Preparing to Install CiscoWorks Blue Maps

Before you install, configure, and validate CiscoWorks Blue Maps, make sure you have the following:

Root user authority
Hardware prerequisites for CiscoWorks Blue Maps
Software prerequisites for CiscoWorks Blue Maps

Becoming the Root User

The user named root can perform functions restricted from normal users. To install and configure CiscoWorks Blue Maps, you must know the root user's password and log in to your system as the root user or become the root user by use of the su command.

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 you use.

If you are not logged in, enter root at the login prompt and the root password at the password prompt, as shown below:

login: root
Password: rootpassword
hostname#

If you are already logged in, but not as the root user, use the su command, as shown below, to change your login to root:

hostname% su
Password: rootpassword
hostname#

The prompt changes to a pound sign (#). This indicates that you are logged in as the root user.

Hardware and Software Requirements

This section lists the workstation requirements and Cisco Internetwork Operating System (Cisco IOS) software requirements for CiscoWorks Blue Maps.

UNIX Workstation Requirements

CiscoWorks Blue Maps can run on the following systems:

IBM RISC System/6000 workstation, any with Power Architecture with AIX Version 3, Release 2.5, or Version 4, Release 1; plus NetView for AIX Version 3.1 or 4.1
HP 9000 series with HP-UX 09.05 and HP OpenView 3.3; HP-UX 10.01 with HP OpenView 4.0 or 4.1
Sun workstation with SunOS 4.1.3 (or 4.1.3_U1) and SunNet Manager Version 2.2
Solaris 2.4 or 2.5 with SunNet Manager 2.2.3 or HP OpenView 4.1

The network management systems listed here (NetView for AIX, HP OpenView, and SunNet Manager) are recommended. CiscoWorks is required.

All platforms require the following hardware and software:

Color monitor
PostScript-compatible printer (for printing window images)
CD-ROM drive on the host system, or CD-ROM drive on an accessible remote host
System software
:
- X Window System Version 11, Release 5. On Sun workstations, the window system can also be the Sun XNeWS server.
- CiscoWorks 3.0 or higher.
- Netscape Navigator or Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0. Other web browsers may work, but have not been tested.
Hard disk space ---5 MB in the root partition, 200 MB in the /usr file system, plus 60 MB in the file system where your Sybase database management system is installed
RAM size---192 MB minimum (256 MB recommended)
Swap space size---128 MB or more

Cisco IOS Software Requirements

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

For RSRB---Cisco IOS Release 11.0 and above. For FST transport, Cisco IOS Release 11.0(13) or 11.1(8) or 11.2(3)
For DLSw---Cisco IOS Release 11.1 (6.4) or 11.2 (1) and above. For DLUR, Cisco IOS Release 11.2(3)
For APPN---Cisco IOS Release 11.0(5.3) and above, or Cisco IOS Release 11.1(1.1)

Configuring the Cisco IOS Software for CiscoWorks Blue Maps

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

snmp-server community string RO

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

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

For the RSRB trap daemon (cwbrsrbtrapd) to perform optimally, 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. To do so, use the following command:

snmp-server trap-source interface

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.

In addition, all RSRB-enabled routers must specify the CiscoWorks Blue Maps management host as the destination of RSRB traps. Therefore, you must configure the Cisco IOS software in every RSRB-enabled router. To do so, use the following command line:

snmp-server host address string rsrb

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 limits the traps sent to address to RSRB-related traps.

Verifying UNIX Workstation Requirements

Table 2-1 provides methods for verifing hardware and software requirements on all four platforms.

Verify	On AIX	On SunOS	On HP-UX	On Solaris
Hard Disk Space	df -I	df -a	bdf	df -k
OS Version	oslevel	uname -a	uname -a	uname -a
NMS Version	lslpp -L nv6000.base.obj	$SNMHOME/bin/snm_version	/usr/OV/bin/ ovlicense¹	pkginfo \| grep SNM
RAM Size	lscfg \| grep mem	dmesg \| grep mem	/etc/dmesg \| grep Kbytes	dmesg \| grep Kbytes
Swap Space Size	lsps -a	pstat -s	swapinfo	swapinfo
X Window System	Ask your system administrator.

Table 2-1: Hardware and Software Verification Methods

Verify On AIX On SunOS On HP-UX On Solaris

Hard Disk Space

df -I

df -a

bdf

df -k

OS Version

oslevel

uname -a

uname -a

uname -a

NMS Version

lslpp -L nv6000.base.obj

$SNMHOME/bin/snm_version

/usr/OV/bin/
ovlicense¹

pkginfo | grep SNM

RAM Size

lscfg | grep mem

dmesg | grep mem

/etc/dmesg | grep Kbytes

dmesg | grep Kbytes

Swap Space Size

lsps -a

pstat -s

swapinfo

swapinfo

X Window System

Ask your system administrator.

¹This command only works on HP-UX 9.x.

To create a file system, see the mkfs, fsck, mkdir, and mount manual (man) pages.

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