Cisco Systems MGX 8000 manual Deployment Options, Server with Local Client, Installation

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Installation

Cisco MGM is based on Cisco’s Element Management Framework (EMF) software, which operates in a distributed environment using a server and clients. This chapter describes the deployment options, software components, hardware requirements, and installation procedures for Cisco MGM, and identifies the Cisco EMF options that are important when you are installing Cisco MGM.

Deployment Options

The following types of deployment are available:

•Server with local client. (See Figure 2-1.) A client can be local or remote. A local client is one that is running on the server itself.

•Server with local and remote clients. (See Figure 2-2.) A remote client is running on a Sun workstation separate from the server.

Server with Local Client

Every deployment includes Cisco EMF erver and Cisco MGM extensions. Processes on the server keep track of the current state of the network, user access, and events. The Cisco EMF clients provide the user interface to the system. When you install a Cisco EMF server, you automatically add a local client. (See Figure 2-1.)

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