Table Of Contents
Getting Started
This chapter provides information about how to get started to use IP Solution Center (ISC). The information is in the following categories:
Introduction
ISC is a follow-on to Cisco VPN Solutions Center (VPNSC), 2.2.
The new name was chosen to include all the VPNSC features and the new features in this release. (Refer to the Release Notes for Cisco IP Solution Center, 3.0 (Part Number: OL-4340) http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/rtrmgmt/isc/3_0/relnotes for overview information about the new features in ISC 3.0. This document is also available on the Documentation CD-ROM.
The ISC 3.0 licensing scheme supports the following. Note that at a minimum you must enter one Application License, an ACTIVATION License, and a VPN License.
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Application Licenses, as follows:
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Note
This release of the product is run from a supported web-based browser, not Solaris 8, as for VPNSC 2.2. However, the products is installed on Solaris 8, as explained in the Cisco IP Solution Center Installation Guide, 3.0 (Part Number: OL-4341) http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/rtrmgmt/isc/3_0/install. This document is also available on the Documentation CD-ROM.
The Graphical User Interface (GUI) is totally new. It is separated into the following large sections:
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"Structural Overview" gives an overview of each of these sections and the subsections.
For end-to-end task explanations of the licensed services, refer to the user guide for each of the services, as follows.These documents are also available on the Documentation CD-ROM.
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System Recommendations
The system recommendations and requirements are listed in Chapter 1, "System Recommendations" of the Cisco IP Solution Center Installation Guide, 3.0 (Part Number: OL-3427). The recommendation is to thoroughly review this list before even planning your installation, to be sure that you have all the hardware and software you need to successfully install.
Caution
