Inventory - Device Console

Device Console

Device Console is the starting point for many operations. To navigate through Device Console, follow these steps:

Step 1 Choose Inventory> Device Tools > Device Console and you receive a window as shown in the example in Figure 66-1.

Note The radio button last selected will be the one shown in Figure 66-1.

Figure 66-1 Device Console window

Step 2 To select one of the operations, click the radio button for one of the following selections and then click Next.

Note All operations apply only to Live mode, not ECHO mode.

•Download Commands—Download operation commands and configlets. The Select Operation Method selections of Simplified and Advanced (via wizard) are only available for Download Commands and are explained in that section.

•Download Template—Downloads template configlets to the specified devices.

•Device Configuration Manager—Displays different versions of configuration files created on a repository per timestamp and writes to running-configuration or start-up configuration.

•EXEC Commands—Allows you to send to target devices any Cisco IOS commands that can be executed in enable mode.

•Reload—Remotely reloads devices.

Download Commands

To download commands, follow these steps:

Step 1 Choose Inventory> Device Tools > Device Console > Download Commands.

Step 2 The Select Operation Method default is Simplified, which indicates that in a single window you have the options for selecting the Devices, Device Groups, and Operation Commands. You do not need to multi-click. In a single window you can submit the required parameters to complete the task. Advanced (via wizard) indicates you must go to multiple windows to achieve the task. In this method, you select Device, click Next, select Device Groups, click Next, select Operation Command, and then the summary.

Step 3 Click Next.

A window as shown in Figure 66-2.

Figure 66-2 Device Console—Download Commands: Select Devices

Step 4 In the Devices row, click Select/Deselect. In the new window, check the check box for each device you want. Uncheck a check box if you do not want this device. Then click Select. Figure 66-2 then reappears with the selected devices in the Devices row.

Step 5 In the Groups row, click Select/Deselect. In the next window, check the check box for each group you want. Uncheck a check box if you do not want this group. Then click Select. The selected groups appear in the Groups row.

Step 6 In the Operation Commands field, enter the commands you want to download or click Load File to select a set of commands to place in the Operation Commands field.

If you leave the Upload Config After Download check box unchecked, you do not upload the configuration file after the download.

If you leave the Retrieve device attributes check box unchecked, you do not retrieve any device attributes. If you check the Retrieve device attributes check box, after the template is downloaded, SNMP is used to retrieve interface information and issue additional show commands, such as show version.

Step 7 Click OK to submit the download and you receive a window with the Device Console Operation Result and in the bottom left corner a Status. You can click Download or Done.

Step 8 When you click Download, you return to Step 6 to download additional commands on the selected devices.

Step 9 When you click Done, you return to Figure 66-1.

Download Template

Note Multiple datafiles belonging to different templates cannot be downloaded through the device console.

To download a template, follow these steps:

Step 1 Choose Inventory> Device Tools > Device Console .

Step 2 Select Download Template and click Next.

A window as shown in Figure 66-3.

Figure 66-3 Device Console—Download Template: Select Devices

Step 3 Continue with Step 4 if you want to add devices; proceed to Step 9 to delete devices; or click Next to proceed to Step 11 for 3. Select Device Groups.

Step 4 Click Add, as shown in Figure 66-3, to 2. Select Devices.

Step 5 From the resulting window, as shown in Figure 66-4, "Device Selection," check the check box(es) for each device you want to select. Then click Select.

Figure 66-4 Device Selection

Step 6 You return to Figure 66-3 with the added devices.

Step 7 For each device, you can click the added Clear button to clear the Upload to Customer/Site column to reflect none selected, or you can click the added Select button and a new window allows you to Create Customer, Create Site, Select, or Cancel. When you click Select in this new window, you return to Figure 66-3 with the added customer or site.

Step 8 You can repeat Step 4 to Step 7 to add more devices, you can delete devices, as explained in Step 9, or you can proceed by going to Step 10.

Step 9 To delete devices, check the check box(es) for the devices you want to delete and then click Delete. Select carefully, because there is no chance to confirm this deletion.

Step 10 When you have all the devices you want, click Next. You proceed to 3. Select Device Groups, starting in Step 11.

Step 11 Continue with Step 12 if you want to add device groups; proceed to Step 14 to delete device groups; or click Next to proceed to Step 16 for 4. Enter Download Commands.

Step 12 Click Add, as shown in Figure 66-5, to 3. Select Device Groups. Adding Device Groups is optional.

Figure 66-5 Device Group Selection

Step 13 From the resulting window, check the check box(es) for each device group you want to select. Then click Select.

You return to Figure 66-5 with the added device groups. You can repeat Step 12 to Step 13 to add more device groups, you can delete device groups, as explained in Step 14, or you can proceed by going to Step 15.

Step 14 To delete device groups, check the check box(es) for the devices you want to delete and then click Delete. Select carefully, because there is no chance to confirm this deletion.

Step 15 When you have all the device groups you want, click Next. You proceed to 4. Select Download Template, starting in Step 16.

Step 16 For 4. Select Download Template, the resulting window is shown in Figure 66-6.

Figure 66-6 Select Download Template

Step 17 In Figure 66-6, you can click the Select button.

A window as shown in Figure 66-7.

Step 18 Click Add to add templates or Remove to remove templates. When you have the templates you want, click OK.

When you click Add you get a Template Datafile Chooser window with the template choices in the tree. Click + to open the folders and subfolders in the tree, until you get the property you want to choose. Click on that property and it is added to your list. Repeat this until all the templates you want are in your list. In each added property, you can click View and you receive the configlet for that data file. To return, click OK. In Figure 66-7, check the check box(es) for the template(s) you want. In each template row, click the Action drop-down list and choose APPEND or PREPEND to add information after or before, respectively; check or uncheck the Active check box; and then click OK.

Figure 66-7 Add/Remove Templates

Step 19 You return to Figure 66-6 with the updated information.

Step 20 Click Next and you proceed to 5. Download Template Summary, as explained in Step 21.

Step 21 For 5. Download Commands Summary, a window as shown in Figure 66-8.

Figure 66-8 Download Template Summary

Step 22 In Figure 66-8, if you leave the Upload Config After Download check box unchecked, you do not upload the configuration file after the download. If you check the Upload Config After Download check box, you upload the new configuration file after you download the templates in . If you leave the Retrieve device attributes check box unchecked, you do not retrieve any device attributes. If you check the Retrieve device attributes check box, after the template is downloaded, SNMP is used to retrieve interface information and issue additional show commands, such as show version.

Step 23 Click Back until you correct any information you want to change or click Finish to submit the download and you receive a window with the Download Template Results and in the bottom left corner a Status with a green check mark for Succeeded.

Step 24 Click Done and you return to Figure 66-1.

Device Configuration Manager

To display the configuration, download the configuration to the startup configuration on the device, or download the configuration to the running configuration on the device, follow these steps:

Step 1 Choose Inventory> Device Tools > Device Console.

Step 2 Select Device Configuration Manager and click Next.

A window as shown in Figure 66-9.

Figure 66-9 Device Configuration Manager

Step 3 In the Device row, click Select and a window as shown in Figure 66-4.

Step 4 From the devices listed, click the radio button for the device you want to select. Then click Select.

Step 5 You return to Figure 66-9 with the added device. You can repeat Step 3 to Step 4 to change the device.

Step 6 When you have selected the device you want, go to the Configuration to Display row and click the Select a Version... drop-down list. Click the version you want and then click Load to load that configuration file.

Step 7 Click one of the following radio buttons or keep the default:

•Display only—The configuration file can only be viewed.

•Download to startup—The configuration file is downloaded to the start up configuration of the selected router.

Note For Download to startup, the Device Access Protocol (defined in device creation) must be either ftp or tftp. If this is not the case, the Device Configuration Manager Results window appears and indicates that you must set up either ftp or tftp. Dynamic Component Properties Library (DCPL) properties for DCS for both FTP and TFTP are specified in Appendix B, "Property Settings".

•Download to running The configuration file is downloaded to the router's running configuration file.

Note When the DCPL property copy-running-to-startup in the GTL/ios folder is set to the default of true, the router's running configuration file is also copied to the start up configuration.

Step 8 Click Finish. If in Step 7 you chose Display only, you automatically return to Figure 66-1. If in Step 7 you clicked Download to startup or Download to running, you get a Device Configuration Manager Results window. In the Status box, you get a green check mark for Succeeded or a red Failed status and you must click Done to return to Figure 66-1.

EXEC Commands

EXEC Commands allows you to send to target devices any Cisco IOS commands that can be executed in enable mode. You can only view the router information. You cannot edit or delete the information.

To execute EXEC Commands, follow these steps:

Step 1 Choose Inventory> Device Tools > Device Console.

Step 2 Select EXEC Commands and click Next.

A window as shown in Figure 66-10.

Figure 66-10 Device Console—EXEC Commands: Select Devices

Step 3 Continue with Step 4 if you want to add devices; proceed to Step 7 to delete devices; or click Next to proceed to Step 9 for 3. Select Device Groups.

Step 4 Click Add, as shown in Figure 66-10, to 2. Select Devices.

Step 5 From the resulting window, as shown in Figure 66-4, check the check box(es) for each device you want to select. Then click Select.

Step 6 You return to Figure 66-10 with the added devices. You can repeat Step 4 to Step 5 to add more devices, you can delete devices, as explained in Step 7, or you can proceed by going to Step 8.

Step 7 To delete devices, check the check box(es) for the devices you want to delete and then click Delete in Figure 66-10. Select carefully, because there is no chance to confirm this deletion.

Step 8 When you have all the devices you want, click Next.

You proceed to 3. Select Device Groups, starting in Step 9.

Step 9 Continue with Step 10 if you want to add device groups; proceed to Step 13 to delete device groups; or click Next to proceed to Step 15 for 4. Enter EXEC Commands.

Step 10 Click Add, as shown in Figure 66-11, to 3. Select Device Groups.

Figure 66-11 Device Group Selection

Step 11 From the resulting window, check the check box(es) for each device group you want to select. Then click Select.

Step 12 You return to Figure 66-11 with the added device groups. You can repeat Step 10 to Step 11 to add more device groups, you can delete device groups, as explained in Step 13, or you can proceed by going to Step 14.

Step 13 To delete device groups, check the check box(es) for the devices you want to delete and then click Delete. Select carefully, because there is no chance to confirm this deletion.

Step 14 When you have all the device groups you want, click Next. You proceed to 4. Enter EXEC Commands, starting in Step 15.

Step 15 For 4. Enter EXEC Commands, the resulting window is shown in Figure 66-12.

Figure 66-12 Operation Commands

Step 16 In Figure 66-12, you can click the Browse button to input an existing file with Cisco IOS configuration commands. Then click the Load File button to put the file's information in the Commands field. Otherwise, you can enter the Cisco IOS configuration commands directly in the Commands field.

Step 17 Click Next and you proceed to 5. EXEC Commands Summary, as explained in Step 18.

Step 18 For 5. EXEC Commands Summary, a window as shown in Figure 66-13.

Figure 66-13 EXEC Commands Summary

Step 19 Click Back until you correct any information you want to change or click Finish to retrieve the information from the router. You then receive a window with the EXEC Commands Results and a Status with a green check mark for Succeeded. You can click EXEC or Done.

Step 20 When you click EXEC, you return to Step 15 to enter additional commands on the selected devices.

Step 21 When you click Done, you return to Figure 66-1.

Reload

To reload (reboot) the router, follow these steps:

Step 1 Choose Inventory> Device Tools > Device Console.

Step 2 Select Reload and click Next.

A window as shown in Figure 66-14.

Figure 66-14 Device Console—Reload: Select Devices

Step 3 Continue with Step 4 if you want to add devices; proceed to Step 7 to delete devices; or click Next to proceed to Step 9 for 3. Select Device Groups.

Step 4 Click Add, as shown in Figure 66-14, to 2. Select Devices.

Step 5 From the resulting window, as shown in Figure 66-4, check the check box(es) for each device you want to select. Then click Select.

Step 6 You return to Figure 66-14 with the added devices. Repeat Step 4 to Step 5 to add more devices; delete devices, as explained in Step 7; or proceed by going to Step 8.

Step 7 To delete devices, check the check box(es) for the devices you want to delete and then click Delete. Select carefully, because there is no chance to confirm this deletion.

Step 8 When you have all the devices you want, click Next. You proceed to 3. Select Device Groups, starting in Step 9.

Step 9 Continue with Step 10 if you want to add device groups; proceed to Step 13 to delete device groups; or click Next to proceed to Step 15 for 4. Reload Devices Summary.

Step 10 Click Add, as shown in Figure 66-15, to 3. Select Device Groups.

Figure 66-15 Device Group Selection

Step 11 From the resulting window, check the check box(es) for each device group you want to select. Then click Select.

Step 12 You return to Figure 66-15 with the added device groups. Repeat Step 10 to Step 11 to add more device groups; delete device groups, as explained in Step 13; or proceed by going to Step 15.

Step 13 To delete device groups, check the check box(es) for the devices you want to delete in Figure 66-15 and then click Delete. Select carefully, because there is no chance to confirm this deletion.

Step 14 When you have all the device groups you want, click Next. You proceed to 4. Reload Devices Summary, starting in Step 15.

Step 15 For 4. Reload Devices Summary, a window as shown in Figure 66-16.

Figure 66-16 Reload Summary

Step 16 Click Back until you correct any information you want to change or click Finish to submit the reload and you receive a window with the Reload Results and a Status with a green check mark for Succeeded.

Step 17 Click Finish and you return to Figure 66-1.