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This document contains notes for the CiscoWorks for Switched Internetworks (CWSI) product for Windows NT, including VlanDirector 1.3, TrafficDirector 3.3, and CiscoView 3.1.
CWSI NT includes CiscoWorks for Windows in order to include CiscoView as part of the CWSI NT 1.2 software release. CiscoView is used with VlanDirector to perform some operations. Your software package does not include documentation for CiscoWorks for Windows. However, this can be ordered or found at the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/data/doc/cwfw.htm
The following notes apply to the CWSI product in general.
Before running Uninstall,
With CWSI, CiscoView support has been extended for the CPW16, Catalyst 1200, Catalyst 3000 series, and Catalyst 5000 series (including the Catalyst 2900). The following are caveats for these devices in CiscoView:
Running CiscoView on a switch with an ATM card and performing a Port->Configure->Interface menu selection produces this error.
This will be fixed in a subsequent release.
VlanDirector works as documented, with the following exceptions and caveats:
The following information has changed or been added since the VlanDirector User Guide was released:
This message means your display has run out of colors for all the programs you are simultaneously running.
Workaround: Stop running some programs and restart VlanDirector.
In a network where an ATM cloud connected to a Catalyst 5000 is discovered, certain VLAN creation and deletion operations fail with the detailed reason "genErr".
Workaround: Use the CLI to create or delete a VLAN on an ATM port.
ATM LANE links to routers are not displayed in the Network Topology or VLAN Topology windows. This will be a major feature of VlanDirector 2.0.
To find the version of VlanDirector from the command line, use the -V option instead of -v. The -v option is no longer available, as it is used internally by the Tcl subsystem.
This problem occurs when Windows NT is in the "Show window contents while dragging" mode for resize. When this is set, VLAD is invoked to repaint the window (VLAN Ports, for example) as the window is resized. Because it takes some time to redraw the ports window, the first size change stops the resize until the redraw completes (long time).
Workaround: You need to change the drag selection for the desktop of your computer as follows:
In VlanDirector 1.0, the Read and Write community strings are defaulted to 'public' and 'private'. In VlanDirector 1.3, when you start VlanDirector without specifying a Community String File (-csf option from the command line) or -wr, VlanDirector uses 'public' for both the Read and Write community strings.
This release note describes the features and modifications of TrafficDirector Version 3.3. Refer to the TrafficDirector Windows User Guide for detailed information about the TrafficDirector product.
The TrafficDirector Windows User Guide and this release note are available in printed form.
TrafficDirector is an RMON console software application that lets you monitor, troubleshoot, and record information about your network's operation. TrafficDirector helps you analyze network traffic patterns and identify and isolate a wide variety of fault conditions in data communications networks.
TrafficDirector works as a distributed system. It uses a central management console running TrafficDirector software in conjunction with data-gathering agents located at various points on a network. It can simultaneously collect wide-ranging statistical data, display selectively captured and fully decoded network traffic, set user-defined alarm conditions, and obtain real-time updates from all segments of a widely dispersed internetwork. TrafficDirector accomplishes this from a centralized, SNMP-compatible network management console.
TrafficDirector is based on two standards that enable it to operate in a multi-topology, multi-vendor environment:
TrafficDirector has four main functions:
TrafficDirector gathers and analyzes network information using SwitchProbes and Cisco IOS RMON agents attached to network segments.
Please follow the instructions in the CWSI Installation Guide for Windows NT to install TrafficDirector, rather than those in the TrafficDirector Windows User's Guide.
TrafficDirector requires a serial number and password to unlock the software for use. A temporary evaluation serial number and password are attached to the shipping box. This serial number allows you to begin using TrafficDirector as soon as you receive it. However, you will need to request a permanent password before the evaluation expiration date. If you change the IP address of the host, or if you move the software to another machine, you must contact Cisco for a new password.
You can obtain a permanent license agreement through the Cisco Connection Online (CCO) Web server or by sending a fax to Cisco Systems.
To obtain a permanent license agreement through the Cisco Connection Online Web server, follow these steps:
Step 1 Access the Cisco Connection Online Web server at http://www.cisco.com.
Step 2 Access the Software Library. Enter the required information to generate your permanent password. Be sure to use the Registration Serial Number and the Registration Password provided.
To obtain a permanent license agreement by fax, send a fax to Cisco Systems at 408 526-8898 addressed to "Attention: Software Licensing." Include the IP address of the machine on which you will be using TrafficDirector as well as your "Registration Serial Number," "Registration Password," and return fax number. You will receive your permanent password within 48 hours.
TrafficDirector for Windows (Windows v3.1, Windows for Workgroups, Windows95, NT) has the following configuration limitations:
| Configuration Parameter | Maximum Number Supported |
|---|---|
| Agents | 320 |
| Agent groups | 100 |
| Agents per agent group | 60 |
| Interface number (ifIndex number) | 999 |
TrafficDirector for Windows ships with Ping disabled from the Agent Test button. This is due to a limitation in the Windows95 IP stack's support for Ping. If you are using a different WINSOCK stack, you may enable Ping by simply renaming or deleting the pingoff file found in the NSHOME/usr directory.
The Catalyst 1200 series switch-embedded RMON agent and the SwitchProbe agents provide full seven-layer monitoring for all RMON groups. The Catalyst 2900- and 5000-embedded RMON agents provide four groups of RMON (Statistics, History, Alarms, and Events) on all Ethernet and Fast Ethernet ports. The 2500 series routers with Cisco IOS v11.1 provide all nine groups of RMON as specified in RFC 1757.
The Group Switching Ethernet Module of the Catalyst 5000 supports one RMON agent on each of its 12-port segments for a total of four agents. Use only the ifIndex of the first port in each 12-port segment group when configuring the RMON agent from TrafficDirector.
The Catalyst 1200 DMP and NMP, version 3.1 or higher, include an embedded EnterpriseRMON agent. You need to purchase an agent license from Cisco before enabling this RMON agent. The embedded RMON agent can NOT be configured to monitor the FDDI interface.
To use RMON within the Catalyst 1200 switch, you must first create an agent and install domains for each interface that you wish to monitor. When configuring a new agent, be sure to set the Interface Number field to a port number between 3 and 10, indicating which Ethernet port/segment you want to monitor. Also, be sure that the SNMP community strings in the Catalyst 1200 match those configured in TrafficDirector for each agent. Cisco ships the Catalyst 1200 with the following default community strings: Read = "public", Write = "private."
The Catalyst 1200 series switch reserves slightly less than 1 MB of RAM for use by the embedded RMON agent. Each enabled agent group within an installed domain consumes both memory and CPU cycles on the NMP to monitor that domain. You should remove any unused domains and only install the groups and domains that you plan to monitor.
Use the following memory consumption guidelines when configuring groups and domains:
| RMON Groups | Memory Used (bytes) | Assumptions |
|---|---|---|
| Statistics | 100 | |
| Short history | 5K | for 50 buckets |
| Long history | 5K | for 50 buckets |
| Host table | 25K | for fewer than 256 hosts |
| Conversations (matrix table) | 30K | for fewer than 1024 conversations |
| Fully enabled domain | 75K | maximum (not including data capture buffer) |
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