Using QoS Policy Manager 1.1
Index for Using QoS Policy Manager 1.1

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C
D
E
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G
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INDEX


Numerics

2Q2T queuing

device commands     A-18

overview     1-40

supported software versions and devices     1-15

A

Abort button, DNS resolution     B-19

About command, Distribution Manager     A-7

About command, Policy Manager     A-5

ACL (access control list), how QoS Policy Manager handles existing     1-17

action

CBWFQ     B-55

coloring     B-44

custom queuing     B-52

limiting for routers     B-48

limiting for switches     B-50

priority queuing     B-51

queue weight (WRR)     B-53

shaping     B-47

Adaptive Shaping

device group property     B-10

interface property     B-27

Add button, application services     B-5

Add/Remove button, device group property     B-17

Add/Remove Group Members dialog box     B-2

adding

device     6-2

device group members     6-16

device, example     3-12

interface     6-9

interface, example     3-12

QPM users     4-2

Advanced button

CBWFQ policy action     B-57

coloring policy action     B-44

WRED device group property     B-9

WRED interface property     B-26

Aggregate

device group property     B-15

interface property     B-32

Aggregate Limit

device group property     B-13

interface property     B-30

all jobs report     8-21

all jobs tree view     8-4

application

policy property     B-58

application service

creating     7-19

deleting     7-20

example of managing FTP traffic     3-30

modifying     7-20

policy filter     B-61

properties     B-4

working with     7-18

Application Service dialog box     B-3

Application Services command and button     A-4

Application Services dialog box     B-4

applications that benefit from QoS     1-47

Apply command and button     A-6

authentication, user     4-1

Available Interfaces

detecting interfaces     B-6

device group members     B-2

B

backing up QoS database     5-8

bandwidth

CBWFQ policy action     B-55

device group property     B-11, B-16

Frame Relay traffic shaping techniques     1-23

generic traffic shaping techniques     1-22

interface property     B-28, B-33

limiting techniques for routers     1-25

limiting techniques for switches     1-26

overview of limiting techniques     1-21

QoS benefits for interfaces     1-48

benefits of QoS

for applications     1-47

for interfaces     1-48

Bind policy filter     B-65

building blocks, policy     7-14

Burst Size

coloring policy action     B-44

device group property     B-10

interface property     B-27

limiting policy action for routers     B-48

limiting policy action for switches     B-50

shaping policy action     B-47

button

Application Services     A-4

Apply     A-6

Distribution Manager     A-4

Host Groups     A-4

move policy up, down     A-5

New Database     A-1

New Policy     A-2

Open Database     A-2

Policy Manager     A-7

Resume     A-6

Save     A-2

Stop     A-6

Telnet     A-5

C

Card Type

device group property     B-8

interface property     B-25

Catalyst 5000 family

device commands     A-17

packet classification     1-19

supported software versions     1-15

Catalyst 6000 family

device commands for 2Q2T queuing     A-18

device commands for coloring     A-17

device commands for limiting     A-18

device commands for port trust     A-18

packet classification     1-19

supported software versions     1-15

traffic policing     1-26

Catalyst 8500 family

congestion management     1-38

device commands     A-16

filter properties     B-64

Catalyst software

compatibility matrix     6-13

documentation     1-53

how upgrades affect device groups     6-20

supported versions     1-15

viewing device configuration     6-8

changing

configuration settings for Distribution Manager     8-8

device group properties     6-18

device properties     6-6

Distribution Manager display     8-8

host group     7-16

interface properties     6-11

policy     7-11

Policy Manager display     3-8

policy priority     7-21

QPM users     4-2

software revision in device group     3-42

Cisco Express Forwarding (CEF)

troubleshooting VIP configuration     9-3

Cisco Resource Manager, importing device inventory     6-4

CiscoWorks2000, importing device inventory     6-4

class-based weighted fair queuing (CBWFQ)

creating policy     7-8

device commands     A-9

example     3-48

overview     1-34

policy properties     B-55

supported IOS 12.x software versions and device models     1-12

classification

creating policy     7-4

device commands for Catalyst 5000     A-17

device commands for Catalyst 6000     A-17

device commands for LocalDirector     A-17

device commands for routers     A-16

example     3-12, 3-21

overview     1-19

policy properties     B-44

supported IOS 11.x software versions and device models (CAR)     1-11

supported IOS 11.x software versions and device models (PBR)     1-10

supported IOS 12.x software versions and device models (CAR)     1-14

supported IOS 12.x software versions and device models (PBR)     1-13

supported LocalDirectors     1-15

supported switches     1-15

Close command, Distribution Manager     A-6

Close command, Policy Manager     A-2

closing

Distribution Manager     8-9

Policy Manager     3-9

coloring

creating policy     7-4

device commands for Catalyst 5000     A-17

device commands for Catalyst 6000     A-17

device commands for LocalDirector     A-17

device commands for routers     A-16

example     3-12, 3-21

overview     1-19

policy properties     B-44

command

device translations     A-8

Distribution Manager     A-6

Policy Manager     A-1

viewing device     8-12

comment, policy     B-66

committed access rate (CAR)

classification, supported IOS 11.x software versions and device models     1-11

classification, supported IOS 12.x software versions and device models     1-14

coloring policy properties     B-44

coloring techniques     1-19

device commands (classification)     A-16

device commands (limiting)     A-15

limiting policy properties     B-48

limiting techniques     1-25

rate limit, supported IOS 11.x software versions and device models     1-11

rate limit, supported IOS 12.x software versions and device models     1-14

community

device property     B-35

device SNMP     6-2

configuration, viewing device     6-8

configuring

devices     8-9

devices from external programs     8-22

devices, resuming     8-12

devices, stopping     8-11

viewing device commands     8-12

Conform Priority

coloring policy action     B-45

limiting policy action for routers     B-49

congestion avoidance

weighted random early detection queuing     1-41

congestion management

2Q2T queuing     1-40

class-based weighted fair queuing     1-34

custom queuing     1-30

FIFO queuing     1-28

IP RTP Priority     1-37

overview     1-27

priority queuing     1-29

weighted fair queuing     1-32

weighted round-robin     1-38

connecting to device with Telnet     6-8

connection, troubleshooting QoS Manager     9-2

consistency of policies     1-16

Contents command and button, Distribution Manager     A-7

Contents command and button, Policy Manager     A-5

controlling user access     4-1

Copy command     A-2

copying policies     3-7

Create Job command     A-6

Create Job dialog box     C-1

creating

application service     7-19

CBWFQ policy     7-8

coloring policy     7-4

custom queuing policy     7-7

device group     6-15

host group     7-15

limiting policy for routers     7-5

limiting policy for switches     7-6

policy building blocks     7-14

policy distribution reports     8-21

policy reports     7-22

priority queuing policy     7-6

QoS database     5-4

queue weight (WRR) policy     7-7

shaping policy     7-5

custom queuing

creating policy     7-7

device commands     A-14

example     3-35

overview     1-30

policy properties     B-52

supported IOS 11.x software versions and device models     1-10

supported IOS 12.x software versions and device models     1-11

Cut command     A-2

cutting policies     3-7

D

database

backup and recovery     5-1, 5-8

compatibility between QPM 1.0 and 1.1     2-2

creating     5-4

deleting     5-7

opening     5-3

overview     5-1

properties     B-38

renaming     5-6

saving changes     3-8, 5-5

working with     5-1

Define Interface button     B-37

Delete button

application services     B-5

host group     B-20

host group property     B-42

Delete command     A-2

deleting

application service     7-20

device     6-7

device group     6-19

host group     7-18

interface     6-12

policy     7-12

deleting (continued)

QoS database     5-7

deployment

how policies are deployed     1-15

planning for     1-47

QoS, how QPM helps     1-17

QoS, where to     1-48

Dest. Port, policy filter     B-63

Destination policy filter     B-64

Destination, policy filter     B-62

Detect Interfaces

button     B-37

device property     B-36

dialog box     B-5

detecting interfaces     6-2, 6-9

device

adding     6-2

adding interfaces     6-9

applying policies     8-9

example of managing ERP traffic     3-21, 3-35

example of managing FTP traffic     3-30

example of managing web traffic     3-12

importing     6-4

interface properties     6-11

lists     8-5

log     8-7

managing     6-1

managing distribution     8-1

passwords     6-2

policy applications, understanding sequence     1-18

properties     6-6, B-35

reading log     8-14

removing     6-7

removing interface     6-12

report     8-21

status     8-6

supported     1-9

Telnet connection     6-8

troubleshooting grayed fields     9-4

upgrading software     3-42

viewing configuration     6-8

working with     6-1

device commands

comparison to QPM     1-4

QPM action translations     A-8

device group

adding or removing members     6-16

available interfaces     B-2

changing software revision     3-42

creating     6-15

deleting     6-19

example of managing ERP traffic     3-21, 3-35

how Catalyst software upgrades affect group     6-20

how IOS software upgrades affect group     6-20

interfaces, grouping rules     6-13

membership     B-2

modifying properties     6-18

properties     B-7

working with     6-13

Device Group dialog box     B-7

Device Group>Add/Remove Members command     A-3

Device Group>Delete command     A-3

Device Group>New command     A-3

Device Group>Properties command     A-3

Device Model

device group property     B-7

device property     B-36

Device Name     B-35

Device Properties dialog box     B-35

Device>Delete command     A-3

Device>New command     A-3

Device>Properties command     A-3

Device>View Configuration command     A-3

Devices menu (Distribution Manager)     A-6

Devices menu (Policy Manager)     A-3

Devices to Import into QoS Database     B-22

dialog box

Add/Remove Group Members     B-2

Application Service     B-3

Application Services     B-4

Create Job     C-1

Detect Interfaces     B-5

Device Group     B-7

Device Properties     B-35

Distribution Manager     C-1

DNS Host to IP Address Resolution     B-18

Host Groups     B-20

Import Device     B-21

Interface Properties     B-24

Logon Information     B-22

New Device     B-35

New Interface     B-24

Open Database     B-38

Options     C-2

Policy Manager     B-1

Properties of 2 Queues 2 Thresholds QoS Property     B-39

Properties of Host Group     B-42

Properties of Policy, action properties     B-43

Properties of Policy, application properties     B-58

Properties of Policy, filter properties     B-60

Properties of Policy, general properties     B-66

Save Database     B-67

WRED Advanced Properties     B-68

Direction

coloring policy action     B-45

limiting policy action for routers     B-49

disabling

policies     7-13, B-66

QoS Manager service     9-1

Discard Threshold

device group property     B-12

interface property     B-29

display

changing Distribution Manager     8-8

changing Policy Manager     3-8

distribute_policy.exe program     8-22

distributed weighted fair queuing (DWFQ)

device commands     A-11

supported IOS 11.x software versions and device models     1-10

supported IOS 12.x software versions and device models     1-12

distributing

policies and QoS configurations     8-9

policies and QoS configurations from external programs     8-22

troubleshooting     9-3

Distribution Manager

all jobs tree view pane     8-4

applying QoS configurations     8-9

applying QoS configurations from external programs     8-22

changing configuration settings     8-8

changing display     8-8

commands     A-6

creating distribution reports     8-21

dialog boxes     C-1

exiting     8-9

job and device status     8-6

list view pane     8-5

log pane     8-7

main window     8-2

overview     1-4

reading logs     8-14

resuming jobs     8-12

starting     8-2

starting Policy Manager     8-9

stopping jobs     8-11

troubleshooting     9-3

using     8-1

viewing configuration commands     8-12

Distribution Manager command and button     A-4

DNS Host to IP Address Resolution dialog box     B-18

DNS resolution     7-10

DNS Resolution>Resolve All Host Names command     A-5

DNS Resolution>Resolve Unresolved Host Names command     A-5

downgrading device software, effect on device groups     6-20

Drop Mechanism, CBWFQ policy action     B-56

Duplicate button     B-20

Dynamic Conversation

device group property     B-12

interface property     B-29

E

Edit button

application services     B-5

host group     B-20

Edit menu (Policy Manager)     A-2

Enable Frame Relay Traffic Shaping

device group property     B-10

interface property     B-27

Enable IP RTP Priority

device group property     B-16

interface property     B-33

Enable Password     B-35

Enable RSVP

device group property     B-15

interface property     B-32

Enable WRED Drop

device group property     B-14

interface property     B-31

enabling policies     7-13, B-66

ERP, example of managing traffic     3-21, 3-35

error logs     8-14

example

CBWFQ     3-48

FRTS     3-56

IP RTP Priority     3-48

policy for ERP traffic management     3-21, 3-35

policy for FTP traffic management     3-30

policy for web traffic management     3-12

upgrading device software     3-42

Exceed Burst Size

coloring policy action     B-45

device group property     B-10

interface property     B-27

limiting policy action for routers     B-48

shaping policy action     B-47

Exceed Priority, coloring policy action     B-46

Exit command, Distribution Manager     A-6

Exit command, Policy Manager     A-2

exiting

Distribution Manager     8-9

Policy Manager     3-9

F

features, QPM     1-5

FIFO queuing overview     1-28

File menu (Distribution Manager)     A-6

File menu (Policy Manager)     A-1

for more information     1-48

Fragment

device group property     B-11

interface property     B-28

Frame Relay traffic shaping (FRTS)

device commands     A-12

device commands with FRF.12     A-13

device commands with WFQ     A-11

enhanced, supported IOS 12.x software versions and device models     1-13

example     3-56

overview     1-23

properties     B-10, B-27

supported IOS 11.x software versions and device models     1-10

supported IOS 12.x software versions and device models     1-13

FRF.12, supported IOS 12.x software versions and device models     1-13

FTP, example of managing traffic     3-30

G

generic traffic shaping

device commands     A-15

overview     1-22

supported IOS 11.x software versions and device models     1-10

supported IOS 12.x software versions and device models     1-13

getting started with QPM     3-1

grayed item, troubleshooting     9-4

Group Contains device group property     B-8

Group Members device group property     B-2, B-17

Group Name host group property     B-42

guest group

adding and removing users     4-2

configuring     2-4

overview     4-1

H

hardware requirements     2-1

Help menu (Distribution Manager)     A-7

Help menu (Policy Manager)     A-5

Host

application service     B-4

DNS resolution     B-19

host group property     B-42

host group

creating     7-15

Delete button     B-20

deleting     7-18

Duplicate button     B-20

Edit button     B-20

example of managing ERP traffic     3-35

list     B-20

modifying     7-16

New button     B-20

policy filter     B-61, B-62

working with     7-14

Host Groups command and button     A-4

Host Groups dialog box     B-20

Host Name policy filter     B-61, B-62

how to use

Distribution Manager     8-1

Policy Manager     3-2

I

icon, policy     3-6

Import command     A-4

Import Device dialog box     B-21

importing device

Devices to Import into QoS Database     B-22

inventory     6-4

Known Devices     B-21

In Group policy filter     B-61, B-62

Index command, Distribution Manager     A-7

Index command, Policy Manager     A-5

Individual Limit

CBWFQ policy action     B-56

device group property     B-13

interface property     B-30

information, more     1-48

installing

complete QPM     2-4

QPM, overview     2-1

remote QPM     2-6

upgrading from prior version     2-2

interface

2Q2T queuing     1-40

adding or removing from device group     6-16

adding to database     6-9

benefiting from QoS     1-48

class-based weighted fair queuing     1-34

creating device group     6-15

custom queuing     1-30

detecting     6-2

device groups     6-13

example of adding interface     3-12

FIFO queuing     1-28

Frame Relay traffic shaping techniques     1-23

generic traffic shaping techniques     1-22

IP RTP Priority     1-37

limiting techniques for routers     1-25

limiting techniques for switches     1-26

overview of traffic shaping and limiting techniques     1-21

policy applications, sequence of     1-18

priority queuing     1-29

properties     6-11

removing     6-12

RSVP     1-45

traffic coloring techniques     1-19

troubleshooting grayed fields     9-4

weighted fair queuing     1-32

weighted random early detection queuing     1-41

working with     6-9

Interface Properties dialog box     B-24

Interface Type device group property     B-8

Interface>Delete command     A-3

Interface>New command     A-3

Interface>Properties command     A-3

inventory, importing device     6-4

IOS software

compatibility matrix for device groups     6-13

how configured by QPM     1-15

how upgrades affect device groups     6-20

release 11.1 and 11.1cc documentation     1-52

release 11.2 documentation     1-51

release 11.3 documentation     1-50

release 12.x documentation     1-49

supported devices and QoS techniques     1-9

upgrading     3-42

viewing device configuration     6-8

white papers on QoS     1-52

IP address

device     6-2

interface property     B-24

resolving from host name     7-10

IP precedence

overview of traffic coloring     1-19

signalling     1-44

IP RTP Priority

device commands     A-15

example     3-48

overview     1-37

properties     B-16, B-33

supported IOS 12.x software versions and device models     1-12

Is App. Service policy filter     B-61

J

job

changing configuration settings     8-8

lists     8-5

log     8-7

reading log     8-14

report     8-21

resuming     8-12

starting     8-9

starting from external programs     8-22

status     8-6

stopping     8-11

viewing device commands     8-12

K

Known Devices, importing     B-21

L

layer 3 switch

congestion management     1-38

device commands     A-16

filter properties     B-64

Limit, custom queuing action     B-52

limiting

creating policy for routers     7-5

creating policy for switches     7-6

device commands for Catalyst 6000     A-18

device commands for routers     A-15

example of FTP traffic     3-30

policy properties for routers     B-48

policy properties for switches     B-50

routers, overview     1-25

switches, overview     1-26

list view

Distribution Manager     8-5

Policy Manager     3-6

LocalDirector

creating policy     7-4

device commands     A-17

documentation     1-54

packet classification     1-19

Location, DNS resolution     B-18

log

changing configuration settings     8-8

Distribution Manager     8-7

reading     8-14

Log command     A-6

logging into QPM     3-2

Logon Information dialog box     B-22

M

managing

devices     6-1

distribution     8-1

policies     7-1

QPM users     4-2

traffic congestion     1-27

user authentication     4-1

Mask

application service     B-4

host group property     B-42

interface property     B-25

Max Buffer Size

device group property     B-12

interface property     B-29

members, adding or removing device group     6-16

message log     8-14

MIME Type, policy property     B-59

Modified, database     B-38, B-67, C-1

modifying

application service     7-20

device group properties     6-18

host group     7-16

policy     7-11

move policy up, down buttons     A-5

N

Name

application service     B-4

database     B-38, B-67, C-1

device group property     B-7

interface property     B-24

policy     B-66

network sample used in tutorial     3-10

network-based application recognition (NBAR)

policy properties     B-58

supported IOS 12.x software versions and devices     1-14

New button, host group     B-20

New Database button     A-1

New Device dialog box     B-35

New Interface dialog box     B-24

New Policy button     A-2

New>Database command     A-1

New>Device command     A-1

New>Device Group command     A-2

New>Interface command     A-1

New>Policy command     A-2

Number of Queues, CBWFQ policy action     B-56

O

obtaining system status     9-2

Open command     A-2

Open Database button     A-2

Open Database dialog box     B-38

opening QoS database     5-3

Options command     A-7

Options dialog box     C-2

P

packet classification (LocalDirector)

filter properties     B-65

policy     7-4

supported software versions     1-15

Packet Size

device group property     B-9

interface property     B-25

packets, understanding sequence of policy applications to     1-18

pane

Distribution Manager all jobs tree view     8-4

Distribution Manager list view     8-5

Distribution Manager log     8-7

Policy Manager list view     3-6

Policy Manager policy preview     3-7

Policy Manager tree view     3-5

password

device     6-2

device property     B-35

Paste command     A-2

pasting policies     3-7

planning for QoS deployment     1-1, 1-47

policy

application property     B-58

applying to devices     8-9

applying to devices from external programs     8-22

CBWFQ     7-8

changing priority     7-21

coloring     7-4

comment     B-66

consistency checking     1-16

creating distribution reports     8-21

custom queuing     7-7

deleting     7-12

enabling or disabling     7-13

example for ERP traffic management     3-21, 3-35

example for FTP traffic management     3-30

example for web traffic management     3-12

how deployed     1-15

icons     3-6

limiting for routers     7-5

limiting for switches     7-6

lists     3-6

managing distribution     8-1

MIME Type property     B-59

modifying     7-11

name     B-66

priority queuing     7-6

queue weight (WRR)     7-7

reports     7-22

resuming distribution jobs     8-12

saving     3-8, 5-5

shaping     7-5

status     B-66

stopping distribution jobs     8-11

translated into device commands     A-8

understanding     7-1

URL property     B-59

viewing device commands     8-12

working with     7-1

writing     7-3

policy action

CBWFQ     7-8

coloring     7-4

custom queuing     7-7

limiting for routers     7-5

limiting for switches     7-6

priority queuing     7-6

queue weight     7-7

shaping     7-5

policy based routing (PBR)

coloring policy properties     B-44

device commands     A-16

supported IOS 11.x software versions and device models     1-10

supported IOS 12.x software versions and device models     1-13

policy filter

properties for layer 3 switch routers     B-64

properties for LocalDirector     B-65

properties for routers and switches     B-60

Policy Manager

changing display     3-8

commands     A-1

dialog boxes     B-1

exiting     3-9

list view pane     3-6

overview     1-4

policy preview pane     3-7

starting     3-2

starting from Distribution Manager     8-9

tree view pane     3-5

understanding main window     3-3

using     3-2

Policy Manager command and button     A-7

Policy Preview command     A-3

Policy>Delete command     A-4

Policy>Disable command     A-4

Policy>Enable command     A-4

Policy>New command     A-3

Policy>Properties command     A-4

port

application service     B-4

device commands for Catalyst 6000 trust state     A-18

LocalDirector policy filter     B-65

policy filter     B-62, B-63

Port Range

device group property     B-16

interface property     B-33

policy filter     B-62, B-63

precedence

assignment table for 2Q2T queuing     B-41

coloring policy action     B-44

limiting policy action for switches     B-50

policy filter     B-61

printing

distribution reports     8-21

policy reports     7-22

priority

CBWFQ action field     B-55

changing policy     7-21

QoS benefits for interfaces     1-48

Priority Level, priority queuing action     B-51

priority queuing

creating policy     7-6

device commands     A-13

overview     1-29

policy properties     B-51

supported IOS 11.x software versions and device models     1-10

supported IOS 12.x software versions and device models     1-11

Prompt     B-36

properties

database     B-38

device group     6-18

interface     6-11

Properties of 2 Queues 2 Thresholds QoS Property dialog box     B-39

Properties of Host Group dialog box     B-42

Properties of Policy dialog box

action properties     B-43

application properties     B-58

filter properties     B-60

general properties     B-66

protocol

application service     B-4

policy filter     B-60, B-65

Q

QoS database

backup and recovery     5-1, 5-8

compatibility between QPM 1.0 and 1.1     2-2

creating     5-4

deleting     5-7

opening     5-3

overview     5-1

properties     B-38

renaming     5-6

saving changes     3-8, 5-5

working with     5-1

QoS Manager service

database management     5-1

overview     1-4

starting, stopping, disabling     9-1

troubleshooting connection     9-2

QoS Policy Manager (QPM)

command translations     A-8

commands     A-1

consistency checking of policies     1-16

devices, supported     1-9

features     1-5

getting started     3-1

hardware and software requirements     2-1

how handles existing ACLs     1-17

how it helps deploy QoS     1-17

how policies are deployed     1-15

installation overview     2-1

installing complete     2-4

installing remote     2-6

introduction     1-3

logging in     3-2

managing users     4-2

overview     1-4

planner page on CCO     1-49

planning     1-1

understanding policies     7-1

uninstalling     D-1

upgrading from 1.0     2-2

user authentication     4-1

QoS property

2Q2T     1-40

applying to devices     8-9

class-based weighted fair queuing (CBWFQ)     1-34

custom queuing     1-30

device group property     B-9

FIFO queuing     1-28

interface property     B-25

modifying on device group     6-18

modifying on interface     6-11

priority queuing     1-29

weighted fair queuing     1-32

weighted random early detection queuing     1-41

QoS Property button     B-37

QPM_Guests group

managing users     4-2

overview     4-1

QPM_Users group

managing users     4-2

overview     4-1

Quality of Service (QoS)

definition     1-1

for more information     1-48

how policies are deployed     1-15

how QPM helps deployment     1-17

Quality of Service (QoS) (continued)

interfaces that benefit from     1-48

planning for deployment     1-47

techniques for congestion management     1-27

where to deploy     1-48

Queue Length 2Q2T property     B-39

Queue Limit, CBWFQ policy action     B-57

Queue Limits

device group property     B-9

interface property     B-25

Queue Number, queue weight (WRR) policy action     B-53

queue weight policy properties     B-53

Queue Weight, queue weight (WRR) policy action     B-53

queuing techniques

2Q2T queuing     1-40

class-based weighted fair queuing     1-34

custom queuing     1-30

FIFO     1-28

priority queuing     1-29

weighted fair queuing     1-32

weighted random early detection     1-41

weighted round-robin (WRR)     1-38

R

Rate

coloring policy action     B-44

device group property     B-10

interface property     B-25, B-27

limiting policy action for routers     B-48

limiting policy action for switches     B-50

shaping policy action     B-47

Ratio, custom queuing action     B-52

reading logs     8-14

read-only access, controlling     4-1

read-write access, controlling     4-1

recovering QoS database     5-1, 5-8

removing

device     6-7

device group     6-19

device group members     6-16

interface     6-12

QPM users     4-2

renaming QoS database     5-6

report

creating policy distribution     8-21

policy     7-22

system status     9-2

Reports>All Jobs command     A-7

Reports>All Policies command     A-4

Reports>Device Group Policies command     A-4

Reports>Device Log command     A-7

Reports>Device Policies command     A-4

Reports>Interface Policies command     A-4

Reports>Job Log command     A-7

Reports>System Log command     A-7

requirements, QPM installation     2-1

Reservable Conversation

device group property     B-12

interface property     B-29

Reset Defaults, 2Q2T property     B-41

resolving host names to IP address     7-10

Resource Manager Essentials, importing device inventory     6-4

resource reservation protocol (RSVP)

device commands     A-14

overview     1-45

properties     B-15, B-32

supported IOS 11.x software versions and devices     1-11

supported IOS 12.x software versions and devices     1-14

Resume command and button     A-6

resuming distribution job     8-12

router

adding     6-2

adding interfaces     6-9

example of managing ERP traffic     3-21, 3-35

example of managing FTP traffic     3-30

example of managing web traffic     3-12

importing     6-4

interface properties     6-11

passwords     6-2

properties     6-6

removing     6-7

removing interface     6-12

Telnet connection     6-8

understanding sequence of policy applications     1-18

upgrading IOS software     3-42

viewing configuration     6-8

working with     6-1

S

Save As command     A-2

Save command and button     A-2

Save Database dialog box     B-67

saving

database changes     3-8, 5-5

QoS database under new name     5-6

Selected Interfaces, detecting interfaces     B-6

Sender policy filter     B-61

Sender Port policy filter     B-62

shaping

creating policy     7-5

device commands     A-15

example of FTP traffic     3-30

Frame Relay     1-23

generic     1-22

policy properties     B-47

Show All button, DNS resolution     B-19

Show Unresolved, DNS resolution     B-19

Showtech.exe command     9-2

signalling

IP precedence     1-44

overview     1-44

RSVP     1-45

Single Flow

device group property     B-15

interface property     B-32

Size, database     B-38, B-67, C-1

Skip Resolution button, DNS resolution     B-19

SNMP community     6-2

software

changing version for device group     3-42

requirements     2-1

Software Revision

device group property     B-8

device property     B-36

Source policy filter     B-64

starting

Distribution Manager     8-2

Policy Manager     3-2

QoS Manager service     9-1

status

DNS resolution     B-19

job and device     8-6

policy     B-66

Status Bar command, Distribution Manager     A-6

Status Bar command, Policy Manager     A-2

Stop command and button     A-6

stopping

distribution job     8-11

QoS Manager service     9-1

supported devices     1-9

switch router

congestion management     1-38

device commands     A-16

filter properties     B-64

system log

pane     8-7

reading     8-14

report     8-21

system status, obtaining     9-2

T

Tail, CBWFQ policy action     B-56

Telnet command and button     A-5

Telnet, connecting to device     6-8

Threshold 1, 2Q2T property     B-40

Threshold 2, 2Q2T property     B-40

Tool Bar command, Policy Manager     A-2

toolbar

Distribution Manager     8-8

Policy Manager     3-8

Toolbar command, Distribution Manager     A-6

Tools menu (Distribution Manager)     A-7

Tools menu (Policy Manager)     A-4

traffic

coloring techniques     1-19

Frame Relay traffic shaping techniques     1-23

generic traffic shaping techniques     1-22

limiting techniques for routers     1-25

limiting techniques for switches     1-26

managing congestion     1-27

overview of shaping and limiting techniques     1-21

traffic policing

overview     1-26

supported software versions and devices     1-15

tree view

Distribution Manager     8-4

Policy Manager     3-5

troubleshooting

distribution problems     9-3

grayed items in QPM interface     9-4

obtaining system status     9-2

QoS Manager connection     9-2

QPM     9-1

Trust State

device commands     A-18

device group property     B-17

interface property     B-34

tutorial     3-1

Type

DNS resolution     B-18

interface property     B-25

U

UDP Encapsulation

device group property     B-15

interface property     B-32

understanding

Distribution Manager all jobs tree view     8-4

Distribution Manager list view     8-5

Distribution Manager log pane     8-7

Distribution Manager main window     8-2

interfaces, grouping of     6-13

policies     7-1

Policy Manager list view     3-6

Policy Manager main window     3-3

Policy Manager tree view     3-5

QoS database     5-1

Quality of Service (QoS)     1-1

sample network used in tutorial     3-10

sequence of policy applications to packets     1-18

user authentication     4-1

uninstalling QPM     D-1

upgrading

Catalyst software, affect on device groups     6-20

device software     3-42

from QPM 1.0     2-2

IOS software, affect on device groups     6-20

URL, policy property     B-59

user authentication

managing     4-1

overview     4-1

user group

adding and removing users     4-2

configuring     2-4

overview     4-1

User Manager

command and button, Distribution Manager     A-7

command and button, Policy Manager     A-5

managing QPM users     4-2

overview     4-1

User Name, device property     B-35

user, managing QPM     4-2

using

Distribution Manager     8-1

Policy Manager     3-2

V

Vendor device property     B-35

Verify Device Info button     B-37

Verify Device Information     B-36

View Commands button     B-37

View Commands command     A-7

View Configuration button     B-36

View Device Logs command     A-7

View Job Logging command     A-7

View menu (Distribution Manager)     A-6

View menu (Policy Manager)     A-2

viewing

device commands     8-12

device group properties     6-18

device properties     6-6

interface properties     6-11

policy reports     7-22

VIP card

device commands     A-11

identifying     B-25

troubleshooting policy distribution     9-3

Virtual IP policy filter     B-65

Voice Configuration

device commands     A-13

device group property     B-11

interface property     B-28

voice over IP documentation     1-49

W

web, example of managing traffic     3-12

Weight

2Q2T property     B-40

device group property     B-14

interface property     B-31

weighted fair queuing (WFQ)

device commands     A-10

device commands, with FRTS     A-11

device commands, with VIP card     A-11

distributed, supported IOS 11.x software versions and device models     1-10

distributed, supported IOS 12.x software versions and device models     1-12

example     3-12, 3-21

overview     1-32

properties     B-12, B-29

supported IOS 11.x software versions and device models     1-10

supported IOS 12.x software versions and device models     1-12

weighted random early detection (WRED)

device commands     A-12

overview     1-41

supported IOS 11.x software versions and device models     1-10

supported IOS 12.x software versions and device models     1-11

weighted round-robin (WRR)

creating policy     7-7

device commands     A-16

overview     1-38

policy properties     B-53

supported IOS 12.x software versions and device models     1-14

WFQ Properties

device group property     B-12

interface property     B-29

WFQ, CBWFQ policy action     B-56

white papers on QoS     1-52

window

understanding main Distribution Manager     8-2

understanding main Policy Manager     3-3

WRED Advanced Properties dialog box     B-68

WRED Weight

CBWFQ policy action     B-57

device group property     B-9

interface property     B-26

WRED, CBWFQ policy action     B-56

Write Memory     B-36

writing

CBWFQ policy     7-8

coloring policy     7-4

custom queuing policy     7-7

limiting policy for routers     7-5

limiting policy for switches     7-6

policy     7-3

policy building blocks     7-14

priority queuing policy     7-6

queue weight (WRR) policy     7-7

shaping policy     7-5