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TrafficDirector Release 5.5.1
Installation and Release Notes
for HP-UX and AIX

TrafficDirector Release 5.5.1
Installation and Release Notes
for HP-UX and AIX

June 1, 1999

This document describes:

Note This product can be used only on those HP-UX and AIX platforms on which the standalone TrafficDirector Release 4.1.3a is currently installed---it is not supported in those environments running any later release of the TrafficDirector application.
Caution
This installation will overwrite any existing TrafficDirector 4.1.3a databases and configuration files. If you wish to preserve your present environment in its entirety, you must install the TrafficDirector 5.5.1 software in a path different than the Release 4.1.3a path. If you wish to preserve any existing data, Cisco Systems recommends that you perform a backup of that data prior to beginning this installation.

Contents

This document contains the following sections:

Compatibility Between Release 5.5.1 and SwitchProbe Agent Firmware Releases

Note To use the full functionality of TrafficDirector Release 5.5.1, you must be running SwitchProbe agent firmware Release 4.5.

When you install the TrafficDirector Release 5.5.1 software, you can use SwitchProbe devices running the older agent firmware (Release 4.2), with the following exceptions:

Installing the TrafficDirector Software on HP-UX Systems

This section describes how to download and install the TrafficDirector 5.5.1 software from Cisco Connection Online (CCO) and install it on an HP-UX system.

To obtain and install the TrafficDirector installation kit from the CCO website, follow these steps:

Step 1 Quit the TrafficDirector application.

Step 2 Close all other applications.

Step 3 Log in as the root user.

Step 4 Shut down all the TrafficDirector daemons running on your system by entering the dbshutdn -all command from the $NSHOME\bin directory.

Step 5 Start your web browser.

Step 6 Log in to the CCO website at http://www.cisco.com.

Step 7 Under the category Service & Support, click Software Center.

Step 8 Under the category Software Center, click Cisco Software Products.

Step 9 Click Network Mgmt Products.

Step 10 Under the category CiscoWorks2000, click CWSI Campus.

Step 11 Under the category CWSI Campus Packages, click CWSI Campus TrafficDirector SMUs.

Step 12 Click TD5.5-hpux-smu-.readme.

Step 13 From the Software Download page, you can:

Make the appropriate selection and save the file to a local disk.

Step 14 Click Back to return to the TrafficDirector selection page.

Step 15 Download the file TD5.5-hpux.tar.

Step 16 From the Software Download page, you can:

Make the appropriate selection and save the file to a local disk.

Step 17 Change directory to the save location.

Step 18 Untar the TD5.5-hpux.tar file.

There are three files in the tar:

Step 19 Change the permission on the install.sh file by entering the following command:

    chmod 777 install.sh

Step 20 Run the install program as root by entering the following command:

    ./install.sh

After the install program finishes verifying, rebuilding, decompressing, and untarring the tar file, the following prompt is displayed:

    Installing TrafficDirector...
    
Starting the TrafficDirector Installation

Step 21 At the following prompt, enter the location into which you want to install the software and press Enter:

Enter product location (PKGROOT) [/opt/CSCOtd5]

Step 22 At the following prompt, enter the complete path name where the Netscape browser resides on your system:

    Enter full netscape browser executable pathname: 
 
Product Install Location : [<install_dir>]
Netscape browser executable: [<browser_location>]

Step 23 If the values you specified in steps 21 and 22 are correct, enter Y and press Enter at the following prompt:

    Are these values correct (y/n)? [y]

A long series of messages is displayed, starting with the following:

    Installing TrafficDirector in <install_dir>....

The final message tells you that the installation was successful.

Starting the TrafficDirector Application on HP-UX Systems

To start the TrafficDirector application, follow these steps:

Step 1 Verify that the DISPLAY variable is set correctly and the X binaries are in your path.

Step 2 Enter the following command:

where <install_dir> is the directory into which you installed the software.

Installing the TrafficDirector Software on AIX Systems

This section describes how to download and install the TrafficDirector 5.5.1 software from Cisco Connection Online (CCO) and install it on AIX.

Step 1 Quit the TrafficDirector application.

Step 2 Close all other applications.

Step 3 Log in as the root user.

Step 4 Shut down all the TrafficDirector daemons running on your system by entering the dbshutdn -all command from the $NSHOME\bin directory.

Step 5 Start your web browser.

Step 6 Log in to the CCO website at http://www.cisco.com.

Step 7 Under the category Service & Support, click Software Center.

Step 8 Under the category Software Center, click Cisco Software Products.

Step 9 Click Network Mgmt Products.

Step 10 Under the category CiscoWorks2000, click CWSI Campus.

Step 11 Under the category CWSI Campus Packages, click CWSI Campus TrafficDirector SMUs.

Step 12 Click TD5.5-aix-smu-.readme.

Step 13 From the Software Download page, you can:

Make the appropriate selection and save the file to a local disk.

Step 14 Click Back to return to the TrafficDirector selection page.

Step 15 Download the file TD5.5-aix.tar.

Step 16 From the Software Download page, you can:

Make the appropriate selection and save the file to a local disk.

Step 17 Change directory to the save location.

Step 18 Untar the TD5.5-aix.tar file.

There are three files in the tar:

Step 19 Change the permission on the install.sh file by entering the following command:

    chmod 777 install.sh

Step 20 Run the install program as root by entering the following command:

    ./install.sh

After the install program finishes verifying, rebuilding, decompressing, and untarring the tar file, the following prompt is displayed:

    Installing TrafficDirector...
    
Starting the TrafficDirector Installation

Step 21 At the following prompt, press Enter to install the software into the default location:

    Product Install Location : [/usr/CSCOcwsi]

Step 22 At the following prompt, enter the complete path name where the Netscape browser resides on your system:

    Enter full netscape browser executable pathname: [/usr/netscape/netscape]

Step 23 If the values you specified in steps 21 and 22 are correct, enter Y and press Enter at the following prompt:

    Product Install Location : [/usr/CSCOcwsi]
Netscape browser executable: [<browser_location>]
 
Are these values correct (y/n)? [y]

A long series of messages is displayed, starting with the following:

    INFO: Installing CSCOtd files
INFO: Please wait, this takes several minutes ...
    Restoring files, please wait.

A number of messages provide helpful information about customizing files, starting the TrafficDirector application from the command line, and so on.

The final message tells you that the installation was successful.

Starting the TrafficDirector Application on AIX Systems

To start the TrafficDirector application, follow these steps:

Step 1 Verify that the DISPLAY variable is set correctly and the X binaries are in your path.

Step 2 Enter the following command:

Important Notes and Caveats

Table 1 describes notes and caveats about TrafficDirector Release 5.5.1.


Table 1: TrafficDirector Release 5.5.1 Notes and Caveats
Functional Area Description

Interpreting some reports

For some reports, the Utilization% displayed may differ from that shown on Segment Details. [CSCdk57767] [CSCdk55659]

Network Analysis Module
Release 4.3(1a)

The following caveats are known to exist in the Network Analysis Module:

  • The Network Analysis Module supports the roving of only one port; therefore, adding a port to a list of roved ports is not supported.

  • Running Domain Discovery against a switch port, VLAN, or FEC that is roved to a Network Analysis Module results in an error retrieving alarm entries.

  • Running Data Capture against a switch port, VLAN, or FEC that is roved to a Network Analysis Module may result in the Running For field showing an incorrect value. [CSCdk87967]

  • You can enable and install logging for ports that are roved to the Network Analysis Module. However, the logging daemons are not started, and therefore no actual data is logged to the database. Generating a report against this data results in an error stating that there is no data available for that report. [CSCdk84504]

ping

The TrafficDirector application ships with the default pingoff file. This file is required for successful pings on selected agents if you are running either the HP-UX or TCP/Pro TCP/IP stacks. For pings to be performed successfully when you are running any other TCP/IP stack, delete the $NSHOME/usr/pingoff file.

Support for switch roving

The following caveats exist for switch roving:

  • Before roving multiple ports, verify that the ports are all in the same VLAN and that one of the ports is not a trunk or FEC port. [CSCdk49058]

  • If you make any changes to a roved port, FEC, or VLAN without using the TrafficDirector application (for example, using the switch command-line interface), the TrafficDirector application will not reflect these changes. [CSCdk44815]

  • An error message is displayed when you attempt to rove a port or a group of ports that contains a port that has already been roved. [CSCdk60830]

  • TopN Conversations is not supported for the ALLAL and ALLNL domains.

NMS integration

The following NMS integration caveats are known in this release:

  • The TrafficDirector application does not integrate with CastleRock SNMPc.

  • The TrafficDirector application does not integrate with SunNet Manager at installation time. To perform this integration, refer to the Using the Campus TrafficDirector Application publication. [CSCdk70759]

Disabling host-conv-getbulk

Disabling the host-conv-getbulk option in the default.dvp configuration file results in duplicate entries appearing in the ATALK All Talkers display. [CSCdj89834]

Known limitations

The following limitations are known to exist in this release:

  • VLANs are only learned on Catalyst 5000-series devices. [CSCdk29981]

  • To log data and run Trend Reports on an individual VLAN, you must enable logging on the specific interface for that VLAN.

  • The RMON II probeConfig group is supported only on a limited number of SwitchProbe devices. [CSCdk47296]

  • The maximum number of History buckets supported on a Catalyst 1900 series or Catalyst 2820 series device running release 8.X is 20.

  • Mini-RMON is not supported for VLANs and FECs on the Catalyst 5xxx family of switches. Trying to use a mini-RMON application (such as Traffic Monitor, Short- and Long-Term History, Segment Details, Segment Zoom, and so on) against a roved VLAN with the Network Analysis Module produces an error.

  • On the Catalyst 19xx and 28xx families of switches, the TrafficDirector IP address or host name must be defined as one of the four WRITE Managers in the Network Management (SNMP) Configuration. If it is not defined, the roving and installation of properties files will fail.

  • The TrafficDirector application does not recognize gigabit modules in the Catalyst 8510 switch.

Viewing managed interfaces

In the Add Agent window, if you select View, the managed interface of the SwitchProbe device is displayed. You must deselect this agent before saving any of the entries as agents. [CSCdk40368]

Running All Talkers

Running the All Talkers application for the ATALK domain may result in duplicate entries being displayed. [CSCdj89834]

Shutting down the
TrafficDirector application

Shutting down the TrafficDirector application does not always shut down all of the daemons. [CSCdk50319]

Documentation CD-ROM

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Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, CCO provides a wealth of standard and value-added services to Cisco's customers and business partners. CCO services include product information, product documentation, software updates, release notes, technical tips, the Bug Navigator, configuration notes, brochures, descriptions of service offerings, and download access to public and authorized files.

CCO serves a wide variety of users through two interfaces that are updated and enhanced simultaneously: a character-based version and a multimedia version that resides on the World Wide Web (WWW). The character-based CCO supports Zmodem, Kermit, Xmodem, FTP, and Internet e-mail, and it is excellent for quick access to information over lower bandwidths. The WWW version of CCO provides richly formatted documents with photographs, figures, graphics, and video, as well as hyperlinks to related information.

You can access CCO in the following ways:

For a copy of CCO's Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ), contact cco-help@cisco.com. For additional information, contact cco-team@cisco.com.

Note If you are a network administrator and need personal technical assistance with a Cisco product that is under warranty or covered by a maintenance contract, contact Cisco's Technical Assistance Center (TAC) at 800 553-2447, 408 526-7209, or tac@cisco.com. To obtain general information about Cisco Systems, Cisco products, or upgrades, contact 800 553-6387, 408 526-7208, or cs-rep@cisco.com.





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