Cisco Systems MGC Node Manager

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Installation Guide for the Cisco MGC Node Manager 2.5(2)

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Chapter1 Installation Overview and Planning

Installation Checklist

Contents

Main Page CONTENTS Page CHAPTER Installation Overview and Planning Installation Overview Who Should Install Cisco MGC Node Manager? Determine Your Hardware Requirements Supported Configurations Hardware Requirements Disk Drives and Database Storage Installation Checklist Page CHAPTER Installing Cisco MGC Node Manager Performing a New Installation of the Cisco MGC Node Manager Task 1: Gather Installation Software and Required Information Installation Software Cisco MGC Node Manager and Provisioning Tool Software 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 Setting Up IP and Remote User Access Information Task 7: Install CiscoView 5.4 Task 8: Install Cisco EMF 3.2 Installing Cisco EMF Patches Installing the Cisco EMF SSH Add-On Package Starting Cisco EMF Task 9: Install Cisco MGC Node Manager 2.5(2) and Verify the Installation Installing Cisco MGC Node Manager Verifying the Installation Verifying Element Managers 2-11 Verifying the Installation of CiscoView 5.4 Changing the IP Address of the CiscoView Server If Needed Starting Cisco MGC Node Manager Getting Started with Secure Communications on Cisco MGC Node Manager To Update Existing SSH-Enabled Network Elements To Deploy New SSH-Enabled Elements To Identify SSH-Enabled Elements Task 10. Install the CiscoView Security Module Task 11: Set Up the X Terminal Workstations for Remote Access Creating an XDMCP Connection Creating a Workstation Connection Fixing the Insufficient Colors Problem Task 12. Synchronize Time Task 13: Configure Network Devices to Forward Alarms Upgrading from Previous Cisco MGC Node Manager Versions Page Backing Up Your Databases Uninstalling the Cisco MGC Node Manager Software Verifying Uninstallation of Cisco MGC Node Manager Uninstalling Cisco EMF Troubleshooting Common Installation Problems Page Page Page INDEX C D G M O P R