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Table Of Contents
Preparing to Install Essentials
Server Requirements and Recommendations
Supported NMS Environments for Device Import
Running the Installation Program for a New Installation
Upgrading from a Previous Version
Running the Installation Program for an Upgrade
Backing Up the Converted Database
Reinstalling or Upgrading from the Evaluation Version
Running the Installation Program to Reinstall
Importing Data Manually after Installation
Installing Essentials
This chapter describes how to install and uninstall Essentials, including upgrades and reinstallation. You must install CiscoWorks2000 CD One before you can install Resource Manager Essentials. Refer to Installing and Setting Up CiscoWorks2000 CD One on AIX.
This chapter consists of:
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Preparing to Install Essentials
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Product Overview
Resource Manager Essentials (Essentials), one of the major components of CiscoWorks2000, enables the deployment, monitoring, and configuration of devices across your network. Essentials is a suite of web-based network management tools integrated into a network desktop that includes a web-server component, web-based tools, and web-browser capability. This product is based on a client/server network architecture that connects multiple web-based clients to a network server.
The Essentials 3.1 CD-ROM contains two installable packages: Essentials and Incremental Device Support (IDS). IDS enables you to download device support from CCO for newly supported devices.
Installation Overview
Table 1-1 is an overview of Essentials installation. It contains references to more detailed information about each task.
Table 1-1 Installing Essentials Overview
1.
Verify that server requirements are met.
2.
a.
b.
The "Performing a New Installation" section
or
The "Upgrading from a Previous Version" section
or
"Reinstalling or Upgrading from the Evaluation Version" section
3.
Analyze installation error messages.
4.
Configure the system for Essentials applications and set up Essentials applications.
Note
However, any changes to your system (for example, installation of new files or changes to system files) will not be undone. Refer to Release Notes for CiscoWorks 2000 Resource Manager Essentials on AIX for instructions to manually clean up the system.
Preparing to Install Essentials
This section describes prerequisites and other factors you should consider before installing Essentials.
Essentials Upgrade Paths
You can upgrade to Essentials 3.1 from Essentials 2.0, 2.1, or 2.2.
The previous version of Essentials is removed when you install CiscoWorks2000 CD One but the database is preserved. When you upgrade your server to Essentials 3.1, the preserved database is converted to Essentials 3.1 format.
Server Requirements and Recommendations
This section describes the server requirements and recommendations for CiscoWorks2000 CD One plus Essentials.
Minimum Server Requirements
The minimum system requirements for a CiscoWorks2000 Server running the CD One and Essentials software are shown in Table 1-1.
Table 1-2 Server System Minimum Requirements
System hardware
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Memory (RAM)
256 MB
Available drive space1
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Additional software
CiscoWorks2000 CD One must be installed before you install Essentials. Refer to Installing and Setting Up CiscoWorks2000 CD One on AIX.
1 To verify available disk space, see the instructions in this section.
2 Essentials is installed in the same directory as CiscoWorks2000 CD One.
3 For information about downloaded files, see the "Setting Up Software Management" section.
Checking Required Disk Space
To verify the amount of available disk space in each of the specified partitions and directories, enter:
# df -k directorywhere directory is the partition or absolute pathname of the directory for which you want to check the available disk space.
Server Recommendations
Three major considerations can help you select or configure a server system that best meets your needs:
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Availability is the primary consideration. After that, you can consider syslog messages and managed device expectations and determine your needs accordingly. These factors affect server performance and user report response time.
Table 1-2 shows the recommendations for a server running CiscoWorks2000 CD One and Essentials. These recommendations produce optimal response time when running user reports.
Table 1-3 Server System Recommendations
RS6000 Power PC Model 604e 233 MHz running AIX 4.3.3
Memory: 256 MB
Swap space: 512 MB
Available disk space: 4 GB0-100
0-50,000
0-500
0-500
RS6000 Power PC Model 604e 233 MHz running AIX 4.3.3
Memory: 384 MB
Swap space: 768 MB
Available disk space: 9 GB100-500
50,000-150,000
500-2,500
500-2,500
RS6000 Power PC Model 150 375 MHz running AIX 4.3.3
Memory: 512 MB
Swap space: 1024 MB
Available disk space: 9 GB500-1,000
150,000
2,500-5,000
2,500-5,000
1 Number of managed devices. The number of managed devices in Availability is the main deciding factor.
2 Number of messages per day.
Client Requirements
The minimum client system requirements for CiscoWorks2000 CD One and Essentials are shown in Table 1-3.
Before you can access Essentials from a client system, the system must be properly configured. For more information about client system requirements and configuring clients, refer to Installing and Setting Up CiscoWorks2000 CD One on AIX.
Supported NMS Environments for Device Import
The Essentials Inventory application can import device information from both local and remote network management systems (NMS).
Table 1-5 and Table 1-6 show the NMSs supported for importing device information into the Essentials inventory. You can import devices remotely from a UNIX system only.
Table 1-5 Supported NMS Software for Local Device Import
Campus Manager
3.0 (ANI)
NetView
5.1
Table 1-6 Supported NMS Software for Remote Device Import 1
Campus Manager
3.0 (ANI)
CiscoWorks
4.0
CWSI (CiscoWorks for Switched Internetworks)
2.2, 2.3, 2.4
HP OpenView Network Node Manager
5.01 or 6.0
NetView
5.1 on AIX
1 You can remotely import device information from UNIX systems only.
For more information, see the "Adding or Importing Inventory Data" section or refer to the online help.
Supported Netsys Versions
You can integrate the Configuration Management application with the following versions of Cisco Netsys:
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Note
For more information, see the "Setting Up Netsys Integration" section or refer to the online help.
Supported Devices
Essentials 3.1 supports most of the devices supported in previous versions of Essentials plus additional new devices. Device adapter packages for all supported devices are installed when you install Essentials. Information about these devices can be found at http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/rtrmgmt/cw2000/
cw2000e/index.htm.You can download device packages for new devices and find information about new device support from CCO at www.cisco.com.
To see a list of the device packages currently installed on your server, select CiscoWorks2000 Server > About CiscoWorks2000 > Applications and Versions. Click on the Inventory Manager link to see specific device information.
Installing Essentials
This section describes how to perform the following:
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Performing a New Installation
This section describes how to perform a new installation. If you are upgrading on a system that had a previous version of Essentials installed, see the "Upgrading from a Previous Version" section. If you are reinstalling Essentials 3.1 or upgrading from an evaluation version of Essentials 3.1, see the "Reinstalling or Upgrading from the Evaluation Version" section.
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Running the Installation Program for a New Installation
The Essentials installation takes approximately 1 hour.
The installation program installs Essentials in the same location as CD One (/usr/CSCOpx by default) and starts CiscoWorks2000.
Step 1
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See ""Mounting and Unmounting the CD-ROM" for detailed mounting instructions.
Step 2
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# cd /cdrom# ./setup.sh•
# cd remotedir# ./setup.shwhere remotedir is the location where the remote CD-ROM is mounted.
The installation program performs several preinstallation checks on your machine, such as TCP/IP address resolution, TCP/IP port use, disk space, and RAM. These preinstallation checks cause some text to appear on the screen.
The installation program checks for required patches and other dependencies and displays:
1) Resource Manager Essentials2) Resource Manager Essentials Incremental Device Support3) All of the aboveSelect one of the items using its number or enter q to quit [q]
Note
Step 3
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The installation finishes without displaying more questions, and the system prompt appears.
Step 4
If you had any errors, check the installation log file /var/tmp/ciscoinstall.log. For other troubleshooting information, see "Troubleshooting the Installation."
Upgrading from a Previous Version
This section describes how to install Essentials if you had Essentials 2.0, 2.1, or 2.2 installed on the server and you want to upgrade to Essentials 3.1.
When you install CiscoWorks2000 CD One on a system that has a previous version of Essentials, the installation program removes the previous version and saves its database. The default location for the saved database is /usr/CSCOpx/OldData. When you install Essentials 3.1, the installation program converts the saved database to Essentials 3.1 format. The original database also remains on the system until you remove it.
Note
Caution
Upgrading your CiscoWorks2000 Server to Essentials 3.1 involves the following major steps:
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3.
Caution
Backing Up the Database
To back up your database:
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
For more information, see the online help.
Running the Installation Program for an Upgrade
The Essentials installation takes approximately 1 hour.
The installation program installs Essentials in the same location as CD One (/usr/CSCOpx by default) and starts CiscoWorks2000.
Step 1
Step 2
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See "Mounting and Unmounting the CD-ROM" for instructions.
Step 3
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# cd /cdrom# ./setup.sh•
# cd remotedir# ./setup.shwhere remotedir is the location where the remote CD-ROM is mounted.
The installation program performs several preinstallation checks on your machine, such as TCP/IP address resolution, TCP/IP port use, disk space, and RAM. These preinstallation checks cause some text to appear on the screen.
The installation program checks for required patches and other dependencies and displays:
1) Resource Manager Essentials2) Resource Manager Essentials Incremental Device Support3) All of the aboveSelect one of the items using its number or enter q to quit [q]
Caution
Step 4
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The installation proceeds without displaying more questions and the system prompt appears.
Step 5
If you had any errors, check the installation log file /var/tmp/ciscoinstall.log. For other troubleshooting information, see "Troubleshooting the Installation."
Backing Up the Converted Database
If the Essentials installation was successful, back up your newly converted database. This creates a backup compatible with Essentials 3.1 in case you have a problem and need to restore your database. This also prevents overwriting your database by restoring a database backup from the previous version of Essentials.
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
For more information, see the online help.
Reinstalling or Upgrading from the Evaluation Version
This section explains how to reinstall Essentials 3.1 or upgrade from an evaluation version of Essentials 3.1.
Note
The installation program detects that you have already installed Essentials 3.1. Your existing database is not affected by the reinstallation; however, you should back up the database before installing to prevent loss of data. Your CiscoWorks2000 Server system configuration is also preserved.
Reinstalling Essentials 3.1 involves the following major steps:
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Backing Up the Database
To back up your database:
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
For more information, see the online help.
Running the Installation Program to Reinstall
The Essentials installation takes approximately 1 hour.
The installation program installs Essentials in the same location as CD One (/usr/CSCOpx by default) and starts CiscoWorks2000.
Step 1
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See "Mounting and Unmounting the CD-ROM" for detailed mounting instructions.
Step 2
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# cd /cdrom# ./setup.sh•
# cd remotedir# ./setup.shwhere remotedir is the location where the remote CD-ROM is mounted.
The installation program performs several preinstallation checks on your machine, such as TCP/IP address resolution, TCP/IP port use, disk space, and RAM. These preinstallation checks cause some text to appear on the screen.
The installation program checks for required patches and other dependencies and displays:
1) Resource Manager Essentials2) Resource Manager Essentials Incremental Device Support3) All of the aboveSelect one of the items using its number or enter q to quit [q]Step 3
Note
The installation program checks dependencies and system requirements and displays:
CiscoWorks2000 has been detected on your system, are you sure you want to reinstall (y/n) [n]Step 4
The installation program checks dependencies and system requirements:
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The installation proceeds without displaying more questions and the system prompt appears.
Step 5
If you had any errors, check the installation log file /var/tmp/ciscoinstall.log. For other troubleshooting information, see "Troubleshooting the Installation."
Importing Data Manually after Installation
This section describes how to import data manually from previous versions of Essentials. You might need to import manually if:
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Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
# cd /usr/CSCOpx/conf/bg2rigel/scripts# ./bg2rigel.pl -I path rmewhere path is the pathname of the directory in which the older Essentials data resides.
Removing Essentials
The uninstallation program removes files and settings. Uninstallation allows you to remove only Essentials or remove CiscoWorks2000 CD One as well. To remove CD One, you must remove Essentials as well.
Before removing Essentials, you must first remove any applications that depend on Essentials. These are those applications for which installing Essentials is a prerequisite.
Caution
Uninstallations take about 30 minutes.
Note
Step 1
# cd /# /usr/CSCOpx/bin/uninstall.shwhere /usr/CSCOpx is the default installation directory. If you specified a different directory when you installed CD One, substitute the name of that directory.
The following prompt appears:
1) CD One (including Integration Utility)2) Resource Manager Essentials3) All of the aboveSelect one of the items using its number or enter q to quit [q]
Note
Step 2
Are you sure you want to uninstall CiscoWorks2000 (y/n)? [n]Step 3
Ignore all messages that ask if you want to remove packages. The uninstallation program does not accept input to these questions.
When the uninstallation program finishes, the following message appears:
All files were deleted successfully.When you remove CD One or Essentials, the uninstallation program removes changes made to the /etc/services file. The /etc directory still contains all system file changes. The uninstallation messages are written to the /var/tmp/ciscouninstall.log file.
To reinstall Essentials, follow the instructions in the "Reinstalling or Upgrading from the Evaluation Version" section.
