Cisco MGC Node Manager User manual

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Installation Guide for the Cisco MGC Node
Manager 2.5(2)
September, 2004
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CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1Installation Overview and Planning 1-1
Installation Overview 1-1
Who Should Install Cisco MGC Node Manager? 1-1
Determine Your Hardware Requirements 1-2
Supported Configurations 1-3
Hardware Requirements 1-4
Disk Drives and Database Storage 1-4
Installation Checklist 1-5
CHAPTER 2Installing Cisco MGC Node Manager 2-1
Performing a New Installation of the Cisco MGC Node Manager 2-1
Task 1: Gather Installation Software and Required Information 2-1
Installation Software 2-1
Required Information 2-2
Task 2: Ensure That Network Devices Have the Correct Software 2-3
Task 3: Plan and Execute Hard Drive Partitioning 2-4
Task 4: Ensure That the Sun Solaris 8 Operating System Is Installed 2-5
Task 5: Obtain a Cisco EMF License 2-5
Task 6: Make System Modifications 2-5
Setting Up IP and Remote User Access Information 2-5
Task 7: Install CiscoView 5.4 2-6
Task 8: Install Cisco EMF 3.2 2-7
Installing Cisco EMF Patches 2-7
Installing the Cisco EMF SSH Add-On Package 2-8
Starting Cisco EMF 2-8
Task 9: Install Cisco MGC Node Manager 2.5(2) and Verify the Installation 2-9
Installing Cisco MGC Node Manager 2-9
Verifying the Installation 2-10
Verifying Element Managers 2-10
Verifying the Installation of CiscoView 5.4 2-12
Starting Cisco MGC Node Manager 2-13
Getting Started with Secure Communications on Cisco MGC Node Manager 2-14
Task 10. Install the CiscoView Security Module 2-15
Task 11: Set Up the X Terminal Workstations for Remote Access 2-15

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Creating an XDMCP Connection 2-16
Creating a Workstation Connection 2-16
Fixing the Insufficient Colors Problem 2-17
Task 12. Synchronize Time 2-17
Task 13: Configure Network Devices toForward Alarms 2-17
Upgrading from Previous Cisco MGC Node Manager Versions 2-17
Backing Up Your Databases 2-19
Uninstalling the Cisco MGC Node Manager Software 2-20
Verifying Uninstallation of Cisco MGC Node Manager 2-20
Uninstalling Cisco EMF 2-21
Troubleshooting Common Installation Problems 2-21
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Installation Overview and Planning
This chapter provides the overview and planning information you need to carry out a successful
installation of the Cisco Media Gateway Controller Node Manager Version 2.5(2) (Cisco MGC Node
Manager). Specific procedures for installing the Cisco MGC Node Manager are provided in Chapter 2.
Note In previous releases the Voice Services Provisioning Tool (VSPT) was packaged together and known as
Cisco MGC Node Manager Provisioning Tool.
The chapter contains the following topics:
•Installation Overview, page 1-1
•Determine Your Hardware Requirements, page 1-2
•Installation Checklist, page 1-5
Installation Overview
Successful network management using Cisco MGC Node Manager begins with a well-planned and
carefully executed installation. Network element management involves many interdependent factors,
including:
•The correct hardware for your environment
•The correct software release and patch levels on the managed devices
•The correct installation of Cisco Element Manager Framework, the foundation software for
Cisco MGC Node Manager
•Performing installation tasks in the required order, so that prerequisites are in place when needed
To organize the installation process, use the “Installation Checklist”section on page 1-5 to plan and
carry out your installation. Begin by reading it over to understand the major tasks in a successful
installation, and check off each task as completed.
Who Should Install Cisco MGC Node Manager?
Installing Cisco MGC Node Manager involves tasks such as setting up hard drives and checking and
modifying system files, which are best performed by an experienced system administrator with good
knowledge of UNIX and Solaris.

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Determine Your Hardware Requirements
Determine Your Hardware Requirements
The hardware you need and the way you install Cisco MGC Node Manager depend on the size of the
network you are managing and the amount of data you collect. This section is designed to help you
determine your hardware requirements and software configuration.
Cisco EMF and Cisco MGC Node Manager each comprise server and client software:
•The server software handles network management, including management of the databases that
contain network information and store alarm and performance data. The server software also
handles the GUI applications with which users interact when the Cisco MGC Node Manager is
installed on a standalone server.
•The client software handles the GUI applications with which users interact.
The Cisco EMF and Cisco MGC Node Manager software runs on a separate machine or on machines
other than the Cisco MGC host. In a small network, such as a lab, server and client software might reside
on a single machine (a standalone configuration). In larger networks, the software is installed on two (or
more) machines, in this distributed configuration:
•One machine, known as the Management server, contains the server software (including the
ObjectStore database management software included with Cisco EMF) and client software
•One machine, known as the Presentation server, contains the client software only. In some large
networks, more than one Presentation server may be required.
In either configuration, users typically access Cisco MGC Node Manager from X terminal workstations
that run the Client software through a Telnet session. In the distributed configuration, the X terminal
workstations connect directly to the Presentation server to run the Client software.
The two configurations are shown in Figure 1-1.

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Figure 1-1 Standalone and Distributed Configurations
Note The management server is sometimes called the Database server. The presentation server is sometimes
called the client, GUI, or Application server. To avoid confusion, this document uses Management server
and Presentation server consistently, and these terms describe the machines in a distributed
configuration, not the software that resides on them.
Note Cisco MGC Node Manager supports ten simultaneous X terminal users, depending on your processing
resources, network size, and the version of Cisco EMF you are running.
Supported Configurations
These configurations are supported:
•Cisco MGC Node Manager and Cisco VSPT installed together on a network management server.
(Recommended)
•Cisco MGC Node Manager installed on a network management server and Cisco VSPT installed on
a Cisco PGW host machine.

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•Cisco MGC Node Manager installed on a network management server and Cisco VSPT installed on
a separate server.
Note Other element managers may be installed on the network management server.
Caution Cisco MGC Node Manager should not be installed on a Cisco PGW 2200 host machine.
Hardware Requirements
The Cisco MGC hardware requirements for various network sizes are described in Table 1-1. In addition,
except in a very small network, each operator requires an X terminal workstation.
Note Disk drive requirements are based on the number of drives. The CEMF host machine requires at least
the number of drives indicated in Table 1-1.
Note These are recommendations to aid you in planning. The total amount of disk space required depends on
many factors, such as the amount of alarm and performance data collected.
Disk Drives and Database Storage
In a medium to large network, using multiple disk drives to store the databases helps alleviate I/O
bottlenecks and improves software performance. If you are using multiple disk drives for database
storage, or you expect to generate large database files, use raw partitions, as described in the
Table 1-1 Hardware Requirements for Cisco MGC Node Manager Host Machine(s)
Network Element
Small Network
1-3 Operators
1-5 Nodes
24 trap / min
Medium Network1
4-5 Operators
6-10 Nodes
36-42 traps / min
1. Presentation and Management servers may run co-resident for medium networks when faster Sun CPUs are used or operator loads are light. Add more
Presentation servers to increase the number of operators supported.
Large Network
6-9 Operators
11-20 Nodes
42-54 traps / min
Configuration 1 workstation Client Server Client Server
Presentation server Management
server Presentation server2
2. Additional Presentation Servers may be added to maintain good operator response time in large networks with heavy alarm traffic.
Management
server
RAM (GB) 2 2 2 2 4
Swap (GB) 4 2 4 2 8
Disk drives (9 GB
minimum) 43
3. 2 drive machines will work for smaller networks with less traffic and fewer operators. Response time to operator commands slows down as the network
grows and additional operators are added.
1414-6
CPU (MHz) 2 x 440-1.05 GB 2 x 440-1.05 GB 2 x 440-1.05 GB 4 x 1.05 GB 4 x 1.05 GB

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Cisco Element Management Framework Installation and Administration Guide at:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/netmgtsw/ps829/products_installation_and_configuration_g
uides_list.html
If you are using cooked file partitions, installing more than one drive for database storage does not yield
any performance improvements because the databases cannot span multiple partitions.
Installation Checklist
This Checklist provides a summary of all the tasks required for an initial installation of Cisco MGC
Node Manager and the Provisioning Tool. Procedures for completing each task are described in the
following chapters.
We recommend that you print out the Installation Checklist to guide you during installation.
Sequence matters unless otherwise noted.
___ Before you begin:
Read the Release Notes, which supplement and, if different, take precedence over information
here.
Determine Your Hardware Requirements, as described in this chapter.
___ Task 1: Gather Installation Software and Required Information
___ Task 2: Ensure That Network Devices Have the Correct Software
___ Task 3: Plan and Execute Hard Drive Partitioning
___ Task 4: Ensure That the Sun Solaris 8 Operating System Is Installed
___ Task 5: Obtain a Cisco EMF License
___ Task 6: Make System Modifications
___ Task 7: Install CiscoView 5.4. This task is required only if you want to manage Cisco SLTs or
LAN switches from Cisco MGC Node Manager, which uses the CiscoView server as the
management interface.
___ Task 8: Install Cisco EMF 3.2 If you want to use SSH for secure communications with
SSH-enabled network components, this includes installing the Cisco EMF strong
cryptographic add-on.
___ Task 9: Install Cisco MGC Node Manager 2.5(2) and Verify the Installation
Note If you are installing any other element managers to run co-resident with Cisco MGC
Node Manager, also install them now.
___ Task 10. Install the CiscoView Security Module (If you are using CiscoView)
___ Task 11: Set Up the X Terminal Workstations for Remote Access
___ Task 12. Synchronize Time
___ Task 13: Configure Network Devices to Forward Alarms. This task, required before
Cisco MGC Node Manager can collect alarm information from network devices, is covered in
the Cisco MGC Node Manager 2.5(2) User’s Guide, Chapter 2, “Configuring Network
Devices for Management.”

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