Table Of Contents

A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - L - M - N - O - P - R - S - T - U - V - W -

Index

A

access roles, security 10-2

adaptive polling 7-9

adding

units 5-4

VNE 6-14

admin mode

AVM status 6-4

VNE status 6-10

alarms, VNE persistency

clearing G-3

configuring G-3

overview G-2

algorithms, for SSHv2 6-31

auto-archiving (integrity service process) 13-4

automatic backups, configuring for the registry A-3

autonomous VNEs 1-3

AVMs

configuring high availability F-13

creating 6-1

deleting 6-5

finding 6-7

measuring ticket processing down time F-6

moving 6-6

overview 1-6

properties

editing 6-4

viewing 6-4

starting 6-6

status 6-3

stopping 6-6

B

backed-up content A-2

backing up CiscoANA, prerequisites A-1

backup

activate A-4

enable A-3

overview A-2

procedure A-2

registry A-1

restore from A-5

running manually for registry A-4

time, changing A-4

branch

ANA Servers 2-8

Global Settings 2-18

Maintenance Links 2-28

Scopes 2-29

Topology 2-32

Users 2-34

Workflow Engine 2-36

C

catastrophic process failure, and high availability F-4

CatOS devices. See Cisco CatOS devices

changing

passwords

CiscoANA database B-6

user 10-12

workflow scheme B-6

protection groups 7-12

VNE state 6-40

checking protection group assignments 7-12

Cisco ANA

architecture, diagram 1-3

backing up A-1

deployment plan 3-2

diagnostics 12-1

Event Listener 11-1

functionality 1-2

system health 12-1

CiscoANA database, changing password B-6

CiscoANA Manage, starting 2-1

Cisco ANA Manage window

ANA Servers branch

ANA Server Entities sub-branch 2-11

AVM sub-branch 2-14

menus 2-10

overview 2-8

toolbar 2-11

ANA Servers Entities sub-branch

menus 2-13

overview 2-11

toolbar 2-14

AVM sub-branch

menus 2-16

overview 2-14

toolbar 2-17

Client Licenses sub-branch

menus 2-20

overview 2-18

toolbar 2-21

DB Segments sub-branch, overview 2-21

Global Settings branch

Client Licenses sub-branch 2-18

DB Segments sub-branch 2-21

Message of the Day sub-branch 2-23

overview 2-18

Polling Groups sub-branch 2-24

Protection Groups sub-branch 2-26

icons 2-5

Maintenance Links branch

menus 2-28

overview 2-28

Message of the Day branch 2-23

Polling Groups sub-branch

menus 2-25

overview 2-24

toolbar 2-25

Protection Groups sub-branch

menus 2-27

overview 2-26

toolbar 2-27

Scopes branch 2-29

menus 2-30

overview 2-29

toolbar 2-31

table toolbar 2-7

Templates sub-branch

menus 2-37

overview 2-36

toolbar 2-38

Topology branch 2-32

menus 2-32

overview 2-32

toolbar 2-33

tree pane 2-4

Users branch 2-34

menus 2-35

overview 2-34

toolbar 2-36

Workflow Engine branch

overview 2-36

Templates sub-branch 2-36

Workflows sub-branch 2-40

workflows 2-38

Workflows sub-branch

overview 2-38

toolbar 2-40

workspace 2-6

CiscoANA system, deploying 3-1

Cisco CatOS VNEs 6-13, 6-14

Cisco IOS VNEs 6-13, 6-14

Cisco IOS XR VNEs 6-13, 6-14

clearing filters 4-3

client applications, ports D-1

client licenses

managing 7-1

viewing properties 7-3

concepts in CiscoANA Manage 1-6

configuration file, for VNE creation script B-3

configuring high availability

AVMs F-13

protection groups F-8

standby unit F-10

unit protection groups F-9

units F-8

configuring VNEs

SSHv1 6-27

SSHv2 6-28

Telnet 6-26

CPU usage, examples 7-10

creating

AVMs 6-1

protection groups 7-11

scopes 10-5

static links 8-1

user accounts 10-7

VNEs

CiscoCatOS devices 6-11

CiscoIOS devices 6-11

CiscoIOS XR devices 6-12

cron jobs for event purging 13-3

customizing

Message of the Day 7-5

polling groups 7-7

security, workflow 10-4

D

data, filtering 4-2

database

configuring

automatic purging of events 13-3

event retention time 13-1

purging 13-1

viewing segments 7-4

default permissions, security 10-2

default-pg protection group 5-4

default polling group 7-7

defining

filters 4-2

generic SNMP VNEs 6-37

VNEs 6-10

deleting

AVMs 6-5

licenses. See uninstalling a license

Message of the Day 7-5

polling groups 7-9

protection groups 7-13

scopes 10-6

units 5-6

user accounts 10-11

VNEs 6-39

deploying a CiscoANA system, workflow 3-1

deployment plan 3-2

device credentials, masking 6-26

device unreachable error and SNMP engine ID 6-23

device upgrades and Cisco ANA 6-38

down time, estimating for high availability F-3

Drools

components and terminology E-1

rules engine E-1

upgrading rule files E-2

E

editing

AVM properties 6-4

protection group properties 7-13

scopes 10-6

unit properties 5-5

user rights 10-8

VNE properties 6-38

editing polling groups 7-8

element management, overview 1-6

Event Listener

configuring

for new VNEs 11-3

multiple listeners 11-2

on a gateway 11-2

overview 11-2

installing 11-2

overview 11-1

RegTool

command syntax 11-3

example command 11-4

events

configuring

automatic purging 13-3

retention for database events 13-1

default retention values 13-1

high availability F-15

purging from the database 13-1

system security 14-1

VNE persistency

removing G-3

retrieving G-3

storing G-3

EventVision 1-5

exporting, tables 4-5

F

failover parameters

default values F-15

for high availability F-15

failure, estimating down time for high availability F-3

file formats for SSH

private key 6-32

public key 6-32

filter

clearing

all previous selections 4-4

a previous selection 4-4

general use 4-3

defining 4-2

selection filter

applying 4-3

clearing all previous 4-4

clearing previous 4-4

setting 4-3

filtering overview 4-2

finding

AVMs 6-7

text in a table 4-2

VNEs 6-7

fixed licenses 2-20, 7-1

floating licenses 2-20, 7-1

floating user license 2-20, 7-1

G

gateway, restarting 5-3, B-1

General tab

overview 6-17

scheme 6-17, 6-18

generic SNMP VNE, defining 6-37

Golden Source registry C-1

granting users rights 10-8

groups

polling 1-7

protection 1-7

H

high availability

catastrophic process failure F-4

configuring

AVMs F-13

protection groups F-8

standby units F-10

unit protection groups F-9

units F-8

estimating failure down time F-3

events F-15

failover parameters, default values F-15

overview F-1

process failure

catastrophic F-4

timeout F-5

switching to standby unit

automatically F-13

manually F-12

timeout failure

machine F-7

process F-5

watchdog protocol F-13

I

ICMP tab 6-33

installing a license 7-2

integrity service, overview 13-4

integrity tests, scheduling 13-4

IOX. See Cisco IOS XR VNEs

ipcore scheme 6-21

L

Layer 3 links, missing 5-3

licenses

client, viewing properties 7-3

fixed 2-20, 7-1

floating 2-20, 7-1

floating user 2-20, 7-1

installing 7-2

overview 1-6

uninstalling 7-3

links

static 1-8

transport 1-9

logging in, maximum attempts 10-7

logging out 2-40

login attempts, maximum number 10-7

login sequence

configuring 6-26

SSH 6-28

M

MAC-based discovery

and missing Layer 3 links 5-3

disabling 5-3

machine timeout failure

and high availability F-7

overview F-7

maintenance links

branch 2-28

managing 8-3

menu options 2-28

removing 8-4

viewing 8-3

maintenance mode

links 8-3

removing links from 8-4

VNEs 6-9

managed element, overview 1-7

managing

client licenses 7-1

polling groups 7-6

protection groups 7-11

mapping user permissions 10-10

masking device credentials 6-26

measuring ticket processing down time

AVMs F-6

units F-8

memory indicators, for system health 12-4

Message of the Day

customizing 7-5

removing 7-5

moving

AVMs 6-6

multiple VNEs 6-42

single VNEs 6-42

mvm.csh

restarting a gateway 5-3, A-5, B-1

restarting all units B-7

restarting units 5-3, B-1, B-2

N

N+m high availability, overview F-2

network elements

components, overview 1-7

overview 1-7

NetworkVision 1-5

new users, creating 10-7

New VNE dialog

General tab 6-17

Polling tab 6-34

SNMP tab 6-22

Telnet/SSH tab 6-25

O

oper mode, VNE status 6-10

overview

CiscoANA integrity service 13-4

Event Listener 11-1

high availability F-1

system health and diagnostics 12-1

unit N+m high availability F-2

watchdog protocol F-2

P

password

changing

for CiscoANA database B-6

for user 10-12

for workflow scheme B-6

characters allowed 10-7

periodic backup time, changing A-4

permissions

mapping for users 10-10

overview 1-7

persistency, VNE

alarms

clearing G-3

configuring G-3

default configuration G-4

overview G-2

configuring

instrumentation persistency G-4

topology persistency G-6

events

removing G-3

retrieving G-3

storing G-3

initialization G-2

instrumentation persistency G-4

overview G-1

persistency, VNE (continued)

persistencydir G-5

persistencylevel G-5

persistencystorageenabled G-5

persistencystorageinterval G-5

persistencytimeout G-5

topology persistency G-6

polling

adaptive 7-9

intervals 6-36

system configuration 6-38

polling group

customizing 7-7

deleting 7-9

editing 7-8

managing 7-6

overview 7-6

rates

default 7-7

slow 7-7

type

default 7-7

slow 7-7

ports used by server and client applications D-1

prerequisites

adding VNEs 6-11

backing up CiscoANA A-1

Previous Selection Filter 4-4

private key, SSH 6-32

process failure

catastrophic F-4

timeout F-5

product scheme 6-20

protection groups

assigned to units 7-12

changing 7-12, F-11

checking 7-12, F-11

configuring

for high availability F-8

units for high availability F-9

creating 7-11

deleting 7-13

managing 7-11

properties

editing 7-13, F-12

viewing 7-13, F-12

public key, SSH 6-32

R

registry

backup and restore A-1

configuring automatic backups A-3

Golden Source C-1

running backups manually A-4

Registry Editor

configuring event purging values 13-1

description 1-5

removing

links in maintenance mode 8-4

static links 8-4

restarting

gateway B-1

gateways 5-3, B-1

units B-2

restore

manually A-2

procedure A-5

registry A-1

roles

overview 1-8

user 10-2

rule files, upgrading E-2

running commands on units B-7

S

scheduling integrity tests 13-4

scheme 6-17, 6-18

scopes

activities included in scope 10-1

creating 10-5

deleting 10-6

editing 10-6

overview 1-8

security 10-1

viewing properties 10-6

script, for adding multiple VNEs B-2

security

access roles 10-2

customizing, workflow 10-4

default permissions 10-2

scopes 10-1

system events 14-1

users rights 10-9

selection filters, setting 4-3

server applications, ports D-1

server authentication, SSH 6-30

Set Selection Filter 4-3

setting up users 3-3

slow polling group 7-7

SNMP, unique engine IDs 6-23

SNMP tab 6-22

sorting tables 4-4

SSH

file format

private key 6-32

public key 6-32

login sequence

SSHv1 6-28

SSHv2 6-28

server authentication 6-30

SSHv1, configuring login sequence for VNEs 6-28

SSHv2

configuring login sequence for VNEs 6-28

supported algorithms 6-31

standby unit

configuring for high availability F-10

switching to

automatically F-13

manually F-12

starting

AVMs 6-6

CiscoANA Manage 2-1

static links

creating 8-1

deleting 8-4

validating 8-1

status

AVMs 6-3

VNE

in admin mode 6-10

in oper mode 6-10

overview 6-9

stopping AVMs 6-6

system configuration, polling 6-38

system health and diagnostics

additional parameters 12-6

getting started 12-1

graphs 12-4

memory indicators 12-4

overview 12-1

toolbar 12-3

types of graphs 12-5

units monitoring page 12-2

use cases 12-7

web page options

MC Loads page 12-5

MC server-ip Load page 12-5

T

tables

exporting data 4-5

finding text 4-2

sorting 4-4

working with 4-1

Telnet

configuring for VNEs 6-26

configuring login sequence 6-26

Telnet/SSH tab 6-25

Telnet login sequence, configuring 6-26

ticket processing down time, measuring

AVMs F-6

units F-8

timeout process failure, and high availability F-5

topology discovery, CDP and MAC-based 5-3

U

uninstalling a license 7-3

units

adding 5-4

before adding 5-3

changing protection groups F-11

configuring as standby for high availability F-10

configuring for high availability F-8

deleting 5-6

editing properties 5-5

measuring ticket processing down time F-8

overview 5-2

redundant, overview 1-8

restarting B-2

running commands B-7

upgrading devices 6-38

user accounts, creating 10-7

user and view setup workflow 3-3

username, defining 10-7

users

changing password 10-12

creating accounts 10-7

deleting accounts 10-11

mapping permissions 10-10

rights

editing 10-8

granting 10-8

security access roles 10-2

security rights 10-9

setting up 3-3

V

validating static links 8-1

viewing

all links in maintenance mode 8-3

AVM properties 6-4

database segments 7-4

license properties 7-3

protection group properties 7-13

scope properties 10-6

VNE properties 6-38

VNE creation script

command syntax B-3

configuration file B-3

results B-5

VNE persistency

alarms

clearing G-3

persistency G-2

persistency default configurations G-4

configuring

alarm persistency G-3

instrumentation persistency G-4

topology persistency G-6

VNE persistency (continued)

events

removing G-3

retrieving G-3

storing G-3

initialization G-2

instrumentation persistency G-4

persistencydir G-5

persistencylevel G-5

persistencystorageenabled G-5

persistencystorageinterval G-5

persistencytimeout G-5

topology persistency G-6

VNEs

adding

via ANA Manage 6-14

via scripts B-2

autonomous 1-3

changing the state 6-40

Cisco CatOS devices 6-13, 6-14

Cisco IOS devices 6-13, 6-14

Cisco IOS XR devices 6-13, 6-14

configuring

SSHv1 6-27

SSHv2 6-28

Telnet 6-26

defining 6-10

deleting 6-39

description 6-8

device upgrades and 6-38

finding 6-7

maintenance state 6-9

moving 6-42

properties

editing 6-38

viewing 6-38

requirements for adding 6-11

status 6-9

admin mode 6-10

oper mode 6-10

W

watchdog protocol

managing for high availability F-13

overview F-2

properties

editing F-14

viewing F-14

workflow editor, overview 9-1

workflow engine branch, overview 9-2

workflow scheme, changing password B-6