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Preparing to Install the Applications

Preparing to Install the Applications

This chapter describes how to prepare to install CiscoWorks Blue Maps and CiscoWorks Blue SNA View on a workstation. Before you install, configure, and validate an application, read the following main topics in this chapter:

Hardware and Software Requirements

This section lists the workstation requirements and Cisco IOS software requirements.

UNIX Workstation Requirements

CiscoWorks Blue Maps and SNA View run on the following systems:

The network management systems listed here (NetView for AIX, HP OpenView, and SunNet Manager) are optional and are used for event notification, automatic discovery, and trap collection.

All platforms require the following hardware and software:

Verifying UNIX Workstation Requirements

Table 2-1 lists commands that you can enter to verify hardware and software requirements on all platforms.


Table 2-1: Hardware and Software Verification Methods
Verify On AIX On HP-UX On Solaris

Hard disk space

df -k

bdf

df -k

Operating system version

oslevel

uname -a

uname -a

Network management system version

lslpp -L nv6000.base.obj

/usr/sbin/swlist | grep "Network Node Manager"

pkginfo | grep SNM

/opt/OV/bin/ovversion

RAM size

lscfg | grep mem1

lsattr -E -l mem0 -F "description value"2

/usr/sam/lbin/getmem

dmesg | grep mem

Swap space size

lsps -s

swapinfo

swap -s

X Window System version

Ask your system administrator.

1On an IBM RISC System 6000 workstation.
2On a Power-PC workstation.

System Software Requirements

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Sun Solaris Patch Requirements

The Solaris patches listed by version in this section are required to install Maps and SNA View. These patches can be installed separately or as a jumbo patch from Sun Microsystems, Inc. To obtain the patches, contact your Sun Microsystems representative or download them from the Sun web site.

Solaris 2.5.1 Patches

The following minimum patch levels are required on Solaris version 2.5.1:

Solaris 2.6 Patches

The following minimum patch level is required on Solaris version 2.6:

HP-UX Patches

The HP-UX patches listed by version in this section are required to install Maps and SNA View. To obtain the patches, contact your Hewlett Packard representative.

HP-UX 10.20 Patches

The following minimum patch level is required on HP-UX version 10.20:

HP-UX 11.00 Patches

The following minimum patch levels are required on HP-UX version 11.00:

AIX Patches

The AIX patches listed by version in this section are required to install Maps and SNA View on AIX Version 4.3 or higher. To obtain the patches, contact your IBM AIX representative.

Cisco IOS Software Requirements

To be manageable by CiscoWorks Blue Maps applications, all routers must be running a Cisco IOS version indicated below:

Configuring the Cisco IOS Software

This section describes how to configure a router for use with CiscoWorks Blue Maps and SNA View. For detailed information about configuring the Cisco IOS software with the snmp-server command, see the router configuration documentation.

Configuring Cisco IOS Software in Managed Routers

Configure the Cisco IOS software in every managed router using the following command:

snmp-server community string RO

Where:

string is the community string (a password for access to SNMP) in this router.

RO specifies read-only access to SNMP in this router.

Configuring Traps in RSRB-Enabled Routers

For the trap daemon (cwbtrapd) to perform optimally for RSRB, all RSRB-enabled routers must specify their addresses in the traps that they generate. Therefore, you must configure the Cisco IOS software in every RSRB-enabled router using the following command:

snmp-server trap-source interface

Where:

interface specifies the router interface (such as tokenring1) whose IP address is used as the local address for RSRB peering and is stamped on the traps that this router generates.

Configuring Trap Destinations in DLSw- and RSRB-Enabled Routers

To use router-generated traps, all DLSw- and RSRB-enabled routers must specify the CiscoWorks Blue Maps network management host as the destination of DLSw and RSRB traps. Therefore, you must configure the Cisco IOS software in every DLSw- and RSRB-enabled router.

To configure a DLSw router, use the following command:

snmp-server host address string dlsw

Where:

address is the IP address of the network management host, such as 123.45.67.89.

string is the community string for access to SNMP in the network management host.

dlsw limits the traps sent to dlsw-related traps.

To enable the DLSw traps, use the following command:

snmp-server enable traps dlsw [circuit|tconn]

Where:

circuit limits the traps to dlsw circuit-related traps.

tconn limits the traps to dlsw peer-related traps.

To configure an RSRB router for traps, use the following command:

snmp-server host address string rsrb

Where:

address is the IP address of the management host, such as 123.45.67.89.

string is the read community string for access to SNMP in the management host.

rsrb sends only RSRB-related traps to address.

Collecting Data for Installation

During installation, you might be asked to provide information needed by the installation program, such as the locations of key programs or the identifications of ports to be used. You should collect this information in advance to make the installation process easier.

Setting HP-UX Kernel Parameters

If you install the CiscoWorks Blue 2.0 applications on an HP-UX system, you might need to change the following kernel parameters, if they are lower than the following settings, using the HP-UX sam command:

See your HP-UX publications for instructions on changing these values.

These values are the minimum values needed for Maps and SNA View. If you have other resource-intensive applications on this workstation, you might need to increase these values. If you are unable to start the Process Manager, if you get "out of space" errors trying to start other CiscoWorks Blue processes, or if you get java exceptions with the message "out of memory," try increasing these kernel parameters.

Becoming the Root User

Before you install CiscoWorks Blue Maps, you must have root user authority. The user named root can perform functions restricted from normal users. You can log in to your system as the root user, or you can become the root user by using the su command. You will then be asked to enter the root user's password.

Caution If you are a relatively inexperienced UNIX user, limit your activities as the root user to the tasks described in this publication. As the root user, you can adversely affect your operating environment if you are unaware of the effects of the commands that you use.

If you are not logged in, you can log in as the root user by responding to the login prompt with the username root.

login: root Password: rootpassword

If you are already logged in, but not as the root user, use the su command to become the root user:

%
su Password: rootpassword


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