Table Of Contents
Prerequisites
Product Overview
CD One Upgrade
Server Requirements
Client Requirements
Supported Devices
Supported Network Management System Environments
Prerequisites
This chapter describes the factors that you should consider before installing
CD One on a Windows 2000 system. It contains:
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Product Overview
•Server Requirements
•Client Requirements
•Supported Devices
•Supported Network Management System Environments
Product Overview
CD One software, the foundation for the CiscoWorks2000 family of products and other Cisco product families, enables the deployment, monitoring, and troubleshooting of devices across your network. CD One includes:
•Common Management Foundation (CMF)—A set of shared application services.
•CMF Base Desktop—A subset of the CMF components.
•CiscoView—A graphical device management tool.
•Integration Utility—An integration module that provides support for third-party Network Management Systems (NMS).
CD One Upgrade
Table 1-1 describes the different local upgrade paths and results. Refer to the "Installing CD One" chapter for installation instructions.
Table 1-1 Upgrade Paths
Existing Software
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Results
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Clean machine
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CD One, 5th Edition is installed in the specified directory.
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CD One, 5th Edition
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Reinstallation of CD One, 5th Edition overwrites the previously installed
CD One components.
All data is preserved.
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CD One, 4th Edition
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CD One, 5th Edition overwrites the previously installed CD One components. All data is preserved.
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Server Requirements
The minimum system requirements for installing CD One are shown in Table 1-2.
Table 1-2 Server System Requirements1
Requirement Type
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Minimum Requirements
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System hardware
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•IBM PC-compatible computer with 500 MHz Intel Pentium processor
•Color monitor
•CD-ROM drive
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Memory (RAM)
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256 MB (all CD One components).
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Available drive space2
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•2 GB.
•Paging file space equal to the amount of memory (RAM). For example, if your system has 256 MB of RAM, you need 256 MB of page file.
•NTFS file system required for secure operation.
•At least 10 MB in Windows temporary directory (%temp%).
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System software3
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•ODBC Driver Manager 3.520.
•Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 2000 Server, Service Pack 2 and 3.
Note CD One supports only US-English and Japanese versions of Windows 2000 OS. Set the default locale to US-English
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Additional software
(Optional)
Browsers
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•Internet Explorer 5.5 with Service Pack 2, or Internet Explorer 6.0.
Java Virtual Machine (JVM) version 5.0.0.3802 for Internet Explorer 5.5 and version 5.0.0.3805 for Internet Explorer 6.0.
To verify the JVM version, select View > Java Console.
•Netscape Navigator 4.77, 4.78 and 4.79.
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3 On a Windows Advanced Server, installation will continue with a warning message. However, we recommend that you do not install CD One, 5th Edition on a Windows Advanced Server. Technical Assistance will not be provided.
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Client Requirements
The minimum system requirements for the client are shown in Table 1-3. For information about configuring client systems, refer to the "Preparing to Use CD One" chapter.
Table 1-3 Client System Requirements
Requirement Type
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Minimum Requirements
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System hardware and software
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•Client system:
–IBM PC-compatible computer with at least a 300 MHz Pentium processor running Windows 2000 (Professional and Server), Windows NT 4.0 (Workstation and Server), Windows 98, Windows XP (Professional and Server)
–SPARC Ultra 10 running Solaris 2.6, 2.7 or 2.8.
–IBM RS/ 6000 workstation running AIX 4.3.3.
–HP9000 workstation running HP-UX 11.0.
•Color monitor with video card set to 256 colors.
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Memory (RAM)
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128 MB.
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Browser
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•Netscape Navigator 4.77, 4.78 and 4.79. (Windows, AIX 4.3.3, HP-UX 11.0)
•Netscape Navigator 4.76 for Solaris 2.6, 2.7, and 2.8
Note Use Netscape Navigator downloaded from Sunsite only.
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•Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 with Service Pack 2, Internet Explorer 6.
Java Virtual Machine (JVM) version 5.0.0.3802 for IE 5.5 and version 5.0.0.3805 for IE 6.0.
To verify the JVM version, select View > Java Console.
(Windows)
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Supported Devices
CiscoView, a major component of CD One, manages and configures different types of Cisco devices. Refer to Using CiscoView for supported device information.
Supported Network Management System Environments
The NMS supported for importing device information into the CiscoView application is HP OpenView Network Node Manager. Refer to Using CiscoView and the online help for information about importing devices.
Note Please stop HP OpenView before installing CD One, restart HP OpenView after you have installed CD One. Otherwise, the installation will take longer time to complete.
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