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Using Y2K Compliance Assessment Tool Applications

Using Y2K Compliance Assessment Tool Applications

Now that you have installed and set up the Y2K Compliance Assessment Tool, you can begin using it. This chapter assumes the following:

This chapter consists of the following sections:

Quick Reference

Table 4-1 provides an overview of using Y2K Compliance Assessment Tool applications, with references to more detailed information about each task. The information in the rest of this chapter follows the same order as the quick reference.


Table 4-1: Using Y2K Compliance Assessment Tool Applications Quick Reference
Task Steps References

1 .Run Device Discovery

Step 1 Define the method to use to discover devices.

"Defining the Device Discovery Method" section

Step 2 (Optional) Set Community Strings

"Defining the Community Strings" section

Step 3 Schedule device discovery.

"Scheduling Device Discovery" section

Step 4 Display a Year 2000 Compliance report.

"Displaying a Year 2000 Compliance Report"

2 .Set up Inventory


(Optional)

Step 1 Create the network inventory by doing either of the following:

  • Add device information by adding one device at a time.
  • Import device information from a file.

"Adding or Importing Inventory Data" section

Step 2 Create a device view.

"Creating a Device View" section

Using Device Discovery

This section describes the tasks that you must perform to use the Device Discovery application. After the devices are discovered, a file that lists the discovered devices is automatically exported to the Inventory application.

Run device discovery several times to obtain an accurate list of Cisco devices in your network. Every time you run device discovery, new devices are added as they are detected and previously-detected Cisco devices remain in the inventory database.

Defining the Device Discovery Method

This method takes the least amount of time to complete, and is most useful in networks that are made up entirely of Cisco devices. Products acquired by Cisco do not support CDP. CDP is found in IOS 10.0 and above, and is not supported by WAN switches.
This method takes the longest of the three methods to complete, but is the most comprehensive. In this method, device discovery finds all the devices connected to the device whose IP address is given. The process is repeated recursively until all devices are reached.
This method takes more time to complete than the CDP method, but less time than the Ping Sweep Starting IP Address method. This method is useful if you know the unique IP subnets in the network. In this method, device discovery finds all the devices within a range of user-supplied IP addresses. It also provides the ability to find unique IP address ranges from a single device, and perform device discovery using the address ranges.
Note Devices are discovered using standard SNMP and CDP methods. Cisco devices that are unable to respond using these protocols will not be checked. Connectivity problems, such as devices being off line, or located behind a non-permanent link, or not configured to respond to SNMP or CDP requests will cause a device to not be included in the report.

To define the discovery method, follow these steps:

Step 1 Select Admin > Device Discovery > Discovery Methods. The Discovery Methods dialog box appears.

Step 2 Click a radio button to specify the discovery method.

Step 3 Click Next.

Depending on the method, you are asked to specify IP addresses and the number of hops device discovery should run. For additional information, refer to the online help.

Defining the Community Strings

After you have defined the method you want to use to discover devices, and if you are using any community strings other than public, select Admin > Device Discovery > Community to define them. For additional information, refer to the online help.

Scheduling Device Discovery

Schedule device discovery to begin immediately or to start at a predefined time by selecting Admin > Device Discovery > Start or Stop Discovery. After you schedule device discovery, you can check the status by selecting Admin > Device Discovery > Discovery Status. For additional information, refer to the online help.

Displaying a Year 2000 Compliance Report

Display a report showing which Cisco managed devices are compliant to the year 2000. Compliance is determined by device type and software version. Select
Tasks > Inventory > Year 2000 Report. For additional information, refer to the online help.

Performing Optional Device Discovery Tasks

You can perform some optional tasks to prepare for device discovery. Refer to the online help for information about the following tasks:

Using Inventory

This section describes the optional tasks that you can perform to set up the Inventory application.

Adding or Importing Inventory Data

After you have discovered devices in your network you can also add devices to the network inventory in the following ways:

The following sections describe how to add device information using the methods other than the Device Discovery method. For additional information, refer to the online help.

Adding Device Information for a Single Device

To add device information, follow these steps:

Step 1 Select Admin > Inventory > Add Devices. The Add a Single Device dialog box appears.

Step 2 Enter the access information and annotations for one device. You must fill in the Device Name field. All other fields are optional. For more information about these fields, refer to the Y2K Compliance Assessment Tool online help.

Step 3 Click Next.

The Add Passwords dialog box appears.You must fill in the Read Community String and Write Community String fields and verify the passwords. All other fields are optional. For more information about these fields, refer to the Y2K Compliance Assessment Tool online help.

Step 4 Click Next. The Enter Authentication Information dialog box appears.

Step 5 If required, complete the Enter Authentication Information dialog box. All fields are optional. For more information about the fields, refer to the Y2K Compliance Assessment Tool online help.

Step 6 Click Finish. The Single Device Add dialog box appears.

Step 7 Click View Status. The Add/Import Status Summary dialog box appears.

Step 8 Use the Add/Import Status Summary to check the status of the device you specified. You should see the following device status:

Device Status Number of Devices

Managed

0

Alias

0

Pending

1

Conflicting

0

Suspended

0

Not Responding

0

If the device responded quickly, the Managed row might already contain one device when the Add/Import Status Summary dialog box appears.

Step 9 Click Update on the Add/Import Status Summary dialog box to update device status.

If the pending count goes from 1 to 0 after you click Update and the Managed row has 1 device, the Y2K Compliance Assessment Tool was installed and configured correctly.

You might need to wait several minutes for the device to become managed. Click Update on the Add/Import Status Summary dialog box every minute or so to check the current status of the device.

For additional information, refer to the online help.

Importing Devices from a File

You can import devices by extracting data from your existing data source into a comma-separated values (CSV) file or device integration file (DIF), then using this file as input into the Y2K Compliance Assessment Tool database. First create a CSV or DIF file, then click Admin > Inventory > Import from File to access the CSV or DIF file and import the device information. For additional information, refer to the online help.

Creating a Device View

To set up and verify the Y2K Compliance Assessment Tool applications, you must create a static device view (a grouping of devices) that includes at least two devices. For additional information, refer to the online help.

To create the static view, follow these steps:

Step 1 Select Admin > Device Views > Add Static Views. The Add Static Views dialog box appears.

Step 2 Select the view that has the devices you want to add from the Views list. If you have not configured any views previously, select All.

Step 3 Select the devices that you want to add from the Devices list.

Step 4 Click Next. The Save Static View dialog box appears.

Step 5 Enter the view name and view description.

Step 6 Click Finish.


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