Table Of Contents
Preparing to Use Campus Manager
Overview of Campus Setup Tasks
Accessing the CiscoWorks Server
Performing Administrator Tasks
Setting Up Campus Manager Applications
Configuring Network Discrepancies
Supporting User Name Collection
Setting Up VLAN Port Assignment
Displaying Topology Views and Attribute Summaries
Verifying VLAN Port Assignment
Setting Up Discrepancy Reports
Preparing to Use Campus Manager
This chapter describes the various administrator and application setup tasks that you must perform after installing Campus Manager (Campus).
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Overview of Campus Setup Tasks
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Overview of Campus Setup Tasks
Table 3-1 provides an overview of Campus Manager setup tasks, with references to more detailed information about each task.
Accessing the CiscoWorks Server
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To access Campus Manager, enter the URL of the CiscoWorks Server in your web browser:
http://server_name:1741https://server_name:1742 (for SSL mode)where server_name is the name of the CiscoWorks Server and 1741and 1742 are the ports on which it was installed. If you were prompted to supply a different port number for the CiscoWorks Server during the installation, use that port number in the URL.
If you cannot access the CiscoWorks Server or the desktop is not displayed correctly, see Appendix A, "Troubleshooting the Installation" In addition, refer to the troubleshooting chapter in User Guide for Campus Manager.
After you access the CiscoWorks Server, continue to the "Performing Administrator Tasks" section.
Performing Administrator Tasks
To perform administrator tasks, you must log in as administrator and set up the server for other users.
Logging In as Administrator
To log in as administrator:
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The Login Manager dialog box is replaced by the navigation tree.
To log out of the CiscoWorks Server, see the "Logging Out as Administrator" section for information.
After you log in as the administrator, continue to the "Backing Up the ANI Database" section
Backing Up the ANI Database
You should back up the ANI database immediately after a new or upgrade installation. This creates a backup compatible with the previous Campus Manager versions (3.1 or 3.2) in case you must restore your database. This also prevents you from overwriting your database by restoring a backup from the previous version. See the ANI Server online help or User Guide for Campus Manager for more information.
After you perform the necessary administrator tasks, continue to the "Setting Up Campus Manager Applications" section.
Setting Up Campus Manager Applications
This section describes the tasks that you must perform to set up the Campus Manager applications. See the online help for individual applications for troubleshooting information.
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Setting Up Your Network
To ensure that the ANI Server successfully discovers the devices in your network, you must set up your network correctly. Table 3-2 shows the required tasks for each application, marked by a check mark (¸).
See the ANI Server online help, User Guide for Campus Manager and User Guide for CiscoWorks Server for more information.
After you set up your network, continue to the ""Configuring the ANI Server" section.
Configuring the ANI Server
Before starting a Campus Manager application, the ANI Server must be running and properly set up. You must verify that the correct community strings and a seed device are specified. In SNMP settings, there is a check box option to encrypt and store the community strings in the server.
For security reasons we recommend that you enable this option. If you do not enable this option the community strings will be stored as plain text. You can also check to see that the ANI Server is running. See the ANI Server online help and User Guide for Campus Manager for assistance in performing these tasks.
After you configure the ANI Server, see the "Setting Up Topology Services" section.
Setting Up Topology Services
To set up Topology Services:
Step 1
For more information, see the Topology Services or the ANI online help.
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See the ANI Server online help for more information.
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Configuring Network Discrepancies
You can configure the network discrepancies that you would like reported by selecting and deselecting the listed discrepancies. Select Campus Manager > Administration > Network Discrepancies. See User Guide for Campus Manager for more information.
Verifying Topology Services
To verify that Topology Services is working properly:
Step 1
Properly discovered devices and interfaces appear in green in the Topology Services window.
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For more information, see the Topology Services online help.
Setting Up User Tracking
To set up User Tracking:
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If you enable User and Host Acquisition, perform the tasks outlined in the "Supporting User Name Collection" section.
For more information, see the User Tracking online help.
Supporting User Name Collection
To have the ANI Server automatically retrieve user names for User Tracking, you must enable user and host acquisition and install appropriate scripts. See the ANI Server online help for more information.
Verifying User Tracking
To verify that User Tracking is working properly, discover with a ping sweep to verify that all end-user stations are discovered.
Setting Up Path Analysis
To set up Path Analysis:
Step 1
A DNS server is required for Campus Manager. For devices with multiple IP addresses, there should be a single DNS entry that includes all IP addresses.
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These mappings are auto-discovered based on information discovered by Topology Services and User Tracking.
In some cases, the information might be incomplete. In these cases, you can edit a VLAN/ELAN mapping table to supplement the Topology Services and User Tracking information. If subnet mappings are not correct, Layer 2 traces on those subnets might fail.
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If CDP is not enabled, these devices will not appear on Layer 2 path traces.
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This is required if you plan to run path traces outside of the domain known to Topology Services.
For more information, see the Path Analysis online help.
Verifying Path Analysis
To verify that Path Analysis is working properly:
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Properly discovered devices appear in green in the Topology Services window.
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Each VLAN and ELAN entry should have any corresponding subnets listed. Any subnets that do not correspond to a VLAN or ELAN should be in a Subnet row.
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For troubleshooting information, see the Path Analysis online help.
Setting Up VLAN Port Assignment
To set up VLAN Port Assignment, Start VLAN Port Assignment.
For more information, see the VLAN Port Assignment online help.
Displaying Topology Views and Attribute Summaries
To highlight devices, VLANs in a VTP domain, or a VTP domain map, or to display attribute summaries for devices, Topology Services must be running. See the VLAN Port Assignment online help for more information.
Verifying VLAN Port Assignment
To verify that VLAN Port Assignment is working properly:
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The table should be populated that domain's port information.
Step 3
The port information should be updated.
See the VLAN Port Assignment online help for more information.
Setting Up Discrepancy Reports
To set up Discrepancy Reports:
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Step 2
For more information, see the Discrepancy Reports online help.
Verifying Discrepancy Reports
To verify that Discrepancy Reports is working properly, check the status bar to verify that the ANI Server is running properly.
Logging Out as Administrator
To end your administrator tasks, you must log out of Campus Manager.
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Step 2
The Login Manager dialog box replaces the navigation tree.
