Cisco Configuration Engine Administrator Guide, 2.0

Device and Subdevice Manager

To access Device tasks, log into the system (see "Logging In" section on page 2-1). Then, from the Home page, click the Devices tab.

The Device Functional Overview page appears showing:

•View Device

•Add Device

•Discover Device

•Edit Device

•Resynchronize Device

•Clone Device

•Delete Device

•Update Device

•Subdevices

•Query Device Inventory

•Delete Files on Device

•Dynamic Operations

Viewing Device Configuration

Step 1 From the Devices Functional Overview page, click View Device.

The Groups list appears.

Step 2 From the Groups list, select the group that holds the device you want to view.

Note You can also use the Advance Search feature on many GUI pages to locate devices based on user-define search parameters (see "Using Advanced Search Feature" section).

Step 3 The View Device list page appears (see Figure 3-1).

Figure 3-1 View Device List

Step 4 Click on the icon for the device you want to view.

The Configuration for that device appears (see Figure 3-2).

Figure 3-2 Device Configuration

Note The device configuration displayed is the configuration as it appears at the configuration server. It might not be the configuration running on the device.

Step 5 To view subdevices (if applicable), in the left navigation pane, click View Subdevices.

Step 6 To view Images associated with this device (if applicable), in the left navigation pane, click View Images.

Using Advanced Search Feature

Step 1 From the Hierarchal View of groups (for example, see Figure 3-1), click Advanced Search.

Step 2 Use the drop-down arrow to select: Config ID, Event ID, or Device Name for the desired device.

Step 3 Then enter a value that corresponds to the first part of the argument, then click Go.

The results of the search are listed (see Figure 3-3).

Figure 3-3 Advanced Search Page

Adding Devices

There are three variations to the Add Device procedures based on Device Type:

•Non-Agent Enabled Device (see below).

•Agent Enabled Device (see "Adding Agent Enabled Devices" section).

•PIX Firewall Device (see "Adding PIX Firewall Devices" section).

Adding Non-agent Enabled Devices

Step 1 From the Devices Functional Overview page, click Add Device.

The Device Information page appears (see Figure 3-4).

Figure 3-4 Device Information Page

Step 2 Enter a valid value (no spaces) in the Device Name field.

Table 3-1 shows valid values for these attributes.

Step 3 In the Unique ID field, accept the default value that appears or enter another valid value (no spaces).

Step 4 For Device Type, from the drop-down list, select Non-Agent Enabled Device.

Step 5 Select the Template file name, then click Next.

The Group Membership page appears (see Figure 3-5).

Figure 3-5 Group Membership

Tip Use the Group Manager to set up groups before you add a device (see "Creating Groups" section on page 6-2).

Step 6 Check to select the group(s) of which you want this device to become a member, then click Next.

The non-agent information (IMGW) page appears (see Figure 3-6).

Figure 3-6 Non-agent (IMGW) Information Page

Step 7 Enter the name of the device in the Device Name field.

Table 3-2 lists valid values for these fields.

Step 8 Enter the gateway ID in the Gateway Id field.

Note This value is established during Setup. See Cisco Configuration Engine Installation & Configuration Guides.

Step 9 Enter the appropriate Device and Hop information.

Tip Before you enter Hop information, see "Hop Tables" section.

Table 3-3 shows valid values for these fields.

Step 10 To add another hop, click Add Another Hop, then enter hop information.

Step 11 To go back one page, click Back.

Step 12 To end this task, click Finish.

Step 13 To continue, click Next.

The Confirm IDs page appears

Figure 3-7 Confirm IDs Page

Step 14 To go back one page, click Back.

Step 15 To end this task, click Finish.

Step 16 To continue, click Next.

If you click Next, the Image Association page appears (see Figure 3-8).

Figure 3-8 Create Device > Image Association

Step 17 Select the image from the Name drop-down list.

The Image Type field and Image Location drop-down box are populated with corresponding information for the image.

Step 18 From the Image Location drop-down list, select the desired location.

Step 19 To add another row for image location, click Add Another Row.

You can locate multiple copies of an image on separate servers. This allows you to do load-sharing when updating a large number of devices. Each device in a large group can be associated with a copy of the image located at one of many server locations.

Step 20 In the Destination field, enter a valid URL where the image will be copied.

For example:

disk0:/c7200-mz

Step 21 To indicate which image is to be activated on the device after distribution, select the radio button in front of each row.

Step 22 Select the Configuration Control template file you want to send to this device for activation of a new image:

Tip Use the Configuration Control template that contains the CLI commands required for image activation for this device (see "Configuration Control Template" section). If you do not have such a template, see "Adding a Template" section on page 12-14.

a. To select a template file from the drop-down list, click the Select file radio button.

b. Use the drop-down list to choose a template file.

OR

To use an external template:

a. Choose Enter URL.

b. Enter the full URL for the server, directory, and filename where the template is stored. Currently, only http is supported.

c. To test access to the external template, click Test URL.

If the server is unavailable or the external template cannot be accessed, an error appears. You can still save this logical device, but the template is not available until you have access to the external template.

Step 23 To clear this task, click Cancel.

Step 24 To go back to the previous page, click Back.

Step 25 To finish creating this device, click Finish.

Hop Tables

To access devices by means of Telnet, it is necessary to construct hop tables (see "HopInfo Examples" section). These are tables that indicate what network path exists to the device, and all the authentication information necessary at each stage, or hop.

What You Should Know About Device Hop Information

The Hop Information (HopInfo) structure describes one portion of the path between source and destination. HopInfo can be chained together to specify how to login to a device. Examples of uses of this structure include:

•Devices with basic authentication mode requiring IP address, username, and password

•Devices with additional authentication modes such as Cisco IOS enable mode

•Embedded-within-embedded applications such as line cards on a Catalyst switch

The latter two examples require a login, but not a hop to a different device. Therefore, they are referred to as virtual hops.

Table 3-4 shows the fields in the HopInfo structure:

Currently Supported Device Types

Table 3-5 through Table 3-12 provide the HopInfo list for devices that are directly accessible on the network by IMGW. For accessing devices by way of Commserver, see Table 3-13.

All the rows in these tables are mandatory. Also, the hop_type fields cannot be NULL or empty. The fields marked with X are mandatory in IMGW unless they are not required on the device-side.

When any of the above devices is accessed by way of a Commserver (such as a Cisco 2511 Access Server), the resultant HopInfo list has the following two rows prepended to the respective HopInfo list for that device:

Note Because the current release does not support port username, the username field of HopInfo structure for COMMSERVER is always ignored by IMGW. Do not set up the port username on the Commserver.

HopInfo Examples

Adding Agent Enabled Devices

Step 1 From the Devices Functional Overview page, click Add Device.

The Device Information page appears (see Figure 3-9).

Figure 3-9 Device Information Page

Step 2 Enter a valid value (no spaces) in the Device Name field.

Table 3-19 shows valid values for these attributes.

Step 3 In the Unique ID field, accept the default value that appears or enter another valid value (no spaces).

Step 4 For Device Type, from the drop-down list, select Agent Enabled Device.

Step 5 Select the Template file name, then click Next.

Note To associate an external template to this device, select Enter URL with the appropriate path.

The Group Membership page appears (see Figure 3-10).

Figure 3-10 Group Membership Page

Tip Use the Group Manager to set up groups before you add a device (see "Creating Groups" section on page 6-2).

Step 6 Check to select the group(s) of which you want this device to become a member, then click Next.

The device IDs page appears (see Figure 3-11).

Figure 3-11 Device IDs Page

Step 7 Enter the appropriate IDs.

Table 3-20 shows valid values for these attributes.

Step 8 If applicable, select and assign subdevices to this device.

Step 9 To go back one page, click Back.

Step 10 To end this task, click Finish.

Step 11 To continue by associating this device with an image, click Next.

If you click Next, the Image Association page appears (see Figure 3-12).

Figure 3-12 Create Device > Image Association

Step 12 Select the image from the Name drop-down list.

The Image Type field and Image Location drop-down box are populated with corresponding information for the image.

Step 13 From the Image Location drop-down list, select the desired location.

Step 14 To add another row for image location, click Add Another Row.

You can locate multiple copies of an image on separate servers. This allows you to do load-sharing when updating a large number of devices. Each device in a large group can be associated with a copy of the image located at one of many server locations.

Step 15 In the Destination field, enter a valid URL where the image will be copied.

For example:

disk0:/c7200-mz

Step 16 To indicate which image is to be activated on the device after distribution, select the radio button in front of each row.

Step 17 Select the Configuration Control template file you want to send to this device for activation of a new image:

Tip Use the Configuration Control template that contains the CLI commands required for image activation for this device (see "Configuration Control Templates" section on page 12-3). If you do not have such a template, see "Adding a Template" section on page 12-14.

a. To select a template file from the drop-down list, click the Select file radio button.

b. Use the drop-down list to choose a template file.

OR

To use an external template:

a. Choose Enter URL.

b. Enter the full URL for the server, directory, and filename where the template is stored. Currently, only http is supported.

c. To test access to the external template, click Test URL.

If the server is unavailable or the external template cannot be accessed, an error appears. You can still save this logical device, but the template is not available until you have access to the external template.

Step 18 To clear this task, click Cancel.

Step 19 To go back to the previous page, click Back.

Step 20 To finish creating this device, click Finish.

Adding PIX Firewall Devices

Step 1 From the Devices Functional Overview page, click Add Device.

The Device Information page appears (see Figure 3-13).

Figure 3-13 Device Information Page

Step 2 Enter a valid value (no spaces) in the Device Name field.

Table 3-21 shows valid values for these attributes.

Step 3 In the Unique ID field, accept the default value that appears or enter another valid value (no spaces).

Step 4 For Device Type, from the drop-down list, select PIX Firewall Device.

Step 5 Select the Template file name, then click Next.

The Group Membership page appears (see Figure 3-14).

Figure 3-14 Group Membership Page

Tip Use the Group Manager to set up groups before you add a device (see "Creating Groups" section on page 6-2).

Step 6 Check to select the group(s) of which you want this device to become a member, then click Next.

The PixAuthentication Password page appears (see Figure 3-15).

Figure 3-15 PIX Authentication Password Page

Step 7 Enter authentication password for PIX devices.

A case-sensitive password of up to 16 alphanumeric and special characters. Any character can be used in the password except a question mark and a space.

Step 8 To go back one page, click Back.

Step 9 To end this task, click Finish.

Step 10 To continue by associating this device with an image, click Next.

Step 11 If you click Next, the Image Association page for PIX Firewall Devices appears.

Step 12 Select the image from the Name drop-down list.

The Image Type field and Image Location drop-down box are populated with corresponding information for the image.

Note Only PIX or PDM images can be associated with a PIX device.

Step 13 From the Image Location drop-down list, select the desired location.

Step 14 To add another row for image location, click Add Another Row.

Note For PIX devices, you can have only one PIX image and one PDM image.

Step 15 To indicate whether the image is to be activated on the device after distribution, check the box in front of each row.

Step 16 To cancel creating a device and return to the Devices main menu, click Cancel.

Step 17 To go back to the previous page, click Back.

Step 18 To finish creating this device, click Finish.

Discovering Devices

Cisco Configuration Engine can discover a device once the device (for this example: router-3460) is configured for CNS. For more information about this, see CNS Image Agent at:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6350/products_configuration_guide_chapter09186a008044ebe2.html

During the execution of setup.sh for the Cisco Configuration Engine host, the settings configured would be:

... 

For detail information about the parameters in this setup, refer to 

"Cisco Configuration Engine 2.0 Administrator's Guide."

...

Encryption settings:

-------------------- 

Enable cryptographic (crypto) operation between Event Gateway(s)/Config server and 
device(s) (y/n)? n

Each Event Gateway process serves 500 devices. Maximum number of

Event Gateways allowed is 20. 

Enter number of Event Gateways that will be started with crypto operation:[1] 0

Enter number of Event Gateways that will be started with plaintext operation: [5] 2

Enter Cisco-CE Event Bus Network Parameter: [ce_host_hostname or ce_host_ip_address] 

Note For more information about running setup.sh, see the Cisco Configuration Engine Installation & Configuration Guides.

Step 1 Log in to router-3460

Step 2 Using the Cisco IOS CLI command: show running configuration, verify that router-3460 is configured with IP routing. For example:

hostname router-3460 
... 
ip cef 
ip host ce_host 10.1.2.3 
... 
interface Ethernet0/0 
ip address 10.1.2.4 255.255.255.0 
... 
ip default-gateway 10.1.2.1 
... 
ip classless 
ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 10.1.2.1 

where:

router-3460 is the hostname identifying the device for Cisco Configuration Engine and 10.1.2.3 is the IP address of the Cisco Configuration Engine.

Step 3 Log in to router-3640 and perform the following operations:

configure terminal ip host ce_host 10.1.2.3
cns trusted-server all-agents ce_host
cns id string router-3460
cns id string router-3460 event
cns event ce_host 11013
cns config notify all interval 1 old-format
cns config partial ce_host 80
cns exec 80

Note The above configuration will support Discover Device as well as downloading a configuration, which requires cns config partial ce_host 80.

Step 4 Verify IP connectivity between ce_host and router-3640 by issuing the ping command from ce_host to router-3640 and from router-3640 to ce_host.

Step 5 Create a template.

For our example, name it router-3460.

You must insert a minimum of one line in the template. You can add a ! for this.

Note For more information about creating a template, see Chapter 12, "Templates."

Step 6 On the Device Functional Overview page, choose Discover Device.

When the discovery task completes, the following information appears:

Discover Devices 

There are 1 device(s) currently connected to the IE2100 but not yet created in the 
directory. 

Select the devices you want to create and click on `Create'. 

Device Name DeviceID Connected Time Template Name Group Name 
router-3640 router-3640 1/19/06 9:46:03 AM 

- DemoRouter.cfgtpl

- Acquire Running Config /config/default

- Acquire Startup Config 

Step 7 Click on the check box for router-3640, then click on the radio button and move the cursor to router-3640.cfgtpl.

Step 8 Choose Create.

The following information appears:

Status of Discovered Device Creation: 
Device Name Template Name Status  
router-3640 router-3640.cfgtpl Success 

Step 9 On the Device Functional Overview page, choose View Device.

You should see an icon for router-3640.

The icon color should be green indicating communication between ce_host and router-3640 has been established.

Notes:

1. Before a device is discovered or created, we recommend that you configure a template for the device. When Cisco Configuration Engine discovers a device, or you create a device, you then must associate the device with a template. Although Cisco Configuration Engine has a default sample template (DemoRouter.cfgtpl) already created, it is very unlikely that your device will be configured using DemoRouter.cfgtpl. Therefore, create a new template.

2. If Create Device is performed after configuring a template for router-c3460, then Cisco Configuration Engine will not discover this router (you will not see an icon for router-c3460 when Discover Device is selected). If you want Cisco Configuration Engine to discover the device then create only a template for the device—DO NOT use the Create Device operation. If you use Create Device, and you go to Discover Device, you will not see an icon for router-c3460. However, in either case, View Device should show an icon for router-c3460.

3. The Cisco Configuration Engine host uses odd numbered event ports for messages sent in plain text. For example, the default Cisco Configuration Engine setting is 5 event gateway ports without crypto enabled. Devices use ports 11011, 11013, 11015, 11017 or 11019 depending on what you configured on the device (for cns event 10.1.2.3 11013 this means event gateway port 11013 is used by router-c3640 to communicate with the Cisco Configuration Engine host, 10.1.2.3).

4. The Cisco Configuration Engine host uses even numbered event ports for message sent encrypted starting with 11012. For example, if you set the number of event gateways to 2 during setup, then ports 11012 and 11014 would be available for use by a device.

Editing Devices

Step 1 From the Devices Functional Overview page, click Edit Device.

The Groups list appears.

Step 2 From the Groups list, select the group that holds the device in question.

The Edit Device list appears (see Figure 3-16).

Figure 3-16 Edit Device List

Step 3 Click on the icon for the device you want to edit.

The device configuration appears (see Figure 3-17).

Figure 3-17 Device Configuration

Step 4 From the left navigation pane, choose the edit function you want to use.

Editing Non-agent Enabled Device Information

Step 1 From the Edit Device page, click Edit Information.

The device information editor page appears (see Figure 3-18).

Figure 3-18 Non-agent Device Information Editor

Step 2 To modify the device name, enter a valid value (no spaces) in the Device Name field, then click Next.

Step 3 Select Group Membership, then click Next.

The Non-agent Edit Device Information page appears (see Figure 3-19).

Figure 3-19 Non-agent Information Page

Step 4 Edit all appropriate fields, then to end this task, click Finish.

Step 5 To continue, click Next.

The device IDs page appears (see Figure 3-20).

Figure 3-20 Edit Non-agent Device IDs Page

Step 6 Modify devices IDs as required, then click Finish.

Editing Agent Enabled Device Information

Step 1 From the Edit Device page, click Edit Information.

The device information editor page appears (see Figure 3-21).

Figure 3-21 Agent Enabled Device Information Page

Step 2 To modify the device name, enter a valid value (no spaces) in the Device Name field, then click Next.

Step 3 Select Group Membership, then click Next.

The device IDs page appears (see Figure 3-22).

Figure 3-22 Agent enabled Device IDs Page

Step 4 Modify device IDs as required, then click Finish.

Editing PIX Device Information

Step 1 From the Edit Device page, click Edit Information.

The device information editor page appears (see Figure 3-23).

Figure 3-23 PIX Device Information Page

Step 2 To modify the device name and Image ID, if applicable, then click Next.

Step 3 Select Group Membership, then click Next.

The PIX Device Authentication Password page appears, see Figure 3-24.

Figure 3-24 PIX Device Authentication Password

Step 4 Modify the authentication password if required, then click Finish.

A case-sensitive password of up to 16 alphanumeric and special characters. Any character can be used in the password except a question mark and a space.

Editing Device Templates

Step 1 From the Edit Device page, click Edit Template.

The template editor appears (see Figure 3-25).

Figure 3-25 Template Editor

Step 2 In the Attributes field, click the drop-down arrow.

Step 3 Choose the attribute you want to add to the template, then click Add.

Step 4 Repeat Steps 2 and 3 for all attributes you want to add to the template file.

Step 5 Delete all unusable strings from the template file.

Step 6 Edit strings as necessary.

The default multi-line begin and end tags are ^[ and ^] respectively. The delimiter for these tags are: ~ ! @ ^ & * - = |. Do not use # or %.

For example, a multi-line test banner might be:

banner exec ^[*

	This is a Test Banner

	1. Hi

	2. Hello

	3. Test is 1234567890*

^]

Step 7 To save your edits, click Save.

Step 8 To save this version as a new template, click Save as.

Editing Device Parameters

Step 1 From the Edit Device page:

a. If you have administrator-level access click Edit Parameter-admin.

b. To use Operator-level access click Edit Parameter-operator.

The parameters editor appears.

Step 2 Edit all active lines as required.

Step 3 To save your edits, click Save Parameters.

Editing Contact Information

Step 1 From the Edit Device page, click Edit ContactInfo.

The contact information appears.

Step 2 Edit all active fields as required.

Step 3 To clear your entries, click Reset.

Step 4 To save your edits, click Update.

Editing Subdevices

For complete information about working with subdevices, including editing (except PIX devices), see "Working with Subdevices" section.

Editing Image Association Information

Step 1 From the Edit Device page, click Edit Images.

The Edit Device Image page appears.

Step 2 Edit image and configuration information as required.

Step 3 To revert to the previous state, click Cancel.

Step 4 To complete this task, click Finish.

Resynchronizing Devices

If the password of a device becomes corrupted so that there is a mismatch between the device and the corresponding password information help in the directory, you can resynchronize the device with the Cisco Configuration Engine, 2.0 by using the Resync Device function.

Step 1 From the Devices Functional Overview page, click Resync Device.

Step 2 From the Resync Device page, click on the icon for the device you want to re-synchronize.

Note PIX devices will not be visible on this page.

Step 3 In the confirmation window that appears, click Ok.

Cloning Devices

Step 1 From the Devices Functional Overview page, click Clone Device.

The Groups list appears.

Step 2 From the Groups list, select the group that holds the device you want to clone.

The Clone Device list appears (see Figure 3-26).

Figure 3-26 Clone Device List

Step 3 Select a device to clone.

The Step 1 page appears (see Figure 3-27).

Figure 3-27 Clone Device > Number of Copies

Step 4 Determine the number of copies, then click Next.

The Step 2 page appears (see Figure 3-28).

Figure 3-28 Clone Device > Name and IDs

Step 5 Enter prefix and suffix for each device copy, then click Next.

The Step 3 page appears (see Figure 3-29).

Figure 3-29 Clone Device > Review Parameters

Step 6 Review the parameters you set for this clone.

Step 7 If you want to make changes, click Back.

Step 8 To finish this task, click Finish.

Deleting Devices

Step 1 From the Devices Functional Overview page, click Delete Device.

The Groups list appears.

Step 2 From the Groups list, select the group that holds the device you want to delete.

The device list appears.

Step 3 Click the check box for the device(s) you want to delete.

Step 4 Click Submit.

A list of devices selected for deletion appears.

Step 5 To continue, click Delete.

Updating Device Configurations and Images

To send an updated version of the configuration or a new image to a device, from the Devices Functional Overview page, click Update Device. The Update Device Functional Overview page appears showing:

•Update Configuration

•Update Image

•Customize

Updating Device Configurations

Step 1 From the Update Devices Functional Overview page, click Update Config.

The Groups list appears.

Step 2 From the Groups list, select the group that holds the device you want to update.

Step 3 Click the check box next to the icon for the device(s) you want to update (see Figure 3-30).

Figure 3-30 Update Config Group/Device Selection Page

Note PIX devices will not be visible on this page.

Step 4 Click Submit.

The update notification page appears (see Figure 3-31).

Figure 3-31 Update Configuration Notification Information

Step 5 If you want an email notification sent when the update job completes, fill in the information on this page, then click Next.

Note This page is optional. You can skip to the next page by clicking Next.

The update task dialog box appears (see Figure 3-32)

Figure 3-32 Update Task

Step 6 For Step 1, select the source of the configuration.

Step 7 For Step 2, choose the Config Action task you require.

•Apply to running config - applies the configuration to the current running configuration.

•Apply and save to NVRAM - applies the configuration without causing it to persist in NVRAM.

•Overwrite NVRAM - applies the change and causes it to persists in NVRAM.

Step 8 For Step 3, if required, check the Syntax Check check box.

Step 9 For Step 4, select the date and time to send the configuration update.

Step 10 For Step 5, determine the batch size.

Tip The max batch size for IMGW should be set at 25.

Step 11 For Step 6, if applicable, enter a description for this update job.

Step 12 Click Update.

Updating Device Images

Step 1 From the Update Device Functional Overview page, click Update Image.

The Groups list appears.

Step 2 From the Groups list, select the group that holds the device you want to update.

Step 3 Click the check box next to the icon for the device(s) you want to update (see Figure 3-33).

Figure 3-33 Update Image Group/Device Selection Page

Note PIX devices will not be visible on this page.

Step 4 Click Submit.

The update notification page appears (see Figure 3-31).

Step 5 If you want a notification sent when the update job completes, fill in the information on this page, then click Next.

Note This page is optional. You can skip to the next page by clicking Next.

The Update Image page appears (see Figure 3-34)

Figure 3-34 Image Selection Page

Step 6 Select the image you want to use for updates, then click Next.

If you select to update the device by selecting an image other than its present image, the next page gives you a list of images from which to select.

The Update Image worksheet appears (see Figure 3-35).

Figure 3-35 Update Image Worksheet

Step 7 To distribute the image, click the check box for Distribute Image.

Step 8 To activate the image, click the check box for Activate Image.

Tip All three agents (event, partial config, and image) must be running on the device for the activation process to succeed.

Note For the image to become active on the device, you must have a Configuration Control template associated with this device that contains the CLI commands for image activation (see "Configuration Control Templates" section on page 12-3).

Step 9 To update the image immediately, click the radio button for Immediate.

Step 10 To update the image at a specified time in the future, click the radio button for At a future time:

a. Enter a time value.

b. Enter a date value.

Step 11 Set the Device Batch Size.

This is the number of concurrent image updates. This feature allows you to limit the number of concurrent requests to a server. When one batch of image update requests has been satisfied, the next batch starts.

Tip The max batch size for IMGW should be set at 25. And for HTTP only (no event agent) mode, the batch size must be same as the number devices in the submitted job.

Note If you are running a device image update session to a mix of IMGW and agent devices, the effective device batch size limit for IMGW devices—concurrent Telnet session limit—is equal to the value (default = 25) set for this attribute in the Setup program (see Cisco Configuration Engine Installation & Configuration Guides).

Step 12 If applicable, enter a text description of the job.

Step 13 To perform an evaluation rather than an actual update, click the check box at the bottom of this pane.

Step 14 To continue, complete the steps called for, then click Update.

The Update Image Status page appears (see Figure 3-36). You can use this Job ID to perform job-related tasks (see Chapter 5, "Configuration and Image Update Jobs Manager").

Figure 3-36 Job ID for Update Image

Customize Job Template

Step 1 From the Update Device Functional Overview page, click Customize.

The Groups list appears.

Step 2 From the Groups list, select the group that holds the device you want to update.

Step 3 Click the check box next to the icon for the device(s) you want to update (see Figure 3-37).

Figure 3-37 Custom Flow Control Device Update Selection Page

Note PIX devices will not be visible on this page.

Step 4 Click Submit.

The Update Device using Customized Job Template appears (see Figure 3-38).

Figure 3-38 Customized Job Template Form

Step 5 Complete the Customized Job Template form, then click Submit.

The next page shows the Job ID for this update task.

Step 6 To check the status of this job go to Jobs > Query Jobs, then click on the Job ID for this Job.

Configuration Control Template

To restart a device with a new image, you must issue the CLI commands that you would normally enter from the device console to activate a new image.

For example, if you want to restart a Cisco 3600 Series router with an image named 3600.image, from the device console, you would issue the following CLI commands:

no boot system
boot system flash:3600.image

you must provide the device with a Configuration Control template that contains the required CLI commands for image activation.

If you do not have such a template, see "Adding a Template" section on page 12-14. Also, you must associate this Configuration Control template with the particular device (see "Adding Devices" section).

The content of the Configuration Control template for image activation should contain the CLI commands that you would normally enter from the device console to activate a new image on the device.

Working with Subdevices

A subdevice is a configuration object for network modules in a modular router. When working with subdevices, it is very important to pick the correct type of interface card or module.

Note PIX Firewall devices do not have subdevices.

To work with subdevices, from the Devices Functional Overview page, click Subdevices.

The Subdevices Functional Overview page appears showing:

•View Subdevice

•Add Subdevice

•Edit Subdevice

•Clone Subdevice

•Delete Subdevice

Viewing Subdevices

Step 1 From the Subdevices Functional Overview page, select View Subdevice.

The list of subdevices appears (see Figure 3-39).

Figure 3-39 View Subdevice

Step 2 Click on the icon for the device configuration you want to view.

The Configuration for that device appears.

Note The subdevice configuration displayed is the configuration as it appears at the configuration server. It might not be the configuration running on the subdevice.

Adding Subdevices

Step 1 From the Subdevices Functional Overview page, click Add Subdevice.

The Subdevice Information page appears (see Figure 3-40).

Figure 3-40 Subdevice Information Page

Step 2 Enter a valid value (no spaces) in the Device Name field.

Table 3-22 shows valid values for this task.

Step 3 Accept the default value that appears or enter another valid value (no spaces) in the Config ID field.

Step 4 From the Device Type drop-down list, choose the type of device to which this subdevice is associated.

Device type is the name of the network module as defined in the Cisco product catalog (price list).

Step 5 Choose a template file.

To use a template on your Cisco Configuration Engine:

a. Choose Select file.

b. Use the drop-down list to choose a template.

OR

To use an external template:

a. Choose Enter URL.

b. Enter the full URL for the server, directory, and filename where the template is stored. Currently, only http is supported.

c. To test access to the external template, click Test URL.

If the server is unavailable or the external template cannot be accessed, an error appears. You can still save this logical subdevice, but the template is not available until you have access to the external template.

Step 6 To clear your entries, click Reset.

Step 7 To add this device, click Add.

Editing Subdevices

Step 1 From the Subdevices Functional Overview page, click Edit Subdevice.

Step 2 From the Edit Subdevice page, click on the icon for the subdevice you want to edit.

The subdevice configuration appears with a menu of edit functions in the left navigation pane:

•Edit Information.

•Edit Template.

•Edit Parameter-Admin - Administrator-level view.

•Edit Parameter-Operator - Operator-level view; used by Administrator to verify what Operator can see after Administrator has used Edit > AttributInfo under the Template Manager.

•Edit ContactInfo.

Step 3 From the left navigation pane, choose the edit function you want to use.

Editing Subdevice Information

Step 1 From the Edit Subdevice page, click Edit Information.

The subdevice information editor dialog box appears (see Figure 3-40).

Step 2 Modify all applicable fields.

For valid values, see Table 3-22.

Step 3 To clear your entries, click Reset.

Step 4 To update device information, click Modify.

Editing Subdevice Template

Step 1 From the Edit Subdevice left navigation pane, click Edit Template.

The template editor appears.

Step 2 In the Attributes field, click the drop-down arrow.

Step 3 Choose the attribute you want to add to the template, then click Add.

Step 4 Repeat Steps 2 and 3 for all attributes you want to add to the template file.

Step 5 Delete all unusable strings from the template file.

Step 6 Edit strings as necessary.

The default multi-line begin and end tags are ^[ and ^] respectively. The delimiter for these tags are: ~ ! @ ^ & * - = |. Do not use # or %.

A multi-line test banner might be:

banner exec ^[*

	This is a Test Banner

	1. Hi

	2. Hello

	3. Test is 1234567890*

^]

Step 7 To save your edits, click Save.

Step 8 To save this version as a new template, click Save as.

Editing Subdevice Parameters

Step 1 From the Edit Subdevice left navigation pane, click Edit Parameter-Admin.

The parameters editor appears.

Note Operator-level privileges do not include access to these parameters.

Step 2 Modify parameters values as required.

Step 3 To save your edits, click Save Parameters.

Editing Contact Information

Step 1 From the Edit Device left navigation pane, click Edit ContactInfo.

The contact information appears.

Step 2 Edit all active fields as required.

Step 3 To clear your entries, click Reset.

Step 4 To save your edits, click Update.

Cloning Subdevices

Step 1 From the Subdevices Functional Overview page, click Clone Subdevice.

The Subdevice list appears (see Figure 3-41).

Figure 3-41 Clone Subdevice Device List

Step 2 The Step 1 page appears (see Figure 3-42).

Figure 3-42 Clone Subdevice > Number of Copies

Enter the number of copies you want to make, then click Next.

The Step 2 page appears (see Figure 3-43).

Figure 3-43 Clone Subdevice > Name and IDs

Step 3 Enter prefix and suffix for each device copy, click Next.

The Step 3 page appears (see Figure 3-44).

Figure 3-44 Clone Subdevice > Review Parameters

Step 4 Review the parameters you set for this clone.

Step 5 If you want to make changes, click Back.

Step 6 To finish this task, click Finish.

Deleting Subdevices

Step 1 From the Subdevices Functional Overview page, click Delete Device.

The Delete Subdevice page appears (see Figure 3-45).

Figure 3-45 Select Subdevices to Delete

Step 2 Check to select the subdevice(s) you want to delete.

Step 3 To proceed, click Next.

A status page appears indicating that the subdevice has been selected for deletion (see Figure 3-46).

Figure 3-46 Delete Subdevices Confirmation

Step 4 To delete this subdevice, click Delete.

Querying Device Inventory

You can use the Query Device Inventory feature to get a reports from devices about:

•Running image information

•Hardware information

•File system list

Step 1 From the Devices Functional Overview page, click Query Device Inventory.

The Query Device Inventory screen appears.

Figure 3-47 Query Device Inventory Page

Step 2 Check the device(s) for which you want to get an inventory report(s), then click Submit.

The Query Notification Information page appears (see Figure 3-48).

Figure 3-48 Query Notification Information Page

Step 3 If you want an email notification sent when the query completes, fill in the information on this page, then click Next.

Note This page is optional. You can continue by clicking Next.

The Query Attributes Page appears (see Figure 3-49).

Figure 3-49 Query Attributes Page.

Step 4 Set all applicable attributes, then click Query.

The query is submitted as a Job. A page appears indicating the job number for this query.

Step 5 To check the status of this job, go to Jobs > Query Job.

Step 6 Use the drop-down arrow to select Completed Jobs.

Step 7 For the Inventory Job you want, click either the job number or the entry in the Status column.

The Job Status page appears (see Figure 3-50).

Figure 3-50 Job Status Page

Step 8 To view the inventory report, click View.

Device inventory report appears (see Figure 3-51)

Figure 3-51 Sample Device Inventory Report

Delete Files on Device

Step 1 From the Devices Functional Overview page, click Delete Files on Device.

The Delete File on Device page appears (see Figure 3-52).

Figure 3-52 Delete Files on Device Page

Step 2 Check the device(s) on which you want to delete files, then click Submit.

The Delete Device Files Notification Information page appears (see Figure 3-53).

Figure 3-53 Delete Device Files Notification Information Page

Step 3 If you want an email notification sent when the query completes, fill in the information on this page, then click Next.

This page is optional. You can continue by clicking Next.

The Delete Files parameter page appears (see Figure 3-54).

Figure 3-54 Delete Files Parameter Page

Step 4 Complete the steps on this page, then to preview, click Preview.

Step 5 When you are satisfied with the task parameters, click Submit.

Dynamic Operations

Dynamic Operations allows you to perform operations on devices that all respond to having the same attributes based on the Query used to find them.

To use this feature you must have query objects available before starting Dynamic Operations. If no Queries have been created, you will see a message stating that there are no query objects available.

To create a Query, go to the "Creating Queries" section on page 8-2.

Step 1 From the Devices Functional Overview page, click Dynamic Operations.

The Dynamic Operations page appears (see Figure 3-55)

Figure 3-55 Dynamic Operations Page

Step 2 Use the down-arrow key to select the Query you want to use.

Step 3 Select the operation you want to perform on devices that respond to the Query, then click List Devices.

The result of the Query appears (see Figure 3-56).

Figure 3-56 Devices Responding to Query

Step 4 To continue with the selected operation, click Next.