Chapter 4 Cisco Transport Controller Operation

PC, UNIX and Mac Workstation Requirements

 

 

 

 

Table 4-1

CTC Computer Requirements

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Area

Requirements

Notes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Processor

Pentium 4 processor or equivalent

A faster CPU is recommended if your

 

 

 

 

(PC only)

 

workstation runs multiple applications

 

 

 

 

 

 

or if CTC manages a network with a

 

 

 

 

 

 

large number of nodes and circuits.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RAM

512 MB RAM or more (1 GB RAM or more

A minimum of 1 GB is recommended if

 

 

 

 

 

for Release 9.2)

your workstation runs multiple

 

 

 

 

 

 

applications or if CTC manages a

 

 

 

 

 

 

network with a large number of nodes

 

 

 

 

 

 

and circuits.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hard drive

20 GB hard drive with 100MB of free space

CTC application files are downloaded

 

 

 

 

 

required (250 MB of free space required for

from the TCC2/TCC2P to your

 

 

 

 

 

Release 9.2)

computer. These files occupy around

 

 

 

 

 

 

100MB (250MB to be safer) or more

 

 

 

 

 

 

space depending on the number of

 

 

 

 

 

 

versions in the network.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating

PC: Windows 2000, Windows XP,

Use the latest patch/Service Pack

 

 

 

 

System

Windows Vista SP1, Windows Server

released by the OS vendor. Check with

 

 

 

 

 

2003 (Windows 7, Windows Server

the vendor for the latest patch/Service

 

 

 

 

 

2008 for Release 9.2)

Pack.

 

 

 

 

 

Workstation: Solaris version 9 or 10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Apple Mac OS X, CTC Needs to be

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

installed using the CacheInstaller

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

available on CCO or the Release CD (for

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Release 9.2).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Java Runtime

JRE 5.0 (JRE 1.6 for Release 9.2)

JRE 5.0 (JRE 1.6 for Release 9.2) is

 

 

 

 

Environment

 

installed by the CTC Installation

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wizard included on the Cisco ONS

 

 

 

 

 

 

15454 software CD. JRE 5.0 (JRE 1.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

for Release 9.2) provides

 

 

 

 

 

 

enhancements to CTC performance,

 

 

 

 

 

 

especially for large networks with

 

 

 

 

 

 

numerous circuits.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cisco recommends that you use JRE

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.0 for networks with Software R9.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

(JRE 1.6 for Release 9.2) nodes. If CTC

 

 

 

 

 

 

must be launched directly from nodes

 

 

 

 

 

 

running software R7.0 or R7.2, Cisco

 

 

 

 

 

 

recommends JRE 1.4.2 or JRE 5.0. If

 

 

 

 

 

 

CTC must be launched directly from

 

 

 

 

 

 

nodes running software R5.0 or R6.0,

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cisco recommends JRE 1.4.2.If CTC

 

 

 

 

 

 

must be launched directly from nodes

 

 

 

 

 

 

running software earlier than R5.0,

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cisco recommends JRE 1.3.1_02.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cisco ONS 15310-MA SDH Reference Manual, Release 9.1 and Release 9.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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