Table Of Contents
Cisco Wireless Control System Navigator 1.6.164.0 Installation Guide
Prerequisites
System Requirements
Supported Operating Systems
Installing Navigator for Windows
Installing Navigator for Linux
Starting Navigator
Starting Navigator on Windows
Starting Navigator on Linux
Logging in to the Navigator User Interface
Manually Upgrading Navigator
Backing Up the Navigator Database (for Windows)
Backing Up the Navigator Database (for Linux)
Uninstalling Navigator on Windows
Uninstalling Navigator on Linux
Restoring the Navigator Database (for Windows)
Restoring the Navigator Database (for Linux)
Cisco Wireless Control System Navigator 1.6.164.0 Installation Guide
This guide describes how to install Cisco Wireless Control System (WCS) Navigator 1.6.164.0. It contains the following sections:
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Prerequisites
•System Requirements
•Installing Navigator for Windows
•Installing Navigator for Linux
•Manually Upgrading Navigator
•Starting Navigator
•Logging in to the Navigator User Interface
Prerequisites
Before installing the WCS Navigator, ensure that you have completed the following:
•Met the necessary hardware and software requirements as listed in the "System Requirements" section for WCS Navigator.
•Updated your system with the necessary critical updates and service packs.
Note Refer to the latest release notes for information on the service packs and patches required for correct operation of WCS Navigator.
•Obtained a Navigator license. If there is not a license, WCS Navigator will not run and will provide an error message indicating that a license cannot be found.
System Requirements
Cisco WCS Navigator for Windows or Linux requires the following:
–Up to 20 WCSs depending on the Navigator license.
–Internet Explorer 7 or later releases with Flash plug-in, or Mozilla Firefox 3.0 or later with Flash plug-in.
–3.2-GHz Intel Dual Core processor with 4-GB RAM and 40-GB minimum of free disk space on your hard drive.
Note The screen resolution should be set to 1024 x 768 pixels for Navigator.
Supported Operating Systems
The following operating systems are supported:
•Windows 2003/SP2 and Windows R2/SP2 32-bit installations with all critical and security Windows updates installed.
Windows 64-bit installations are not supported.
•Red Hat Linux Enterprise Server 5.x 32-bit operating system installations.
Red Hat Linux 64-bit operating system installations are not supported.
•Windows 2003 and Red Hat Linux version support on VMware ESX 3.0.1 version and above.
VMware must be installed on a system with these minimum requirements:
Quad CPU running 3.16 GHz with 8-GBs RAM and a 200-GB hard drive.
Individual operating systems running WCS Navigator in VMware must follow the specifications for the size of WCS that you intend to use.
Installing Navigator for Windows
This section describes how to install WCS Navigator on a Windows operating system. Before installing Navigator, see the "Prerequisites" section and the "System Requirements" section. These sections give an overview of the system requirements and measures that you should take before the installation. You must have administrator privileges on Windows. If installing Navigator for Linux, see the "Installing Navigator for Linux" section.
Note You cannot install the Navigator software if the username used to log in to the server contains special characters such as exclamation marks (!). To ensure a successful installation, log in to the server using a username with no special characters before installing the software.
Note WCS Navigator does not support the underscore character (_) in the name of the Windows server running the software. If the server name contains an underscore, you can install the software, but Navigator fails to start.
To install Navigator, follow these steps:
Step 1 Double click the NAVIGATOR-K9-1.6.164.0.EXE file that you downloaded from Cisco.com to your local drive.
The Install Anywhere window appears and prepares the system for installation. After a few seconds, the Introduction screen appears, followed by the License Agreement screen (see Figure 1). Click I accept the terms of the License Agreement to proceed with the installation.
Figure 1 License Agreement
Step 2 If the install wizard detects a previous version of Navigator, you are prompted to exit the installation. When a previous version is detected, you must proceed as an upgrade and follow the steps in the "Manually Upgrading Navigator" section. For a first time install action, continue to Step 4.
The Check Ports screen appears (see Figure 2).
Step 3 In the Check Ports screen, change the default HTTP and HTTPS ports if necessary and click Next to open the Choose Install Type screen. The default ports for HTTP and HTTPS are 80 and 442, respectively. Click Next.
Figure 2 Check Ports Screen
Step 4 Enter and reenter the root password. The rules for a strong password are as follows:
•The minimum password length is 8.
•The password cannot contain the username or the reverse of the username.
•The password cannot be Cisco or ocsic (Cisco reversed).
•The root password cannot be public.
•No character can be repeated more than three times consecutively in the password.
•The password must contain three of the four following character classes: uppercase, lowercase, numbers, and special characters.
Step 5 Enter the root FTP password.
Step 6 From the FTP Server File screen, choose a folder in which to store the FTP server files and click Next to bring up the TFTP File Server screen.
Note Store the FTP server files in a folder outside the main installation folder to ensure that the FTP server files are not deleted if Cisco Navigator is uninstalled.
Step 7 From the TFTP Server File screen, choose a folder in which to store the TFTP server files and click Next.
Note Store the TFTP server files in a folder outside the main installation folder to ensure that the TFTP server files are not deleted if WCS Navigator is uninstalled.
If you are installing WCS Navigator on a multi-homed server (a server having multiple interfaces), the installer automatically detects the presence of multiple interfaces. The Select Local Interfaces screen appears (see Figure 3).
Step 8 Choose the interfaces to be used by the server for communicating with WCS. Click Next.
Figure 3 Select Local Interfaces Window
Step 9 Choose a folder in which to install the WCS Navigator at the Choose Install Folder screen and click Next to continue.
Step 10 Follow the prompts that appear to complete the installation. After the installation is complete, the Install Complete screen appears.
Step 11 Click Done to complete the installation.
Note The system must be rebooted to complete the WCS Navigator installation.
Installing Navigator for Linux
You must have root privileges on Linux. This section describes how to install WCS Navigator on a Linux operating system. To install Navigator on Linux, follow these steps:
Step 1 If not already done, log in as root. If you are using a graphical environment, open a terminal window.
Step 2 Using the command line, switch to the directory to which the install file from Cisco.com was downloaded to. For example, if the install file was placed in /root/Desktop, enter cd /root/Desktop.
Step 3 Enter NAVIGATOR-K9-1.6.164.0.bin to start the install script.
The license agreement screen appears. You are asked to accept the terms of the license agreement.
Step 4 If the installation wizard detects a previous version of Navigator, you are prompted to exit the install. When a previous version is detected, you must proceed as an upgrade and follow the steps in the "Manually Upgrading Navigator" section.
The Check Ports prompt appears. For a first time installation, continue to Step 5.
Step 5 At the prompt, change the default HTTP and HTTPS ports if necessary. The default ports for HTTP and HTTPS are 80 and 443, respectively.
Step 6 Enter and reenter the root password. The rules for a strong password are as follows:
•The minimum password length is 8.
•The password cannot contain the username or the reverse of the username.
•The password cannot be Cisco or ocsic (Cisco reversed).
•The root password cannot be public.
•No character can be repeated more than three times consecutively in the password.
•The password must contain three of the four character classes: uppercase, lowercase, numbers, and special characters.
Step 7 Enter the root FTP password.
Step 8 Choose a folder in which to store the FTP server files. If the folder does not already exist, you must enter mkdir and create it.
Note Store the FTP server files in a folder outside the main installation folder to ensure that the FTP server files are not deleted if Cisco Navigator is uninstalled.
Step 9 Choose a folder in which to store the TFTP server files. If the folder does not already exist, you must enter mkdir and create it.
Note Store the TFTP server files in a folder outside the main installation folder to ensure that the TFTP server files are not deleted if Cisco Navigator is uninstalled.
Step 10 If you are installing WCS Navigator on a multi-homed server (a server having multiple interfaces), the installer detects the presence of multiple interfaces. Choose the interface to be used by the server for communicating with WCS.
Step 11 Choose a folder in which to install the WCS Navigator.
Step 12 Follow the prompts that appear to complete the installation. After the installation is complete, the Install Complete statement appears.
Note You must manually start Navigator after the installation.
Starting Navigator
This section describes how to start Navigator on either a Windows or Linux server.
Starting Navigator on Windows
To start Navigator on Windows, follow these steps:
Note With Navigator installed as a Windows service, it runs upon system bootup.
Step 1 Log in to the system as administrator.
Step 2 Perform one of the following:
•From the Windows Start menu, choose Start > All Programs > WCS Navigator > StartNavigator.
•From the command prompt, navigate to the Navigator installation directory C:\Program Files\Navigator1.3\bin>startServer.bat.
The Navigator Admin window appears and displays messages indicating that it is starting.
Note With Navigator installed as a service, messages also indicate that the Nms_Server service is starting.
Step 3 Close the Navigator Admin window when the Close button becomes active.
Step 4 Navigator is now ready to host user interfaces (clients).
Starting Navigator on Linux
To start Navigator when it is installed on Linux, follow these steps:
Note To see the version of Navigator you have installed, enter ./opt/Navigator1.3/bin/nmsadmin.shversion.
Note With Navigator installed as a Linux service, it runs upon system bootup.
Step 1 Log in to the system as root.
Step 2 Using the Linux command line interface (CLI), perform one of the following:
•Navigate to the /opt/Navigator1.3/bin directory (or the directory chosen during installation) and enter ./StartNavigator.
•Navigate to the /opt/Navigator1.3/bin directory and enter ./StartNavigator.
The CLI displays messages indicate that Navigator is starting.
Step 3 Navigator is ready to host user interfaces (clients).
Logging in to the Navigator User Interface
To log into the Navigator user interface through a web browser, follow these steps:
Step 1 Launch Internet Explorer 7.0 or later releases on a different computer than the one on which you installed and started Navigator.
Note Some Navigator features may not function properly if you use a web browser other than Internet Explorer 6.0 on a Windows workstation.
Step 2 In the browser's address line, enter https://<host_ip_address>, where <host_ip_address> is the IP address of the computer on which you installed and started Navigator.
Step 3 When the Navigator user interface displays the Login screen, enter the root password that was created during installation.
Step 4 Click Submit to log in to Navigator.
Step 5 After logging in, you must install the license for Navigator.
You can now add WCS to the Navigator and start using the application.
Note To exit the Navigator user interface, close the browser window or click Logout in the upper right corner of the page.
Manually Upgrading Navigator
To manually upgrade Navigator on a Windows server, follow these steps:
Step 1 If possible, stop all Navigator user interfaces to stabilize the database.
Step 2 Back up the Navigator database. See the "Backing Up the Navigator Database (for Windows)" section or the "Backing Up the Navigator Database (for Linux)" section.
Step 3 Uninstall the Navigator application. See the "Uninstalling Navigator on Windows" section or the "Uninstalling Navigator on Linux" section.
Step 4 Install the new version of Navigator by following the instructions in the "Installing Navigator for Windows" section or the "Installing Navigator for Linux" section.
Step 5 Restore the Navigator database by following the instructions in the "Restoring the Navigator Database (for Windows)" section or the "Restoring the Navigator Database (for Linux)" section.
Backing Up the Navigator Database (for Windows)
To back up the Navigator database on a Windows server, follow these steps:
Step 1 Log in to the system as administrator.
Step 2 Create a backup directory for the Navigator database with no spaces in the name.
Step 3 Perform one of the following:
•Follow these steps from the Windows Start menu:
a. Choose Programs > Navigator > Backup. The Enter Information window appears.
b. Browse to the backup directory that you created and choose the filename or enter the full path of the backup directory that you created and a name for the backup file and click OK.
•Follow these steps from the command prompt:
a. Navigate to the Navigator installation directory (\bin).
b. Enter DBAdmin backup backup-filename, where backup-filename is the full path of the backup directory that you created plus a name for the backup file.
The DBAdmin window appears and displays messages indicating the status of the backup.
Step 4 Close the DBAdmin window when the Close button becomes active.
Backing Up the Navigator Database (for Linux)
To back up the Navigator database on a Linux server, follow these steps:
Step 1 Log in to the system as root.
Step 2 Using the Linux CLI, navigate to the /opt/Nav1.3 directory (or any other directory).
Step 3 Create a backup directory for the Navigator database with no spaces in the name.
Step 4 Perform one of the following:
•Navigate to the directory chosen during installation and enter ./Backup. Enter a name for the backup file when prompted.
•Navigate to the directory chosen during installation and enter DBAdmin backup backup-filename, where backup-filename is the full path of the backup directory that you created plus a name for the backup file.
•Using KDE or X-Windows, enter DBAdmin -gui backup, browse to the backup directory, and choose the file.
The CLI displays messages indicating the status of the backup.
Uninstalling Navigator on Windows
To uninstall Navigator on a Windows server, follow these steps:
Step 1 Log in to the system as administrator.
Step 2 From the Windows Start menu, Choose Programs > Navigator > Uninstall Navigator.
Step 3 When the Uninstall Navigator window appears, click Uninstall.
Step 4 Follow the instructions to continue the uninstall process.
Step 5 When the Navigator Uninstaller window indicates that the program is uninstalled, click Finish to close the window.
Uninstalling Navigator on Linux
To uninstall Navigator on a Linux server, follow these steps:
Step 1 Stop Navigator.
Step 2 Log in to the system as root through an X terminal session.
Step 3 Using the Linux CLI, navigate to the directory chosen during installation.
Step 4 Enter ./UinstallNav.
Step 5 Click Yes to continue the uninstall process.
Step 6 Click Finish when the uninstall process is complete.
Restoring the Navigator Database (for Windows)
To restore the Navigator database from a backup file on a Windows server, follow these steps:
Step 1 Log into the system as administrator.
Step 2 Perform one of the following:
•Follow these steps from the Windows Start menu:
a. Choose Start > Programs > Navigator > Restore. The DBAdmin and Enter Information window appears.
b. Browse to the backup directory that you created and choose the filename or enter the full path and filename of the backup file and click OK.
•Follow these steps from the command prompt:
a. Navigate to the Navigator installation directory.
b. Enter DBAdmin restore backup-filename, where backup-filename is the full path and filename of the backup file.
Step 3 Click Yes if a message indicates that Navigator is running and needs to be shut down.
The DBAdmin window appears and displays messages indicating that Navigator is shutting down (if applicable) and the Navigator database is being restored.
Step 4 Close the DBAdmin window when the Close button becomes active.
Note If the restore process shuts down Navigator, a restart is attempted after a successful restore.
Restoring the Navigator Database (for Linux)
To restore the Navigator database from a backup file on a Linux server, follow these steps:
Step 1 If possible, stop all Navigator user interfaces to stabilize the database.
Step 2 Log in to the system as root.
Step 3 Using the Linux CLI, perform one of the following:
•Navigate to the directory chosen during installation and enter ./Restore to start the restoration process. Enter the backup filename when prompted.
•Navigate to the directory chosen during installation and enter DBAdmin restore backup-filename, where backup-filename is the full path and filename of the backup file.
Step 4 Click Yes if a message indicates that Navigator is running and needs to be shut down.
The DBAdmin window appears and displays messages indicating that Navigator is shutting down (if applicable) and the Navigator database is being restored.
Step 5 Close the DBAdmin window when the Close button becomes active.
Note If the restore process shuts down Navigator, a restart is attempted after a successful restore.
The CLI displays messages that indicates that the Navigator database is being restored.
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