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Preparing to Use Campus Manager
This chapter describes the various administrator and application setup tasks that
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Overview of Campus Setup Tasks
Accessing the CiscoWorks Server
Performing Administrator Tasks
Setting Up Campus Manager Applications
Logging Out as Administrator
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If you cannot access the CiscoWorks Server or the CiscoWorks Home page is not
displayed correctly, see Appendix A, “Troubleshooting the Installation” In
addition, see the troubleshooting chapter in User Guide for Campus Manager.
After you access the CiscoWorks Server, continue to the “Performing
Administrator Tasks” section on page 3-3.
Performing Administrator Tasks
To perform administrator tasks, you must log in as administrator and set up the
server for other users.
Logging In as Administrator
To log in as administrator:
Step 1
Step 2
Enter the system administrator username and password in the Login Manager
dialog box.
Click Connect.
The Login Manager dialog box is replaced by the navigation tree.
After you log in as the administrator, continue to the “Setting Up Campus
Manager Applications” section on page 3-3
To log out of the CiscoWorks Server, see the “Logging Out as Administrator”
section on page 3-12 for information.
Setting Up Campus Manager Applications
This section describes the tasks that you must perform to set up the Campus
Manager applications. See the online help for individual applications for
troubleshooting information.
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Setting Up Campus Manager Applications
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Setting Up Topology Services
Setting Up User Tracking
Setting Up Path Analysis
Starting Up VLAN Port Assignment
Setting Up Discrepancy Reports
Logging Out as Administrator
Note
Many tasks require the administrator login.
Setting Up Your Network
To ensure that the ANI Server successfully discovers the devices in your network,
you must set up your network correctly. Table 3-2 shows the required tasks for
each application, marked by x.
For more information, see User Guide for Campus Manager 4.0.
Table 3-2
Network Setup Tasks
Topology User
Services Tracking Analysis
Path
VLAN Port Discrepancy
Assignment Reports
Network Setup Requirement
Connect to seed device.
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Enable Simple Network
Management Protocol (SNMP).
Enable Cisco Discovery Protocol
(CDP).
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Enable Call Detail Record (CDR).
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Set a unique sysName variable on
devices.
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Table 3-2
Network Setup Tasks (continued)
Topology User
Services Tracking Analysis
Path
VLAN Port Discrepancy
Assignment Reports
Network Setup Requirement
Enable Integrated Local
Management Interface (ILMI) on
ATM devices.
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Configure DNS.
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Configure VLAN Trunk Protocol
(VTP).
Configure VLAN trunks on Fast
Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet.
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Create the default configuration
server for ATM LAN Emulation
(LANE).
Enable source routing.
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After you set up your network, continue to the ““Configuring Device Discovery”
section on page 3-5.
Configuring Device Discovery
To configure Device Discovery:
Step 1
From CiscoWorks Homepage, select Campus Manager > Administration.
The Campus Administration window opens.
Click on Discovery > Seed devices.
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
Specify the seed device and IP address range.
Click OK to start Device Discovery.
If IP address range is not specified, Device Discovery will try to discover as many
devices as it can based on the community strings and connectivity.
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For more information, see Specifying Seed Device online help.
After you set up your network, continue to the “Configuring Data Collection”
section on page 3-6.
Configuring Data Collection
To configure Data Collection:
Step 1
From CiscoWorks Homepage, select Campus Manager > Administration.
The Campus Administration window opens.
Step 2
Step 3
Click on Campus Data Collection > Data Collection Filters.
Select IP Address Range, Click Configure
The IP Range Filter dialog box appears.
Step 4
Step 5
Specify the IP Address Range, Click Apply.
A confirmation dialog box appears.
Click OK to start Data Collection. Click Cancel to apply the changes.
If the IP address range is not specified, ANI takes all devices from the Device
Credentials Repository.
See Using ANI Data Collection Administration online help for assistance in
performing these tasks.
After you configure Data Collection, see the “Setting Up Your Network” section
on page 3-4.
Note
The number of devices that can be data collected depends upon your licence limit.
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Setting Up Topology Services
To set up Topology Services:
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Verify that the ANI Server is running
Make sure the ANI Server has managed the devices from Discovery Metrics page.
From CiscoWorks Homepage select Campus Manager > Topology Services to
start the application.
For more information, see the Topology Services online help.
Configuring Network Discrepancies
You can configure the network discrepancies that you would like to be reported
by selecting and deselecting the listed discrepancies. To do this, select
Campus Manager > Administration >Network Discrepancy.
See User Guide for Campus Manager for more information.
Verifying Topology Services
To verify that Topology Services is working properly:
Step 1
Verify that all devices and interfaces are discovered.
Properly discovered devices and interfaces appear in green in the Topology
Services window.
Step 2
Step 3
Verify that devices displayed in red are reachable and have correct community
strings.
Verify that all VLANs and ELANs are discovered and that their port assignments
are correct.
For more information, see the Topology Services online help.
The devices will be shown in Topology services only after data collection.
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Setting Up User Tracking
To set up User Tracking:
Step 1
Step 2
Start User Tracking.
Confirm that the Ping Sweep option is enabled.
If you enable User and Host Acquisition, perform the tasks outlined in the
“Supporting User Name Collection” section on page 3-8.
For more information, see the User Tracking online help.
Supporting User Name Collection
To make the ANI Server automatically retrieve user names for User Tracking, you
must enable user and host acquisition and install appropriate scripts. See the ANI
Server online help for more information.
Verifying User Tracking
To verify that User Tracking is working properly, see that the Ping Sweep option
is enabled.
Step 1
Step 2
From CiscoWorks Homepage, select Campus Manager > User Tracking.
A new User Tracking window opens.
Click on Admin > Discovery to verify that the Ping Sweep option is enabled.
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Setting Up Path Analysis
To set up Path Analysis:
Step 1
Install and configure a DNS server on your network.
A DNS server is required for Campus Manager. For devices with multiple IP
addresses, there should be a single DNS entry that includes all IP addresses.
Step 2
Step 3
Specify correct read community strings on all devices.
Specify correct write community strings for multi-layer switching shortcut path
determination on Catalyst 5000 devices.
Step 4
Edit the VLAN/ELAN Mapping Table, which provides mapping of VLANs and
ELANs to subnets.
These mappings are auto-discovered based on information gathered by Topology
Services and User Tracking.
In some cases, the information might be incomplete. In these cases, you can edit
a VLAN/ELAN mapping table to supplement the Topology Services and User
Tracking information. If subnet mappings are not correct, Layer 2 traces on those
subnets might fail.
Step 5
Step 6
Enable Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) on all Cisco devices.
If CDP is not enabled, these devices will not appear on Layer 2 path traces.
Enable source routing on your network.
This is required if you plan to run path traces outside of the domain known to
Topology Services.
For more information, see the Path Analysis online help.
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Verifying Path Analysis
To verify that Path Analysis is working properly:
Step 1
Start Topology Services and make sure that all devices, interfaces, and links are
managed properly.
Properly managed devices appear in green in the Topology Services window.
Verify that all VLANs and ELANs are managed with correct port assignments.
Step 2
Step 3
Start User Tracking and run Discovery with a Ping Sweep option enabled to verify
that all end-user stations are discovered.
Step 4
Step 5
Step 6
Run nslookup on several known devices in the DOS shell.
Verify that DNS lookup works and takes one second or less.
Verify the Subnet Mapping table entries.
Each VLAN and ELAN entry should have any corresponding subnets listed. Any
subnets that do not correspond to a VLAN or ELAN should be in a Subnet row.
Step 7
Run a few traces between endpoints known to User Tracking or Topology
Services and verify that the trace completed successfully.
For troubleshooting information, see the Path Analysis online help.
Starting Up VLAN Port Assignment
To start VLAN Port Assignment:
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Verify that your network is set up properly.
Verify that the ANI Server is set up properly and running.
From the CiscoWorks Homepage, select Campus Manager > VLAN Port
Assignment.
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If you are prompted to install the Java plug-in, download and install the plug-in
using the displayed installation screens. The next time you start the application,
it will automatically use the plug-in.
See Online help for ANI Server, for information about setting up your network
and the ANI Server.
Displaying Topology Views and Attribute Summaries
To highlight devices, VLANs in a VTP domain, or a VTP domain map, or to
display attribute summaries for devices, Topology Services must be running. See
the VLAN Port Assignment online help for more information.
Verifying VLAN Port Assignment
To verify that VLAN Port Assignment is working properly:
Step 1
Step 2
Check the status bar to verify that the ANI Server is running properly.
Perform a port summary for a VTP Domain.
The table is populated with that domain’s port information.
Select a port, preferably unconnected, and move it to a different VLAN.
The port information is updated.
Step 3
See the VLAN Port Assignment online help for more information.
Setting Up Discrepancy Reports
To set up Discrepancy Reports:
Step 1
Select Campus Manager > Administration > Network Discrepancies.
The Configuring Network Discrepancies window appears.
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To include a discrepancy in the Discrepancy Reports, check the box next to it.
Checking all the boxes for a report displaying all discrepancies in the network.
To exclude a discrepancy from the Discrepancy Reports, uncheck the box.
Click Apply
Step 3
Step 4
You can use the filters to display discrepancy reports for specific devices, link or
network types. This makes it easy to find a particular discrepancy for a particular
type.
For more information, see the Discrepancy Reports online help.
Verifying Discrepancy Reports
To verify that Discrepancy Reports is working properly, check the status bar to
verify that the ANI Server is running properly.
Logging Out as Administrator
To end your administrator tasks, you must log out of Campus Manager.
Step 1
Step 2
Close all secondary browser windows.
You should have only one browser window opened displaying the Campus
Manager interface.
Click Logout.
The Login Manager dialog box replaces the navigation tree.
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