Table Of Contents
A - B - C - D - F - H - I - M - N - O - P - R - S - T - U - V - W -
Index
A
adding device passwords, in Software Management 2-25
administrators (see network administrators) 2-6
at and cron, allowing user bin to use 2-31
audience for this document ix
Availability, verifying 2-18
available drive space requirements for server 1-5
B
backing up your database
converted, for upgrades B-14
browser
client requirements 1-8
problems, troubleshooting (see troubleshooting Essentials installation) B-9
server requirements 1-5
C
Catalyst devices, configuring for Syslog Analysis 2-21
cautions
regarding
removing Essentials 1-33
significance of x
CD-ROM, mounting and unmounting A-1, C-1
mounting
local drive C-2
remote drive C-3
ummounting C-5
Cisco.com, accessing xiv
CiscoWorks Server
accessing 2-6
configuring 2-7
performance, inproving B-9
client requirements 1-7
browser 1-8
memory (RAM) 1-8
system hardware 1-8
system software 1-8
Common Services, required for successful installation 1-12
Configuration Management, setup 2-31
device
configurations, modifying 2-33
credentials (attributes), entering 2-32
security, modifying 2-36
NetConfig, setup 2-37
device configurations, verifying 2-37
device credentials (attributes), verifying 2-38
device prompts, verifying 2-39
device security, modifying 2-38
configuring the CiscoWorks Server 2-7
country code, specifying 2-19
cron and at, allowing user bin to use 2-31
D
Daemon Manager not running, troubleshooting B-7
daemons
Daemon Manager not running, troubleshooting B-7
rcp daemon, enabling 2-29
TFTP daemon, enabling 2-26
vold, and mounting the CD-ROM C-3
database
password, changing in updating Essentials 1-18
upgrades from a previous version
backing up the converted B-14
device
configurations, verifying in NetConfig setup 2-37
credentials (attributes)
changing in Inventory 2-17
entering 2-32
verifying in NetConfig setup 2-38
passwords, adding in Software Management 2-25
prompts, verifying in NetConfig setup 2-39
security, modifying 2-36
serial numbers, changing in Inventory 2-17
views, creating for Inventory 2-15
devices supported 1-11
documentation x
additional online xiii
audience for this ix
feedback, submitting electronically xv
obtaining xiv
CD-ROM xiv
Cisco.com xiv
ordering xv
other Cisco publications and information xviii
related to this product xii
typographical conventions in ix
downloaded files in Software Management, space required for 2-25
F
files, space required for downloaded, in Software Management 2-25
files-transfer servers, setup in Software Management 2-26
tftpboot directory, creating 2-27
TFTP daemon, enabling 2-26
H
hardware requirements
client 1-8
server 1-5
help xv
Cisco.com xvi
online documentation xiii
TAC xvi
Escalation Center xvii
website xvii
technical support
(see also troubleshooting Essentials installation) B-1
I
importing device information for Inventory 2-14
installation status, viewing B-8
installing Essentials 1-11
Common Services, required 1-12
new installations 1-12
running the installation program 1-12
upgrading Essentials data from a remote machine 1-22
prerequisites (see prerequisites) 1-4
reinstallations 1-25
running the installation program 1-25
task overview (table) 1-2
upgrades (see upgrading Essentials) 1-4
upgrades from a previous version
backing up the converted database B-14
Inventory, setup 2-11
adding or importing device information 2-11
adding manually 2-12
importing 2-14
device attributes (credentials, serial numbers), changing 2-17
device views, creating 2-15
IOS devices, configuring for Syslog Analysis 2-20
M
memory (RAM)
client requirements 1-8
server requirements 1-5
messages, installation, understanding B-3
Microsoft Internet Explorer, and the Login Manager dialog box B-2
minimum requirements (see prerequisites) 1-5
mounting and unmounting the CD-ROM A-1, C-1
mounting
local drive C-2
remote drive C-3
unmounting C-5
N
NetConfig, setup 2-37
device configurations, verifying 2-37
device credentials (attributes), verifying 2-38
device prompts, verifying 2-39
device security, modifying 2-38
Netscape Navigator, and the Login Manager dialog box B-2
network administrators
logging in 2-6
logging out 2-42
NMS environments supported for device import 1-10
O
overviews
Essentials 1-1
installation tasks (table) 1-2
P
passwords, device, adding in Software Management 2-25
preferences in Software Manager, setup 2-25
prerequisites
client requirements 1-7
browser 1-8
hardware 1-8
memory (RAM) 1-8
software 1-8
server recommendations 1-6
server requirements 1-5
additional software 1-5
available drive space 1-5
memory (RAM) 1-5
system hardware 1-5
previous versions, upgrading from
backing up
converted database B-14
product overview 1-1
proxy server, troubleshooting B-7
R
rcp
daemon, enabling 2-29
rcp-enabled devices, setting up for Configuration Management 2-33
remote user accounts, creating 2-28
selecting as active file transfer method 2-30
servers, setup in Software Management 2-28
creating the rcp remote user account 2-28
enabling the rcp daemon 2-29
selecting rcp as active file transfer method 2-30
remote
machine, upgrading Essentials data from a 1-22
user accounts for rcp, creating 2-28
removing Essentials 1-33
caution regarding 1-33
S
serial numbers of devices, changing in Inventory 2-17
server
Essentials (see CiscoWorks Server) 2-6
file-transfer, setup in Software Management 2-26
TFTP daemon, enabling 2-26
rcp, setup in Software Management 2-28
requirements
available drive space 1-5
browser 1-5
hardware 1-5
memory (RAM) 1-5
software 1-5
Software Management, setup 2-24
at and cron, allowing user bin to use 2-31
device passwords, adding 2-25
file-transfer servers 2-26
enabling the TFTP daemon 2-26
tftpboot directory, creating 2-27
preferences 2-25
rcp servers 2-28
creating the rcp remote user account 2-28
enabling the rcp daemon 2-29
selecting rcp as active file transfer method 2-30
space required for downloaded files 2-25
software requirements
client 1-8
server 1-5
supported devices 1-11
Syslog Analysis
setup 2-19
Catalyst devices, configuring 2-21
configuring devices for 2-36
devices, configuring 2-20
IOS devices, configuring 2-20
Syslog Analyzer, verifying 2-23
troubleshooting if Essentials installation fails B-5
warning regarding B-5
syslog configuration file settings, verifying 2-22
T
TAC (Technical Assistance Center) xvi
Escalation Center xvii
website xvii
technical support xv
Cisco.com xvi
TAC xvi
Escalation Center xvii
website xvii
technical support, obtaining
(see also troubleshooting Essentials installation) B-1
tftpboot directory, creating 2-27
TFTP daemon, enabling 2-26
troubleshooting Essentials installation B-1
browser
general problems B-9
Microsoft Internet Explorer, after upgrade B-2
Netscape Navigator, after upgrade B-2
CiscoWorks Server access B-6
Daemon Manager not running B-7
proxy server problems B-7
verifying that server is running B-6
failure of package to delete during uninstallation B-6
Login Manager dialog box does not appear after upgrade
in Microsoft Internet Explorer B-2
in Netscape Navigator B-2
messages, understanding B-3
server performance, improving B-9
Syslog Analysis, and failure during installation of Essentials B-5
warning regarding B-5
viewing process status B-8
typographical conventions in this document ix
U
Uninstalling 1-33
unmounting a CD-ROM drive (see mounting and unmounting a CD-ROM drive) A-1, C-1
upgrade paths 1-4
upgrading Essentials
from previous versions 1-17
changing your database password 1-18
from the evaluation version 1-25
running the installation program 1-25
upgrade paths 1-4
upgrading Essentials data from a remote machine 1-22
URLs for CiscoWorks Server access 2-6
V
verifying
Availability 2-18
device
configurations, in NetConfig setup 2-37
credentials (attributes), in NetConfig setup 2-38
prompts, in NetConfig setup 2-39
Syslog Analyzer 2-23
syslog configuration file settings 2-22
viewing installation status B-8
views, device, creating for Inventory 2-15
vold
daemon process manager C-3
process, and mounting the local drive C-2
W
warning regarding installation failure during Syslog Analysis installation B-5