Preparing to Install
CiscoWorks Blue SNA View

Before you install, configure, and validate CiscoWorks Blue SNA View, make sure you have the following:

• Root user authority

• Hardware prerequisites for CiscoWorks Blue SNA View

• Software prerequisites for CiscoWorks Blue SNA View

Becoming the Root User

The user named root can perform functions restricted from normal users. To install and configure CiscoWorks Blue SNA View, you must know the root user's password and log in to your system as the root user or become the root user by use of the su command.

Caution If you are a relatively inexperienced UNIX user, limit your activities as the root user to the tasks described in this publication. As the root user, you can adversely affect your operating environment if you are unaware of the effects of the commands you use.

If you are not logged in, enter the following commands to log in as the root user:

login: root Password: rootpassword hostname#

The prompt changes to a pound sign (#), indicating that you are logged in as the root user.

If you are already logged in, but not as the root user, enter the following to change your login to root:

hostname% su Password: rootpassword

The UNIX prompt changes to a pound sign (#), indicating that you are logged in as the root user:

hostname#

Hardware and Software Requirements

This section lists the requirements for CiscoWorks Blue SNA View, including the following:

• UNIX Workstation Requirements

• Cisco IOS Software Requirements

• Mainframe Requirements

UNIX Workstation Requirements

CiscoWorks Blue SNA View can run on the following platforms:

• IBM RISC System/6000 workstation, any model with Power Architecture, with AIX Version 3, Release 2.5, or Version 4, Release 1; plus NetView for AIX Version 3.1 or 4.1.

• HP 9000 series with HP-UX 09.05 and HP OpenView 3.3; HP-UX 10.01 and HP OpenView 4.0 or 4.1

• Sun workstation with SunOS 4.1.3 (or 4.1.3_U1) and SunNet Manager Version 2.2

• Solaris 2.4 or 2.5 with SunNet Manager 2.2.3 or HP OpenView 4.1

The network management systems listed here (NetView for AIX, HP OpenView, and SunNet Manager) are recommended. CiscoWorks is required.

If the workstation will communicate with the mainframe by LU 6.2 instead of TCP, see Table 2-1 for the requirement corresponding to your operating system.

Table  2-1: LU 6.2 Stacks Supported by SNA View

	AIX	SunOS Solaris	HP-UX
LU 6.2 Stack	IBM AIX SNA Server/6000 version 2.1 or later	Not supported	HP SNA Plus Link

All platforms require:

• Color monitor

• PostScript-compatible printer (for printing window images)

• CD-ROM drive on the host system, or CD-ROM drive on an accessible remote host

• System software--X Window System Version 11, Release 5; Motif Version 1, Release 2. On Sun workstations, the windowing system can also be Sun XNeWS server.

• Application software--CiscoWorks Blue Maps

• Hard disk space--50 MB in the /usr file system (in addition to the space required for CiscoWorks Blue Maps)

• RAM size--64 MB or more (in addition to the space required for CiscoWorks Blue Maps)

• Swap space size--96 MB or more (in addition to the space required for CiscoWorks Blue Maps)

Cisco IOS Software Requirements

To be manageable by CiscoWorks Blue SNA View, all routers must be running:

• For RSRB Map--Cisco IOS Release 11.0 or later.

• For DLSw Map--Cisco IOS Release 11.1 (6.4) or later.

• For APPN Map--Cisco IOS Release 11.0 (5.3) or 11.1 (1.1) or later.

Mainframe Requirements

The following is s a checklist of requirements for the CiscoWorks SNA View mainframe application.

Mainframe Hardware

Tape Drive--a cartridge tape reader capable of reading a 3480 cartridge with a density of 6250 BPI.

Disk Space--six cylinders of 3380 DASD

Mainframe Software

Operating System--MVS/ESA 4.1 or later, plus SMP/E Release 7 or later

Access Method--VTAM 4.1 or later

Network Control Program (NCP) Release 4.3 or later

Protocol Stack--TCP/IP for communication with workstation, or LU 6.2. IBM TCP/IP version 3.1 or later or Interlink SNS/TCP.

Network Management--(Optional) NetView 1.3 or later, or SOLVE:Netmaster 2.2

Verifying Workstation Requirements

To verify your workstation's compliance with the requirements in this section, see Table 2-2.

Table  2-2: Hardware and Software Verification Methods

Verify	AIX	SunOS	HP-UX	Solaris
Hard Disk Space	df -I	df -a	bdf	df -k
OS Version	oslevel	uname -a	uname -a	uname -a
Network Management System Version	lslpp -L nv6000.base.obj	$SNMHOME/bin/ snm_version	/usr/OV/bin/ ovlicense1	pkginfo | grep SNM
RAM Size	lscfg | grep mem	dmesg | grep mem	/etc/dmesg | grep Kbytes	dmesg | grep mem
Swap Space Size	lsps -a	pstat -s	swapinfo	swap -s
X Window System	Ask your system administrator.

To create a file system, see the mkfs, fsck, mkdir, and mount manual pages.