Contents

• Preface
• Purpose
• Audience
• Organization
• Related documentation
• Conventions
• Documentation and service requests
• Cisco product security overview

Preface

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The preface describes the purpose, audience, organization, and conventions of this document.

• Purpose
• Audience
• Organization
• Related documentation
• Conventions
• Documentation and service requests
• Cisco product security overview

Purpose

This document gives an overview of Cisco Unified Communications Manager (formerly Cisco Unified CallManager), deployment models, and related Management Information Bases (MIBs). It also explains syslogs, alerts, and alarms for the managed services that Service Providers implement in their networks. This document outlines basic concepts including Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) and the features of Cisco Unified Serviceability including Real-Time Monitoring Tool (RTMT).

Audience

This document provides information for administrators who install, upgrade, and maintain a service provider network. You need to have an understanding of Cisco Unified Communications Manager and Cisco Unified Communications Manager Business Edition 5000. See the Related documentation for Cisco Unified Communications Manager documents and other related technologies.

Organization

The following table provides an outline of the chapters in this document.

Chapter	Description
Overview	Describes concepts with which you need to be familiar to implement SNMP, MIBs, and serviceability features.
New and changed information	Describes the new and changed information in Cisco Unified Communications Manager releases.
Cisco Unified Communications Manager systems management and monitoring	Describes methods for managing and monitoring the Cisco Unified Communications Manager servers.
Simple Network Management Protocol	Describes the versions of SNMP and provides some troubleshooting tips.
Cisco Unified Real-Time Monitoring Tool Tracing PerfMon counters and alerts	Describes the Cisco Unified Real-Time Monitoring Tool, default alarms, PerfMon counters, trace collection and other tools for troubleshooting.
Cisco Unified Serviceability alarms and CiscoLog messages	Describes error messages in Cisco Unified Serviceability and CiscoLog message formats.
Cisco Management Information Base	Describes Cisco MIBs and the functionality of each with troubleshooting tips.
Industry-Standard Management Information Base	Describes industry-standard MIBs including the functionality of each with troubleshooting tips.
Vendor-specific Management Information Base	Describes vendor-specific MIBs including the functionality of each with troubleshooting tips.

Related documentation

This section lists documents that provide information on Cisco Unified Communications Manager, Cisco Unified IP Phones, and Cisco Unified Serviceability. Find the index to the documents at http:/​/​www.cisco.com/​en/​US/​products/​sw/​voicesw/​ps556/​prod_​maintenance_​guides_​list.html

• Cisco Unified Communications Manager Release 8.0(1)—A suite of documents that relate to the installation and configuration of Cisco Unified Communications Manager. Refer to the Cisco Unified Communications Manager Documentation Guide for a list of documents on installing and configuring Cisco Unified Communications Manager including:
  • Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration Guide
  • Cisco Unified Communications Manager System Guide
  • Cisco Unified Communications Manager Features and Services Guide
• Cisco Unified IP Phones and Services—A suite of documents that relate to the installation and configuration of Cisco Unified IP Phones.
• Cisco Unified Serviceability—A suite of documents that relate to the maintenance of managed services within Cisco Unified Serviceability. Refer to the Cisco Unified Communications Manager Documentation Guide for a complete list of documents including:
  • Cisco Unified Serviceability Administration Guide
  • Cisco Unified Communications Manager Call Detail Records Administration Guide
  • Cisco Unified Communications Manager CDR Analysis and Reporting Administration Guide
  • Cisco Unified Real-Time Monitoring Tool Administration Guide
  • Cisco Unified Reporting Administration Guide
  • Command Line Interface Reference Guide for Cisco Unified Communications Solutions
  • Disaster Recovery System Administration Guide for Cisco Unified Communications Manager

Conventions

This document uses the following conventions:

Convention	Description
boldface font	Commands and keywords are in boldface.
italic font	Arguments for which you supply values are in italics.
[   ]	Elements in square brackets are optional.
{ x | y | z }	Alternative keywords are grouped in braces and separated by vertical bars.
[ x | y | z ]	Optional alternative keywords are grouped in brackets and separated by vertical bars.
string	A nonquoted set of characters. Do not use quotation marks around the string or the string will include the quotation marks.
screen font	Terminal sessions and information the system displays are in screen font.
boldface screen font	Information you must enter is in boldface screen font.
italic screen font	Arguments for which you supply values are in italic screen font.
Æ	This pointer highlights an important line of text in an example.
^	The symbol ^ represents the key labeled Control—for example, the key combination ^D in a screen display means hold down the Control key while you press the D key.
<   >	Nonprinting characters, such as passwords are in angle brackets.

Notes use the following conventions:

Note	Means reader take note. Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to material not covered in the publication.

Timesavers use the following conventions:

Warning

Means the described action saves time. You can save time by performing the action described in the paragraph.

Tips use the following conventions:

Tip	Means the following are useful tips.

Documentation and service requests

For information on obtaining documentation, submitting a service request, and gathering additional information, see the monthly What’s New in Cisco Product Documentation, which also lists all new and revised Cisco technical documentation, at:

http:/​/​www.cisco.com/​en/​US/​docs/​general/​whatsnew/​whatsnew.html

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Cisco product security overview

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