Table Of Contents

Installing the Cisco ANA Unit

Installing the ANA Unit System: Step 1

Add the ANA Unit to the ANA Platform: Step 2

Launching the ANA Unit: Step 3

Verifying the ANA Unit Installation: Step 4

Configuring the ANA Unit: Step 5

What's Next?

Installing the Cisco ANA Unit

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The workflow below describes the steps required to install the Cisco ANA Unit in the order in which they should be performed.

Figure 5-1 Cisco ANA Unit Workflow

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Step 1 Install the ANA Unit System, see Installing the ANA Unit System: Step 1.

Step 2 Add the ANA Unit to the ANA Platform, see Add the ANA Unit to the ANA Platform: Step 2.

Step 3 Launch the ANA Unit (optional), see Launching the ANA Unit: Step 3.

Step 4 Verify the ANA Unit Installation, see Verifying the ANA Unit Installation: Step 4.

Step 5 Configure the ANA Unit, see Configuring the ANA Unit: Step 5.

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For information about restarting the Cisco ANA platform, refer to the Cisco Active Network Abstraction Administrator's Guide.

Installing the ANA Unit System: Step 1

During this Step we are going to install tools that are required for the ANA Unit functionality, namely, Java™ v1.3.1_09 and Active Perl v5.6.1.

To install ANA Unit System:

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Step 1 Verify the DVD is in the DVD drive.

Step 2 Open a Telnet/SSH session to the Cisco ANA Unit machine and login into the machine as "root" user.

Step 3 Check the system prerequisites such as required disk space. For more information, see System Requirements.

Step 4 Back up and remove the old version of the Cisco ANA Unit (if an older version already exists).

Step 5 Change the directory to the CD root directory by executing the following command:

cd /cdrom/cdrom0/

Step 6 Install the Unit system by invoking the following command:

perl install.pl -unit -local_main ./sheer-dna-main.pkg

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Note If you used the "-dir [desired directory]" switch to change the directory at the Cisco ANA Gateway, you must install the ANA Unit to the same directory.
To change the installation directory, add "-dir [desired directory]" switch at the end of the "perl install.pl -unit -local_main ./sheer-dna-main.pkg" command. For example: "perl install.pl -unit -local_main ./sheer-dna-main.pkg -dir /opt/sheer"
Important: If you did not use the "-dir [desired directory]" switch when you installed the Cisco ANA Gateway, DO NOT use it here.

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The installation of the ANA Unit is taking place now. The installation procedure is automatic and requires no interference.

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Note This process may take a while. For a further explanation about the ANA environment created during installation, see Cisco ANA Folders.

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Step 7 Open a Telnet/SSH session to the Cisco ANA Unit machine and login into the machine as "sheer" user.

Step 8 Continue installing the Unit system by invoking the following command:

sheer-conf.pl

Step 9 Select "set machine as unit" and the Cisco ANA configuration utility will request the IP address of the Gateway machine and verify input (y).

Figure 5-2 Request IP Address of the Gateway Machine

Step 10 Insert user "root" password and Unit installation is complete.

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For information on how to configure the Cisco ANA Gateway for high availability, refer to the Cisco Active Network Abstraction High Availability User's Guide.

Add the ANA Unit to the ANA Platform: Step 2

Adding a ANA Unit to the ANA platform entails defining that Unit in the system (so that the ANA Gateway is aware of it). When the ANA Unit is added it automatically connects to the transport fabric so that it is able to communicate with the other elements in the system.

To add the ANA Unit:

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Step 1 Add the ANA Unit using Cisco ANA Manage; refer to the Cisco Active Network Abstraction Administrator's Guide. Cisco ANA Manage automatically registers the ANA Unit in the registry and creates a transport uplink between the ANA Unit and the Gateway.

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Launching the ANA Unit: Step 3

After installing the ANA Unit, you can launch the Cisco ANA Unit (optional). The Cisco ANA Gateway automatically verifies that the ANA Unit is up when it is added to the setup and if it is down the Cisco ANA Gateway starts it.

To launch the ANA Unit:

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Step 1 Open a Telnet/SSH session to the Cisco ANA Unit machine and login into the machine as user "sheer", default password "sheer".

Step 2 Launch the ANA Unit by executing the initialization command:

mvm.csh

The ANA Unit process is now loading.

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Note The ANA Unit loading process may take a while.

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Verifying the ANA Unit Installation: Step 4

This Step enables you to verify that the ANA Unit processes are up and running. The Gateway Server processes are as detailed below:

•AVM 0—transport switch process

•AVM 99—management process

•AVM XXX—any AVM defined on the Unit to load upon VNEs. At this installation Step, no AVMs where added yet.

•Webserver daemon—Client connection process

•Sheer_secured daemon

To verify the Cisco ANA Unit process:

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Step 1 Check that the status of all processes and daemons by executing the following command:

status

The output will list all of the processes:

Figure 5-3 List of the Processes

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Configuring the ANA Unit: Step 5

At this step the Unit is installed and ready to host VNEs. For information about setting up AVMs and VNEs using Cisco ANA Manage, refer to the Cisco Active Network Abstraction Administrator's Guide.

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Note Before creating any AVMs on the Cisco ANA Unit the transport uplinks should be in place.

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What's Next?

After installing the ANA Gateway Server and the ANA Units Servers, the system is up and ready to use. The client application can now be installed to enable the user to view the network. For detailed information, refer to the Cisco Active Network Abstraction Client Installation Guide.

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Note The installation procedure changes the .rhosts file of the Sheer user. For more information, see Security Considerations.

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