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Prerequisites
This chapter describes the factors that you should consider before installing Campus Manager (Campus) 3.1 on an AIX system.
This chapter contains:
Product Overview
Campus, a member of the CiscoWorks2000 Family of Products, is a suite of web-based network management tools that enable administrators to obtain various types of graphical views of their network topology and end-user information. Campus Manager is based on a client/server architecture that connects multiple web-based clients to a server on the network.
The CiscoWorks2000 Server supplies tools and services to the Campus Manager applications, including the Asynchronous Network Interface (ANI) Server. The ANI Server discovers information about network devices and saves it in the ANI database for other applications, including the Campus applications, to access. For more information, refer to Getting Started with the CiscoWorks2000 Server and the CiscoWorks2000 Server and ANI Server online help.
The Campus Manager applications are:
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Path Analysis—View the actual path packets are taking between end nodes on your network.
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Campus Upgrade Paths
You can upgrade to Campus Manager 3.1 from CWSI Campus 2.4, Campus Manager 3.0, or Campus Manager 3.0.1. For versions of CWSI Campus earlier than version 2.4, uninstall the application or upgrade to CWSI Campus 2.4 before upgrading to Campus 3.1.
Campus requires CiscoWorks2000 CD One, 4th Edition, which is the foundation for the CiscoWorks2000 Family of Products; it includes the CiscoWorks2000 Server and the ANI Server. When you install CiscoWorks2000 CD One, the previous version of CWSI Campus is removed and its database is preserved. When you install Campus Manager 3.1, certain data from the preserved database is converted to Campus Manager 3.1 format. This data includes:
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If you are upgrading from Campus Manager 3.0 or Campus Manager 3.0.1, Topology Services saves certain views during installation. These views include the following:
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For versions of CiscoWorks2000 CD One earlier than the 4th Edition, you must upgrade to CiscoWorks2000 CD One, 4th Edition before installing or upgrading to Campus 3.1.
Caution
Server Requirements
This section describes the system requirements and recommendations for CiscoWorks2000 CD One and Campus Manager 3.1.
The minimum system requirements for CiscoWorks2000 CD One and Campus Manager are shown in Table 1-1.
Table 1-1 Server System Requirements
System hardware
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Memory (RAM)
256 MB
Available drive space2
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/var directory
Space for downloaded Software Management files
System software
AIX 4.3.3
Additional software
CiscoWorks2000 CD One must be installed before you install Campus. Refer to Installing and Setting Up CiscoWorks2000 CD One on AIX.
1 If other applications are installed, or the number of devices on your network exceeds 500, the requirements might be greater.
2 For information about verifying disk space, refer to the "Checking Required Disk Space" section
3 Campus must be installed in the same directory as CiscoWorks2000 CD One.
Checking Required Disk Space
To verify the amount of available disk space in each of the specified partitions and directories, enter:
# df -k directorywhere directory is the partition or directory for which you want to check the available disk space.
Maximum Recommended Load
The maximum recommended load on servers configured with the minimum server requirements shown in Table 1-1 is 500 Cisco devices and one client at a time.
If other network management applications are installed on your server, additional resources might be required.
Server Recommendations
If your network has more than 500 Cisco devices, the following minimum requirements are recommended:
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If other network management applications are installed on your server, additional resources will be required.
Client Requirements
The minimum client system requirements for CiscoWorks2000 CD One and Campus Manager are shown in Table 1-2. The maximum recommended load on clients configured with the minimum requirements shown in Table 1-2 is 950 Cisco devices.
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Supported Devices
For information about supported devices, refer to Release Notes for Campus Manager 3.1 on AIX.
