Cisco 6500/7600 Series Manager Release Notes Version 2.0

This publication describes the features, modifications, and caveats for the Cisco 6500/7600 Series Manager, version 2.0. The caveats apply to Catalyst 6000 family switches and Cisco 7600 series Internet Routers that are monitored by the Cisco 6500/7600 Series Manager with Cisco Element Management Framework (CEMF) version 3.1 with Patch 5, and CEMF version 3.2 with Patch 1.

Note The most current version of these release notes can be found at this location: http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/lan/cat6000/6500ems/index.htm

System Requirements

This section describes the system requirements for the Cisco 6500/7600 Series Manager version 2.0.

Server Requirements—Small Deployments

A small deployment consists of a CEMF server monitoring fewer than three Catalyst 6500 series switches or fewer than three Cisco 7600 series Internet Routers, and it requires a Sun Ultra 60 configured as follows:

Server Requirements—Large Deployments

A large deployment consists of a CEMF monitoring three or more Catalyst 6500 series switches or three or more Cisco 7600 series Internet Routers, and it requires a Sun Enterprise 450 configured as follows:

Note A typical server installation requires 300 MB of free disk space in a file system (for example, /opt). An appropriate amount of free disk space for database files is also required.

Typical Client Requirements

Note If you are planning to run graphically intensive applications on this workstation, we recommend that you use a Sun color card (for example, 24-bit color).

Note Use the Solaris commands swap -s and prtconf to determine the available amount of swap space and RAM on your system.

Supported Hardware

Table 1 lists the hardware that the Cisco 6500/7600 Series Manager, version 2.0, supports:

Table 1 Supported Hardware
Part Number	Description
WS-C6006	6-slot Catalyst 6000 series chassis
WS-C6009	9-slot Catalyst 6000 series chassis
WS-C6506	6-slot Catalyst 6500 series chassis
WS-C6509	9-slot Catalyst 6500 series chassis
WS-C6509-NEB	Vertical 9-slot Catalyst 6500 series chassis
WS-C6513	13-slot Catalyst 6500 series chassis
OSR-7603	3-slot Cisco 7600 series chassis
OSR-7606	6-slot Cisco 7600 series chassis
OSR-7609	9-slot Cisco 7600 series chassis
WS-CAC-1000W	1000W AC power supply
WS-CAC-1300W	1300W AC power supply
WS-CAC-2500W	2500W AC power supply
WS-CAC-4000W	4000W AC power supply
WS-CDC-1300W	1300W DC power supply
WS-CDC-2500W	2500W DC power supply
PWR-950-AC	950W AC power supply
PWR-950-DC	950W DC power supply
PWR-1900-AC	1900W AC power supply
PWR-1900-DC	1900W DC power supply
WS-X6K-SUP1A-MSFC	Supervisor Engine 1A with MSFC¹
WS-X6K-S1A-MSFC2	Supervisor Engine 1A with MSFC2
WS-X6K-S2-MSFC2	Supervisor Engine 2 with MSFC2
WS-X6K-S2U-MSFC2	Supervisor Engine 2 with 256-MB DRAM and MSFC2
WS-X6066-SLB-APC	Content Switching Module
WS-X6182-2PA	FlexWAN Module
WS-X6224-100FX-MT	24-port 100FX, MT-RJ
WS-X6324-100FX-MM	24-port 100FX, MT-RJ, multimode fiber, 128K per-port packet buffers
WS-X6324-100FX-SM	24-port 100FX, MT-RJ, single-mode fiber, 128K per-port packet buffers
WS-X6248-RJ-45	48-port 10/100TX, RJ-45
WS-X6248-TEL	48-port 10/100TX, RJ-21
WS-X6248A-TEL	48-port 10/100TX, RJ-21, 128K per-port packet buffers
WS-X6348-RJ-45	48-port 10/100TX, RJ-45, 128K per-port packet buffers
WS-X6348-RJ45V	48-port 10/100TX, RJ-45, 128K per-port packet buffers with inline power
WS-X6348-RJ-21	48-port 10/100, RJ-21, upgradable to voice
WS-X6348-RJ-21V	48-port 10/100, RJ-21, inline power
WS-X6524-100FX-MM	Fabric-enabled 100FX Fast Ethernet module, multimode fiber, MT-RJ
WS-X6548-RJ-21	Fabric-enabled 10/100 Fast Ethernet modules, RJ-21
WS-X6548-RJ-45	Fabric-enabled 10/100 Fast Ethernet modules, RJ-45
WS-X6408-GBIC	8-port Gigabit Ethernet
WS-X6408A-GBIC	8-port Gigabit Ethernet with enhanced QoS²
WS-X6416-GBIC	16-port Gigabit Ethernet
WS-X6416-GE-MT	16-port Gigabit Ethernet, MT-RJ
WS-X6516-GBIC	16-port Gigabit Ethernet, single fabric-enabled connection
WS-X6816-GBIC	16-port Gigabit Ethernet, 2 fabric-enabled interfaces with Distributed Forwarding (requires GBICs³)
WS-X6316-GE-TX	16-port Gigabit Ethernet, RJ-45
WS-X6501-10GEX4	1-port 10GBASE-EX4 Metro extended reach 10 Gigabit Ethernet module (single-mode fiber)
WS-X6516-GE-TX	16-port Copper Gigabit Ethernet module, x-bar
OSM-4GE-WAN-GBIC	4-port Gigabit Ethernet Optical Services Module, GBIC
OSM-4OC12-POS-MM	4-port OC-12/STM-4 SONET⁴/SDH⁵ OSM⁶, MM⁷, with 4 Gigabit Ethernet ports
OSM-4OC12-POS-SI	4-port OC-12/STM-4 SONET/SDH OSM, SM-IR⁸, with 4 Gigabit Ethernet ports
OSM-4OC12-POS-SL	4-port OC-12/STM-4 SONET/SDH OSM, SM-LR⁹, with 4 Gigabit Ethernet ports
OSM-1OC48-POS-SS	1-port OC-48/STM-16 SONET/SDH OSM, SM-SR¹⁰, with 4 Gigabit Ethernet ports
OSM-1OC48-POS-SI	1-port OC-48/STM-16 SONET/SDH OSM, SM-IR, with 4 Gigabit Ethernet ports
OSM-1OC48-POS-SL	1-port OC-48/STM-16 SONET/SDH OSM, SM-LR, with 4 Gigabit Ethernet ports
OSM-16OC3-POS-MM	16-port OC-3/STM-1 SONET/SDH OSM, MM, with 4 Gigabit Ethernet ports
OSM-16OC3-POS-SI	16-port OC-3/STM-1 SONET/SDH OSM, SM-IR, with 4 Gigabit Ethernet ports
OSM-16OC3-POS-SL	16-port OC-3/STM-1 SONET/SDH OSM, SM-LR, with 4 Gigabit Ethernet ports
OSM-2OC12-POS-MM	2-port OC-12/STM-4 SONET/SDH OSM, MM, with 4 Gigabit Ethernet ports
OSM-2OC12-POS-SI	2-port OC-12/STM-4 SONET/SDH OSM, SM-IR, with 4 Gigabit Ethernet ports
OSM-2OC12-POS-SL	2-port OC-12/STM-4 SONET/SDH OSM, SM-LR, with 4 Gigabit Ethernet ports
OSM-8OC3-POS-MM	8-port OC-3/STM-1 SONET/SDH OSM, MM, with 4 Gigabit Ethernet ports
OSM-8OC3-POS-SI	8-port OC-3/STM-1 SONET/SDH OSM, SM-IR, with 4 Gigabit Ethernet ports
OSM-8OC3-POS-SL	8-port OC-3/STM-1 SONET/SDH OSM, SM-LR, with 4 Gigabit Ethernet ports
OSM-1CHOC48/T3-SS	1-port Short Reach OC48 to T3 with 4 Gigabit Ethernet ports
OSM-1CHOC48/T3-SI	1-port channelized OC-48, SM-IR
OSM-2CHOC48/T3-SS	2-port Short Reach OC48 to T3 with 4 Gigabit Ethernet ports
OSM-2CHOC48/T3-SI	2-port channelized OC-48, SM-IR
OSM-4CHOC12/T3-MM	4-port channelized OC-12, SM-SR
OSM-4CHOC12/T3-SI	4-port channelized OC-12, SM-IR
OSM-8CHOC12/T3-MM	8-port channelized OC-12, SM-SR
OSM-8CHOC12/T3-SI	8-port channelized OC-12, SM-IR
WS-C6500-SFM	Switch Fabric Module
WS-C6500-SFM2	Switch Fabric Module, version 2

¹MSFC = Multilayer Switch Feature Card

²QoS = quality of service

³GBICs = Gigabit Interface Converters

⁴SONET = Synchronous Optical Network

⁵SDH = Synchronous Digital Hierarchy

⁶OSM = Optical Services Module

⁷MM = multimode

⁸SM-IR = single mode-intermediate range

⁹SM-LR = single mode-long range

¹⁰SM-SR = single mode-short range

Supported Software

The Cisco 6500/7600 Series Manager, version 2.0, supports IOS Release 12.1(3a)E3 to Release 12.1(11)E.

Note The Cisco 6500/7600 Series Manager does not support Catalyst 6000 family switches or Cisco 7600 series Internet Routers running Catalyst software.

Determining the Software Version

To determine installed CEMF package names and version numbers, enter this CEMF command:

Note <CEMF ROOT> is the location where the CEMF packages were installed. Typically, the location for <CEMF ROOT> is /opt/cemf.

To determine installed CEMF package names, use the following Solaris command sequence:

To determine the versions of installed CEMF packages, use the following Solaris command:

Caveats

This section describes known limitations that exist in the Cisco 6500/7600 Series Manager, version 2.0.

Open Caveats in Version 2.0

When you use the dialogs to create a new VLAN, EtherChannel, EIGRP, and OSPF objects, the new objects are not automatically added to the object list.

Workaround: To refresh the object list, reselect the correct software after the object has been created.

This error displays when you select the upgrade package during the installation:

Workaround: No workaround is necessary because this error message has no negative effects. The package is successfully installed.

During autodiscovery, the system sets the read/write community strings to the first community string to which a device responds. By default, this configuration is public. The device fails to save any configuration changes while the write community is set to this value. You cannot save configuration changes to autodiscovered devices.

Workaround: To avoid this problem, remove the public community string and add the private community string to the community list in the autodiscovery dialog. Autodiscovery sets both community strings to private so that you can make configuration changes.

To resolve this problem, set the write community to private by using the relevant object configuration dialog for the device.

For the Catalyst 6509-NEB chassis, the type attribute on the details tab of the power supply dialog is reported as "other."

The firmware version attribute on the inventory tab of the supervisor engine dialog is empty for the WS-X6K-SUP1A-MSFC and WS-X6K-S1A-MSFC2 modules.

On releases before Cisco IOS Release 12.1(6)E, the size (bytes) column of the system Flash memory inventory table on the inventory tab of the supervisor engine dialog displays -1 for Flash devices that have been removed from the system.

Changing the MAC address attribute in the Ethernet interface dialog has no effect. The attribute is read-only, but CEMF cannot display the attribute correctly as read-only.

Workaround: This is a Cisco IOS caveat appeared in Release 12.1. The problem is resolved in Release 12.2 only.

STACK-MIB.moduleStandbyStatus always returns "other." Cisco IOS caveat CSCdt54959 has been resolved in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(8a)EX and above.

You cannot configure attributes on the syslog dialog for multiple devices at the same time.

The Queue Length attribute on the Ethernet Interface dialog reflects the maximum value interface queue and not the configured value.

If the device is not the STP root and you change the Root Preference to primary, the Set Root action reports an error.

The IP/Netmask does not show on the EtherChannel dialog if it is set from a Cisco IOS command.

Units on the Burst and Max Burst attributes in the Classes tab of the QoS Policy Map dialog are incorrect. They should state "bytes" instead of "bits/sec."

When you open the performance tool for a chassis supervisor engine/interface, this error message might display: "This object has no attributes which are being monitored."

Workaround: Verify that the file is unloaded by entering the /opt/cemf/bin/cemf shell command followed by the /opt/cemf/bin/historyAdmin list command. You should see three entries for the C6576MChassisPerformanceCriteria, the C6576MSupervisorPerformanceCriteria, and the C6576MInterfacePerformanceCriteria. If these are not present, either enter the /opt/cemf/bin/historyAdmin add command or the /opt/cemf/config/dataload/historyCriteria/C6576MManager.AttributeHistory command or stop and start the CEMF.

Related Documentation

Release-Specific Documents

Refer to these additional publications for Cisco 6500/7600 Series Manager information:

Platform-Specific Documents

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Cisco Element Management Framework Installation and Administration Guide v3.1, 78-10792-01

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