User Guide for CiscoWorks LMS Portal 1.2 (With LMS 3.2) - Chapter 1 Getting Started with CiscoWorks LMS Portal [CiscoWorks LMS Portal]

Table Of Contents

Getting Started with CiscoWorks LMS Portal

Benefits of CiscoWorks LMS Portal

What's New in This Release

Launching CiscoWorks LMS Portal

Logging Into CiscoWorks LMS Portal

Logging Out of CiscoWorks Server

Getting Started with CiscoWorks LMS Portal

CiscoWorks LMS Portal is the first page that appears when you launch the LMS application. It serves as an interface, launch point and top-level navigation for the frequently used functions in the application.

You can view the important statistics and details of the LMS applications installed on your CiscoWorks server, in a single page instead of navigating through several pages to view the required data.

The views and portlets are the basic units in CiscoWorks LMS Portal.

Views display information in CiscoWorks LMS Portal. The views are displayed as tabs. The content in a view is organized using portlets. Portlets are the user interface components that are displayed in the view. They can be plugged into, displayed in, and managed using CiscoWorks LMS Portal.

This section has the following topics:

•Benefits of CiscoWorks LMS Portal

•What's New in This Release

•Launching CiscoWorks LMS Portal

•Logging Into CiscoWorks LMS Portal

•Logging Out of CiscoWorks Server

Benefits of CiscoWorks LMS Portal

The benefits of LMS Portal are:

•Easy access to information —You can view important features of all installed applications on CiscoWorks Server. To do this, you can click the corresponding views in CiscoWorks LMS Portal, instead of launching each application, separately.

•Easy customization—You can modify and personalize your application, using options and icons such as Layout, Look and Feel, and Configuration in CiscoWorks LMS Portal.

•Lightweight GUI—Eliminates the need to install plug-ins to launch the application.

•Multi-server support—Enables you to add portlets based on applications installed on remote servers.

What's New in This Release

Note We sometimes update the documentation after original publication. Therefore, you should also review the documentation on Cisco.com for any updates.

The following are the new features and portlets in CiscoWorks LMS Portal 1.2:

•Multi-community Support:

Portal Framework supports multiple communities within a single portal engine. This enables the LMS and non-LMS applications to share a common portal framework.

•Embedded View

You can render another servers or same servers page as a URL.

•Read Only and Default Views

These are the two new views in this release:

–Read Only Views: You cannot modify or delete any portlet from this view. For example, Functional View in LMS Application.

–Default Views: These views are provided based on the type of views set by the applications . For example, FunctionalView in CiscoWorks LMS Portal.

•Banner Modifications:

The CiscoWorks LMS Portal home page has a banner, CiscoWorks LMS Portal.

However, if you have multiple communities and if you switch among multiple communities, the banner changes, accordingly.

•Child View

You can add a child view or sub view within a main view

•View Hide

The View Hide option enables you to conceal the views that you do not use. However, when you conceal a view, it does not get deleted.

•Friendly URL for Views:

The Friendly URL feature helps you to directly launch a particular tab or a view of a portal. You can assign names to these views and launch it as a URL.

For example, the URL will be http:// hostname/group/communityname/actual view name.

•Launching Portlet List

Allows you to launch the list of single instance portlets that are available in the portal using the Portlet List icon.

•Alerts and Summary Portlet

Captures the alarms and notifications from different applications within LMS.

•Frequently used TOP N workflow portlet

Replaces the top five workflow demo portlets in LMS 3.1. Instead of one portlet with the top five workflows, this release has a set of workflow demos for each applications.

•Top-N- POE Utilization portlet

Enables you to monitor power usage at PSE and Port levels. This also displays the minimum, maximum, and average power utilization of Network devices in Health and Utilization Monitor.

•Trend Watch portlet

Allows you to view the summary report of the TrendWatch violations that has occured.

•HUM Live Graph It portlet

HUM Live-GraphIt portlet allows you to troubleshoot issues with network elements.

This portlet allows you to perform a near real-time monitoring of the health and utilization parameters such as, CPU utilization, interface utilization, power utilization and so on.The minimum time interval that is supported is 30 seconds.

•Custom Top N Records portlet

Enables you to view Top N reports on user-defined templates for which pollers are created.

•Histo-Graph It portlet

Allows you to select two MIB variables in the configuration and generate an overlay graph.

•Technology portlet

Enables you to group all technology (GOLD, EEM, and SCH) related links that are displayed below the Shortcut section of the RME portal.

•Top N Syslog Sender portlet

Displays the TOP N devices sending more number of Syslogs in the last 24 hours.

•Syslog Message portlet

Displays the Top N Syslog messages based on the severity type, message type, facility and mnemonics in the last 24 hours.

•Syslog Summary portlet

Displays the 24-hour Syslog event distribution, as a pie chart.

•IPM Collector Information portlet

Enhanced to provide information on the total number of collectors.Syslog Summary portlet

Launching CiscoWorks LMS Portal

LMS 3.2 uses port 1741 for the HTTP server and port 443 for HTTPS server (SSL).

To access the server from a client system, enter any one of these URLs in your web browser:

•If SSL is disabled, and if you have installed LMS applications on the default port, enter:

http://server_name:1741

•If SSL is enabled, and if you have installed LMS applications on the default port, enter:

https://server_name:443

where server_name is the hostname of the server on which you have installed LMS applications.

•If IIS is detected on your system, the port number 443 cannot be used because it causes port conflict. Instead, you can use a port number ranging from 1024 to 65535.

The CiscoWorks LMS Portal is displayed.

Logging Into CiscoWorks LMS Portal

To log into CiscoWorks LMS Portal:

Step 1 Enter your user ID in the User ID field, and your password in the Password field of the Login Page.

The CiscoWorks server administrator can set the passwords to admin and guest users during installation. Contact the CiscoWorks server administrator if you do not know the password.

Step 2 Click Login or press Enter.

You are now logged into CiscoWorks LMS Portal.

However, a drop-down with the names of the non-LMS communities are displayed in the top right corner of the home page.

The communities are listed based on the installed applications in the current server.

You can select any communities from the drop-down list.

Logging Out of CiscoWorks Server

To exit from CiscoWorks LMS Portal, click the Logout link displayed at the top right corner of CiscoWorks LMS Portal.

The CiscoWorks LMS Portal log-in page appears.

	User Guide for CiscoWorks LMS Portal 1.2 (With LMS 3.2)
	Chapter 1 Getting Started with CiscoWorks LMS Portal
User Guide for CiscoWorks LMS Portal 1.2 (With LMS 3.2) Notices Preface Chapter 1 Getting Started with CiscoWorks LMS Portal Chapter 2 Understanding LMS Portal Interface Chapter 3 Adding Views to CiscoWorks LMS Portal Chapter 4 Adding Portlets to the Views Chapter 5 Changing the Look of Your View Chapter 6 Changing the Look of Your Portlets Chapter 7 Changing the Portlet Display Chapter 8 Rearranging Portlets in Your View Chapter 9 Working with Functional, Network and System View Chapter 10 Working with Common Services View Chapter 11 Working with LMS Application Views Chapter 12 Configuring Portlets Chapter 13 Restoring Portal Using CLI Commands Chapter 14 Deleting Stale Users From CiscoWorks LMS Portal Chapter 15 Frequently Asked Questions and Troubleshooting Suggestions Appendix A The Portal Advantage Index	Download this chapter Chapter 1 Getting Started with CiscoWorks LMS Portal Download the complete book User Guide for CiscoWorks LMS Portal 1.2 (With LMS 3.2) (PDF - 4 MB) Table Of Contents Getting Started with CiscoWorks LMS Portal Benefits of CiscoWorks LMS Portal What's New in This Release Launching CiscoWorks LMS Portal Logging Into CiscoWorks LMS Portal Logging Out of CiscoWorks Server Getting Started with CiscoWorks LMS Portal CiscoWorks LMS Portal is the first page that appears when you launch the LMS application. It serves as an interface, launch point and top-level navigation for the frequently used functions in the application. You can view the important statistics and details of the LMS applications installed on your CiscoWorks server, in a single page instead of navigating through several pages to view the required data. The views and portlets are the basic units in CiscoWorks LMS Portal. Views display information in CiscoWorks LMS Portal. The views are displayed as tabs. The content in a view is organized using portlets. Portlets are the user interface components that are displayed in the view. They can be plugged into, displayed in, and managed using CiscoWorks LMS Portal. This section has the following topics: •Benefits of CiscoWorks LMS Portal •What's New in This Release •Launching CiscoWorks LMS Portal •Logging Into CiscoWorks LMS Portal •Logging Out of CiscoWorks Server Benefits of CiscoWorks LMS Portal The benefits of LMS Portal are: •Easy access to information —You can view important features of all installed applications on CiscoWorks Server. To do this, you can click the corresponding views in CiscoWorks LMS Portal, instead of launching each application, separately. •Easy customization—You can modify and personalize your application, using options and icons such as Layout, Look and Feel, and Configuration in CiscoWorks LMS Portal. •Lightweight GUI—Eliminates the need to install plug-ins to launch the application. •Multi-server support—Enables you to add portlets based on applications installed on remote servers. What's New in This Release Note We sometimes update the documentation after original publication. Therefore, you should also review the documentation on Cisco.com for any updates. The following are the new features and portlets in CiscoWorks LMS Portal 1.2: •Multi-community Support: Portal Framework supports multiple communities within a single portal engine. This enables the LMS and non-LMS applications to share a common portal framework. •Embedded View You can render another servers or same servers page as a URL. •Read Only and Default Views These are the two new views in this release: –Read Only Views: You cannot modify or delete any portlet from this view. For example, Functional View in LMS Application. –Default Views: These views are provided based on the type of views set by the applications . For example, FunctionalView in CiscoWorks LMS Portal. •Banner Modifications: The CiscoWorks LMS Portal home page has a banner, CiscoWorks LMS Portal. However, if you have multiple communities and if you switch among multiple communities, the banner changes, accordingly. •Child View You can add a child view or sub view within a main view •View Hide The View Hide option enables you to conceal the views that you do not use. However, when you conceal a view, it does not get deleted. •Friendly URL for Views: The Friendly URL feature helps you to directly launch a particular tab or a view of a portal. You can assign names to these views and launch it as a URL. For example, the URL will be http:// hostname/group/communityname/actual view name. •Launching Portlet List Allows you to launch the list of single instance portlets that are available in the portal using the Portlet List icon. •Alerts and Summary Portlet Captures the alarms and notifications from different applications within LMS. •Frequently used TOP N workflow portlet Replaces the top five workflow demo portlets in LMS 3.1. Instead of one portlet with the top five workflows, this release has a set of workflow demos for each applications. •Top-N- POE Utilization portlet Enables you to monitor power usage at PSE and Port levels. This also displays the minimum, maximum, and average power utilization of Network devices in Health and Utilization Monitor. •Trend Watch portlet Allows you to view the summary report of the TrendWatch violations that has occured. •HUM Live Graph It portlet HUM Live-GraphIt portlet allows you to troubleshoot issues with network elements. This portlet allows you to perform a near real-time monitoring of the health and utilization parameters such as, CPU utilization, interface utilization, power utilization and so on.The minimum time interval that is supported is 30 seconds. •Custom Top N Records portlet Enables you to view Top N reports on user-defined templates for which pollers are created. •Histo-Graph It portlet Allows you to select two MIB variables in the configuration and generate an overlay graph. •Technology portlet Enables you to group all technology (GOLD, EEM, and SCH) related links that are displayed below the Shortcut section of the RME portal. •Top N Syslog Sender portlet Displays the TOP N devices sending more number of Syslogs in the last 24 hours. •Syslog Message portlet Displays the Top N Syslog messages based on the severity type, message type, facility and mnemonics in the last 24 hours. •Syslog Summary portlet Displays the 24-hour Syslog event distribution, as a pie chart. •IPM Collector Information portlet Enhanced to provide information on the total number of collectors.Syslog Summary portlet Launching CiscoWorks LMS Portal LMS 3.2 uses port 1741 for the HTTP server and port 443 for HTTPS server (SSL). To access the server from a client system, enter any one of these URLs in your web browser: •If SSL is disabled, and if you have installed LMS applications on the default port, enter: http://server_name:1741 •If SSL is enabled, and if you have installed LMS applications on the default port, enter: https://server_name:443 where server_name is the hostname of the server on which you have installed LMS applications. •If IIS is detected on your system, the port number 443 cannot be used because it causes port conflict. Instead, you can use a port number ranging from 1024 to 65535. The CiscoWorks LMS Portal is displayed. Logging Into CiscoWorks LMS Portal To log into CiscoWorks LMS Portal: Step 1 Enter your user ID in the User ID field, and your password in the Password field of the Login Page. The CiscoWorks server administrator can set the passwords to admin and guest users during installation. Contact the CiscoWorks server administrator if you do not know the password. Step 2 Click Login or press Enter. You are now logged into CiscoWorks LMS Portal. However, a drop-down with the names of the non-LMS communities are displayed in the top right corner of the home page. The communities are listed based on the installed applications in the current server. You can select any communities from the drop-down list. Logging Out of CiscoWorks Server To exit from CiscoWorks LMS Portal, click the Logout link displayed at the top right corner of CiscoWorks LMS Portal. The CiscoWorks LMS Portal log-in page appears.
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