integer	time since the last heartbeat was received in milliseconds srcpPeerTimeSinceHeartbeat
max_pdu_size	integer	maximum UDP size in octets srcpPeerMaxPduSize
reserved	integer	reserved field

In Figure 1 and Figure 2, F1 and F2 are feeder shelves, and S1 and S2 are routing nodes. If S1 becomes unreachable after receiving an add request from CWM, but before sending the response back, Middle segment will be added on S1, between S1 and S2. However, this connection's segment details will not be in the CWM database. Once S1 becomes reachable, configuration changes will be sent to CWM and the CWM database will be updated with the middle segment details. You can delete the incomplete connection at this time, using CWM.

However, if F1 (or F2) is an MGX 8220 shelf and it becomes unreachable after receiving an add connection segment request, CWM does not get updated with the end segment details, even if the node becomes reachable. The database update happens whenever the next periodic Node Resync by CWM happens with that shelf.

• Similar DB inconsistency can happen in the case of deleting a connection operation. In this case, while a multi-segment PVC is being deleted, if a node receives a connection delete request, but doesn't respond to CWM, CWM doesn't delete this segment information from the CWM database. This results in a dangling connection segment in the CWM database, which doesn't exist on the node. However, this connection segment will be deleted from the CWM database eventually. The time taken for this database synchronization, once the node becomes reachable, depends upon the type of the node.

In the above two examples, if S1 becomes unreachable after receiving a delete request from CWM, but before sending the response back, Middle segment will be deleted on S1, between S1 and S2. However, this connection's segment details will not be deleted from the CWM database. Once S1 becomes reachable, configuration changes will be sent to CWM and the CWM database will be updated accordingly.

However, if F1 (or F2) is an MGX 8220 shelf and it becomes unreachable after receiving a delete connection segment request, CWM does not delete the end segment details from the CWM database, even if the node becomes reachable. The database update happens whenever the next periodic Node Resync by CWM happens with that shelf.

Network Configuration

Any node with IP address 192.0.0.0 or 0.0.0.0 will not be displayed or stored in CWM database. In order to configure the correct network IP address, use the cnfnwip command on the switch.

Each IPX/BPX/IGX/MGX 8220/MGX 8800 node to be managed by WAN Manager must be configured with an IP Relay IP Address (cnfnwip). The gateway node must be configured with both LAN and IP Relay IP Addresses.

The IPX/BPX routing and IPX/AF feeder nodes must be configured with read and write SNMP community names. The SNMP community names "public" and "private" are configured in CWM for GET and SET, respectively, as defaults.

The directly attached node (Gateway node) must be configured with an IP Relay IP address before starting CWM.

Node names, IP Addresses, and NWIP addresses of the nodes in a network, and across networks in multiple networks scenarios, should be uniquely configured.

Robust message updates must be enabled.

The Gateway node name must be the same as the node name specified in the config.sv file.

The maximum number of nodes that can be added through the Network Configurator is 2000. Currently, there is no error message to alert you to this situation. This is a limitation of the CWM 9.2.09 back end processes.

In the case of managing standalone MGX 8850 nodes and a tiered AutoRoute network with Automatic Discovery enabled, the addition of standalone nodes using the Network Configurator can't take place while the CWM is synchronizing with the network.

A trap will be generated when the network synchronization is done. You can activate the standalone Network Configurator by running the tool: /usr/users/svplus/bin/configurator.

Service Agent

For adding a connection, the connectionIndex must be 0 (for example, there is no need to do a GET on connAvailIndex). The actual index is internally generated by the Connection Service Agent itself.

Connection Manager

In CWM 9.2.09, the Connection Template (another set of user data) is not getting propagated to other CWM workstations.

CWM 9.2.09 does not use the Service Rate parameter applicable to FRSM channels, while adding FRSM channels, using the CIR instead. If you add FRSM PVCs through the Switch CLI using Service Rate, you will be unable to display all parameters of the PVC and unable to modify the PVC.

For DAS connections, deleting an end point from a segment, and later adding it to another segment at a very fast rate, may result in a CWM database inconsistency.

Test Connection and Test Delay do not work for connections routed through a Cisco virtual trunk cloud when the connection originates from an MGX 8220 or BPX midpoint.

The Connection Manager GUI for preferred route displays all available trunks without considering the traffic class. As a result, it is possible to set a preferred route for a CBR connection traversing trunks that do not support CBR traffic.

In the Connection Manager GUI, you must enter both the end points (node, shelf, slot, port) in the Add Connection window before entering any connection or midpoint parameters.

For an FRSM - ASI PVC connection, the error message "Remote SCR value out of range", generated by the remote BPX, indicates the CIR value of the Frame Relay side is below the acceptable limit (cell rate) of the trunk, between the MGX 8220 shelf and its routing node. To correct this problem, you can increase the value of CIR. For example, if the trunk between the MGX 8220 shelf and the routing node is a BXM trunk, the CIR value should be at least 19.2 kbps (50 cell/sec).

ABR.FS connections cannot be added with default values for an ATM-FR SIW connection. The
ICR TO value must be changed.

Certain types of connections, such as VBR.1 or CBR, with policing parameters, can't be modified by CWM if the default was changed using the Switch CLI.

While adding three segment Frame Relay connections, where one routing node is IGX and another is BPX, connections must be mastered on feeders connected to BPX. Attempting to master connections on feeders attached to an IGX hub will generate an "Internal error" error message, and the connection will not be added.

Three segment voice and data connections can only be added when both routing nodes are IGXs. This is due to a switch software limitation.

While adding connections originating and terminating on the same feeder nodes, CWM will treat these connections as three segment connections and will add three segments (two on the same feeder node, one on the routing node) to realize this connection.

Switch software supports only ATFR and ATFST types of connections for UXM on a feeder node. CWM does not support ATFR or ATFST for ATM to ATM connections (from the Connection Manager GUI select Configure->New ATM-ATM connection->VBR.3), the connection type on the Switch CLI will show as ATFR for all three segments. If you select an ABR.FS connection type for an ATM to ATM connection (from the Connection Manager GUI select Configure->New ATM-TM connection->ABR.FS), the connection type on the Switch CLI will be ATFST for all three segments. For all other limitations of connection types supported for UXM on feeder nodes, refer to the Switch Software Release Notes for release 9.2.03.

ATM-FR connections with a FR end point on an IGX/IPX running 8.4.x SWSW can not be set with channel type SIW (Service InterWorking) transparent or SIW translate. This feature is not supported by IGX/IPX running 8.4.X SWSW. The connections set using the 9.2.09 Connection Manager would fail.

The default values provided by the Connection Manager GUI for the Frame Relay end point parameters Ingress/Egress ECN Threshold and DE Threshold are not the same as those provided by the Connection Service Agent.

The Connection Manager GUI uses percentage notation for both the ECN Threshold and DE Threshold. However, the Service Agent MIB uses the absolute value for those MIB variables. If the defaults were used by the GUI and Service Agent, the following values would be setup for the PVC:

Parameter	GUI Default Values	Service Agent
Ingress ECN Threshold	10% of Ingress VC Q Depth -> 6554	6553
Ingress DE Threshold	50% of Ingress VC Q Depth -> 32768	32767
Egress ECN Threshold	10% of Egress VC Q Depth -> 6554	6553
Egress DE Threshold	50% of Egress VC Q Depth -> 32768	32767

The switch generates the "Failure validating remote endpoint description" error message when the PVC was modified or deleted using CWM. The problem occurs when CWM is managing a mixed release network and the node mastering the PVC has an older release than the remote end, and the remote end point is in a newer card which was introduced after the older release. This is a SWSW limitation. The PVC can be deleted using the Switch CLI.

The Connection Manager doesn't check for the SVC VPI/VCI partitioning range, if the VPI value is 0 and if SVC Hi VPI and Low VPI are set to 0 on the switch. Because of this, VPI 0 can be used for provisioning. However, if you reserve only 0 for the SVC range, the Connection Manager will not block the PVC provisioning.

In CWM 9.2.04, the FRSM-VHS card supports four separate QoS queues (versus two for legacy FRSM). The selection of a QoS queue (or channel service type) on the FRSM-VHS channel has restrictions on the service type of the ATM routing segment. For a High Priority class of connection (High Priority Queue, Q1), CWM 9.2.04 will select the CBR service type for the routing segment. For VBR-rt (real-time VBR, Q2), the VBR service type is selected. For VBR-nrt (non-real time VBR, Q3), the ATFR service type is selected. For ABR-FS (Available Bit Rate, Q4) or UBR (Unspecified Bit Rate, Q4), the ATFS service type is selected.

ForeSight connections are not supported in PXM UNI ports. In other words, you are not able to create abr.fs service type connections with end points on a PXM UNI port.

CWM Connection Support

Cisco WAN Manager 9.2 supports connections for Frame Relay (FR), Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) both Unicast and ATM-Multicast, Circuit Emulation (CE), Voice, and Data service modules. The following connection types are supported:

• FR - FR

• FR - ATM

• ATM - ATM

• ATM - CE

• CE - CE

• Data - Data

• Voice - Voice

Card Types

Table 13 lists the types of cards supported in CWM 9.2 and the different cards in each card type.

Frame Relay Support

This section lists the Frame Relay service modules, cards, and ports supported in CWM 9.2.

Frame Relay Service Modules

• FRSM (4T1,4E1,8T1,8E1), FRSM-HS1b.V35 cards for MGX 8220 and MGX 8850

• UFM, FRM cards in IGX

Frame Relay Quality of Service Parameters

The following FRSM-VHS cards are supported on the MGX platforms:

• FRSM-2CT3

• FRSM-2T3

• FRSM-2E3

• FRSM-2HS2.

Frame Relay and FRSM-VHS Cards

Frame Relay and FRSM-VHS cards support the following types of ports:

• FrameRelay

• FUNI

• FrameForwarding

FRASM Service Modules

• FRASM in MGX 8220

• FRASM cards support the following port types:

  • STUN

  • BSTUN

  • FRASM

ATM Support

This section lists the ATM service modules, cards, and ports supported in CWM 9.2.

ATM (Unicast) Service Modules

The following service modules support MGX 8220 and MGX 8850:

• AUSM

  • 4T1

  • 4E1

  • 8T1

  • 8E1

• AUSM-B

  • 8T1

  • 8E1

Cards Supporting ATM and IM-ATM Ports

The following cards support ATM and IM-ATM ports:

• PXM card in MGX 8850

• ASI, ASI-155, BXM cards in BPX 8600

• UXM cards in IGX.

ATM Multicast (ATM-MultiCast) Connections

The BME card in BPX 8600 is the only card supporting multicast connections.

RPM Service Modules (Unicast Connections)

The RPM card is supported in MGX 8850.

Circuit Emulation Support

This section lists the CE service modules, cards, and ports supported in CWM 9.2.

• CESM-4T1,CESM-4E1: MGX 8220 only

• CESM-8T1,CESM-8E1: MGX 8850 and MGX 8220

• CESM-T3, CESM-E3: MGX 8850 and MGX 8220

Voice Connection Support

This section lists the voice service modules supported in CWM 9.2.

• CVM, UVM: IGX 8400

Data Connection Support

This section lists the data service modules supported in CWM 9.2.

• HDM, LDM, UVM, CVM: IGX 8400

Connection Summaries

This section provides a summary of supported connections in CWM 9.2

FR - FR Connections

Table 14 lists the supported FR - FR connections. These connections offer a choice of either FR or FRASM port types.

ATM - FR Connections

Table 15 lists the supported ATM - FR connections, including card types, for local end points (LEP) and remote end points (REP).

ATM - ATM Connections

Table 16 lists the supported ATM-ATM connections, including card types, for local end points (LEP) and remote end points (REP).

Other Supported Connections

Table 17 lists the remaining supported connections in CWM 9.2, including card types, for local end points (LEP) and remote end points (REP).

Statistics Collection Manager

Cisco recommends you use the default number of three SCM children specified by CWM 9.2.09.

When you start a stand-alone SCM, the "Cannot communicate with CWM" message is not an error message; either CWM is not active or another GUI is presently running.

You should select a routing node for the SCM time sync node.

For a group of selected nodes from which statistics files are to be collected by a stand-alone SCM, the collection period should be set to the same value for all nodes.

If statistics files are being saved, the SCM does not purge these files, even if the disk is full.

The SCM supports a maximum of 3100 nodes in stand-alone mode.

Whenever you perform a create_db operation, the statshistory.stats file must be manually deleted.

The following rules are used when you configure peak interval through CWM. Violating these rules will cause TFTP error 22 to be displayed in the SCM.

• The peak interval cannot be zero

• The peak interval must be a multiple of the polling interval

• The peak interval must be a factor of the polling interval

• The peak interval can be the same as the bucket interval.

The switch needs some processing time to parse the stats.enable file. Depending on the number of statistics and the number of objects, this time can be very large. Currently, SCM has a finite value for time-out (maximum 420 seconds) to wait for the switch response. Hence, there might be cases where SCM will time-out waiting for the switch to finish parsing the stats.enable file. If there are excessive time-outs, try one of the following:

1. Cut down on the number of statistics enabled and be able to get the status of stats-enabling from SCM.

2. Keep the number of statistics, however, lose the status of stats-enabling from the SCM.

You can use CLI commands such as dspstatparms, dspchstatcnf, dsptrkstatcnf, dspportstatcnf, and dsplnstatcnf to make sure their desired stats are enabled. Note, there can be occasional time-outs if a node is busy for that period of time, however, this case, at best, is intermittent and should go away once loading on the node stabilizes. Following is the formula to calculate the time to enable statistics on the switch:

time = (stats / cnt) * delay
where
stats = (conns * stats_per_con) +
(CLNs * stats_per_cln) +
(trks * stats_per_trk) +
(ports * stats_per_port)

cnt = number of stats configured in one group before giving up CPU, a configurable parameter on the switch.
delay = a delay time between each group of stats get enabled, this is also a configurable parameter on switch.

This information is captured in CR CSCdj39737.

Platform

While CWM is running, if the X server crashes for any reason, CWM should be stopped and restarted.

While CWM is running, if the remote display is killed without properly shutting down the CWM Desktop, then reopening it remotely may not succeed.

CWM must be started from a CDE environment.

Reports

The WingZ "Add Comment" option is not supported for virtual trunk and ATM connections. WingZ occasionally does not scroll up the list box properly.

Topology

It may occasionally take two to three minutes to display new nodes after the addition of virtual trunks. This is due to the time required to setup link0 and link1 subscriptions.

Software/Firmware Image Download

Always use the CWM ImageDownload program to do a SW/FW download. As CWM does not make any assumptions on the filename, it requires you to tell the SW the filename and the path to download, avoiding any inconsistencies resulting from the file naming assumptions made by the getfwrev and loadfwrev commands. If the CWM ImageDownload program does not work, there is a problem with the file transfer or the image.

SNMP Traps

• All SNMP traps now match with the MIB. In earlier releases, some of the trap enterprise Object Information Descriptors (OID) had different enterprise OIDs in previous releases. Due to this correction, old traps with incorrect enterprise OIDs from trapd.log file will not be shown in the Event Browser.

• All the CWM traps will go to the CWM Events category instead of StrataView Events.

• All the nodes in the OVW topology map will appear under CWM root instead of StrataView root.

• After installation, you must run /usr/users/svplus/bin/clearOVDb.s before running ovw because the nodes under the StrataView root directory will still be there and may result in CWM database corruption.

• The /etc/opt/OV/share/conf/C/trap.conf file will be removed and replaced by the default trap.conf file and will then be merged with the StrataTrapd.conf file. If you have modified the trapd.conf file, those changes will be lost. To save these changes, save the trapd.conf file (perhaps to /tmp), and merge it back.

RPM

CWM 9.2.09 supports only ATM connection type and vbr.3 service type for end points terminated on the RPM card.

For an RPM VCCON, the only VPI value allowed is 0. To add an RPM VPCON, an asterisk (*) should be specified as the VCI value.

If a VPI, VCI value is used to establish an RPM channel on one subinterface, the SAME VPI, VCI pair cannot be used with another subinterface. This is due to an RPM limitation. If such action is attempted, CWM 9.2.09 will emit an "Local/Remote end point already exists" error.

CWM 9.2.09 does not support provisioning of RPM channels for subinterface values over 32767.

For a PVC involving RPM, CWM 9.2.09 supports ATM Service Type VBR only (VBR.3 for ATM-ATM and ATM-FR for ATM to FR PVCs). The UBR Service Type is not supported for RPM by CWM 9.2.09.

CWM 9.2.09 provisions the RPM end of an "End to End" PVC by using the IOS atm pvc command followed by the addcon command. An RPM end point added using the atm pvc command cannot be modified/deleted using the (newer) pvc add command and vice-versa.

To establish a channel on RPM, two IOS commands are required:

1. atm pvc—to add the RPM "leg" of the channel.

2. addcon—to add the PXM "leg" of the channel.

If the RPM leg gets deleted (new configuration restored on RPM), CWM 9.2.09 cannot detect the condition. However, if necessary, CWM 9.2.09 can be used to delete and re-add the entire channel by reprovisioning the "End to End" PVC.

If the PXM leg gets deleted (for example, clrallcn on MGX 8850), CWM 9.2.09 cannot provision the channel until the RPM leg is manually deleted. To do that, you must login to the RPM card and perform the following IOS commands:

1. no atm pvc—to delete the RPM "leg" of the channel.

2. no addcon—to delete the PXM "leg" of the channel.

The peak and average values for a feeder PVC involving RPM is limited by the bandwidth of the MGX 8850 feeder trunk. As per the strata MIB, the value of average (expressed in cells/second below) is limited for each trunk type as:

ASI/BNI

T3: 0-96000

E3: 0-80000

OC3: 0-353208

BXM/UXM

T3: 6-96000

E3: 6-80000

OC3: 6-353208

OC12: 6-1412832

ALM-B(BTM)

T3/E3: 10-24000

The value of peak (express here in cells/second) is limited as for each trunk type as:

T3: average-96000

E3: average-80000

OC3: average-353208

OC12: average-1412832

BXM with HEC line formatting

T3_HEC: average-104268

While one CWM 9.2.09 station is used to provision connections on a specific RPM card, attempts to provision on the same card by another CWM 9.2.09 station can result in failure in the provisioning of RPM connections.

Provisioning of RPM can take up to 25 seconds on average. On rare occasions, the Connection Manager GUI may time out before IOSMGR returns. The returned IOS messages are eventually updated in the Result pane in the Connection Manager GUI.

The following are the typical causes of the error message "atm pvc missing":

• A PVC already exists on a point-to-point subinterface

• A PVC with same VPI/VCI already exists on a different subinterface.

The typical cause of the error "add connection to PXM failed" is the resource partition is not configured.

If one of the following error message is encountered:

• "atm pvc missing"

• "add connection to PXM failed"

Complete the following steps:

Step 1 telnet to the MGX 8850 and login to the RPM card (in enable mode).

Step 2 Enter the command show log and hit Return to go to the end.

For other error messages returned by IOSMGR, complete the following steps:

Step 1 vi ~svplus/log/iosmgr.log

Step 2 Go to the end of the file ($G) and check the command and arguments used for the expect script. Check the tracefile entry as shown at the end of the command.

Step 3 Open the tracefile file and go to the end of the file. Examine the log of the expect session.

The existing RPM connections will not be removed from the CWM database when the RPM card is pulled out of the MGX 8850 shelf.

Co-existence of CWM and Cisco Works 2000

Cisco WAN Manager 9.2.09 and Cisco Works 2000 can co-exist on the same CWM workstation provided there is sufficient disk space to support both applications. Both applications provide full functionality except for a limitation with the Connection Manager GUI when both applications are running simultaneously.

When both applications are running simultaneously, a performance degradation occurs during synchronization. The time it takes to synchronize may take from 25% to 30% longer.

System Requirements

Cisco recommends that you use a midrange to high-end platform workstation when you intend to use Cisco Works 2000 with CWM.

Table 19 lists the partitioning for disk 1. Table 20 lists the partitioning for disk 2.

Installation

Install Cisco WAN Manager in the usual way. After installing CWM, install Cisco Works 2000. Install the Cisco Works packages in the following order:

1. CD One (DMS)

2. Resource Manager (RME)

3. Campus Manager (CM)

Known Problem

When using CWM and Cisco Works 2000 on a single CWM workstation simultaneously, the following limiting condition occurs. The Connection Manager GUI blanks out when gathering node information or searching connection end points for a node with 5,000 or more connections and does not refresh. This condition does not occur if Cisco Works 2000 is not running.

To work around this limitation, you must limit the scope of the search by reducing the search criteria in connection end points to the node name and port. Otherwise, you will have to kill the Connection Manager GUI process and restart it by once again launching the Connection Manager.

Cisco WAN Manager SNMP Agent Notes

CWM SNMP Agent Configuration Notes

The SNMP master agent is configured to use 8161 as a default port ID for agent communication. The SNMPAgent.conf configuration file for the master agent is located in the /usr/users/svplus/config directory. If you are running another Network Manager which uses port number 8161, this UDP port can be configured to some other port number in the SNMPAgent.conf file as follows:

Syntax:

TRANSPORT special SNMP

OVER UDP SOCKET

AT PORT 8161

The Service MIB (Connection Service MIB and Port Service MIB) uses community strings for authentication. The Connection Service Agent and Port Service Agent processes use the /usr/users/svplus/config/SNMPProxy.conf file as a configuration file. The SNMP community name strings can be configured in this file as follows:

Syntax:

GET_COMMUNITY     public

SET_COMMUNITY     private

The SNMP community names public and private are configured in this file for GET and SET respectively, as defaults.

WANCV Notes and Cautions

For MGX 8220, this CiscoView Package requires MGX 8220 Boot Code version 4.0.x and MGX 8220 ASC firmware version 4.0.x or higher. For the new features, MGX 8220 firmware 4.0.15d or later is recommended.

In addition to the Installation instructions, please refer to the README.txt file.

Before selecting a device, use the "Options-.Properties" menu to configure the Polling Frequency, Retries, Timeout, and Monitor Frequency. The recommended Polling Frequency is at least 60 seconds, otherwise the performance of Cisco View may be noticeably degraded. The recommended timeout value is 15 seconds and the recommended monitor frequency is 60 seconds.

When upgrading MSSBU device packages, use "uninstallpkg" to remove all older versions of those packages before installing new ones. This helps to avoid any compatibility problems with different versions of device packages that might share common files.

When installing with Cisco WAN Manager, please verify that all the desired devices have been successfully installed with the "help about Ciscoview packages installed" utility. If a particular device package is missing, it can be installed with the "cvinstall" command.

Installation

You must install the CiscoView engine CD first, then install the CWM 9.2.09 CD. In the CWM 9.2.09 installation process, the WANCV 2.09 device packages will be installed automatically.

If CiscoView is already installed, you may install additional device packages or upgrade them with the /opt/CSCOcv/bin/cvinstall command. When upgrading packages, an old package may need to be removed with the uninstallpkg command before installing the new one. A good practice is to use the same revision of all WANCV device packages, and to uninstall all the previous revisions first. The installation of CWM 9.2.09 will do this automatically if CiscoView is installed before CWM.

Following are examples to install WANCV device packages:

• /opt/CSCOcv/bin/cvinstall ~svplus/wancv/AXIS.pkg

• /opt/CSCOcv/bin/cvinstall ~svplus/wancv/MGX88.pkg

• /opt/CSCOcv/bin/cvinstall ~svplus/wancv/BPX.pkg

• /opt/CSCOcv/bin/cvinstall ~svplus/wancv/IGX.pkg

Following are examples to de-install WANCV device packages:

• /opt/CSCOcv/bin/uninstallpkg AXIS

• /opt/CSCOcv/bin/uninstallpkg MGX88

• /opt/CSCOcv/bin/uninstallpkg BPX

• /opt/CSCOcv/bin/uninstallpkg IGX

For general CiscoView information including installation, see:

http://www.cisco.com/univ-src/ccden/data/doc/cview.htm

Caution A "timeout" or "too big" error response for an SNMP get-request may produce undesired results with CiscoView 4.1 or the initial release of CiscoView 4.2.

Use of CiscoView 4.2 with Software Module Updates (SMU) available from CCO is recommended.

Following is a typical SMU installation example (CiscoView on Solaris, using C shell):

host% su root

host# cd /var/tmp

host# mkdir nmpath; cd nmpath

host# ftp 192.31.7.130

host# uncompress cview-01-sol-hpov-cv42.tar.Z

host# tar -xvf cview-01-sol-hpov-cv42.tar

host# source $NMSROOT/etc/install.cshrc

host# ./install-smu

Performance

The various timers and retry counter should be configured from the Options->Properties menu. For a typical installation, Polling and Monitoring should be about 60 seconds and Timeout should be at least 15 seconds. Faster polling and monitoring values can be configured if conditions permit.

Network Configuration

Each BPX 8600, IGX 8400, MGX 8220, or MGX 8800 node to be managed by Cisco WAN Manager must be configured with an IP Relay IP address (cnfnwip). The Gateway node must be configured with both LAN and IP Relay IP addresses.

The BPX routing and AF feeder nodes must be configured with read and write SNMP community names. The SNMP community names public and private are configured in CWM for GET and SET respectively, as defaults.

The directly attached node (Gateway node) must be configured with an IP Relay IP address before starting CWM.

Node names, IP addresses, and NWIP addresses of the nodes in a network, and across networks in multiple networks scenarios, should be uniquely configured.

Interface Changes

The following interface changes are new in CWM 9.2.09.

SV+Network.mib

A new enumeration ima-feeder-trunk has been added to the trapTrunkType object.

SV+Service.mib

The following new objects were added:

• svConnServRateOvrRide

• frEndPointChanServRate

• svCardEgrQOSFeature

Enumeration changes:

• added ppp to the rpmEndPointEncapType object

• added oc3-2-xlr to the svPortIfType object

• deleted oc3-4-mmf from the svAtmPortIfType object

• added oc3-4-xlr to the svAtmPortIfType object

• added oc3-2-xlr to the svAtmPortIfType object

• added svCardEgrQOSFeature to the svCardEntry object

• added uai-2oc3-xlr to the svCardBackType object

Descriptions were updated for the following objects:

• frEndPointEgressQSelect

• rpmEndPointEncapType

• svPortIfType

• svAtmPortIfType

Miscellaneous:

A new sequence entry frEndPointChanServRate was added to the frEndPointEntry object.

AXIPOP.mib

The following objects were added:

• shelfCBClkRateTable

• shelfCBClkRateEntry

• cBNum

• clkRate

• shelfPowerSupplyVoltage

• chanServiceRateOverride

• chanServiceRate

• egrQosFeature

Enumeration changes:

• added critical, error, warning, notice, and info to the moduleTrapAlarmSeverity object

• added lm-HS1-4V35 to the secLineModuleType object

• added cleanupPending to the bertResourceStatus object

• added larsCom, dsuAlgorithm<x> (where <x> ranges from 4-8) to the dsx3DsuSelect object

• removed dteSt from the x21LineType object

• added dteST to the x21LineType object

The following range changes were made:

• from 5..14 to 1..30 for bertSlotNumber

• range removed from bertPort

• range removed from bertLine

• range changed from 5..14 to 1..30 for bertSupportedTestsTableIndex

• changed from 0..3 to 0..15 for chanPacketNumber

• changed from 0..511 to 0..1023 for x21LineAlarmState

Descriptions were updated for the following objects:

• moduleTrapAlarmSeverity

• bertSlotNumber

• bertStartDate

• bertSupportedTestsTableIndex

• dsx3DsuSelect

• x21LineAlarmState

Miscellaneous:

• New TRAP-TYPE shelfPowerOverLoadTrap has been added

• DisplayString size changed from 8 to 10 in bertStartDate

• New sequence entry vbrrt was added to FrChanCnfGrpEntry.

Changes to Database Tables and Definitions

This section provides information about changes in the CWM database for the 9.2.04 release of CWM from the 9.1 release.

Table 21 lists changes to the CWM database definitions from 9.2.04 to 9.2.05. The CWM 9.2.05 upgrade script and CreateDB script were updated to support these changes.

Table 22 lists changes to the CWM database definitions from 9.2.03 to 9.2.04. The CWM 9.2.04 upgrade script and CreateDB script were updated to support these changes.

New Database Tables

Table 23 lists new tables in the CWM 9.2.05 database that were not in releases prior to CWM 9.2.05.

New Database Definitions

Table 24 lists new fields in the CWM 9.2.05 database (and some recent versions of StrataView Plus) that were not in releases prior to CWM 9.2.0.

VISM 1.5 Database Tables

This section provides a listing of the VISM database tables that are new to the database structure in the 9.2.09 release of CWM.