Table Of Contents
Working with Common Services View
Critical Message Window
DCR and AAA Information
Job Information Status
Log Space Usage
Process Status
Products Installed
System Backup Status
User Login Information
Common Services
Working with Common Services View
CiscoWorks Common Services (CS), is a set of management services that is shared by CiscoWorks applications. CiscoWorks is a family of products based on Internet standards, to manage networks and devices. All CiscoWorks products use and depend on Common Services.
Common Services creates a standard user experience for all management functions. It also provides a common framework for all basic system-level operations such as installation, data management including backup-restore and import-export, event and message handling, and job and process management.
Common Services enables critical information to be shared among the various products, and provides a new framework for delivering timely support of new devices. Additionally, CS supports new platforms, and provides enhanced security mechanisms.
This chapter describes the portlets available in the CS View and how to customize these portlets.
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Critical Message Window
•DCR and AAA Information
•Job Information Status
•Log Space Usage
•Process Status
•Products Installed
•System Backup Status
•User Login Information
•Common Services
Critical Message Window
In Critical Message Window portlet, you can view the alerts for CiscoWorks folder utilization, down processes and log space usage.
For instance, if the usage of the folder or the log space exceeds the limit, the alerts appear. These alerts are displayed in red.
The authorization mode appears if the authentication is other than the CiscoWorks local server. It also appears if the server is in ACS mode.
•To configure the Critical Message Window portlet, see Configuring Refresh Time
•To customize the look and feel of Critical Message Window portlet, see Changing the Look of Your Portlets.
Table 10-1 lists the Critical Message Window portlet details.
Table 10-1 Critical Message Window
Fields
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Description
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CiscoWorks Folder Utilization
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Displays the total percentage of the folder utilized where the application has been installed.
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Down process
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Displays the down processes, such as Administrative Shut Down and Failed to Start.
These processes are displayed in red.
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Log Space Usage
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Displays the exceeded log space usage of files.
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Authorization Mode (ACS mode)
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Displays the authorization mode as ACS.
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Authentication Mode(For non-ACS mode)
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Displays the authentication mode for non-ACS mode other than CiscoWorks local.
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Note The Authorization Mode and Authentication Mode appears in Critical Message Window portlet only if they are displayed in red (user does not have full privilege) in the DCR and AAA Information portlet.
For more information, see Common Services 3.1 User Guide.
DCR and AAA Information
The Device and Credential Repository(DCR) and Authentication Authorization and Accounting(AAA) Information portlet you can view the information about the device credentials, admin settings and security settings.
The device credentials and admin settings enable you to view the device management status.
The security settings enable you to view the security settings in CS such as the Authentication mode, Authorization mode, and Single sign-on configuration.
•To configure DCR and AAA Information portlet, see Configuring Refresh Time.
•To customize the look and feel of DCR and AAA Information portlet details, see Changing the Look of Your Portlets.
Table 10-2 lists the DCR and AAA Information portlet details.
Table 10-2 DCR and AAA Information
Field
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Description
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Authentication Mode
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Displays the mode selected to authenticate the Common Services server when logging into the CiscoWorks application. Eg: TACACS+ and MS Active Directory.
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Authorization Mode
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Displays the status.
•If the status is displayed in green, the user has full privileges in ACS mode.
•If the status is displayed in red, the System Identity User is not configured with all the privileges in ACS mode.
•Click the link corresponding to the Authorization Mode to view the ACS Connection Status details.
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SSO Mode
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Displays the SSO mode, such as Stand alone, Master/Slave.
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Authorized Devices (For ACS Mode)
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Displays the number of authorized devices.
Click on the number to view the DCR Device Management page details.
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Devices Not Configured in ACS (For ACS Mode)
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Displays the devices that are not configured in ACS mode.
Click the link corresponding to the Devices Not Configured in ACS to view the DCR ACS Devices List Report.
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No.of.Devices
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Displays the number of devices. Click on the number to view the DCR Device Management page details.
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DCR Mode
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Displays the DCR mode such as Standalone, Master, Slave.
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You can click the portlet name in the title bar of the portlet to navigate to the Security settings page in the CS application.
For more information, see Common Services 3.1 User Guide.
Job Information Status
In Job Information Status portlet, you can view the status of upto 10 jobs of the installed applications.
•To configure Job Information Status portlet, see Job Information Status
•To customize the look and feel of Job Information Status portlet, see Changing the Look of Your Portlets.
Table 10-3 lists Job Information Status portlet details.
Table 10-3 Job Information Status
Field
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Description
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Job ID
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Unique ID assigned to the job by the system, when the job is created. The Job IDs are displayed in ID.No.of.Instances format in periodic jobs.
For example, the Job ID 1002.11 indicates that this is the eleventh instance of the job whose ID is 1002.
When you click the Job ID, the job details, if available, are displayed.
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Job Type
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Type of the job.
For example, Inventory Collection, SyslogDefaultPurge, and Net Config Job.
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Status
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Status of the scheduled jobs that are completed.
The Job states include Succeeded, Failed, Crashed, Cancelled, and Rejected.
The status of the succeeded jobs are displayed in green and the Failed, Crashed, Cancelled, and Rejected jobs are displayed in red.
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Job Description
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Description of the job provided by the job creator. It can contain alphanumeric characters.
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Scheduled At
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Date and time when the job was scheduled.
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You can click the portlet name in the title bar of the portlet to navigate to the Job Browser page in the CS application.
For more information, see Common Services 3.1 User Guide.
Log Space Usage
In Log Space Usage portlet, you can manage the reports on log file size and file system utilization.
•To configure the Log Space Usage portlet, see Configuring Refresh Time.
•To customize the Log Space Usage portlet, see Changing the Look of Your Portlets.
Table 10-4 lists Log Space Usage portlet details.
Table 10-4 Log Space Usage
Field
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Description
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Log file
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Name of the log file such as syslog.log, EDS.log and so on.
The asterisk (*) displayed along with some log file name denotes that there are multiple files available.
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Directory
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Displays the location of the logfile.
For instance, C:\PROGRA~1\CSCOpx\log\filename.
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File Size
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Current size of the logfile displayed in bytes. If it is displayed in red, it indicates that the file has exceeded the size limit.
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Recommended Size Limit
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The recommended size limit for a log file in bytes.
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File System Utilization
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Percentage of the file system utilized.
File percentage displayed in red, indicates that the size has exceeded the limit of 90% utilization.
You should reduce the size of your log file if your file system utilization is over 90%.
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You can click the portlet name in the title bar of the portlet to navigate to Log File status report page in the CS application.
For more information, see Common Services 3.1 User Guide.
Process Status
In Process Status portlet, you can manage application-specific activities or jobs.
Note You can click the Manage Process link to manage by either starting or stopping the Process.
•To configure Process Status portlet, see Configuring Refresh Time.
•To customize the look and feel of Process Status portlet, see Changing the Look of Your Portlets.
Table 10-5 lists Process Status portlet.
Table 10-5 Process Status Details
Field
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Description
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State
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Status of the process, such as Failed to start, Running normally and Shutdown.
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No. of Process
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Number of the processes corresponding to Failed to start, Running normally and Shut down.
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You can click the portlet name in the title bar of the portlet to navigate to the Process Status report page in the CS application.
For more information, see Common Services 3.1 User Guide.
Products Installed
In Products Installed portlet, you can view the name of the Installed product, along with its version and status.
You can click the name of the product installed to view the CS Software Update's Application and Packages installed report page.
•To configure the Products Installed portlet, see Configuring Refresh Time.
•To customize the look and feel of the Products Installed portlet, see Changing the Look of Your Portlets.
Table 10-6 lists Product Installed portlet details.
Table 10-6 Product Installed
Field
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Description
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Name
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Displays the name of the product installed.
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Version
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Displays the version number of the product.
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Status
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Displays the status either as licenced or evaluation details.
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You can click the Portlet name in the title bar of the portlet to navigate to the Software updates page in the CS application.
For more information, see Common Services 3.1 User Guide.
System Backup Status
In System Backup Status portlet, you can view the status such as the current backup schedule, last backup status, last backup location and the time when the last backup was completed.
You should back up the database regularly so that you have a safe copy of the database. You cannot back up the database while restoring it. Whenever you perform a backup, all the databases of the installed applications are backed up.
Common Services provides a single backup and restore facility to back up and restore all applications installed on CiscoWorks server. You cannot backup or restore individual portal databases independent of the Common Services backup utility.
Use Common Services Backup dialog box to schedule system backups at regular intervals.
See CiscoWorks Common Services 3.1 User Guide for more information.
•To configure the System Backup Status portlet, see Configuring Refresh Time.
•To customize the look and feel of the System Backup Status portlet, see Changing the Look of Your Portlets.
Table 10-7 lists System Backup Job details portlet details.
Table 10-7 System Backup Status
Field
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Description
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Backup Schedule
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Displays the date and time at which the backup was scheduled.
You can click the link corresponding to the Backup Schedule to view/schedule the respective Backup Job details in the CS application.
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Last Backup Completed at
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Displays the date and time when the last backup was completed.
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Last Backup Status
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Displays the status of the last backup.
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Last Backup Location
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Displays the location of the last backup.
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You can click on the Portlet name in the title bar of the portlet to navigate to the Backup Job page in the CS application.
For more information, see Common Services 3.1 User Guide.
User Login Information
In User Login Information portlet, you can view the information on users currently logged into CiscoWorks server using the User Login Information portlet.
You can send broadcast messages to logged-in users by clicking the Send Message to all users link displayed in the User Login Information and you will receive the message within 60 seconds by default.
•To configure the User Login Information portlet, see Configuring Refresh Time.
•To customize the look and feel of User Login Information portlet, see Changing the Look of Your Portlets.
Table 10-8 lists User Login Information portlet details.
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Table 10-8 User Login Information
Field
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Description
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No. of Logged-in Users
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Displays the number of logged-in users.
You can click the number of logged-in users to view the Who is Logged on Report page in Common Services.
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Users
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Displays the log-in details of all the users and the number of sessions opened by each user.
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You can click the portlet name in the title bar of the portlet to navigate to the Who is Logged on Report page in Common Services.
For more information, see Common Services 3.1 User Guide.
Common Services
CiscoWorks Common Services (Common services) represents a common set of management services that are shared by CiscoWorks applications. CiscoWorks is a family of products on Internet standards for managing networks and devices.
•You can customize and configure Common Services portlet.
•To customize the look and feel of Common Services portlet, see Changing the Look of Your Portlets.
To configure Common Services portlet:
Step 1 Go to the CiscoWorks LMS Portal and select the CS View.
A list of CS portlets appear.
Step 2 Go to Common Services portlet and click the Configuration 
icon.
Step 3 Select the application name from the Application drop-down list.
You can select any application name from the drop-down list.
Step 4 Click Save to save the settings.
The new Application portlet appears.
Step 5 Click the Back arrow 
icon to view the features of the new application in the portlet.
Table 10-9 listst the Common Services portlet details.
Table 10-9 Common Services Portlet
Field
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Description
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Home
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Serves as a dashboard for the CS application.
It also provides information on the following:
•Status of the job
•Status of security configuration
•Information on the number of devices
•Details on the Backup schedule and last backup status
•Online information.
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Server
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Common Services includes administrative tools to configure the server, manage security, and data.
You can set up security mechanisms, manage processes, jobs, resources, and generate reports that provide troubleshooting information about the status of the server.
•Security
Provides security mechanisms to prevent unauthenticated access to the CiscoWorks Server, CiscoWorks application and to other data.
•Report
Provides detailed reports on logfile status, roles and privileges, users currently logged in, processes that are currently running and system activities that occur within the Cisco Works Common Services client applications.
•Admin
Enables you to manage process, set up backup parameters, update licensing information, collect server information, manage jobs and resources, and configure system-wide information on the CiscoWorks Server.
•Home page Admin
Allows you to register or unregister the following in the home page.
Applications
Links
server name
Urgent polling number.
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Software Center
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Allows you to view a list of all CiscoWorks related bundle and products currently installed on your system.
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Device and Credentials
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Displays information on devices and enables you to view the device management status.
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Groups
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Named set of devices.
The group is characterized by a set of propertie, such as an associated rule, name, description type, and access permission.
The rule determines the membership of a group that may change whenever you evaluate the rule.
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You can click the portlet name in the title bar of the portlet to navigate to the Common Services home page in the CS application.
For more information, see Common Services 3.1 User Guide.
