CiscoView 4.1(1) Release Notes

You can remove the links that point to invalid files by running the following script:

FILE=\Qls -ld $file | awk '{ print $NF }'\Q if [ ! -f "$FILE" ]; then
rm "$FILE"
fi

If CiscoView does not appear in the Tools menu in Solstice Site Manager/Domain Manager, perform the following steps:

Step 1   Copy the file ciscoview.schema from the $NMSROOT/etc/cview/snm/struct directory to $SNMHOME/snm/struct, where NMSROOT is the CiscoView home directory (typically /opt/CSCOcv).

Step 2   Edit the $SNMHOME/snm/struct/ciscoview.schema file and replace the string "$NMSROOT" with your CiscoView home directory.

ftp://zippy.telcom.arizona.edu/pub/snm/patches/Solaris2.x/SNM2.3/104018-02.tar.Z

CiscoView and Internationalization

CiscoView does not support internationalization.

CiscoView Times Out

In high traffic situations, you might experience timeouts. To increase the timeout period, select Options>Properties from the CiscoView menu and change the value for the Timeout field.

You should not reduce the physical view polling interval below (retries*timeout), especially if you experience timeouts; this can exhaust resources on Windows and result in a general error.

Dragging Ports

For this release, use the middle mouse button to drag on UNIX. Only certain devices (such as the CAT1200, CAT1600, CAT5000, CPW16) have defined their ports for dragging across devices.

HP OpenView

If a switch is configured as two or more domains, HP OpenView discovery might not work properly and might discover only one of the domains. If this occurs, use CiscoView to manage the domain directly rather than launching the switch from the map.

Sometimes, because of font scaling problems, HP OpenView grapher cannot be invoked. Refer to the description provided in the following app-defaults file for HP OpenView grapher applications for more information.

/opt/OV/newconfig/OVNNM-RUN/app-defaults/C/XNm*

CiscoView Engine (for AIX only)

SunNet Manager/Enterprise Manager Issues

Open Look

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Printing to LaserJet III

CiscoView might fail to print to a LaserJet III printer, especially in the "LaserJet" format, because of this printer's limited memory.

Running CiscoView 4.1 with Little Swap Space

If the server or display workstation is running out of swap space, you see a message such as "X error: Couldn't allocate color cell," and CiscoView core dumps. If you are running other applications, you should check your swap space occasionally.

To check swap space on a Sun Solaris 2.x workstation, enter the following:

StackMaker

Internal Debugging—When the StackMaker Debug option is set to On, debug messages print to the StackMaker Debug Log file. The default is Off. The StackMaker Debug Log file stores messages that are useful in troubleshooting problems. This log file is /tmp/.smDebugLog.

Internal Debugging—When the StackMaker Debug SNMP option is set to On, SNMP debug messages print to the StackMaker Debug Log file on the UNIX platform. The messages show the SNMP packets that have been sent and received. The default is Off. The StackMaker Debug Log file stores messages that are useful in troubleshooting problems. This log file is /tmp/.smDebugLog.

Log File from Apply Operations—The StackMaker log file stores the results of a saved stack configuration (Actions>Apply Stack Configuration). The log file is /tmp/stackmkr/sm.log. When the log file exceeds 1 MB, it automatically resets to 0 bytes.

When StackMaker is invoked on Catalyst 1900 devices, some debug output is printed to the console. You can ignore this output.

Threshold Manager

Some agents, most notably the Catalyst switches, impose a limit on the number of alarm and event entries that can be created. Applying a large number of thresholds to these devices will likely fail. In this case, some alarm entries might be successfully created but their associated event entries are not. These failed creations are marked as Failed in the Current Threshold Settings pane. If you attempt to delete those settings, Threshold Manager reports that the deletion failed (because it cannot delete nonexistent event entries.) In this case, you can ignore the error message and can verify that the deletion occurred by retrieving the threshold settings after the deletion.

CPW1200, CPW1220, CPW1400, CPW1420, Catalyst 1900, Catalyst 2100, Catalyst 2800, and Catalyst 2820—The Spanning Tree Protocol Window for switched ports is available for ports in VLAN1 only. This window does not show valid information for ports not in VLAN1.

CPW 1420 and Catalyst 2820

On the front panel display of the device, the Connect and Disabled LEDs on FDDI modules do not reflect the appropriate status.

The Configure>Module option is supported only for one module type, even though it can be invoked for multiple module types.

Catalyst 2600

The Catalyst 2600 device package contains two versions of the enterprise MIBs for the Catalyst 2600 switch:

• C2600_cisco.my—This MIB file is installed to support devices with image versions prior to 2.2.1.
  
  
• C2600.my —This MIB file is installed to support devices with image version 2.2.1 or later.
  
  

If you are using a MIB browser tool, you will see the MIB variables defined in each of the above files, under different branches, at the same time, although any particular Catalyst 2600 switch will respond to queries on only one of the MIBs, based upon the release of software in the device. Cisco recommends that you upgrade your Catalyst 2600 switches to version 2.2.1 or later.

CPW 2200 and Catalyst 2900

If the number of the embedded RMON agent is over 50, you cannot create any new embedded RMON agent group for the new port. Use the Domain Manager to uninstall the agent group from the unused port to free the memory resource.

If you launch Switch/Port Zoom (if TrafficDirector is installed) from CiscoView and then delete one of the RMON Agents using TrafficDirector, you must relaunch CiscoView before launching Switch/Port Zoom again.

TrafficDirector 3.3 cannot be launched for interfaces with ifIndex values greater than 1000.

When multiple ports are selected, the Port>Configure window does not display the Broadcast Suppression category. This category is available only for single port selection.

When you enable port security administration on a port, there may be timeouts. If this happens, increase the SNMP timeout value to approximately 10 seconds.

The WS-X2901 module shows the speed LED lit only when the speed is configured as 100 Mbps and the port is connected.

The Port Utilization tool has been removed from the Tools menu and is now available only on a per module basis on the Config>Module menu.

Catalyst 3000 Series

When you access a stack with six or more devices, there might be some significant performance problems. You can improve performance by increasing the SNMP timeout settings.

The Catalyst 3000 software does not support RMON on either a stack or an ATM port.

You might notice timeout messages and SNMP Set Failed messages when using the EtherChannel Configuration tool. If this happens, increase the SNMP timeout values for better performance.

If you are running version 2.0(1) of the Catalyst 3000 software, you will not be able to drag a port to a VLAN that does not already have ports assigned to it. You can fix this problem by upgrading to a later release of Catalyst 3000 software.

If you are running version 2.0(1) of the Catalyst 3000 software, changes to Full/Half Duplex settings will not always be reported correctly. You can fix this problem by upgrading to a later release of Catalyst 3000 software.

If you are running version 2.0(1) of the Catalyst 3000 software, the SAID value entered when creating a new VLAN will be redisplayed as a different value. However, the VLAN will have been created with the SAID value you specified. You can fix this problem by upgrading to a later release of Catalyst 3000 software.

The Domain Configuration and EtherChannel Configuration tools are not supported on Windows 95.

Because of restrictions in the Catalyst 3000 software, the WS-X3006B is displayed in CiscoView as a WS-X3006A.

If you launch Switch/Port Zoom (if TrafficDirector is installed) from CiscoView and then delete one of the RMON Agents using TrafficDirector, you must relaunch CiscoView before attempting to launch Switch/Port Zoom again.

Catalyst 3900

CiscoView does not show the rear view of the Catalyst 3900 box.

When you attempt to drag port(s) to drop into one of the CRFs in the VLAN table, CiscoView might exit with an error. To work around this problem, first select the ports of interest, then bring the focus back to the VLAN Table window, and then drag the selected port(s) and drop them into the desired CRF.

The Configure... option under the Bridge Configuration category allows you to view a current configuration only. It reports an error when you attempt to configure new values for any parameter.

The Threshold Manager and TrafficDirector applications have not been fully tested with the Catalyst 3900.

Catalyst 5000 Series

ATM, FDDI, and CDDI do not support Broadcast Suppression.

In machines that do not have a /tftpboot directory (such as a PC), an error is displayed whenever the Upload/Download feature is invoked on a Catalyst 5000 module.

Do not use the Grapher in the CiscoView Monitor 10BaseT Group Switching Ethernet window. Use the Monitor or TrafficDirector tools (if TrafficDirector is installed) to see graphical views of the selected repeater ports.

When you use the Switch Zoom menu (if TrafficDirector is installed) from CiscoView to view multiple switch ports, the default configuration for the Catalyst 5000 is to configure Statistics only. To see the Short-Term or Long-Term history from Traffic Monitor, use the Domain Manager to configure the Short-Term and Long-Term groups manually or use Segment Zoom to view the port first.

When you use the Segment Zoom menu from CiscoView to view the port segment, the default configuration for the Catalyst 5000 is Statistics, Short-Term history, and Long-Term history.

If you see the message "Error: Entry or Group not present in Agent" when invoking Segment Zoom, Switch Zoom, or Data Capture, the write community string may not be matched with the device. If the community string is matched and the problem still occurs, use the CiscoView Configure Device menu to see whether the RMON capability is enabled.

When you select the repeater module port on a Catalyst 5000, it always uses the first port of the selected segment to create the RMON agent group.

If all Catalyst 5500 slots are populated with modules and you experience timeouts, increase the SNMP timeout value to 15 seconds.

The WS-X5213 and WS-X5213A modules show the 100 Mbps speed LED lit only if the speed is configured at 100 Mbps and the port is connected.

Opening the FDDI/Ethernet Bridge category under Configure>Device can display an "unknown error." This is because of a problem with the device software.

If a general error (genErr) is displayed when you change vlanPortIslStatus, the selected port might not support ISL.

The values of ifAdminStatus and ifLinkUpDownEnable cannot be changed on an ATM port.

Port duplex settings cannot be changed on ATM and FDDI ports.

The value portSpanTreeFastStart cannot be changed on ATM and FDDI ports.

Configuring ports to unsupported speeds returns a general error (genErr). This is because of a problem in the device software.

Fasthub 100+ and 300 Series

CDP and CGMP Protocols Unsupported

The CPW 1200/1400 and Cat 2100/2800 devices do not support the CDP and CGMP protocols. The CiscoView dialogs for these will return errors.

Community String Mismatching

When the user enters values for the read-only, write-only, and read-writeId with the Command Line Interface (CLI) commands, these values must match. A mismatch results in noSuchName or timeout errors. To avoid these error conditions, use identical community strings in CiscoView and corresponding agents.

Duplicate Categories

When multiple ports of different types are selected, Port>Config may show duplicate categories.

Switch Firmware

The following firmware versions must be used in the switches:

• Catalyst 2100 and 2800—v. 3.63 or higher
  
  
• EtherSwitch 1200 and 2800—v. 3.63 or higher
  
  
• EtherSwitch 10/100—v. 1.38 or higher
  
  
• Catalyst 1700—v. 1.38 or higher
  
  
• Grand Junction FastSwitch 10/100—v. 1.37 or higher
  
  
• Grand Junction FastSwitch 2100 and 2800—v. 3.62 or higher
  
  

Switches

If you configure EtherChannel or Virtual Domains in Kalpana switch models EPS2015RS, EPS2115RSM, and Pro16 while running version 9.0 firmware with STP active, the map icons become red, and you receive the following error message:

No response from the device

TrafficDirector

When launching TrafficDirector 4.1.3 from CiscoView make sure that /usr/lib is included at the start of the LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable. A segmentation fault may occur if it is not included.

If you launch Switch/Port Zoom from CiscoView and then delete one of the RMON Agents using TrafficDirector, you must relaunch CiscoView before attempting to launch Switch/Port Zoom again.

TrafficDirector 3.3 cannot be launched for interfaces with ifIndex values greater than 1000.

Status of T1/E1 Channel_ports for Channel-group

In the channel_modem view, CiscoView does not properly reflect the status of the T1/E1 channel_ports (timeslots) that have been configured for channel-group. This is a Cisco IOS software problem.

Card Support for Cisco 1600 Series Routers

The following WAN interface cards are supported:

• wic-csu-dsu-4
  
  
• wic-serial-1t
  
  
• wic-s-t-2186
  
  
• wic-s-t-2186-leased
  
  
• wic-u-2091
  
  

Card Support for 3600 Series Routers

The following WAN interface cards are supported:

• wic-1t
  
  
• wic-1dsu-56k4
  
  
• wic-1b-s/t
  
  
• wic-1b-s/t-ll
  
  
• wic-1b-u
  
  

The following network modules are supporrted:

• nm-4t
  
  
• nm-compr
  
  
• nm-1e2w
  
  
• nm-2e2w
  
  
• nm-1e1r2w
  
  
• nm-1ct1-csu
  
  
• nm-2ct1-csu
  
  
• nm-1ct1
  
  
• nm-2ct1
  
  
• nm-1ce1b
  
  
• nm-2ce1b
  
  
• nm-1ce1u
  
  
• nm-2ce1u
  
  
• nm-4b-u
  
  
• nm-4b-s/t
  
  
• nm-8b-u
  
  
• nm-8b-s/t
  
  
• nm-4a/s
  
  
• nm-8a/s
  
  
• nm-4e
  
  
• nm-1e
  
  
• nm-4e
  
  
• nm-16a
  
  
• nm-32a
  
  
• nm-1fe-tx
  
  
• nm-1fe-fx
  
  
• nm-2v
  
  
• nm-1v
  
  
• vic-2em
  
  
• vic-2fxs
  
  
• vic-2fxo
  
  
• nm-6dm
  
  
• nm-12dm
  
  
• nm-18dm
  
  
• nm-24dm
  
  
• nm-30dm
  
  

BRI Interface Information is not Correct

Hot Swap Does Not Work for Stacked Cisco 3600

The hot swap feature is not available for stacked Cisco 3600 series routers.

Whenever the async/sync port configuration is changed, you must reopen the stack for CiscoView to update the async/sync port status. However, the hot swap feature for the async/sync ports is supported for individual Cisco 3600 series routers.

Also, whenever the async/sync port configuration is changed in a 16/32 port asynchronous network module, you must reopen the stack to obtain the latest state. However, the hot swap feature for the async/sync ports is supported for individual Cisco 3600 series routers.

Logical View and Channel Modem View Not Available in Stack View

The Logical view and Channel Modem Mapping view are not available for stacked Cisco 3600 series routers. This support is scheduled for a future release. However, for individual Cisco 3600 routers, Logical View is available if a digital modem carrier card is present, and Channel Modem View is available if a CT1/CE1 card is present.

Fix for CSCdi69480 Invalid for Cisco IOS Versions Below 11.1(7)

The fix for defect CSCdi69480 (PRI/E1 interfaces missing in cardIfIndex table) is integrated into Cisco IOS Release 011.001(007) and above. The Cisco 3600 4.0(6.1) device package incorporates the fix and may not work properly with Cisco 3600 series routers running Cisco IOS versions below 011.001(007).

Card Support for Cisco 4000, 4500, and 4700 Series

The following network processor modules (npm) are supported:

• npm-4000-fddi-sas
  
  
• npm-4000-fddi-das
  
  
• npm-4000-1e
  
  
• npm-4000-1r
  
  
• npm-4000-2s
  
  
• npm-4000-2e1
  
  
• npm-4000-2e
  
  
• npm-4000-2r1
  
  
• npm-4000-2r
  
  
• npm-4000-4t
  
  
• npm-4000-2t16s (for 4500 and 4700 routers only)
  
  
• npm-4000-4b
  
  
• npm-4000-8b
  
  
• npm-4000-ct1
  
  
• npm-4000-ce1
  
  
• npm-4000-1a
  
  
• npm-4000-6e
  
  
• npm-4000-1fe
  
  
• npm-4000-1hssi (for 4500 and 4700 routers only)
  
  

FDDI Port Status Functionality

CT3IP Interface Processor Card

Displayed ATM Connector Type

DS3 Config-Monitor Items Missing from Dialog Boxes

FDDI Port Status Functionality

FEIP2 Interface Processors

FEIP-FX Card Not Displayed

LEDs Not Shown for FDDI Interface

Flash File System

High System Availability (HSA)

Invalid Port Level FSIP Config Category

Misidentified FastSerial Port Adapter

Wrong Polling Results After Hot Swap

Unknown Enumeration

LightStream1010

To configure an LECS address for LS1010 from CiscoView, ServiceId needs to be the following: 10.1.3.6.1.4.1.353.1.5.1.<Index>, where Index is the row differentiator for configuring multiple LECS addresses. Index is an integer.

Power Supply Display

By default, CiscoView 3.1(1) displays two power supplies for a Cisco 7000 router running Cisco IOS Release 10.2 and earlier. With Cisco IOS Release 10.3 and later, power supplies are displayed based on ciscoEnvMonSupplyState values.

Online Help Oddities

There is a problem with the online help viewer, HyperHelp, intermittently displaying the Help topic window when opening Help>Contents.