Chapter 1: Getting Started with CVDM-CSM

Getting Started With CVDM-CSM

CiscoView Device Manager for the Cisco Content Switching Module (CVDM-CSM) enables users easily to configure content load-balancing services on their CSMs. CVDM-CSM is a task-based tool that allows users to control the versatility of their CSM by offering configuration, such as setting up virtual servers, creating server farms, and applying advanced policies. CiscoView Device Manager is a free embedded manager that resides in the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series supervisor engine flash memory.

CiscoView Device Manager for the CSM (CVDM-CSM) supports server load balancing configuration on the CSM, including:

•Configuring virtual servers.

•Configuring server farms and attaching real servers to them.

•Configuring client and server VLANs.

•Configuring Layer 4 through Layer 7 policies, including maps and sticky groups.

Note CVDM-CSM supports the deployment of native Cisco IOS commands only.

For enterprises and service providers to offer accelerated content delivery services in their data centers, an easy-to-use, web based, device-management GUI is required for CVDM-CSM.

This section contains the following topics:

• Before You Begin

• What's New

• Key Features in CVDM-CSM

• Starting CVDM-CSM

• Navigating in CVDM-CSM

• Configuring SSL Credentials

• Editing Preferences

• Viewing the Running Configuration Information for a Device

• Viewing the Device Transport Log

• Refreshing CVDM-CSM

• Delivering CLI Commands to the Switch/Module

Before You Begin

Before you begin using CVDM-CSM:

•Make sure you have gone through the CVDM-CSM Readme and Release Notes before installation.

CVDM-CSM Readme contains important information regarding the following topics:

–Hardware and software Requirements

–Installing CVDM-CSM

–Launching CVDM-CSM

–Uninstalling CVDM-CSM

–Troubleshooting notes

•Make sure you have necessary privileges. Privilege level 15 is ideal.

•Install the necessary Java Plug-in.

What's New

CVDM-CSM 1.1 provides support for Content Switching Module with SSL (CSM-S). CSM-S can look at decrypted data and make flow routing decisions. CSM-S allows you to launch CiscoView Device Manager for the SSL Services Module (CVDM-SSLSM). To do this, click on the SSL button in the homepage and configure the credentials for the CVDM-SSLSM. After they are validated CVDM-SSLSM launches. CVDM-SSLSM uses the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol to enable secure transactions of data through privacy, authentication, and data integrity.

The new features in this release are:

•Launching CVDM-SSLSM from the CVDM-CSM application.

•Saving the running configuration of the SSL daughter card. For more details, see Viewing the Running Configuration Information for a Device

•Directing the connection to the server, so that the CSM-S can be configured to forward the packets directly to the SSL daughter card and not to the real server.

•Wizards allow you to easily configure create client-side VLAN and server-side VLAN in router mode (different subnets) or bridge mode (single subnet). For more details, see Understanding Wizards, page 2-2.

•Configuring the real server within a server farm with the local option to direct the traffic to the SSL daughter card.

•Scripts—Allows you to view and load health-monitoring and standalone scripts. For more details, see Understanding Scripts, page 11-6.

•Environment variables—Allows you to configure CVDM-CSM environment variables. For more details, see Viewing Environment Variables, page 11-13.

•URL learning—Allows CVDM-CSM to get information such as session ID from a URL. This ensures persistence when clients disable cookies on their browsers.

•Cookie sticky, offset and length—Allows you to configure a specific cookie name and automatically learn its value either from the client request HTTP header or from the server Set Cookie message. For more details, see Adding a Cookie Sticky Group, page 9-10.

•Cookie insert—Allows the CVDM-CSM to insert a cookie in the Set-Cookie header of the HTTP response. This enables cookie sticky even when servers are not configured to set cookies. The cookie contains information that the CVDM-CSM uses to ensure persistence to a specific real server. For more details, see Adding a Cookie Sticky Group, page 9-10.

•Header insert—Allows you to insert a header value and name in the HTTP header. This is useful in client NAT where backend servers require client information. For more details, see HTTP Header Insert, page 8-22.

•Header Sticky—Allows you to configure the CVDM-CSM to perform stickiness based on the contents of a specified HTTP header. For more details, see Adding a Header Sticky Group, page 9-15.

•Backend encryption—Supports network-based SSL acceleration. CVDM-CSM load balances data to a real server through CSM-S for encryption.

•Partial Server Farm Failover—Allows you to define the threshold number of real servers to be out of service before the backup server farm takes over. You can also define the number of real servers to be in service for the server farm to be considered operational. For more details, see the Default Policy section in Adding a Virtual Server, page 4-5.

•Probe scripts—CVDM-CSM now enables you to upload and execute Toolkit Command Language (TCL) scripts on the CSM. Using this feature you can write customized TCL scripts to develop customized health probes or standalone tasks. For more details, see Understanding Scripts, page 11-6.

Key Features in CVDM-CSM

The following table describes the key features of CVDM-CSM.


Feature	Description
Dual Mode setup Wizard	Allows you to: •Configure and manage client and server VLANs and virtual servers, and associate default policies using the Basic Virtual Server Setup wizard. For more information, see Basic Setup Wizard, page 2-3. •Configure the Layer 7 policies along with the above configurations using the Advanced Virtual Server Setup wizard. For more information, see Advanced Setup Wizard, page 2-13.
VLAN setup	Allows you to configure client-side and server-side VLANs. See, Chapter 3, "Managing VLANs".
Virtual Server setup	Allows you to: •Create and delete virtual servers. •Enable and disable virtual service. •Associate virtual servers with a server farm or policy. •Restrict client access to virtual servers. •Configure performance, load, connection, and traffic parameters. •Configure sticky connections. •Enable partial server farm failover. See, Chapter 4, "Managing Virtual Servers".
Server Farm configuration	Allows you to: •Configure server farms. •Specify load-balancing algorithm, and monitor in-band health for each server farm. •Configure a set of real servers and their attributes. •Configure client NAT pools. •Configure redirect virtual servers and their attributes. •Configure health monitoring probes, and enable inband health checkup. •Direct the traffic to the SSL daughter card. See, Chapter 5, "Managing Server Farms".
Real Server configuration	Allows you to configure the named real servers by their IP address and location. See, Chapter 6, "Managing Real Servers".
Policy configuration	Allows you to: •Configure access rules such as maps (cookie map, header map, URL map), client groups (access control lists), sticky group (cookie, header, netmask. and SSL). •Associate server farm and backup server farm with a particular policy. See, Chapter 7, "Managing Policies".
Map configuration	Allows you to: •Configure maps to define multiple URLs, cookies, HTTP headers, and return codes into groups that can be associated with a policy. •Insert information such as the client's IP address into the HTTP header using HTTP header insert feature. This feature is particularly useful when the CVDM-CSM performs source NAT and the application on the server side still requires visibility to the original source IP. See, Chapter 8, "Managing Maps".
Sticky Group configuration	Allows you to: •Configure sticky groups such as cookie, header, SSL, netmask. See, Chapter 9, "Managing Sticky Groups".
Health Monitoring Probes configuration	Allows you to: •Configure specific types of health probes, such as FTP, HTTP, ICMP, SMTP, TCP, Telnet, UDP, and Script health probes to administer your network. See, "Managing Probes".
Fault Tolerant Group configuration	Allows you to: •Configure active and standby CVDM-CSMs, fault tolerant VLANs, and parameters like failover time and heartbeat time. •Set priority for any CVDM-CSM. See, Understanding Fault Tolerance, page 11-1.
Load Scripts	Allows you to: •Upload and execute Toolkit Command Language (TCL) scripts. •Customize scripts to develop health probes or standalone tasks. See, Understanding Scripts, page 11-6.
View Environment Variables	Allows you to: •Configure CVDM-CSM environment variables and see the values of the configured variables. See, Viewing Environment Variables, page 11-13.
XML Configuration	Allows you to: •Configure the CVDM-CSM using a Document Type Definition (DTD). See, Understanding XML Configuration, page 11-19.

Starting CVDM-CSM

Step 1 In your browser, enter the IP address or DNS hostname of the device. The Enter Network Password dialog box appears (see Figure 1-1), prompting you for your level 15 credentials.

Note If you are using a Cisco IOS 12.1.(13)E image, enter the following in your web browser:
http://<ip-address>/flash/cv/applet.html?dynarchives=cvdm-csm-1.1.sgz&slotNo=<slot-number>
or
http://<ip-address>/flash/cv/applet.html?dynarchives=cvdm-csm-1.1_K9.sgz&slotNo=<slot-number>
(if you installed Cisco IOS Cryptographic software)

where <ip-address> is the IP address of the switch and <slot-number> is the slot number where CVDM-CSM resides. It may be useful to bookmark this URL for future use.

Figure 1-1 Enter Network Password Dialog Box

Step 2 Enter your username and password for level 15 access. If you do not have level 15 access to the device, CVDM-CSM will not start.

Note If enable password is used for HTTP authentication, use enable password only.

Step 3 Click OK. The device home page appears.

Step 4 Click the CSM: Slot <slot-number> (CVDM-CSM) link under Device Managers > Service Module section (where <slot-number> is the slot number where CSM resides).

Step 5 The CVDM-CSM splash screen appears, and the Password Needed - Networking dialog box appears (see Figure 1-2).

Figure 1-2 Splash Screen and Password Needed - Networking Dialog box

Note If you do not have Java Plug-in version 1.4.2_06, you will be prompted to install it. If you are not prompted, go to http://java.sun.com/products/archive/j2se/1.4.2_06/index.html and install the Java Plug-in. This website is Copyright � 1995-2004, Sun Microsystems, Inc.

The CVDM-CSM splash screen must remain open in order for the application to function properly. Do not close this window until you log out. CVDM-CSM will appear in a separate window.

Note It may take some time before CVDM-CSM appears.

Step 6 In the Password Needed- Networking dialog box, enter your username and password.

Note If an enable password is used for HTTP authentication, use the enable password only.

Step 7 Click Yes. The Warning- Security dialog box appears. (see Figure 1-3)

Figure 1-3 Warning - Security Dialog Box

Step 8 To accept the security certificate and continue, click Yes. A dialog box appears (see Figure 1-4), prompting you for your username and password

Figure 1-4 .Enter Credentials for <IP Address> Dialog Box (Username and Password)

Step 9 If you are using a Cisco IOS Cryptographic image, proceed to Step 10. If you are not using a Cisco IOS Cryptographic image, proceed to Step 13.

Step 10 If Secure Shell Protocol (SSH) is enabled on the device but is not activated, the SSH Activation dialog box appears. Modify the appropriate values.


GUI Element	Description
Hostname	Hostname of the device.
Domain Name	Name of the domain to which the host belongs.
Key Length	SSH key length.

Step 11 Click OK. The Enter Credentials for <IP Address> dialog box appears.

Step 12 Enter your SSH username, password, and enable password.

Step 13 If SSH is not available, a dialog box appears and asks if you want to authenticate using Telnet instead. To proceed, click Yes.

The Enter Credentials for <IP Address> dialog box appears (see Figure 1-5). Enter your device user name and password.

Step 14 Click OK. If enable is configured, the Enter Credentials for <IP Address> dialog box appears.

Figure 1-5 Enter Credentials for <IP Address> Dialog Box (Enable Password)

Step 15 Enter the enable password.

Step 16 Click OK. The CVDM-CSM home page appears.

Navigating in CVDM-CSM

Before you begin using CVDM-CSM, you must understand the basic operation of the user interface, including the login procedure and user interface elements.

See the following sections for more information:

• Understanding the CVDM-CSM Desktop

• Understanding the Action Buttons

• What Does the Home Page Show Me?

• What are My Virtual Servers?

• What Does the Setup Page Show Me?

Understanding the CVDM-CSM Desktop

This section describes the main GUI elements of the CVDM-CSM application.

Figure 1-6 CVDM-CSM GUI Elements


Figure 1-6 Reference	Location	Description
1	Menu bar	Provides File, Edit, View, and Help buttons. •File –File > Save to Startup—Saves the configuration running on the device as the startup configuration. You can also save the running configuration of the SSL daughter card to the startup configuration of CVDM-CSM. –Deliver to Device—Sends the configuration to the device. –File > Exit—Logs you out of CVDM-CSM and closes the window. A warning appears if any configurations have not been applied. Based on your preference, the configurations are either applied or discarded before the application closes. •Edit –Edit > Preferences—Displays the Preferences dialog box, from which you can edit your global user preferences. For more information, see Editing Preferences. –Edit > Credentials—Displays the Enter SSL Credentials dialog box. For more information, see Configuring SSL Credentials. •View –View > Home—Displays the home page. –View > Setup—Displays the features page. –View > Running Configuration—Displays the configuration running on the Supervisor, the CSM, and the SSL. You can view the running configuration of the SSL only when you give the correct credentials. –View > Refresh—Collects the most recent device information and updates the CVDM-CSM data. For more information, see Refreshing CVDM-CSM. –View > Transport Log—Displays the transport log of the device. For more information, see Viewing the Device Transport Log.
1	Menu bar
1	Menu bar	•Help –Help > Help Topics—Displays online help. –Help > About—Displays CVDM-CSM version information.
2	Task bar	Provides access to CVDM-CSM functionality. •Home—Displays the home page. •Setup—Displays the features page. •Refresh—Collects the most recent device information and updates CVDM-CSM with it. •Deliver—Opens the Deliver Configuration to Switch/Module(s) dialog box, from which you can send accumulated CVDM-CSM CLI commands to the device. For more information, see Delivering CLI Commands to the Switch/Module. •Help—Displays context-sensitive help.
3	Page	CVDM-CSM working area in which you perform tasks.
4	Pane	One part of a divided page or dialog box.
5	Status bar	Provides the following information: •Message describing the current status of the application. •Icon showing a table of users logged in to the device. •Application user and privilege level. •Icon showing the list of pending CLIs to be delivered to the device. •Icon showing the security level of the connection. •Time stamp showing the application startup time.
6	Selector	Hierarchy of the groups and objects available in the Switch or Services page that allows you to access specific functions for a Switch or Service object. See Selector for more information.
7	Setup pane	Contains buttons, under the Switch or Services page, that allow you to access switch or services functions.

Selector

Figure 1-7 shows the selector; Table 1-1 describes the selector elements.

Figure 1-7 Selector

Table 1-1 Selector Elements
Figure 1-7 Reference	Location	Description
1	Group folder	Displays a group of objects. Click the plus (+) symbol to see the contents of this folder.
2	Selector handle	Click the handle to open and close the selector, or click the handle and drag it to resize it.
3	Subgroup folder	Displays a subgroup of objects. Click the plus (+) symbol to see the contents of this folder.
4	Object	Displays the individual entity contained in the group or subgroup. Click an object to open the page for that object.

Note Figure 1-7 shows what the selector looks like when there are folders, subfolders, and objects displayed. Some selectors do not contain all of these elements.

Understanding the Action Buttons

This section describes the action buttons that appear in CVDM-CSM dialog boxes and wizards.

•For a description of the wizard action buttons, see Table 1-2.

•For a description of the dialog box action buttons, see Table 1-3.

Table 1-2 Wizard Action Buttons
Button	Action
Back	Takes you to the previous page.
Next	Takes you to the next page.
Finish	Takes you to the wizard summary page.
Cancel	Exits the wizard without making any changes.
Help	Displays context-sensitive online help.

Table 1-3 Dialog Box Action Buttons
Button	Action
OK	Saves your changes.
Cancel	Exits the dialog box without making any changes.
Help	Displays context-sensitive online help.

What Does the Home Page Show Me?

The home page is the first screen that comes up when you start CVDM-CSM. It provides an overview of CVDM-CSM (see Figure 1-8).

Figure 1-8 CVDM-CSM Home Page Components and Description


Figure 1-8 Reference	Location	Description
1	SSL Button	This button is visible only if you launch the CVDM-CSM for a CSM-S service module. It will not be visible if you launch CVDM-CSM. When you click this button: 1. You must configure the credentials for CVDM-SSLSM, if they are not configured. 2. After you enter the credentials, they are validated and CVDM-SSLSM launches.
2	System Overview tab
	Model Type	Model type of the CSM.
	Overflow Errors	Number of overflow errors for the system.
	Serial Number	Serial number of the card.
	Slot Number	Slot number of the CSM for which the application is open.
	Software Version	Software version of the CSM module.
	Hardware Version	Hardware version of the CSM module.
	Redundancy pane
	Status	Displays if the module is Active or Standby mode.
	FT VLAN ID	The VLAN over which heartbeat messages are sent. Both CSMs must have the same VLAN ID.
	Network Processor Utilization pane	The network processor utilization, in percentage, for IXP1-Session, IXP2-TCP, IXP3-Layer7, IXP4- Load-Balancing, and IXP5-NAT.
3	Connection Dashboard tab
	Graphs	Select this tab to view the Connection Dashboard details as graphs. The graphs are indicated in units of kilo connections.
	Absolute Values	Select this tab to view all the actual counter values.
	Cumulative Connections pane
	Created	Number of connections at the specified moment. The units are kilo connections.
	Destroyed	Number of connections destroyed. The units are kilo Connections.
	Failed	Number of connections that failed. The units are kilo connections.
	Timed Out	Number of connections that timed out. The units are kilo connections.
	L4 and L7 Connections pane
	L4 Decisions	Number of Layer 4 load-balancing decisions made. The units are kilo connections.
	L7 Decisions	Number of Layer 7 load-balancing decisions made. The units are kilo connections.
	L4 Rejections	Number of Layer 4 load-balancing rejections made. The units are kilo connections.
	L7 Rejections	Number of Layer 7 load-balancing rejections made. The units are kilo connections.
4	Services Dashboard tab
	Virtual Servers
	In Service	Number of virtual servers that are operational.
	Out of Service	Number of virtual servers that are not operational.
	Policy Associated	Number of virtual servers that have associated policies.
	Default Policy	Number of virtual servers that have only the default policy.
	Policies
	Configured Policies	Number of policies that are configured in the CSM module.
	Policies Without Conditions	Number of policies that do not have conditions.
	Policies Without Actions	Number of policies that do not have actions.
	Server Farms
	Total	Number of server farms configured in the CSM module.
	Available	Number of server farms with at least one operational real server.
	Real Servers	Displays the administrative status of the real servers.
	Named Reals	Number of named real server configured on the CVDM-CSM.
	Unnamed Reals	Number of unnamed real server configured on the CVDM-CSM.
5	Server Dashboard
	My Virtual Server	Selected virtual servers that are used in emergencies as critical servers. For more details, see What are My Virtual Servers?.
	Name	Name of the virtual server.
	IP Address	IP address of the virtual server.
	Operational Status	Virtual servers that are out of service.

What are My Virtual Servers?

My Virtual Servers is a page you can access through a link on the home page, under the Server Dashboard.

Step 1 Click the My Virtual Servers link under the Server Dashboard.

The My Virtual Servers page appears, displaying the following fields:


Field	Description
Virtual Server Name	A list of virtual servers.
Select	Select the check box next to a virtual server to include it as a part of your user preferences.
Select All	Select this check box to select all the virtual servers.

What Does the Setup Page Show Me?

The Setup page allows you to access the features in CVDM-CSM. You can launch wizards from this page or you can start working with VLANs, virtual servers, server farms, real servers, policies, fault tolerance, XML configuration, probe scripts from this page.

When you reach the Setup page, the following GUI elements appear in an outlook bar on the left side of the content window:


GUI Element	Description
Wizard	Allows you to: •Configure and manage client and server VLANs and virtual servers, and associate default policies using the Basic Virtual Server Setup wizard. For more information, see Basic Setup Wizard, page 2-3. •Configure the Layer 7 policies along with the above configurations using the Advanced Virtual Server Setup wizard. For more information, see Advanced Setup Wizard, page 2-13.
VLANs	Allows you to configure client-side and server-side VLANs. See, Chapter 3, "Managing VLANs".
Virtual Servers	Allows you to: •Create and delete virtual servers. •Enable and disable virtual service. •Associate virtual servers with a server farm or policy. •Restrict client access to virtual servers. •Configure performance, load, connection, and traffic parameters. •Configure sticky connections. •Enable partial server farm failover. See, Chapter 4, "Managing Virtual Servers".
Server Farms	Allows you to: •Configure server farms. •Specify load-balancing algorithm, and monitor in-band health for each server farm. •Configure a set of real servers and their attributes. •Configure client NAT pools. •Configure redirect virtual servers and their attributes. •Configure health monitoring probes, and enable inband health checkup. •Direct the traffic to the SSL daughter card. See, Chapter 5, "Managing Server Farms".
Real Servers	Allows you to configure the named real servers by their IP address and location. See, Chapter 6, "Managing Real Servers".
Policies	With the object selector, you can make the following selections: •Policies—When you select policies, you can: –Configure access rules such as maps (cookie map, header map, URL map), client groups (access control lists), and sticky group (cookie, header, netmask. and SSL). –Associate a server farm and a backup server farm with a particular policy. See, Chapter 7, "Managing Policies". •Maps—When you select maps, you can: –Configure maps to define multiple URLs, cookies, HTTP headers, and return codes into groups that can be associated with a policy. –Insert information such as the client's IP address into the HTTP header using HTTP header insert feature. This feature is particularly useful when the CVDM-CSM performs source NAT and the application on the server side still requires visibility to the original source IP. –Specify the name of the field and the corresponding value for the CVDM-CSM to match, when receiving an HTTP request. See, Chapter 8, "Managing Maps". •Sticky Groups—When you select maps, you can configure Sticky groups such as Cookie, Header, SSL, Netmask. See, Chapter 9, "Managing Sticky Groups".
Probes	Allows you to configure specific types of health probes, such as FTP, HTTP, ICMP, SMTP, TCP, Telnet, UDP, and Script health probes to administer your network. See, "Managing Probes".
Miscellaneous	With the object selector, you can make the following selections: •Fault Tolerance—When you select policies, you can: –Configure active and standby CVDM-CSMs, fault tolerant VLANs, and parameters like failover time and heartbeat time. –Set the priority for any CVDM-CSM. See, Understanding Fault Tolerance, page 11-1. •Scripts—When you select scripts, you can: –Upload and execute Toolkit Command Language (TCL) scripts. –Customize scripts to develop health probes or standalone tasks. See, Understanding Scripts, page 11-6. •Environment Variables—When you select environment variables, you can configure CVDM-CSM environment variables and see the values of the configured variables. See, Viewing Environment Variables, page 11-13. •XML Config—When you select XML config, you can configure the CVDM-CSM using a Document Type Definition (DTD). See, Understanding XML Configuration, page 11-19.

Configuring SSL Credentials

CVDM-CSM uses the device credentials to log into the SSL daughter card and extract the details to launch the CiscoView Device Manager for the SSL Services Module (CVDM-SSLSM).

•To enter the SSL credentials, click SSL at the top of the window.

The Enter Credentials-SSL:slot number dialog box appears. Enter the appropriate values.


Field	Description
Username	Enter your CVDM-SSLSM username.
Password	Enter your CVDM-SSLSM password.
Enable Username	Enter your CVDM-SSLSM enable username.
Enable Password	Enter your CVDM-SSLSM enable password.

After you enter the credentials, they are validated and the CVDM-SSLSM launches. Once the credentials are validated you cannot edit them. When you select Edit > Credentials from the menu bar and invoke the Edit Credentials-SSL:slot number dialog box, you can only view the validated credentials.

Editing Preferences

Step 1 Select Edit > Preferences from the menu bar. The Preferences dialog box appears.

Step 2 Modify the appropriate values:


GUI Element	Action
Show CLI Preview for Wizards check box	Select this check box if you want CVDM-CSM to display the CLI commands to be delivered to the device after you have completed a wizard. When you select this check box and click Finish in a wizard, the Deliver Configuration to the Switch/Module(s) dialog box opens and displays the CLI commands. For more information, see Delivering CLI Commands to the Switch/Module.
Show CLI Preview on Delivery check box	Select this check box if you want CVDM-CSM to display the CLI commands to be delivered to the device. When you select this check box and click Deliver, the Deliver Configuration to Switch/Module(s) dialog box opens and displays the CLI commands. For more information, see Delivering CLI Commands to the Switch/Module.
Confirm before exiting check box	Select this check box if you want CVDM-CSM to confirm with you before exiting the application. Select the Always display this dialog box before exiting check box if you always want CVDM-CSM to confirm that you want to exit the application.
Refresh after Delivery check box	Select this check box to refresh CVDM-CSM after delivering accumulated CLI commands for the device.

Viewing the Running Configuration Information for a Device

Step 1 Select View > Running Config from the menu bar, then select one of the following:

•Supervisor...

•CSM: Slot X...

•SSL:Slot X...

Note You can select options only for the installed service modules.

Step 2 The Show Running Configuration dialog box appears. Information about the running configuration for the selected component appears.

You can click the Save to File button to save this information as a text file.

Viewing the Device Transport Log

Step 1 Select View > Transport Log from the menu bar. A warning message appears.

Step 2 To proceed, click OK. The Transport Log dialog box appears, displaying information about communication between CVDM-C6500 and CVDM-CSM.

You can do either of the following:

•Click Clear Log to clear the information in the transport log.

•Click Save to File to save the transport log information as a text file.

Refreshing CVDM-CSM

You can refresh CVDM-CSM at any time to obtain the latest service module information and update the CVDM-CSM data. You do not have to refresh the application after delivering accumulated CLI commands for the device; the application is automatically refreshed.

Step 1 Do one of the following:

•Click Refresh at the top of the window.

•Select View > Refresh from the menu bar.

Step 2 A dialog box appears, asking if you want to proceed with the refresh. To proceed, click Yes. The most recent device information is collected and populated in CVDM-CSM.

Delivering CLI Commands to the Switch/Module

You must deliver accumulated CLI commands to the device before any changes you make in CVDM-CSM will be applied. The Deliver Configuration to Switch/Module(s) dialog box displays the accumulated CLI commands to be delivered to the device.

Step 1 Click the Deliver button in the taskbar.

The Deliver Configuration to Switch/Module(s) dialog box appears if you have configured CVDM-CSM to display the accumulated CLI commands when you click the Deliver button.

Note The Deliver Configuration to Switch/Module(s) dialog box also appears when you click the Finish button in a wizard if you have configured CVDM-CSM to display the accumulated CLI commands after you have completed a wizard.

Step 2 Edit the appropriate values:


GUI Element	Action/Description
Deliver button	Click to send the accumulated CLI commands to the device.
Save to File... button	Click to save the CLI commands as a text file.
Close button¹	Close the dialog box without delivering any CLI commands.
Deliver Later button²	Click to deliver the wizard CLI commands to the device at a later time.
Refresh after Delivery check box	Select this check box to refresh CVDM-CSM after delivering accumulated CLI commands for the device.

¹This button is available only in the Deliver Configuration to Switch/Module(s) dialog box that is displayed after you click Deliver at the top of the window.

²This button is available only in the Deliver Configuration to Switch/Module(s) dialog box that is displayed after you click Finish in a wizard.

Note The Deliver Configuration to Switch/Module(s) dialog box displays all accumulated CLI commands that will be delivered to the device; therefore, any previous CLI commands that were not sent to the device are shown in this dialog box, as well as the CLI commands you have generated in this session.

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