Table Of Contents
About This Guide
About This Guide
This User Guide describes Cisco ANA NetworkVision and its use in network based environments. It is intended for use by network administrators and anyone else responsible for the management, fulfillment, planning and assurance of the integrity of network resources.
It includes the following chapters:
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Chapter 1, "Cisco ANA Client Overview" describes the Cisco ANA Client application suite. In addition, it provides a brief explanation of the terms used in this guide.
•Chapter 2, "Getting Started" describes the Cisco ANA NetworkVision working environment and how to access the Cisco ANA NetworkVision tools and commands. In addition, it describes how to customize Cisco ANA NetworkVision's startup and display options.
•Chapter 3, "Working with Cisco ANA NetworkVision Tables" describes how to work with Cisco ANA NetworkVision's tables and how to perform general Cisco ANA NetworkVision functions, for example, printing, filtering and saving a map image.
•Chapter 4, "Working with Cisco ANA NetworkVision Maps" describes how to use Cisco ANA NetworkVision to perform various operations with the network maps including adding and aggregating devices.
•Chapter 5, "Viewing Device Properties" describes how to view the properties of a device and provides a description of these properties. In addition, it provides a brief description on Virtual Network Element (VNE) properties.
•Chapter 6, "Viewing Network Device Inventory" describes how to view the physical and logical inventory of devices and the relationship between them. In addition, it describes opening the port utilization graph, the DLCI/VC/Cross Connect tables and managing port alarms.
•Chapter 7, "Working with Links" describes how to view information about the physical links between ports. In addition, it describes adding links between devices.
•Chapter 8, "Working with Tickets" describes how Cisco ANA NetworkVision correlates alarms and how to view the tickets and tickets properties, including correlated alarms, active alarms and alarm history. In addition, it describes ticket management and the different ways in which a ticket is displayed in the ticket pane depending on the status/severity of the alarm.
•Chapter 9, "Working with Cisco ANA PathTracer" describes how to view a network path between two network objects using Cisco ANA PathTracer, in a circuit-switched network, like Frame Relay or ATM, or in packet-switched networks like Ethernet and IP. In addition, it describes the Cisco ANA PathTracer working environment.
•Chapter 10, "Working with Business Tags" describes how to manage and view business tag information.
•Appendix A, "Icon Reference" provides a quick reference guide to the Cisco ANA NetworkVision icons.
Note Changes to the registry should only be carried out with the support of Cisco Professional Services.
Related Documentation
For more detailed information, refer to the following publications:
•Cisco Active Network Abstraction Managing MPLS User Guide
•Cisco Active Network Abstraction EventVision User Guide
•Cisco Active Network Abstraction Administrator Guide
•Cisco Active Network Abstraction Command Builder User Guide
•Cisco Active Network Abstraction Installation Guide
•Cisco Active Network Abstraction Customization User Guide
Obtaining Documentation, Obtaining Support, and Security Guidelines
For information on obtaining documentation, obtaining support, providing documentation feedback, security guidelines, and also recommended aliases and general Cisco documents, see the monthly What's New in Cisco Product Documentation, which also lists all new and revised Cisco technical documentation, at:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/general/whatsnew/whatsnew.html
