Table Of Contents
Prerequisites
Product Overview
Common Services Upgrade Paths
Server Requirements
Solaris Patches
Client Requirements
Enabling Java Console
Supported Devices
Supported Network Management Systems
Prerequisites
This chapter describes the factors that you must consider before installing CiscoWorks Common Services 3.0.5 on a Solaris system.
This chapter contains:
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Product Overview
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Common Services Upgrade Paths
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Server Requirements
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Solaris Patches
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Client Requirements
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Supported Devices
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Supported Network Management Systems
Product Overview
CiscoWorks Common Services (Common Services) represents a common set of management services that are shared by CiscoWorks applications. CiscoWorks is a family of products based on Internet standards for managing networks and devices. All CiscoWorks products use and depend on Common Services.
Common Services provides a foundation for CiscoWorks applications to share a common model for data storage, login, user role definitions, access privileges, security protocols, as well as navigation. It creates a standard user experience for all management functions.
It also provides the common framework for all basic system level operations such as installation, data management including backup-restore and import-export, event and message handling, job and process management.
The LMS 2.6 Update CD- ROM contains Common Services 3.0.5 as one of its applications.
The LMS 2.5.1 CD One CD- ROM that contains Common Services 3.0.3 includes the following components with it:
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CiscoView 6.1.2—A graphical device management tool.
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Integration Utility 1.6—An integration module that supports third-party network management systems (NMS).
Common Services Upgrade Paths
Table 1-1 describes the different local upgrade paths and results. See
Chapter 2, "Installing CiscoWorks Common Services," for installation instructions.
Table 1-1 Upgrade Paths
Existing Software
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Results
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New System- CiscoWorks Common Services 3.0.5
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Common Services 3.0.5 supports upgrade from Common Services 3.0.3 or Common Services 3.0.4 only.
Installation of Common Services 3.0.5 on Common Services 3.0.3 or Common Services 3.0.4 overwrites the previously installed Common Services components. All data is preserved.
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CiscoWorks Common Services 3.0.4
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Installation of Common Services 3.0.4 supports upgrade from Common Services 3.0.3 only. It overwrites the previously installed Common Services components. All data is preserved.
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CiscoWorks Common Services 3.0.3
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Reinstallation of Common Services 3.0.3 overwrites the previously installed Common Services components. All data is preserved.
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CiscoWorks Common Services 3.0 SP2
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Common Services 3.0.3 overwrites the previously installed Common Services components. All data is preserved.
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CiscoWorks Common Services 3.0 SP1
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Common Services 3.0.3 overwrites the previously installed Common Services components. All data is preserved.
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CiscoWorks Common Services 3.0
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Common Services 3.0.3 overwrites the previously installed Common Services components. All data is preserved.
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CiscoWorks Common Services 2.2
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Common Services 3.0.3 overwrites the previously installed Common Services components. All data is preserved.
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CD One, 5th Edition
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Common Services 3.0.3 overwrites the previously installed CD One, 5th Edition components. All data is preserved.
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Server Requirements
Table 1-2 shows the minimum system requirements for installing Common Services.
Table 1-2 Server System Requirements 1
Requirement Type
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Minimum Requirements
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System hardware
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• Sun UltraSPARC102 running Solaris 8, Solaris 9.
• Color monitor with video card set to 24 bits color depth.
• CD-ROM drive.
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Memory (RAM)
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512 MB (to install all Common Services components).
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Available drive space
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• 2 GB on the partition on which you install the product (The default is /opt).
• Minimum 1024 MB Swap space.
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System software
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Solaris 8 and Solaris 9.
Common Services 3.0.3 and 3.0.5 supports only US-English and Japanese versions of Solaris Operating Systems. It does not support any other language version. Installation might proceed normally in other locales but there might be problems in the functionality of CiscoWorks.
We recommend that you install the Solaris Operating System in any of the following modes:
• Entire Distribution
• Entire Distribution plus OEM support
• End User System Support
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Additional software (Optional)
Browsers
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• CS 3.0.5 supports the following Unix-based browsers - Mozilla 1.7.13 and Netscape 7.0
• CS 3.0.3 supports Netscape Navigator 7.0.
• CS 3.0.3 supports Mozilla 1.7.5.
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Server Environment
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• CS 3.0.5 will continue to support the same Server environments as in CS 3.0/CS 3.0.3.
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Caution 
Do not use non standard java options through JAVA_OPTIONS environment variable.
To verify the amount of available disk space in each of the specified partitions and directories, enter:
# df -k directory
where directory is the partition or directory for which you want to check the available disk space.
Solaris Patches
Table 1-3 lists the required and recommended patches for Solaris 8 and Solaris 9. The required patches are mandatory for all Common Services features to function properly.
The recommended patches are optional. Some of the Common Services features may not work if these patches are not installed on your system.
Caution 
If you have installed patches 109147-36 through 109147-39 on a Solaris 8 system and patches 112963-21 through 112963-24 on a Solaris 9 system, the installation of LMS applications will fail.
To complete the installation of LMS applications, you must downgrade to patch 109147-38 or earlier on a Solaris 8 system and to patch 112963-23 on Solaris 9 system.
Table 1-3 Solaris Patches
Operating System
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Required Server Patches
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Required Client Patches
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Recommended Server Patches
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Recommended Client Patches
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Solaris 8
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111327-05
110945-08
110934-16
110898-09
109326-14
108827-40
108528-29
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111626-03
108652-81
108921-21
108940-62
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110951-05
110662-12
110615-11
108964-06
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110286-11
109324-05
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Solaris 9
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114224-01
113580-01
112839-04
112233-12
114006-01
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112771-14
112661-06
113244-05
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113326-01
112998-03
113713-14
112964-07
113575-05
112970-07
112874-31
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112808-06
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Use showrev -p command to verify that these patches have been applied.
Note
Common Services was tested only with these patches. Later versions of these patches have not been tested since they were not released when Common Services was tested.
The following error and warning messages appear if you do not have any of the solaris patches installed on your system
If the required Server patches are missing:
This system does not have the following required Server patches
Installation can proceed without the required Server patches.However, you must install the required patches listed above before running CiscoWorks.
Do you want to continue the installation? (y/n) [y]:
If the required Client patches are missing:
This system does not have the following required Client patches.
These patches are required if only this system is used as a CiscoWorks client.
If the recommended Server patches are missing:
This system does not have the following recommended Server patches
If the recommended Client patches are missing:
This system does not have the following recommended Client patches.
These patches are recommended if only this system is used as a CiscoWorks client.
We recommend you download and install the latest required and recommended patches from www.sunsolve.sun.com, before you run Common Services.
Client Requirements
Table 1-4 shows the minimum system requirements for a client system.
For information about configuring client systems, see Chapter 3, "Preparing to Use CiscoWorks Common Services."
Table 1-4 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:
• 1 GHz Pentium IV processor for Restricted license.
• Dual 2.8 GHz Pentium IV processor for Unrestricted license running any of these:
– Windows 2000 Professional with Service Pack 3 or Service Pack 4
– Windows 2000 Server with Service Pack 3 or Service Pack 4
– Windows 2000 Advanced Server with Service Pack 3 or Service Pack 4
– Windows XP SP1
– Windows XP SP2
– Windows 2003 Server and Enterprise Edition
– Windows 2003 Server and Enterprise Edition with Service Pack 1.
• Windows 2003 R2 server (standard and enterprise versions).
Color monitor with video card set to 24 bits color depth.
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Memory (RAM)
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256 MB.
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Browser
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One of these browsers:
On Windows and Windows XP clients:
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 (version 6.0.2600).
• Internet Explorer 6.0 with Service Pack 1 (version 6.0.2800).
• Internet Explorer 6.0 with Service Pack 2 (version 6.0.2900) for Windows XP.
• Internet Explorer 6.0 with Service Pack 1 (version 6.0.3790.1830) for Windows 2003 R2.
• Java Virtual Machine (JVM) 5.0.0.3802 and later, and Java Plug-in version 1.4.2_10.(optional)1 .
To verify the JVM:
– From Internet Explorer, select Tools > Sun Java Console.
– From Netscape Navigator, select Tools > Web Development > Java Console.
– From Mozilla, select Tools > Web Development > Java Console.
CiscoWorks Common Services does not require JVM and Java Plug-in. However, some CiscoWorks applications may require these.
• Netscape Navigator 7.1.
• Mozilla 1.7. 5.
On Solaris clients:
• Netscape Navigator 7.0 for Solaris 8 and Solaris 9.
• Mozilla 1.7.5 for Solaris 8 and Solaris 9.
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Enabling Java Console
To enable Java Console in Microsoft Internet Explorer:
Step 1
Select Tools > Internet Options > Advanced.
Step 2
Select the Java Console in the Microsoft VM section.
Step 3
Restart Internet Explorer.
To enable Java Console in Netscape Navigator:
Step 1
Select Edit > Preferences > Advanced.
Step 2
Check Enable Java check box.
Step 3
Restart Netscape Navigator.
To enable Java Console in Mozilla:
Step 1
Select Edit > Preferences > Advanced.
Step 2
Check Enable Java check box in the Advanced Preferences window.
Step 3
Restart Mozilla.
Supported Devices
CiscoView manages and configures different types of Cisco devices. See User Guide for
Cisco View 6.1.5 for Common Services 3.0.5 and User Guide for CiscoView 6.1.2 for Common Services 3.0.3 for information on supported devices. Also, see the individual application documentation for the list of supported devices for each application.
Supported Network Management Systems
The following are the Network Management Systems (NMS) supported for importing device information into the CiscoView application:
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HP OpenView Network Node Manager 6.4
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HP OpenView Network Node Manager 7.0
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HP OpenView Network Node Manager 7.0.1
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HP OpenView Network Node Manager 7.0.5
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NetView 7.1.
See User Guide for CiscoWorks Common Services 3.0.5 and User Guide for CiscoWorks Common Services 3.0.3 and the Online help for information about importing devices.
The Integration Utility supported is 1.6. See User Guide for CiscoWorks Integration Utility 1.6 for information about installing and using Integration Utility.