Cisco Systems MGX 8000 Installing the Cisco MGM Server, Configuring the Client /etc/hosts File

Chapter 2 Installation

Installing the Cisco MGM Server

If you do not update the server etc/hosts file, the warning dialog box and error message shown in Figure 2-3will appear when you attempt to login to Cisco MGM from the client machine:

Figure 2-3 Cisco MGM Login Warning Dialog

After you modify the /etc/hosts file, enter the following commands to restart the Cisco MGM server:

cd /opt/cemf/bin

./cemf shell

./cemf stop

./cemf start

Note Wait until Cisco EMF stops before executing the cemf start command.

Configuring the Client /etc/hosts File

Modify the client /etc/hosts file by adding the IP address and name of the server machine. Following is an example of the client hosts file before and after the modification:

Before:

CEMF Client> more /etc/hosts

#

#Internet host table

127.0.0.1localhost

172.29.51.164 cmgm-client loghost

After:

CEMF Client> more /etc/hosts

#

#Internet host table

127.0.0.1localhost

172.29.51.164 cmgm-client loghost 172.29.51.179 cmgm-server

Installing the Cisco MGM Server

Installing the Cisco MGM server software requires the following procedures:

1.Installing the Cisco EMF server software

2.Configuring raw partitions

3.Backing up the Cisco EMF database

4.Installing the Cisco MGM server software

Cisco Media Gateway Manager User Guide

2-6 78-11705-02