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Running the GUI
The GUI is launched by the script ipmgr.gui in the scripts subdirectory of the target directory specified when you installed the GUI package.
Before launching the GUI, source the file install_dir/scripts/ipmgr.csh. (You can put the command into your .cshrc or .login file.) Then issue the following command:
ipmgr.gui
The IP Manager Login window opens. (If the window remains blank for an extended period of time, resize it slightly by clicking and dragging one of its corners. This forces the computer to redraw the elements inside the window.)
Figure 4-1: IP Manager Login window
When you start the Cisco IP Manager software for the first time, there is only one user in the system, the CIPM administrator. The log-in name for this user is admin; the default password is password.
You cannot change this user name nor can you delete this user from the system, but you can and should change the password. Anyone who logs in as admin has unlimited access to everything in the database and can view, modify, create, or delete any object in the system.
Whenever you log in, the Cisco IP Manager Main Window opens first.
Figure 4-2: Main Window
The menus and buttons presented in the Main Window are the launching points for all of the functions of the Cisco IP Manager software. The Main Window contains three menus and six buttons. The buttons correspond to the six functions of the Tools menu.
The Main Window has the following menus:
- Exit---closes all Cisco IP Manager windows and exits the GUI application. Cisco IP Manager prompts for confirmation before exiting.
- Element Manager---opens an Element Manager navigation window, which displays domains, subdomains, and elements in an expandable tree structure. When you click the right mouse button on a branch of the tree, a floating menu opens with options appropriate to the type of object you selected. For more information about managing elements, see "Managing Network Elements."
- Template Manager---opens a Template Manager navigation window, which displays domains, subdomains, templates, and template data objects in an expandable tree structure. When you click the right mouse button on a branch of the tree, a floating menu opens with options appropriate to the type of object you selected. For more information about constructing and using templates, see ""Managing Templates."
- Log Viewer---opens the Log Viewer window, which provides access to messages generated by the various servers that make up the Cisco IP Manager product. Use this window to view and manage log messages that are in the database. For more information about log management, see "System Administration and Log Management."
- Archive Manager---opens the Archive Manager window, which archives the configuration file on each network element (NE) and template. Use this window to view and manage configuration files, including information on who made the changes, when the changes were made, what changes were made, and the source of the changes. This window also provides version control for other text files, such as the template body. For more information about archive management, see "Archive Administration."
- Permission Manager---opens the Permission Manager window, which creates and deletes permission groups and grants permission levels for various system resources. For more information about permission groups, see "System Administration and Log Management."
- User Manager---opens the User Manager window, which adds and removes individual users and modifies their user profiles. For more information about managing users, see "System Administration and Log Management."
The Main Window has the following buttons:
These buttons function the same as the menu items described earlier under "Tools Menu."
Whenever you create, modify, or check a device's configuration, you are actually using a copy of the configuration (unless you are given the option of choosing). The Cisco IP Manager software stores this copy in the database. This is the working config.
The running config is the configuration that is currently running in the device's memory. To make your working config the device's running config, you must explicitly download the configuration to the device. (At that time, you must also select whether you want the downloaded configuration copied to the device's startup configuration memory area.)
As administrator, you will probably perform your first tasks in this order:
1. Add users with the User Manager, as described in "System Administration and Log Management."
2. Create and configure domains with the Element Manager, as described in "Managing Network Elements."
3. Add users to domains and assign permissions with the Permission Manager, as described in "System Administration and Log Management."
4. Add elements to your domains with the Element Manager, as described in "Managing Network Elements."
Before performing Step 4, you can log out from Cisco IP Manager, and your new users can log in and themselves add elements (assuming you as administrator have given them the correct permissions).
Posted: Mon Feb 14 14:15:22 PST 2000
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