Preinstallation

Prerequisites

Your system must have the following hardware and software before installing the Cisco VAMS 1.5 software package:

Note See the "Install and Configure Prerequisite Hardware and Software Solution Components" section for detailed installation procedures.

Hardware Installation

•The core network elements of the video transport network:

–Cisco 7600 Series router

–Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series switch

–Cisco CRS-1

–Cisco Catalyst 4948 Series switch

•Management servers for Cisco Active Network Abstraction (ANA) 3.6.3 (includes gateway, unit, and client installation).

•Management servers for Cisco Multicast Manager (CMM) 2.5.4.

•Third-party video probes:

–Bridge Technologies VB Series

–IneoQuest Singulus G1-T and IQ Cricket

–Mixed Signals Sentry Digital Content Monitor

–Pixelmetrix DVStation

–Tektronix MTM400

•Management servers for Cisco Info Center/Netcool 7.2 Suite.

Software Installation

•The IPTV-enabled IOS software versions:

–12.2(33)SRB2, 12.2(33)SRB3, 12.2(33)SRC, or 12.2(33)SRC1on the Cisco 7600 Series router

–12.2(33)SRB2, 12.2(33)SRB3, 12.2(33)SRC, or 12.2(33)SRC1on the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series switch

–IOS-XR 3.6.1.12 on the Cisco CRS-1

–12.2(31)SGA1 on the Cisco Catalyst 4948 Series switch

•Cisco ANA 3.6.3 (includes gateway, unit, and client installation).

•Cisco Multicast Manager (CMM) 2.5.4 software on dedicated server.

•Management software for the Cisco Info Center/Netcool 7.2 suite:

–ObjectServer 7.2

–Webtop 2.1

–Impact 4.0

–TBSM 4.1

Install and Configure Prerequisite Hardware and Software Solution Components

Before installing the Cisco VAMS 1.5 software package:

Note Perform these tasks in the sequence shown.

Step 1 Install the Cisco 7600 Series routers, Cisco Catalyst 6500 switches, Cisco CRS-1, and Cisco Catalyst 4948 Series switches for the supported cable or wireline architecture.

See the following installation guides for more information:

•Cisco 7600 Series installation guides, viewable online at: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/routers/ps368/prod_installation_guides_list.html

•Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series installation guides, viewable online at: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps708/prod_installation_guides_list.html

•Cisco CRS-1 installation guides, viewable online at: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps5763/prod_installation_guides_list.html

•Cisco Catalyst 4948 installation guides, viewable online at: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/lan/catalyst4900/4948-10ge/4948_10.html

Step 2 Configure the Cisco 7600 Series routers, Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series switches, Cisco CRS-1, and Cisco Catalyst 4948 Series switches for the supported cable or wireline architecture.

See the following configuration guides for more information:

•Cisco 7600 Series configuration guides, viewable online at: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/routers/ps368/products_installation_and_configuration
_guides_list.html

•Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series configuration guides, viewable online at: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps708/products_installation_and_
configuration_guides_list.html

•Cisco CRS-1 configuration guides, viewable online at: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps5763/products_installation_and_configuration_guides
_list.html

•Cisco Catalyst 4948 configuration guides, viewable online at: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/lan/catalyst4500/12.2/25ewa/configuration/guide/
conf.html

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/lan/catalyst4500/12.2/31sg/configuration/guide/
conf.html

•Also, consult configuration tasks documented in the "Cisco Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) Solutions" section on page xiii.

Step 3 Install the following multicast-enabled IOS images1 :

•Cisco 7600 Series routers with 12.2(33)SRB2, 12.2(33)SRB3, or 12.2(33)SRC1 image

•Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series switches with 12.2(33)SRB2, 12.2(33)SRB3, or 12.2(33)SRC1 image

•Cisco CRS-1 with IOS-XR 3.6.1.12 image

•Cisco Catalyst 4948 Series switches with 12.2(31)SGA1 image

See the following release notes for more information:

•Cisco 7600 release notes, viewable online at:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6922/prod_release_note09186a00806c096f.html

•Cisco Catalyst 6500 release notes, viewable online at: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps708/prod_release_notes_list.html

•Cisco CRS-1 release notes, viewable online at: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios_xr_sw/iosxr_r3.4/general/release/notes/reln_342.html

•Cisco Catalyst 4948 release notes, viewable online at: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/lan/catalyst4500/release/note/OL_9592.html

Step 4 Install the Active Network Abstraction (ANA) hardware and software on dedicated servers (includes gateway, unit, and client installation and ANA 3.6.1, 3.6.2, and 3.6.3 updates):

See the following installation guides for more information:

•Cisco Active Network Abstraction Installation Guide 3.6, viewable online at: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/net_mgmt/active_network_abstraction/3.6/installation/
install_1.html

•Cisco Active Network Abstraction Installation Guide 3.6 Service Pack 1, viewable online at:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/net_mgmt/active_network_abstraction/3.6_sp1/installation/
guide/Install-Book-Wrapper.html).

•Cisco Active Network Abstraction Installation Guide 3.6 Service Pack 22 , viewable online at:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/net_mgmt/active_network_abstraction/3.6_sp2/installation/
guide/Install-Book-Wrapper.html

•Cisco Active Network Abstraction Installation Guide 3.6 Service Pack 3, viewable online at:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/net_mgmt/active_network_abstraction/3.6_sp3/installation/guide/Install-Book-Wrapper.html

Step 5 Install the Cisco Multicast Manager (CMM) 2.5.4 hardware and software on dedicated servers:

See the following installation guide for more information:

Cisco Multicast Manager Installation Guide 2.5, viewable online at: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6337/prod_installation_guides_list.html

Step 6 Install the third-party video probes for Bridge Technologies, IneoQuest, Mixed Signals, PixelMetrix and Tektronix:

See the following video probe guides for more information:

Bridge Technologies

VB120 Broadcast IP-Probe User's Manual v. 4.0.

IneoQuest Singulus G1-T

•IQMedia QuickStart Guide

•IQ MediaMonitor Series M1 Singulus G1-T Network Monitoring and Analysis Systems Hardware User's Guide

•IQMediaAnalyzer Application User's Guide

IneoQuest Cricket

See the IneoQuest website for more information.

Mixed Signals Sentry

Mixed Signals Sentry Digital Content Monitor User Guide

PixelMetrix

DVStation-IP-3 User Manual, Software Version 4.17

Tektronix MTM400

•MTM400 MPEG Transport Stream Monitor User Manual

•MTM400 MPEG Transport Stream Monitor Technical Reference

•MTM400 MPEG Transport Stream Monitor Programmer Manual

Step 7 Install the hardware and software for the Cisco Info Center/Netcool 7.2 on dedicated servers:

See the following books for more information:

Documentation Guide and Supplemental License Agreement

Cisco Info Center 7.1 Documentation Guide and Supplemental Licence Agreement

Viewable online at:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/netmgtsw/ps996/products_documentation_roadmap09186a0080805796.html

IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus

IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus Installation and Dployment Guide

IBM Tivoli Netcool/Webtop

•IBM Tivoli Netcool/Webtop QuickStart Guide

•IBM Tivoli Netcool/Webtop Administration Guide

IBM Tivoli Netcool/Impact

•IBM Tivoli Netcool/Impact Administration Guide

•IBM Tivoli Netcool/Impact User Interface Guide

•IBM Tivoli Netcool/Impact Solutions Guide

IBM Tivoli Business Service Manager

•IBM Tivoli Business Service Manager Installation Guide

•IBM Tivoli Business Service Manager Quick Start

•IBM Tivoli Business Service Manager Administrator's Guide

•IBM Tivoli Business Service Manager Service Configuration Guide

•IBM Tivoli Business Service Manager Customization Guide

IBM Netcool GUI Foundation

Netcool GUI Foundation Version 1.1 Administration Guide

1 Download the Cisco IOS software from http://www.cisco.com/public/sw-center/index.shtml.
2 If you encounter an error during installation of ANA 3.6.2, follow the workaround described here: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/net_mgmt/active_network_abstraction/3.6_sp2/release_notes
/rn36_sp2.htm#wp82640