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Device Management
CiscoView imports the devices it will manage and their SNMP credentials from the device list contained in the Device and Credential Repository (DCR). DCR serves as a common device repository for all installed CiscoWorks applications. CiscoView displays the device list using the Groups feature, which determines the membership of a group by interpreting and applying the rule associated with a group of devices. Through the Device and Credential Admin (DCA), which provides an interface to administer DCR, you can add new devices or edit the current SNMP credentials for a device (see User Guide for CiscoWorks Common Services 3.0.3 for more information).
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CiscoView supports SNMPv3 and gives preference to SNMPv3 credentials if the SNMPv1 or SNMPv2 credentials for a device are also present in the DCR.
This section contains the following topics:
Understanding Categories
Categories consist of commands and options specific to a selected device. You modify or view categories to configure and monitor a device, card, and port. For example, a Catalyst 6000 device has configuration categories such as Management, Physical, AAA Configuration, ARP Table, Authentication, and so on (see Figure 2-1).
Figure 2-1 Category Example
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Editing Categories
You can display and change different categories of information for each device, card, and port. Each device has different categories that you can configure and monitor.
The Category list in the Configuration and Monitor dialog boxes shows the categories of information available for the selected device or component. (Some devices or selections have no Category field.) For a Catalyst 6000 device, for example, configuration categories comprise Management, Physical, AAA Configuration, ARP Table, Authentication, etc.
Configuring Devices
Configure a device to define its characteristics, connections, and components (such as cards and ports). You can configure different categories of information for devices and components and also change multiple categories at the same time.
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If a table appears, click one of the following buttons:
Create
Opens the Table Row Creation dialog box.
Delete
Deletes the selected rows from the table.
Monitoring Devices
You can monitor real-time statistics for interfaces, resource utilization, and device performance. CiscoView also allows you to simultaneously monitor multiple categories, such as Ethernet Collisions, Management, Physical, and ARP Table.
CiscoView supports pie, strip, x-y, and bar charts. The chart type displayed depends on the selected device and category.
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A chart for the selected category appears. It is updated at the selected refresh rate.
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Cancel
Exits the dialog box.
Prints current charts.
Help
Opens online help that is specific to that category and device.
Viewing System Information
The System Information dialog box displays the following system information about the type of device available:
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Using Tables
If you select multiple components for configuring or monitoring, a table appears. A read-write table entry appears with either a combo-box, text box, or check box. All entries in a monitor table are read-only. You can add, modify, or delete entries from a configuration table.
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