Cisco Active Network Abstraction Installation Guide, 3.6.2
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Table Of Contents

Installing a Client

Using the Client Installation Wizard

What's Next?

Starting the Client

Upgrading the Client

Disabling the Automatic Client Update

Checking the Status of the System or AVMs


Installing a Client

This chapter covers the typical installation of the following client components:

•Cisco ANA Manage

•Cisco ANA NetworkVision

•Cisco ANA EventVision

•Java Runtime Environment v1.4

Before starting the installation procedure, verify the following:

•The Web Start Cisco ANA Clients installation DVD is available. This DVD covers the installation of all the client components

•There is IP connectivity between the gateway server and the client station that you are about to install.

Caution Before installing the 3.6 client, you must uninstall any previous version. If you want to retain the information from a previous client, then move the previous client to another directory. For more information about uninstalling see Uninstalling the Client, page 9-1.

This chapter includes the following sections:

•Using the Client Installation Wizard

•What's Next?

•Starting the Client

•Upgrading the Client

•Disabling the Automatic Client Update

•Checking the Status of the System or AVMs

Using the Client Installation Wizard

The client installation wizard guides you step-by-step through the client installation process.

To install the client:

Step 1 Insert the Cisco ANA client installation DVD into the DVD drive. The client installation wizard is launched automatically and the Welcome window is displayed.

If the client installation wizard is not launched automatically, browse to the DVD directory and launch the CiscoANA_webstart.exe executable.

Note Click Cancel at any time to stop the setup process.

Step 2 Click Next. The License Agreement window is displayed.

Step 3 Review the license agreement.

Step 4 Click Next to accept the license agreement. The Destination Location window is displayed.

Note The default installation location is C:/Program Files/Cisco Systems/ANA.

Step 5 If you want to change the default installation location, click Browse and choose the preferred installation directory.

Step 6 Click OK after choosing the required directory, or click Cancel to return to the default installation location.

Step 7 Click Next to accept the installation directory location.

The Select Components window is displayed.

Note Be sure you select the JAVA Runtime option.

This window provides you with options to:

•Overwrite any older or existing version of Java™. Installs a new version of Java™.

•Install NetworkVision and EventVision (users).

•Install the management tools:

–Cisco ANA Manage

–Cisco ANA Shell

Note Be sure you select the JAVA Runtime option.

Step 8 Select one or more of the options according to your preference, and click Next.

The Select Program Manager Group window is displayed.

Note The default Program Manager Group is Cisco ANA. Cisco ANA will overwrite any existing icons. You should add a version number to the Program Manager Group, for example Cisco ANA 3.6.x.

Step 9 If you want to change the default Program Manager Group, enter the preference.

Step 10 Click Next. The Start Installation window is displayed.

Step 11 Click Next to start the installation. The Installing window is displayed.

Step 12 When the installation is complete, select any of the following options displayed in the final installation window, according to your preference:

•Create a Quick Launch icon for NetworkVision and the Manage application on the Quick Launch toolbar.

•Immediately launch the NetworkVision application.

Step 13 Click Finish to end the installation.

What's Next?

Once the client installation is finished, use Cisco ANA Manage to complete the deployment of Cisco ANA. For detailed information, refer to the Cisco Active Network Abstraction Administrator Guide.

Starting the Client

For detailed information about starting and working with Cisco ANA Manage, refer to the Cisco Active Network Abstraction Administrator Guide.

For detailed information about starting and working with NetworkVision and EventVision, refer to the Cisco Active Network Abstraction NetworkVision User Guide and Cisco Active Network Abstraction EventVision User Guide.

Note If you encounter latency problems, close any other applications running on the desktop.

Upgrading the Client

The clients support automatic client updates from the gateway. When connecting with a gateway, the system verifies that the client version is the latest one available, and if an upgrade is required, the system automatically updates the clients from the gateway.

Note•This process may take several minutes.

•There is no need to upgrade the clients manually, unless there is a major version change.

Disabling the Automatic Client Update

The automatic client update is enabled by default.

You can disable the automatic client update, as follows:

Step 1 Install the client applications.

Step 2 Log in to the gateway as user sheer.

Step 3 Disable the Apache port from which the clients are downloading the jars, by running: 

`client_updates_port.cmd disable'

Step 4 Create /tmp/ClientJars.zip by running: 

make_client_jars.cmd

Step 5 Ftp from the client PC to the gateway:

a. Transfer /tmp/ClientJars.zip in binary mode to [Applications location]\

b. Extract the ClientJars.zip to [Applications location]\

[Applications location]\jars should now contain its original contents and the extracted contents of ClientJars.zip, and [Applications location]\ should contain some .dll files.

Step 6 In all .properties files in [Applications location]\ change the value of the update entry to false (updateJars=false).

Note C:\Program Files\Cisco Systems\ANA\ is the default [Applications location]\.

Checking the Status of the System or AVMs

When connected with a client, you can start, stop, and check the status of the system or AVMs, as follows:

Step 1 Click the appropriate tool on the AVM Branch toolbar to stop or start a selected AVM.

An option is available to display the AVM properties.

Step 2 Right click a selected AVM and choose to stop or start it. You can also display its properties.

Note Refer to the Cisco Active Network Abstraction Administrator Guide for more information.