Cisco Systems CVXC6215SK9 manual Client Discovery Using Cisco VXC Manager

Chapter 2 Cisco VXC Manager Configuration Quick Reference

Client Discovery Using Cisco VXC Manager

Client Discovery Using Cisco VXC Manager

Cisco VXC Manager is the standard tool for managing the Cisco VXC 6215. Cisco VXC Manager allows you to configure, upgrade, and administer your thin clients from a single interface. It also allows you to specify default configurations that are common to all of the thin clients in your environment. You can also use it to enable add-ons, which provide additional functionality in addition to the underlying firmware.

Cisco VXC Manager can discover the Cisco VXC 6215 devices in your network using either dynamic discovery or a manual process. After Cisco VXC Manager identifies the devices in the network, it stores information about them in the Cisco VXC Manager Database. You can then use Cisco VXC Manager to manage the devices.

For the Cisco VXC 6215, the recommended discovery method uses a DHCP server. In this case, you must configure DHCP Option Tags (186 and 190, or 186 and 192) on your DHCP server to specify the IP address and port of the Cisco VXC Manager Web Server. The Cisco VXC Manager Agent (HAgent) on the Cisco VXC 6215 uses this information to communicate with the Cisco VXC Manager Web Server, performing check-ins at boot up and at regular intervals. The Hagent provides the Cisco VXC Manager with device information including device name, hardware information, network information, and image version.

For detailed configuration steps for DHCP discovery, see Configuring the DHCP Server for Device Discovery, page 2-2.

Caution For proper operation of the thin clients, you must specify a value either for DHCP Option 15 (Domain Name) or for DHCP Option 6 (Domain Server) in the DHCP server configuration. If you do not specify a standard domain name for DHCP Option 15, and you do not specify a standard domain server for DHCP Option 6, you must specify “none” for DHCP Option 15. This configuration is necessary whether or not you are using DHCP to direct the thin clients to the central server.

For information about additional discovery methods with Cisco VXC Manager, see Administration Guide for Cisco Virtualization Experience Client Manager.

Configuring the DHCP Server for Device Discovery

To allow Cisco VXC Manager to discover the Cisco VXC 6215 devices, configure the following option tag values on your DHCP server:

•Option tag 186—IP address of your Cisco VXC Manager server (for example, 192.168.1.10). The value should be in 4-byte IP address format.

•Option tag 190—Secure port number to which Cisco VXC Manager server listens (for example, port 443). The value should be in word format (value = 0x01bb) or 2-byte array format (value = 0x01 0xbb).

•Option tag 192—Non-secure port number to which Cisco VXC Manager server listens (for example, 80). The value should be in either word format (value = 0x0050), or 2-byte array format (value= 0x00 0x50).

Tip Do not run the Cisco VXC Manager server and the DHCP server on the same machine.

Administration Guide for Cisco Virtualization Experience Client 6215 Firmware Release 8.7

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