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Using Sun Java Plug-in 1.4.2_06
Prerequisites
This chapter describes the factors that you should consider before installing Campus Manager 4.0 (Campus) on a Solaris system.
This chapter contains:
Product Overview
Campus Manager, a member of the CiscoWorks 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 CiscoWorks Server supplies tools and services to the Campus Manager applications, including the Asynchronous Networks Interface (ANI) Server.
The ANI Server discovers information about network devices and saves it in the ANI database for Campus applications, to access. For more information, see User Guide for Campus Manager, User Guide for CiscoWorks Common Services 3.0, online help for the CiscoWorks Common Services and online help for the ANI Server.
The Campus Manager applications are:
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Path Analysis—View the actual path that packets take between
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Campus Upgrade Paths
You can upgrade to Campus Manager 4.0 from both Campus Manager 3.2 and Campus Manager 3.3.
Campus Manager 4.0 requires CiscoWorks Common Services 3.0, which is the foundation for the CiscoWorks family of products.
When you install CiscoWorks Common Services 3.0, the previous version of Campus Manager database is preserved. When you install Campus Manager 4.0, certain data from the previous database is converted to Campus Manager 4.0 format. This data includes:
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You must upgrade to CiscoWorks Common Services 3.0 before installing or upgrading to Campus 4.0.
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Server Requirements
The minimum system requirements for CiscoWorks Common Services 3.0 and Campus Manager 4.0 are shown in Table 1-1.
Table 1-1 Server System Requirements Summary
System hardware
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Memory (RAM)
512 MB
Available drive space2
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/tmp directory
Must be on a swap partition.
System software
Solaris 2.8 or 2.9.3
Campus supports US-English and Japanese versions of Solaris Operating Systems. It does not support any other language version. Set the default locale to US-English for US-English version and Japanese for Japanese version.
Additional software
Netscape 7.0, if you are using the CiscoWorks Home page on the server system.
Caution
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, see the "Checking Required Disk Space" section.
3 Patch 106292-05 must not be installed.
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.
Solaris Patches
Table 1-2 lists the required and recommended patches for Solaris 2.8 and 2.9.
Use the showrev -p command to verify that these patches have been applied.
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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To select or configure a server system that best meets your needs, consider the number of managed devices.
Table 1-3 shows the recommendations for a server running Common Services and Campus Manager. These recommendations produce optimal response time when running user reports.
Client Requirements
The minimum client system requirements for CiscoWorks Common Services 3.0 and Campus Manager 4.0 are shown in Table 1-3. The maximum recommended load on clients configured with the minimum requirements shown in Table 1-3 is 2000 Cisco devices.
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Table 1-3 Client System Requirements Summary
System Software and Hardware
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Memory (RAM)
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Browser
One of the following browsers:
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To verify the JVM:
From Internet Explorer, select View > Java Console.
From Netscape Navigator, Tools > Server > Java Console.
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Caution
1 You can install Java Plug-in version 1.4.2_06. See section Using Sun Java Plug-in 1.4.2_06for more details.
Using Sun Java Plug-in 1.4.2_06
A vulnerability in the Java Plug-in 1.4.2_04 may allow an untrusted applet to escalate privileges, through JavaScript calling into Java code, including reading and writing files with the privileges of the user running the applet. For more details, refer Sun Alert ID: 57591. This is fixed in Java plugin 1.4.2_06.
CiscoWorks neither exploits nor is impacted by this vulnerability. If you choose to use Sun Java Plug-in 1.4.2_06 instead of the one provided in Campus Manager (1.4.2_04), you can choose the plug-in manually.
To modify your CiscoWorks installation to use Sun Java Plug-in 1.4.2_06:
Step 1
%NMSROOT%/lib/classpath/javaplugin.properties and change the following entries in the javaplugin.properties file:
WIN_IE_VERSION=clsid:CAFEEFAC-0014-0002-0006-ABCDEFFEDCBAWIN_NS_VERSION=application/x-java-applet;jpi-version=1.4.2_06SOL_VERSION=application/x-java-applet;jpi-version=1.4.2_06Step 2
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For example, if you have installed 1.4.2_04 in /opt/jre14204, and you have installed 1.4.2_06 in /opt/jre14206:
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MOZ_PLUGIN_PATH=/opt/jre14204/j2re1.4.2_04/plugin/sparc/ns610
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MOZ_PLUGIN_PATH=/opt/jre14206/j2re1.4.2_06/plugin/sparc/ns610
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NS7_HOME/plugins/libjavaplugin_oji.so
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JPI1.4.2_06_HOME/plugin/sparc/ns610/libjavaplugin_oji.so
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Supported Devices
For information about supported devices, access the Supported Devices table at the following location: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/net_mgmt/ciscoworks_campus_manager/4.0/device_support/table/cm40sdt.html
