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 10-44

using 10-37

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 1-16

NetConfig 1-13

Reports 1-16

Software Management 1-14

Syslog Analyzer and Collector 1-20

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

Archive Management (part of Configuration Management)

archive purging 8-30

archive searches 8-54

archive status, checking 8-32

configurations, modifying 8-5

credentials, entering 8-4

custom search queries

creating 8-55

deleting 8-57

editing 8-57

running 8-56

search report, displaying 8-58

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 i-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 10-45

authorizing a distribution job, in Software Management 13-57

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 15-33

creating 15-34

deleting 15-39

editing 15-36

enabling, disabling 15-38

example of 15-39

exporting, importing 15-38

verifying 15-41

B

backup.pl command, description C-1

backup policy, setting 15-22

Banner task in NetConfig 10-47

baseline configurations 8-81

Baseline Compliance report 9-24

Baseline Configs window 9-4

commands, deploying 9-25

compliance jobs, deleting 9-36

non-compliance report, running 9-33

baseline configuration templates 9-9

(see also baseline configurations) 8-81

creating

advanced 9-13

deleting 9-8

editing 9-7

exporting 9-8

importing 9-21

Bug Toolkit, using 17-1

Bug Summary report

generating 17-1

understanding 17-4

Cisco.com, logging into 17-4

Locate Device report

generating 17-6

understanding 17-8

troubleshooting A-101

Bug Toolkit application

task overview (table) 1-17

C

CA (Certification Authority) task in NetConfig 10-49

Cable BPI/BPI+ task in NetConfig 10-93

Cable DHCP-GiAddr and Helper task in NetConfig 10-95

Cable Downstream task in NetConfig 10-96

Cable Interface Bundling task in NetConfig 10-102

Cable Spectrum Management task in NetConfig 10-102

Cable Trap Source task in NetConfig 10-104

Cable Upstream task in NetConfig 10-98

Catalyst devices

1900/2820 device upgrade recommendations 13-99

configuring using Telnet 15-17

upgrade recommendations, understanding 13-98

cautions

significance of i-xxxii

cautions regarding

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

NetConfig's Adhoc task 10-44

NetConfig commands in a user-defined template 10-30

resetting purge policy in Syslog Analyzer 15-23

CDP task in NetConfig 10-48

CE (Content Engine) devices

configuring using Telnet 15-18

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-99

Change Audit application

task overview (table) 1-19

CIP microcode image types, and software image upgrades 13-56

Cisco.com

adding images from 13-20

Software Management tasks, and 13-5

software repository, synchronizing with 13-30

Cisco IOS device upgrade recommendations 13-97

CiscoWorks Server, and Software Management 13-4

CLI utilities

cwcli 20-1

inventory CDA job commands

createjob     1

deletejob     1

jobdetails     1

jobresults     1

listjobs     1

stopjob     1

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 10-116

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 9-25

Config CLI, troubleshooting A-103

Config Editor

editor manager, working with

in processed mode 11-10

Config Editor, using

benefits of 11-3

changes in this release 11-8

configuration files

closing 11-20

downloading 11-33

editing 11-9

exporting to HTML format 11-17

opening 11-26

removing 11-13

saving 11-14

configuration restore operation 11-32

configuration tools 11-20

to check syntax 11-23

to compare versions 11-22

to display changes 11-23

device states, and 5-6

downloading configuration files 11-33

files, selecting 11-34

job password policy 11-41

job scheduling 11-35

job status, viewing 11-41

starting a job 11-33

work orders, reviewing 11-41

editor manager, working with 11-9

Config Editor, using jobs, in 11-11

credentials, modifying with 11-12

processed mode 11-10

open files, viewing list of 11-25

opening a file 11-26

by device and version 11-26

from an external location 11-31

viewing a list of open files 11-25

preferences, setting up 11-8

printing a file 11-16

restore operation 11-32

search and replace in configuration files 11-15

tasks in 11-2

undoing all edits 11-15

Config Editor application

task overview (table) 1-12

troubleshooting A-31

configuration files

changes to

displaying 11-23

closing 11-20

currently open, viewing list of 11-25

downloading 11-33

files, selecting 11-34

job password policy 11-41

job scheduling 11-35

job status, viewing 11-41

starting a new job 11-33

work orders, reviewing 11-41

editing 11-9

exporting to HTML format 11-17

opening 11-26

by baseline 11-29

by device and version 11-26

by pattern search 11-27

external files 11-31

printing 11-16

removing 11-13

saving 11-14

syntax checking 11-23

about 11-23

external interface 11-23

versions of, comparing 11-22

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 Job Browser 8-74

deleting a job 8-79

job details, viewing 8-80

retrying a job 8-76

stopping a job 8-78

archive purging 8-30

archive searches with custom queries 8-54

creating queries 8-55

deleting queries 8-57

editing queries 8-57

running queries 8-56

search report, displaying 8-58

archive status, checking 8-32

baseline configurations (see baseline configurations) 8-81

collection settings, defining 8-27

comparing configurations 8-63

base config with latest config of mulitple devices 8-68

Config Diff Viewer 8-71

running versus latest archived 8-64

startup versus running 8-63

two versions of different 8-66

two versions of same 8-65

Config Editor option

functional flow (figure) 11-3

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 8-50

creating 8-51

deleting 8-54

editing 8-52

purging 8-54

viewing 8-53

Quick Configuration Download feature

about 8-41

using 8-48

reports

archive search report 8-58

Configuration Version summary 8-45

Device Configuration Quick View 8-60

Out-of-Sync report 8-38

Search Archive Result 8-60

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, 19-3

generated, archiving and viewing 19-9

scheduling jobs 19-6

viewing job status 19-8

working with 19-1

Creating netshow jobs 12-7

Crypto Map task in NetConfig 10-51

CSS (Content Service Switch) devices

configuring using Telnet 15-17

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 20-18

examples of cwcli config and nmconfig equivalents 20-18

getting started 20-7

man page information 20-19

arguments and options, about 20-20

function-dependent options 20-20

function-independent options 20-20

function-specific options 20-21

input list file format 20-23

mandatory arguments 20-20

-view option usage 20-23

man page information for subcommands 20-23

compare 20-24

compareanddeploy 20-25

comparewithbaseline 20-25

delete 20-25

deploybaseline 20-26

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 20-10

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 10-116

man page 10-116

D

dbpasswd.pl command, description C-1

deleting

device groups 4-12

devices

conflicting types 3-48

normal 3-30

pre-deployed 3-38

suspended 3-34

images from the software repository 13-31

device groups, managing 4-1

administering groups 4-32

creating 4-4

group properties, entering 4-4

group rules, defining 4-6

membership, assigning 4-8

summary, displaying 4-9

deleting 4-12

details, viewing 4-10

Device Management task overview (table) 1-8

editing 4-9

grouping rules, understanding 4-12

membership

refreshing 4-11

viewing 4-11

RME Group Administration page 4-3

devices

outside the NAT, managing D-1

syslog messages for, not getting A-93

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 10-52

documentation i-xxxii

audience for this i-xxxi

related to this product i-xxxiii

typographical conventions in i-xxxi

downloading configuration files 11-33

files, selecting 11-34

job password policy 11-41

job scheduling 11-35

job status, viewing 11-41

starting a job 11-33

work orders, reviewing 11-41

E

editing device groups 4-9

editor manager (see under Config Editor) 11-9

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 10-54

exporting

automated actions in Syslog Analysis 14-13

configuration files, to HTML format 11-17

devices

normal 3-28

pre-deployed 3-36

message filters, in Syslog Analyzer 15-44

F

files

configuration (see configuration files) 11-9

Software Management, locating 13-109

filters

Inventory change report filters, setting 6-13

Inventory change report filters, setting, Collection or Polling schedule, changing 6-13

message filters in Syslog Analyzer, defining 15-41

creating 15-42

deleting 15-45

editing 15-43

enabling, disabling 15-44

exporting, importing 15-44

forced purges

in Change Audit 14-5, 16-9

in Syslog Analyzer 15-24

G

gold

about GOLD 26-1

configure

GOLD tests 26-7

GOLD boot level tests     1

GOLD monitoring tests     1

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 26-21

RME reports 26-20

types of diagnostics 26-2

H

How A-22

HTML format, exporting a configuration file to 11-17

HTTP, configuring for software image upgrades 13-55

HTTP Server task in NetConfig 10-56

I

IGMP Configuration task in NetConfig 10-60

IKE (Internet Key Exchange) Configuration task in NetConfig 10-63

images

adding to software repository 13-19

from a file system 13-25

from a URL 13-27

from Cisco.com 13-20

from devices 13-23

from the network 13-28

attributes 13-34

default attribute values, understanding 13-35

editing and viewing 13-36

finding missing attribute information 13-35

understanding 13-34

deleting 13-31

distribution by 13-67

IOS images, and recommendation filters 13-11

searching for 13-33

importing automated actions in Syslog Analysis 14-13

Interface IP Address Configuration task in NetConfig 10-62

Inventory 1-6

change report filters, setting 6-13

Inventory, using 6-1

change report filters, setting 6-13

collection or polling schedule, changing 6-25

data, collecting and updating 6-3

graphs, generating 6-3

Inventory Job Browser 6-5

collection jobs, creating and editing 6-10

job details, viewing 6-9

polling jobs, creating and editing 6-10

prerequisites 6-2

prerequisites for use 6-2

reports, generating 6-27

POE report     1

24 hour inventory change report 6-31

chassis slot details 6-38

chassis slot summary 6-38

chassis summary graph 6-45

detailed device report 6-35

EOS, EOL report 6-46, 23-4

Hardware report 6-32

hardware summary graph 6-45

multiservice port details 6-39

Software report 6-35

software version graph 6-45

reports, viewing 6-3

reports and graphs, viewing 6-3

report templates, working with 6-46

creating 6-47

deleting 6-54

modifying 6-53

running 6-55

task overview (table) 1-6

Inventory Reports, troubleshooting A-16

IOS

devices, configuring

using Telnet 15-16

images, and recommendation filters 13-11

J

Job Approval

task overview (table) 1-16

Job Approval, using 21-1

approver details, specifying 21-2

approver lists

assigning 21-4

creating, editing 21-3

jobs, approving and rejecting 21-5

jobs, enabling 21-8

setting up 21-4

task workflow 21-2

troubleshooting A-99

Job Browser (see under Inventory) 6-5

Job Browser and Collection Status 6-5

L

Local Username task in NetConfig 10-57

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 15-41

creating 15-42

deleting 15-45

editing 15-43

enabling, disabling 15-44

exporting, importing 15-44

MICA portware image types, and software image upgrades 13-56

microcode and modem firmware requirements for software image upgrades 13-56

Microcom firmware image types, and software image upgrades 13-56

Modifying a Custom Template 6-53

N

NAT (see under devices) D-1

NetConfig

task overview (table) 1-13

NetConfig, using 10-1

before you begin 10-3

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 10-116

device states, and 5-7

interactive commands, handling 10-37

.ini file 10-38

user-defined templates 10-37

job approvers, setting 10-29

job password 10-29

job policies, default, configuring 10-29

jobs, browsing and editing 10-21

job details, viewing 10-26

multi-line commands, handling 10-38

port based system-defined tasks

Catalyst Integrated Security Features task 10-113

Manage Auto Smartports task 10-109

PoE task 10-111

Smartports task 10-109

rolling back configuration changes 10-4

rollback commands, creating 10-5

rollback on failure, configuring 10-5

system-defined tasks 10-38

Adhoc tasks 10-44

Authentication Proxy task 10-45

Auto Smartports task 10-105

Banner task 10-47

Cable BPI/BPI+ task 10-93

Cable DHCP-GiAddr and Helper task 10-95

Cable Downstream task 10-96

Cable Interface Bundling task 10-102

Cable Spectrum Management task 10-102

Cable Trap Source task 10-104

Cable Upstream task 10-98

CDP task 10-48

Certification Authority (CA) task 10-49

Crypto Map task 10-51

dialog box, understanding 10-43

DNS task 10-52

Enable Password task 10-54

HTTP Server task 10-56

IGMP Configuration task 10-60

IKE Configuration task 10-63

Interface IP Address Configuration task 10-62

Local Username task 10-57

NTP Server Configuration task 10-65

RADIUS Server Configuration task 10-67

RCP Configuration task 10-70

Reload task 10-70

SNMP Community Configuration task 10-72

SNMP Security Configuration task 10-74

SNMP Traps Configuration task 10-76

SSH Configuration task 10-85

Syslog task 10-81

TACACS+ Configuration task 10-87

TACACS Configuration task 10-86

Telnet Password Configuration task 10-89

Transform task 10-90

User-Defined Protocol task 10-92

Web User task 10-92

tasks 10-2

tasks, assigning to users 10-36

templates 15-19

transport protocol order for jobs, setting 10-29

troubleshooting A-29

user-defined tasks, creating and editing 10-29

user permissions, understanding 10-5

administrator task permissions 10-6

job approval permissions 10-5

job editing permissions 10-6

user-defined task permissions 10-6

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

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 10-65

O

overviews

Common Syslog Collector 15-4

editing a configuration file in Config Editor 11-9

of cwcli config 20-2, 20-6

opening a configuration file 11-26

RME 1-1

syntax checking in Config Editor 11-23

Syslog Analyzer 15-4

Syslog Analyzer reports 15-45

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 13-99

port and module groups

Administration 4-18

Creating Groups 4-19

Defining Rule Expression 4-21

Attributes     1

Examples     1

Properties 4-19

Selecting Group Source 4-20

Deleting Groups 4-31

Editing Groups 4-29

System-defined Port Groups 4-2

Viewing Group Details 4-30

Viewing Membership Details 4-31

purging messages

cautions regarding changing purge values

in Change Audit 14-4, 16-8

in Syslog Analyzer 15-23

forced purges

in Change Audit 14-5, 16-9

in Syslog Analyzer 15-24

purge policies, setting

in Change Audit 14-3, 16-7

in Syslog Analyzer 15-23

R

RADIUS Server Configuration task in NetConfig 10-67

rcp

configuring for software image upgrades 13-50

on Solaris 13-50

selecting as active file transfer method 13-52

RCP Configuration task in NetConfig 10-70

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 15-49

Syslog Custom Summary 15-49

Unexpected Devices 15-51

Reports task overview (table) 1-16

report templates in Inventory, working with 6-46

creating 6-47

adding rules 6-48

deleting rules 6-53

modifying rules 6-53

deleting 6-54

modifying 6-53

running 6-55

restorebackup.pl command, description C-3

rolling back configuration changes in NetConfig 10-4

rollback commands, creating 10-5

rollback on failure, configuring 10-5

RSAC (Remote Syslog Analyzer Collector)

properties file

COLLECTOR_PORT 15-11

COUNTRY_CODE 15-9

DEBUG_CATEGORY_NAME 15-10

DEBUG_FILES 15-10

DEBUG_LEVEL 15-10

DEBUG_MAX_BACKUPS 15-11

DEBUG_MAX_FILE_SIZE 15-11

FILTER_THREADS 15-11

PARSER_FILE 15-11

QUEUE_CAPACITY 15-11

READ_INTERVAL_IN_SECS 15-11

SUBSCRIPTION_DATA_FILES 15-11

SYSLOG_FILES 15-10

TIMEZONE 15-9

TIMEZONE_FILE 15-10

S

searching for images 13-33

security warning regarding -p 20-21

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 Cisco.com Service Request Tool 18-1

SNMP

SNMP Community Configuration task in NetConfig 10-72

SNMP Security Configuration task in NetConfig 10-74

SNMP Traps Configuration task in NetConfig 10-76

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 13-67

distribution job, authorizing 13-57

environment, setting up 13-4

Cisco.com, logging into 13-5

CiscoWorks Server 13-4

files, locating 13-109

Job Approval 13-6

patch distribution 13-72

by device 13-73

by patch 13-76

preferences, viewing and editing 13-7

protocol order, selecting 13-10

recommendation filters, and IOS images 13-11

remote staging and distribution 13-79

software distribution 13-36

methods 13-43

upgrade analysis 13-37

Upgrade Analysis report, understanding 13-40

upgrades, configuring devices for 13-46, 13-54

upgrades, planning 13-44

upgrades from Cisco.com, planning 13-38

upgrades from the software repository, planning 13-39

software image repository, maintaining 13-45

Software Management jobs 13-99

deleting 13-104

failed job, retrying 13-102

schedule, changing 13-101

stopping 13-104

succesful, undoing 13-103

software repository 13-15

image attributes 13-34

images, adding 13-19

images, deleting 13-31

searching 13-33

synchronization 13-17

synchronization jobs, removing 13-19

synchronization report, scheduling 13-17

synchronization report, viewing 13-18

syncrhonizing with Cisco.com 13-30

support for IOS software modularity 13-71

troubleshooting A-33

upgrade information, updating 13-13

before you begin 13-14

upgrade recommendations, understanding 13-97

for Catalyst devices 13-98

for Catlyst 1900/2920 devices 13-99

for Cisco IOS devices 13-97

for PIX Firewall devices 13-99

for VPN 3000 series devices 13-99

upgrades, scheduling 13-56

user-supplied scripts, understanding 13-106

SSH Configuration task in NetConfig 10-85

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 5-3

pre-deployed 5-4

suspended 5-4

syslog

formats B-1

Syslog Analysis application

FAQs on

location of syslog messages A-93

not getting syslog messages for devices A-93

Syslog Analyzer

purge policy

caution regarding changing values 15-23

setting 15-23

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 15-45

reports, understanding 15-49

report templates (see Syslog Analyzer custom report templates) 15-25

status, viewing 15-5, 15-15

collector status, viewing 15-6

procedure 15-6

task overview (table) 1-20

troubleshooting A-93

workflow 15-13

stopping and restarting 15-15

UNIX, syslog configuration file on 15-14

Windows 2000 15-13

Syslog Analyzer and Collector, using 15-1

automated actions 15-33

creating 15-34

deleting 15-39

editing 15-36

enabling, disabling 15-38

example 15-39

exporting, importing 15-38

backup policy, setting 15-22

Common Syslog Collector, subscribing to 15-5

collector status, viewing 15-6

procedure 15-6

custom report templates

defining 15-25

deleting 15-30

editing 15-29

devices, configuring for 15-16

before you begin 15-16

using NetConfig templates 15-19

using Telnet 15-16

forced purges 15-24

message filters 15-41

creating 15-42

deleting 15-45

editing 15-43

enabling, disabling 15-44

exporting, importing 15-44

overview 15-4

Syslog Analyzer custom report templates

creating 15-26

adding a message type 15-27

deleting a message type 15-29

editing a message type 15-29

selecting a message type 15-29

running 15-30

Syslog task in NetConfig 10-81

System-defined command sets 12-18

T

TACACS+ Configuration task in NetConfig 10-87

TACACS Configuration task in NetConfig 10-86

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 1-16

NetConfig 1-13

reporting 1-16

software management 1-14

Syslog Analyzer and Collector 1-20

Telnet

Telnet Password Configuration task in NetConfig 10-89

using to configure devices for Syslog Analyzer 15-16

using to configuring devices for Syslog Analyzer

Catalyst devices 15-17

CE devices 15-18

CSS devices 15-17

Telnet, using to configure devices for Syslog Analyzer

IOS devices 15-16

TFTP, configuring for software image upgrades 13-54

on Solaris 13-54

on Windows 13-54

Transform task in NetConfig 10-90

transport protocols, configuring 8-9

order, defining 8-13

requirements for use 8-10

troubleshooting A-1

BugToolKit A-101

Change Audit A-99

Config CLI A-103

Config Editor A-31

Config Management A-21

Inventory Reports A-16

Job Approval A-99

NetConfig A-29

Software Management A-33

Syslog A-93

typographical conventions in this document i-xxxi

U

uninstall.sh command, description C-3

upgrades

analyzing prerequisites and impact 13-37

configuring devices for 13-46

additional requirements, meeting 13-46

additional SFB checks 13-47

HTTP 13-55

microcode requirements 13-56

minimum requirements, meeting 13-46

modem firmware requirements 13-56

rcp, configuring 13-50

SCP, configuring 13-49

Telnet and SSH access, configuring 13-47

TFTP, configuring 13-54

distributing by devices

advanced 13-62

basic 13-57

distributing by images 13-67

distribution job, authorizing 13-57

distribution methods 13-43

planning 13-44

from Cisco.com 13-38

from the software repository 13-39

identifying possible changes 13-44

prerequisites, satisfying 13-45

software repository, maintaining 13-45

testing the new images 13-45

recommendations, understanding 13-97

for Catalyst 1900/2820 devices 13-99

for Catalyst devices 13-98

for Cisco IOS devices 13-97

for PIX Firewall devices 13-99

for VPN 3000 devices 13-99

remote staging and distribution 13-79

scheduling 13-56

Upgrade Analysis report, understanding 13-40

User-Defined Protocol task in NetConfig 10-92

user-supplied scriptsfor software management 13-106

V

viewing

Software Management synchronization reports 13-18

user-defined device groups

membership details 4-11

properties 4-10

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 24-9

Virtual to standalone 24-11

VPN 3000 devices, upgrade recommendations, understanding 13-99

W

warnings

regarding security and -p 20-21

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 10-92

What A-25

what's new in this release

in Config Editor 11-8

Windows, and the NetConfig .ini file 10-38