Product Overview

Network Management Functional Areas

Fault Management

Performance Management

Configuration Management

Device Management

Accounting Management

Security Management

Opening CiscoWorks Applications from SunNet Manager

Opening CiscoWorks Applications from HP OpenView and IBM NetView for AIX

Glyphs Menu and HP OpenView

CiscoWorks Applications

Product Overview

CiscoWorks network management software enables you to monitor complex internetworks containing Cisco devices and aids in in-depth network planning, troubleshooting, and analysis. CiscoWorks uses the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), to monitor and control any SNMP device on the network. CiscoWorks consists of five functional areas of operation: fault management, performance management, configuration management (which includes device management tasks), accounting management, and security management.

CiscoWorks works directly with your SNMP network management platform, allowing CiscoWorks applications to be integrated with the features and applications of your platform.

CiscoWorks provides a fully integrated relational database that is based on the Sybase relational database.

This chapter contains the following sections:

Figure 1-1 illustrates the general relationship of CiscoWorks functions.

Figure 1-1 CiscoWorks Functional Diagram

Network Management Functional Areas

CiscoWorks applications target five network management functional areas: fault management, performance management, configuration management (which includes device management), accounting management (which is included in performance management applications), and security management.

The following sections describe the tasks you can perform in each functional area.

Fault Management

You can use CiscoWorks fault management functions to do the following:

Access specific device information on Cisco routers to monitor router environment and interface information using the Device Monitor application (available on SNM only).
Access event, trap, and error information with the Log Manager application.
Emulate router EXEC show commands on Cisco routers using the Show Commands application.
Display a dynamic graphical routing path from a source device to a destination device using the Path Tool application.
Analyze a graphical routing path for link utilization and error rate information using the Path Tool application.
Access the Cisco AGS+ router environmental monitor card for temperature and voltage information using the Environmental Monitor application.
Access device information from the Health Monitor application, which includes Show Commands and Real-Time Graphs application data.
Quickly access administrative and maintenance personnel associated with devices on the network using the Contacts application.
Store, query, and delete events, traps, and messages gathered from devices on the internetwork. These messages are stored in the Log Manager application.

Performance Management

With CiscoWorks, you can retrieve status and administrative information about the network devices and display the information for multiple devices concurrently so that you can act on the changing needs of your internetwork environment.

You can use CiscoWorks performance management functions to do the following:

Compare device statistics dynamically using the Polling Summary and Real-Time Graphs applications.
Display historical data over a selected timeframe using the Polling Summary and Real-Time Graphs applications.
Dynamically graph real-time router information including data on router health, interface health, and protocol traffic using the Real-Time Graphs application.
Emulate router EXEC show commands on Cisco routers using the Show Commands application.
Specify MIB objects to continually monitor from selected devices in your network using the Device Polling application.
Display the polled information of network variable statistics in a graphic plot format, to monitor and compare network component performance using the Polling Summary application.
Invoke a Sybase DWB application to run a database report and print polling table information gathered in the Polling Summary application.
Create a custom report format for any data element collection that is available in the database, using standard Structured Query Language (SQL) or Visual Query Language (VQL) commands in the Sybase Data Workbench (DWB) application.

Configuration Management

You can use CiscoWorks configuration management functions to do the following:

Dynamically access the configuration parameters of remote Cisco Systems devices on your network using the Configuration Management application.
Edit and browse device configuration files that can be loaded to the Cisco device. Scroll through and search for text strings in a configuration file using the Configuration Management application.
Identify a Cisco device, select the appropriate configuration command script, and invoke the load operation using the Configuration Management application.
Change individual parameters in a Cisco device configuration while the device is on line by reading and editing the loaded configuration using the Configuration Management application.
Compare loaded configurations with stored configurations using the Configuration Management application.
Import a configuration script file from a given directory on your UNIX workstation and store it in the database using the Configuration Management application.
Create and send global or snap-in commands to manage your network and schedule command execution during network downtime using the Global Command Manager or Configuration Snap-In Manager applications.
Use the AutoInstall Manager application to bring up a new router remotely from the network management workstation.
Manage the TACACS users in your network using the TACACS Manager application to revise passwords, manage account expiration, and perform other duties.
Upgrade system software or microcode for Cisco devices via the Device Software Manager application.
Use the concept of domains, or loosely grouped devices, to manage your network using several CiscoWorks applications.

Device Management

Device management is a subset of the configuration management function. Following are the major operational areas in device management:

Create, modify, and maintain a complete inventory of the network---hardware, software, release levels of operational components, responsible individuals involved in the network, and associated locations. Enter data into the database tables for network devices, interfaces, contacts, and so on.
Synchronize the information in the CiscoWorks Sybase database with the information in the NMS database using the Sync w/Sybase application. Can also synchronize the platform database or add individual devices to the CiscoWorks Sybase database.
Quickly access administrative and maintenance personnel associated with devices on the network using the Contacts application.
Organize devices into domains or logical device groups that allow certain users access for maintenance and administrative purposes, while other users can only monitor these devices. This organization is set up in the Security Manager application, but is retained as part of the device information that each CiscoWorks application uses.

Accounting Management

Accounting management is a subset of the performance management functional area: the applications used to generate accounting management information are located in those areas. The following list describes the functions you can perform for accounting management:

Emulate Cisco router EXEC show commands for information on IP accounting checkpoint using the Show Commands application.
Access Cisco private Management Information Base (MIB) object information using the Device Polling application.

Security Management

You can use CiscoWorks security management functions to do the following:

Set up authority checking for selected CiscoWorks applications.
Set up security privileges for selected users according to their group/domain and restrict access to device configuration files, network management processes, device database information, and network activity information.
Create domains, or loosely grouped devices, that aid in the security of your network.
Modify or delete user permissions for CiscoWorks network management application use.

Opening CiscoWorks Applications from SunNet Manager

On the SunNet Manager platform (SNM), you access CiscoWorks applications either from the Tools menu or the Glyphs menu. Figure 1-2 shows the CiscoWorks applications available on the Tools menu.

Figure 1-2 CiscoWorks Applications on the SunNet Manager Tools Menu

SNM also has a menu that appears when you click on an icon. On SNM, icons are called glyphs, and the menu that appears is called the Glyph menu (Figure 1-3).

Figure 1-3 CiscoWorks Applications on the Glyph Menu

Table 1-1 and Table 1-2 describe each of the CiscoWorks applications in the Tools and Glyph menus.

Table 1-1 CiscoWorks Tools Menu Applications

Application Overview of Tasks

AutoInstall Mgr Remotely deploys a new router using a neighbor router. Perform AutoInstall tasks remotely via the workstation running CiscoWorks instead of running a Telnet session.

Config Management Analyze or edit configuration files of local and remote Cisco Systems devices in your network. Compare the contents of two configuration files in the database or compare the configuration currently running on the device and the configuration that represents the last time you performed a Database to Device command.

Configuration Snap-In Mgr Create and execute system commands on a device or group of devices at any time via the Global Command Scheduler application.

Device Mgmt Create and maintain a database that holds a complete inventory of your network---hardware, software, release levels of operation components, individuals responsible for maintaining the devices, and associated locations. Enter or change data in the database tables for network devices, networks, interfaces, contacts, vendors, and so on.

Device Monitor Monitor your network devices for information about environmental and interface statistics.Specify how often CiscoWorks should check this information and whether or not to log it into the Log Manager application.

Device Polling Probe and extract information about the condition of your networks using a polling feature. Information acquired from polling is stored in the database for further evaluation and analysis. Compare the relative performance and status of devices and interfaces on the network.

Domain Mgr Set up groups of devices, called domains, so CiscoWorks applications can access these device groups to accomplish network management tasks such as security, configuration, and device polling.

Global Command Mgr Create and execute system commands on a device or group of devices at any time via the Global Command Scheduler application.

Global Command Scheduler Schedules commands or other jobs at regularly scheduled times using the crontab utility. Invoked from the Global Command Manager application or the command line.

Log Mgr Store, query, and delete messages gathered from network devices and CiscoWorks applications.

Login Perform a generic login for all CiscoWorks applications that require user authentication so that you do not have to log in to each separate application.

Logout Log out of secured CiscoWorks applications to ensure security for those applications with authority checking turned on.

Path Tool View and analyze the path between two devices. Perform analysis on the path to collect utilization and error data. The display shows the devices encountered between the source and the destination device, the link speeds connecting these SNMP devices, and the interface names.

Polling Summary Summarize the polling setup completed by the Device Polling application. Browse data, and stop and start polling.

Process Mgr Start or stop CiscoWorks-related processes including the following daemons: Log (nmlogd), Polling (nmpolld), Event Logger (nmeventd), and Device Monitor (nmdevmond). View status for the following daemons: System Log (syslogd), the Sybase Server (dataserver), and the TACACS (xtacacsd).

SA Password Log in to the default Sybase database account to perform system administrator tasks.

Security Mgr Set up authority checking procedures to protect selected CiscoWorks applications and your network devices from unauthorized individuals by setting up your CiscoWorks environment to require a login to access applications. This protection ensures that only users with a valid account and password can perform tasks such as configuring a router, deleting database device information, or defining polling procedures.

Software Inventory Mgr Update the Sybase database to include current device software and hardware status. Sorts device information according to platform and software image and allows you to invoke Device Software Manager to update specific devices.

Software Library Mgr Maintain the master storage (a list of available Cisco system software and microcode).

Sync w/Sybase Synchronize both the SNM database and the Sybase database. CiscoWorks maintains data in the Sybase database, whereas SNM maintains its own database. Sync w/Sybase ensures that device data from SNM database is in the Sybase database and vice versa. Generally, synchronize the databases whenever new devices are added to your network. This application includes Sync w/SNM.

TACACS Mgr Maintain the TACACS password file on UNIX hosts that act as TACACS security servers. Create and update TACACS accounts and computer-generated passwords.

Sybase DWB Access Sybase Data Workbench utilities to run and print reports on any table created with the Device Polling application.

Application	Overview of Tasks
AutoInstall Mgr	Remotely deploys a new router using a neighbor router. Perform AutoInstall tasks remotely via the workstation running CiscoWorks instead of running a Telnet session.
Config Management	Analyze or edit configuration files of local and remote Cisco Systems devices in your network. Compare the contents of two configuration files in the database or compare the configuration currently running on the device and the configuration that represents the last time you performed a Database to Device command.
Configuration Snap-In Mgr	Create and execute system commands on a device or group of devices at any time via the Global Command Scheduler application.
Device Mgmt	Create and maintain a database that holds a complete inventory of your network---hardware, software, release levels of operation components, individuals responsible for maintaining the devices, and associated locations. Enter or change data in the database tables for network devices, networks, interfaces, contacts, vendors, and so on.
Device Monitor	Monitor your network devices for information about environmental and interface statistics.Specify how often CiscoWorks should check this information and whether or not to log it into the Log Manager application.
Device Polling	Probe and extract information about the condition of your networks using a polling feature. Information acquired from polling is stored in the database for further evaluation and analysis. Compare the relative performance and status of devices and interfaces on the network.
Domain Mgr	Set up groups of devices, called domains, so CiscoWorks applications can access these device groups to accomplish network management tasks such as security, configuration, and device polling.
Global Command Mgr	Create and execute system commands on a device or group of devices at any time via the Global Command Scheduler application.
Global Command Scheduler	Schedules commands or other jobs at regularly scheduled times using the crontab utility. Invoked from the Global Command Manager application or the command line.
Log Mgr	Store, query, and delete messages gathered from network devices and CiscoWorks applications.
Login	Perform a generic login for all CiscoWorks applications that require user authentication so that you do not have to log in to each separate application.
Logout	Log out of secured CiscoWorks applications to ensure security for those applications with authority checking turned on.
Path Tool	View and analyze the path between two devices. Perform analysis on the path to collect utilization and error data. The display shows the devices encountered between the source and the destination device, the link speeds connecting these SNMP devices, and the interface names.
Polling Summary	Summarize the polling setup completed by the Device Polling application. Browse data, and stop and start polling.
Process Mgr	Start or stop CiscoWorks-related processes including the following daemons: Log (nmlogd), Polling (nmpolld), Event Logger (nmeventd), and Device Monitor (nmdevmond). View status for the following daemons: System Log (syslogd), the Sybase Server (dataserver), and the TACACS (xtacacsd).
SA Password	Log in to the default Sybase database account to perform system administrator tasks.
Security Mgr	Set up authority checking procedures to protect selected CiscoWorks applications and your network devices from unauthorized individuals by setting up your CiscoWorks environment to require a login to access applications. This protection ensures that only users with a valid account and password can perform tasks such as configuring a router, deleting database device information, or defining polling procedures.
Software Inventory Mgr	Update the Sybase database to include current device software and hardware status. Sorts device information according to platform and software image and allows you to invoke Device Software Manager to update specific devices.
Software Library Mgr	Maintain the master storage (a list of available Cisco system software and microcode).
Sync w/Sybase	Synchronize both the SNM database and the Sybase database. CiscoWorks maintains data in the Sybase database, whereas SNM maintains its own database. Sync w/Sybase ensures that device data from SNM database is in the Sybase database and vice versa. Generally, synchronize the databases whenever new devices are added to your network. This application includes Sync w/SNM.
TACACS Mgr	Maintain the TACACS password file on UNIX hosts that act as TACACS security servers. Create and update TACACS accounts and computer-generated passwords.
Sybase DWB	Access Sybase Data Workbench utilities to run and print reports on any table created with the Device Polling application.

Table 1-2 CiscoWorks Glyph Menu Applications

Application Overview of Tasks

Contacts Obtain information about the contact person for a specific device including the complete name, telephone number, e-mail address, title, location, and address of the person responsible for the operation of the device.

Device SW Mgr Automate the upgrade of a system software or microcode image on a Cisco device.

Env. Monitor View the environmental status of a Cisco AGS+ including temperature and voltage statistics. This function can be performed only on AGS+ routers running System Software Release 9.0 or later with an environmental monitor card running ENVM Microcode Version 2.0 or later software.

Health Monitor View information about the status of a device, including buffers, CPU load, memory available, and protocols and interfaces being used. Quickly accesses the Show Commands and Real-Time Graphs windows through the Health Monitor window.

Path Tool View and analyze the path between two devices. Perform analysis on the path to collect utilization and error data. The display shows the devices encountered between the source and the destination device, the link speeds connecting these SNMP devices, and the interface names.

Real-Time Graphs View device information such as the router health (buffer space, CPU load, environment, free memory, and security), interface health (bits per second, bytes, errors, packets per second, packets, and queues), and protocol traffic (IP, ICMP, SNMP, TCP, UDP, AppleTalk, DECnet IV, Novell, VINES, and XNS) using the SNM Grapher utility.

Show Commands View device data about any SNMP device, including Cisco routers and communication servers. This device data includes the software version, buffers, selected device interfaces, traffic mix, IP accounting checkpoint, ARP, and IP route. This application emulates the EXEC show commands for Cisco routers.

Sync w/Sybase Synchronize a single device in both the SNM database and the Sybase database. Synchronize a device to ensure that both databases share the same device data. Generally, synchronize the databases whenever new devices are added to your network.

Application	Overview of Tasks
Contacts	Obtain information about the contact person for a specific device including the complete name, telephone number, e-mail address, title, location, and address of the person responsible for the operation of the device.
Device SW Mgr	Automate the upgrade of a system software or microcode image on a Cisco device.
Env. Monitor	View the environmental status of a Cisco AGS+ including temperature and voltage statistics. This function can be performed only on AGS+ routers running System Software Release 9.0 or later with an environmental monitor card running ENVM Microcode Version 2.0 or later software.
Health Monitor	View information about the status of a device, including buffers, CPU load, memory available, and protocols and interfaces being used. Quickly accesses the Show Commands and Real-Time Graphs windows through the Health Monitor window.
Path Tool	View and analyze the path between two devices. Perform analysis on the path to collect utilization and error data. The display shows the devices encountered between the source and the destination device, the link speeds connecting these SNMP devices, and the interface names.
Real-Time Graphs	View device information such as the router health (buffer space, CPU load, environment, free memory, and security), interface health (bits per second, bytes, errors, packets per second, packets, and queues), and protocol traffic (IP, ICMP, SNMP, TCP, UDP, AppleTalk, DECnet IV, Novell, VINES, and XNS) using the SNM Grapher utility.
Show Commands	View device data about any SNMP device, including Cisco routers and communication servers. This device data includes the software version, buffers, selected device interfaces, traffic mix, IP accounting checkpoint, ARP, and IP route. This application emulates the EXEC show commands for Cisco routers.
Sync w/Sybase	Synchronize a single device in both the SNM database and the Sybase database. Synchronize a device to ensure that both databases share the same device data. Generally, synchronize the databases whenever new devices are added to your network.

Opening CiscoWorks Applications from HP OpenView and IBM NetView for AIX

CiscoWorks is fully integrated with HP OpenView and NetView for AIX, so you can access CiscoWorks applications directly from the main window of each platform. (See Figure 1-4 and
Figure 1-5.)

Figure 1-4 shows the NetView for AIX main window.

Figure 1-4 HP OpenView Main Window

Figure 1-5 shows the NetView for AIX main window.

Figure 1-5 NetView for AIX Main Window

The CiscoWorks applications are available from the HP OpenView and NetView for AIX main menus. For example, to open the Device Management application, you would choose Administer, then Cisco Devices, then Device Mgmt (which would be represented as Administer>Cisco Devices>Device Mgmt).

Glyphs Menu and HP OpenView

HP OpenView does not use glyphs or a Glyph menu, as SunNet Manager does. In HP OpenView, instead of using the Glyph menu to access device-dependent applications, you would perform the following steps:

Step 1 Select an object in your network map or submap.

Step 2 Select the specified CiscoWorks application from the object menu.

CiscoWorks Applications

Table 1-3 briefly describes each of the CiscoWorks applications, and shows how to choose them from the HP OpenView menus. When the submenu column is blank, you can access the application directly from the menu name listed.

Table 1-3 Accessing CiscoWorks Applications from HP OpenView

Application Menu Location Overview of Tasks

AutoInstall Manager Administer>Cisco Devices>AutoInstall Manager

Remotely deploy a new router using a neighbor router. Perform AutoInstall tasks remotely via the workstation running CiscoWorks instead of running a Telnet session.

Configuration Management Administer>Cisco Devices>Configuration Management

Access configuration files of local and remote Cisco Systems devices in your network to analyze or edit them as necessary. Compare the contents of two configuration files in the database or compare the configuration currently running on the device and the configuration that represents the last time you performed a Database to Device command.

Configuration Snap-In Manager Administer>Cisco Devices>Configuration Snap-In Manager

Create and execute system commands on a device or group of devices at any time via the Global Command Scheduler application.

Contacts Monitor>Description>Contacts

Obtain information about the contact person for a specific device including the complete name, telephone number, e-mail address, title, location, and address of the person responsible for the operation of the device.

Device Management Administer>Cisco Devices>Device Management

Create and maintain a database that holds a complete inventory of your network---hardware, software, release levels of operation components, individuals responsible for maintaining the devices, and associated locations. Enter or change data in the database tables for network devices, networks, interfaces, contacts, vendors, and so on.

Device Polling

Monitor>Device Polling

Probe and extract information about the condition of your networks using a polling feature. Information acquired from polling is stored in the database for further evaluation and analysis. Compare the relative performance and status of devices and interfaces on the network.

Device Software Manager Administer>CiscoWorks Software Images>Device Software Manager

Automate the upgrade of a system software or microcode image on a Cisco device.

Domain Manager Administer> Security>Domain Manager

Set up groups of devices called domains so that CiscoWorks applications can access these device groups to accomplish network management tasks such as security, configuration, and device polling.

Environmental Monitor Monitor>Environmental Monitor

View the environmental status of a Cisco AGS+ including temperature and voltage statistics. This function can be performed only on AGS+ routers running System Software Release 9.0 or later with an environmental monitor card running ENVM Microcode Version 2.0 or later software.

Global Command Manager

Administer>CiscoWorks System>Global Command Manager

Create and execute system commands on a device or group of devices at any time via the Global Command Scheduler application.

Global Command Scheduler

Administer>CiscoWorks System>Global Command Scheduler

Schedule commands or other jobs at regularly scheduled times using the crontab utility.

Health Monitor Monitor>Health Monitor View information about the status of a device, including buffers, CPU load, memory available, and protocols and interfaces being used. Enables you to access the Show Commands and Real-Time Graphs windows through the Health Monitor window.

Login Misc>Login

Perform a generic login for all CiscoWorks applications that require user authentication so that you do not have to log into each separate application.

Logout Misc>Logout

Log out of secured CiscoWorks applications to ensure security for those applications with authority checking turned on.

Log Manager Diagnose>Log Manager

Store, query, and delete messages gathered from network devices and CiscoWorks applications.

Path Tool Diagnose>NetworkConnectivity>Path Tool

View and analyze the path between two devices. Perform analysis on the path to collect utilization and error data. The display shows the devices encountered between the source and the destination device the link speeds connecting these SNMP devices, and the interface names.

Polling Summary

Monitor>Polling Summary

Summarize the polling setup completed by the Device Polling application. Browse data, and stop and start polling.

Process Manager Administer>CiscoWorks System>Process Manager

Start or stop CiscoWorks-related processes including the following daemons: Log (nmlogd), Polling (nmpolld), and Event Logger (nmeventd). View status for the following daemons: System Log (syslogd), the Sybase Server (dataserver), and the TACACS (xtacacsd).

Real-Time Graphs

Monitor>Real-Time Graphs

View device information such as the router health (buffer space, CPU load, environment, free memory, and security), interface health (bits per second, bytes, errors, packets per second, packets, and queues), and protocol traffic (IP, ICMP, SNMP, TCP, UDP, AppleTalk, DECnet IV, Novell, VINES, and XNS) using the xnmgraph utility.

SA Password Administer>Security>SA Password

Log in to the default Sybase database account to perform system administrator tasks.

Security Manager Administer>Security>Security Manager

Set up authority checking procedures to protect selected CiscoWorks applications and your network devices from unauthorized individuals by setting up your CiscoWorks environment to require a login to access applications. This protection ensures that only users with a valid account and password can perform tasks such as configuring a router, deleting database device information, or defining polling procedures.

Show Commands Diagnose>Show Commands

View device data about any SNMP device, including Cisco routers and communication servers. This device data includes the software version, buffers, selected device interfaces, traffic mix, IP accounting checkpoint, ARP, and IP route. This application emulates the EXEC show commands for Cisco routers.

Software Inventory Manager Administer>CiscoWorks Software Images>Software Inventory Manager

Update the Sybase database to include current device software and hardware status. Sort device information according to platform and software image and invoke Device Software Manager to update specific devices.

Software Library Manager Administer>CiscoWorks Software Images>Software Library Manager

Maintain the master storage (a list of all available Cisco system software and microcode).

Sync w/Sybase Misc>Sync w/Sybase

Synchronize both the NMS database and the Sybase database. CiscoWorks maintains data in the Sybase database, whereas HP OpenView maintains its own database. Sync w/Sybase ensures that device data from HP OpenView database is in the Sybase database (Sync w/Platform) and vice versa. Generally, synchronize the databases whenever new devices are added to your network. Use Sync Selected to add individual devices.

Sybase DWB Misc>Sybase DWB

Access Sybase Data Workbench utilities to run and print reports on any table created with the Device Polling application.

TACACS Manager Administer>Security>TACACS Manager

Maintain the TACACS password file on UNIX hosts that act as TACACS security servers. Create and update TACACS accounts and computer-generated passwords.

Application	Menu Location	Overview of Tasks
AutoInstall Manager	Administer>Cisco Devices>AutoInstall Manager	Remotely deploy a new router using a neighbor router. Perform AutoInstall tasks remotely via the workstation running CiscoWorks instead of running a Telnet session.
Configuration Management	Administer>Cisco Devices>Configuration Management	Access configuration files of local and remote Cisco Systems devices in your network to analyze or edit them as necessary. Compare the contents of two configuration files in the database or compare the configuration currently running on the device and the configuration that represents the last time you performed a Database to Device command.
Configuration Snap-In Manager	Administer>Cisco Devices>Configuration Snap-In Manager	Create and execute system commands on a device or group of devices at any time via the Global Command Scheduler application.
Contacts	Monitor>Description>Contacts	Obtain information about the contact person for a specific device including the complete name, telephone number, e-mail address, title, location, and address of the person responsible for the operation of the device.
Device Management	Administer>Cisco Devices>Device Management	Create and maintain a database that holds a complete inventory of your network---hardware, software, release levels of operation components, individuals responsible for maintaining the devices, and associated locations. Enter or change data in the database tables for network devices, networks, interfaces, contacts, vendors, and so on.
Device Polling	Monitor>Device Polling	Probe and extract information about the condition of your networks using a polling feature. Information acquired from polling is stored in the database for further evaluation and analysis. Compare the relative performance and status of devices and interfaces on the network.
Device Software Manager	Administer>CiscoWorks Software Images>Device Software Manager	Automate the upgrade of a system software or microcode image on a Cisco device.
Domain Manager	Administer> Security>Domain Manager	Set up groups of devices called domains so that CiscoWorks applications can access these device groups to accomplish network management tasks such as security, configuration, and device polling.
Environmental Monitor	Monitor>Environmental Monitor	View the environmental status of a Cisco AGS+ including temperature and voltage statistics. This function can be performed only on AGS+ routers running System Software Release 9.0 or later with an environmental monitor card running ENVM Microcode Version 2.0 or later software.
Global Command Manager	Administer>CiscoWorks System>Global Command Manager	Create and execute system commands on a device or group of devices at any time via the Global Command Scheduler application.
Global Command Scheduler	Administer>CiscoWorks System>Global Command Scheduler	Schedule commands or other jobs at regularly scheduled times using the crontab utility.
Health Monitor	Monitor>Health Monitor	View information about the status of a device, including buffers, CPU load, memory available, and protocols and interfaces being used. Enables you to access the Show Commands and Real-Time Graphs windows through the Health Monitor window.
Login	Misc>Login	Perform a generic login for all CiscoWorks applications that require user authentication so that you do not have to log into each separate application.
Logout	Misc>Logout	Log out of secured CiscoWorks applications to ensure security for those applications with authority checking turned on.
Log Manager	Diagnose>Log Manager	Store, query, and delete messages gathered from network devices and CiscoWorks applications.
Path Tool	Diagnose>NetworkConnectivity>Path Tool	View and analyze the path between two devices. Perform analysis on the path to collect utilization and error data. The display shows the devices encountered between the source and the destination device the link speeds connecting these SNMP devices, and the interface names.
Polling Summary	Monitor>Polling Summary	Summarize the polling setup completed by the Device Polling application. Browse data, and stop and start polling.
Process Manager	Administer>CiscoWorks System>Process Manager	Start or stop CiscoWorks-related processes including the following daemons: Log (nmlogd), Polling (nmpolld), and Event Logger (nmeventd). View status for the following daemons: System Log (syslogd), the Sybase Server (dataserver), and the TACACS (xtacacsd).
Real-Time Graphs	Monitor>Real-Time Graphs	View device information such as the router health (buffer space, CPU load, environment, free memory, and security), interface health (bits per second, bytes, errors, packets per second, packets, and queues), and protocol traffic (IP, ICMP, SNMP, TCP, UDP, AppleTalk, DECnet IV, Novell, VINES, and XNS) using the xnmgraph utility.
SA Password	Administer>Security>SA Password	Log in to the default Sybase database account to perform system administrator tasks.
Security Manager	Administer>Security>Security Manager	Set up authority checking procedures to protect selected CiscoWorks applications and your network devices from unauthorized individuals by setting up your CiscoWorks environment to require a login to access applications. This protection ensures that only users with a valid account and password can perform tasks such as configuring a router, deleting database device information, or defining polling procedures.
Show Commands	Diagnose>Show Commands	View device data about any SNMP device, including Cisco routers and communication servers. This device data includes the software version, buffers, selected device interfaces, traffic mix, IP accounting checkpoint, ARP, and IP route. This application emulates the EXEC show commands for Cisco routers.
Software Inventory Manager	Administer>CiscoWorks Software Images>Software Inventory Manager	Update the Sybase database to include current device software and hardware status. Sort device information according to platform and software image and invoke Device Software Manager to update specific devices.
Software Library Manager	Administer>CiscoWorks Software Images>Software Library Manager	Maintain the master storage (a list of all available Cisco system software and microcode).
Sync w/Sybase	Misc>Sync w/Sybase	Synchronize both the NMS database and the Sybase database. CiscoWorks maintains data in the Sybase database, whereas HP OpenView maintains its own database. Sync w/Sybase ensures that device data from HP OpenView database is in the Sybase database (Sync w/Platform) and vice versa. Generally, synchronize the databases whenever new devices are added to your network. Use Sync Selected to add individual devices.
Sybase DWB	Misc>Sybase DWB	Access Sybase Data Workbench utilities to run and print reports on any table created with the Device Polling application.
TACACS Manager	Administer>Security>TACACS Manager	Maintain the TACACS password file on UNIX hosts that act as TACACS security servers. Create and update TACACS accounts and computer-generated passwords.

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