Validating CiscoWorks Installation

Verifying Changes to the .cshrc File

After you edit the .cshrc file, verify that the changes you made are active. Enter the following command at the UNIX prompt to display the edited .cshrc file:

hostname% printenv | more

Note that the environment variables for NMSROOT and SYBASE are displayed. In addition, the paths are defined for CiscoWorks and Sybase executables, and the CiscoWorks manual pages, as well as other system variables.

Displaying CiscoWorks Applications

To verify the CiscoWorks installation and configuration, access HP OpenView and display the CiscoWorks applications. CiscoWorks applications are integrated conveniently into the network management menu structure of HP OpenView.

For detailed information on how to start the HP OpenView Console, refer to the HP OpenView Windows User's Guide.

Perform the following steps to view CiscoWorks applications:

Step 1 Enter the following command at the UNIX prompt:

hostname% ovw

The HP OpenView default network map, Root, which displays all the IP (Internet Protocol) devices (those running the Internet Protocol), including Cisco devices, appears.

Step 2 Display CiscoWorks menu items under the following HP OpenView menus according to Table 4-2, CiscoWorks Applications Under HP OpenView.

Table 4-2 : CiscoWorks Applications Under HP OpenView

HP OpenView Menu	CiscoWorks Application	CiscoWorks Application Enabled When
Monitor Monitor>Description	Health Monitor... Environmental Monitor... Real-Time Graphs... CW - Device Polling... CW - Polling Summary... Contacts	One Cisco device is selected in your network map. In your network map, one Cisco device is selected that contains an Environmental Monitor Card. One Cisco device is selected in your network map. Always Enabled. Always Enabled. One Cisco device is selected in your network map.
Administer>CiscoWorks System Administer>CiscoWorks Devices Administer>CiscoWorks Software Images Administer>CiscoWorks Security	Process Mgr... Global Command Mgr... Global Command Scheduler... Device Mgmt... Configuration Mgr... Configuration Snap-In Mgr... AutoInstall Mgr... Software Library Mgr... Software Inventory Mgr... Device Software Mgr... SA Password... Security Mgr... Domain Mgr... TACACS Mgr...	Always Enabled. Always Enabled. Always Enabled. Always Enabled. Always Enabled. Always Enabled. Always Enabled. In your network map, one Cisco device is selected that contains flash memory. Always Enabled. In your network map, one Cisco device is selected that contains flash memory. Always Enabled. Always Enabled. Always Enabled. Always Enabled.
Diagnose	Show Commands... Log Mgr...	One Cisco device is selected in your network map. Always Enabled.
Network Connectivity	Path Tool...	Always Enabled.
Misc	Sync w/Sybase... CW - Login... CW - Logout... Sybase DWB...	Always Enabled. Always Enabled. Always Enabled. One Cisco device is selected in your network map.

If no CiscoWorks applications are visible under the HP OpenView menus, the installation may have been unsuccessful; if this happens, try reinstalling CiscoWorks.

Working with Network Maps

With HP OpenView, an Internet Protocol (IP) map is created automatically to show you the devices that are connected directly to your HP OpenView workstation. The IP map communicates directly with the topology database. Consequently, if a new node is added to the topology database, the IP map will automatically create or modify a submap to recognize the new device.

Submaps are created automatically only for devices running Internet Protocols (IP). If your network is running non-IP protocols such as AppleTalk or Novell, you need to manually create maps to recognize these devices. To learn how to use the New Map command, refer to your HP OpenView Windows User's Guide.

Viewing CiscoWorks Processes

To verify that the appropriate CiscoWorks processes are running, you must access the Process Manager window. Use the CiscoWorks Process Manager application to select different types of CiscoWorks processes or daemons. A daemon is a process that performs a specific function for the system. Each CiscoWorks process performs specific functions.

The Process Manager monitors the following six CiscoWorks daemon processes: Log daemon, Polling daemon, Event Logger daemon, Syslog daemon, TACACS Authentication Server, and Sybase Server daemon. Figure 4-1 shows the Process Manager window on the Sun OS platform.

Figure 4-1 : Process Manager Window

By default, the first four CiscoWorks processes in the Process Manager window are running whenever you reboot your system. These processes can run continuously, even if HP OpenView is not running on your system.

To start the Process Manager application, perform the following steps:

Step 1 From the HP OpenView menu bar, select the Administer menu.

Step 2 From the Administer submenu, select the CiscoWorks System submenu.

Step 3 From the CiscoWorks System submenu, select Process Mgr . . . .

The Process Manager window appears.

Step 4 To start a process, click the On button next to it.

If the process starts successfully, the On button will appear enabled.

Step 5 To exit the Process Manager application, select File>Exit.

After validating the CiscoWorks installation as described in this chapter, proceed to the CiscoWorks User Guide to learn how to perform network management with CiscoWorks.

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