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Before you install, configure, and validate CiscoWorks Blue Maps, make sure you have the following:
 | Caution If you are a relatively inexperienced AIX 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 you use. |
If you are not logged in, enter the following commands to log in as the root user:
login: root
Password: rootpassword
hostname#
If you are already logged in, but not as the root user, enter the following to change your login to root:
hostname% su
Password: rootpassword
hostname#
The prompt changes to a pound sign (#), indicating that you are logged in as the root user:
This section lists the workstation requirements and Cisco Internetwork Operating System (Cisco IOS) requirements for CiscoWorks Blue Maps.
CiscoWorks Blue Maps can run on:
NetView for AIX is optional but recommended.
All platforms require:
To be manageable by CiscoWorks Blue Maps applications, all routers must be running:
This section describes how to verify hardware and software requirements on an AIX system.
To ascertain the operating system level, log in as the root user and enter
hostname% oslevel
Output similar to the following appears:
Processing.....Please Wait.
<>4140
This output indicates Version 4, Release 1.4.
To ascertain the version of NetView for AIX, log in as the root user and enter:
hostname% lslpp -m nv6000.base.obj
Output similar to the following appears:
Processing.....Please Wait.
nv6000.base.obj 3.1.0.0
No Maintenance Level Applied.
This output indicates Version 3.1
hostname% df -I
Output similar to the following appears:
Filesystem Total KB used free %used Mounted on
/dev/hd4 16384 10008 6376 61% /
/dev/hd9var 32768 3756 29012 11% /var
/dev/hd2 1003520 871324 132196 86% /usr
/dev/hd3 16384 732 15652 4% /tmp
/dev/hd1 4096 240 3856 5% /home
/dev/hd10 16384 544 15840 3% /usr/sys
/dev/lv00 2002944 586868 1416076 29% /disk
The amount of disk space available in each filesystem is displayed. Note that 1,000 KB equal 1 MB. If you do not have sufficient space in the filesystem mounted on the /usr directory, you must create a filesystem mounted on the /usr/cw-blue directory.
| Caution CiscoWorks Blue Maps can be installed only in the /usr/cw-blue directory. If you create a filesystem, its mount point must be /usr/cw-blue. |
The following overview summarizes the steps you follow to create a filesystem:
Step 1 Create an empty filesystem.
Step 2 Verify the integrity of the empty filesystem.
Step 3 Create a mount point directory.
Step 4 Configure the filesystem table and edit the /etc/filesystems file.
Step 5 Mount the new filesystem.
For more information, refer to your IBM documentation or the manual (man) pages for the mkfs, fsck, mkdir, and mount commands. If you are unfamiliar with repartitioning disks or creating filesystems, contact a knowledgeable system administrator.
To find out how much RAM is available on your system, make sure you are logged in as the root user. (Refer to the section "Becoming the Root User" in this chapter.) Enter the following command at the AIX prompt:
hostname# lscfg | grep mem
Output similar to the following appears:
+ mem0 00-0B 32 MB Memory Card
+ mem1 00-0C 32 MB Memory Card
If your workstation does not have at least 64 MB of RAM, upgrade its memory.
Swap space requirements depend on such factors as the applications you run, the number of applications you run concurrently, and the number of network devices you manage with CiscoWorks Blue Maps. As a result, you might have to increase the swap space beyond the general minimum requirement.
To find out how much swap space is available on your system, make sure you are logged in as the root user. (Refer to the section "Becoming the Root User" in this chapter.) Enter the following command at the prompt:
hostname# lsps -a
Output similar to the following appears:
Page Space Physical Volume Volume Group Size %Used Active Auto Type
paging00 hdisk1 external 160MB 17 yes no lv
hd6 hdisk0 rootvg 80MB 41 yes yes lv
Add the numbers in the Size column to determine your system's total swap space. In the previous example, the system's swap space is 240 MB.
If the swap space on your system is not sufficient, expand the swap space by following the instructions in your IBM documentation.
Posted: Thu Aug 19 11:46:02 PDT 1999
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