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Installation Guide for the Cisco MGC Node Manager 2.5(2)
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Chapter2 Installing Cisco MGC Node M anager
Performing a New Installation of the Cisco MGC Node Manager
Installing the Cisco EMF SSH Add-On Package
To enable SSH support on Cisco MGC Node Manager, you install the CEMF strong cryptographic
add-on package.
Note We recommend installing SSH on Cisco MGC Node Manager and Cisco VSPT befor e install ing it on
the Cisco PGW, so that you can use the element managers to monitor the installation process on the PGW
and other managed components.
Step 1 Download the CEMF Crypto Add-on Package So ftware and th e CEM F Cry pto Ad d-on Packag e
Installation Guide available from the network management download page
http://www.cisco.com/kobayashi/sw-center/sw-netmgmt.shtml under Cisco Element Management
Systems - CEMF Strong Cryptographic Software. You must have authorization to download
cryptographic software; if you do not, you are automatically redirect ed to an authorization request page.
Step 2 Follow the installation instructions in the CEMF Crytpo Add-on Package Installation Guide.
Note Make sure the entry of SSH exits in the /etc/services (on the machine where the MNM is
installed).
Caution Using # character in the /etc/motd banner may cause problems in the SSH connectivity as
these #’s interfere in the expect scripts used in the MNM. In case you face problem u sing SSH
with CEMF Crypto Add-on package installed and the SSH entry in the /etc/services file,
please try removing your motd banner.
Starting Cisco EMF
Start Cisco EMF as described in the following procedure:
Step 1 Log in to the system where you installed Cisco EMF, and enter su - root to become the root user.
Step 2 Change to the CEMF bin directory by entering:
cd <CEMF_ROOT>/bin
Where <CEMF_ROOT> is the directory where CiscoEMF is installed.
Step 3 If the Cisco EMF background processes are not already running, enter :
./cemf start
Note Depending on your server, it may take 10-30 minutes for the Cisco EMF startup processes to
complete, with relatively longer startup if your database is new or has been reset.