Table Of Contents

A - B - C - D - E - F - H - I - J - L - M - N - O - P - R - S - T - U - V -

Index

A

applications

Job Approval

tasks (table) 23

applications, preparing for use 1

CiscoWorks Server

accessing 4

configuring 5

Configuration Management 20

device configurations, modifying 20

device credentials, modifying 20

device security, modifying 24

NetConfig, setting up 24

device credentials, setting 7

Inventory 8

data, adding or importing 8

setting up 8

logging in 4

logging out 28

Software Management 14

casuser, allowing to us at and cron 19

downloaded files, space required for 14

preferences, setting 15

rcp, setting up 16

SCP, setting up 18

TFTP, setting up 15

Syslog Analysis, setting up 9

devices, configuring for 9

settings, verifying 13

Syslog Analyzer, verifying 13

task overview 2

attributes (see device credentials) 7

audience for this document xiii

B

browser

problems, troubleshooting 7

requirements on client systems 5

C

casuser, allowing use of at and cron 19

Catalyst devices, configuring 10

cautions

regarding

cleanup after discontinued installation attempts 14

system time, changing after installing RME 3

/tftp directory 5

uninstalling RME, correct method 17

user configurable variable parameters 10

significance of xiv

CD-ROM, mounting and unmounting 1

mounting

local drive 1

remote drive 2

ummounting 4

CE (Content Engine) devices

configuring using Telnet 11

Cisco IOS devices, configuring 10

CiscoWorks Server

accessing 4

access to, troubleshooting 5

daemon manager not running 6

proxy server problems 6

verifying server is running 5

configuring 5

performance, improving 7

client requirements 5

browser 5

memory (RAM) 5

system hardware 5

system software 5

Configuration Management, setting up 20

device configurations, modifying 20

ensuring devices are rcp-enabled 20

ensuring devices are SSH-enabled 21

device security, modifying 24

NetConfig, setting up 24

device configurations, verifying 25

device prompts, verifying 26

device security, modifying 26

Syslog Analysis, configuring devices for 9, 23

Catalyst devices 10

Cisco IOS devices 10

Configuration Management application

Config Editor option

tasks (table) 14

NetConfig option

tasks (table) 12

configuring

CiscoWorks Server 5

devices for Syslog Analysis 9, 23

Catalyst devices 10

Cisco IOS devices 10

Content Engine (CE) devices

prompts 26

space for downloaded images 14

Content Service Switch (CSS) device

commands 26

prompts 26

credentials (see under device) 7

CSS (Content Service Switch) devices

configuring using Telnet 11

D

daemons

CiscoWorks Server daemon manager not running, troubleshooting 6

rcp, enabling 17

TFTP, enabling 15

vold, and mounting the CD-ROM

local 1

remote 2

database password, changing (FAQ) 12

device

Catalyst devices, configuring 10

Cisco IOS devices, configuring 10

configurations

for Syslog Analysis 9, 23

modifying 20

verifying 25

credentials

setting 7

verifying 25

importing devices 8

prompts, verifying for NetConfig 26

security, modifying

Configuration Management 24

NetConfig 26

documentation

audience for this xiii

related xvi

specific to this product xiv

typographical conventions used in xiii

drive space requirements for server 3

E

evalation version, upgrading from 17

F

file transfer servers, setting up

rcp 16

SCP 18

SCP, using for file transfers 18

TFTP 15

H

hardware requirements

client 5

server 3

I

importing devices 8

installing RME 1

(see also prerequisites) 1

data migration from previous version

migration script, running 14

installation notes 3

procedures

custom installations 9, 14

general notes 2

typical installations 4

reinstallations 17

task overview 2

uninstalling 17

upgrades

from the evaluation version 17

installing RSAC (see RSAC) 1

Inventory, setting up 8

data, adding or importing 8

file transfer servers, setting up

rcp 16

SCP 18

TFTP 15

Inventory application

functional flow

tasks (table) 4

IOS devices, configuring 10

J

Job Approval application

tasks (table) 23

L

licensing 1

nagging feature 5

device limit exceeded 6

evaluation version, before expiry 5

purchased version without a license file 5

new installations 5

overview 2

registering your license 3

licensing reminder feature 5

logging and tracking messages generated by devices, setting up 9

logging in

after upgrading 1

Microsoft Internet Explorer 2

Netscape Navigator 2

as system administrator 4

logging out as system administrator 28

M

memory (RAM) requirements

client 5

server 3

messages

displayed during installation, understanding 3

generated by devices, logging and tracking, setting up 9

mounting and unmounting the CD-ROM 1

mounting

local drive 1

remote drive 2

unmounting 4

N

nagging feature

device limit exceeded 6

evaluation version, before expiry 5

purchased version without a license 5

NetConfig (Configuration Management option)

tasks (table) 12

NetConfig, setting up 24

device

configurations, verifying 25

prompts, verifying 26

security, modifying 26

job setup

password policy 28

transport protocol order 27

Netra-T4 support (footnote) 3

O

overviews of

installation tasks 2

licensing 2

RME 1, 2

tasks in preparing RME applications for use 2

P

package deletion, troubleshooting failure of 5

prerequisites 1

client requirements 5

browser 5

hardware 5

memory (RAM) 5

software 5

server requirements 3

drive space 3

hardware 3

memory (RAM) 3

minimum requirements 3

recommended requirements 4

software, additional optional 3

software, additional required 3

software, basic 3

supported device information 7

previous versions, upgrading from

changing your database password (FAQ) 12

process status, viewing 7

proxy server problems, troubleshooting 6

R

rcp, setting up 16

daemon, enabling 17

remote user account, creating 16

selecting as active file transfer method 18

reinstalling RME 17

typical reinstallation 17

RSAC (Remote Syslog Analyzer Collector)

Common Syslog Collector, subscribing to 3

installing 1

Remote Syslog Collector 3

Syslog Analyzer Collector 3

uninstalling RSAC 4

properties file 5

COLLECTOR_PORT 7

COUNTRY_CODE 5

DEBUG_CATEGORY_NAME 6

DEBUG_FILES 6

DEBUG_LEVEL 6

DEBUG_MAX_BACKUPS 6

DEBUG_MAX_FILE_SIZE 6

FILTER_THREADS 7

PARSER_FILE 7

QUEUE_CAPACITY 6

READ_INTERVAL_IN_SECS 6

SUBSCRIPTION_DATA_FILES 7

SYSLOG_FILES 5

TIMEZONE 5

TIMEZONE_FILE 5

server requirements, verifying 2

stopping 4

uninstalling 4

upgrading 2

S

SCP (Secure Copy) file transfer

setting up 18

using 18

server requirements and recommendations 3

minimum 3

drive space 3

memory (RAM) 3

system hardware 3

system software 3

recommended 4

Software Management, setting up 14

casuser, allowing to use at and cron 19

downloaded files, space required for 14

preferences, setting 15

rcp, setting up 16

daemon, enabling 17

rcp remote user account, creating 16

selecting as active file transfer method 18

SCP, setting up

file transfer, using for 18

supported by RME 18

TFTP, setting up 15

daemon, enabling 15

/tftpboot directory, creating 16

software requirements

client 5

server

basic 3

optional additional 3

required additional 3

SSH, enabling devices for 21

Catalyst switches running CatOS 21

Cisco IOS routers 22

stopping RSAC 4

Sun Blade 1000 support (footnote) 3

Sun-Fire-280R support (footnote) 3

supported devices 7

Syslog Analysis 9

devices, configuring for 9

Catalyst devices 10

Cisco IOS devices 10

installing 5

settings, verifying 13

setting up 9

Syslog Analyzer, verifying 13

Syslog Collector, verifying 13

Syslog Configuration file, verifying settings in 13

T

Telnet

using to configuring devices for Syslog Analyzer

CE devices 11

CSS devices 11

TFTP, setting up 15

daemon, enabling 15

/tftp directory, considerations when installing Syslog Analysis 5

/tftpboot directory, creating 16

troubleshooting

CiscoWorks Server performance, improving 7

database removed during uninstallation 17

FAQs about 8

cleaning up after aborted installation 14

database, reinitializing when corrupted 10

database backup, what data is selected 12

date, time modifications not reflected in RME 10

firewalls, using RME with 11

installation switches supported 9

installation 1

browser problems 7

CiscoWorks Server, accessing 5

installation messages, understanding 3

logging in after upgrades 1

process status, viewing 7

time-dependent features 3

uninstallation, failure of package deletion during 5

typographical conventions used in this document xiii

U

Ultra SPARC III support (footnote) 3

uninstalling

RME 17

RME, troubleshooting 5

RSAC 4

unmounting a CD-ROM drive (see mounting and unmounting a CD-ROM drive) 1

upgrading

from the evaluation version 17

installation program, running

typical 17

RSAC 2

upgrading migrating to RME 4.0.5

backing up and restoring RME to RME 4.0.5 13

data migrated from RME 3.4.x and RME 3.5.x 3

data migrated to RME 4.0.5 3

data not migrated to RME 4.0.5 6

defining 1

performing data migration from RME 3.4.x and RME 3.5.x 9

local migration 9

remote migration 10

supported RME versions 3

upgrading from RME 4.0.x to RME 4.0.5 11

local upgrade 11

remote upgrade 12

V

verifying

Syslog Analyzer 13

Syslog Collector 13

viewing process status 7

vold

daemon process manager 2

process, and mounting a drive

local 1

remote 2