Table Of Contents

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

Index

A

access

privileges for NetConfig jobs, assigning 10-4

Telnet and SSH, configuring 13-47

Adhoc task, in NetConfig

about 10-32

using 10-26

alias devices, managing 3-44

about 3-44

resolving 3-45

applications

Audit Trail 16-1

Bug Toolkit 17-1

Change Audit 14-1

Config Editor 11-1

Configuration Management 8-1, 9-1

Contract Connection 19-1

Inventory 6-1

Job Approval 21-1

NetConfig 10-1

NetShow 12-1

SmartCase 18-1

Software Management 13-1

Syslog Analyzer and Collector 15-1

task overviews (tables) 2-1

Bug Toolkit 1-17

Change Audit and Audit Trail 1-19

Config Editor 1-12

Configuration Management 1-10, 1-12

Device Management 1-8

Inventory 1-6

Job Management and Job Approval 1-15

NetConfig 1-13

Reports 1-16

Software Management 1-14

Syslog Analyzer and Collector 1-19

what's new and RME task overviews (tables) 2-1

Archive Management (part of Configuration Management) 8-1

about 8-1

archive purging 8-30

archive searches 8-53

archive status, checking 8-32

configurations, modifying 8-5

credentials, entering 8-4

custom search queries

creating 8-54

deleting 8-56

editing 8-56

running 8-55

search report, displaying 8-57

security, modifying 8-7

Catalyst commands 8-8

content engine commands 8-8

content service switch commands 8-8

IOS commands 8-7

setting up 8-20

directory, moving 7-10, 8-20

shadow directory, enabling and disabling 8-21

using 8-4

Archiving netshow job output 12-15

audience for this document 1-xxxi

Audit Trail, using 16-1

about 16-1

standard report, generating 16-5

Audit Trail application

task overview (table) 1-19

Authentication Proxy task in NetConfig 10-33

authorizing a distribution job, in Software Management 13-56

automated actions, defining

in Change Audit 14-9

creating 14-10

deleting 14-14

editing 14-12

enabling, disabling 14-13

exporting, importing 14-13

in Syslog Analysis 15-32

creating 15-33

deleting 15-38

editing 15-35

enabling, disabling 15-37

example of 15-38

exporting, importing 15-37

verifying 15-40

B

backup.pl command, description C-1

backup policy, setting 15-20

Banner task in NetConfig 10-35

baseline configurations 8-75

Baseline Compliance report 9-23

Baseline Configs window 9-5

commands, deploying 9-24

compliance jobs, deleting 9-35

non-compliance report, running 9-32

baseline configuration templates 9-8

(see also baseline configurations) 8-75

creating

advanced 9-12

deleting 9-7

editing 9-6

exporting 9-7

importing 9-20

Bug Toolkit, using 17-1

Bug Summary report

generating 17-1

understanding 17-4

Cisco.com, logging into 17-3

Locate Device report

generating 17-6

understanding 17-9

troubleshooting A-103

Bug Toolkit application

task overview (table) 1-17

C

CA (Certification Authority) task in NetConfig 10-37

Cable BPI/BPI+ task in NetConfig 10-81

Cable DHCP-GiAddr and Helper task in NetConfig 10-83

Cable Downstream task in NetConfig 10-84

Cable Interface Bundling task in NetConfig 10-90

Cable Spectrum Management task in NetConfig 10-90

Cable Trap Source task in NetConfig 10-92

Cable Upstream task in NetConfig 10-86

Catalyst devices

1900/2820 device upgrade recommendations 13-95

configuring using Telnet 15-15

upgrade recommendations, understanding 13-94

cautions

significance of 1-xxxii

cautions regarding

changing Change Audit purge settings 14-4, 16-8

NetConfig's Adhoc task 10-32

NetConfig commands in a user-defined template 10-19

resetting purge policy in Syslog Analyzer 15-21

CDP task in NetConfig 10-36

CE (Content Engine) devices

configuring using Telnet 15-16

Change Audit, using 14-1

automated actions, defining 14-9

Automated Action window details 14-9

creating 14-10

deleting 14-14

editing 14-12

enabling, disabling 14-13

exporting, importing 14-13

exception periods

creating 14-7

defining 14-7

deleting 14-9

editing 14-8

enabling and disabling 14-8

maintenance tasks 14-3

forced purges, performing 14-5, 16-9

purge policy, setting 14-3, 16-7

overview

Syslog, comparison with 14-1

process

about 14-20

stopping and starting 14-21

report details 14-19

reports 14-14

Exception Period report 14-15

standard report 14-16

troubleshooting A-101

Change Audit application

task overview (table) 1-19

CIP microcode image types, and software image upgrades 13-55

Cisco.com

adding images from 13-20

Software Management tasks, and 13-5

software repository, synchronizing with 13-32

Cisco IOS device upgrade recommendations 13-93

CiscoWorks Server, and Software Management 13-4

CLI utilities

cwcli 20-1

inventory CDA job commands

profiles and PTT 20-107

PTT 20-106

commands 20-109

PTT features 20-107

SWIMcli 20-112

execute SWIM cli remotely 20-115

running swim cli commands 20-112

syslogConf 20-110

syslogConf.pl utility 20-110

CLI utilities(see cwcli config) 20-1

command reference

(see also cwcli config, using) 20-1

backup.pl C-1

command-line tool

see cwcli netconfig command 10-93

dbpasswd.pl C-1

dbRestoreOrig.pl C-1

dig C-2

dmgtd C-2

pdexec C-2

pdmsg C-2

pdreg C-3

pdrun.pl C-3

pdshow C-2

pdterm C-2

RemoveJrmJobs.pl C-3

restorebackup.pl C-3

RME commands C-1

uninstall.sh C-3

Common Syslog Collector (see under Syslog Analyzer) 15-1

config_DeployBaselinTempUI 9-24

Config CLI, troubleshooting A-105

Config Editor

editor manager, working with

in processed mode 11-9

Config Editor, using

benefits of 11-2

changes in this release 11-7

configuration files

closing 11-18

downloading 11-32

editing 11-8

exporting to HTML format 11-16

opening 11-25

removing 11-12

saving 11-13

configuration restore operation 11-31

configuration tools 11-19

to check syntax 11-22

to compare versions 11-20

to display changes 11-21

device states, and 5-6

downloading configuration files 11-32

files, selecting 11-33

job password policy 11-40

job scheduling 11-34

job status, viewing 11-40

starting a job 11-32

work orders, reviewing 11-40

editor manager, working with 11-8

Config Editor, using jobs, in 11-10

credentials, modifying with 11-11

processed mode 11-9

open files, viewing list of 11-24

opening a file 11-25

by device and version 11-25

from an external location 11-30

viewing a list of open files 11-24

preferences, setting up 11-7

printing a file 11-15

restore operation 11-31

search and replace in configuration files 11-14

tasks in 11-1

undoing all edits 11-14

Config Editor application

task overview (table) 1-12

troubleshooting A-31

configuration files

changes to

displaying 11-21

closing 11-18

currently open, viewing list of 11-24

downloading 11-32

files, selecting 11-33

job password policy 11-40

job scheduling 11-34

job status, viewing 11-40

starting a new job 11-32

work orders, reviewing 11-40

editing 11-8

exporting to HTML format 11-16

opening 11-25

by baseline 11-28

by device and version 11-25

by pattern search 11-26

external files 11-30

printing 11-15

removing 11-12

saving 11-13

syntax checking 11-22

about 11-22

external interface 11-22

versions of, comparing 11-20

Configuration Management, using 8-1, 9-1

administrator tasks 8-4

archival reports 8-33

Failed Devices report 8-34

Partially Successful Devices report 8-35

Successful Devices report 8-34

Archive Management (see Archive Management) 8-1

Archive Management Job Browser 8-68

deleting a job 8-73

job details, viewing 8-74

retrying a job 8-70

stopping a job 8-72

archive purging 8-30

archive searches with custom queries 8-53

creating queries 8-54

deleting queries 8-56

editing queries 8-56

running queries 8-55

search report, displaying 8-57

archive status, checking 8-32

baseline configurations (see baseline configurations) 8-75

collection settings, defining 8-27

comparing configurations 8-61

Config Diff Viewer 8-65

running versus latest archived 8-62

startup versus running 8-62

two versions of different 8-64

two versions of same 8-63

Config Editor option

functional flow (figure) 11-2

tasks (table) 11-3

configuration version tree 8-41

Config Viewer 8-42

job policies, configuring 8-14

defining default policies 8-14

scenarios, job password configured 8-17

job scheduling

Sync Archive 8-35

Sync on Device 8-39

labels, configuring 8-49

creating 8-50

deleting 8-53

editing 8-51

purging 8-53

viewing 8-52

Quick Configuration Download feature

about 8-41

using 8-47

reports

archive search report 8-57

Configuration Version summary 8-44

Device Configuration Quick View 8-59

Out-of-Sync report 8-38

Search Archive Result 8-58

transport protocols, configuring 8-9

order, defining 8-13

requirements for use 8-10

troubleshooting A-21

Configuration Management application

task overview (table) 1-10, 1-12

conflicting device types, working with 3-46

deleting the conflicting type 3-48

resolving the type conflict 3-47

Contract Connection

accessing and using 19-1

reports

contract status detailed 19-2, 19-4

device type summary 19-2

generated, archiving and viewing 19-9

scheduling jobs 19-6

viewing job status 19-7

working with 19-1

Creating netshow jobs 12-7

Crypto Map task in NetConfig 10-40

CSS (Content Service Switch) devices

configuring using Telnet 15-15

cwcli config, using 20-1

batch processing 20-2, 20-7

CLI framework 20-2, 20-7

command parameters 20-11

all commands 20-11

compare command 20-11

delete command 20-11

core options and nmconfig equivalents 20-17

examples of cwcli config and nmconfig equivalents 20-18

getting started 20-7

man page information 20-18

arguments and options, about 20-19

function-dependent options 20-20

function-independent options 20-20

function-specific options 20-20

input list file format 20-22

mandatory arguments 20-19

-view option usage 20-23

man page information for subcommands 20-23

compare 20-24

compareanddeploy 20-24

comparewithbaseline 20-25

delete 20-25

deploybaseline 20-25

export 20-26

get 20-26

import 20-27

listlock 20-27

put 20-27

reload 20-28

run2start 20-28

start2run 20-28

write2run 20-29

write2start 20-29

overview 20-2, 20-6

running 20-10

additional information 20-11

on multiple devices 20-10

syntax examples 20-14

uses 20-7

comparing configurations 20-9

deleting configurations 20-9

device and archive updates 20-8

remote access 20-10

cwcli netconfig command 10-93

man page 10-93

D

dbpasswd.pl command, description C-1

deleting

device groups 4-11

devices

conflicting types 3-48

normal 3-30

pre-deployed 3-38

suspended 3-34

images from the software repository 13-33

device groups, managing 4-1

administering groups 4-16

creating 4-3

group properties, entering 4-3

group rules, defining 4-5

membership, assigning 4-7

summary, displaying 4-8

deleting 4-11

details, viewing 4-9

Device Management task overview (table) 1-8

editing 4-8

grouping rules, understanding 4-11

membership

refreshing 4-10

viewing 4-10

RME Group Administration page 4-2

devices

outside the NAT, managing D-1

syslog messages for, not getting A-95

devices, managing

adding

automatically 3-19

manually 3-15

alias devices 3-44

about 3-44

resolving 3-45

attributes, editing 3-19

bugs filed against, identifying (see Bug Toolkit application) 17-1

configurations, verifying 10-3

conflicting device types 3-46

deleting the conflicting type 3-48

resolving the type conflict 3-47

credentials, verifying 10-3

device credentials

viewing 3-48

device manageability status 3-73

Device Management task overview (table) 1-8

Device Selector 3-74

device icons and types 3-84

displaying available devices 3-81

selecting a device 3-84

images from, adding to the software repository 13-23

normal devices, managing 3-27

deleting 3-30

exporting 3-28

resubmitting 3-30

suspending 3-29

pending devices, working with 3-32

pre-deployed devices, managing 3-35

deleting 3-38

exporting 3-36

resubmitting 3-38

suspending 3-37

prompts, verifying 10-3

states, viewing 3-26

suspending devices, managing 3-33

deleting 3-34

resubmitting 3-34

devices, working with 3-1

device security, modifying 10-3

Device Selector

device icons and types 3-84

displaying available devices 3-81

filtering usage example 3-80

selecting a device 3-84

device selector 3-74

dig command, description C-2

dmgtd command, description C-2

DNS task in NetConfig 10-41

documentation 1-xxxii

audience for this 1-xxxi

related to this product 1-xxxiii

typographical conventions in 1-xxxi

downloading configuration files 11-32

files, selecting 11-33

job password policy 11-40

job scheduling 11-34

job status, viewing 11-40

starting a job 11-32

work orders, reviewing 11-40

E

editing device groups 4-8

editor manager (see under Config Editor) 11-8

eem

about EEM 25-1

configure

embedded event manager 25-10

environmental variables 25-6

EEM action types 25-2

EEM components 25-2

EEM NetConfig tasks 25-3

EEM environmental variable task 25-3

embedded event manager task 25-4

RME NetShow commands 25-15

RME reports 25-13

RME support for EEM 25-3

use RME configure EEM 25-5

Enable A-24, A-25

Enable Password task in NetConfig 10-42

exporting

automated actions in Syslog Analysis 14-13

configuration files, to HTML format 11-16

devices

normal 3-28

pre-deployed 3-36

message filters, in Syslog Analyzer 15-43

F

files

configuration (see configuration files) 11-8

Software Management, locating 13-105

filters

Inventory change report filters, setting 6-12

Inventory change report filters, setting, Collection or Polling schedule, changing 6-12

message filters in Syslog Analyzer, defining 15-40

creating 15-41

deleting 15-44

editing 15-42

enabling, disabling 15-43

exporting, importing 15-43

forced purges

in Change Audit 14-5, 16-9

in Syslog Analyzer 15-22

G

gold

about GOLD 26-1

configure

GOLD tests 26-5

diagnostics

boot up 26-2

runtime monitoring 26-2

GOLD test in RME 26-3

NetConfig tasks for GOLD 26-3

GOLD boot level task 26-3

GOLD monitoring test task 26-4

RME NetShow commands 26-15

RME reports 26-14

types of diagnostics 26-2

H

How A-22

HTML format, exporting a configuration file to 11-16

HTTP, configuring for software image upgrades 13-55

HTTP Server task in NetConfig 10-44

I

IGMP Configuration task in NetConfig 10-48

IKE (Internet Key Exchange) Configuration task in NetConfig 10-51

images

adding to software repository 13-19

from a file system 13-26

from a URL 13-28

from Cisco.com 13-20

from devices 13-23

from the network 13-29

attributes 13-35

default attribute values, understanding 13-36

editing and viewing 13-37

finding missing attribute information 13-36

understanding 13-35

deleting 13-33

distribution by 13-66

IOS images, and recommendation filters 13-11

searching for 13-34

importing automated actions in Syslog Analysis 14-13

Interface IP Address Configuration task in NetConfig 10-50

Inventory 1-6

change report filters, setting 6-12

Inventory, using 6-1

change report filters, setting 6-12

collection or polling schedule, changing 6-22

data, collecting and updating 6-2

graphs, generating 6-3

Inventory Job Browser 6-4

collection jobs, creating and editing 6-9

job details, viewing 6-8

polling jobs, creating and editing 6-9

prerequisites 6-2

prerequisites for use 6-2

reports, generating 6-24

24 hour inventory change report 6-28

chassis slot details 6-35

chassis slot summary 6-35

chassis summary graph 6-39

detailed device report 6-32

EOS, EOL report 6-39, 23-4

Hardware report 6-29

hardware summary graph 6-38

multiservice port details 6-36

Software report 6-32

software version graph 6-39

reports, viewing 6-3

reports and graphs, viewing 6-3

report templates, working with 6-40

creating 6-40

deleting 6-47

modifying 6-46

running 6-48

task overview (table) 1-6

Inventory Reports, troubleshooting A-16

IOS

devices, configuring

using Telnet 15-14

images, and recommendation filters 13-11

J

Job Approval

task overview (table) 1-15

Job Approval, using 21-1

approver details, specifying 21-2

approver lists

assigning 21-4

creating, editing 21-3

jobs, approving and rejecting 21-6

jobs, enabling 21-8

setting up 21-5

task workflow 21-2

troubleshooting A-101

Job Browser (see under Inventory) 6-4

Job Browser and Collection Status 6-4

L

Local Username task in NetConfig 10-45

Login A-23, A-24

M

managing devices

RME within NAT boundary D-1

Masking credentials of show commands 12-7

message filters, in Syslog Analysis 15-40

creating 15-41

deleting 15-44

editing 15-42

enabling, disabling 15-43

exporting, importing 15-43

MICA portware image types, and software image upgrades 13-55

microcode and modem firmware requirements for software image upgrades 13-55

Microcom firmware image types, and software image upgrades 13-55

Modifying a Custom Template 6-46

N

NAT (see under devices) D-1

NetConfig

task overview (table) 1-13

NetConfig, using 10-1

before you begin 10-2

device configurations, verifying 10-3

device credentials, verifying 10-3

device prompts, verifying 10-3

device security, modifying 10-3

job approval, enabling 10-4

job policies, default, configuring 10-4

task access privileges, assigning 10-4

cwcli netconfig command description 10-93

device states, and 5-7

interactive commands, handling 10-26

.ini file 10-27

user-defined templates 10-26

job, starting a new 10-6

job approvers, setting 10-18

job password 10-18

job policies, default, configuring 10-18

jobs, browsing and editing 10-12

job details, viewing 10-16

multi-line commands, handling 10-27

rolling back configuration changes 10-4

rollback commands, creating 10-4

rollback on failure, configuring 10-5

system-defined tasks 10-27

Adhoc tasks 10-32

Authentication Proxy task 10-33

Banner task 10-35

Cable BPI/BPI+ task 10-81

Cable DHCP-GiAddr and Helper task 10-83

Cable Downstream task 10-84

Cable Interface Bundling task 10-90

Cable Spectrum Management task 10-90

Cable Trap Source task 10-92

Cable Upstream task 10-86

CDP task 10-36

Certification Authority (CA) task 10-37

Crypto Map task 10-40

dialog box, understanding 10-30

DNS task 10-41

Enable Password task 10-42

HTTP Server task 10-44

IGMP Configuration task 10-48

IKE Configuration task 10-51

Interface IP Address Configuration task 10-50

Local Username task 10-45

NTP Server Configuration task 10-53

RADIUS Server Configuration task 10-55

RCP Configuration task 10-58

Reload task 10-58

SNMP Community Configuration task 10-60

SNMP Security Configuration task 10-62

SNMP Traps Configuration task 10-64

SSH Configuration task 10-73

Syslog task 10-69

TACACS+ Configuration task 10-75

TACACS Configuration task 10-74

Telnet Password Configuration task 10-77

Transform task 10-78

User-Defined Protocol task 10-80

Web User task 10-80

tasks 10-1

tasks, assigning to users 10-25

templates 15-17

transport protocol order for jobs, setting 10-18

troubleshooting A-29

user-defined tasks, creating and editing 10-18

user permissions, understanding 10-5

administrator task permissions 10-5

job approval permissions 10-5

job editing permissions 10-6

user-defined task permissions 10-5

NetShow

adding and deleting adhoc commands 12-22

Administering NetShow settings 12-27

assigning approval lists 12-31

defining default job policies 12-28

defining protocol order 12-30

generating standard audit trail report 12-32

purging jobs 12-29

setting log levels 12-31

archiving job output 12-15

Commands

adding and deleting adhoc commands 12-22

custom command execution privilege, assigning 12-24

cwcli netshow command 12-27

launching show commands from device center 12-25

using show commands 12-1

Command Sets 12-17

assigned Command Sets, showing 12-23

assigning 12-23

assigning to users 12-24

command set details, viewing 12-20

creating 12-20

deleting 12-22

editing 12-21

managing 12-19

system-defined command sets 12-18

credentials, masking 12-7

Deleting output atchive 12-17

Job Work Order 12-9

NetShow job browser 12-3

copying jobs 12-13

creating jobs 12-7

deleting jobs 12-14

editing jobs 12-10

job details, viewing 12-5

stopping jobs 12-13

NetShow jobs,working with 12-2

viewing job output 12-16

viewing permission report 12-2

Netshow

Working with NetShow Jobs 12-2

NTP Server Configuration task in NetConfig 10-53

O

overviews

Common Syslog Collector 15-4

editing a configuration file in Config Editor 11-8

of cwcli config 20-2, 20-6

opening a configuration file 11-25

RME 1-1

syntax checking in Config Editor 11-22

Syslog Analyzer 15-4

Syslog Analyzer reports 15-44

P

pdexec command, description C-2

pdmsg command, description C-2

pdreg command, description C-3

pdrun.pl command, description C-3

pdshow command, description C-2

pdterm command, description C-2

PIX Firewall devices, upgrade recommendations, understanding 13-95

purging messages

cautions regarding changing purge values

in Change Audit 14-4, 16-8

in Syslog Analyzer 15-21

forced purges

in Change Audit 14-5, 16-9

in Syslog Analyzer 15-22

purge policies, setting

in Change Audit 14-3, 16-7

in Syslog Analyzer 15-21

R

RADIUS Server Configuration task in NetConfig 10-55

rcp

configuring for software image upgrades 13-49

on Solaris 13-49

selecting as active file transfer method 13-51

RCP Configuration task in NetConfig 10-58

removeJrmJobs.pl command, description C-3

reports, generating 7-1

archived reports

purging 7-8

viewing 7-7

Audit Trail standard report 16-5

Bug Toolkit reports

Bug Summary 17-1

Locate Device 17-6

Change Audit reports

Exception Period 14-15

standard 14-16

custom report templates 7-5

creating 7-6

deleting 7-7

editing 7-6

PSIRT summary report 23-2

report jobs, purging 7-8

Reports Generator 7-4

Reports Job browser 7-1

Syslog Analyzer reports

Severity Level Summary 15-49

standard 15-50

Syslog 24-Hour Report 15-48

Syslog Custom Summary 15-49

Unexpected Devices 15-51

Reports task overview (table) 1-16

report templates in Inventory, working with 6-40

creating 6-40

adding rules 6-42

deleting rules 6-46

modifying rules 6-45

deleting 6-47

modifying 6-46

running 6-48

restorebackup.pl command, description C-3

rolling back configuration changes in NetConfig 10-4

rollback commands, creating 10-4

rollback on failure, configuring 10-5

RSAC (Remote Syslog Analyzer Collector)

properties file

COLLECTOR_PORT 15-9

COUNTRY_CODE 15-7

DEBUG_CATEGORY_NAME 15-8

DEBUG_FILES 15-8

DEBUG_LEVEL 15-8

DEBUG_MAX_BACKUPS 15-9

DEBUG_MAX_FILE_SIZE 15-9

FILTER_THREADS 15-9

PARSER_FILE 15-9

QUEUE_CAPACITY 15-9

READ_INTERVAL_IN_SECS 15-9

SUBSCRIPTION_DATA_FILES 15-9

SYSLOG_FILES 15-8

TIMEZONE 15-7

TIMEZONE_FILE 15-8

S

searching for images 13-34

security warning regarding -p 20-20

Setting system preferences 22-1

job purge 22-4

log level settings 22-1

RME device attributes 22-8

RME secondary credentials 22-9

Smart Call Home

about 27-1

Call Home 27-2

configure devices using RME 27-10

EEM GOLD integration 27-2

reports 27-14

RME NetConfig tasks 27-3

Smart Call Home task 27-3

RME NetShow commands 27-15

support in RME 27-3

SmartCase

launching CCO Service Request Tool 18-1

SNMP

SNMP Community Configuration task in NetConfig 10-60

SNMP Security Configuration task in NetConfig 10-62

SNMP Traps Configuration task in NetConfig 10-64

Software Management

task overview (table) 1-14

Software Management, using 13-1

administration tasks 13-6

preferences, viewing and editing 13-7

upgrade information, updating 13-13

distribution by devices 13-57

distribution by images 13-66

distribution job, authorizing 13-56

environment, setting up 13-3

Cisco.com, logging into 13-5

CiscoWorks Server 13-4

files, locating 13-105

Job Approval 13-6

patch distribution 13-71

by device 13-72

by patch 13-75

preferences, viewing and editing 13-7

protocol order, selecting 13-10

recommendation filters, and IOS images 13-11

remote staging and distribution 13-78

software distribution 13-37

methods 13-42

upgrade analysis 13-38

Upgrade Analysis report, understanding 13-41

upgrades, configuring devices for 13-45, 13-53

upgrades, planning 13-44

upgrades from Cisco.com, planning 13-38

upgrades from the software repository, planning 13-40

software image repository, maintaining 13-45

Software Management jobs 13-95

deleting 13-100

failed job, retrying 13-98

schedule, changing 13-97

stopping 13-100

succesful, undoing 13-99

software repository 13-15

image attributes 13-35

images, adding 13-19

images, deleting 13-33

searching 13-34

synchronization 13-16

synchronization jobs, removing 13-19

synchronization report, scheduling 13-17

synchronization report, viewing 13-18

syncrhonizing with Cisco.com 13-32

support for IOS software modularity 13-70

troubleshooting A-33

upgrade information, updating 13-13

before you begin 13-14

upgrade recommendations, understanding 13-93

for Catalyst devices 13-94

for Catlyst 1900/2920 devices 13-95

for Cisco IOS devices 13-93

for PIX Firewall devices 13-95

for VPN 3000 series devices 13-95

upgrades, scheduling 13-55

user-supplied scripts, understanding 13-102

SSH Configuration task in NetConfig 10-73

states, managing 5-1

RME 3.x behavior 5-1

scenarios 5-5

adding a device 5-5

configuration changes 5-7

configuration deployment 5-6

Inventory detailed device report 5-6

software image upgrade 5-8

state descriptions 5-2

transitions 5-3

aliased 5-4

normal 5-4

pending 5-4

pre-deployed 5-4

suspended 5-5

syslog

formats B-1

Syslog Analysis application

FAQs on

location of syslog messages A-95

not getting syslog messages for devices A-95

Syslog Analyzer

purge policy

caution regarding changing values 15-21

setting 15-21

reports, generating

Severity Level Summary report 15-49

standard reports 15-50

Syslog Custom Summary report 15-49

Unexpected Device report 15-51

reports, overview 15-44

reports, understanding 15-48

report templates (see Syslog Analyzer custom report templates) 15-23

status, viewing 15-5, 15-13

collector status, viewing 15-5

procedure 15-6

task overview (table) 1-19

troubleshooting A-95

workflow 15-11

stopping and restarting 15-13

UNIX, syslog configuration file on 15-12

Windows 2000 15-11

Syslog Analyzer and Collector, using 15-1

automated actions 15-32

creating 15-33

deleting 15-38

editing 15-35

enabling, disabling 15-37

example 15-38

exporting, importing 15-37

backup policy, setting 15-20

Common Syslog Collector, subscribing to 15-5

collector status, viewing 15-5

procedure 15-6

custom report templates

defining 15-23

deleting 15-28

editing 15-27

devices, configuring for 15-14

before you begin 15-14

using NetConfig templates 15-17

using Telnet 15-14

forced purges 15-22

message filters 15-40

creating 15-41

deleting 15-44

editing 15-42

enabling, disabling 15-43

exporting, importing 15-43

overview 15-4

Syslog Analyzer custom report templates

creating 15-24

adding a message type 15-25

deleting a message type 15-27

editing a message type 15-27

selecting a message type 15-27

running 15-28

Syslog task in NetConfig 10-69

System-defined command sets 12-18

T

TACACS+ Configuration task in NetConfig 10-75

TACACS Configuration task in NetConfig 10-74

TACACS credentials, interpreting A-22

custom TACACS prompts, troubleshooting A-25

enable login authentication

in SSH mode A-25

in Telnet mode A-24

login authentication

in SSH mode A-24

in Telnet mode A-23

task overviews (tables)

Bug Toolkit 1-17

change tracking 1-19

configuration editing 1-12

configuration management 1-10, 1-12

device and group management 1-8

job management 1-15

NetConfig 1-13

reporting 1-16

software management 1-14

Syslog Analyzer and Collector 1-19

Telnet

Telnet Password Configuration task in NetConfig 10-77

using to configure devices for Syslog Analyzer 15-14

using to configuring devices for Syslog Analyzer

Catalyst devices 15-15

CE devices 15-16

CSS devices 15-15

Telnet, using to configure devices for Syslog Analyzer

IOS devices 15-14

TFTP, configuring for software image upgrades 13-53

on Solaris 13-53

on Windows 13-53

Transform task in NetConfig 10-78

transport protocols, configuring 8-9

order, defining 8-13

requirements for use 8-10

troubleshooting A-1

BugToolKit A-103

Change Audit A-101

Config CLI A-105

Config Editor A-31

Config Management A-21

Inventory Reports A-16

Job Approval A-101

NetConfig A-29

Software Management A-33

Syslog A-95

typographical conventions in this document 1-xxxi

U

uninstall.sh command, description C-3

upgrades

analyzing prerequisites and impact 13-38

configuring devices for 13-45

additional requirements, meeting 13-46

additional SFB checks 13-47

HTTP 13-55

microcode requirements 13-55

minimum requirements, meeting 13-46

modem firmware requirements 13-55

rcp, configuring 13-49

SCP, configuring 13-49

Telnet and SSH access, configuring 13-47

TFTP, configuring 13-53

distributing by devices

advanced 13-61

basic 13-57

distributing by images 13-66

distribution job, authorizing 13-56

distribution methods 13-42

planning 13-44

from Cisco.com 13-38

from the software repository 13-40

identifying possible changes 13-44

prerequisites, satisfying 13-44

software repository, maintaining 13-45

testing the new images 13-45

recommendations, understanding 13-93

for Catalyst 1900/2820 devices 13-95

for Catalyst devices 13-94

for Cisco IOS devices 13-93

for PIX Firewall devices 13-95

for VPN 3000 devices 13-95

remote staging and distribution 13-78

scheduling 13-55

Upgrade Analysis report, understanding 13-41

User-Defined Protocol task in NetConfig 10-80

user-supplied scriptsfor software management 13-102

V

viewing

Software Management synchronization reports 13-18

user-defined device groups

membership details 4-10

properties 4-9

Virtual Switching System

about Virtual Switching System (VSS) 24-1

configuration process 24-2

prerequisites 24-1

standalone to VSS mode 24-4

support for VSS in RME 24-8

Virtual to standalone 24-10

VPN 3000 devices, upgrade recommendations, understanding 13-95

W

warnings

regarding security and -p 20-20

warnings regarding

configuration change detection schedule, and purging 8-30

device passwords during export 3-25, 3-29, 3-37

Web User task in NetConfig 10-80

What A-25

what's new in this release

in Config Editor 11-7

Windows, and the NetConfig .ini file 10-27