Table of Contents
Quick Start GuideQuick Start Guide for CiscoWorks QoS Policy Manager 3.0
2 QoS Policy Manager Overview
3 Installing Common Services
4 Installing QPM
5 Verifying Installation
6 Where to Go Next
Quick Start Guide
Quick Start Guide for CiscoWorks QoS Policy Manager 3.0
1 SUPPLEMENTAL LICENSE AGREEMENT
SUPPLEMENTAL LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR CISCO SYSTEMS NETWORK MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE: CiscoWorks QOS POLICY MANAGER (UNRESTRICTED AND RESTRICTED VERSIONS)
IMPORTANTREAD CAREFULLY: This Supplemental License Agreement ("SLA") contains additional limitations on the license to the Software provided to Customer under the Software License Agreement between Customer and Cisco. Capitalized terms used in this SLA and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Software License Agreement. To the extent that there is a conflict among any of these terms and conditions applicable to the Software, the terms and conditions in this SLA shall take precedence.
By installing, downloading, accessing or otherwise using the Software, Customer agrees to be bound by the terms of this SLA. If Customer does not agree to the terms of this SLA, Customer may not install, download, or otherwise use the Software. When used below, the term "server" refers to central processor unit.

1. ADDITIONAL LICENSE RESTRICTIONS.
- Device Restricted Version. By purchasing the Restricted version of the QoS Policy Manager Customer may manage up to twenty (20) devices. Customers whose requirements exceed the Restricted version limit of twenty devices must upgrade to the Unrestricted version of the Software.
- Installation and Use. The Software components are provided to Customer solely to install, update, supplement, or replace existing functionality of the applicable Network Management Software product. Customer may install and use following Software components:
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- QoS Policy Manager (QPM): May be installed on one (1) server in Customer's network management environment.
- Common Services: May be installed on one (1) server in Customer's network management environment.
- QoS Policy Manager (QPM): May be installed on one (1) server in Customer's network management environment.
- Reproduction and Distribution. Customer may not reproduce nor distribute software.
2. DESCRIPTION OF OTHER RIGHTS AND LIMITATIONS.
Please refer to the Cisco Systems, Inc. Software License Agreement.
2 QoS Policy Manager Overview
This quick start guide provides basic requirements and procedures for installing, upgrading, and setting up CiscoWorks QoS Policy Manager (QPM) 3.0 so you can get your server up and running as quickly as possible.
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Note This guide contains quick start typical installation instructions. For additional installation information, see the installation guides available in PDF in the Documentation directory on the product CDs. To read the PDF files, Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0 must be installed. |
This section contains:
About QPM
QoS Policy Manager (QPM) lets you analyze traffic throughput by application or service class, and then leverage that information to configure QoS policies to differentiate traffic and to define the QoS functions to be applied to each type of traffic flow.
By simplifying QoS policy definition and deployment, QPM makes it easier for you to create and manage end-to-end differentiated services in your network, thus making more efficient and economical use of your existing network resources. For example, you can deploy policies that ensure that your mission-critical applications always get the bandwidth required to run your business.
Contents
The QPM package contains two CDs:
- Common Services
- QPM
The following table provides information about the CDs and lists the contents of each sub-box in the QPM package.
| Product | Provides this functionality... | Sub-box consists of... |
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Common Services |
CiscoWorks desktop environment, login access, user authentication and authorization |
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QPM |
Configuration, deployment, and monitoring of QoS policies in a network |
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Server Requirements
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IBM PC-compatible with:
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Pentium 4, 1 GHz, minimum |
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One of the following:
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One of the following:
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1 GB, minimum |
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9 GB free hard drive space if you are installing both Common Services and QPM. 7 GB free hard drive space if Common Services is already installed on your system and you are only installing QPM. |
For maximum performance, it is recommended you use a dedicated server for QPM.
Do not install QPM CDs on a Windows server running any of the following services:
- Primary domain controller
- Backup domain controller
- Terminal server
Client Requirements
The following table lists the requirements for a client system.
| System Components | System Requirements |
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Operating System |
One of the following:
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Browser |
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Installation Sequence
The following table provides the installation sequence:
| If You are Installing CiscoWorks QPM Package on a System That... | Then... | ||||
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Has no other CiscoWorks products |
Install: 1. Common Services 1.0 2. QoS Policy Manager 3.01 |
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Has QPM 2.x |
Install: 1. Common Services 1.0 2. QoS Policy Manager 3.01
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Has Common Services with or without CD One 5th edition |
Install QPM. |
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Has CD One 5th edition without Common Services |
Install: 1. Common Services 1.0 2. QoS Policy Manager 3.01
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Has ACS |
Do not install the QPM package CDs. |
| 1QPM is automatically installed in the Common Services installation folder. |
3 Installing Common Services
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Note Common Services ships with a 90-day evaluation license that you can use to install the software. If you install Common Services without a license, you will still be able to start QPM. Please refer to the SUPPLEMENTAL LICENSE AGREEMENT for usage restrictions for QPM. |
Before you begin:
- Disable any virus scanning or intrusion detection software that may be running on the server. These types of software can interfere with the installation. Close all other running programs.
- If you are reinstalling Common Services, make sure the target directory is empty or does not exist before beginning the installation.
To install Common Services in a standalone configuration:
Step 1 Insert the Common Services CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.
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- The Common Services installation program starts. The Welcome panel of the installation application appears.
- If the installation program does not start, select Start > Run from the Windows taskbar, and then type d
:/setupin the Run dialog box, where d is the drive letter of the CD-ROM drive. Press Enter to start the installation program.
Step 2 Click Next. The Software License Agreement panel appears.
Step 3 To review all conditions of the license agreement, use the scroll bar on the right side of the page. To accept the terms of the license agreement and continue with the installation, click Yes. To decline the terms of the license agreement and exit the installation, click No.
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- If you accepted the terms of the license agreement, the Choose Destination Location panel appears.
Step 4 The default installation directory, C:\Program Files\CSCOpx, appears in the Destination Folder area. To change the default installation directory, click Browse:
- You can enter a new path in the Path field. If the directory specified does not exist, the installation program creates it.
- You can use the Directories and Drives fields to navigate to an existing directory.
- Click Next.
- If you are installing Common Services on a FAT32 partition, the installation program prompts you to change directories. You can choose one of the following options:
- Select the Choose another directory option to change the installation directory to a directory that resides on an NTFS partition, and then click Next.
- Select the Use selected directory option to keep your original directory choice then click Next.
- Click Cancel to terminate the installation and convert the target drive to NTFS. Refer to the converting file systems topic in Windows help for more information about converting a FAT32 file system to NTFS.
- The System Requirements panel appears.
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Note If you install Common Services on a FAT partition, you must convert that partition to NTFS to be able to install CiscoWorks later. |
Step 5 Review the requirements to ensure that the drive specified has enough free space for the installation. If the selected drive does not have enough space, click Back to return to the Choose Destination Location page and select another drive.
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- Verify that the system has enough memory. If the system does not have enough memory, click Cancel to terminate the installation. You should either install additional memory in the target system or install Common Services on a system that meets the minimum memory requirements.
- If your system meets all the system requirements, click Next. The Select license file screen appears.
Step 6 Enter the path to the license file in the License file location field. You can also use the Browse button to navigate to the correct license file. Click Next.
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- The system displays a message while validating your license. If the license is valid, the Account Information panel appears.
Step 7 Enter the password used to log into Windows in the Password and Confirm Password fields. Click Next.
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- If the two passwords do not match, the system prompts you to enter them again. If the passwords match, the Ports Configuration panel appears.
Step 8 To change the external port numbers used by the Lock Manager (lm.exe) and database (fms.exe) services, enter the new information in the following fields:
- LM PortThe port used by Lock Manager. The default value is 1272. Use the default value unless it conflicts with another application on the server.
- FMS PortThe port used by the Common Services database. The default value is 9652. Use the default value unless it conflicts with another application on the server.
- Click Next. The Database Configuration panel appears.
Step 9 Enter the information used by the SQL database component of Common Services:
- Server PortThe port used by the SQL database. The default value is 2638. Use the default value unless it conflicts with another application on the server.
- PasswordThe password used by the SQL database. The password must be at least 4 characters long.
- Confirm PasswordThe same value you entered in the Password field.
- Click Next. The Apache Server Configuration panel appears.
Step 10 Enter the information used by the Apache server component of Common Services:
- HTTPS PortThe port used by the Apache for Secure Socket Layer (SSL) requests. Use the default value, 443, unless it conflicts with another application on the server.
- Email AddressThe email address of the system administrator (required).
- SMTP ServerThe DNS name or IP address of your SMTP server.
- Click Next.
Step 11 Enter the following information required to generate the local certificate. The local certificate is used for authentication and authorization when logging into the CiscoWorks desktop:
- Country CodeA two-character code for the country where the Common Services server is located.
- StateThe name of the state or province where the Common Services server is located.
- CityThe name of the city where the Common Services server is located.
- CompanyYour company name.
- OrganizationThe name of the organization or division you work in.
- DomainThe name of the domain the server resides in.
- Certificate PasswordA password for the certificate. The password must have a minimum of 4 and a maximum of 10 alphanumeric characters.
- Confirm PasswordThe same value you entered in the Certificate Password field.
- Click Next. The Create Shortcuts panel appears.
Step 12 Select the Create a shortcut... check box to create a shortcut on the Windows desktop.
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- Click Next. The Verification panel appears.
Step 13 Review your settings. To change any settings, click Back to return to the setting you want to change. Click Next.
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Note If you abort the installation during the file copy stage, you must run the uninstall program before installing again. |
- The Start Copying Files panel appears. During the file copy, the system prompts you at four different times to change passwords for the following components:
- casuser (the user created by Common Services to run the desktop services)
- the "admin" account
- the "guest" account
- the CMF database
Step 14 To accept the default passwords, click No.
- To change a password:
a. Click Yes.
b. Type the password in the Password field.
c. Retype the password in the Confirm field.
d. Click OK.
- The installation may take a few minutes to complete while the components are installed and the services are configured. When the installation is complete, the Restart panel appears.
Step 15 Select Yes and click Finish to restart the computer. Select No and click Finish to restart the computer at a later time.
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Note You must restart the computer before you use Common Services. |
Step 16 Configure the web browser on the client system for use with CiscoWorks.
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- For information about configuring the web browser on the client system, see the "Preparing to Use CiscoWorks Common Services" chapter in Installing Common Services 1.0 on Windows 2000.
4 Installing QPM
Before you begin:
- Verify that Common Services is already installed. QPM is automatically installed in the Common Services installation folder.
- The machine on which you are going to install QPM meets the requirements for running QPM.
During the QPM installation process, you will be asked for the following information:
- QPM database passwordThe QPM database password is required internally by the system to ensure database security. You do not need to use the password. You can change the password through Common Services in the CiscoWorks desktop. Select VPN/Security Management Solution > Administration > Configuration > Database Credentials.
- Percentage of free disk spaceQPM keeps a percentage of the disk free for database backups. If you intend to perform QPM monitoring tasks, your QPM database will be larger, and will need more free disk space for backup purposes. When you run out of available disk space, QPM notifies you and you can compact your database using the QPM Rebuild Database utility on the QPM server. Before using this utility you must back up your QPM database.
To install QPM:
Step 1 Insert the QoS Policy Manager CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive.
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Note We do not recommend installing QPM from a network CD-ROM drive. |
Step 2 Select Start>Run, and enter d:\QPM-K9.exe, where d is your CD-ROM drive. The Welcome window opens.
Step 3 Click Next. The Select Program Folder window opens.
Step 4 In the Select Program Folder window, specify or select a program group, if you do not want to use the default name. Click Next.
Step 5 Enter the password for the QoS Policy Manager Database, and confirm your password. Click Next.
Step 6 In the Setup Type window, enter the percentage of disk space to keep free on the current partition. If you intend to perform QPM monitoring tasks, we recommend that you keep a larger amount of disk space free for backup purposes. Click Next.
Step 7 Review your selections in the Start Copying Files window. If you are satisfied, click Next. If you are not satisfied, click Back until you come to the window that has selections you want to change.
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- After you click Next, QPM is installed on your machine. This process takes a few minutes.
- After QPM is installed, the Wizard Complete window opens.
Step 8 Select whether you want to restart your computer now or later, and click Finish to complete the setup. You must restart your computer before you begin to work with QPM.
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- The QPM services start automatically whenever you start your computer.
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Note Remove the QPM CD-ROM before you restart your computer.
Step 9 If you intend to work with ACS device groups and user permissions, configure settings in ACS and CiscoWorks as described in Installation Guide for CiscoWorks QoS Policy Manager for information.
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Note After setup is complete, verify the QPM installation. |
5 Verifying Installation
The CiscoWorks Server desktop is the interface for CiscoWorks network management applications, including QPM.
Before you begin to work with QPM, you should ensure that you have the appropriate permissions. Verify your user permissions in the CiscoWorks2000 desktop (Server Configuration > Setup > Security), or in ACS (depending on the method you are using for user authentication).
To verify QPM installation, log into CiscoWorks:
Step 1 In your web browser, start CiscoWorks. The default URL is http://< QPMinstall>:1741, where <QPMinstall> is the name of the computer with the QPM installation.
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- The CiscoWorks desktop is displayed.
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Note The first time you start CiscoWorks on a CiscoWorks server or a client machine, the Java Runtime Environment is automatically installed.
Step 2 Verify on the front page that Java, JavaScript, and cookies are enabled. If they are not enabled, change your browser preferences to enable them, then continue to the next step.
Step 3 Log into CiscoWorks with your username and password.
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- The CiscoWorks navigation tree appears in the left pane.
Step 4 Click QoS Policy Manager in the navigation tree.
Step 5 Click QPM under the QoS Policy Manager drawer.
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- A Security Alert window opens. Click Yes to proceed. QPM opens in a separate browser window.
If you encounter problems starting QPM, see Installation Guide for CiscoWorks QoS Policy Manager for possible causes and solutions.
6 Where to Go Next
This section contains:
Related Documentation
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Note Although every effort has been made to validate the accuracy of the information in the printed and electronic documentation, you should also review the documentation on Cisco.com for any updates. |
For information about installing, troubleshooting, getting started, and using the products within the QPM package, see these sources of information:
| To learn more about... |
See this document | Product Package (Printed Copy) | Product CD (PDF1 in Documentation directory) | Cisco.com (PDF1 and HTML) |
Cisco Doc. CD2 (PDF1, HTML) |
Online Help (PDF1) |
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Product's known bugs (DDTSs) |
Release Notes for QoS Policy Manager Release Notes for Common Services 1.0 on Windows 2000 |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
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Quick start installation |
Quick Start Guide for CiscoWorks QoS Policy Manager |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
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Detailed installation and setup information |
Installation Guide for QoS Policy Manager Installing Common Services 1.0 on Windows 2000 |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
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Introduction to QPM with end-to-end scenarios and examples |
Getting Started Guide for QoS Policy Manager |
No2 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes3 |
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QPM features, tasks, and troubleshooting |
User Guide for QoS Policy Manager |
No2 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes4 |
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User authentication and database password management through the CiscoWorks2000 desktop |
Using Common Services 1.0 |
No2 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Devices and software releases that QPM supports |
Device support table available at this url: http://www.cisco.com/ univercd/cc/td/doc/ product/rtrmgmt/qos/ qpm3_0/qpm30dev/ index.htm |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
| 1Requires Adobe Acrobat 4.0 or later. 2Not shipped in the QPM package. To order printed versions of the user guides, see the "Obtaining Documentation" section and refer to the product numbers listed in the table. 3To access online help for the Getting Started Guide, click Help in the CiscoWorks desktop. In the Help window, click Main. In the Contents tab select QoS Policy Manager > Getting Started with QPM. To open the PDF, select View PDF in the Contents tab. 4To access online help for the QPM User Guide, click Help in the QPM window. To open the PDF, select View PDF in the Contents tab. |
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