Cisco Systems MGC Node Manager User Manual
Installation Guide for the Cisco MGC Node
Manager 2.5(2)
September, 2004
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CONTENTS
CHAPTER
CHAPTER
1 Installation Overview and Planning 1-1
Installation Overview 1-1
Who Should Install Cisco MGC Node Manager? 1-1
Determine Your Hardware Requirements 1-2
Supported Configurations 1-3
Hardware Requirements 1-4
Disk Drives and Database Storage 1-4
Installation Checklist 1-5
2 Installing Cisco MGC Node Manager 2-1
Performing a New Installation of the CiscoMGC Node Manager 2-1
Task 1: Gather Installation Software and Required Information 2-1
Installation Software 2-1
Required Information 2-2
Task 2: Ensure That Network Devices Have the Correct Software 2-3
Task 3: Plan and Exec ute Hard Drive Partiti oning 2-4
Task 4: Ensure That the Sun Solaris 8 Operating System Is Installed 2-5
Task 5: Obtain a Cisco EMF License 2-5
Task 6: Make System Modifications 2-5
Setting Up IP and Remote User Access Information 2-5
Task 7: Install Ci sc o View 5.4 2-6
Task 8: Install Ci sc o E M F 3. 2 2-7
Installing Cisco EMF Patches 2-7
Installing the Cisco EMF SSH Add-On Package 2-8
Starting CiscoEMF 2-8
Task 9: Install Cisco MGC Node Manager 2.5(2) and Verify the Installation 2-9
Installing CiscoMGC Node Manager 2-9
Verifying the Installation 2-10
Verifying Element Managers 2-10
Verifying the Installation of CiscoView 5.4 2-12
Starting CiscoMGC Node Manager 2-13
Getting Started with Secure Communications on Cisco MGC Node Manager 2-14
Task 10. Instal l the Cis c oV ie w Se c urity Module 2-15
Task 11: Set Up the X Ter m in al Workstation s fo r Re m o te Ac ce s s 2-15
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Creating an XDMCP Conne ction 2-16
Creating a Workstation Connection 2-16
Fixing the Insufficient Colors Problem 2-17
Task 12. Synchronize Time 2-17
Task 13: Configure Network Devices to Forward Alarms 2-17
Upgrading from Previous Cisco MGC Node Manager Versions 2-17
Backing Up Your Datab ases 2-19
Uninstalling the CiscoMGC Node Manager Software 2-20
Verifying Uninstallation of CiscoMGC Node Manager 2-20
Uninstalling Cisco EMF 2-21
Troubleshooting Common Installation Problems 2-21
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1
Installation Overview and Planning
This chapter p rovides the overview and pl anning i nfo rma tio n y ou ne ed to ca rry out a suc cessf ul
installation of the Cisc o Media Ga teway Controller Node Manage r Version 2.5(2) (Cisco MGC Node
Manager). Specific procedures for installing the Cisco MGC Node Manager are provided in Chapter 2.
Note In previous releases the V oice Services Provisioning Tool (VSPT) was packaged together and known as
Cisco MGC Node M anager Provisionin g Tool.
The chapter cont ains th e foll owing topic s:
• Installation Overview, page 1-1
• Determine Your Hardware Requirements, page 1-2
• Installation Checklist, page 1-5
Installation Overview
Successful network mana gem ent u sin g Cisco MGC Node Manager begins w ith a we ll-p lanne d and
carefully executed installation. Network element management involves many interdependent factors,
including:
• The correct har dwar e fo r you r e nvironment
• The correct software release and patch levels on the managed devices
• The correct installa tion of Cisc o Ele ment Ma nager Framework, the fo undati on software for
Cisco MGC Node Ma nager
• Performing installation tasks in the required order, so that prerequisites are in place when needed
To organize the installation process, use the “Installation Checklist” section on page 1-5 to plan and
carry out your installation. Begin by reading it over to understand the major tasks in a successful
installation, and check off each task as completed.
Who Should Install Cisco MGC Node Manager?
Installing Cisco MG C Node Man ager involves tasks such as setting up hard drives and checking and
modifying system files, whi ch ar e best per for med by an experien ce d syste m ad mi nistra tor w ith g ood
knowledge of UNIX and Solaris.
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Determine Your Hardware Requirements
The hardware you need and the way you ins tall Cisco MGC Node Manager depend on t he size of the
network you are managing and t he amount of da ta you collec t. This se ction is desi gned to he lp you
determine your ha rdware re quir eme nts a nd sof tware configur ation .
Cisco EMF and Ci sco MGC Node Manager ea ch c ompri se se rver a nd clie nt so ftware :
• The server software handles network managem ent, incl uding ma nageme nt of the dat abases that
contain network in for mat ion and stor e a lar m and p er forma nce da ta. The server sof tware also
handles the GUI appl ic ati ons wi th wh ich use rs inter act wh en the Cisc o MGC N ode Mana ge r i s
installed on a standalone server.
• The client software handles the GUI applications with which users interact.
The Cisco EMF and Cisc o MG C Node Ma nager soft ware runs on a sepa rate ma chine or on machines
other than the Cisco MG C host. In a s mall n etwork, such as a lab , serv er and clie nt softw are might reside
on a single machine ( a stan dalone con f iguratio n). I n lar ger netw orks, the so ftwar e is in stalled o n tw o (or
more) machines, in this distributed configuration:
• One machine, known as the Manage ment se rver, contains the server soft ware (includi ng th e
ObjectStore database man agemen t software inclu ded with Ci sco E MF) and clie nt software
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• One machine, known as the Presentation server, contains the client software only. In some large
networks, more than one Present ation ser ver may be requi red.
In either configuratio n, users typically ac cess Cisco MGC Node Manager from X terminal workstations
that run the Client software through a Telnet session. In the distributed configuration, the X terminal
workstations connect directly to the Presentation server to run the Client software.
The two configurations are shown in Figure 1-1.
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Figure 1-1 Standalone and Distributed Configurations
Determine Your Hardware Requirements
Note The management server is sometimes called the Database server. The presentation server is sometimes
called the client, GUI, or Application server. To avoid confusion, this document uses Management server
and Presentation server consistently, and these terms describe the machines in a distributed
configuration, not t h e sof tware th at re sides on t hem.
Note Cisco MGC Node M an ager su ppo rts t en simul ta neous X t ermi nal u sers, de pendi ng o n your p rocessi ng
resources, network size, and th e version of Cisco EMF you are running.
Supported Configurations
These configurations are supported :
• Cisco MGC Node Ma nager and Cisc o VSPT in stall ed tog ethe r on a networ k ma nagem e nt server.
(Recommended)
• Cisco MGC Node Manager installed on a network management server and Cisco VSPT installed on
a Cisco PGW host m achine.
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• Cisco MGC Node Manager installed on a network management server and Cisco VSPT installed on
a separate server.
Note Other element m anage rs may be in stall ed on t he ne twork ma nage ment ser ver.
Caution Cisco MGC Node Manager should no t be insta lled on a C isco PGW 2 200 host mac hine.
Hardware Requirements
The Cisco MGC hardware requirements for various network sizes are described in Table 1-1. In addition,
except in a very small network, each operator requires an X terminal workstation.
Table 1-1 Hardware Requirements for Cisco MGC Node Manager Host Machine(s)
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Large Netwo rk
6-9 Operators
11-20 Node s
42-54 trap s / m in
Network Elemen t
Small Network
1-3 Operato rs
1-5 Nodes
24 trap / min
Medium Netw or k
4-5 Operators
6-10 Nodes
36-42 traps / min
Configuration 1 workstation Client Server Client Server
Presentation server Management
server
Presentation server
2
Management
server
RAM (GB) 2 2 2 2 4
Swap (GB) 4 2 4 2 8
Disk drives (9 GB
3
4
1414-6
minimum)
CPU (MHz) 2 x 440-1.05 GB 2 x 440-1.05 GB 2 x 440-1.05 GB 4 x 1 .05 G B 4 x 1.05 GB
1. Presentation and Management servers may run co-resident for medium networks when faster Sun CPUs are used or operator loads are light. Add more
Presentation servers to increase the number of operators supported.
2. Additional Presentation Servers may be added to maintain good operator response time in large networks with heavy alarm traffic.
3. 2 drive machines will work for smaller networks with less traffic and fewer operators. Response time to operator commands slows down as th e net w or k
grows and additional operators are added.
Note Disk drive requir eme nt s a re b ase d on the n umb er o f d rives. Th e CEM F hos t ma ch in e requ ir es a t lea st
the number of d rives indicated i n Table 1-1.
Note These are recommendations to aid you in planning. The total amount of disk space required depends on
many factors, such as the amount of alarm and performance data collected.
Disk Drives and Database Storage
In a medium to large network, using mult iple disk drives to store the da tabases he lps alleviate I/O
bottlenecks and improves software performance. If you are using multiple disk drives for database
storage, or you expect to generate large database files, use raw partitions, as described in the
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Cisco Element Managem ent Framework Installation a nd Administr ation Guide at:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/netmgtsw/ps829/products_installation_and_configuration_g
uides_list.html
If you are using cooked file partitions, installing more than one drive for database storage does not yield
any performance improvements because the database s ca nnot spa n multiple partitions.
Installation Checklist
This Checklist provides a summary of all the tasks required for an initial installation of Cisco MGC
Node Manager and the Provision ing Tool. Procedures for complet ing each ta sk are desc ribed in the
following chapters.
We recommend that you print out the Installation Checklist to guide you during installation.
Sequence matters unless othe rwise n oted.
___ Before you begin:
Read the Release No tes, which supple ment an d, if dif fer ent, tak e pre cedence o v er inform ation
here.
Installation Checklist
Determine Your Hardware Requirements, as described in this chapter.
___ Task 1: Gather Installation Software a nd Required In forma tion
___ Task 2: Ensure That Network Devices Have the Correct Software
___ Task 3: Plan and Execute Hard Drive Partitioning
___ Task 4: En sure That the Sun Solaris 8 Operating System Is I nstalled
___ Task 5: Obtain a Cisco EMF License
___ Task 6: Make System Modifications
___ Task 7: Install CiscoV i ew 5.4. This task is required only if you want to manage Cisco SLTs or
LAN switches from Cisc o MGC Node Manage r, which uses the Cisc oView server as the
management interface.
___ Task 8: In stall Cisco EMF 3.2 If you want to use SSH f or se cu re c ommun ica tions wit h
SSH-enabled network com pon en ts, thi s inc lude s instal ling the Cisc o EMF strong
cryptographic ad d-on.
___ Task 9: Install Cisco MGC Node Ma nager 2. 5(2) and Verify the Installation
Note If you are installing any other element managers to run co-resident with Cisco MGC
Node Manager, also install them now.
___ Task 10. Install the CiscoView Security Module (If you are u sing Ci scoView)
___ Task 11: Set Up the X Terminal Workstations for Remote Access
___ Task 12. Synchronize Time
___ Task 13: Configure Network D evices t o Forward Ala rms . This task, required before
Cisco MGC Node Manager can collect alarm information from network devices, is covered in
the Cisco MGC Node Manager 2. 5(2) U ser’s Guide, Chapte r 2, “Configuring Network
Devices for Manageme nt. ”
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Installation Checklist
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Installing Cisco MGC Node Manager
This chapter provides detailed instructions for these installation tasks:
• Performing a New Instal la tion o f the Cisc o MGC Node Manage r, page 2-1
• Upgrading from Previous Cisco M GC Node Manager Versions, page 2-17
• Uninstalling the C is co MGC Node Manager Sof tware, page 2 -20
• Uninstalling Cisco EMF, page 2-21
• Troubleshooting Common Installation Pro blems, page 2-21
Before you begin
• Read the Installa tion Overview, page 1-1
• Determine Your Hardware Requirements, page 1-2
• Print the Installation Checklist, page 1-5 and use it to guide your installation.
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Performing a New Installation of the Cisc oMGC Node Manager
Task 1: Gather Installation Software and Required Information
This section desc ribe s the software and i nf orma tio n y ou sho ul d have on ha nd be f ore y ou begin
installation.
Installation Software
CiscoMGC Node Manager and Provisioning Tool Software
Your order of Cisco MGC Node Manager incl udes this soft ware:
• Cisco MGC Node Ma nag er 2 .5( 2), in clud ing:
–
The Cisco MGC Node Manager element managers that work with Cisco EMF
• Cisco Element Manag ement Fram ework (Cisco EMF) 3. 2. The sof tware inclu des Obj ectStor e 5.1
Service Pack 4, which provides database management.
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Go to http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/tablebuild.pl/cemf-sp32-sp1 for the latest Cisco EMF 3.2
software (at least Service Pack 7) and the patch Release Note (an Acrobat PDF file such as
CEMF3.2P7DepRelNot e.pdf). For overall version 3.2 Relea se Notes, go to
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/netmgtsw/ps829/prod_release_notes_list.html.
–
If you want to use SSH for secure communications with SSH-enabled network components, also
download the cryptographic add-in package available from the network management download
page http://www.cisco.com/kobayashi/sw-center/sw-netmgmt.shtml under Cisco Element
Management Systems - CEMF Strong Cryptogra phic Software . Download both the CEMF
Crypto Add-on Package Software and the CEMF Crypto Add-on Package Installation Guide.
You must have autho rizat ion to d ownload cr ypto gra ph ic s oftwa re; if you do n ot , you a re
automatically redirected to an authorization request page.
• Cisco documentation, inc luding :
–
Netscape, for displa ying H elp for br owser-based mana geme nt
–
Cisco MGC Node Ma nager Use r’s Guide
–
Cisco Documentation CD
• CiscoView 5.4 (unbundled from the Cisco MG C Node Mana ger install ation). Install Cisco View if
you want to manage Cisco SLT s or C isco LAN switches (Cisco MGC Node Manag er w ill use t he
CiscoView server as the management interface). CiscoView should be installed before installing
Cisco EMF and Cisco MG C Node Manag er.
• The Cisco MGC Node Manager Provisioning T ool (formerly the V oice Services Provisioning Tool).
The Provisioning Tool version must match your version of the Cisco M GC software . If you are
managing nodes with Cisco MGC hosts running different software versions, you can install multiple
Provisioning Tool versions. Cisco MGC Node Manage r a utom atic all y la unche s the co rrec t versio n
for the currently sele cted ho st.
Chapter 2 Installing Cisco MGC Node Manager
For the Cisco MGC Node Manager Rele ase Not es 2.5, go to
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/netmgtsw/ps1912/prod_release_ notes_list.html
X Terminal Software
To access Cisco MG C No de Man ager f rom a r emote workst at ion, yo u sh ould have Reflec tion 7.2 o r
above installed. See the “Tas k 11: Set Up the X Terminal Workstations for Remote Access” section on
page 2-15 for information about X terminal access.
Solaris 8 Operating System
The machines that will ru n Ci sco MGC Node Manager sh ould h ave the Sun Solar is 8 op er ati ng syst em
with Common Desktop Environment (CDE) 1.3 install ed.
Caution The Solaris Language setting must be Engl ish an d the Loc ale s etting mus t be E ngli sh (C- 7 b it AS CII).
Other Language and Locale choices are not supported.
Required Information
This chart lists information helpful to ha v e before you be gin installation. Complete the char t and ha v e it
available as you work through the installation tasks.
For the latest VSPT patch, go to http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/tablebuild.pl/mgc-nm.
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