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Preparing to Install ISM
CiscoWorks Blue Internetwork Status Monitor (ISM) for SOLVE:Netmaster is a program that runs on a Multiple Virtual Storage (MVS) or OS/390 mainframe using SOLVE:Netmaster, Sterling Software's network management product, to manage Cisco routers. ISM bridges the world of mainframe network management with the management of distributed routers in LAN and WAN topologies.
This chapter provides the following information in preparation for installing ISM:
Installing ISM requires that you perform tasks for configuration of the mainframe and router sides of the network environment, in addition to actually installing and setting up the ISM software on the mainframe.
Often in the mixed network environment of mainframes and LANs, an MVS or OS/390 systems programmer installs and maintains the mainframe side of the network, while a network engineer manages the routers on the LAN side of the network. In such an environment, the successful installation and operation of ISM requires close coordination between these job functions at your site.
Readers who perform the following job functions are the target audience for this installation guide:
ISM works in the VTAM and SOLVE:Netmaster communications environment. Because the mainframe installation tasks for ISM involve VTAM and SOLVE:Netmaster integration, a VTAM systems programmer might most likely perform the ISM installation. However, any MVS or OS/390 systems programmer can perform the ISM installation tasks, though perhaps only in coordination with the site's VTAM systems programmer. The installation tasks for ISM are divided into four stages, each of which corresponds to the following chapters in this book:
Each stage involves a group of configuration or installation tasks and ends with verification of successful completion of that phase of the installation. Installing and verifying ISM in stages can help you if you encounter any problems during the installation process, so that you might more quickly isolate and troubleshoot the error.
This section summarizes the major tasks that you perform when you install ISM. Detailed installation instructions for these tasks are provided in the subsequent chapters of this guide. Use the following list to ensure that you perform all of the ISM installation steps that are applicable to your site's environment.
Note Be sure that the mainframe and routers meet the minimum hardware and software requirements to install and operate ISM (see the "System Requirements" section).
1. Configure a VTAM physical unit (PU) to support the Service Point (SP) for each router that you want to manage using ISM.
2. Configure each router to support the SNA SP that you defined in VTAM.
3. Verify that the routers can connect to VTAM and can communicate with SOLVE:Netmaster using the Run Command option at NEWS : Service Point Support. For more information on NEWS, see the SOLVE:Netmaster User's Guide .
Note Network engineers responsible for configuring the router need to be involved in only the tasks described in the section " Installation Stage One ." For detailed instructions, see the chapter "Configuring the Mainframe-to-Router Link ."
Note The remainder of the ISM installation tasks described in this guide are for the MVS systems programmer. If you have Native Service Point (NSP) Release 2.0 (now called ISM) installed, the router configuration that you performed for NSP Release 2.0 is compatible with this release of ISM. If you do not need to configure any new routers to work with ISM, then you can skip the remainder of this book. There are no other installation tasks for the network engineer to perform.
1. Unload the ISM installation data set.
2. Load the ISM software onto the mainframe using either the direct or System Modification Program Extended (SMP/E) installation methods.
3. Set up your ISM region.
4. Update your SOLVE region.
5. Update VTAM.
6. Restart your SOLVE region.
1. Convert the system parameters, operator profiles, and router definitions from NSP Release 2.0.
2. Convert the router configuration files from NSP Release 2.0.
1. Configure the ISM management environment.
2. Define the ISM user profiles, if necessary.
This release of ISM requires the components described below for both the mainframe and router environments. Be sure to note the Cisco IOS software levels that are required in your routers for the type of router management that you want to support in ISM.
The following hardware is required to install the ISM program on the mainframe:
Cartridge tape drive capable of reading a 3480/3490 cartridge with a density of 6250 bits per inch (bpi)
3380/3390 direct access storage in the following amounts, according to the ISM installation method that you select:
For the direct installation method, approximately 85 cylinders (or equivalent)
For the SMP/E installation method, approximately 115 cylinders (or equivalent)
Note For detailed information about the allocation of storage for the ISM installation files, see the " Installing ISM " chapter.
The following operating system and application software is required to install the ISM program on the mainframe:
OS/390-MVS mainframe running MVS/ESA Version 4.1 or later
SMP/E Release 7 or later (required for SMP/E installation method only)
SOLVE:Netmaster Version 3.3 or later
SOLVE management services Version 3.6 or later
VTAM Version 4.1 for support of ISM's SNA Session Monitoring application
Any version of VTAM for support of the other ISM applications
Your routers need to meet the following Cisco IOS software levels for the type of router management that you want to support in ISM:
For Remote Source-Route Bridging (RSRB) support, Cisco IOS Release 11.0 or later
For data-link switching (DLSw+) support, Cisco IOS Release 11.1 or later
For Cisco mainframe channel connection (CMCC) routing information field (RIF) support, Cisco IOS Release 11.3 or later
The installation steps that you perform depend, in part, upon your site's environment and how you plan on installing this release of ISM. The following sections provide some basic installation guidelines:
If your site currently has Native Service Point (NSP) Release 2.0 installed, then you should read the following chapters:
If your site does not currently have any version of ISM (previously called NSP Release 2.0) installed, then you should read the following chapters:
For a short description of all of the chapters in this book, see the "Document Organization" section.
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