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Installation Guide for the Cisco MGC Node Manager 2.5(2)
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Chapter1 Installation Overview and Planning
Determine Your Hardware Requirements
Determine Your Hardware Requirements
The hardware you need and the way you install Cisco MGC Node Manager depend on the size of the
network you are managing and the amount of data you collect. This section is designed to help you
determine your hardware requirements and software configur ation .
Cisco EMF and Cisco MGC Node Manager each comprise server and client soft ware:
•The server software handles network management, including management of the dat abases that
contain network information and store alarm and p er forma nce da ta. The server sof twar e also
handles the GUI applications with which users int eract wh en the Cisc o MGC N ode Ma nage r is
installed on a standalone server.
•The client software handles the GUI applications with which users interact.
The Cisco EMF and Cisco MGC Node Manager software runs on a separate machine or on machines
other than the Cisco MGC host. In a small ne twork, such as a lab , serv er and clie nt softw are might reside
on a single machine (a standalone configuration). In lar ger n etw orks, the sof tware is insta lled on two (or
more) machines, in this distributed configuration:
•One machine, known as the Management server, contains the server software (including the
ObjectStore database management software included with Cisco EMF) and client software
•One machine, known as the Presentation server, contains the client software only. In some large
networks, more than one Presentation server may be required.
In either configuration, users typically access CiscoMGC Node Manager from X terminal workstations
that run the Client software through a Telnet session. In the distributed configuration, the X terminal
workstations connect directly to the Presentation server to run the Client software.
The two configurations are shown in Figure1-1.