Cisco Internet CDN Software User Guide
Index

Table of Contents

index

index

Symbols


*.ok file   4-35

<CdnManifest> tag   2-6

<contentType> tag   2-8

<extension> tag   2-10

<host> tag   2-12

<item> tag   2-13

<item-group> tag   2-16

<options> tag   2-10

<playServer> tag   2-8

<playServerTable> tag   2-7

<server> tag   2-11

Numerics


200 HTTP OK code   4-37

204 No Content code   4-37

205 Reset Content code   4-37

206 Partial Content content   4-37

404 File Not Found code   4-37

409 Conflict code   4-37

A


access privileges   1-18

account
administrator   1-19
creating   2-65
guest   1-21
operations   1-20

activating
Content Engines   2-36
Content Routers   2-33
warm standby Content Distribution Manager   2-30

adding
content providers   2-22
locations   2-28
new update file   4-45
regions   2-25

address
internal subnet   3-28

address record   1-13

administrator account   1-19

alias
hosted domain   2-52

alternateUrl attribute
item   2-13
item-group   2-17

A record
See address record

ASF   1-17, 2-10

assigning
Content Engines to hosted domains   2-54
Content Engines to virtual CDNs   2-63

ASX   1-17, 2-9, 2-10

audiocodec   4-40

Audio Visual Interleaved
See AVI

avgbandwidth   4-40

AVI   1-17, 2-9

B


backup Content Distribution Manager
activating   2-30
switch to primary   4-66

BADKEY   A -10

BADMAC   A -10

BADURL   A -10

bandwidth
error when setting replication   A -7
maximum WMT   4-16
unlimited WMT   4-16

best location   1-16

C


cache
about   1-3
maximum object size   4-58

CACHE_IDENT   4-37

Cache Disk Size   3-18

Cache Hits per minute   3-18

Cache Kb per minute   3-18

Cache Memory Size   3-19

Cache Misses per minute   3-18

cache-repair diagnostic script   4-72

Cancel button   1-24

canceling
software update   4-54

c-buffercount   4-40

c-bytes   4-40

c-cpu   4-40

cdm.session.timeout option
modifying   4-57

CDN
about   1-2
administrators   1-19
architecture   1-10
configuration properties
deleting   4-62
content type mapping   2-8
creating   2-1
database   1-9
definition of   1-11
devices   1-5
disaster recovery   4-72
end users   1-13
exporting data   3-47
hardware   1-4
linking to web page   2-19
modifying system properties   4-55
multicasting   4-19
new features   1-4
policies   1-9
preparing   2-2
printing data   3-47
publishing URLs linking to content on   2-19
routing requests   1-12
modifying   4-25
setting up   2-3
terminology   1-11
time zones   C-1
typical configuration   1-5
updating software   4-43

cdn-http   2-21

cdn-media   2-21

cdnPrefix attribute
item-group   2-17

cdn-qtss   2-21

cdn-real   2-21

c-dns   4-40

cdn-url attribute
and published URL   2-21
and src   2-16
item   2-14

cdn-wmt   2-21

changing
login account password   1-27
symmetric key password   4-12
system passwords   4-4

channelURL   4-43

c-hostexe   4-40

c-hostexever   4-40

c-ip   4-41

Cisco.com
adding software update from   4-48

CISCO-CONTENT-NETWORK-MIB
obtaining   B-11
SNMP traps   B-13
syntax   B-2

Cisco Internet CDN Software
components   1-4
description   1-2
routing decisions   1-14
routing requests   1-12
updating   4-43
user interface   1-21
users   1-18

CLI
changing CSS password   3-27
password
resetting   4-8
restarting device   3-15

clients
concurrent connections   4-15

cluster
about   1-9
creating   2-44
deleting   3-32
maximum allowed   2-44
modifying   3-30

command-line interface
See CLI

configuration address
Content Services Switch   2-40

configuring
content security for hosted domains   2-57
Java Monitor   4-23
multicasting   4-19
playserver   4-12
QuickTime server   4-24
RealServer
distributed licensing   4-22
live splitting   4-21
multicasting   4-19
overview   4-17
static routing   4-27
supernode   2-40
Windows Media Services   4-13

contact information
primary   2-23
secondary   2-24
user account   2-66

contains attribute
item   2-14

content
expiration date and time   2-14, 2-15
fetched from server   2-15, 2-16
grouping   2-16
importing   1-17
manifest file for importing media   2-3
mapping   2-7
origin server   2-3
publishing URLs   2-19
replicating to hosted domains
viewing status of   3-43
security of   2-57
supported   1-17
TTL   2-16
updating   3-42
URL   2-16

content attribute
listing   2-13

content authentication errors   A -10  to A -11

Content Delivery Network
See CDN

Content Distribution Manager
about   1-5
accessing   1-25
accessing user interface   1-25, 1-28
backup becomes primary   4-66
changing passwords   4-5
changing role   4-66
customers   1-23
definition of   1-11
deleting   3-9
description   1-5
enabling multicasting   4-20
exiting   1-28
exiting user interface   1-28
graphical user interface   1-3, 1-21
help   1-23
icons   1-23
logging on to   1-25
networks   1-23
resources   1-23
timeout
modifying   4-56
tools   1-23
updating software on   4-51
virtual CDN   1-23
warm standby
activating   2-30
changing role of   4-66
deleting   3-9
updating software   4-51

Content Engines
about   1-6
activating and defining   2-36
adding to hosted domain   3-39
assigning
by region   3-8
to distribution networks   2-63
to hosted domain   2-54
to virtual CDN   2-63, 3-8
CLI password   4-7
damaged drives   4-72
definition of   1-11
deleting   3-16
description   1-6
encrypting log files   4-33
inactive status   3-29
maximum allowed   1-12, 2-36
modifying
passwords   3-13
properties   3-11
monitoring with SNMP   B-15
overloaded   B-16
pre-positioned disk space   2-39, 3-31
properties   2-32
reboot   3-15
region and location   2-25
remote logging   4-31
removing   3-39
replication log   3-45
restarting   3-15
routing end user requests to   1-12
running Windows Media Services   4-16
shut down   3-15
static cache content   2-39
static routing   1-16
statistics
viewing   3-17
stop   3-15
supernodes   2-40
symmetric keys   4-10
updating
software   4-49
Windows Media Technologies license   2-56

content provider
adding   2-22
creating   2-22
creating hosted domain for   2-49
definition of   1-11
deleting   3-34
hosted domain   1-2, 2-3, 3-36
modifying   3-33

Content Routers
about   1-6
activating   2-32, 2-33
CLI password   4-7
deactivating   2-36
definition of   1-11
deleting   3-23
description   1-6
DNS mapping   2-33
maximum allowed   2-33
modifying   3-20
passwords   3-22
monitoring with SNMP   B-15
naming   2-35
overloaded   B-16
properties   2-32
rebooting   3-23
region and location   2-25
restarting   3-23
routing user requests   1-12
shutting down   3-23
stopping   3-23

content security   2-57

Content Services Switch
about   1-7
configuration information   2-40
configuration IP address   3-25
configuration priorities   2-40
definition of   1-11
internal IP address   3-28
password   2-44, 3-27
updating software   4-52

conventions   xvi

Coordinated Universal Time   4-61

copying
content to hosted domain   2-59

c-os   4-41

c-osversion   4-41

coverage zones
definition   1-15
file   4-28
example   4-29

c-pkts-lost-client   4-41

c-pkts-lost-cont-net   4-41

c-pkts-lost-net   4-41

c-pkts-received   4-41

c-pkts-recovered-ECC   4-41

c-pkts-recovered-resent   4-41

c-playerid   4-41

c-playerlanguage   4-41

c-playerversion   4-42

c-quality   4-42

c-rate   4-42

creating
cluster   2-44
hosted domain   2-49
manifest file   2-3
SNMP manager   4-2
supernode   2-41
user accounts   2-65
virtual CDN   2-60

c-resendreqs   4-42

cs(Referer)   4-43

cs(User-Agent)   4-43

CSS
See Content Services Switch

c-starttime   4-42

c-status   4-42

cs-uri-stem   4-43

c-totalbuffertime   4-42

current software version
determining   4-44

customer
See content provider

D


Darwin Streaming Server
See QuickTime

date attribute
expiration   2-14, 2-15
fetch content   2-15
serve content after   2-15

debug file package   4-69

debug logging
disabling   4-69
enabling   4-68

deleting
cluster   3-32
Content Engine   3-16
content provider   3-34
Content Router   3-23
hosted domain   3-41
locations   3-6
regions   3-4
supernode   3-29
system configuration property   4-62
update file   4-55
warm standby Content Distribution Manager   3-9

Description property   2-33

desirable
option   3-4
region   2-25, 3-4

devices
changing passwords for all   4-7
spotting overloaded   B-16

disaster recovery   4-72

distributed licensing
configuring   4-22

distribution networks
assigning Content Engine to   2-63

DNS
delegated domains   2-51
hosted domain   1-3
proxy   1-12
static routing   1-16

DNS Queries per minute
about   3-19

DNS trace
disabling   4-70
enabling   4-70
logged information   4-71

DOC
See Microsoft Word

documentation
related   xvii

documentation conventions   xvi

document type definition
See DTD

domain name
hosted domain   3-38

DTD   2-5

dynamic routing   1-15, 4-25

E


edit button   1-24

Error in bandwidth specification   A -7

error indicator   1-24

error messages
system log   A -6  to A -9
user interface   A -1

Error URL field   2-58

event messages   A -3  to A -6

EXPIRED
SKCA   A -10

expires attribute
item   2-14

exporting
CDN data   3-47

F


failed drive on Content Engine
repair   4-72

failure
recovery from   4-72

fetching
content from origin server   2-59

field
error   1-24
required   1-24

file
attribute
marking for import   2-13
extension
mapping   2-7
tag   2-10

filelength   4-43

filesize   4-43

formats
supported   1-17

G


GIF   1-17, 2-9

glue A record
TTL   4-26

GMT   2-15

GNU Privacy Guard Software   4-33

GPG file extension   4-33

Graphics Interchange Format
See GIF

group
content   2-16

guest account   1-21

GUI
about   1-21

GZ file extension   4-34

H


hardware
supported   1-4

help   1-23

HIER_HOST   4-38

host attribute
defining   2-12

hosted domain
about   1-2
alias   2-52
characteristics of   2-49
content copied to   2-59
Content Engines   2-54
content replication   3-43
content replication log   3-45
content security   2-57
creating   2-49
definition of   1-11
delegated domain   2-52
deleting   3-41
domain name   2-51
linking manifest file to   2-53
modifying   3-36
origin server   2-3
purging   3-42
symmetric key   4-10
underscore character in name   2-51
updating content   3-41
URL
and playserver definitions   2-20
translated into cache address   1-3
valid name   3-38
viewing   3-35
viewing all   3-35

host name
cluster   3-30

HOST-RESOURCES-MIB   4-2

HTML   1-17, 2-9

HTTP
codes   4-37
password
changing   4-8
Content Distribution Manager   4-5
Content Engine   2-33, 3-13
Content Router   3-22
defined   4-4
resetting   4-8
playserver name   2-9

hybrid routing   1-16

Hypertext Markup Language
See HTML

I


icons
See status icons

import
content   1-17

inactive status
Content Engines   3-29

internal address
modifying CSS   3-28

IP address
Content Services Switch   2-40
DNS proxy   1-14

J


Java Monitor   4-23

Joint Photographic Experts Group
See JPG

JPG   1-17, 2-9

K


Key Size   2-58

L


license
distributed   4-22
Windows Media Technologies   2-56, 4-13

license group   4-22

Listen Port
splitting   4-21

live
See type attribute

Location property   2-32

locations
about   2-25
adding   2-28
best and second-best   1-16
coverage zones   4-30
creating   2-28
deleting   3-6
maximum allowed   1-14, 2-25
modifying   3-5
preferred   4-27
static routing   1-16

log
encrypted   4-33
QuickTime format   4-38
RealServer format   4-39
remote logging   4-31
output   4-34
replication   3-45
secure transfer   4-33
SQuID cache log
format   4-35
system events   4-64
system message   4-59
Windows Media Technologies format   4-40

logfiletype   4-34

LoggingStyle   4-39

login account password
changing   1-27

Login Password Administration   1-27

log on
following timeout   1-26
user interface   1-25

M


MAC   2-57

manifest file
about   2-3
creating   2-3
definition of   1-3
document type definition   2-5
example   2-18
importing content   1-17
linking to hosted domain   2-53
Listen Port identified   4-21
modifying location   3-39
structure   2-4
structure and syntax   2-4
syntax   2-4
time zones   C-1
updating   3-41

manifest-id attribute
options   2-11

maximum
cachable object size   4-58
records in system log   4-59

Maximum Amount of Bandwidth field   4-16

Maximum Number of Concurrent Streams field   4-16

media
attribute
marking for import   2-13
playserver name   2-9
supported   1-17, 2-9

merlot-css-setup script
configuring Content Services Switch   2-40

Message Authentication Code
See MAC

MIB
CISCO-CONTENT-NETWORK-MIB   4-2, B-2
HOST-RESOURCES-MIB   4-2
obtaining   4-2

Microsoft
supported content   1-17

Microsoft PowerPoint   2-9

Microsoft Word   2-9

MIME content types   2-7, 2-8, 4-13

modifying
cluster   3-30
Content Engine   3-11
content provider   3-33
Content Router   3-20
hosted domain   3-36
locations   3-5
playserver configuration   4-12
RealServer configuration   4-17
regions   3-2
supernode   3-25
system timeout value   4-57
Windows Media Services configuration   4-13

Motion Picture Experts Group
See MPG

MOV
See QuickTime Movie

MP3   1-17, 2-9

MPG   1-17, 2-9

multicasting
configuring   4-19
enabling   4-19

N


name
hosted domain   3-38

name attribute
contentType   2-8
extension   2-10
host   2-12
playServer   2-8
server   2-12

Name property   2-32

networks
user interface feature   1-23

Network Time Protocol
client   4-61
server list   4-61

next-click failover   2-40

noRedirectToOrigin attribute
item   2-15
item-group   2-17
options   2-11

NOTOKEN   A -11

NS records
minimum number sent   4-26
preferred locations   4-27
TTL   4-26

NTP
See Network Time Protocol

O


object
maximum cachable size   4-58

operations account   1-20

Oracle 8i policy database
about   1-9
Content Distribution Manager   1-22

origin server
as DNS name of web server   1-2
definition of   1-11
hosted domain   2-3
linking to hosted domain   2-52
replicating content from   2-59, 2-60, 3-42

P


Partner Initiated Customer Access
See PICA

password attribute
host   2-12

passwords
changing   4-4
changing login   1-27
Content Engine   3-13
Content Router   3-22
Content Services Switch   3-27
HTTP   4-4
root   4-4
symmetric key   4-11
user account   2-65
validated   1-24

PDF   1-18, 2-9

PICA
registration number   4-46

playserver
attribute
item   2-15
item-group   2-17
http
supported formats   2-9
mappings
accepted locations   2-7
media
supported formats   2-9
modifying   4-12
qtss
supported formats   2-9
real
supported formats   2-10
tables   2-7
URL   2-21
versus <playServer> tag   2-8

policy database
See Oracle 8i policy database

Portable Document Format
See PDF

port attribute
host   2-13

postal address
content provider   2-23

PowerPoint   1-17, 2-9

PPT
See Microsoft PowerPoint

prefetch attribute
item   2-15

preparing
CDN   2-2

prepos
See type attribute

pre-positioning
content   1-17
disk space   2-39, 3-30

primary contact   2-23

printing
CDN data   3-47

proto attribute
host   2-13

protocol   4-43

protocol attribute
used to fetch content   2-13

proxy tables   1-14

publisher RealServer   4-22

pull-split source   4-21

purging
hosted domain   3-42

Q


QT
See QuickTime

qtss
playserver name   2-9

QuickTime
log file format   4-38
Movie   1-18, 2-9
server   4-38
log file format   4-38, 4-40
modifying   4-24

R


RA
See RealMedia

real
playserver name   2-10

RealMedia
RealAudio   1-18, 2-10
RealPix   1-18, 2-10
RealText   1-18, 2-10
RealVideo   1-18

RealServer
access log   4-34
activating   4-18
configuring   4-19
distributed licensing   4-22
Java Monitor   4-23
live content   2-15
log file format   4-39
modifying   4-17
multicasting   4-19
publisher   4-22
receiving   4-21
splitting streams   4-21
subscriber   4-22
transmitting   4-21

Reboot option
Content Engines   3-14

recovering from failure   4-72

redundant
Content Distribution Manager   2-30

Refresh Time field   3-39

Region property   2-32

regions
about   2-24
adding   2-25
assigning Content Engines by   2-62
creating   2-25
default   2-24
deleting   3-4
desirability of   2-25, 3-4
maximum allowed   2-25
modifying   3-2
removing default   2-24

registering SNMP manager
with CDN   4-3

remote logging
output   4-34
setting up   4-31

replicating
to hosted domain   2-59

replication
error setting bandwidth   A -7
log   3-45
status   3-43
status update   3-45

request
routing   1-13

required field indicator   1-24

resources   1-23

responsible person
See RP

Restart Software option
Content Engines   3-14

RM
See RealMedia

rmlog   4-34

root location
assigning   2-56
cluster   3-32
deleting Content Engines from   3-16
deleting supernode   3-29

root password
Content Distribution Manager   4-5
Content Engine and Content Router   2-32
Content Router   3-22
definition   4-4

routing
about   1-13
decisions   1-14
dynamic   1-15, 4-25
dynamic routing
configuration properties   4-26
requests   1-12
static   1-15, 4-27
properties   4-29

Routing Properties page   4-25

RP
address   2-60
See RealMedia

RT