Table Of Contents
Prerequisites
Product Overview
CD One Upgrade
Server Requirements
Solaris Patches
Client Requirements
Supported Devices
Supported Network Management System Environments
Prerequisites
This chapter describes the factors that you should consider before installing
CD One on a Solaris system. It contains:
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Product Overview
•Server Requirements
•Client Requirements
•Supported Devices
•Supported Network Management System Environments
Product Overview
CD One software, the foundation for the CiscoWorks2000 family of products and other Cisco product families, enables the deployment, monitoring, and troubleshooting of devices across your network. CD One includes:
•CiscoView—A graphical device management tool
•Common Management Foundation (CMF)—A set of shared application services
•CMF Base Desktop—A subset of the CMF components
•Integration Utility—An integration module that provides support for third party network management systems (NMS)
CD One Upgrade
Table 1-1 describes the different upgrade paths and results. See the "Installing CD One" chapter for installation instructions.
Table 1-1 Upgrade Paths
Existing Software
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Results
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Clean machine
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CD One, 3rd Edition is installed in the specified directory.
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CD One, 3rd Edition
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Reinstallation of CD One, 3rd Edition overwrites the previously installed CD One components. All data is preserved.
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CD One, 2nd Edition
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CD One, 3rd Edition overwrites the previously installed CD One components. All data is preserved.
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CD One, 1st Edition
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CD One, 3rd Edition overwrites the previously installed CD One components. All data is preserved.
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Previous CiscoWorks2000 applications (prior to CD One, 1st Edition)
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Previous product versions are removed, but the database, ANI information, community strings, user and host information, and application-specific data files are preserved and are restored during the new product version installations.
Note Refer to your specific application installation guide for detailed upgrade information.
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Server Requirements
The minimum system requirements for installing CD One are shown in Table 1-2.
Table 1-2 Server System Requirements1
Requirement Type
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Minimum Requirements
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System hardware
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•Sparc Ultra 10.
•17-inch color monitor.
•CD-ROM drive.
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Memory (RAM)
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256 MB (all CD One components).
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Available drive space
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•2 GB on the partition on which you install the product (the default is /opt).
•Swap space equal to the amount of memory (RAM). For example, if your system has 256 MB of RAM, you need 256 MB of swap space.
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System software
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Solaris 2.6 or Solaris 2.7
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Additional software (Optional)
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Netscape Navigator 4.7 (if you are using the desktop on the server system).
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To verify the amount of available disk space in each of the specified partitions and directories, enter:
where directory is the partition or directory for which you want to check the available disk space.
Solaris Patches
Table 1-3 lists the required and recommended patches for Solaris 2.6 and 2.7.
Table 1-3 Solaris Patches
Operating System
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Required
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Recommended
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Solaris 2.6
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•105181-19
•105490-07 (or 107733)
•105568-16
•105210-27
•106040-12
•105633-21 (Asian only)
•106409-01 (Asian only)
•108091-03
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•105284-31
•105529
•105669-10
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Solaris 2.7
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•106980-10
•107081-11
•107636-03
•108376-03 (Asian only)
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Use the showrev -p command to verify that these patches have been applied.
Caution Make sure patch 106292-03 is not installed on your system. Otherwise CD One will not install.
Client Requirements
The minimum system requirements for the client are shown in Table 1-4. For information about configuring client systems, see the "Preparing to Use CD One" chapter.
Table 1-4 Client System Requirements
Requirement Type
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Minimum Requirements
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System hardware and software
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•Client system:
–IBM PC-compatible computer with 300 MHz Pentium processor running Windows NT 4.0, Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows2000.
–SPARC Ultra 10 running Solaris 2.5.1, Solaris 2.6, or Solaris 2.7.
–IBM RS/ 6000 workstation running AIX 4.33.
–HP9000 workstation running HP-UX 10.20 or 11.0.
•Color monitor with video card set to 256 colors.
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Memory (RAM)
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128 MB.
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Browser
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•Netscape Navigator 4.6.1 or 4.7.
(Windows NT, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows2000, Solaris 2.5.1, Solaris 2.6, or Solaris 2.7, AIX 4.33, HP-UX 10.20 or 11.0)
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•Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or 5.01.
Java Virtual Machine (JVM) version 5.0.0.3167 or current shipping version.
To verify the JVM, select View > Java Console.
(Windows NT, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows2000)
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Supported Devices
CiscoView, a major component of CD One, manages and configures different types of Cisco devices. Refer to Using CiscoView for supported device information.
Supported Network Management System Environments
The network management system (NMS) supported for importing device information into the CiscoView application is HP OpenView Network Node Manager. Refer to Using CiscoView and the online help for information about importing devices.
Note Please stop HP OpenView before installing CD One, then restart HP OpenView after you've installed CD One.
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