CWSI Overview

CWSI Overview

CiscoWorks for Switched Internetworks (CWSI) Version 1.0 on AIX is a set of three network management applications: CiscoView, VlanDirector, and TrafficDirector.

CiscoView is a device-management application that provides dynamic status, statistics, and comprehensive configuration information for Cisco Systems' switched internetworking products. CiscoView allows you to display a graphical image of each network device, display configuration and performance information, and perform minor troubleshooting tasks.

VlanDirector is a virtual LAN (VLAN) management application for Cisco's Catalyst switches. It provides configuration, monitoring, and error-reporting capabilities for switches connected as VLANs. VlanDirector offers multiple windows for displaying configuration status and provides physical and logical views of interconnected switches.

TrafficDirector lets you monitor, troubleshoot, and record information about your network's operation. It helps you identify and isolate a wide variety of fault conditions in networks. It uses a central management console in conjunction with data-gathering agents located at various points on a network. It can collect wide-ranging statistical data, display selectively captured network traffic, set user-defined alarm conditions, and obtain real-time updates from all segments of a network.

To complete the following tasks, you must be familiar with the Motif window management system and NetView for AIX.

In addition to this booklet and the online help system, CWSI on AIX documentation includes the CWSI 1.0 on AIX Release Note.

Note If you are unfamiliar with the CiscoView 3.1(1) on AIX application, refer to the CWSI 1.0 on AIX Release Note for information on getting started with and maintaining the CiscoView 3.1(1) on AIX. For information on getting started with VlanDirector or TrafficDirector, refer to the appropriate user guide.

Preparing to Install CWSI

Before you install and configure CWSI, use the following checklists to verify that your system meets the CWSI requirements.

Also plan your installation path using the scenarios provided in "Determining your CWSI Installation and Configuration Path" section.

Hardware Requirements Checklist

CWSI requires the following hardware:

Any IBM RISC System/6000 workstation with Power architecture
Color monitor
PostScript-compatible printer (for printing window images)
CD-ROM drive on the host system or CD-ROM drive on an accessible remote host

System Requirements Checklist

CWSI requires the following software products and conditions.

AIX---Version 3.2.5(1) or 4.1.
NetView for AIX---Version 3.1 or 4.1 (optional). CWSI can operate without NetView for AIX, however, without NetView for AIX, you cannot graph information.
System software---X Window System Version 11, Release 5; Motif Version 1, Release 2.
RAM---32 MB or more.
Hard disk space---5 MB in the / directory, 25 MB in /tmp directory, and 50 MB in the /usr directory.
Cisco Internetwork Operating System (Cisco IOS) Software requirements---CWSI requires the managed Cisco devices to be running specific versions of the Cisco IOS software. See the CWSI 1.0 on AIX Release Note.

Caution CWSI can be installed only in the /usr/nms directory. If you create a filesystem, its mount point must be /usr/nms. If /usr/nms already exists on your system, back up all data in that directory before installing CWSI. Installation of CWSI overwrites existing data. To create a filesystem, we recommend that you contact a knowledgeable system administrator and use the System Management Interface
Tool (SMIT).

Determining your CWSI Installation and Configuration Path

Depending upon the current applications you may or may not have installed on your system, the CWSI installation varies. Use the scenarios in this section to determine the order in which you would perform the procedures described in this booklet.

Scenario 1

If CiscoWorks and CiscoView 3.1(1) are not currently installed on your system, complete the following sections in this order:

Scenario 2

If CiscoWorks is currently installed on your system, but not CiscoView 3.1(1), complete the following sections in this order:

Scenario 3

If CiscoWorks and CiscoView 3.1(1) are currently installed on your system, you have two installation options:

You can re-install CiscoView 3.1(1).
You can install just VlanDirector or TrafficDirector.

If you choose to re-install CiscoView 3.1(1), complete the following sections in this order:

Note If you re-install CiscoView, you may want to de-install the current application and back up all data in the /usr/nms directory because the installation process overwrites existing files.

If you choose not to re-install CiscoView 3.1(1), complete the following sections in this order:

Scenario 4

If CiscoView 3.1(1) is currently installed on your system, but not CiscoWorks, you have two install options:

You can re-install CiscoView 3.1(1).
You can install just VlanDirector or TrafficDirector.

If you choose to re-install CiscoView 3.1(1), complete the following sections in this order:

Note If you re-install CiscoView, you may want to de-install the current application and back up all data in the /usr/nms directory because the installation process overwrites existing files.

If you choose not to re-install CiscoView 3.1(1), complete the following sections in this order:

Installing and Configuring CWSI

You use the System Management Interface Tool (SMIT), an IBM AIX system administration facility, to install and configure CSWI from a local or remote CD-ROM drive. This section describes how to install and configure CWSI using the graphical user interface (GUI) version of SMIT. If you prefer, you can also use the ASCII version called SMITTY. For more information about using SMIT and SMITTY, refer to your IBM documentation.

To install and configure CSWI, do the following:

Use SMIT to mount the CWSI CD-ROM on the local filesystem from a local or remote CD-ROM drive.
Use SMIT to install CWSI from CD-ROM.
Use SMIT to configure CWSI.
Unmount the CD-ROM.

Mounting from a Local CD-ROM Drive

You can install CWSI from a CD-ROM drive attached to your system or from a drive connected to a remote host. However, before installing CWSI from a CD-ROM, you must first use SMIT to mount the local or remote CD-ROM drive on the local AIX system.

This section describes mounting from a local CD-ROM drive. For information on mounting from a remote CD-ROM drive, refer to the CWSI 1.0 on AIX Release Note.

Note If you have already performed this procedure, or if another device is already mounted on the mount point, the following process will fail.

To mount the CD-ROM on the filesystem from a local CD-ROM drive, insert the CWSI CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive and perform the following steps:

hostname# smit

On the System Management menu, select Physical & Logical Storage.
Select File Systems and select Add/Change/Show Delete File Systems.
Select CDROM File Systems.
Select Add a CDROM File System.
Click the "DEVICE name" List button, and select the device name (such as /dev/cd0) from the list that appears.
In the "Mount point" field, enter the name of a mount point directory (such as /cdrom).
Click Do and read the output, and then click Done.
Terminate SMIT by pressing F12 or by clicking Exit SMIT on the Exit menu.
Enter the following at the command prompt:

hostname# smit mountfs

Click the "FILE SYSTEM name" List button and select a device name (such as /dev/cd0) from the list that appears.
In the "DIRECTORY over which to mount" field, enter the name of a mount point directory (such as /cdrom).
Click the "TYPE of file system" List button, and select cdrfs as the file system type.
Set the "Mount as Read-Only System" field to Yes.
Click Do, read the output, and then click Done.
Terminate SMIT by pressing F12 or by clicking Exit SMIT on the Exit menu.

The CD-ROM is now ready for CWSI to be installed.

Installing the CWSI Applications

Before beginning installation, ensure that you have determined your installation and configuration path using the scenarios listed in the "Determining your CWSI Installation and Configuration Path" section. CiscoView 3.1(1) is a prerequisite for the VlanDirector and TrafficDirector applications. If CiscoView 3.1(1) is not already installed, you will be prompted to install CiscoView before you install VlanDirector or TrafficDirector. Caution CWSI can be installed only in the /usr/nms directory. If /usr/nms already exists, back up all data in the directory because the installation process overwrites existing files.

Installing CWSI

Use the following procedure to install the CWSI applications if any of the following situations exist:

CiscoWorks and CiscoView 3.1(1) are not installed on your system.
CiscoWorks is installed but not CiscoView 3.1(1).
CiscoWorks and CiscoView are installed, but you have chosen to re-install CiscoView before installing TrafficDirector and VlanDirector.

To install the CWSI applications:

Insert the CWSI CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.
Log in as the root user and start SMIT by entering the following at the command prompt:

hostname# smit

On the System Management menu, select Software Installation & Maintenance.
On the next menu, select Install/Update Software.
On the next menu, select Install/Update Selectable Software (Custom Install).
On the next menu, select Install Software Products at Latest Available Level.
In the Install Software Products at Latest Available Level dialog box, click the List button. The Single Select dialog box is displayed.
Click the name of the CD-ROM device on which you loaded the CD-ROM in Step 1 and click Do. The Install Software Products at Latest Available Level dialog box displays additional fields.
Click the List button next to the "SOFTWARE to install" field. After a brief delay, the Multi-Select List dialog box appears.
In the Multi-Select List dialog box, click on CiscoView, and to install TrafficDirector and VlanDirector click on TrafficDirector and VlanDirector.

Note You can install the CWSI applications simultaneously or one at a time. To install the CWSI applications simultaneously, select each of the applications before proceeding to Step 12. To install the CWSI applications one at a time, perform Steps 11 through 14 of this procedure for each application.

Click OK and then click Do.
In response to the "ARE YOU SURE?" prompt, click OK to install the application or applications you selected. SMIT installs CWSI in the /usr/nms directory and CWSI modifies SMIT to allow subsequent configuration and de-installation of CWSI.
If the installation was successful, an OK status is displayed. If the installation was unsuccessful a Failed status is displayed. If the reason for the failure is not apparent, read the installation log file $HOME/smit.log and, if necessary, contact the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC).
Click Done.
If installation was successful, click Return to System Management and proceed to the next section as mapped in the scenario you chose in the "Determining your CWSI Installation and Configuration Path" section.
If the installation failed, terminate SMIT by pressing F12 or by clicking Exit SMIT on the Exit menu.

Installing TrafficDirector and VlanDirector

Use the following procedure to install the CWSI TrafficDirector and VlanDirector applications if CiscoView 3.1(1) is currently installed on your system and you are just installing TrafficDirector and VlanDirector.

To install the TrafficDirector and VlanDirector applications:

Insert the CWSI CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.
Log in as the root user and start SMIT by entering the following at the command prompt:

hostname# smit

On the System Management menu, select Software Installation & Maintenance.
On the next menu, select Install/Update Software.
On the next menu, select Install/Update Selectable Software (Custom Install).
On the next menu, select Install Software Products at Latest Available Level.
In the Install Software Products at Latest Available Level dialog box, click the List button. The Single Select dialog box is displayed.
Click the name of the CD-ROM device on which you loaded the CD-ROM in Step 1 and click Do. The Install Software Products at Latest Available Level dialog box displays additional fields.
Click the List button next to the "SOFTWARE to install" field. After a brief delay, the Multi-Select List dialog box appears.
In the Multi-Select List dialog box, click on TrafficDirector and VlanDirector.
Click OK and then click Do.
In response to the "ARE YOU SURE?" prompt, click OK to install the applications you selected. SMIT installs CWSI in the /usr/nms directory and CWSI modifies SMIT to allow subsequent configuration and de-installation of CWSI.
If the installation was successful, an OK status is displayed. If the installation was unsuccessful a Failed status is displayed. If the reason for the failure is not apparent, read the installation log file $HOME/smit.log and, if necessary, contact the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC).
Click Done.
If installation was successful, click Return to System Management and complete the steps in the "Configuring TrafficDirector" section.
If the installation failed, terminate SMIT by pressing F12 or by clicking Exit SMIT on the Exit menu.

Installing Device Packages

Follow the steps in this procedure if CiscoView 3.1(1) is installed on your system, but CiscoWorks is not, and you want to install all device package files that reside in a directory path on a system.

Note If CiscoWorks and CiscoView 3.1(1) are installed on your system, the device packages are installed at the same time.

Use the following procedure to install CiscoView 3.1 (1) device packages if either of the following situation exists:

CiscoWorks and CiscoView 3.1(1) are not currently installed on your system and you are installing CWSI 1.0 on AIX.
CiscoView 3.1(1) is installed on your system but not CiscoWorks.

To install device packages:

If you have not already done so, start SMIT by entering the following at the command prompt:

hostname# smit

On the System Management menu, click Communications Applications and Services.
On the next menu, click Cisco Network Management Applications for AIX.
On the next menu, click CiscoView.
In the CiscoView dialog box, click Device Package Installation.
In the field "Select Device Packages to Install" click the List button.
In the Multi-Select List dialog box, select the device packages you want to install and click OK.
Click Do, wait for the process to finish, and read the output.
If the process is successful, an OK status is displayed. If the device package installation failed, a Failed status is displayed. If the process failed, contact a Cisco TAC representative.
Click Done and then Cancel and proceed to the next section as mapped in the scenario you chose in the "Determining your CWSI Installation and Configuration Path" section.

Configuring CWSI

You need to start SMIT to perform either of the following tasks:

Note You do not have to configure the VlanDirector application. VlanDirector uses the owner and group names configured for CiscoView.

Starting SMIT

To start SMIT, enter the following at the command prompt:

hostname# smit

Configuring CiscoView

Follow these steps to configure the CiscoView application.

On the System Management menu, click Communications Applications and Services.
On the next menu, click Cisco Network Management Applications for AIX.
On the next menu, click on CiscoView.
In the CiscoView dialog box, select Product Configuration.
In the Product Configuration dialog box, accept the defaults or type values into each of the following fields:
Product Group Name---Name of the AIX group that owns the CiscoView files. The default is bin. Click the List button to select one or more names from a list.
Product User Name---AIX username of the individual assigned to the CiscoView files. The default is bin.
Load MIBs Into NetView---The default is No. If you want to monitor MIBs through NetView, click the List button to select Yes.
The procedure for loading MIBs may take a significant amount of time depending on the number of MIBs loaded.
Click Do, wait for the process to finish, and read the output.

Note If you do not load MIBs, this process may take approximately 20 minutes or more to complete.

If the MIBs were successfully loaded, an OK status is displayed. If the configuration failed, a Failed status is displayed. If the configuration fails, contact a Cisco TAC representative.

Click Done and then Cancel.
Terminate SMIT by pressing F12 or by clicking Exit SMIT on the Exit menu.
Proceed to the next section as mapped in the scenario you chose in the "Determining your CWSI Installation and Configuration Path" section.

Configuring TrafficDirector

Follow these steps to configure the TrafficDirector application:

On the System Management menu, click Communications Applications and Services.
On the next menu, click Cisco Network Management Applications for AIX.
On the next menu, click on TrafficDirector.
In the TrafficDirector dialog box, select Configure.
In the TrafficDirector dialog box, type the values provided on the pink or yellow password form shipped with CWSI, or the permanent password that you have been assigned, in the following fields:
Serial Number
Password
Expiry Date

Note For more information about the TrafficDirector licensing requirements and obtaining a permanent license agreement, see the CWSI 1.0 Release Note.

To start the configuration process, click Do.
Terminate SMIT by pressing F12 or by clicking Exit SMIT on the Exit menu.

Unmounting the CD-ROM

To unmount the CD-ROM:

Enter the following at the local or remote workstation where it is mounted:

hostname# cd /
hostname# umount /cdrom

AIX unmounts the CD-ROM device from the /cdrom directory.

Remove the CD-ROM caddy from the CD-ROM drive.

You are now ready to proceed to the "Starting CWSI" section.

De-Installing CWSI

If necessary, you can de-install the CWSI applications. You can de-install only TrafficDirector or VlanDirector, but if you de-install CiscoView, the VlanDirector and TrafficDirector applications automatically de-install as well. Before de-installing the CWSI applications, you must start SMIT.

Starting SMIT

hostname# smit

De-installing CiscoView

On the System Management menu, select Communications Applications and Services.
On the next menu, select Cisco Network-Management Applications for AIX.
On the next menu, select CiscoView.
On the next menu, select Maintenance.
On the next menu, select Remove CiscoView for AIX program.
In response to the "ARE YOU SURE?" prompt, click OK. If the de-installation is successful, an OK status is displayed. If the de-installation failed, a Failed status is displayed. If the de-installation failed, contact a Cisco TAC representative.
Terminate SMIT by pressing F12 or by clicking Exit SMIT on the Exit menu.

De-installing TrafficDirector

On the System Management menu, select Communications Applications and Services.
On the next menu, select Cisco Network-Management Applications for AIX.
On the next menu, select TrafficDirector.
In the TrafficDirector dialog box, select Remove TrafficDirector for AIX.
In response to the "ARE YOU SURE?" prompt, click OK. If the de-installation is successful, an OK status is displayed. If the de-installation failed, a Failed status is displayed. If the de-installation failed, contact a Cisco TAC representative.
Terminate SMIT by pressing F12 or by clicking Exit SMIT on the Exit menu.

De-installing VlanDirector

On the System Management menu, select Communications Applications and Services.
On the next menu, select Cisco Network-Management Applications for AIX.
On the next menu, select VlanDirector.
In the TrafficDirector dialog box, select Remove VlanDirector for AIX.
In response to the "ARE YOU SURE?" prompt, click OK. If the de-installation is successful, an OK status is displayed. If the it failed, a Failed status is displayed. If the de-installation failed, contact a Cisco TAC representative.
Terminate SMIT by pressing F12 or by clicking Exit SMIT on the Exit menu.

Starting CWSI

This section contains a two startup methods for the first-time CWSI user. You can start the CiscoView and VlanDirector applications from the AIX command line or from NetView for AIX. You can start the TrafficDirector application only from the AIX command line.

After starting the CWSI applications, proceed to the:

"Getting Started with CiscoView" section of the CWSI 1.0 on AIX release note for information on getting started with and maintaining the CiscoView 3.1(1) on AIX application.
"Getting Started" chapter of the TrafficDirector UNIX 3.3 User Guide for information on getting started with the TrafficDirector application.
"Getting Started" chapter of the VlanDirector User Guide for information on getting started with the VlanDirector application.

Starting CWSI Applications from the AIX Command Line

If your system does not have NetView for AIX, use the following procedures to start the CWSI applications from the AIX command line.

Starting CiscoView

To start the CiscoView application:

Enter the following at the command prompt from the usr/nms/bin directory:

% nmcview

To specify a Cisco device to monitor, select Open Device on the CiscoView File menu, enter a host name or IP address in the "Host" field, and then click OK.
A graphical image of the device's back panel appears.

Starting VlanDirector

To start VlanDirector:

Enter the following at the command prompt from the usr/nms/bin directory:

% vdirector

The VlanDirector Startup window appears. For information on creating a VlanDirector view, refer to the "Getting Started" chapter of the VlanDirector User Guide.

Starting TrafficDirector

To start TrafficDirector:

Set the environment variable NSHOME to the /usr/nms/tdir directory.
To start TrafficDirector, enter the following at the command prompt from the usr/nms/tdir/bin directory:

% tdir

For information on getting started with TrafficDirector, refer to the "Getting Started" chapter of the TrafficDirector 3.3 UNIX User Guide.

Starting CWSI Applications from NetView for AIX

You can start the CiscoView and VlanDirector applications from NetView for AIX.

To start the CiscoView or VlanDirector applications:

If necessary, start NetView for AIX by entering the following at the command line:

% nv6000

Click the IP Internet symbol on NetView's root map. NetView displays all devices running IP, including Cisco devices.
If starting the CiscoView application, open the Monitor menu and select CiscoView.
or
If starting VlanDirector, open the Monitor menu and select VlanDirector.
If the CiscoView or VlanDirector application is not visible on the Monitor menu (and the configuration steps were successful), look for the CiscoView or VlanDirector file in the /usr/OV/registration/C directory. If the file is not there, contact a Cisco TAC representative.

Service and Support

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Cisco Connection Documentation

Cisco documentation and additional literature are available on a CD called Cisco Connection Documentation, Enterprise Series. The CD is updated and shipped monthly, so it might be more up to date than printed documentation. To order the Cisco Connection Documentation, Enterprise Series CD, contact your local sales representative or call Customer Service. The CD is available both as a single CD and as an annual subscription. You can also access Cisco technical documentation on the World Wide Web URL http://www.cisco.com .

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