Table Of Contents
Preface
Audience
Conventions
Using Online Help
Document Conventions
Related Documentation
Obtaining Documentation
World Wide Web
Documentation CD-ROM
Ordering Documentation
Documentation Feedback
Obtaining Technical Assistance
Cisco.com
Technical Assistance Center
Contacting TAC by Using the Cisco TAC Website
Contacting TAC by Telephone
Preface
This section describes who should read this guide and the document conventions used in it.
Cisco documentation and additional literature are available in a CD-ROM package, which ships with your product. The Documentation CD-ROM, a member of the Cisco Connection Family, is updated monthly. Therefore, it might be more up to date than printed documentation. To order additional copies of the Documentation CD-ROM, contact your local sales representative or call customer service. The CD-ROM package is available as a single package or as an annual subscription. You can also access Cisco documentation on the World Wide Web at http://www.cisco.com, http://www-china.cisco.com, or
http://www-europe.cisco.com.
If you are reading Cisco product documentation on the World Wide Web, you can submit comments electronically. Click Feedback on the toolbar, and then select Documentation. After you complete the form, click Submit to send it to Cisco. We appreciate your comments.
Audience
This guide provides descriptions and scenarios for system administrators, network managers, and other users who might or might not be familiar with Essentials. Many of the tools described are accessible to system administrators only.
Conventions
This section describes how to use the online help and explains the document conventions used in this guide.
Using Online Help
Essentials ships with context-sensitive online help. You can access the online help in two ways:
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Select an option, then click the Help button in the navigation tree.
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Click the Help button in any dialog box.
Document Conventions
This document uses the following conventions:
Item
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Convention
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Commands and keywords
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boldface font
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Variables for which you supply values
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italic font
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Terminal session and system information
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Information you enter
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Variables you enter
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Menu items and button names
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boldface font
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Selecting a menu item
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Option > Network Preferences
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If items such as buttons or menu options are grayed out on screens, it means you do not have permission to use them.
Note
Means reader take note. Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to material not covered in the publication.
Caution 
Means
reader be careful. In this situation, you might do something that could result in loss of data.
Related Documentation
The following CiscoWorks2000 additional documentation is available:
Paper Documentation
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CiscoWorks2000 CD Two, 3rd Edition Release Notes
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Resource Manager Essentials 3.3 Release Notes
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Getting Started with the CiscoWorks2000 Server
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Installing and Setting Up CiscoWorks2000 CD Two
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Installing and Setting Up Resource Manager Essentials
Online Documentation
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Context-sensitive online help
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PDF format documents:
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CiscoWorks2000 CD Two, 3rd Edition Release Notes
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Resource Manager Essentials 3.3 Release Notes
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Getting Started with the CiscoWorks2000 Server
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Installing and Setting Up CiscoWorks2000 CD Two
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Installing and Setting Up Resource Manager Essentials
Note
Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0 is required.
Obtaining Documentation
The following sections provide sources for obtaining documentation from Cisco Systems.
World Wide Web
You can access the most current Cisco documentation on the World Wide Web at the following sites:
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http://www.cisco.com
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http://www-china.cisco.com
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http://www-europe.cisco.com
Documentation CD-ROM
Cisco documentation and additional literature are available in a CD-ROM package, which ships with your product. The Documentation CD-ROM is updated monthly and may be more current than printed documentation. The CD-ROM package is available as a single unit or as an annual subscription.
Ordering Documentation
Cisco documentation is available in the following ways:
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Registered Cisco Direct Customers can order Cisco Product documentation from the Networking Products MarketPlace:
http://www.cisco.com/public/ordsum.html
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Registered Cisco.com users can order the Documentation CD-ROM through the online Subscription Store:
http://www.cisco.com/go/subscription
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Nonregistered Cisco.com users can order documentation through a local account representative by calling Cisco corporate headquarters (California, USA) at 408 526-7208 or, in North America, by calling 800 553-NETS(6387).
Documentation Feedback
If you are reading Cisco product documentation on the World Wide Web, you can submit technical comments electronically. Click Feedback in the toolbar and select Documentation. After you complete the form, click Submit to send it to Cisco.
You can e-mail your comments to bug-doc@cisco.com.
To submit your comments by mail, for your convenience many documents contain a response card behind the front cover. Otherwise, you can mail your comments to the following address:
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Document Resource Connection
170 West Tasman Drive
San Jose, CA 95134-9883
We appreciate your comments.
Obtaining Technical Assistance
Cisco provides Cisco.com as a starting point for all technical assistance. Customers and partners can obtain documentation, troubleshooting tips, and sample configurations from online tools. For Cisco.com registered users, additional troubleshooting tools are available from the TAC website.
Cisco.com
Cisco.com is the foundation of a suite of interactive, networked services that provides immediate, open access to Cisco information and resources at anytime, from anywhere in the world. This highly integrated Internet application is a powerful, easy-to-use tool for doing business with Cisco.
Cisco.com provides a broad range of features and services to help customers and partners streamline business processes and improve productivity. Through Cisco.com, you can find information about Cisco and our networking solutions, services, and programs. In addition, you can resolve technical issues with online technical support, download and test software packages, and order Cisco learning materials and merchandise. Valuable online skill assessment, training, and certification programs are also available.
Customers and partners can self-register on Cisco.com to obtain additional personalized information and services. Registered users can order products, check on the status of an order, access technical support, and view benefits specific to their relationships with Cisco.
To access Cisco.com, go to the following website:
http://www.cisco.com
Technical Assistance Center
The Cisco TAC website is available to all customers who need technical assistance with a Cisco product or technology that is under warranty or covered by a maintenance contract.
Contacting TAC by Using the Cisco TAC Website
If you have a priority level 3 (P3) or priority level 4 (P4) problem, contact TAC by going to the TAC website:
http://www.cisco.com/tac
P3 and P4 level problems are defined as follows:
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P3—Your network performance is degraded. Network functionality is noticeably impaired, but most business operations continue.
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P4—You need information or assistance on Cisco product capabilities, product installation, or basic product configuration.
In each of the above cases, use the Cisco TAC website to quickly find answers to your questions.
To register for Cisco.com, go to the following website:
http://www.cisco.com/register/
If you cannot resolve your technical issue by using the TAC online resources, Cisco.com registered users can open a case online by using the TAC Case Open tool at the following website:
http://www.cisco.com/tac/caseopen
Contacting TAC by Telephone
If you have a priority level 1(P1) or priority level 2 (P2) problem, contact TAC by telephone and immediately open a case. To obtain a directory of toll-free numbers for your country, go to the following website:
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/687/Directory/DirTAC.shtml
P1 and P2 level problems are defined as follows:
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P1—Your production network is down, causing a critical impact to business operations if service is not restored quickly. No workaround is available.
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P2—Your production network is severely degraded, affecting significant aspects of your business operations. No workaround is available.