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To validate the CiscoWorks installation and configuration, you must edit the .cshrc file on your system. Follow the procedures in this chapter to complete the validation of your CiscoWorks installation.
This section briefly summarizes the steps you should follow to complete the CiscoWorks installation and configuration and to validate the installation. These steps are explained in detail following:
To use NetView for AIX, CiscoWorks, and Sybase, you must define the appropriate environment variables and paths in your .cshrc file.
Environment variables define how your particular system is set up, such as directory paths that specify the location of files (either manual pages or software). The environment variables and paths are explained in Table 4-1.
The addition of environment variables and path names to your .cshrc file will be applicable only to your login account. If you have other system administrators or network managers who need access to CiscoWorks, edit their .cshrc files and add the information specified in the following procedure.
The following steps describe how to add the appropriate environment variables and path names to the .cshrc file or the .login file.
Step 1 Log in as a superuser.
Step 2 Using a text editor such as vi, access the .cshrc file on your system.
This file resides in the home directory of each CiscoWorks user.
Step 3 Add the following lines to the .cshrc file, making sure you enter the uppercase and lowercase characters as shown. Substitute the appropriate directory path for each environment variable, if necessary. Note that the set path line should include any existing set path definitions in the file.
Step 4 Enter the following command at the UNIX prompt to ensure that the changes made to the .cshrc file become a part of his or her active system environment.
source .cshrc
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.
To verify the CiscoWorks installation and configuration, access NetView for AIX and display the CiscoWorks applications. CiscoWorks applications are integrated into the network management menu structure of NetView for AIX.
Perform the following steps to view CiscoWorks applications:
Step 1 Enter the following command at the command prompt to start NetView for AIX:
nv6000
The NetView for AIX 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 NetView for AIX menus according to Table 4-2.
| NetView for AIX Menu | CiscoWorks Application | CiscoWorks Application Enabled When |
|---|---|---|
| Monitor
| Description: Contacts
CW - Device Polling... CW - Polling Summary... | One Cisco device is selected in your network map.
One Cisco device is selected in your network map. In your network map, one Cisco device is selected that contains an Environmental Monitor Card. Always enabled. |
| Administer>CiscoWorks System
| Process Mgr... Global Command Mgr... Global Command Scheduler... Configuration Mgr... Configuration Snap-In Mgr... AutoInstall Mgr... Device Software Mgr... 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. Always enabled. Always enabled. Always enabled. |
| Diagnose
| Network Connectivity: Path Tool
Show Commands... | Always enabled.
One Cisco device is selected in your network map. Always enabled. |
| Misc | Sync w/Sybase...
Sync Selected... CW - Login... CW - Logout... Sybase DWB... | Always enabled.
One or more Cisco device is selected in your network map. Always enabled. Always enabled. One Cisco device is selected in your network map. |
If no CiscoWorks applications are visible under the NetView for AIX menus, the installation might have been unsuccessful; if this happens, look for the CiscoWorks file in the /usr/OV/registration/C directory. If the file is not there, contact a customer service representative.
With NetView for AIX, an Internet Protocol (IP) map is created automatically to show you the devices that are connected directly to your NetView for AIX workstation. The IP map communicates directly with the topology database.
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 RISC System/6000 platform.
By default, the first three CiscoWorks processes in the Process Manager window are running whenever you reboot your system. These processes can run continuously, even if NetView for AIX is not running on your system.
To start the Process Manager application, perform the following steps:
Step 1 From the NetView for AIX menu bar, select Administer>CiscoWorks System>Process Manager.
The Process Manager window appears.
Step 2 To start a process, click the On button next to it.
If the process starts successfully, the On button will appear enabled.
Step 3 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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