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Cisco LocalDirector User Interface Version 2.1.2 Release Notes

Cisco LocalDirector User Interface Version 2.1.2 Release Notes

October, 1998

This document describes the Cisco LocalDirector User Interface for Releases 2.1.1 and 2.1.2.

The following sections are included:

System Requirements

Install the LocalDirector User Interface on a PC with the following minimum system requirements:


Note To check the version of Windows 95 on your PC, open a command prompt window (DOS window), then enter the ver command. If the version displayed is 4.00.1111, then the system is running W95 OSR2.

Installation and Use

This section describes the following:

Connecting the LocalDirector Hardware to the PC

Step 1 Connect the power cord to LocalDirector and plug it in.

Step 2 Connect one end of the null modem serial cable to the LocalDirector DB-9 console port, and connect the other end to an available COM port on your PC.


Note Initial configuration must be done through the COM port.

In a failover configuration, do not connect to the standby unit. Always use the LocalDirector User Interface with the active LocalDirector.

Step 3 Connect one end of the network cable from the hub or switch containing the physical servers to one of the network interface connections on the back of the LocalDirector, and connect the other end of the cable to the network interface that connects to the outside network.

Step 4 Turn on the LocalDirector power switch.

Installing and Starting the LocalDirector User Interface

The LocalDirector User Interface is shipped on a 3.5" diskette, or it can be downloaded from CCO as a self-extracting file. Install the user interface program as follows:

Installing from the LocalDirector Program Diskette

Step 1 Insert the program diskette into the diskette drive on the PC.

Step 2 Run the lui21x.exe program where x is 1 for Release 2.1.1 and 2 for Release 2.1.2.

Step 3 From the Start menu, click Programs, and then Cisco LocalDirector User Interface. Double-click the LocalDirector User Interface icon, and the main window appears.

Download from CCO

Step 1 Copy the self-extracting executable file onto the hard drive of the PC.

Step 2 Double-click the file to expand the user interface files.

Step 3 Double-click the LocalDirector User Interface icon, and the LocalDirector User Interface main window appears.


Note The LocalDirector User Interface installer performs an operating system version check in the beginning of setup. The LocalDirector User Interface and LocalDirector software must be at the same version level.

The LocalDirector User Interface provides a graphical editor for managing LocalDirector configurations. The main window is divided into three areas as shown in Figure 1.


Figure 1: LocalDirector User Interface Main Window

Initial Configuration

Step 1 Make sure that you are connected to the LocalDirector via the COM port. See "Connecting the LocalDirector Hardware to the PC."


Note Initial configuration must be done through the COM port.

Step 2 From the LocalDirector User Interface main menu, select LocalDirector, then Load Primary Configuration. The Select Current LocalDirector screen displays.

Step 3 Click Add to define the connection configuration. A password is not required until you define one using the Passwords tab option (see Figure 2). Click OK to define the new connection, and OK again to load the configuration. The Primary Configuration property sheets appear, as shown in Figure 2.


Figure 2: Primary Configuration Property Sheets

Step 4 Define the LocalDirector IP address and subnet mask. Use the tabs on the Primary Configuration property sheets to configure LocalDirector ARP, Failover, Interfaces, Passwords, Routes, SNMP, SYSLOG, and Telnet settings.

Server Farm Configuration

From the Servers menu, define real and virtual servers and their bind associations. An existing server configuration can be imported by selecting Load Server Farm Configuration from the LocalDirector menu.

Configuring Telnet

In order to configure Telnet access to the LocalDirector, complete the following steps:

Step 1 From the LocalDirector main menu, select LocalDirector and Load Primary Configuration to connect to the LocalDirector via the COM port.

Step 2 From the Primary Configuration property sheets, click the Passwords and Telnet tabs in order to define authorized Telnet hosts and set the Telnet password.


Note If you want to access the LocalDirector via a network connection, the IP address of the PC that is running the LocalDirector User Interface program must be added to the list of authorized Telnet hosts.

When Telnet access is configured, you can define the current LocalDirector as a network connection, as shown in Figure 3.


Figure 3: Network Connection Configuration

Supported Commands

The following commands are supported by the LocalDirector User Interface:

Unsupported Commands

The following commands are not supported by the LocalDirector User Interface:

backup

kill

static

channel

pager

tftp

configure

ping

who

failover active

reload

write

hostname

restart

Troubleshooting Connection Problems

The following information is provided for troubleshooting the LocalDirector User Interface connection:

LocalDirector User Interface Online Help

The LocalDirector User Interface includes online help that can be accessed by clicking the Help buttons on the screen. In addition, press the F1 key when a menu item is highlighted to display popup help for that menu item.

Known Bugs

The following are known bugs:

A workaround is to select the File>New menu option to clear the screen, and then select File>Open to reopen the file. [CSCdk24180]
To save the modified configuration to a LocalDirector, do not click the Yes button; instead, click Cancel and then select the LocalDirector>Save Server Farm Configuration menu option. [CSCdk24199]
The mouse cursor turns to an hour-glass to indicate that the system is currently busy. It is quite common to find that applications do not respond to mouse clicks and keyboard input when the mouse cursor turns to an hour-glass. [CSCdk24208]
A workaround is to use the command line interface to change the Telnet password. [CSCdk24214]

Notes and Caveats

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