Overview

The Cisco 10000 series router offers a single solution for leased-line, ATM, frame relay, and broadband aggregation while providing customers with high-performance IP services, maximum platform scalability, and high availability.

The Cisco 10000 Series Manager application supports the Cisco 10005 Edge Services Router (ESR) and the Cisco 10008 ESR.

Cisco 10000 Series Manager works in conjunction with the Cisco Element Management Framework (Cisco EMF) to provide element management that enables service providers to plan, provision, and monitor network services on Cisco 10000 Series Manager routers.

Cisco E MF Software Features

Cisco EMF provides a flexible framework which supports a variety of EMs, making it possible to manage multiple device types within a given network on a single system. Common network management functionality provides for complete management of the logical and physical components of the network. Using a solid base, Cisco EMF provides vital core functionality which allows for optimal network management when combined with EMs. Features include the following:

Map Viewer—Displays the contents of the managed device(s) and serves as the primary entry point for the EM, allowing for enhanced object monitoring status for all network elements within the managed network
Deployment templates—Provides object deployment prompts, increasing ease and consistency
Auto Discovery—Allows for the automatic discovery of devices entering the network based on IP and/or SNMP data
Event Browser—Notifies the system of events (e.g., alarms) which occur on the managed network and, in turn, notifies the network manager according to adjustable settings
Object Group Manager—Enables you to organize managed objects which relate to one another into groups
Performance manager—Presents performance statistics for monitored objects in a variety of formats according to the criteria selected
User Access Control—Administration tool allowing system administrators to manage application privileges per user and user passwords
Query Editor—Provides custom filtering capabilities which include or exclude certain information from writing to the database and enables object group management
Notification Profiles—Warns the user of system events according to defined environmental occurrences through an audible or visual indicators (e.g., beep, display pop-up window), scripts (which, for example, sends an e-mail message), or event generation
Thresholding Regimes—Defines a set of polling attributes and the polling period for monitoring, which, when met, run the applicable notification profiles
Event Groups—Organizes events by managed object(s) according to query settings
Database Management—Maximizes the Resource Manager Essentials (RME) tool to manage database backup and restoration

EM Software Features

Installed with Cisco EMF, the EM allows for precise management of the device(s) it supports through custom GUI windows and modeling behavior. Invoked from the Cisco EMF Map Viewer application, the EM provides Fault, Configuration, Accounting, Performance, and Security (FCAPS) windows on chassis, module, interface, and connection levels as applicable. These windows provide the features which compliment the Cisco EMF capabilities to provide for complete, efficient network management.

Specifically, the Cisco 10000 Series Manager supports the Cisco 10005 ESR and Cisco 10008 ESR chassis, as well as various modules which can accommodate ethernet, ATM, POS, SONET, DS1/D1 and DS3/E3 interfaces. Element management capabilities for these items are provided in windows and wizards, eliminating the need for operators to have detailed Cisco IOS software and SNMP-based knowledge for individual interface or system parameter commands.

Framework—Based on Cisco EMF 3.2, which includes FCAPS management tools
IOS Versions—See the corresponding release note document for specific versions supported
Deployment and Discovery—Allows for manual or automatic deployment and discovery

Deployment—Supports manual deployment for generic objects, and pre-deployment of chassis objects using templates which provide faster deployment with fewer errors
Auto Discovery—Discovers chassis and all submodules automatically within a given IP range, providing real-time information regarding the contents of the network

Synchronization—Synchronizes the physical inventory model with managed NEs, providing accurate, real-time information on what is deployed in the network
Fault management—Provides status information, as well as fault detection, troubleshooting, and repair tools
Configuration—Provides base configuration for managed objects within the device, as well as:

Discovery—Allows for discovery of individual chassis and modules, or complete subchassis discovery
Preprovisioning—Enables configuration of predeployed modules not yet present in the chassis on the device via IOS commands and within the EM through window-based features
Restoration—Configuration backup functionality is available, enabling configuration restoration as required
Redundancy—Dual CPUs allow for fail-over backups and provide forced fail-over capabilities when needed
Profiles—Allows you to apply established configuration parameters to a bulk number of objects

Accounting—Provides real-time inventory information
Performance—Supplies real-time performance-related statistics as well as capabilities to log historical performance data for analysis
Security—Provides capabilities to manage system security at the EM or device level
Alarm Notification—Provides support of multiple traps, producing alarm notification per the criteria established

System Requirements

The EM can be deployed in a number of different configurations, from a single hardware system to a multisite distributed management system.

All Cisco EMF-based solutions run on Sun Solaris/SPARC hardware running the Solaris operating environment, release 8.

Use the Cisco 10000 Series Manager only with Cisco 10000 Series routers using a supported Cisco IOS Release. For a list of the supported Cisco IOS releases, see the accompanying release notes. Other IOS versions may be used; however, some functionality may not be compatible with other IOS software.

Cisco 10000 Series Manager servers and clients operate with the following software:

Cisco EMF 3.2
Cisco EMF 3.2 patch 6

Note For the exact Cisco EMF software build requirements of the required patches, see the relevant Cisco 10000 Series Manager Release Notes.

Licensing Requirements

Server Requirements

Large network

Sun Microsystems SunFire V880, SunFire V480, Netra 1405, Enterprise 450, Enterprise 420 or similar
4 to 8 GB RAM
4 processors (440 MHz or above; typically 750 MHz)
4 to 8 GB swap space

Medium network

Sun Microsystems SunBlade 2000, SunBlade 1000, Netra 20, Ultra 60, Sun Ultra 220R or similar
2 GB RAM
2 processors (440 MHz or above; typically 750 MHz)
4 GB swap space

Presentation server

Sun Microsystems SunBlade 1000, Netra 20, Ultra 60 or similar
2 GB RAM
2 processors (440 MHz or above; typically 750 or 900 MHz)
2 GB swap space

If a number of graphically intensive applications are run on a workstation, it is helpful to use a 24-bit Sun color card. A typical manager installation requires 500 MB of free disk space in a file system. An appropriate amount of free disk space for database files is also required.

Client Requirements

The recommended minimum hardware requirements for clients are Sun Microsystems SunBlade 100, Ultra 10 or similar with the following:

512 MB RAM minimum, 1 GB RAM recommended
1 processor (440 MHz or above; typically 500 MHz)
2 GB swap space
If a number of graphically intensive applications are run on a workstation, it is helpful to use a 24-bit Sun color card. A typical manager installation requires 500 MB of free disk space in a file system.

Supported Objects

The following are categories of physical objects supported by the Cisco 10000 Series Manager software:

Routers
Processors
Modules

The following table displays a list of routers supported by Cisco 10000 Series Manager.

Table 1-1 Supported Routers

Cisco Router	Description
Cisco 10005 ESR	The Cisco 10000 ESR is an advanced IOS platform optimized for leased line aggregation and broadband aggregation. It is designed for ISPs and offers high performance IP services, high port density, high availability and central office packaging. The Cisco 10005 ESR is a five slot chassis and the Cisco 10008 ESR is a eight slot chassis.
Cisco 10008 ESR

Cisco Router

Description

Cisco 10005 ESR

The Cisco 10000 ESR is an advanced IOS platform optimized for leased line aggregation and broadband aggregation. It is designed for ISPs and offers high performance IP services, high port density, high availability and central office packaging.

The Cisco 10005 ESR is a five slot chassis and the Cisco 10008 ESR is a eight slot chassis.

Cisco 10008 ESR

The following table displays a list of the processors supported by Cisco 10000 Series Manager.

Table 1-2 Supported Processor Modules

Processor Module	Description
ESR-PRE	Performance routing engine line card
ESR-PRE1	Performance routing engine with ECC line card

The following tables displays the generic, ATM, and ethernet module supported by Cisco 10000 Series Manager.

Module	Description
ESR-24CT1/E1	Twenty four port T1/E1 line card (not supported on a broadband IOS system)

Table 1-4 Supported ATM /SONET Modules

Module	Description
ESR-4OC3-CHSTM-1	Four port channelized STM-1/STS3 line card
ESR-6CT3	6 port channelized T3 line card
ESR-1OC-12-ATM-SM	One port OC12 ATM line card
ESR-10C-12/P-SMI	One port OC12 POS line card
ESR-8DS3-E3	Eight port E3 or D3 line card
ESR-6OC-3/P-SMI	Six port OC3 POS line card
ESR-4OC3-ATM-SM	Four port OC3 ATM line card

Module	Description
ESR-1GE	One port gigabit ethernet line card

Server and Client Installation

The EM can be deployed in a distributed manner to utilize the power of multiple machines. Two types of deployment are available: server and client. Server and client installations, however, cannot run on the same workstation. You can install either a server or a client on one machine, but not both.

Note that the EM installation type, server or client, must match that of the installed Cisco EMF software.

Server Installation

Every EM deployment must have a server installed. Processes on the server keep track of the current state of the network model, user access, and events.

Client Installation

EM deployment allows for client installations on separate workstations. The client installations run EM applications that access objects on the server. A client installation contains only those parts of the EM software necessary to run a user session. The user session communicates with the server when required to retrieve management information. When management information is retrieved, all window updates are processed locally on the client machine, freeing resources on the manager to process network information.

The client installation copies the client software onto the local machine; therefore, there is no need to mount files across the network. Network traffic occurs only when the client requires more data from the server.

The server installation includes all files that run a user session on the server system. The EM can therefore be installed on a single system with server and client functionality, and can be upgraded by adding separate client machines later as necessary.

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