Data Sheet

CiscoWorks Blue Maps Version 2.1

Maps provides dynamic views or maps of both SNA and IP networks (see Figure 1). Through the use of extensive Management Information Base (MIB) instrumentation in the Cisco devices, Maps presents powerful management information to the user. By combining relevant TCP/IP and SNA data for the different administrative tasks, Maps makes it easier than ever before to confidently manage the growing multiprotocol network, while delivering service levels that SNA users demand.

Figure 1: Data Link Switching (DLSw), Advanced Peer-to-Peer Networking (APPN), and Remote Source-Route Bridging (RSRB) Maps

Figure 2: Web Access

Manage It from the Web

With an enhanced Web interface (see Figure 2), network managers can locate the information they need using their favorite Web browser. The browser interface is a well-known, easy-to-use, and multiplatform-capable tool familiar to most operators. By providing the information from Maps on the Web, customers can customize Web pages of information regarding network status and availability to their users-----providing vital network availability information to users while retrieving network information for problem diagnosis and determination.

The Tools You Need, Where You Need Them

Maps is a unique solution for managing a combined SNA and TCP/IP network that works in conjunction with leading Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) network management platforms. By consolidating the management tools necessary to keep the integrated network running smoothly, Maps can be the single solution needed by operations staff. All CiscoWorks products are designed to work with the leading SNMP-based network management platforms, and all of this information is available through your favorite Web browser.

Cost-Effective Management

By providing a consolidated view of both SNA devices and multiprotocol devices on a single console, Maps reduces the number of consoles needed to effectively monitor the combined multiprotocol network. Maps draws information from the newly added SNMP MIBs in the Cisco IOS^® software to provide detailed logical maps of the SNA-related protocols. Version 2.1 of Maps also manages non-Cisco devices that support the standard DLSw and APPN MIBs. These maps are automatically discovered and drawn to depict specific protocols in the network.

Figure 3:


DLSw Circuit List

Higher Network Availability

Because relevant information can be quickly found and analyzed, problem resolution is faster and service disruptions are avoided or shortened. The administrator uses the logical map to efficiently identify and diagnose problems related to the specific protocol being used. The information specific to each protocol includes:

• DLSw map-----peers, peer status, circuits (see Figure 3), data link types, Synchronous Data Link Control (SDLC) ports, Token Ring Routing Information Fields (RIFs), IP paths, WAN link states, interface traffic statistics
  
  
• APPN map-----network nodes, end nodes, low-entry nodes, intermediate sessions, session partners, status, frame counts, SNA session path, virtual routing nodes, and connections
  
  
• RSRB map-----peers, peer status, virtual rings, data link types, SDLC ports, Token Ring RIFs, IP paths, WAN link states, interface traffic statistics
  
  

Having identified the problem area, the administrator can quickly access additional information needed to isolate and resolve the problem at a single console.

Increased Productivity

Maps is simple to learn and becomes a single source of information for managing the multiprotocol network, including the SNA traffic (see Figure 4). Because it integrates with leading network management platforms, there is no need to learn a new operational paradigm or change the basic toolset. As SNA traffic is added to an existing multiprotocol network, operators can use Maps to add effective SNA management to their existing operations process. Combining the tools within the network management system with components delivered by Cisco provides the network manager with a complete, integrated, network management console offering the following benefits:

• Integration with CiscoView and leading SNMP management platforms
  
  
• Graphical user interface
  
  
• Web access (for mobile management)
  
  
• Online help
  
  

Figure 4: Integrated Toolset

Maps Version 2.1 for HP OpenView on HP Hardware

Hardware Requirements

• HP 9000 System, Series 700 or 800
  
  
• 300-MB free hard disk space for install (including average Sybase partition)
  
  
• 192-MB RAM
  
  
• 128- to 256-MB swap space beyond that required for other applications
  
  
• CD-ROM drive
  
  
• Color monitor
  
  

Software Requirements

• HP-UX 10.20 or 11.0
  
  
• HP OpenView 5.01, 5.03, or 6.0 (optional)
  
  

Maps Version 2.1 for HP OpenView on Sun Hardware

Hardware Requirements

• Sun SPARCstation
  
  
• 300-MB free hard disk space for install (including average Sybase partition)
  
  
• 192-MB RAM
  
  
• 128-MB swap space
  
  
• CD-ROM drive
  
  
• Color monitor
  
  

Software Requirements

• Solaris 2.5.1 or 2.6
  
  
• SunNet Manager 2.2.3 or 2.3 (optional)
  
  
• HP OpenView 5.01, 5.03, or 6.0 (optional)
  
  
• Solstice Enterprise Manager 2.0 with patch level 4
  
  

Maps Version 2.1 for Tivoli NetView for AIX

Hardware Requirements

• RS/6000 system, Model 370 or 37T or higher (any with Power Architecture)
  
  
• 300-MB free hard disk space for CiscoWorks install (including average Sybase partition)
  
  
• 192-MB RAM
  
  
• 128-MB swap space
  
  
• CD-ROM drive
  
  
• Color monitor
  
  

Software Requirements

• AIX 4.2.1 or 4.3.1
  
  
• Tivoli NetView for AIX 4.1 or 5 (optional)
  
  

Other Requirements (All Platforms)

Mainframe Requirements

• Cartridge tape reader capable of reading a 3480 cartridge with a density of 6250 bits per inch (bpi)
  
  
• Twenty cylinders of 3380 direct access storage or equivalent, which includes space for the SMP/E target and distribution libraries
  
  
• MVS/ESA (OS/390) 5.5.2 or later, plus SMP/E Release 7 or later
  
  
• VTAM 4.1 or later
  
  
• One of the following communication protocols:
  
  
  • SNA LU 6.2
    
    
  • TCP/IP (Cisco IOS^® for S/390, IBM Communications Server for OS/390 Version 3 Release 1 or later, or Interlink TCPaccess)
    
    

Cisco IOS Support

• Cisco IOS Release 11.0 or higher is required for MIBs required by the Maps application. In addition, the following release levels apply:
  
  
  • For DLSw, Cisco IOS Release 11.1 (7) and later; for DLSw traps, Cisco IOS Release 11.3 and later
    
    
  • For APPN, Cisco IOS Release 11.0(6) and later; for Dependent LU Requester (DLUR), Cisco IOS Release 11.2(1) and later
    
    
  • For RSRB, Cisco IOS Release 11.0 and later; for Fast-Sequenced Transport (FST), Cisco IOS Release 11.0(13), 11.1(8), or 11.2(3) and later
    
    

Non-Cisco Devices

• Support of standard DLSw and APPN MIBs