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User Guide for Resource Manager Essentials 4.0.5 (With LMS 2.6)
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Open SSL Acknowledgement
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Preface
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Chapter 1: Overview of RME
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Chapter 2: What is New in This Release and RME Feature List
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Chapter 3: Adding and Troubleshooting Devices Using Device Management
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Chapter 4: Managing RME Device Groups Using Group Administration
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Chapter 5: Understanding RME Device State Transition
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Chapter 6: Managing Inventory Collection and Polling Using Inventory
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Chapter 7: Generating Reports
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Chapter 8: Archiving Configurations and Managing Them Using Archive Management
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Chapter 9: Making and Deploying Configuration Changes Using NetConfig
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Chapter 10: Editing and Deploying Configurations Using Config Editor
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Chapter 11: Using NetShow Commands
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Chapter 12: Managing Software Images Using Software Management
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Chapter 13: Tracking Network Changes Using Change Audit
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Chapter 14: Enabling and Tracking Syslogs Using Syslog Analyzer and Collector
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Chapter 15: Tracking RME Server Changes Using Audit Trail
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Chapter 16: Checking Bug Status Using Bug Toolkit
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Chapter 17: Working with SmartCase
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Chapter 18: Working With Contract Connection
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Chapter 19: CLI Utilities
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Chapter 20: Enabling Approval and Approving Jobs Using Job Approval
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Chapter 21: Setting System-wide Parameters Using System Preferences
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Appendix A: RME Troubleshooting Tips and FAQs
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Appendix B: Understanding Syslog Formats
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Appendix C: RME Command Reference
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Appendix D: Managing Devices when RME Server is within a NAT Boundary
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Index for the User Guide
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Table Of Contents
Cisco Product Security Overview
Reporting Security Problems in Cisco Products
Obtaining Technical Assistance
Cisco Technical Support & Documentation Website
Definitions of Service Request Severity
Obtaining Additional Publications and Information
Preface
This document describes the applications that make up Resource Manager Essentials (RME). It provides instructions for configuring, administering, and operating RME.
The Resource Manager Essentials User Guide is organized as follows:
Gives you an overview of RME.
Provides you with the list of launch points for the various tasks that you can perform with the various RME applications. You can also review the new features provide for this release.
Chapter 3, "Adding and Troubleshooting Devices Using Device Management"
Describes how RME manages devices. Device Management uses the device credentials that are present in Common Services Device and Credentials database.
RME allows you to select devices from Device and Credentials database to manage in RME.
Chapter 4, "Managing RME Device Groups Using Group Administration"
Describes how you can group RME devices. RME allows you to define several groups of devices based on a set of criteria and manage the same.
Describes how device states are transitioned in RME.
Chapter 6, "Managing Inventory Collection and Polling Using Inventory"
Describes how to use the Inventory application. Inventory, or the Inventory Collection Service (ICS) and Poller software component of RME, collects inventory data from the network devices and keeps the inventory updated.
Gives you an overview of the reports framework in RME.
Chapter 8, "Archiving Configurations and Managing Them Using Archive Management"
Describes how to use the Configuration Management application.
Configuration Management gives you easy access to the configuration files for all files or Cisco IOS-based Catalyst switches, Content Service Switches, Content Engines, and Cisco routers in your RME inventory.
Chapter 9, "Making and Deploying Configuration Changes Using NetConfig"
Describes how to use the NetConfig application.
NetConfig allows you to make configuration changes to your managed network devices whose configurations are archived in the Configuration Archive.
Chapter 10, "Editing and Deploying Configurations Using Config Editor"
Describes how to use the Config Editor application.
Config Editor you to edit a configuration file that exists in the configuration archive.
Describes how to use the NetShow application.
NetShow enables you to define show commands within Command Sets and run these commands
Chapter 12, "Managing Software Images Using Software Management"
Describes how to use the Software Management application.
To ensure rapid, reliable software upgrades, Software Management automates many steps associated with upgrade planning, scheduling, downloading, and monitoring.
Describes how to use the Change Audit application.
Change Audit tracks and reports changes made in the network. It allows other RME applications to log change information to a central repository.
Chapter 14, "Enabling and Tracking Syslogs Using Syslog Analyzer and Collector"
Describes how to use the Syslog application.
Syslog lets you centrally log and track system error messages, exceptions, and other information (such as device configuration changes).
Describes how to use the Audit Trail application.
Audit Trail tracks and reports changes that the RME administrator makes on the RME server.
Describes how to use the Bug Toolkit application.
Bug Toolkit helps you identify the bugs filed against devices in their network and check the status of the bugs.
Describes how to use the SmartCase application.
SmartCase enables you to access Cisco.com from Resource Manager Essentials (RME) to open a Cisco.com case, or to query and update an existing case.
Describes how to use the Cisco Contract Connection application.
Contract Connection lets you verify which of your Cisco devices are covered by a service contract.
Describes how to use cwcli commands.
Chapter 20, "Enabling Approval and Approving Jobs Using Job Approval"
Describes how job approval can be enabled and used.
Describes the troubleshooting tips for all the RME applications.
Describes the two file formats supported in RME—Comma-Separated Values (CSV) File and XML Schemas.
Provides a list of the RME commands.
Appendix D, "Managing Devices When RME Server is Within a NAT Boundary"
Describes Network Address Translation (NAT) support in Resource Manager Essentials and provides details of the tasks you need to perform to enable support.
Audience
This document provides descriptions and scenarios for system administrators, network managers, and other users who might or might not be familiar with RME. Many of the tools described are accessible to system administrators only.
Conventions
This document uses the following conventions:
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Means reader take note. Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to material not covered in the publication.
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Context-Sensitive Online Help for Resource Manager Essentials
You can access the online help by selecting an option from the navigation tree, then click Help (extreme right corner of your browser window).
The entire User Guide can be viewed in the Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) from within the Online Help. To view the PDF, Adobe Acrobat 6.0 or later is required.
The RME device package support for RME 4.0 is available at install time. You can access the device package help from the Online help.
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Related Documentation
Resource Manager Essentials 4.0.5 runs on Common Services 3.0.5 (Includes CiscoView 6.1.2).
The following related documentation is available in the HTML and PDF formats on Cisco.com at
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Cisco.com
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The link on this page has the current PGP key ID in use.
If you do not have or use PGP, contact PSIRT at the aforementioned e-mail addresses or phone numbers before sending any sensitive material to find other means of encrypting the data.
Obtaining Technical Assistance
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Submitting a Service Request
Using the online TAC Service Request Tool is the fastest way to open S3 and S4 service requests. (S3 and S4 service requests are those in which your network is minimally impaired or for which you require product information.) After you describe your situation, the TAC Service Request Tool provides recommended solutions. If your issue is not resolved using the recommended resources, your service request is assigned to a Cisco engineer. The TAC Service Request Tool is located at this URL:
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For S1 or S2 service requests, or if you do not have Internet access, contact the Cisco TAC by telephone. (S1 or S2 service requests are those in which your production network is down or severely degraded.) Cisco engineers are assigned immediately to S1 and S2 service requests to help keep your business operations running smoothly.
To open a service request by telephone, use one of the following numbers:
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EMEA: +32 2 704 55 55
USA: 1 800 553-2447For a complete list of Cisco TAC contacts, go to this URL:
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Definitions of Service Request Severity
To ensure that all service requests are reported in a standard format, Cisco has established severity definitions.
Severity 1 (S1)—An existing network is down, or there is a critical impact to your business operations. You and Cisco will commit all necessary resources around the clock to resolve the situation.
Severity 2 (S2)—Operation of an existing network is severely degraded, or significant aspects of your business operations are negatively affected by inadequate performance of Cisco products. You and Cisco will commit full-time resources during normal business hours to resolve the situation.
Severity 3 (S3)—Operational performance of the network is impaired, while most business operations remain functional. You and Cisco will commit resources during normal business hours to restore service to satisfactory levels.
Severity 4 (S4)—You require information or assistance with Cisco product capabilities, installation, or configuration. There is little or no effect on your business operations.
Obtaining Additional Publications and Information
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