Cisco Systems 76M, C65 User Manual
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Deploying the C65/76M
This chapter describes how to deploy the Cisco 6500/7600 Series Manager, and
consists of these sections:
• Managing a Catalyst 6000 Family Switch or a Cisco 7600 Series Internet
Router, page 4-1
• Deployment and Commissioning Process, page 4-6
Managing a Catalyst 6000 Family Switch or a
Cisco 7600 Series Internet Router
Managing a Catalyst 6000 family switch or a Cisco 7600 series Internet Router
using CEMF is a two-step process:
1. Deploy objects that need to be managed.
C65/76M objects can be discovered automatically or deployed manually.
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2. Commission the objects to allow CEMF to manage them.
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Deploying Objects
The deployment process should be done after you install the C65/76M software
for the first time, or after you install new hardware. Deployment informs the C65/
76M of the presence of supported hardware.
The C65/76M objects can be automatically discovered or manually deployed.
Objects can also be predeployed in CEMF before the actual installation of a
Catalyst 6000 family switch or a Cisco 7600 series Internet Router in the field.
Predeployment is the process of reserving a space in CEMF for network
equipment, which has not yet been physically slotted into the system rack. When
an object or device is predeployed,the physical device or object is not present, but
CEMF has been preconfigured to hold an object of similar type. As a result, C65/
76M module objects can be deployed and the C65/76M will not monitor their
status. When a module is then placed in the physical equipment, the new module
will be automatically detected and management of the module will be
automatically started.
C65/76M Object Hierarchy
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A fully deployed C65/76M object in CEMF has the following object hierarchy:
Network Element
Chassis
Power Supplies
Supervisor Modules
Ethernet Interfaces
Ethernet Modules
Ethernet Interfaces
Switch Fabric Modules
FlexWAN Modules
Port Adapter
ATM Port Adapter
ATM SONET Interfaces
ATM E3 Interfaces
ATM T3 Interfaces
OSM GeWAN Modules
OSM GeWAN Interfaces
OSM PoS Modules
Ethernet Interfaces
OSM PoS Interfaces
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Software
The top-level Network Element object represents the entire switch including the
physical and logical components of the switch. The Chassis object, which is a
child of the Network Element object, represents all the physical components of
the switch. For example, the chassis frame, power supplies, modules, and ports
are all represented under the Chassis object. The Software object, which is a peer
of the Chassis object, represents all the logical components of the switch. For
example, VLAN configurations, EtherChannels, and routing protocols are
represented under the Software object.
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OSM Channelized SONET Modules
Ethernet Interfaces
OSM Channelized SONET Interfaces
OSM Serial Sub-interfaces
OSM PoS Sub-interfaces
Content Switching Modules
EtherChannels
Syslog
EIGRP
BGP
OSPF
VTP
VLAN
STP
IS-IS
ACL
NDE
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Note The Software object and its children are available only under the
Catalyst6000Manager, Catalyst6500Manager, and Cisco7600Manager
containment views.
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Commissioning Objects
Commissioning is the action required to notify CEMF to start activelymonitoring
the object. Only the following C65/76M objects can be commissioned and
decommissioned by the user:
• Network Element
• Supervisor Module
• Ethernet Module
• Switch Fabric Module
• FlexWAN Module
• Content Switching Module
• Port Adapter
• OSM Module
When applied to these objects, the commissioning process is propagated down to
all the object’s children. For example, if the Network Element object is
commissioned, all the C65/76M objects are also commissioned. If only a
Supervisor Module object is commissioned,then its Ethernet Interface objects are
also commissioned.
When the Network Element object is commissioned, a subchassis discovery is
started to determine the contents of the switch. If objects on the switch are
discovered that do not currently exist in CEMF, then these objects are
automatically created and populated. For example, an Ethernet module would be
automatically populated with the appropriate number of interfaces when it is
discovered. If the object already exists in CEMF, then a type match is made
against the CEMF object and the one found during discovery. If a mismatch is
found, the object is placed into the Mismatched state and an error is generated. If
there is no mismatch, then the object is commissioned successfully and CEMF
begins to monitor it.
Figure 4-1 shows the CEMF Map Viewer application with the C65/76M software
installed. When an object is deployed in CEMF, the objects are automatically
added to the Network, Physical, and the appropriate Manager Views. In this
example, the Network Element objects are called “may” and “morar,”the Chassis
objects are called “may-Chassis” and “morar-Chassis,” and the Software objects
are called “may-Software” and “morar-Software.”
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Under the Network container, the Network Element objects are labelled by their
IP addresses and added to the group representing the subnet that they belong to
(192.168.12.0). Under the Physical container, the Network Element and Chassis
objects are available.
Note The Software objects are available only under the Catalyst6000Manager,
Catalyst6500Manager, and Cisco7600Manager containment views.
Figure 4-1 Hierarchical Structure of Deployed and Commissioned Objects
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Deployment and Commissioning Process
There are three methods that can be used to enable CEMF to monitor a
Catalyst 6000 family switch or a Cisco 7600 series Internet Router:
• IP Auto Discovery
This method should be used to deploy a large number of devices that are
currently connected to the network. This method automatically deploys the
Network Element and Software objects for each Catalyst 6000 family switch
or Cisco 7600 series Internet Router discovered.
• Manual deployment
This method should be used if a small number of devices that are connected
to the network need to be deployed. This method will deploy the Network
Element and Software objects for the Catalyst 6000 family switches or
Cisco 7600 series Internet Routers specified.
• Predeployment
This method should be used to predeploy a device that is not connected to the
network. The following objects can be predeployed:
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Network Element and Software
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Chassis
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Supervisor Modules
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Ethernet Modules
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Switch Fabric Modules
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FlexWAN Modules
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Port Adapters
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OSM Modules
The remaining C65/76M objects are automatically discovered when the Network
Element object is commissioned.
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IP Auto Discovery
The CEMF Auto Discoveryapplication is used to search an existingnetwork. The
network is examined for IP and SNMP devices. An object is created for each new
device discovered. The IP discovery window can be launched from either the
Discoveryicon from the CEMF Launchpad (Figure 3-2) or from the Deployment/
Auto Discovery... pop-up menu item on a selected object as shown in Figure 4-2.
Figure 4-2 Launching the IP Discovery Window from the Map Viewer
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When first launched, the IP Discovery window will resemble Figure 4-3.
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Figure 4-3 IP Discovery Window
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The contents of this window depend on how the window was launched. For
example, if this window was launched from an object in the physical containment
view, then the Physical Location parameter would be automatically set to the
location from which the window was launched, as shown in Figure 4-3. For more
information on the CEMF Auto Discovery process, refer to the “Auto Discovery”
chapter of the CEMF 3.1 Users Guide.
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Note When specifying the SNMP community string, use the read-write community
string for the switch. If the read community string is used or appears first in
the list of community strings, then that will be the SNMP community string
used for both the read and read-write operations by the C65/76M. As a result,
set operations will fail.
After the discovery process is complete, newly discovered objects will be
automatically added to the Network containers and Physical containers. In the
Network container, the object will be placed under the appropriate subnet. In the
Physical container, discovered objects will be placed in the location based on the
value of the Physical Location parameter.
If one of the discovered devices is a Catalyst 6000 family switch or a Cisco 7600
series Internet Router, then a C65/76M Network Element object will also be
added into the Network containers, Physical containers, and the appropriate
Manager Views. The Software object is also automatically added to the Manager
View. In Figure 4-4, the Network Element object is labelled “192.168.12.105”
and the Software object is labelled “192.168.12.105-Software.”
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Figure 4-4 Map Viewer with a Newly Discovered Catalyst 6500 Switch
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After the Network Element and Software objects have been created by the Auto
Discovery process, their contents need to be determined. This determination is
made by commissioning the Network Element object. When theNetworkElement
object is commissioned, it executes a subchassis discovery process that
communicates with the switch to automatically determine the contents of the
switch.
However, before the Network Element object can be commissioned, additional
parameters are required. Specifically, the Telnet and Enable passwords and the
SNMP communities are required. To specify the passwords and SNMP
communities, right-click on the Network Element object (192.168.12.105 in
Figure 4-4) and choose Open Network Element Dialog from the pop-up menu,
which will launch a window that resembles Figure 4-5.
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When the dialog box is displayed, select the Configuration tab. In the CLI
Passwords section, specify the TelnetPasswordandEnable Password parameters.
The Telnet Password is the password used to connect to the switch using the
Telnet protocol. The Enable Password is the password used to enter the enable
mode on the switch or router. All values entered in these text fields will be
displayed as “*”.
To specify the SNMP read and write community strings, select the SNMP tab and
enter the correct SNMP read/write community strings.
Note The IP Discovery process only fills in the SNMP community strings based on
the version of SNMP discovered on the switch or router. In Figure 4-6, the
read and read-write community strings are specified as public and private,
respectively, because “private” was specified in the IP Discovery window
(see Figure 4-3). The community string used in the IP Discovery window
should be the read-write SNMP community.
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Figure 4-6 SNMP Tab in the Network Element Dialog Box
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Click the Commission button from the Configurationtab (Figure 4-5) to start the
subchassis discovery process, which allows the C65/76M to determine which
modules are installed on the switch or the router and also allows CEMF to start
monitoring the switch or the router.
Note Commissioning may take a few minutes.
After the Network Element object is commissioned, the Physical view will
resemble Figure 4-7.
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Figure 4-7 Fully IP-Discovered and Commissioned Catalyst 6513 Switch
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Manual Deployment
The manual deployment method is used when discovery of the entire network is
not needed and the specific IP address and type of device that is connected to the
network is known.
To manually deploy a Catalyst 6000 family switch or a Cisco 7600 series Internet
Router, choose the pop-up menu item, Deployment >Deploy Manager, from the
appropriate container. The following example describes how to manually deploy
a Catalyst 6500 series switch. To manually deploy other devices, use the pop-up
menu from the other manager containers.
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Choose Deployment > Deploy Catalyst 6500 Manager from the pop-up menu.
This pop-up menu item, shown in Figure 4-8, is available from the Site level in
the Physical container and at the top level of the Catalyst6500Manager container.
Figure 4-8 Pop-up Menu for Manually Deploying a C65/76M Switch Object
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When you select this item, the Deployment Wizard window shown in Figure 4-9
is displayed.
Figure 4-9 Deployment Wizard—Templates
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Property Description
Catalyst 6500 Switch
Network Element Only
(Auto-discovered
chassis)
Catalyst 6500 Switch
Network Element and
Chassis
This option deploys the Network Element and
Software objects. Used when you want to perform
a subchassis discovery to automatically populate
the Network Element object.
Thisoption deploystheNetworkElement,Chassis
and Software objects. Used when you want to
perform predeployment operations.
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Choose the Catalyst 6500 Switch Network Element Only option and click the
Forward button. The Object Parameters window, shown in Figure 4-10, is
displayed.
Tips The Catalyst 6500 Switch Network Element and Chassis option is used for
the predeployment processes (see the “Predeployment” section).
Figure 4-10 Deployment Wizard—Object Parameters
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Property Description
Number of Catalyst
6500 Switch elements
Enter the number of Catalyst 6500 series switches or Cisco 7600 series Internet
Routers that you want to deploy at the same time and click the Forward button.
The remaining screens of this wizard are displayed for each switch or router to be
deployed. The Object Parameters window, shown in Figure 4-11, is displayed.
Figure 4-11 Deployment Wizard—Object Parameters Details
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The number of switches or routers that you want
to deploy at the same time.
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Property Description
Catalyst 6500 Switch
Name
IP Address IP address of the switch or router.
SNMP V1 Read
Community
SNMP V1 Write
Community
SNMP V2c Read
Community
SNMP V2c Write
Community
SNMP Version The versionof the SNMP agent running on the device.
IOS Telnet Password The password used to allow the C65/76M to access
IOS Enable Password The password used to allow the C65/76M to access
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Name of the Network Element object thatis displayed
in the Map Viewer application.
SNMP v1 read community used by the device.
SNMP v1 write community used by the device.
SNMP v2c read community used by the device.
SNMP v2c write community used by the device.
This is a drop-down menu containing:
• SNMPv1
• SNMPv2c
• SNMPv3 - not supported
the enable level of the Network Element using a
Telnet connection. The value entered in this text box
is not in plain text.
the Network Element using a Telnet connection. The
value entered in this text box is not in plain text.
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Enter the details for this window and then click the Forward button. The Views
window,showninFigure 4-12, maybedisplayed if the system requires a selection
of the “location” of the network element within the physical hierarchy.
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Note The Network Element object can be deployed and commissioned without the
IOS Telnetorenablepasswordsbeing set. However, some of the attributes will
have the value of “ERROR” because those values are retrieved using IOS
commands.
Figure 4-12 Deployment Wizard—Views
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Property Description
Physical Location in the Physical containment view where the new
object will be deployed.
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If the wizard was launched from a Site object in the Physical containment view,
this screen will not be displayed, and the Physical parameter is set automatically.
If this wizard is launched from any other containment view, this screen is
displayed and you must specify the appropriate location in the Physical
containment where the new object should be added. Youcan use the Select button
to specify the Physical containment (Figure 4-13). Click the Forward button
when completed.
Figure 4-13 Physical Containment Selection
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Choose the Physical containment view and then click Apply button. The
Summary window, shown in Figure 4-14, is displayed.
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You can either cancel the operation by clicking Cancel or click Finish to create
the object. If you click the Finish button, the Network Element and Software
objects are added to the Map Viewer. The resulting Map Viewer resembles
Figure 4-4.
After the Network Element and Software objects are created by the Deployment
Wizard, the type of switch and its contents need to be determined. This
determination is made by commissioning the Network Element object. When the
Network Element object is commissioned, it executes a subchassis discovery
process that communicates with the switch to automatically determine the
contents of the switch.
To commission the Network Element object, right-click on the Network Element
object and choose Open Network Element Dialog from the pop-up menu, which
launches a window that resembles Figure 4-15.
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Figure 4-15 Network Element Dialog Box
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Click the Commission button from the Configuration tab to start the subchassis
discovery, which allows the C65/76M to determine which modules are installed
on the switch or router, and also allows CEMF to start monitoring the switch or
router.
Note Commissioning may take a few minutes.
Unlike the Auto Discovery process (see the “IP Auto Discovery” section on
page 4-7), no additional parameters need to be specified. These parameters were
specified in the manual Deployment Wizard (Figure 4-11). After the object is
commissioned, the Physical view will resemble Figure 4-16.
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Figure 4-16 Manually Deployed and Commissioned Catalyst 6506 Switch
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If an error is encountered when the object is commissioned, the Network Element
object might go into the Mismatched or Lostcomms state and an alarm would be
raised.
The Network Element is placed inthe Mismatched state if the IP address specified
during the deployment wizard does not correspond to the device type that was
deployed. If this occurs, the Network Element object must be deleted from CEMF
and redeployed with the correct IP address or type.
The Network Element is placed in the Lostcomms state if the SNMP read
community string specified in during the deployment wizard is incorrect. If this
occurs, open the Network Element dialog box, decommission the Network
Element object, go to the SNMP tab (Figure 4-6) and enter the correct SNMP read
community, and then recommission the Network Element object.
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