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The Cisco Info Center User manual provides introductory information on how to use the Cisco Info Center. This includes:
Prior to reading this manual, you should read the Release Notes document. This file provides information about known software and documentation problems and any last minute information about the software not available when this reference manual went to press.
This book is written as a resource for anyone needing to use the Cisco Info Center, including operators and administrators. It is intended to cover introductory information about the Cisco Info Center and how to use its tools.
It is assumed you have a basic understanding of network design, operation, and terminology, and that you are familiar with your own network configurations. It is also assumed you have a basic familiarity with UNIX.
This manual is organized as follows:
Chapter 1, "Getting Started", describes how to get started with Cisco Info Center.
Chapter 2, "Using the Event List", describes how to use the Event List to view and manipulate the status of events held within the Cisco Info Server.
Chapter 3, "Filtering Alerts", describes how to use the Filter Builder to create, edit, and manage filters pertaining to alerts.
Chapter 4, "View Builder", describes how to use the View Builder to create, edit, and manage views pertaining to alerts.
Chapter 5, "Using the Objective View", describes how to use the Objective View to display maps created by the administrator and animate them with status information.
Appendix A, "UNIX Desktop Reference", describes menu options, command line options, and icons used by the various components of the Cisco Info Center.
Appendix B, "The UNIX Alternative Mode", describes the Event List UNIX alternative mode.
Appendix C, "Cisco Info Server Database", describes the Info Server database tables.
Appendix D, "Regular Expressions", describes how to use regular expressions.
Appendix E, "Cisco Info Center Diagnostic Tools", describes the diagnostic tools available as context sensitive menu items on the Info Admin Event List.
An Index is also provided.
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The following documents are companion documents to this document and comprise the Cisco Info Center documentation set:
The following list of documents contains additional information which may help you more fully understand the material described in this manual:
All of the above documents are available on the Cisco Documentation CD-ROM.
This section discusses conventions and terminology used throughout this manual.
The <product_name> software supports a three-button mouse. The buttons are configured as follows:
This manual uses this terminology throughout (even though it is possible for individual users to customize their devices to use the buttons in an alternative manner).
In situations that allow more than one item to be selected from a list simultaneously, the following actions are supported:
Bold font is also used for keywords, names of commands, and names of keys on the keyboard.
Text displayed as on-screen examples is printed in courier font.
When set off from the main text, words and characters you should specify by the keyboard are printed in bold font. When the word or character string is enclosed in angle brackets (< and >), you should substitute your own character string for the example presented in the text.
For example, when you see:
you should specify the string root at the login prompt. However, when you see:
you should specify your own password in place of the character string <rootpassword>.
The italic style is used to emphasize words, to introduce new terms, and for titles of printed publications (however, not titles of CD-ROMs or floppy disks).
Posted: Thu Mar 18 11:34:25 PST 1999
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