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Release Notes for CWSI UNIX
Version 1.0
This document contains notes for the CiscoWorks for Switched Internetworks (CWSI) product, including CiscoView 3.1, VlanDirector 1.1, and TrafficDirector 3.3.
Release Notes for CWSI Product
With CWSI, CiscoView support has been extended for the CPW16, Catalyst 1200, Catalyst 3000, and Catalyst 5000. Support has also been added for the Catalyst 2900. The following are caveats for these devices in CiscoView:
Release Notes for CiscoView UNIX
Version 3.1
This section discusses the CiscoView 3.1(1) release and includes the following information:
CiscoView 3.1(1) IOS Information
This section contains the latest Cisco IOS` (Internetwork Operating System) software version information at the time of printing. New devices and further specifics on IOS support will be announced following this release. Refer to the online release notes on the Cisco Customer Connection Online (CCO), formerly called Cisco Information Online (CIO), or on the Cisco Connection Documentation, Enterprise Series CD, or Cisco Connection Documentation, CiscoPro Solutions CD, which are both accessible via CCO and are continually updated.
CiscoView supports Cisco IOS Software Releases 10.0 through 11.1 with the exception of Access Servers, which require a minimum of Cisco IOS Software Release 10.2.
Additional Documentation Information
The documentation for CiscoView 3.1(1) includes this release note, a CD-ROM booklet, incremental installation instructions, and online help. The primary documentation for CiscoView is the online help. If you have documentation feedback, please forward comments to:
cs-ciscoworks@cisco.com
.
You can also refer to the quick reference card for CiscoView for information on adding device support.
CiscoView and Device Information
CiscoView is a GUI (graphical user interface-based) device management software application that provides dynamic status, statistics, and comprehensive configuration information for Cisco Systems' switched and internetworking products. CiscoView allows you to display a graphical representation of each network device, display configuration and performance information, and perform minor troubleshooting tasks.
CiscoView allows you to manage the following Cisco devices:
Incremental Installation Information
To get more information about the Partner Initiated Customer Accounts (PICA) program before accessing CCO for device package files, use the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/acs/info/pica.html
You can also refer to the quick reference card for CiscoView for information on adding device support.
If you cannot open a device in CiscoView 3.1(1), a message appears indicating that the device is unmanageable. This message indicates one of the following conditions:
This section lists installation notes and restrictions that apply to the CiscoView 3.1(1) release.
For SUNOS 4.1.x installs, you must define /usr/lib before /lib in LD_LIBRARY_PATH. If LD_LIBARY_PATH has /lib:/usr/lib then cvinstall will fail when trying to run cvtest, and display the following error message:
dlopen: stub interception failed /usr/nms/bin/cvinstall: <pid> Abort - core dumped[CSCdi58364]
The CiscoView 3.1(1) installation attempts to put the X resource file for HyperHelp in the /usr/lib/X11/app-defaults directory. Since different systems have different types of X Windows installations, the HyperHelp application does not always locate this resource file. When the resource file is not read, the HyperHelp viewer text may be unreadable on your screen. Do the following to make sure that this resource file is read:
Choose Options>Set Hyperhelp Defaults from the CiscoView menu to set resources.
If you get the following error message,
couldn't execute "xrdb": no such file or directorythis may mean that the missing program (e.g. xrdb) is not in your path. Check your path environment variable. [CSCdi57661]
Make sure you have installed Patch level 4 for SNM 2.2.2 under SunOS in order that snm_discover discovers your devices correctly. If the Grapher does not send more than one request, verify that your snm_cmd has the size 36864 bytes.
Multiple selections show all categories, whether they apply to a specific group of selections or not. If the category doesn't apply, the config table will show "N/A" in the cells. [CSCdi48854]
This section lists deinstallation notes and restrictions that apply to the CiscoView 3.1(1) release.
If you are upgrading from an existing Ciscoview release to CiscoView 3.1(1), perform an upgrade or a reinstallation. Deinstallation of the product is not recommended. Deinstallation of the existing CiscoView release requires manual changes to the Network Management platform (min), or CiscoView will break.
This section lists general notes and restrictions that apply to the CiscoView 3.1(1) release. They are divided into six sections:
Caveats for Enterprise Network Management Products
General notes and caveats for Enterprise Network Management products are described below.
For this release, use the middle mouse button to drag on UNIX. Only certain devices (such as the Catalyst 1200, Catalyst 1600, Catalyst 5000, and CPW16) have defined their ports for dragging across devices.
When a switch is configured as two or more domains, HP OpenView discovery may not work properly and may discover only one of the domains. If this occurs, use CiscoView to manage the domain directly rather than launching it from the map.
The xnmloadmib program in HP OpenView may have problems reloading MIB files into their database. The definition of CiscoNetworkProtocol in CISCO-TC-V1SMI.my and OwnerString in IF-MIB-V1SMI.my will display an error message similar to the following when you run cvinstall -f:
Error detected while loading MIB file: /net/cv311/etc/cview/mibs/CISCO-TC-V1SMI.my This MIB cannot be loaded until the following problem is corrected: Line 44613: Error defining ASN.1 Type: duplicate type with conflicting definition `CiscoNetworkProtocol'The workaround is to invoke xnmloadmib manually, select and unload all Cisco-specific MIB files from the list box in xnmloadmib GUI, then run the command cvinstall -f to load all Cisco specific MIB files. [CSCdi56399]
You may be unable to view a Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI) SBus adapter on a device in CiscoView 3.1(1). Make sure you have the correct SNMP daemon (snmpd) loaded. The default snmpd for SunOS does not allow you to view this adapter. To correct this problem, stop the existing snmpd process and reload the snmp.cfddi daemon, which is generally located in the /etc directory. Check the rc.local file to determine where the snmp.cffdi daemon might be located.
Windows cannot correctly resize smaller when running mwm 1.x. Choose the Property dialog option to make CiscoView 3.1(1) circumvent this problem.
Popup menu titles are raised; users may mistake them for menu items. [CSCdi53475]
Running CiscoView 3.1(1) with Little Swap Space
If the server or display workstation is running out of swap space, you see a message such as "X error: Couldn't allocate color cell," and CiscoView will core dump. If you are running other applications, you might want to check your swap space occasionally.
To check swap space on a SunOS 4.1.x workstation, enter the following:
hostname% pstat -sTo check swap space on a Sun Solaris 2.x workstation, enter the following:
hostname% swap -lTo check swap space on an HP-UX 9.0x system, enter the following:
hostname% swapinfoIf your system is running out of swap space (for example, only 200 KB of swap space remains), quit some of the other applications you are running, or increase your swap space if possible. [CSCdi37063]
Stripchart and dials are sometimes not drawn clearly. [CSCdi51621]
The SNM grapher can only graph three or four variables at a time. Selecting more variables will generate a "too long" error message. This will affect Graphing from Monitor dialog boxes. Do not ask SNM's grapher to graph more than four variables at a time. If you need to see more, start two SNM graphs, select SNM graph control box, and combine both graphs into one.[CSCdi51362]
Programs such as Netscape take up all the colors on workstations with 8-bit graphics cards (typical for SUN). CiscoView 3.1(1) will dither colors to NetScape's colormap. SunNet Manager will create a private colormap, and the screen will swap colormaps as you switch between applications.
Multiple selections show all categories, whether they apply to a specific group of selections or not. If the category doesn't apply, the config table will show "N/A" in the cells. [CSCdi48854]
Caveats for Workgroup Products
Following are general notes and caveats for the Cisco Workgroup family of products.
Catalyst 2800, Catalyst 2100, EtherSwitch 1200, and EtherSwitch 1400
Following are general notes and caveats for the above Workgroup products:
When the user enters values for the "read-only," "write-only," and "read-writeId" with the Command Line Interface (CLI) commands, these values must match. A mismatch results in "noSuchName" or "timeout" errors. To avoid these error conditions, use identical community strings in CiscoView and corresponding agents.
Exiting CiscoView 3.1(1) Causes Applications to Close
If you are using the CiscoPro 16/Catalyst 3000 and close the CiscoView window, any application window that was launched from it will automatically close. Remember to close the EtherChannel and Domain Configuration application windows before you open another CiscoView application or exit from the CiscoView application. There is no limitation on the number of CiscoView applications that you can run.
False Error Reported After Setting Parameters
On the CiscoPro (CPW) 16 and Catalyst 3000, when you try to set parameters for the EtherChannel/Domain application under moderate to high traffic situations, the application incorrectly displays an error window indicating that the operation was not successful. In reality, the command was successful, and you should dismiss the error dialog. The application should continue to function properly.
The LightStream 100 VCTool has support for virtual circuit management of the LS100 and can be invoked from the LS100 CiscoView 3.1(1) application.
The LightStream 100 VCTool is currently supported for SunOS 4.1.X and HPUX 9.X.
If you rapidly press the Next button on a Catalyst 5000's port configuration dialog, you may see some category names repeated twice. Redisplay the window to remove the duplicate names. [CSCdi57910]
ProStack Power Supply Link Problem
The rear view of the Prostack matrix power supply does not indicate whether the connector link is up or down (for example, the connector does not come up green if there is a link).
The following firmware versions must be used in the switches:
If you configure EtherChannel or Virtual Domains in Kalpana switch models EPS2015RS, EPS2115RSM, and Pro16 while running version 9.0 firmware with STP active, the map icons become red, and you receive the following error message:
No response from the device
After restarting the system, deactivate STP before you attempt to reconfigure. This problem is fixed in version 9.1 of the device firmware. [CSCdi41317]
Following are general notes and caveats for the Cisco Access family of products.
Card Support for Cisco 4000 and 4500 Series
FDDI Port Status Functionality
The Cisco 4000 series devices with DAS FDDI ports show status on only the lower one of the two connectors. The status color is determined from the port's administrative status (ifAdminStatus) and operational status (ifOperStatus) values. [CSCdi28566]
The administrative status (ifAdminStatus) value "testing" and the ring speed (dot5RingSpeed) variable are implemented as "read-only" in all Cisco IOS versions and are not settable through popup menus on CiscoView Configure Port screens. However, Configure Port tables (of multiple ports) offer popup menus that permit attempts to set these variables. Such attempts result in "Permission Denied" messages. [CSCdi50635]
A "can't read `port' : no such variable" message appears at the bottom of the config port dialog when a tunnel interface is encountered while you click up through the ports. This message can be ignored. [CSCdi55765]
Caveats for High-end Business Products
Following are general notes and caveats for the Cisco High-end Business suite of products (including 7000 and 7500 series and ATM switches).
CiscoView 3.1(1) always displays the multimode fiber SC type of ATM connector on AIPs, even when the media interface is of another type. [CSCdi53420]
FDDI Port Status Functionality
For 7000/7500 series routers running Cisco IOS Release10.2 or earlier, the displayed status color is determined from the port's administrative status (ifAdminStatus) and operational status (ifOperStatus) values. This status color will be the same on each connector. For devices running IOS 10.3 or later, the displayed status color is determined from the Port Connect State (fddimibPORTConnectState) for each connector. The possible values for this status and the corresponding status colors are listed below:
| Status | Status color |
|---|---|
| disabled | brown |
| standby | brown |
| connecting | blue |
| active | green |
[CSCdi28566]
High System Availability (HSA)
For the LightStream 2020 there is currently no MIB support for the "LNS OK," "LN FLT," "BITS OK," and "TCS SEL" LEDS on front linecards. These LEDS appear blank. In addition, the "TX" and "RX" LEDS on front linecards blink too rapidly for SNMP polling purposes, and also appear blank.
LightStream 2020 Software Releases Supported
The LightStream 2020 supports Release 2.1(2) or later.
Hotswap is only supported on devices running Cisco IOS Release 11.0 or later. [CSCdi53447]
By default, CiscoView 3.1(1) displays two power supplies for a 7000 running Cisco IOS Release10.2 and earlier. With IOS Release 10.3 and later, power supplies are displayed based on ciscoEnvMonSupplyState values (ENVIRONMENTAL MIB).
The administrative status (ifAdminStatus) value "testing" and the ring speed (dot5RingSpeed) variable are implemented as "read-only" in all Cisco IOS versions and are not settable through popup menus on CiscoView Configure Port screens. However, Configure Port tables (of multiple ports) offer popup menus that permit attempts to set these variables. Such attempts result in "Permission Denied" messages. [CSCdi50635]
Following are caveats for online help.
Some device-specific help files may not have links to the glossary file. To view the glossary, select Help>Using CiscoView in the help window.
The following information was omitted from the online help information for the Options menu:
Options>Set HyperHelp Defaults sets the HyperHelp resources so that the HyperHelp viewer text is readable on the screen. Options>Debug records trace information into a file located in /tmp/.cvlog.Release Notes for VlanDirector UNIX
VlanDirector works as documented, with the following exceptions and caveats:
To find the version of VlanDirector, use the -V option instead of -v. The -v option is no longer available, as it is used internally by the TCL subsystem.
To save your customized views, you must start VlanDirector from a shell whose current working directory is one for which you have read-write access.
The online help for the VlanDirector Startup dialog box reverses the default values for community strings. It says `private' for Read and `public' for Read/Write, when the reverse is true.
The Ports window scroll bar does not always operate as expected, as shown in this example:
The scroll bar of the window does not change to reflect the greater number of ports in the newly selected VLAN.
Workaround: Either close the window and reopen it, resize the window, or turn Show: VLAN Ports off, then on again. The scroll bar then correctly reflects the number of objects displayed.
The initial size of the Help window is not wide enough to display the Find button.
Workaround: Resize the help window at least 0.75 inches wider to display the Find button.
The Find window is displayed directly on top of the Help window and completely obscures it. This makes it appear that the Go To button in the Find window does not work.
Workaround: Move the Find window away from the Help window.
VlanDirector allows VLAN names up to 32 characters long, except when there are Catalyst 3000s in the network. (Catalyst 3000s only accept VLAN names up to 16 characters long.) VlanDirector does not take this into consideration when validating the length of a VLAN name.
Workaround: Make sure VLAN names do not exceed 16 characters in length if you have Catalyst 3000s in your network.
If you are running in a known network and you try to undo an action before a previous undo action is complete, you get this error message:
Immediate Network Operation Failed
If you click Help on this message, you get this further explanation:
Operation not the last in the undo list
Further, you can no longer open the undo list.
Workaround: Do not begin a second undo until the first one is complete.
Features that might not exhibit expected behavior
In VlanDirector 1.0, the Read and Write community strings defaulted to `public' and `private' respectively. In VlanDirector 1.1, only the Read community string has a default value (`public'). Therefore, when you start VlanDirector without specifying a CSF or -wr, VlanDirector uses `public' for both the Read and Write community strings.
The following features will appear in the 1.2 release, to be used with Catalyst 5000 2.2 and Catalyst 3000 1.3 (projected FCS July 30, 1996):
Release Notes for TrafficDirector UNIX
Version 3.3
This section describes the features and modifications of TrafficDirector Version 3.3. Refer to the TrafficDirector UNIX User Guide for detailed information about the TrafficDirector product.
TrafficDirector is an RMON console software application that lets you monitor, troubleshoot, and record information about your network's operation. TrafficDirector helps you analyze network traffic patterns and identify and isolate a wide variety of fault conditions in data communications networks.
TrafficDirector works as a distributed system. It uses a central management console running TrafficDirector software in conjunction with data-gathering agents located at various points on a network. It can simultaneously collect wide-ranging statistical data, display selectively captured and fully decoded network traffic, set user-defined alarm conditions, and obtain real-time updates from all segments of a widely dispersed internetwork. TrafficDirector accomplishes this from a centralized, SNMP-compatible network management console.
TrafficDirector is based on two standards that enable it to operate in a multi-topology, multi-vendor environment:
TrafficDirector has four main functions:
TrafficDirector gathers and analyzes network information using SwitchProbes and Cisco IOS RMON agents attached to network segments.
If you experience x-server crashes when running TrafficDirector in a SunOS 4.1.X and OpenWindows 3.0 environment, you need to apply patch 100444-xx to your system. Download the patch from the following FTP server or network web site:
After you download the image, perform the following steps:
TrafficDirector requires a serial number and password to unlock the software for use. A temporary evaluation serial number and password are attached to the shipping box. This serial number allows you to begin using TrafficDirector as soon as you receive it. However, you will need to request a permanent password before the evaluation expiration date. If you change the IP address of the host, or if you move the software to another machine, you must contact Cisco for a new password.
You can obtain a permanent license agreement through the Cisco Connection Online (CCO) Web server or by sending a fax to Cisco Systems.
Getting a License through the CCO Web Server
To obtain a permanent license agreement through the Cisco Connection Online Web server, follow these steps:
To obtain a permanent license agreement by fax send a fax to Cisco Systems at 408 526-8898 addressed to "Attention: Software Licensing." Include the IP address of the machine on which you will be using TrafficDirector as well as your "Registration Serial Number," "Registration Password," and return fax number. You will receive your permanent password within 48 hours.
TrafficDirector for UNIX (Solaris, SunOS, HP/UX and IBM-AIX) has the following configuration limitation:
The Catalyst 1200 series switch embedded RMON agent and the SwitchProbe agents provide full seven-layer monitoring for all RMON groups. The Catalyst 2900 and 5000 embedded RMON agents provide four groups of RMON (Statistics, History, Alarms and Events) on all Ethernet and Fast Ethernet ports. The 2500 series routers with Cisco IOS v11.1 provide all nine groups of RMON as specified in RFC 1757.
Catalyst 5000 Group Switching Ethernet Module
The Group Switching Ethernet Module of the Catalyst 5000 supports one RMON agent on each of its 12-port segments for a total of four agents. Use only the ifIndex of the first port in each 12-port segment group when configuring the RMON agent from TrafficDirector.
Catalyst 1200 RMON Agent Configuration Guidelines
The Catalyst 1200 DMP and NMP version 3.1 or higher include an embedded EnterpriseRMON agent. You need to purchase an agent license from Cisco before enabling this RMON agent. The embedded RMON agent can NOT be configured to monitor the FDDI interface.
To use RMON within the Catalyst 1200 switch you must first create an agent and install domains for each interface that you wish to monitor. When configuring a new agent be sure to set the Interface Number field to a port number between 3 and 10, indicating which Ethernet port/segment you want to monitor. Also, be sure that the SNMP community strings in the Catalyst 1200 match those configured in TrafficDirector for each agent. Cisco ships the Catalyst 1200 with the following default community strings: Read = public, Write = private.
The Catalyst 1200 series switch reserves slightly less than 1MB of RAM for use by the embedded RMON agent. Each enabled agent group within an installed domain consumes both memory and CPU cycles on the NMP to monitor that domain. You should remove any unused domains and only install the groups and domains that you plan to monitor. Use the following memory consumption guidelines when configuring groups and domains:
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# uncompress 100444-76.tar.2
A response similar to the following appears:
# -rw-rw-rw- 1
username 2631680 May 1 09:32 100444-76.tar
Obtain the patch files by performing the following:
# tar -xvf 100444.76.tar
Follow the instructions in the README file to apply the patch.
Configuration Parameter
Maximum Number Supported
Agents
1000
Agent groups
100
Agents per agent group
60
Interface number (ifIndex number)
999
RMON Groups
Memory Used (bytes)
Assumptions
Statistics
100
Short History
5K
for 50 buckets
Long History
5K
for 50 buckets
Host Table
25K
for fewer than 256 hosts
Conversations (Matrix Table)
30K
for fewer than 1024 conversations
Fully enabled domain
75K
maximum (not including data capture buffer)
Most customer problems are caused by the installation of too many domains and groups
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