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Device Management
CiscoView imports the devices it needs to manage and their SNMP credentials from the device list 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. This feature determines the membership of a group by interpreting and applying the rules that are associated with a group of devices.
DCR Administration provides an interface to administer DCR. It allows you to add new devices or edit the current SNMP credentials for a device. See User Guide for Common Services 3.3 for more information.
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CiscoView supports SNMPv3. If SNMPv1 or SNMPv2 device credentials are also present in the DCR, CiscoView gives preference to the SNMPv3 credentials.
This section contains the following topics:
Understanding Categories
Categories consist of commands and options specific to a selected device. You can 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.
For example for a Catalyst 6000 device, the configuration categories are 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.
To do this:
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A graphical representation of the device chassis appears.
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The Configuration dialog box appears.
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Note the following:
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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 device and category that you select.
To monitor devices:
Step 1
A graphical representation of the device chassis appears.
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The Monitor dialog box appears and displays a summary of performance charts that vary by device.
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A chart for the selected category appears. It is updated at the selected Refresh rate.
If you need to open another Monitor window, repeat steps 2 through 5.
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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 information about the selected device:
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To view system information:
Step 1
A graphical representation of the device chassis appears.
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The System Information dialog box appears.
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. To do this:
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