Table Of Contents
Introduction
CWM Configurations
Upgrade Limitations
CiscoView Guidelines
Installation or Upgrade Sequences
CWM Server
CWM Client
Statistics Collection Manager Standalone
Introduction
This chapter provides an introduction to the Solaris 8 version of Cisco WAN Manager (CWM)
Release 12 and provides an overview of the CWM 12 installation and upgrade processes.
CWM is a set of programs that provide a rich set of management features for Cisco wide area networks. Cisco CWM can be installed as a CWM server, a CWM client, and a standalone CWM statistics collector (SCM).
In an operational CWM network management system there must be at least one CWM server. There may be none, one, or several CWM clients and standalone CWM statistics collectors.
The CWM Release 12 comprises a set of software components. Some are Cisco products and some are third party products. Some are provided as part of the CWM package and some the user must obtain from third party sources.
The following table lists the components that make up the CWM 12 package.
Table 1-1 CWM Components
CWM Component
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Source
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Solaris 8
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Sun Microsystems
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Solaris 8 patches (if required)
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Sun Microsystems
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Netscape Communicator 4.76
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Supplied on the Cisco CWM Rel 12 CD-ROMs
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Java Web Start
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Supplied on the Cisco CWM Rel 12 CD-ROMs
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Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 1.3
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Supplied on the Cisco CWM Rel 12 CD-ROMs
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Java Plug-in 1.3.1
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Supplied on the Cisco CWM Rel 12 CD-ROMs
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Wingz 2.5.1
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Optional package, sold separately
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CWM Server
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Supplied on the Cisco CWM Rel 12 CD-ROMs
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CWM Client
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Supplied on the Cisco CWM Rel 12 CD-ROMs
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CiscoView 5.4
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Supplied on the Cisco CWM Rel 12 CD-ROMs
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CWM SNMP Service Agent
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Optional package available at an additional charge (on a separate CD-ROM).
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HP OpenView 6.2 or 6.3
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Hewlett-Packard (HP). HP OpenView is used for viewing the Event Log. It is not required for any other CWM procedures.
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Statistics Collection Manager Standalone (SCMSA)
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Optional package available at an additional charge (on a separate CD-ROM).
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WANDEST Server
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Required in the CWM Server to support SCMSA. Supplied on its own CD.
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Note 
The basic CWM product is distributed as a three-CD-ROM set.
CD-ROM Number 1 contains the CWM server installation package.
CD-ROM Number 2 contains CiscoView.
CD-ROM Number 3 contains documentation, Adobe Acrobat, and Netscape Communicator.
The CWM SNMP Service Agent, the SCMSA, and WANDEST are each distributed on their own CD-ROMs.
CWM Configurations
The installation and upgrade processes permit the user to install these components in various combinations according to the user's starting and ending CWM configurations. These two parameters determine which programs or components need to be installed or upgraded and in which sequence.
Table 1-2. provides a summary of the installation or upgrade process for each of the starting and ending configuration combinations.
Table 1-2 Starting Configurations
Starting Configuration
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Ending Configuration
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Installation/Upgrade Summary
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Existing CWM 11.0.10 server workstation with a Solaris 8 platform
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CWM 12 server workstation with a Solaris 8 platform
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Requires CWM 12 server, CiscoView, and the CWM SNMP Service Agent (if used) to be installed.
If the CWM SNMP Service Agent is installed, install HPOV 6.2 or 6.3. HP OpenView is used in conjunction with the SNMP Service Agent and for viewing the Event Log.
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Existing CWM 10.5.10 or 11.0.10 server workstation with a Solaris 7 platform
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CWM 12 server workstation with a Solaris 8 platform
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The existing databases are not preserved through the upgrade. Requires existing databases to be exported, Solaris 8 and any relevant patches to be installed. Requires the databases to be restored. Requires CWM 12 server, CiscoView, and the CWM SNMP Service Agent (if used) to be installed.
If the CWM SNMP Service Agent is installed, install HPOV 6.2 or 6.3. HP OpenView is used in conjunction with the SNMP Service Agent and for viewing the Event Log.
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From scratch using a new workstation
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CWM 12 server workstation
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A new workstation, probably received from Sun Microsystems with Solaris 8 or Solaris 9 already installed. Needs everything to be installed including Solaris 8, Wingz and the appropriate CWM/CV modules. CiscoView requires certain Solaris patches be installed.
If the CWM SNMP Service Agent is installed,. HP OpenView 6.2 or 6.3 may also be installed (if required) for viewing the Event Log.
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Solaris based workstation
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Solaris client workstation
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Needs an Internet browser, a Java Runtime Environment, and Java Web Start. CWM Client is downloaded and launched from the CWM host using Java Web Start.
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Windows based workstation
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PC client workstation
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Needs an Internet browser, JRE, and Java Web Start. CWM Client is downloaded and launched from the CWM host using Java Web Start.
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Solaris based workstation
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Statistics Collection Manager Standalone
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Requires the installation of Solaris 8 and the Statistics Collection Manager Standalone.
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Existing SCMSA workstation with a Solaris 7 platform
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SCMSA workstation with a Solaris 8 platform
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The existing databases are not preserved through the upgrade. Requires existing databases to be exported, Solaris 8 and any relevant patches to be installed. Requires the databases to be restored. Requires SCMSA to be installed.
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Upgrade Limitations
The Solaris 8 version of CWM release 12 can be upgraded from CWM Release 10.5.10 (Patch 1 or Patch 3) or CWM Release 11.0.10 (Patch1) only. CWM Release 12 cannot be upgraded from any earlier release of CWM. Users of earlier CWM releases must upgrade by first upgrading to either CWM 10.5.10 (Patch 1 or 3) or CWM 11.0.10 (Patch 1) and then upgrade to the Solaris 8 version of CWM 12.
CiscoView Guidelines
CiscoView 5.4 can be run in either a CWM server or a CWM client. For normal installation, CiscoView is installed from CWM CD Number 2 using its own install script. The CWM server, it can be launched in the server or downloaded and launched in a client.
CiscoView 5.4 running in a CWM server requires the installation of the following additional programs.
•Netscape Communicator 4.76 (sun.com version).
• Solaris patches (these may or may not be required, see release notes for details).
• Java 1.3.1 Plug-in (installed automatically when CWM is installed).
The CWM client is supported both on a Solaris based machine and a Windows based machine.
In both cases CiscoView 5.4 requires the installation of the Java Plug-in 1.3.1 in addition to the following programs.
• Netscape Communicator 4.76
•Sun Microsystems Java Web Start
•Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 1.3.1
Installation or Upgrade Sequences
This section describes the sequence of operations for the various CWM installations and upgrades
CWM Server
Table 1-3 shows the sequence of operations that should be followed when performing a CWM 12 server installation or upgrade.
Table 1-3 CWM Server Sequence of Operations
Operation
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Notes
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Export databases
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This operation is required only if upgrading from a Solaris 7 to Solaris 8 platform.
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Install Solaris 8
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Solaris 8 is required if it is not installed in the starting configuration.
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Install Solaris patches required for CWM and CiscoView
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The patch numbers and the details of how to obtain them are included in the CWM 12 Release Notes.
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Install Wingz 2.5.1 (optional)
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This package is not essential to the operation of CWM. Required only as a database report generator.
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Install HP OpenView 6.2 or 6.3 (optional)
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This package is not essential to the operation of CWM.
HP OpenView is used in conjunction with the SNMP Service Agent and for viewing the Event Log. It is not required for any other CWM procedures. Not required for a Statistics Collection Manager Standalone workstation.
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Install Netscape Communicator 4.76
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Required for CiscoView 5.4
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Install or upgrade CWM server, restore database if upgrading.
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This process also installs the web based version of CWM client, Java Web Start, and JRE 1.2.2 in the CWM server.
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Install CiscoView
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Install CWM SNMP Service Agent
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The SNMP Service Agent is used for flow through provisioning of PNNI SPVC supported by both Cisco BPX SES and Cisco MGX 8850 Release 2 networks. It is not required for a Standalone Statistics Collection Manager workstation.
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CWM Client
Table 1-4 shows the sequence of operations that should be followed when performing a CWM 12 client installation or upgrade.
Table 1-4 CWM Client Sequence of Operations
Operation
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Notes
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Install operating system, if it is not already installed.
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Solaris 8 on a Sun Microsystem machine
Microsoft Windows 2000 or NT on a PC machine
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Install web browser
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Netscape Communicator 4.76 or Internet Explorer 5.50 (Internet Explorer for PC clients only)
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Download Java Web Start, JRE 1.3.1, and
Java Plug-in 1.3.1
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Downloaded from the CWM server machine using the web browser
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Launch CWM 12 client
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Performed using the web browser and Java Web Start
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Statistics Collection Manager Standalone
Table 1-5 shows the sequence of operations that should be followed when performing a Statistics Collection Manager, Standalone (SCMSA) installation or upgrade.
Table 1-5 SCMSA Sequence of Operations
Operation
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Notes
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Export databases
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This operation is required only if upgrading.
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Install Solaris 8
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Solaris 8 is required if it is not installed in the starting configuration
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Restore databases
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This operation is required only if upgrading.
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Install SCMSA
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