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Navigating CiscoWorks CiscoView Tasks in LMS 4.0

CiscoView Tasks

Mini-RMON Manager Tasks

Navigating CiscoWorks CiscoView Tasks in LMS 4.0

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CiscoWorks CiscoView is a Web-based device-management application that provides dynamic status, monitoring, and configuration for a broad range of Cisco devices. CiscoWorks CiscoView aides network management by graphically displaying physical views of Cisco devices, with color-coded modules and ports for at-a-glance performance and status monitoring. Configuration capabilities allow comprehensive changes to devices, when requisite security privileges are granted.

This chapter provides mapping of CiscoView tasks in CiscoWorks LMS 4.0.

It explains:

•CiscoView Tasks (Inventory > Tools: CiscoView)

•Mini-RMON Manager Tasks (Inventory > Tools: Mini-RMON)

CiscoView Tasks

This section provides information on the following CiscoView tasks in LMS 4.0.

Table 8-1 CiscoView Tasks 

LMS 3.2 Task Name	LMS 3.2 Navigation	LMS 4.0 Navigation	Description
Setting Debugging Options and Display Logs	CiscoWorks LMS Portal > CiscoView > Administration > Debug Options And Display Log	Admin > System: Debug Settings > CiscoView Debug Options and Display Log	You can set SNMP and activity trace and/or view the trace log. This option records trace information in the cv.log file, which is located at %NMSROOT%/MDC/tomcat, where %NMSROOT% is the directory in which CiscoView is installed.
Setting Preferences	Either: •CiscoWorks LMS Portal > CiscoView > Administration > Device Preferences Or •Click Preferences from the Options bar	Inventory > Tools: CiscoView	You can set the device preferences such as Device Display Name, SNMP Timeout and Retry count, Chassis Polling Frequency, Show MIB Label, add the Default Refresh Rate for Monitor Dialogs.

Mini-RMON Manager Tasks

This section provides information on the following CiscoView Mini-RMON tasks in LMS 4.0.

Table 8-2 Mini-RMON Tasks 

LMS 3.2 Task Name	LMS 3.2 Navigation	LMS 4.0 Navigation	Description
Setup Tasks
Configuring the System	CiscoWorks LMS Portal > CiscoView > Mini-RMON Manager > Setup > System	Inventory > Tools: Mini-RMON > Setup > System	The System Configuration page appears when you enter the device name or select the device from the device selector. You can change the settings for the following: •Host Name •Contact •Location •RMON •System Uptime
Setting up Alarm Thresholds	CiscoWorks LMS Portal > CiscoView > Mini-RMON Manager > Setup > Alarms	Inventory > Tools: Mini-RMON > Setup > Alarms	Allows you to view the Latest Alarm Events and Alarm Events log. An Alarm Event is triggered when an Alarm Threshold is breached. You can create, modify and delete Alarms.
Setting Up Statistics Collection on Ethernet Ports	CiscoWorks LMS Portal > CiscoView > Mini-RMON Manager > Setup > Statistics Collection	Inventory > Tools: Mini-RMON > Setup > Statistics Collection	You can enable or disable statistics collection on port.
Setting Up Statistics History Collection on Ethernet Ports	CiscoWorks LMS Portal > CiscoView > Mini-RMON Manager > Setup > Statistics History	Inventory > Tools: Mini-RMON > Setup > Statistics History	You can create, modify and delete a statistics history collection on Ethernet ports.
Alarms Tasks
Viewing Latest Alarm Events	CiscoWorks LMS Portal > CiscoView > Mini-RMON Manager > Alarms > Latest Alarm Events	Inventory > Tools: Mini-RMON > Alarms > Latest Alarm Events	Allows you to view Latest Alarm Events. An Alarm Event's corresponding Alarm Threshold details can also be viewed.
Viewing all the Logged Alarm Events	CiscoWorks LMS Portal > CiscoView > Mini-RMON Manager > Alarms > Logged Alarm Events	Inventory > Tools: Mini-RMON > Alarms > Logged Alarm Events	Allows you to view all the Logged Alarm Events. An Alarm Event's corresponding Alarm Threshold details can also be viewed.
Viewing the logged Alarm Events corresponding to an Alarm	CiscoWorks LMS Portal > CiscoView > Mini-RMON Manager > Alarms > Alarm Thresholds to Events Mapping	Inventory > Tools: Mini-RMON > Alarms > Alarm Thresholds to Events Mapping	Allows you to view the logged Alarm Events corresponding to an Alarm.
Statistics Tasks
Viewing real time statistics	CiscoWorks LMS Portal > CiscoView > Mini-RMON Manager > Statistics > Current	Inventory > Tools: Mini-RMON > Statistics > Current	Allows you to view real time statistics for each monitored interface on this device. The statistics include packets dropped, packets sent, bytes sent, broadcast packets, multicast packets, CRC errors, oversized packets, undersized packets, fragments, jabbers, collisions, and packet distribution based on size. These statistics can be viewed as graphs.
Viewing the traffic statistics history	CiscoWorks LMS Portal > CiscoView > Mini-RMON Manager > Statistics > History	Inventory > Tools: Mini-RMON > Statistics > History	Allows you to view the traffic statistics history for a monitored interface on this device. The statistics include packets dropped, packets sent, bytes sent, broadcast packets, multicast packets, CRC errors, oversized packets, undersized packets, fragments, jabbers, and collisions.