Cisco Prime Optical Installation Guide, 10.5

Installation Overview

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Introduction

Cisco Prime Optical is a carrier-class, multitechnology management system that integrates the end-to-end management of traditional transport networks and new carrier packet transport networks. It helps to maintain the integrity of existing services as well as deliver interactive, content-based services and high-bandwidth applications.

Prime Optical manages the entire Cisco optical portfolio, including:

• Metro core
• Metro dense wavelength-division multiplexing (DWDM)
• Metro edge and access products
• Carrier Packet Transport (CPT) System products
• Cisco Network Convergence System (NCS)

Prime Optical also serves as a foundation for integration into a larger overall Operations Support System (OSS) environment by providing northbound gateway interfaces to higher-layer management systems.

Advantages and Limitations of an Embedded Oracle Database

Prime Optical is available in two different solutions: Embedded Oracle Database and Not Embedded Oracle Database. Installing Prime Optical with an embedded Oracle database offers the following advantages:

• The Prime Optical installer checks all prerequisites and installs Oracle automatically. The installation includes any required Oracle patches.
• Improved security: The oracle user account, SYSDBA Oracle credentials, and Prime Optical database user credentials are hidden and can be changed and used only by Cisco for troubleshooting and configuration.
• User-friendly tools let you browse the schema.
• Redo logs and archive files are reorganized to save disk space.
• You can restore the database to the most recent backup or to a saved checkpoint.
• The database has automatic resilience, including automatic checks of problems, health checks, and automatic management of tablespace fragmentation.

With an embedded Oracle database, you cannot:

• Change the credentials of the oracle user, Oracle SYSDBA user, or Prime Optical database user.
• Use third-party tools to connect to the Prime Optical Oracle database.
• Modify the Oracle installation (for example, by patching it).
• Use the Oracle Enterprise Manager to manage the database.

Prime Optical Integration with Cisco Prime Central

You can use Prime Optical as a standalone product or with Prime Central. After Prime Optical is integrated with Prime Central, it cannot be reverted to standalone mode.

To integrate Prime Optical with Prime Central after Prime Optical has been installed in standalone mode, follow the procedure described in “Configuring Application Managers as Suite Components” in the Cisco Prime Central 1.4.1 Quick Start Guide.

Note If you are installing Prime Optical with Prime Central, the Domain Name Service (DNS) must be enabled on the machine where Prime Optical is being installed. If the machine cannot resolve hostnames into IP addresses through DNS, Prime Optical registration will fail.

After Prime Optical is integrated with Prime Central, you can launch Prime Optical from the Prime Central portal. For information about Prime Central, see http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/cloud-systems-management/prime-central/tsd-products-support-series-home.html.

What’s New in Prime Optical Installation Guide 10.5

Overview of Installation and Upgrade

The following steps describe the typical Prime Optical installation workflow.

Step 1 Check your system requirements before you install Prime Optical or upgrade select data from an earlier release. See Chapter2, “Installation Requirements”

Step 2 To ensure a successful installation or upgrade, use one of the checklists provided for your installation scenario as described in Installation Scenarios and Checklists. The checklists are for your reference throughout the installation process. You might find it helpful to print the appropriate checklist and check off each task as you complete it. For upgrading selected data from a previous Cisco Transport Manager (CTM) or Prime Optical release, follow the steps described in Chapter6, “Upgrading Prime Optical”

Note Before performing a fresh installation, remove all previous CTM or Prime Optical installations including softlinks.

Step 3 Start the Prime Optical client; see Chapter 7, “Starting the Prime Optical Client”

Installation Scenarios and Checklists

To ensure a successful installation or upgrade, use the checklist provided for the installation or upgrade scenario that applies to your setup. To help you keep track of the steps in the installation process, print the appropriate checklist from the PDF, which shows the section number where you will find each task, and check off each task as you complete it.

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Note You must complete all the steps in a particular section before proceeding to another section.

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The following checklists are available:

• Checklist for Installing Prime Optical and an External Database on the Same Workstation
• Checklist for Installing Prime Optical and an Embedded Database on the Same Workstation
• Checklist for Installing Prime Optical and an External Database on Separate Workstations
• Checklist for Installing Prime Optical and an Embedded Database on Separate Workstations
• Checklist for Migrating Selected Optical Data from Your Existing CTM or Prime Optical Server

Table 1-3 lists the tasks for installing Prime Optical and an external database on the same workstation.

 

Table 1-3 Checklist for Installing Prime Optical and an External Database on the Same Workstation

Task Complete?	Task	Complete the Steps Described in... 1
	1. Verify that your system meets all the hardware and software requirements.	Prime Optical Server and Database Requirements
	2. Enable SSH to execute commands on the Prime Optical database workstation to install Prime Optical.	Enabling SSH on the Prime Optical Server and Database Workstation
	3. Configure yum commands for Linux servers.	Configuring yum Commands on the Server
	4. Configure your system for the installation.	Preparing the Environment for a Single-Server Installation, page 3-3
	5. Prepare for the Oracle installation.	Oracle Prerequisites, page 4-1
	6. Install Oracle 12c with the Cisco Response File.	Installing the Oracle 12c Software with the Response File (*.rsp) Provided by Cisco, page 4-3
	7. Download any necessary Oracle patches.	Downloading and Installing the Required Oracle 12c Patches for Linux Platforms, page 4-5
	8. Install the Prime Optical server and database.	Installing Prime Optical and Oracle on the Same Workstation, page 5-1

1.To help you keep track of the steps in the installation process, print the appropriate checklist from the PDF, which shows the section number where you will find each task, and check off each task as you complete it.

Table 1-4 lists the tasks for installing Prime Optical and an embedded database on the same workstation.

 

Table 1-4 Checklist for Installing Prime Optical and an Embedded Database on the Same Workstation

Task Complete?	Task	Complete the Steps Described in 2...
	1. Verify that your system meets all the hardware and software requirements.	Prime Optical Server and Database Requirements, page 2-1
	2. Enable SSH to execute commands on the Prime Optical database workstation to install Prime Optical.	Enabling SSH on the Prime Optical Server and Database Workstation
	3. Configure yum commands for Linux servers.	Configuring yum Commands on the Server
	4. Configure your system for the installation.	Preparing the Environment for a Single-Server Installation, page 3-3
	5. Install the Prime Optical server and database.	Installing Prime Optical and Oracle on the Same Workstation

2.To help you keep track of the steps in the installation process, print the appropriate checklist from the PDF, which shows the section number where you will find each task, and check off each task as you complete it.

Table 1-5 lists the tasks for installing Prime Optical and an external database on separate workstations.

 

Table 1-5 Checklist for Installing Prime Optical and an External Database on Separate Workstations

Task Complete?	Task	Complete the Steps Described in 3...
	1. Verify that both workstations meet all the hardware and software requirements.	Prime Optical Server and Database Requirements, page 2-1
	2. Enable SSH to execute commands on the Prime Optical database workstation to install Prime Optical.	Enabling SSH on the Prime Optical Server and Database Workstation
	3. Configure yum commands for Linux workstation.	Configuring yum Commands on the Server
	4. Configure your system for the installation.	Preparing the Environment for a Dual-Server Installation, page 3-4
	5. Configure the database workstation for the Prime Optical database installation.	Verifying the Environment for the Prime Optical Database Installation
	6. Prepare the database workstation for the Oracle installation.	Oracle Prerequisites, page 4-1
	7. Install Oracle 12c with the Cisco Response File on the database workstation.	Installing the Oracle 12c Software with the Response File (*.rsp) Provided by Cisco, page 4-3
	8. Apply the necessary Oracle patches.	Downloading and Installing the Required Oracle 12c Patches for Linux Platforms, page 4-5
	9. Install the Prime Optical database.	Installing the Prime Optical Database
	10. Configure yum commands for Linux servers.	Configuring yum Commands on the Server
	11. Configure the server workstation for the Prime Optical server installation.	Verifying the Environment for the Prime Optical Server Installation
	12. Install the Prime Optical server on the server workstation.	Installing the Prime Optical Server on the Prime Optical Server Workstation
	13. (Optional) Update the Prime Optical database parameters for a dual-server installation. Note This step is required only if the server and database workstations have a dedicated connection between them.	(Optional) Updating the Prime Optical Configuration for a Dual-Server Installation with Dedicated Connection Between Servers

3.To help you keep track of the steps in the installation process, print the appropriate checklist from the PDF, which shows the section number where you will find each task, and check off each task as you complete it.

Table 1-6 lists the tasks for installing Prime Optical and an embedded database on separate workstations.

 

Table 1-6 Checklist for Installing Prime Optical and an Embedded Database on Separate Workstations

Task Complete?	Task	Complete the Steps Described in... 4
	1. Verify that your database workstation meets all the hardware and software requirements.	Prime Optical Server and Database Requirements, page 2-1
	2. Enable SSH to execute commands on the Prime Optical database workstation to install Prime Optical.	Enabling SSH on the Prime Optical Server and Database Workstation
	3. Configure yum commands for Linux workstation.	Configuring yum Commands on the Server
	4. Configure your system for the installation.	Preparing the Environment for a Dual-Server Installation, page 3-4
	5. Configure your system for the Prime Optical database installation.	Verifying the Environment for the Prime Optical Database Installation
	6. Install the Prime Optical database.	Installing the Prime Optical Database
	7. Verify that your server workstation meets all the hardware and software requirements.	Prime Optical Server and Database Requirements, page 2-1
	8. Configure yum commands for Linux servers.	Configuring yum Commands on the Server
	9. Configure your server workstation for the Prime Optical server installation.	Verifying the Environment for the Prime Optical Server Installation
	10. Install the Prime Optical server on the server workstation.	Installing the Prime Optical Server on the Prime Optical Server Workstation
	11. (Optional) Update the Prime Optical database parameters for a dual-server installation. Note This step is required only if the server and database workstations have a dedicated connection between them.	(Optional) Updating the Prime Optical Configuration for a Dual-Server Installation with Dedicated Connection Between Servers

4.To help you keep track of the steps in the installation process, print the appropriate checklist from the PDF, which shows the section number where you will find each task, and check off each task as you complete it.

Table 1-7 shows the task for migrating selected optical data from your existing CTM or Prime Optical server.

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Note You cannot perform a full upgrade from an earlier CTM or Prime Optical release.

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Table 1-7 Checklist for Migrating Selected Optical Data from Your Existing CTM or Prime Optical Server

Task Complete?	Task	Complete the Steps Described in 5...
	Migrate selected optical data from your existing CTM 8.5, 9.0, 9.1, 9.2, or Prime Optical 9.3, 9.3.1, 9.5, 9.6, 9.6.3, 9.8, 10.0 and 10.3 server.	Chapter6, “Upgrading Prime Optical” With the wizard, you can migrate a subset of an existing database to a newly installed Prime Optical server. You cannot migrate the entire database with this approach.

5.To help you keep track of the steps in the installation process, print the appropriate checklist from the PDF, which shows the section number where you will find each task, and check off each task as you complete it.