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StackMaker is a CiscoView-launched application that enables you to create, display, and manage individual sets of Cisco devices.
This chapter contains the following sections:
StackMaker enables you to display and manage a set of individual, stackable devices, and create a stack containing these devices. When you use StackMaker, CiscoView retrieves the stack name for the devices and displays the individual devices in the StackMaker window.
The StackMaker window displays all devices in the stack in the order provided in the StackMaker MIB. StackMaker also displays every device and hardware platform for the device. By default, the seed device is highlighted with an asterisk by the IP address. The seed device is the starting point of the stack and is used to locate the stack and all members within the stack.
A device cannot be a member of more than one stack at the same time. Each device you add to a stack must have an IP address. You must preset the SNMP community strings by using the command line interface (CLI) for the device.
StackMaker provides these features:
To start StackMaker from CiscoView:
Step 1 Start CiscoView.
The CiscoView main window appears.
For information about starting CiscoView, see "Starting CiscoView" in
Chapter 2.
Step 2 Enter a device name or IP address of a stackable device in the Select Device drop-down list box.
A stackable device is a device containing the StackMaker MIB.
Step 3 Click StackMaker from the device command buttons located in the left pane of the CiscoView main window.
The StackMaker main window appears.
When you start StackMaker, the StackMaker main window appears (Figure 3-1) and displays all devices in the stack in the order provided in the StackMaker MIB.
StackMaker main window components are:
Figure 3-1 shows the StackMaker main window.
The Stack Name field displays the name assigned to the stack of devices (Figure 3-1).
Table 3-1 describes the Stack Table Fields located on the StackMaker main window (Figure 3-1).
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
Lists each device by IP address in a stack. By default, the seed device is highlighted with an asterisk (next to the IP address). | |
Provides the host name for the device. | |
Displays the Cisco model name and number. | |
Describes the device. |
Table 3-2 describes the Configuration Buttons located on the StackMaker main window (Figure 3-1).
| Button | Description |
|---|---|
Adds new devices to a stack. | |
Adds new members to a stack from the Neighbor table. | |
Removes a device from a stack. | |
Clears all devices from a stack. | |
Restores all removed and cleared devices to a stack. If you make changes after removing or clearing devices by clicking Apply Stack, those devices cannot be restored to a stack. |
Table 3-3 describes the Neighbor Table Fields located on the StackMaker main window (Figure 3-1).
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
Neighbor Address | Lists each device by IP address in the Neighbor table. |
Neighbor Name | Displays the name of the device. |
Neighbor Platform | Displays the type of hardware platform for the device. |
Refresh Neighbors | Views the Neighbor devices of a particular stack member. |
Table 3-4 describes the Action Buttons located on the StackMaker main window (Figure 3-1).
| Button | Description |
|---|---|
StackView | Opens all the devices in the CiscoView stack. |
Apply Stack | Updates the configuration changes to the modified stack devices. When you click the Configuration Buttons on the StackMaker main window, the configuration changes are modified in memory only. To update the configuration changes to the modified stack devices, click the Apply Stack button. |
Cancel | Cancels the last action. |
Help | Opens context-sensitive help for StackMaker. |
To configure stacks, you must add or remove devices from the stack and use the StackMaker Properties dialog box to provide specifications for the various settings. When you configure stacks, you can add, remove, clear, and restore devices.
A device containing the StackMaker MIB can be added to the stack as a stack member. However, a device cannot be a member of more than one stack at a time.
Each device you add to the stack must have an IP address, and you must preset the SNMP community strings by using the device CLI. When you click the Configuration Buttons on the StackMaker main window, the configuration changes are modified in memory only. To update the configuration changes to the modified stack devices, you must click Apply Stack.
When you click Apply Stack, StackMaker looks for each stack member. If StackMaker cannot find one of the stack members, the MIB information in that stack member does not change when you click Apply Stack. StackMaker updates all other stack members it finds.
If CiscoView is not integrated with the NMS platform, all members of a stack must share the community strings, timeout, and retry values specified in the StackMaker Properties dialog box. Because StackMaker accepts the data you supply, you must ensure that stack members meet the requirements for inclusion in the stack. For example, you must ensure that devices have not been added to multiple stacks.
For detailed information about StackMaker, see the context-sensitive online help. This comprehensive help system provides procedures, overview material, and links to related information. Open the StackMaker application and select Help.
Posted: Fri Nov 15 05:07:06 PST 2002
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