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Release Notes for AtmDirector Version 1.0 for HP-UX 9.X

Release Notes for AtmDirector Version 1.0 for HP-UX 9.X

This document describes the AtmDirector 1.0 release. It includes information on system requirements and other important material. Use this document with the AtmDirector Getting Started Guide, AtmDirector Installation Instructions (the CD-ROM booklet), and the online help that ships with the product.

This document includes the following:

Additional Documentation Information

The documentation for AtmDirector 1.0 includes this release note, a CD-ROM booklet, the AtmDirector Getting Started Guide, and the online help. The primary documentation for AtmDirector is the online help. If you have feedback on this documentation, please forward comments to cs-ciscoworks@cisco.com.

Cisco documentation and additional literature are available in a CD-ROM package, which ships with your product. The Documentation CD-ROM, a member of the Cisco Connection Family, is updated monthly. Therefore, it might be more up to date than printed documentation. To order additional copies of the Documentation CD-ROM, contact your local sales representative or call customer service. The CD-ROM package is available as a single package or as an annual subscription. You can also access Cisco documentation on the World Wide Web at http://www.cisco.com, http://www-china.cisco.com, or http://www-europe.cisco.com.

Supported Devices

AtmDirector supports the following devices:


Note LS100 (A100) is currently not supported because it only supports the IISP link, and ILMI--the ATM network management protocol--does not work over the IISP link.

Note To integrate AtmDirector with CiscoView, you must install CiscoView 3.2.1 with the LS1010 incremental package. You must also either define the NMSROOT environment variable or include nmcview in the path. Contact your sales representative for information on procuring CiscoView 3.2.1 and the LS1010 incremental install package.

Configuring Catalyst 5000 Devices

Before AtmDirector can discover a Catalyst 5000 device, you must perform the following configuration on the Catalyst 5000:

Step 1 Enter the following command to switch to the LANE module:

Step 2 Select the ATM module (usually it is module 4):

The system prompt changes to ATM>.


Step 3 Enter enable mode:

The prompt changes to ATM#.


Step 4 Configure the ATM module and select interface ATM0:

Step 5 Set the NMP's IP address on the LANE module:

Step 6 Save the configuration and terminate the session:

Step 7 Log on to the LS1010 switch.

Step 8 Go to the port connected to the Catalyst 5000 device and execute the shut and no shut commands.

The LS1010 port is initialized with the correct ILMI neighbor IP address. AtmDirector will now discover the Catalyst 5000 device in the next discovery cycle.


Community Strings

The discovery process connects to devices using the community strings specified under Options>Global Options>Discovery. The community string used to connect to the device is stored in the AtmDirector database as the read and write community string for that device. The write community string in the database can be changed using the Describe Device window. However, you must ensure that the write community string is also changed on the device from the device console.

Maintaining AtmDirector Log Files

The AtmDirector log file install_directory/data/log/logfile is managed by the UNIX log daemon syslogd. Therefore, you should not manually edit, move, or remove this file.

If you need to edit, move, or remove the AtmDirector log file, run the script install_directory/etc/atmd_newlog to create a backup log file (install_directory/data/log/logfile.0). You can then edit, move, or remove the backup log file logfile.0.

If you move or remove the log file directly, you might notice the following:

In either case, running the atmd_newlog script resets the log file so that logging resumes correctly.


Note The atmd_newlog script runs every night as a cron job to rotate the log file to a backup file.

Running AtmDirector

It is recommended that you do not run AtmDirector on a workstation that is running color-intensive applications like Netscape. If you do so, you might experience undesirable color flashes and notice the absence of toolbar icons. If you cannot avoid running color-intensive applications, start AtmDirector with the -c option:

# atmdirector -c

Refer to the "Using the AtmDirector Command" section in the AtmDirector Getting Started Guide.

Caveats

This section lists the restrictions that apply to the AtmDirector 1.0 release.

AtmDirector Installation Instructions

On page 9 of the AtmDirector Installation Instructions, Step 6 should read as follows:


  1. Ensure that your workstation is enabled as an NFS server. To do so, first check the status of your NFS server with the following command. Both nfsd and rpc.mountd daemons must be running for a workstation to be an NFS server.
# ps -e | grep nfsd | grep -v grep

If no nfsd daemons are running, start some with the following command:


# /etc/nfs.server start

Check rpc.mountd daemon status with the following command:


# ps -a | grep rpc.mountd | grep -v grep

If no rpc.mountd daemon is running, start one with the following command:


# /usr/etc/rpc.mountd -n

Installing AtmDirector

Due to a limitation in the Sybase database engine that is used by AtmDirector, the atmd_setupdb script cannot create Sybase files on a disk partition that has over 2 GB of free space. When this occurs, the atmd_setupdb script fails with the message:

ERROR: atmd_buildserver failed with the given parameters

and the file install_directory/data/log/atmd_setupdb.log has a message that looks like the following:

Device size '14' is invalid: '/opt/CSCOsyb/data/atmd_sybsysprocs' has a maximum of '-943.75' megabytes of free space

and the free space number is negative.

One workaround is to temporarily create a large file to reduce the amount of free space on the partition to below 2 GB before running atmd_setupdb. The Solaris command mkfile creates this temporary file. The temporary file can be removed once atmd_setupdb completes.

Another workaround is to create your Sybase database files on a partition that has less than 2 GB of free space. Specify the location of these files to atmd_setupdb. The following atmd_setupdb parameters must all specify files on a partition with less than 2 GB of free space:

Installing AtmDirector with CiscoWorks


Note If you are installing AtmDirector 1.0 on a system running CiscoWorks, the required version for CiscoWorks is 3.2.

Installing AtmDirector on a System that has CiscoWorks 3.2

To install AtmDirector 1.0 on a system that already has CiscoWorks 3.2 installed, use the following changes to the AtmDirector Installation Instructions:

Step 1 In the "Installing AtmDirector" section, skip the Sybase installation.

Step 2 Install the AtmDirector package, making note of the following:

Step 3 When running the Sybase database setup script (atmd_setupdb) in Step 10 of the AtmDirector Installation Instructions, if the script prompts, "Do you wish to configure Sybase?" enter n.

Step 4 In Step 11 of the AtmDirector Installation Instructions, when prompted for the Sybase "sa" password, enter the value that was previously configured by CiscoWorks. This value should be "sybasesa."

Installing CiscoWorks on a System that has AtmDirector

To install CiscoWorks 3.2 on a system that already has AtmDirector 1.0 installed, do the following:

Step 1 Back up the AtmDirector database using the atmd_backup command. Refer to Appendix B of the AtmDirector Getting Started Guide.

Step 2 Remove the AtmDirector and the Sybase packages using the following command:

Step 3 Reboot your system.

Step 4 Install CiscoWorks.

Step 5 Install AtmDirector, making the changes noted above.

Step 6 Recover the saved AtmDirector database from Step 1 using the atmd_recover script. Refer to Appendix B of the AtmDirector Getting Started Guide.

Changing Read Community String

If you change the read community string of a device after starting AtmDirector, the status monitor displays the device as down. In such a case, delete the device, and allow the discovery process to rediscover it.

Printing Online Help

The print command in the online help does not work properly. If you experience this problem, use the print option to save the topic to a file, and then print the file from the shell.

Calculating Utilization Values

Typically, the sum of the VC utilization values is greater than link utilization. Sometimes, however, VC utilization values do not match the link utilization values. This could happen if there are VPs on the link whose utilization is not displayed or if the utilization polling interval is very small, for example, 2 seconds. In either case, increase the utilization polling interval to at least 5 seconds.

Plotting Utilization

The plot utilization graph can plot approximately 3500 points. If you attempt to plot more than 3500 points, the application might stop. In such a case, increase the utilization polling interval to at least 15 seconds, and restart the application.

Utilization Values for LS1010

To get correct utilization values, ensure that you have Version 11.1(6) of the LS1010 software. If you are running Version 11.1(4) of the LS1010 software, set the utilization polling interval to greater than 40 seconds.

Database Inconsistency

If a fabric map is not consistent with the real network, restart the AtmDirector application. If the fabric map is still inconsistent with the network, do the following:

Step 1 Run the atmd_shutdown script to stop all AtmDirector daemons.

Step 2 Run the atmd_setupdb script to reinitialize the AtmDirector database.

Step 3 Run the atmd_startup script to start the AtmDirector application and rediscover your ATM network.

OAM Ping

AtmDirector 1.0 does not support OAM ping over VP tunnels.

Renaming Maps

When renaming a map, do not use a period (.) in map names. For example, abc.map is not a valid map name; abc is a valid map name.

Map Names

If a map name is longer than 17 characters, the entire map name is not displayed in the Fabric List of the AtmDirector window.

Map Display

When a fabric map is initially displayed, objects are centered on the map. Select Map>Relayout to place the objects left justified.

Device Names

If a device name is long, for example rhinoxxxx.cisco.com, the complete name might not display in the Device Name field. In such a case, resize the window so that the device name can be viewed in the Link Describe window, Utilization window, and VC Trace Report window.

Fabrics and End Hosts

If you delete a link between a switch and an end host, the end host does not move into a different fabric. However, if the fabric gets separated, the end host does not appear on the separated fabrics if there are no links between the end host and the switch.

Database Setup

When setting up the AtmDirector database, note the following:

VC Trace via a VP Tunnel

In some cases, AtmDirector is unable to display a complete VC trace via a VP tunnel.

VC Trace Display

When fabrics merge or separate, the VC trace display's Fabric List is not updated. In such a case, close the VC trace display, and open any fabric map to get a new Fabric List. If this is the only fabric map that is open, restart the application.

VC List Window

In the VC List window, if the Utilization field displays N/A, it is due either to the SNMP request being timed out or one or more SVCs being torn down. If an SNMP request has timed out, select Global Options->Polling and increase the timeout interval. If an SVC is torn down, click the Refresh button in the VC List window to update the VC list.

Incorrect Help

In some cases, a database update failure message displays the incorrect help topic.

Error Messages

You can ignore error messages of the following type that appear in the syslog/console:

ATMD:AtmDirector:Error:Device with deviceID <id> could not be found

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