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CiscoView is a graphical SNMP-based device management tool that provides real-time views of networked Cisco Systems devices. These views deliver a continuously updated physical picture of device configuration and performance conditions, with simultaneous views available for multiple device sessions.
This chapter familiarizes you with the following tasks:
You can start CiscoView from the CiscoWorks for Windows desktop on either the server in which CiscoWorks for Windows was installed, or from a remote client. The procedure is the same in both cases. (Refer to Chapter 1, "Starting CiscoWorks for Windows.")
The procedures for starting CiscoView from WhatsUp Gold are slightly different, depending on whether you are launching from the server or a remote client. Refer to Chapter 2, sections "Launching the WhatsUp Gold Application from the Server,"and "Launching the WhatsUp Gold Application from a Remote Client."
When you start CiscoView, the CiscoView main window appears, see Figure 3-1.
Table 3-1 lists CiscoView Navigation options.
Table 3-1 CiscoView Navigation Options
Table 3-2 describes the Main Menu buttons for all Cisco devices.
Table 3-3 describes the Status Bar and icons.
Table 3-3 Status Bar and Icons
When you click on the Preferences button on the CiscoView main menu, a User Preferences dialog box appears. From this dialog box, you can set SNMP, community strings, and debug parameters.
Table 3-4 describes the preference options.
When you select a device in CiscoView, a graphical representation of the device appears. You can view the front or back panel, and select different components (cards, ports, power supply) and menu options to configure and monitor status. You can also display a logical view of the device such as the modems in an access server.
To make selections and display menus, use these methods:
The popup menu options vary by the components you select, but usually contain those described in Table 3-5.
Configuration is a process that establishes the characteristics of the device and its connections and components on the network, and records this information in appropriate files. After detailed aspects of the device are configured, the system can identify the device and dynamically monitor its performance. You can use the CiscoView GUI device displays, tables, and statistical/status windows, to manage, monitor, and troubleshoot the device and its components on an ongoing and automatically updated basis.
CiscoView enables you to configure a device by defining its characteristics, connections, and components (such as cards and ports). You can configure and display multiple categories of information such as Interface, Management, Physical, and ARP Table simultaneously.
When you select Configure from the popup menu options, CiscoView displays the Configure dialog box. Each display provides information about MIB variables. Depending on the category you select, the Configure dialog box will either display the MIB variables in a list format (Figure 3-2), or in a table format (Figure 3-3).
The Configure dialog box is device-specific, it varies depending on the type of device or port you have selected to configure. Depending on your device, you might not see the Category menu, or different options in the Category menu.
For information about the Configure dialog box, click the Help button on the dialog box.
Figure 3-2 shows a device specific Configure dialog box with the MIB variables in a list format.
Table 3-6 describes the action buttons available within the Configure dialog box with the MIB variables in a list format.
Table 3-6 Action Buttons within the Configure Dialog Box—List Format
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Writes modification of all categories to the managed device then terminates the dialog box. |
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Writes modification of the current category to the managed device. |
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Figure 3-3 shows a device-specific Configure dialog box with the MIB variables in a table format.
You can add, modify, or delete entries from a configuration table. Read-only configuration information is displayed in read-only format. Configuration information that require your input, and is subsequently modifiable, is displayed in read-write format.
Table 3-7 describes the action buttons available within the Configure dialog box with the MIB variables in a table format.
Table 3-7 Action Buttons within the Configure Dialog Box
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Writes modification of all categories to the managed device then terminates the dialog box. |
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Writes modification of the current category to the managed device. |
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CiscoView enables you to monitor the performance of different categories of information such as Ethernet collisions, Management, Physical, and so on. When you select Monitor from the popup menu options, a Monitor window appears and displays a summary of performance charts (Figure 3-4). The charts are device-specific, they vary depending on the type of device or port you have selected to monitor. Each display represents information provided by a MIB variable, with the common meaning indicated below the display. CiscoView supports pie, strip, x-y, dial, and bar charts.
For information about the Monitor dialog box, click the Help button on the Monitor window.
Figure 3-4 shows a device-specific Monitor window.
Table 3-8 describes the buttons available within the Monitor window.
You can display configuration or performance information for multiple components in one window. When you select multiple components of a device, and then select configure or monitor from the popup menu options, a table appears (Figure 3-5).
Figure 3-5 shows a device-specific configuration table.
You can modify entries from a configuration table. Read-only configuration information is displayed in read-only format. Configuration information that require your input, and is subsequently modifiable, is displayed in read-write format.
All entries in a monitor table are displayed in read-only format.
The table entries use the following color scheme to distinguish between read-only and read-write entries (Table 3-9).
CiscoView provides you with the ability to perform the following device support tasks:
Cisco routers and switches are referred to as network devices. To manage these devices using CiscoView, you must verify:
Device software is installed as a device package; for example, the Catalyst 5000 software is installed as the CAT5000.zip. CiscoView uses the device package to display a dynamic panel view of the physical device and all its modules, submodules, ports, and so on.
You can install device packages directly from the CiscoWorks for Windows CD-ROM package, or download device packages from Cisco Connection Online (CCO), a Cisco World Wide Web location for software upgrades. The device packages are available in the D:\install\jars\devpkgs directory (assuming that the D drive is your CD-ROM drive).
Additional devices can be added to CiscoView any time after the initial product release or installation. When new device packages become available, they are placed on CCO. Check this site to ensure that you have the latest device release.
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Note Only one client can add or delete device support at a time. After adding or deleting device support, all active users must close their browsers and log back in. |
Refer to the Package Support Updater online help for more information.
This section provides a quick reference for downloading device packages from CCO.
For detailed description about downloading from CCO, see the software center Web page at http://www.cisco.com/public/sw-center/.
To download device packages from CCO:
Step 2 Access CCO.
You can access CCO as a registered user or as a guest.
http://www.cisco.com/kobayashi/sw-center/netmgmt/ciscoview/cvcw w-download.shtml
You will be transferred to the appropriate person to obtain your special access code.
Step 3 Select Download CiscoView Software Updates.
The CV/CWW Software Download Options page appears.
Step 4 Select Add new device support to my CiscoView application.
Step 5 Select the product type.
Step 6 Select the product (device package).
Step 7 Select the version, CiscoView 5.0.
Step 8 Download the .zip file for the device, cv5packages.zip, into the cv_pkgs directory.
Step 9 Any prerequisite files will automatically be added to your device file and zipped for download.
Step 10 Unzip the cv5packages.zip file.
This will extract multiple .zip and readme files. Do not unzip these individual files.
Step 11 Add the device packages to CiscoView:
For instructions about starting the CiscoView Package Support Updater, see "Starting the Package Support Updater."
For instructions about installing device packages, see "Installing Device Packages."
To start the CiscoView Package Support Updater:
a. Click the task bar Start menu, then select Programs > CiscoWorks for Windows 6.0 > Package Support Updater.
b. Select Tasks->Package Support Updater from the CiscoWorks for Windows desktop. Then select the required function (such as Add Device Support).
The CiscoView Package Support Updater dialog box appears.
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Note Any existing sessions of CiscoWorks for Windows 6.0 terminate when you install device packages. Before installing or uninstalling device packages, it is recommended that you close any open CiscoView sessions. |
To install new device packages or upgrade existing device packages:
The CiscoView Package Support Updater dialog box appears.
Step 2 Click Install.
The Install Device Packages dialog box appears.
Step 3 Click Browse, navigate to the device package directory, then click Select.
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Note The device package directory could either be the cv-pkgs directory that you created to download device packages from CCO or the \install\jars\devpkgs directory on the CiscoWorks for Windows 6.0 CD. |
A list of available device packages is displayed. Each entry provides the package name, the .zip file name, the version number of the device packages in the ZIP file, and the version numbers of any installed device packages.
Step 4 To install one or more device packages, click the Select to Install check box.
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Note If a given selection does not result in a consistent package repository even with the base packages, that particular section is not allowed. Also, the Package Support Updater will not allow you to select a package whose superceding version has already been installed in the package repository. |
Step 5 If the Network Management Integration Data Bundle (NMIDB) files are available in the current source file location, you can add new device support to the NMS with which CiscoWorks for Windows 6.0 is integrated.
When you download a device package, the NMIDB is also downloaded in the current source file location.
Step 6 Click Install.
The CiscoView Package Support Updater verifies that there is sufficient disk space. If there is not enough disk space, an error message is displayed.
If sufficient disk space exists, a Confirm Install Operation dialog box appears.
Step 7 Click Yes.
The CiscoView Incremental Package Install dialog box appears. Installation progress is indicated by messages displayed in a new dialog box.
Table 3-10 describes error messages that might be displayed if the utility encounters problems.
Table 3-10 Installing Device Package Message Summary
When the installation is complete, a summary page displays the results.
Step 8 Click Done.
The device packages are installed.
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Note Before installing or uninstalling device packages, it is recommended that you close any open CiscoView sessions. |
The CiscoView Package Support Updater dialog box appears and displays the installed device packages, including package names, descriptions, and current version numbers.
Step 2 To uninstall one or more device packages, click the Select to Uninstall check boxes in the List of Installed Packages list.
If the file you want to uninstall is a prerequisite for another installed device package, that file is not selectable.
Step 3 Click Uninstall.
The Uninstall button is active only when one or more check boxes are selected.
The CiscoView Package Support Updater validates the selection and displays an error message if the selected set of device packages are not compatible.
If the selected device packages are compatible, the Confirm Uninstall Operation dialog box appears.
Step 4 Click Yes.
The CiscoView Device Package Uninstall dialog box appears and displays the uninstallation progress. When the uninstallation is complete, a summary page displays the results.
Step 5 Click Done.
The device packages are uninstalled.
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Note Some device packages may have additional dependent packages. You must install these dependent packages first, before installing the device package. An error is reported if the dependent packages are not already installed and are not selected. |
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Tip For detailed information about adding and deleting device support in CiscoView, see the context-sensitive online help. This comprehensive help system provides procedures and overview material. Go to the Windows Start Menu, select Start > Programs > CiscoWorks for Windows 6.0 > Package Support Updaterthen select Help. |
Device Packages can be added using the CiscoWorks for windows desktop.
Step 2 Click Add Packages from the CiscoWorks for Windows desktop menu, located in the left frame of the browser.
For detailed information about CiscoView, see the context-sensitive online help. This comprehensive help system provides procedures, overview material, and links to related information.
You can access online help in CiscoView as follows:
Select Device Manager > CiscoView > Basics.
Select Device Manager > CiscoView.
Posted: Mon Jul 7 20:23:31 PDT 2003
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