Managing Chassis
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Viewing the Management Information Window
Entering or Changing Username and Passwords
Management Information Window—Detailed Description
Viewing the Chassis Configuration Window
Commissioning or Decommissioning a Chassis
Starting or Stopping Global Performance Logging
Chassis Configuration Window—Detailed Description
Viewing the SNMP Management Window
Selecting or Modifying SNMP Community Names or Version
Enabling or Disabling Trap Generation
SNMP Management Window—Detailed Description
Viewing the Chassis Inventory Window
Chassis Inventory Window—Detailed Description
Viewing the Chassis Fault Management Window
Chassis Fault Management Window—Detailed Description
Viewing the Command Log Window
Command Log Window—Detailed Description
System Log Window—Detailed Description
Viewing the Configuration Editor Window
Uploading, Opening, or Editing the Running Configuration from a Selected Chassis
Searching in the Configuration Editor
Downloading the Edited Configuration File to a Selected Chassis
Configuration Editor Window—Detailed Description
Viewing the Configuration Backup/Restore Window
Configuration Backup/Restore Window—Detailed Description
Viewing the IOS Image Download Window
IOS Image Download Window—Detailed Description
APS Status Window—Detailed Description
Managing Chassis
The Chassis Management chapter covers the following information:
Management Information
The Management Information window allows you to perform the following functions:
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Configure the chassis IP address fields
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Viewing the Management Information Window
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Figure 3-1 Management Information Window—Configuration Tab
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System Configuration
To configure the fields within the Configuration tab, proceed as follows:
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Entering or Changing Username and Passwords
To enter or change the username or passwords, proceed as follows:
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Figure 3-2 Management Information Window—IOS Command Line Security Tab
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If you do not know the passwords on the device, or if you want to change the passwords currently on the device:
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Management Information Window—Detailed Description
The Management Information window displays two tabs: Configuration and IOS/Command Line Security.
Configuration Tab
The Configuration tab displays a single System Configuration area.
System Configuration
The System Configuration area displays the following fields:
IP Address—Allows you to enter the IP address of the system.
System Name—Allows you to enter the name of the system.
System Contact—Allows you to enter the name and contact details for the person administering the node.
System Location—Allows you to specify the physical location of the system.
Extra Location Information (optional)—Allows you to specify additional information describing the location of the system.
IOS/Command Line Security Tab
The IOS/Command Line Security tab displays a single area, IOS Username and Passwords.
IOS Username and Passwords
The IOS Username and Passwords area contains the following fields:
User Name—Allows you to enter a unique user name password, enabling you to access and configure objects in CGM.
Exec Password—Allows you to set the access password for the chassis, enabling you to perform specific operations on the Cisco 12000 GSR chassis.
Login Password—Allows you to set a telnet access password to protect CGM from access by unauthorized personnel.
Save Locally—Click Save Locally to save your passwords locally in CGM for a selected chassis.
Save to Device—Click Save to Device when you wish to reconfigure both the local CGM password and the password on the device, or when you want to change the current passwords for the selected chassis.
Chassis Configuration
The Chassis Configuration section covers the following areas:
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Viewing the Chassis Configuration Window
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Figure 3-3 Chassis Configuration Window—Configuration Tab
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Commissioning or Decommissioning a Chassis
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Commissioning a chassis starts the following activities:
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Decommissioning a chassis starts the following activities:
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Starting or Stopping Global Performance Logging
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Global performance logging collects performance information on GRPs and interfaces within a specified chassis. Performance data can then be viewed through performance menus or through the Performance Manager.
If you start global performance logging on a chassis, all subchassis objects are placed into the performance logging on state. However, performance data is only collected for GRPs and interfaces, so any other modules will not collect performance data, despite having a state of performance logging on.
Note that Global Performance Logging can use a lot of bandwidth, so use discretion.
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Chassis Configuration Window—Detailed Description
The Chassis Configuration window (Figure 3-3) contains two tabs: Configuration and Additional Descriptions.
Configuration Tab
The Configuration tab displays five areas:
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Validation Parameters
The Validation Parameters area contains attributes that describe the population characteristics of a chassis and are used to validate module deployment.
Number of Slots—Displays the number of slots in the chassis for plug-in modules.
Unavailable Slots—Displays a comma separated list of slots that modules cannot be deployed into.
Max Number of Sub-Modules per Slot—Defines the maximum number of submodules that can be deployed into each slot for the selected chassis.
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This area is not applicable to CGM.
Clock
This area is not applicable to CGM.
Power Supply
This area is not applicable to CGM.
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Management
The Management area allows you to commission or decommission the selected chassis.
Commission—Click Commission to commission the selected chassis.
Decommission—Click Decommission to commission the selected chassis.
Global Performance Logging
The Global Performance Logging area allows you to start or stop global performance logging.
Start—Click Start to begin global performance logging.
Stop—Click Stop to stop global performance logging.
Commission Status
The Commission Status area displays the result of the last commission, either succeeded or failed.
Additional Descriptions Tab
The Additional Descriptions tab displays a single Additional Descriptions area.
Figure 3-4 Chassis Configuration Window—Additional Descriptions Tab
Additional Descriptions
The Additional Descriptions tab optionally allows you to specify description information for a selected chassis. Any additional text descriptions can be entered in the description 1 and description 2 data entry fields. For example, you might want to record additional text descriptions for identification purposes, such as CLLI codes.
SNMP Management
The SNMP Management section covers the following areas:
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Viewing the SNMP Management Window
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Figure 3-5 SNMP Management Window—SNMP Management Tab
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Selecting or Modifying SNMP Community Names or Version
To choose or modify SNMP community names:
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To choose or modify the SNMP Version:
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Enabling or Disabling Trap Generation
Traps generate alarms and send them to the IP address of the chassis specified when trap generation is enabled (on a selected chassis). When trap generation is enabled, you can see alarms when they arise in the appropriate CGM view. Trap generation can also be disabled so that traps and alarms are not generated for the selected chassis.
To enable or disable trap generation on a selected chassis, follow these steps:
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SNMP Management Window—Detailed Description
The SNMP Management window displays a single SNMP Management tab. The SNMP Management tab contains three areas:
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Community Names
Community names provide a security mechanism for SNMP communications. The device holds its own community names, so the correct community names must be used in order to get or set attributes from the device.
V1 Read—Community string used when retrieving attributes from a device using the SNMPv1 protocol. Note that CGM release 2.0.1 does not support SNMPv1.
V1 Write—Community string used when setting attributes on a device using the SNMPv1 protocol. Not applicable for CGM. Note that CGM release 2.0.1 does not support SNMPv1.
V2 Read—Community string used when retrieving attributes from a device using the SNMPv2c protocol.
V2 Write—Community string used when setting attributes on a device using the SNMPv2c protocol.
Version
Displays the SNMP version.
SNMP Version—Allows you to choose the SNMP version.
Trap Generation
Enable—Click Enable to enable trap generation for the selected chassis. Traps generated by selected chassis are sent to the IP addresses listed in the Trap Destination and Community pane.
Disable—Click Disable to disable trap generation for the selected chassis. No traps generated by selected chassis are sent to the IP addresses listed in the Trap Destination and Community pane.
Chassis Inventory
The Chassis Inventory section covers the following areas:
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Viewing the Chassis Inventory Window
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Figure 3-6 Chassis Inventory Window—General Tab
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The PCMCIA Slot Details area and the Power Supply Details area are not applicable to CGM. The Asset Tracking tab also is not applicable to CGM.
Figure 3-7 Chassis Inventory Window—Asset Tracking Tab
Chassis Inventory Window—Detailed Description
The Chassis Inventory window contains two tabs: General and Asset Tracking. Note that the Asset Tracking tab is not applicable for CGM.
General Tab
The General tab (see Figure 3-6) displays five areas:
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Chassis Details
The Chassis Details area displays the following details:
Serial Number—Not applicable to CGM.
Number of Slots—Displays the number of slots in the chassis.
Backplane Type—Not applicable to CGM.
Type—Displays the chassis type.
Environmental Monitor Type—Displays the type of environmental monitor located in the chassis.
System Details
The System Details area displays the following details:
Host Name—Displays the host name for the selected chassis.
Boot Image Host—Displays the IP address of the host, which supplies the software currently running.
Description—Displays the system's hardware type, software operating system, and networking software of the selected chassis.
ROM ID—Displays the system boot trap description and version identifier.
Domain Name—Displays the domain portion of the domain name of the host.
Services—Displays the set of services potentially offered by the selected chassis.
Version Details
The Version Details area of the General tab displays the versions of the different components in the chassis, as follows:
IOS—Displays the version of the IOS commands in the selected chassis.
Software—Not applicable to CGM.
Hardware—Displays the version of the selected chassis.
Firmware—Not applicable to CGM.
PCMCIA Slot Details
The PCMCIA Slot Details area is not applicable to CGM.
Power Supply Details
The Power Supply Details area is not applicable to CGM.
Asset Tracking Tab
The Asset Tracking tab is not applicable to CGM.
Chassis Fault Management
The Chassis Fault Management section covers the following areas:
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Viewing the Chassis Fault Management Window
To view the Chassis Fault Management window, follow these steps:
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Figure 3-8 Chassis Fault Management Window—General Tab
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The LED Status area is not applicable to CGM.
For further information on the fields displayed in this window, refer to "Chassis Fault Management Window—Detailed Description" section.
Figure 3-9 Chassis Fault Management Window—Power Supply Tab
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Figure 3-10 Chassis Fault Management Window—Temperature Tab
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Figure 3-11 Chassis Fault Management Window—Fan Tab
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Chassis Fault Management Window—Detailed Description
The Chassis Fault Management window displays four tabs:
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General Tab
The General tab (see Figure 3-8) displays three areas: Chassis Availability, LED Status, and Cisco Contact Details.
Chassis Availability
The Chassis Availability area contains attributes that reflect the availability of the chassis, as follows:
Up Time—Displays the up time after the last reset.
Last Changed Time—Displays the time the chassis was last modified.
Last Restart Reason—Displays the reason for the last restart.
Last Authentication Failure Address—Displays the last authorization failure IP address for the selected chassis.
Clock Source Status—Not applicable to CGM.
LED Status
The LED Status area is not applicable to CGM.
Cisco Contact Details
The Cisco Contact Details area displays any provided Cisco contact details.
Power Supply Tab
The Power Supply tab (see Figure 3-9) displays two areas: Power Supply and Voltage.
Power Supply
The Power Supply area displays the following information for each power supply (in tabular format):
Description—Textual information for the power supply.
State—Current status of the power supply.
Source—Power supply source.
Voltage
The Voltage area displays the following details for the 12 volt power supply:
Description—Textual information on voltage.
Status Value—Current status of the voltage for the selected chassis.
Minimum Threshold—Lowest status value assigned before a shutdown was initiated.
Maximum Threshold—Highest status value assigned before a shutdown was initiated.
Last Shutdown—Last shutdown initiated.
State—Current status value of the voltage.
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Temperature Tab
The Temperature tab (see Figure 3-11) displays a single Temperature area.
Temperature
The Temperature area displays the following details for the core temperature status and the inlet temperature status:
Description—Textual information on temperature for the selected chassis.
Status Value—Current status value of the temperature of the selected chassis.
Threshold—Highest value associated with the object before a shutdown was initiated.
Last Shutdown—Status value of the object when shutdown was last initiated.
State—Current status of the temperature for the selected chassis.
Fan Tab
The Fan tab (see Figure 3-11) displays a single Fan area.
Fan
The Fan area displays a description and the current state of the fan status in a tabular format.
Description—Textual information for the fan.
State—Current status of the fan in the selected chassis.
Command Log
The Command Log section covers the following areas:
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Viewing the Command Log Window
To view the Command Log window, follow these steps:
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Figure 3-12 Command Log Window
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The Command Log Details pane for the selected chassis is displayed. For further information, refer to "Command Log Window—Detailed Description" section.
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Changing Column Width
To change the width of a column:
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Any text wider than the column is truncated. The column widths return to the default widths when you close this window.
Command Log Window—Detailed Description
The Command Log window displays a single Command Log Details tab.
Command Log Details Tab
The Command Log Details tab displays an Command Log pane and Event History area.
Command Log Details Pane
The Command Log Details pane displays the following information:
Index—Arbitrary integer value to uniquely identify the listed events. When it reaches the maximum value, the agent wraps the value back to 1 and can flush existing entries
Event Time—Value of system up time when the event occurred.
Command Source—Source of the command that instigated the event. You will see either command Line or SNMP.
Config Source—Configuration data source for the event.
Config Destination—Configuration data destination for the event.
Terminal Type—When the command source field is set to command line, the terminal type appears (unknown, console, terminal, virtual or auxiliary). Otherwise, not applicable appears.
Terminal Number—When the command source field is set to command line, the terminal number appears. When the terminal is not available or not applicable, -1 appears.
Terminal User—When the command source is set to command line, the name of the logged in user appears. When the terminal type is not available or not applicable, the field appears empty.
Terminal Location—When the command source is set to command line, the hard-wired location of the terminal or the remote host for an incoming connection appears. When the terminal type is not available or not applicable, the field appears empty.
Command Source Address—When the terminal type field is set to virtual, the internet address of the connected system appears. When the command source is set to SNMP, the internet address of the requester appears.
Virtual Host Name—When the terminal type field is set to virtual, the host name of the connected system appears. When the terminal type is not available or not applicable, the field appears empty.
Config Filename—When the config source field or the config destination field is set to network tftp or network rcp, the configuration filename at the storage file server appears.
RCP User—When the config source field or the config destination field is set to network rcp, the remote user name appears.
Event History Details
The Event History Details area (see Figure 3-12) displays the following information:
Uptime at Last Save—Displays the amount of time the system had been up for, when the running configuration was last saved (written).
Uptime at Last Change—Displays the amount of time the system had been up from when the running configuration was last changed.
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Uptime at Last Startup Change—Displays the amount of time the system had been up for, when the startup configuration was last written to. In general the uptime at last startup change field is the default configuration used when cold starting the system. It might have been changed by a save of the running configuration or by a copy from elsewhere.
Maximum Table Entries—Maximum number of entries that can be held in the pane.
Entries Deleted from Table—Number of times the oldest entry was deleted to make room for a new entry.
System Log
The System Log Messages window provides a table of all activity carried out by users logged into CLI or SNMP on a device. You can opt to be notified of all user activities through alarm notification, if desired.
The System Log section covers the following areas:
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Figure 3-13 Sys Log Messages Window
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System Log Window—Detailed Description
The Sys Log Messages window (see Figure 3-13) displays a single Sys Log Messages tab.
SysLog Message Tab
The Sys Log Message tab displays a SysLog Messages pane, and Sys Log Message Details area.
SysLog Messages Pane
The Sys Log Messages pane displays the following information:
Index—Arbitrary integer value to uniquely identify the listed messages. When it reaches the maximum value the agent flushes the pane and wraps the value back to 1.
Facility—Name of the facility that generated the facility message.
Severity—Displays the severity of the message.
Message Name—Textual identification for the message type. A facility name in conjunction with a message name uniquely identifies a message type.
Message Text—Displays the text of the message. When the text of the message exceeds 255 bytes, the message is truncated to 254 bytes and a '*' character is appended, indicating that the message has been truncated.
Time Stamp—Displays the time the system has been running (when the message was generated).
Sys Log Message Details
The Sys Log Message Details area displays the following information:
Messages Not Recorded—Displays the number of syslog messages that were ignored.
Messages Not Processed—Displays the number of messages which could not be processed due to lack of system resources.
Messages Deleted From Table—Number of entries that have been removed to make room for new entries.
Notifications Sent—Displays the number of notifications sent.
Maximum Table Entries—Displays the upper limit on the number of entries that the pane can contain.
Maximum SysLog Severity—Any message with a severity less than this one will be ignored by the agent. This field can be set to emergency, alert, critical, error, warning, notice, info, or debug.
Notifications Enabled—Displays whether notifications are enabled or not enabled.
Configuration Editor
The Configuration Editor allows you to perform the following:
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The Configuration Editor section covers the following areas:
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Viewing the Configuration Editor Window
Right-click on a selected chassis, then choose Technology Specific Tools>Open Configuration Editor. The Configuration Editor window appears.
Figure 3-14 Configuration Editor Window
For further information on the fields displayed in this window, refer to "Configuration Editor Window—Detailed Description" section.
Uploading, Opening, or Editing the Running Configuration from a Selected Chassis
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Searching in the Configuration Editor
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Downloading the Edited Configuration File to a Selected Chassis
After you have edited the running configuration, click Download to download the modified running configuration to the selected chassis. This new configuration is reflected onto the startup configuration, the running configuration, and the NVRAM memory.
Configuration Editor Window—Detailed Description
The Configuration Editor window (see Figure 3-14) displays a single Configuration Editor tab.
Configuration Editor Tab
The Configuration Editor tab displays two areas: Selection and Operations on Device.
Selection
Criteria Name—Any text strings you have searched for appear in this list.
Search Criteria—Enter search text into the search criteria data entry box. Click Add to move the text string into the configuration criteria list.
Operations Done Locally
Add—Click Add to move the text string (displayed in the criteria data entry box) into the configuration criteria list. Then click Upload to commence your search.
Delete—Click Delete to remove any selected text string from the configuration criteria list.
Operations on Device
Upload—Click Upload to upload the running configuration files from the selected chassis and automatically open the running configuration file in a text editor (allowing you to edit the configuration file).
Download—Click Download to save the configuration file and download the edited running configuration file to the selected chassis.
Configuration Backup/Restore
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The Configuration Backup/Restore window allows you to upload the current running configuration from a specified Cisco 12000 GSR and save it as a file to any Trivial File Transfer Program (TFTP) server. This file can later be downloaded from the specified TFTP server to a user specified Cisco 12000 GSR.
Regular configuration backups allow recovery in the unlikely event of a hardware failure. For example, if a module were to fail, a replacement module could be inserted into the chassis and the configuration data would be restored. Changes in configuration data between the last backup and the time of the failure would be lost.
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The Configuration Backup/Restore section covers the following areas:
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Viewing the Configuration Backup/Restore Window
Right-click on a chassis object, then choose CGM Management>Physical>Chassis>Configuration Backup/Restore. The Configuration Backup/Restore window appears.
Figure 3-15 Configuration Backup/Restore Window — Backup/Restore Tab
For further information on the fields displayed in this window, refer to "Configuration Backup/Restore Window—Detailed Description" section.
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Initiating a Backup
To initiate a backup, follow these steps:
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Initiating a Restore
To initiate a restore, follow these steps:
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Scheduling a Backup
To schedule a backup, follow these steps:
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Figure 3-16 Schedule Dialog Box
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Configuration Backup/Restore Window—Detailed Description
The Configuration Backup/Restore window displays a single Backup/Restore tab.
Backup/Restore Tab
The Backup/Restore tab (see Figure 3-15) displays three areas: Configuration, Status and Actions.
Configuration
The Configuration area allows you to view and configure the following fields:
Backup Server—Allows you to set the TFTP IP address.
Backup after every Action—Field not available for CGM.
Status
The Status area displays the following fields:
Time Stamp of Last Backup—Time of the last backup.
Backup File Name—Name of the backup file.
Actions
The Actions area allows you to:
Backup—Click Backup to initiate the action of backing up the running configuration of the selected Cisco 12000 GSR.
Restore—Click Restore to initiate the action of restoring the running configuration to the selected Cisco 12000 GSR.
Schedule Backup—Click Schedule Backup to schedule a date and time for the backup to take place.
IOS Image Download
The IOS Image Download window allows you to:
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The IOS Image Download section covers the following areas:
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Viewing the IOS Image Download Window
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Figure 3-17 IOS Image Download Window
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For further information on the fields displayed in this window, refer to "IOS Image Download Window—Detailed Description" section.
Initiating a Download
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To initiate a download, follow these steps:
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Scheduling a Download
To schedule a Cisco IOS image download, follow these steps:
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Figure 3-18 Schedule Dialog Box
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IOS Image Download Window—Detailed Description
The IOS Image Download window (see Figure 3-17) displays a single Download tab.
Download Tab
The Download tab (see Figure 3-17) displays three areas: Configuration, Status, and Actions.
Configuration
The Configuration area allows you to view and configure the following fields:
TFTP Server IP Address—Allows you to set the TFTP IP address.
Destination File System—Allows you to specify any file system name supported by the module. File system names supported are, boot flash, flash, disk 0, and disk 1.
Source File Name—Allows you to specify the source filename (Cisco IOS image name).
Destination File Name—Allows you to specify the name for the file as it is stored in the file system of CGM.
Format the destination device before copying?—Allows you to format the destination device before copying. You can set the Format the destination device before copying? option to:
Yes—Enables formatting of the destination device.
No—Disables formatting of the destination device.
Reboot device using new image?—Allows you to reboot the device after a successful download. You can set the Reboot device using new image? option to:
Yes—Enables rebooting of the device.
No—Disables rebooting of the device.
Status
The Status area (see Figure 3-17) displays the last download operation (this displays the date and time of the last download).
Actions
The Actions area (see Figure 3-17) allows you to initiate the following actions:
Download—Click Download to download the Cisco IOS image (specified by the source filename in the configuration area) from the specified TFTP server to the file system of the Cisco 12000 GSR (specified in the destination filename in the configuration area).
Scheduled Download—Click Schedule Download to open the Schedule Dialog window. The Schedule Dialog window allows you to enter a date (in <mm><dd><yyyy> format) and time (hour and minute format) for the download to be performed automatically.
Initiating a Telnet Service
The Initiate Telnet Service application allows you to log onto the device, in order to perform some configuration or to retrieve information from the device. To launch a telnet window, follow these steps:
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Launching the Web Console
Another way to retrieve information from a device is through a web browser. To launch the Web Console application, follow these steps:
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APS Status
The APS status window provides a single read only view which displays all APS circuits configured on a selected GSR.
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The APS Status window displays the APS redundancy configuration for a selected chassis.
The APS Status section contains the following areas:
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Viewing the APS Status Window
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APS Status. The APS Status window appears.Figure 3-19 APS Status Window
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A list of all APS circuits set up on the selected chassis appear in the APS Circuits area.
When the GSR being managed is configured with an APS circuit that connects to another GSR, then either the Working or Protect field (whichever is appropriate) in the Table will indicate "Remote" .
APS Status Window—Detailed Description
The APS Status window has one area, APS Circuits.
APS Circuits
The APS Circuits area contains one table with the following headings:
Group—Group number of the APS circuit or interface.
Working Slot/Port—Slot/port number of the working interface. For a circuit, if the working interface is part of another chassis, "remote" is displayed instead of the slot/port number.
Protect Slot/Port—Slot/port number of the protected interface. For a circuit, if the protected interface is part of another chassis, "remote" is displayed instead of the slot/port number.
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