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Read Me First -- LAN Management Solution 1.0 with Device Fault Manager


Table of Contents

Read Me First—LAN Management Solution Bundle with Device Fault Manager
What the Bundle Contains
Installation Prerequisites
Installing the Bundle
Related Documentation
Ordering Additional Documentation

Read Me First—LAN Management Solution Bundle with Device Fault Manager


The LAN Management Solution provides applications for configuring, administering, monitoring, and troubleshooting a campus network. It enables network administrators to more effectively manage their LAN and campus networks.

Device Fault Manager 1.0 provides real-time, detailed fault analysis for Cisco devices and proactively notifies network managers of critical network conditions. It monitors faults, determines the root cause of Cisco device faults, provides Cisco device-level fault correlation, and notifies you by pager or e-mail.

What the Bundle Contains

The LMS Bundle with Device Fault Manager comprises:

Table 1   Bundle Contents

Product  Consisting of 

LMS Bundle

  • CiscoWorks2000 CD One Third Edition (CD One)—contains CiscoWorks2000 Server software, CiscoView 5.2, and the Network Management Integration Module.
  • Resource Manager Essentials 3.2 (Essentials)
  • Campus Manager 3.0 (Campus)
  • Campus Manager 3.0.1 (Voice Update)
  • TrafficDirector 5.8.1
  • Content Flow Monitor 1.1
  • Documentation

Device Fault Manager 1.0

  • Device Fault Manager 1.0
  • Documentation

Note   In addition to the enclosed paper documents, PDF versions of product documentation are available on the product CDs. You might find it advantageous to refer to the installation instructions for individual products and print out the relevant documentation before proceeding with the installation.

Installation Prerequisites

The following tables summarize the minimum server and client requirements for the LMS bundle with Device Fault Manager. The requirements listed are based on managing 500 devices with up to 15,000 ports, with all applications on a single server. For more information, refer to each component's installation guide.

Table 2   Server System Requirements

Requirement  Windows 2000 or Windows NT Server  Solaris Server 

Hardware

  • IBM PC-compatible computer with 500 MHz or faster Pentium processor—dual processor recommended for hosting multiple management solutions
  • Sun UltraSPARC 60 MP with 450 MHz processor—dual processor recommended for hosting multiple management solutions

Memory (RAM)

1 GB

1 GB

Available disk drive space

  • 9 GB minimum
  • 1 GB virtual memory
  • 9 GB minimum
  • 1 GB swap space

Software

Windows NT 4.0 Server or Workstation with Service Pack 5 or 6a, or Windows 2000 Server or Professional.

Solaris 2.6 or 2.7

Table 3   Client System Requirements

Requirement Type  Minimum Requirement 

System software and hardware

Any one of these systems:

  • IBM PC-compatible computer with 300 MHz Pentium processor, 128 MB RAM, and 256 MB virtual memory, running Windows NT 4.0 Workstation or Server, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000 Server, or Windows 2000 Professional
  • Sun UltraSPARC 10 with 333 MHz processor, 256 MB RAM, and 512 MB swap space, running Solaris versions 2.5.1, 2.6, or 2.7
  • IBM RS/6000 workstation with 256 MB RAM running AIX 4.3.1, 4.3.2, or 4.3.3
  • HP9000 series with 256 MB RAM running HP-UX 10.20 or 11.0

Color monitor with at least 256 colors

Browser

One of the following browsers:

  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or 5.1 (supported only on Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, and Windows 2000).
  • Netscape Navigator 4.6.1 or 4.7 (supported on all platforms).

Installing the Bundle

CD One must be installed first.

Table 4   Installation Tasks

Task  For Detailed Information and Custom Installation 
1. Install and set up the RWAN bundle.

Refer to the Read Me First that is included in the RWAN bundle package.

2. Install and set up Device Fault Manager.

Refer to Installing and Setting Up Device Fault Manager.

Related Documentation

The following paper documentation ships with the RWAN bundle with Device Fault Manager:

  • RWAN bundle documentation—refer to the RWAN bundle Read Me First document
  • Installing and Setting Up Device Fault Manager
  • Release Notes for Device Fault Manager 1.0

The following documentation is available in PDF on the accompanying CDs, and on CCO:

  • RWAN bundle documentation—refer to the RWAN bundle Read Me First document
  • Device Fault Manager User Guide
  • Installing and Setting Up Device Fault Manager

Note    Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0 is required to view PDFs.

Online help is available from within the product.

Ordering Additional Documentation

A complete set of hardcopy user guides for the products contained in the LAN Management Solution Bundle with Device Fault Manager can be ordered using the part number CWDOC-RWAN-LMS.

Orders for documentation can be placed through an authorized Cisco reseller or a Cisco sales representative.

Individual installation and user guides can be purchased using the Cisco MarketPlace ordering system. Cisco sales representatives, resellers, and users with direct ordering privileges can locate documentation part numbers and other ordering information by selecting the Documentation product family within MarketPlace and navigating to the CiscoWorks2000 section