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First Published: October 17, 2014
The Cisco StadiumVision Mobile Reporter Text Utility Interface (TUI) provides a console-based text interface for use by system installers and on-site troubleshooting personnel. The TUI can be used to perform routine system tasks such as modifying system configurations, changing passwords, and checking system logs. Remote TAC access and troubleshooting can both be facilitated from the TUI in the event of a StadiumVision Mobile Reporter outage or failure.
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The TUI is a nested structure of menus with options that allow you to drill down to specific system tasks to be performed on the server. The primary menus are:
Table 1 provides a description of the primary menus included in the Cisco StadiumVision Director TUI.
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Change server network configuration, generate a certificate, configure system date/time, display system information, and configure external systems. |
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Change default system passwords. For more information about system accounts and modifying them, see the “System Accounts on the Cisco StadiumVision Mobile Reporter Server” module. |
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Access services running on the server to start, stop, or show status. |
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Manage the operation and software configuration of the server. |
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Run a ping command, monitor disk space usage, clean up files to free up disk space, or display system logging information. |
shows an overall view of the Cisco StadiumVision Mobile Reporter TUI.
Figure 1 TUI Map for Cisco StadiumVision Mobile Reporter
The following sections provide a brief description of each TUI menu item.
Allows for configuration of network devices and the DNS server.
Manually edit network config file
Opens the vi editor to modify the /etc/hosts file.
Generates a new self-signed certificate for network access using HTTPS.
Note If you want to use a signed certificate that you have purchased, contact Cisco Technical Support to install it.
The system date, timezone, and NTP server address should be set during the installation process. If these items were not configured during installation, it is critical to configure these items to avoid time drift and to ensure accurate reporting.
Allows you to manually set the date.
Allows for setting the timezone. Choose a number next to the correct timezone.
Allows for setting the Network Time Protocol (NTP). Enter an IP address for a valid NTP server.
Displays network information for eth0 and eth1 ports, hosts file, DNS information, and NTP server information.
Allows you to configure, enable, and test integration with a Prime Infrastructure (PI) server for service quality reporting. For more information, see the “Configuring Cisco Prime Infrastructure Integration for Cisco StadiumVision Mobile Reporter” section.
The System Accounts menu allows you to manage accounts on the Cisco StadiumVision Mobile Reporter server. For more information about changing system accounts, see the “System Accounts on the Cisco StadiumVision Mobile Reporter Server” module.
You also can enable and disable a TAC user for a Cisco TAC representative to remotely troubleshoot the Cisco StadiumVision Mobile Reporter server. This allows remote shell access to be used for remote troubleshooting purposes. Always disable this access once you complete troubleshooting the system. For more information, see the “Enabling a TAC User Account (Cisco Personnel Only)” module.
Shows information about the service that controls the Charts and Configuration database, and allows you to start or stop that database service.
Shows information about the eth0 and eth1 ports and allows you to restart the networking service.
Shows information about the service that controls the Raw Data database, and allows you to start or stop that database service.
StadiumVision Mobile Reporter Services
Displays information about the svmreporter service, and allows you to start or stop it.
Displays information about the httpd service, and allows you to start or stop it.
Displays whether or not Performance Mode is enabled, and allows you to enable or disable it.
Displays the installed software version.
Note This TUI option is not supported for Cisco StadiumVision Mobile Reporter.
On a nightly basis, backups are automatically run for Chart and Config and Raw Data databases. These file archives are available to download. The file archives are automatically removed from the Cisco StadiumVision Mobile Reporter after 20 days. For more information, see the “Cisco StadiumVision Mobile Reporter Data Management” module.
See the “Performing a Restore of System Data” section.
Repair databases (re-index data)
See the “Repairing the Raw Data Database” section.
See the “Rebuilding the Raw Data Database” section.
Allows for connectivity testing by pinging an IP address.
Log files are written as events transpire. The log files are available to be downloaded via HTTP. The log files are intended for a Cisco TAC representative to aid in troubleshooting. The log files are rotated out of the system, typically after 20 days.
– System console messages (/var/log/messages)
– Authentication/Authorization logs (/var/log/secure)
– Web Server access log (/var/log/httpd/error_log)
– Chart and Config data database log
The Main Menu is displayed when you log in. To navigate through the menus you must type the character that corresponds to the menu area where you want to go (a, b, c, and so on) and press Enter.
To return to other menus, you must back out of the hierarchy of menus using one of the indicated keys to return you to prior menus.
Several of the TUI options open server system files for you to modify using the Unix system vi editor. The following configuration files are editable from the TUI:
Before modifying configuration files, you should be familiar with the simple editing techniques used within the vi editor. Table 2 describes some of the more common vi Editor commands.
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This section includes the following topics:
To access the TUI, you need either physical console access or an SSH client such as PuTTY.
To log into the TUI, complete the following steps:
Step 1 Do one of the following:
Step 2 When the “login as:” prompt appears, type installer and press Enter (Figure 2):
Step 3 At the password prompt, type the installer password and press Enter.
Note In the terminal emulator, the keystrokes for your password entry are not shown.
When the login is successful, the Main Menu is displayed along with some basic system information at the top of the screen (Figure 3).
Figure 3 Cisco StadiumVision Mobile Reporter TUI Main Menu
To exit the TUI, complete the following steps:
Step 1 Go to the TUI Main Menu.
Tip If you are in a TUI submenu, you will have to type R or < or , and press Enter to navigate back to the Main Menu.
Step 2 Type X and press Enter.