Configuring ISM

This chapter describes how to start ISM and configure the setup options for the ISM application, which is stage four of the ISM installation process. It provides information on the following topics:

For the MVS systems programmer responsible for installing ISM Release 3.0 on the mainframe, complete the following tasks before you configure the ISM software:

Read the "Preparing to Install ISM" chapter and verify the system requirements.
Perform the installation stage one tasks described in the "Configuring the Mainframe-to-Router Link" chapter.
Perform the installation stage two tasks described in the "Installing ISM" chapter.
Perform the installation stage three tasks (not required for new ISM sites, and optional for existing NSP Release 2.0 sites) described in the "Migrating from NSP Release 2.0" chapter.

Overview of Configuring ISM

This section provides an overview of the procedures to set up the ISM management environment and administrator profile.

If you have converted your configuration data from NSP Release 2.0, then your NSP Release 2.0 data will appear in the ISM Release 3.0 setup panels. However, the setup options that are new to ISM Release 3.0 still need to be defined. For more information about converting your NSP Release 2.0 data, see the chapter "Migrating from NSP Release 2.0."

If you want to convert your existing router configurations and ISM configuration information, then you should convert your NSP Release 2.0 data before continuing with this chapter to configure ISM.

If you are a new ISM Release 3.0 site, you must configure the ISM setup options and user profiles.

Configuring ISM includes specifying the following options:

ISM applications, or features, that you want to use
Types of router interfaces that you want to monitor
Monitoring interval for ISM to check routers and interfaces
CPU and memory performance thresholds that you want to define
User profiles for those operating ISM

Configuring ISM for the First Time

After you have installed and verified the ISM installation and converted any data from NSP Release 2.0 (if necessary), you need to set up the ISM management environment. From there, you can start ISM to configure the ISM administrator and user profiles and add router definitions.

Configuring ISM for the first time involves the following tasks:

About Configuration

The ISM configuration begins when you access the ISM : Primary Menu after completing installation and setup.

Note Before implementing ISM, ensure that you have completed the file conversion process (if required) in the "Migrating from NSP Release 2.0"chapter.

A set of full-screen panels is displayed to take you through the implementation process. Once you start the process, ISM is automatically implemented with default options and parameters (unless you have migrated data from NSP Release 2.0). Further full-screen panels are then displayed so that you can review the options and parameters that have been implemented.

The implementation process is complete when the ISM : Initial Implementation Complete panel is displayed. See the "Completing the Initial Implementation" section for information about the tasks that can be performed at the end of the implementation process.

The implementation panel descriptions start in the "Implementing ISM for the First Time" section.

Tips

If you need more information about using an ISM panel, press F1 to access online help.

Changing Information After Implementation

After you have completed the implementation process, you can return to the panels and change any of the information by using the Administration Menu. For information about the administration menu, see the "Setting Up Your ISM Environment" chapter in the CiscoWorks Blue Internetwork Status Monitor for SOLVE:Netmaster User Guide.

Dealing With Errors During the Implementation Process

When you specify information about your environment on an implementation panel, the information is validated.

If you specify an invalid value in a field, the field is highlighted as an error. You need to specify a valid value before you can move on to the next panel.

You can press Enter at any time to validate the fields you have specified on any panel.

Implementing ISM for the First Time

To access ISM from the Select Option ===> prompt of the SOLVE : Primary Menu enter N.S.10 and press Enter. If you are the first user to log on to ISM, the ISM: Initial Implementation panel is displayed (see Figure 5-1).

Figure 5-1: ISM : Initial Implementation Panel

This panel introduces the implementation process and provides basic instructions on how to complete the panels that follow.

Tips

If you need more information about using an ISM panel, press F1 to access online help.

Starting the Implementation Process

To start the implementation process, press F6 (Confirm).

The implementation process starts. It completes the following system tasks:

Creates an initial setup record with default values.
Creates an ISM user definition record with default values except that this user is automatically defined with administration and router enable authority.

Note

Runs through the remaining initialization tasks.
Writes the following message to the activity log:

Completed initialize of Initial User

Reviewing the Parameter Administration Panels

Implementation is now complete. However, for your convenience, the administration panels for the following parameters are displayed (in the following sequence):

Database parameters
System parameters
Router Management parameters
Interface Monitoring parameters
CMCC Management parameters
SNA Session Monitoring parameters
DSPU Management parameters

This allows you to review the default values set for each parameter, and to change them if required for your environment. When each panel is complete, press F3 (File) to file the information from that panel and access the next implementation panel.

For details of these implementation panels, see the "Setting Up the ISM Environment" chapter in the CiscoWorks Blue Internetwork Status Monitor for SOLVE:Netmaster User Guide.

Cancelling the Implementation Process

If you do not want to complete the implementation process immediately, press F12 (Cancel) to exit from the implementation.

Caution
If you cancel at any time during the implementation process, your ISM product is not fully functional. Make sure you complete the implementation process before using the product.

Completing the Initial Implementation

When you press F3 to file your changes on the last of the panels in the implementation review process (the ISM : DSPU Management Parameters panel), the ISM : Initial Implementation Complete panel (Figure 5-2) is displayed.

Figure 5-2: ISM : Initial Implementation Complete Panel

Press F3 on this panel to return to the ISM : Primary Menu.

Cancelling the Implementation Review

If you do not want to complete the implementation review immediately, press F12 (Cancel) to exit from your current Parameter Administration panel. The ISM : Confirm Implementation Review Cancel panel (Figure 5-3) is displayed.

Figure 5-3: ISM : Confirm Implementation Review Cancel Panel

Starting ISM

Once you have installed and configured ISM Release 3.0 (and converted the NSP Release 2.0 data files, if applicable), you can start ISM and set up the user profiles and router definitions.

Defining the ISM User Profiles

The ISM user profile management function provides two user types. Each of these operator types dictates the actions a user can perform using ISM. The two basic types of ISM users are:

Each of these types can be further qualified as enabled or disabled. An enabled user has the ability to issue Cisco IOS software enable commands---a disabled user does not have this authority.

ISM Administrators

ISM administrators maintain the ISM management environment. ISM administrators also are responsible for assigning authority levels for users, which dictate the ISM actions that a user can perform. ISM administrators can also be enabled users.

A disabled ISM administrator can perform the following tasks:

Create operator profiles and assign user authority
Configure and change the ISM management environment
Set group filters

ISM Operators

A disabled ISM operator can perform the following tasks:

Collect and display data that enables them to monitor the status of the Cisco routers, interfaces, and other resources in their network.
Set status filters for monitoring, for their own profiles.

Enabled ISM Administrators and Operators

In addition to the tasks that any ISM administrator or operator can perform, an enabled ISM administrator or operator can perform the following tasks:

Issue the Cisco IOS software enable command and issue commands that control and configure Cisco routers
Add, modify, or delete ISM resource definitions

An enabled user is defined by Enable in the Router Enable Authority option on the ISM : User Details panel. A disabled administrator is defined by Display in the Router Enable Authority option on the ISM : User Administration panel.

Note An enabled ISM user must know the password to a router to issue the enable command. If the router supports TACACS+, then the ISM user must know the user ID and password.

Creating, Changing, or Deleting User Profiles

All ISM users must have an operator profile. They can use their profile for user identification and status filtering purposes. Only an ISM administrator can create or change the authority level of another operator's profile.

For details on creating, changing, and deleting user profiles, see the "Setting Up the ISM Environment" chapter in the CiscoWorks Blue Internetwork Status Monitor for SOLVE:Netmaster User Guide.

Adding Router Definitions

Now that you have installed and configured ISM on your mainframe, the next step is to add your router definitions and begin monitoring them using ISM. For detailed information about adding router definitions and using ISM to manage your Cisco routers, see the "Monitoring Routers" chapter in the CiscoWorks Blue Internetwork Status Monitor for SOLVE:Netmaster User Guide.

If you have NSP Release 2.0 installed at your site and you have converted your router definitions using the Migration facility, then your current router definitions are available in ISM Release 3.0. You can access your existing router resource definitions and update them from ISM Release 3.0.

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