Managing Chassis

Caution It is strongly recommended that only a system administrator have access to the Management Information window, because access passwords can be configured and modified in this window.

The Management Information section covers the following topics:

Viewing the Management Information Window

Step 1 Right-click a chassis, site, or shelf object, then choose CERM Management > Physical > Chassis > Management Info. The Management Information window appears, with the Configuration tab displayed (Figure 3-1).

Figure 3-1 Management Information Window (Configuration Tab)

Step 2 Make sure the chassis you selected is highlighted in the list box on the left side of the window.

System Configuration

To configure the fields on the Configuration tab:

Step 1 Choose the relevant chassis from the list box on the left side of the window.

Step 2 Configure the fields on the Configuration tab. For detailed information on the fields in this tab, see the "Management Information WindowDetailed Description" section.

Entering or Changing Username and Passwords

To enter or change the username or passwords:

Step 1 Click the IOS/Command Line Security tab.

Figure 3-2 Management Information Window (IOS/Command Line Security Tab)

Step 2 Enter the login password (mandatory). You can also enter a username and/or executive password, if desired.

Step 3 Save the login password:

If you know the passwords that are set on the device, click Save Locally. This changes the passwords stored in Cisco 7200/7400 Series Manager only.
If you do not know the passwords on the device, or if you want to change the passwords currently on the device, click Save to Device. This changes passwords both on the device and locally in Cisco 7200/7400 Series Manager.

Management Information Window—Detailed Description

The Management Information window displays two tabs: Configuration and IOS/Command Line Security.

Configuration Tab

The Configuration tab displays a single System Configuration area.

System Configuration

The System Configuration area displays the following fields:

IP Address—Allows you to enter the IP address of the system.
System Name—Allows you to enter the name of the system.
System Contact—Allows you to enter the name and contact details for the person administering the node.
System Location—Allows you to specify the physical location of the system.
Extra Location Information (optional)—Allows you to specify additional information describing the location of the system.

IOS/Command Line Security Tab

The IOS/Command Line Security tab displays a single area: Security Details.

IOS Username and Passwords

The Security Details area contains the following fields:

User Name—Allows you to enter a unique username and password, enabling you to access and configure objects in Cisco 7200/7400 Series Manager.
Login Password—Allows you to set a telnet access password to protect Cisco 7200/7400 Series Manager from access by unauthorized personnel.
Exec Password—Allows you to set the access password for the chassis, enabling you to perform specific operations on the Cisco Edge Router chassis.
Save Locally—Saves your passwords locally in Cisco 7200/7400 Series Manager for a selected chassis.
Save to Device—Reconfigures both the local Cisco 7200/7400 Series Manager password and the password on the device, or when you want to change the current passwords for the selected chassis.

Chassis Configuration

The Chassis Configuration section covers the following topics:

Viewing the Chassis Configuration Window

To view the Chassis Configuration window:

Step 1 Right-click a chassis, site, or shelf object, then choose CERM Management > Physical > Chassis > Configuration. The Chassis Configuration window appears, with the Configuration tab displayed (Figure 3-3).

Figure 3-3 Chassis Configuration Window (Configuration Tab)

Step 2 Make sure the chassis you selected is highlighted in the list box on the left side of the window.

Commissioning or Decommissioning a Chassis

Step 1 Choose the chassis you want to commission or decommission from the list on the left side of the window.

Step 2 Click the corresponding Commission or Decommission button.

Commissioning a chassis results in the following:

Subchassis discovery begins, detecting all objects and interfaces within the chassis and creating representative objects in Cisco 7200/7400 Series Manager
Chassis state changes to normal
State of objects present in the chassis changes to normal
Any interfaces that are predeployed, but not active, change to the errored state
Heartbeat polling begins on the chassis, modules, and interfaces

Decommissioning a chassis results in the following:

Chassis state changes to decommissioned
Objects within the chassis change to the decommissioned state
Heartbeat polling stops on the chassis, modules, and interfaces
Performance polling stops on the chassis, modules, and interfaces (if enabled)

Starting or Stopping Global Performance Logging

To start or stop global performance logging:

Step 1 Choose the relevant chassis from the list displayed on the left side of the window.

Step 2 Click the Start or Stop button in the Global Performance Logging area.

Global performance logging collects performance information on interfaces within a specified chassis. Performance data can then be viewed through performance menus or through the Performance Manager.

If you start global performance logging on a chassis, all subchassis objects are placed in the performance logging on state. However, performance data is collected only for GRPs and interfaces, so other modules will not collect performance data, despite being in the performance logging on state.

Note that global performance logging can use a lot of memory.

Tip Performance logging can also be started or stopped on a per module or physical interface basis. For details on how to start performance logging for a selected module, see the "Module Performance" section. For details on how to start performance logging for a selected physical interface (such as Ethernet, ATM, or DS-3), see the "Starting or Stopping Global Performance Logging" section.

Chassis Configuration Window—Detailed Description

The Chassis Configuration window shown in Figure 3-3 contains two tabs: Configuration and Additional Descriptions.

Configuration Tab

The Configuration tab displays six areas:

Validation Parameters
Action
Clock
Power Supply
Actions
Commission Status

Validation Parameters

The Validation Parameters area contains attributes that describe the population characteristics of a chassis and are used to validate module deployment:

Number of Slots—Displays the number of slots in the chassis for plug-in modules.
Unavailable Slots—Displays a comma-separated list of slots that modules cannot be deployed into.
Max Number of Sub-Modules per Slot—Defines the maximum number of submodules that can be deployed into each slot for the selected chassis.

Action

This is area is not applicable to Cisco 7200/7400 Series Manager.

Clock

This is area is not applicable to Cisco 7200/7400 Series Manager.

Power Supply

This is area is not applicable to Cisco 7200/7400 Series Manager.

Actions

The Actions area contains two areas: Management and Global Performance Logging.

Management

The Management area allows you to commission or decommission the selected chassis.

Commission—Click to commission the selected chassis.
Decommission—Click to decommission the selected chassis.

Global Performance Logging

The Global Performance Logging area allows you to start or stop global performance logging.

Start—Click to begin global performance logging.
Stop—Click to stop global performance logging.

Commission Status

The Commission Status area displays the result of the last commission, either Succeeded or Failed.

Additional Descriptions Tab

The Additional Descriptions tab displays a single area: Additional Descriptions.

The Additional Descriptions tab optionally allows you to specify description information for a selected chassis. Any additional text descriptions can be entered in the Description 1 and Description 2 data entry fields. For example, you might want to record additional text descriptions, such as CLLI codes, for identification purposes.

SNMP Management

The SNMP Management section covers the following topics:

Viewing the SNMP Management Window
Selecting or Modifying SNMP Community Names or Version
Enabling or Disabling Trap Generation
SNMP Management WindowDetailed Description

Viewing the SNMP Management Window

To view the SNMP Management window:

Step 1 Right-click a chassis, site, or shelf object, then choose CERM Management > Physical > Chassis > SNMP Management.

Figure 3-4 SNMP Management Window (SNMP Management Tab)

Step 2 Make sure the chassis you selected is highlighted in the list box on the left side of the window.

Selecting or Modifying SNMP Community Names or Version

To select or modify SNMP community names:

Step 1 Enter the version 1 or version 2 read and write names as desired.

To select or modify the SNMP version:

Step 1 Click the arrow next to the drop-down list box. Select the desired version from the list.

Enabling or Disabling Trap Generation

Traps generate alarms and send them to the IP address of the chassis specified when trap generation is enabled (on a selected chassis). When trap generation is enabled, you can see alarms when they arise in the related Cisco 7200/7400 view. Trap generation can also be disabled so that traps and alarms are not generated for the selected chassis.

To enable or disable trap generation on a selected chassis:

Step 1 Choose the relevant chassis from the IOS host list displayed on the left side of the window.

Step 2 Choose the SNMP version to be used. When using version 1 of SNMP, complete the community names in the Community Names area for V1 read and V1 write. When using version 2 of SNMP, complete the community names for V2 read and V2 write.

Step 3 Click Enable to allow trap generation, or click Disable to disable trap generation.

Step 4 Save the changes by clicking the Save icon.

SNMP Management Window—Detailed Description

The SNMP Management window displays a single SNMP Management tab. This tab contains three areas:

Community Names
Version
Trap Generation

Community Names

Community names provide a security mechanism for SNMP communications. The edge router device holds its own community names, so to get or set attributes from the device, you must use the correct community names:

V1 Read—Used when retrieving attributes from a device using the SNMPv1 protocol.
V1 Write—Used when setting attributes on a device using the SNMPv1 protocol. (Not applicable to Cisco 7200/7400 Series Manager.)
V2 Read—Used when retrieving attributes from a device using the SNMPv2c protocol.
V2 Write—Used when setting attributes on a device using the SNMPv2c protocol.

Version

The Version area contains one field:

SNMP Version—Allows you to choose the SNMP version.

Trap Generation

The Trap Generation area contains two fields:

Enable—Click to enable trap generation for the selected chassis.
Disable—Click to disable trap generation for the selected chassis.

Chassis Inventory

The Chassis Inventory section covers the following topics:

Viewing the Chassis Inventory Window

To view the Chassis Inventory Window:

Step 1 Right-click a chassis object, then choose CERM Management > Physical > Chassis > Inventory. The Chassis Inventory window appears (Figure 3-5).

Figure 3-5 Chassis Inventory Window (General Tab)

Step 2 Make sure the chassis you selected is highlighted in the list box on the left side of the window. The chassis details appear on the General tab on the right.

The PCMCIA Slot Details area and the Power Supply Details area are not applicable to Cisco 7200/7400 Series Manager.

Chassis Inventory Window—Detailed Description

The Chassis Inventory window contains two tabs: General and Asset Tracking. The Asset Tracking tab is not applicable to Cisco 7200/7400 Series Manager.

General Tab

The General tab (see Figure 3-5) displays five areas:

Chassis Details
System Details
Version Details
PCMCIA Slot Details
Power Supply Details

Chassis Details

The Chassis Details area displays the following:

Serial Number—Not applicable to Cisco 7200/7400 Series Manager
Number of Slots—The number of slots in the chassis
Backplane Type—Not applicable to Cisco 7200/7400 Series Manager
Type—The chassis type
Environmental Monitor Type—The type of environmental monitor located in the chassis

System Details

The System Details area displays the following:

Host Name—The host name for the selected chassis
Boot Image Host—The IP address of the host, which supplies the software currently running
Description—The system hardware type and software operating system, and the networking software of the selected chassis
ROM ID—The system boot trap description and version identifier
Domain Name—The domain portion of the host domain name
Services—The set of services potentially offered by the selected chassis

Version Details

The Version Details area of the General tab displays the versions of the different components in the chassis:

IOS—The version of the IOS commands in the selected chassis
Firmware—Not applicable to Cisco 7200/7400 Series Manager
Software—Not applicable to Cisco 7200/7400 Series Manager
Hardware—The version of the selected chassis

PCMCIA Slot Details

Not applicable to Cisco 7200/7400 Series Manager.

Power Supply Details

Not applicable to Cisco 7200/7400 Series Manager.

Chassis Fault Management

The Chassis Fault Management section covers the following topics:

Viewing the Chassis Fault Management Window

To view the Chassis Fault Management window:

Step 1 Right-click a chassis, site, or shelf object, then choose CERM Managment > Physical > Chassis > Fault Management. The Chassis Fault Management window appears (Figure 3-6).

Figure 3-6 Chassis Fault Management Window (General Tab)

Step 2 Make sure the chassis you selected is highlighted in the list box on the left side of the window. General fault management details are displayed.

For additional information on the fields displayed in this window, see the "Chassis Fault Management WindowDetailed Description" section.

Figure 3-7 Chassis Fault Management Window (Power Supply Tab)

Step 3 Click the Power Supply tab. The power supply details for the selected chassis appear. For additional information on the fields displayed in this window, see the "Chassis Fault Management WindowDetailed Description" section.

Figure 3-8 Chassis Fault Management Window (Temperature Tab)

Step 4 Click the Temperature tab. The temperature details for the selected chassis appear in the tab. For additional information on the fields displayed in this window, see the "Chassis Fault Management WindowDetailed Description" section.

Figure 3-9 Chassis Fault Management Window (Fan Tab)

Step 5 Click the Fan tab. The fan details for the selected chassis appear in the tab. For additional information on the fields displayed in this window, see the "Chassis Fault Management WindowDetailed Description" section.

Chassis Fault Management Window—Detailed Description

The Chassis Fault Management window displays four tabs:

General
Power Supply
Temperature
Fan

General Tab

The General tab (see Figure 3-6) displays three areas: Chassis Availability, LED Status, and Cisco Contact Details.

Chassis Availability

The Chassis Availability area contains attributes that reflect the availability of the chassis, as follows:

Up Time—Displays the up time after the last reset
Last Changed Time—Displays the time the chassis was last modified
Last Restart Reason—Displays the reason for the last restart
Last Authentication Failure Address—Displays the last authentication failure IP address for the selected chassis
Clock Source Status—Not applicable to Cisco 7200/7400 Series Manager

LED Status

This field displays an image showing status icons for the processor card, and the Ethernet link.

Cisco Contact Details

The Cisco Contact Details area displays any Cisco contact details provided.

Power Supply Tab

The Power Supply tab (see Figure 3-7) displays two areas: Power Supply and Voltage.

Power Supply

The Power Supply area displays the following information for each power supply (in tabular format):

Description—Textual information for the power supply
State—Current status of the power supply
Source—Power supply source

Voltage

The Voltage area displays the following details for the 12-volt power supply:

Description—Textual information on voltage
Status Value—Current status of the voltage for the selected chassis
Min Threshold—Lowest status value assigned before a shutdown was initiated
Max Threshold—Highest status value assigned before a shutdown was initiated
Last Shutdown—Last shutdown initiated
State—Current status value of the voltage

Note The minimum and maximum threshold values specify the range that can be associated with the object before an emergency shutdown is initiated.

Temperature Tab

The Temperature tab (see Figure 3-8) displays a single area: Temperature.

Temperature

The Temperature area displays the following details for the core temperature status and the inlet temperature status:

Description—Textual information on temperature for the selected chassis
Status Value—Current status value of the temperature of the selected chassis
Threshold—Highest value associated with the object before a shutdown was initiated
Last Shutdown—Status value of the object when shutdown was last initiated
State—Current status of the temperature for the selected chassis

Fan Tab

The Fan tab (see Figure 3-9) displays a single area: Fan.

Fan

The Fan area displays the following in a tabular format:

Description—Textual information for the fan
State—Current status of the fan in the selected chassis

Command Log

The Command Log section covers the following topics:

Viewing the Command Log Window

To view the Command Log window:

Step 1 Right-click a chassis, site, or shelf object, then choose CERM Management > Physical > Chassis > View > Event Command History. The Command Log window appears (see Figure 3-10).

Figure 3-10 Command Log Window

Step 2 Make sure the desired chassis is highlighted in the list box on the left side of the window.

The Command Log Details pane for the selected chassis is displayed. For additional information, see the "Command Log WindowDetailed Description" section.

Step 3 Using the arrow bars, scroll through the list of event commands until the relevant event command appears. Use the horizontal scroll bar to view all the entries. Drag the scroll bar until the relevant information appears. You can change the width of each column, if necessary, to view fault strings completely (see the "Changing the Column Width" section).

Changing the Column Width

To change the width of a column:

Step 1 Open the Command Log window, displaying the Command Log Details tab.

Step 2 Place the cursor to the left of a column heading and move the cursor until it changes to a double arrow.

Step 3 When the cursor changes to a double arrow, click and hold the left mouse button and drag the cursor until the column is the required width.

Step 4 Release the mouse button.

Any text wider than the column is truncated. The column widths return to the default widths when you close this window.

Command Log Window—Detailed Description

The Command Log window (see Figure 3-10) displays a single tab: Command Log Details.

Command Log Details Tab

The Command Log Details tab displays the Command Log Details pane and the Event History Details area.

Command Log Details Pane

The Command Log Details pane displays the following information:

Index—Arbitrary integer value to uniquely identify the listed events. When it reaches the maximum value, the agent wraps the value back to 1 and can flush existing entries.
Event Time—Value of system uptime when the event occurred.
Command Source—Source of the command that instigated the event (either command Line or SNMP).
Config Source—Configuration data source for the event.
Config Destination—Configuration data destination for the event.
Terminal Type—When the command source field is set to command line, the terminal type appears (Unknown, Console, Terminal, Virtual, or Auxiliary). Otherwise, Not Applicable appears.
Terminal Number—When the command source field is set to command line, the terminal number appears. When the terminal is not available or not applicable, -1 appears.
Terminal User—When the command source is set to command line, the name of the logged-in user appears. When the terminal type is not available or not applicable, the field is empty.
Terminal Location—When the command source is set to command line, the hard-wired location of the terminal or the remote host for an incoming connection appears. When the terminal type is not available or not applicable, the field is empty.
Command Source Address—When the terminal type field is set to virtual, the internet address of the connected system appears. When the command source is set to SNMP, the internet address of the requester appears.
Virtual Host Name—When the terminal type field is set to virtual, the hostname of the connected system appears. When the terminal type is not available or not applicable, the field is empty.
Config Filename—When the config source field or the config destination field is set to network tftp or network rcp, the configuration filename on the storage file server appears.
RCP User—When the config source field or the config destination field is set to network rcp, the remote username appears.

Event History Details

The Event History Details area (see Figure 3-10) displays the following information:

Uptime at Last Save—The length of time the system had been up when the running configuration was last saved (written), and the time at which the last save occurred.
Uptime at Last Change—The length of time the system had been up when the running configuration was last changed, and the time at which the last change occurred.

Note When the value of the Uptime at Last Change field is greater than the value of the Uptime at Last Save field, the configuration has been changed, but not saved.

Uptime at Last Startup Change—The length of time the system had been up when the startup configuration was last written to. In general, the Uptime at Last Startup Change field is the default configuration used when cold-starting the system. It might have been changed by a save of the running configuration or by a copy from elsewhere.
Maximum Table Entries—Maximum number of entries that can be held in the pane.
Entries Deleted from Table—Number of times the oldest entry was deleted to make room for a new entry.

System Log

The System Log Messages window provides a table of all activity carried out by users logged into Command Line Interface (CLI) or SNMP on a device. You can opt to be notified of all user activities through alarm notification, if desired.

The System Log section covers the following topics:

Viewing the System Log Window

To view the System Log Window:

Step 1 Right-click a selected chassis and choose CERM Management > Physical > Chassis > View > Sys Log Messages. The Sys Log Messages window appears (see Figure 3-11).

Figure 3-11 Sys Log Messages Window

Step 2 Choose a relevant chassis from the list box on the left side of the window. The SysLog Messages pane appears for the selected chassis. For additional information, see the "System Log WindowDetailed Description" section.

Step 3 Using the arrow keys, scroll through the list of event commands until you find the information you want.

You can view all the entries by using the horizontal scroll bar. Click and drag the scroll bar until you see the information you want. You can change the width of each column, if necessary (see the "Changing the Column Width" section).

System Log Window—Detailed Description

The System Log Messages window (see Figure 3-11) displays a single tab: SysLog Messages.

SysLog Messages Tab

The SysLog Messages tab displays the SysLog Messages pane and the SysLog Message Details area.

SysLog Messages Pane

The SysLog Messages pane displays the following information:

Index—Arbitrary integer value that uniquely identifies the listed messages. When it reaches the maximum value, the agent flushes the pane and wraps the value back to 1.
Facility—Name of the facility that generated the facility message.
Severity—The severity of the message.
Message Name—Textual identification for the message type. A facility name in conjunction with a message name uniquely identifies a message type.
Message Text—The text of the message. When the text exceeds 255 bytes, the message is truncated to 254 bytes and an asterisk (*) is appended, indicating that the message has been truncated.
Time Stamp—The time at which the system was running when the message was generated.

SysLog Message Details

The SysLog Message Details area displays the following information:

Messages Not Recorded—The number of syslog messages that were ignored.
Messages Not Processed—The number of messages that could not be processed due to lack of system resources.
Messages Deleted From Table—Number of entries that have been removed to make room for new entries.
Notifications Sent—The number of notifications sent.
Maximum Table Entries—The upper limit on the number of entries that the pane can contain.
Maximum SysLog Severity—Any message with a severity less than Maximum SysLog Severity will be ignored by the agent. This field can be set to emergency, critical, warning, alert, error, notice, info, or debug.
Notifications Enabled—Whether notifications are enabled or not enabled.

Configuration Backup/Restore

Caution Configuration Backup/Restore fails if the username and passwords are not identical (see the "Entering or Changing Username and Passwords" section).

The Configuration Backup/Restore window allows you to upload the current running configuration from a specified Cisco Edge Router and save it as a file to any TFTP server. This file can later be downloaded from the TFTP server to a user-specified Cisco Edge Router.

Regular configuration backups allow recovery in the unlikely event of a hardware failure. For example, if a module were to fail, a replacement module could be inserted into the chassis and the configuration data would be restored. Changes in configuration data between the last backup and the time of the failure would be lost.

Note The backup/restore mechanism is not intended as a configuration upload and manipulation facility permitting configuration of the Cisco hardware (for example, through Cisco IOS, followed by subsequent management by Cisco 7200/7400 Series Manager).

The Configuration Backup/Restore section covers the following topics:

Viewing the Configuration Backup/Restore Window

Right-click a chassis object, then choose CERM Management > Physical > Chassis > Configuration Backup/Restore. The Configuration Backup/Restore window appears (see Figure 3-12).

Figure 3-12 Configuration Backup/Restore Window (Backup/Restore Tab)

For additional information on the fields displayed in this window, see the "Configuration Backup/Restore WindowDetailed Description" section.

Initiating a Backup

To initiate a backup:

Step 1 Open the Configuration Backup/Restore window. For additional details, see the "Viewing the Configuration Backup/Restore Window" section.

Step 2 Make sure the chassis you want to back up or restore is highlighted in the IOS Host list on the left side of the window. After making your changes, click Save from the File menu before proceeding.

Step 3 Click Backup to begin the backup. The Action Report window appears; this window details the Cisco IOS commands executed when the service is commissioned. Invalid Cisco IOS commands result in a failure to commission the service.

Step 4 Check the details in the Action Report window to ensure that the backup was successful.

Step 5 Click Save to save the action report, if required.

Step 6 Click Close to close the Action Report window and return to the Configuration Backup/Restore window.

Step 7 Choose Close from the File menu to close the Configuration Backup/Restore window.

Initiating a Restore

To initiate a restore:

Step 1 Open the Configuration Backup/Restore window. For additional details, see the "Viewing the Configuration Backup/Restore Window" section.

Step 2 Make sure the chassis you want to backup or restore is highlighted in the IOS Host list on the left side of the window.

Step 3 Click Restore to begin the restoration. The Action Report window appears; this window details the Cisco IOS commands executed when the service is commissioned. Invalid Cisco IOS commands result in a failure to commission the service.

Step 4 Check the details in the Action Report window to ensure that the restore was successful.

Step 5 Click Save to save the action report, if required.

Step 6 Click Close to close the Action Report window and return to the Configuration Backup/Restore window.

Step 7 Choose Close from the File menu to close the Configuration Backup/Restore window.

Scheduling a Backup

To schedule a backup:

Step 1 Open the Configuration Backup/Restore window. For additional details, see the "Viewing the Configuration Backup/Restore Window" section.

Step 2 Make sure the chassis you want to backup or restore is highlighted in the IOS Host list on the left side of the window.

Step 3 Click Schedule Backup to schedule a date and time for the backup to take place. The Schedule dialog box appears.

Figure 3-13 Schedule Dialog Box

Step 4 Enter a date (mm/dd/yyyy) and time (hh:mm) for the scheduled backup to take place automatically. Click OK to save the new date and time. The Action Report window appears; this window details the Cisco IOS commands executed when the service is commissioned. Invalid Cisco IOS commands result in a failure to commission the service.

Step 5 Check the details in the Action Report window to ensure that the scheduled backup was set up successfully.

Step 6 Click Save to save the action report, if required.

Step 7 Click Close to close the Action Report window and return to the Configuration Backup/Restore window.

Step 8 Choose Close from the File menu to close the Configuration Backup/Restore window.

Configuration Backup/Restore Window—Detailed Description

The Configuration Backup/Restore window displays a single tab: Backup/Restore.

Backup/Restore Tab

The Backup/Restore tab (see Figure 3-12) displays three areas: Configuration, Status, and Actions.

Configuration

The Configuration area allows you to view and configure the following fields:

Backup Server—Allows you to set the TFTP IP address.
Backup After Every Action—Allows you to enable or disable backups after every action by choosing the appropriate option.

Status

The Status area displays the following fields:

Time Stamp of Last Backup—Time the last backup occurred.
Backup File Name—Name of the backup file.

Actions

The Actions area displays the following:

Backup—Click to back up the running configuration of the selected Cisco7200/7400 chassis.
Restore—Click to restore the running configuration to the selected Cisco 7200/7400 chassis.
Schedule Backup—Click to schedule a date and time for the backup to take place.

IOS Image Download

The IOS Image Download window allows you to:

Manually download a current version of the IOS image software onto your device by clicking the Download button.
Automatically download a current version of the IOS image software onto your device at a scheduled time by clicking the Schedule Download button.

Caution Make sure that you download the correct IOS version or image.

The IOS Image Download section covers the following topics:

Viewing the IOS Image Download Window

To view the IOS Image Download Window:

Step 1 Right-click a selected chassis, then choose CERM Management > Physical > Chassis > IOS Image Download. The IOS Image Download window appears (see Figure 3-14).

Figure 3-14 IOS Image Download Window

Step 2 Make sure that the desired chassis is highlighted in the list box on the left side of the window.

For additional information on the fields displayed in this window, see the "IOS Image Download WindowDetailed Description" section.

Initiating a Download

Caution IOS image download fails if the username and password are not identical (see the "Entering or Changing Username and Passwords" section).

To initiate a download:

Step 1 Choose an IOS host. The download information appears.

Step 2 Configure the fields displayed in the configuration area. Click Save from the File menu; for the download to work, this must be done anytime a change is made in the configuration.

Step 3 Click Download to download the Cisco IOS image (specified by the source filename in the configuration area) from the specified TFTP server to the file system of the Cisco Edge Routers (specified in the destination Filename field in the configuration area).

Scheduling a Download

To schedule a Cisco IOS image download:

Step 1 Choose an IOS host. The download information appears.

Step 2 Configure the fields displayed in the configuration area.

Step 3 Click Schedule Download. The Schedule dialog box appears (see Figure 3-15). The Schedule dialog box allows you to enter a date (in mm/dd/yyyy format) and time (in hh:mm format) for the download to be performed.

Figure 3-15 Schedule Dialog Box

Step 4 Enter a date and time for the download to take place automatically. Click OK to save the new date and time. The Action Report window appears; this window details the Cisco IOS commands executed. Invalid Cisco IOS commands result in a failure to download.

Step 5 Check the details in the Action Report window to ensure that the scheduled download was set up successfully.

Step 6 Click Save to save the action report, if needed.

Step 7 Click Close to close the Action Report window and return to the Cisco IOS Image Download window.

Step 8 Choose Close from the File menu to close the Cisco IOS Image Download window.

IOS Image Download Window—Detailed Description

The IOS Image Download window (see Figure 3-14) displays a single tab: Download.

Download Tab

The Download tab (see Figure 3-14) displays three areas: Configuration, Status, and Actions.

Configuration

The Configuration area allows you to view and configure the following fields:

TFTP Server IP Address—Allows you to set the TFTP IP address.
Destination File System—Allows you to specify any file system name supported by the module. File system names supported are boot, flash, disk 0, and disk 1.
Source File Name—Allows you to specify the source filename (Cisco IOS image name).
Destination File Name—Allows you to specify the name for the file as it is stored in the Cisco 7200/7400 Series Manager file system.
Format the destination device before copying?—Allows you to format the destination device before copying. You can set this option to:

Yes: Enables formatting of the destination device.
No: Disables formatting of the destination device.

Reboot device using new image?—Allows you to reboot the device after a successful download. You can set this option to:

Yes: Enables rebooting of the device.
No: Disables rebooting of the device.

Status

The Status area (see Figure 3-14) displays the last download operation (this displays the date and time of the last download).

Actions

The Actions area (see Figure 3-14) allows you to initiate the following actions:

Download—Click to download the Cisco IOS image (specified by the source filename in the configuration area) from the specified TFTP server to the file system of the Cisco 7200/7400 chassis (specified in the destination filename in the configuration area).
Scheduled Download—Click to open the Schedule Dialog window. The Schedule Dialog window allows you to enter a date (in mm/dd/yyyy format) and time (in hh:mm format) for the download to be performed automatically.

Initiating a Telnet Service

The Initiate Telnet Service application allows you to log onto the device to perform configurations or to retrieve information from the device. To launch a telnet window:

Step 1 Right-click a chassis object on the chassis map, then choose Technology Specific Tools > Initiate Telnet Service. A telnet window appears.

Step 2 Enter the required password.

Launching the Web Console

Another way to retrieve information from a device is through a web browser. To launch the Web Console application:

Step 1 Right-click a chassis object on the chassis map, then choose Technology Specific Tools > Launch Web Console.

Step 2 A security window appears. Enter the required user ID and password. Access to the Cisco web console is now provided.

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