Installing the Solaris 8 Patch Cluster

Chapter 2 Provisioning

Step by Step Installation and Initial Configuration

2.CMNM 2.3.1 on the second CD, including:

a.the CMNM Element Managers that work with Cisco EMF.

b.Cisco MGC Node Manager for provisioning the Cisco Media Gateway Controller.

c.CiscoView 5.1, installed automatically when CMNM is installed (management interface for the Cisco SLT).

3.CiscoWorks on the third CD.

You will also need VSPT version 2.3.1 with patch P01 and Release Notes available from:

http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/tablebuild.pl/vspt

as well as patches for CMNM and CEMF, if available, at:

http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/tablebuild.pl/cemf (CEMF latest patches)

http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/tablebuild.pl/mgc-nm (CMNM latest patches).

Determining the Hardware Requirements for Your Environment

See the “Recommended Hardware Configuration for CMNM” section or the CMNM User’s Guide at the following URL:

http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/access/sc/rel9/cmnm21/index.htm.

Ensuring the Network Devices have the Correct Software

Refer to the CMNM User’s Guide for various pairings of software images on different network devices. For the purpose of this chapter, the following is used:

•PGW 2200 version 9.x

•Cisco SLT on c2651 IOS version 12.2(8)T or later

•Cisco LAN switch (Catalyst 2924) version.

Ensuring the Sun Solaris 8 Operating System is Installed on Your Workstation

Our management host machines have been configured with Solaris version 8 and the recommended patch cluster available from http://sunsolve.sun.com as of October 1, 2002. If you are unsure of the version and patch info on your host machines, consult with your Solaris system administrator. The Sun host setup is detailed in the next sections of this chapter.

Partitioning the Hard Drives

Refer to the User Guides for various partitioning suggestions for different sized networks. Our test lab setup uses the suggestions for a Standalone system.