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PAC Planning and Reporting Toolset Menus
Web Planning and Reporting Menus
PAC Menu Options
This appendix defines the menu items in the PAC and the Web Planning and Reporting applications. Some PAC menus and options vary from one Toolset to another and are listed under the respective Toolset headings. Other PAC menus remain constant regardless of the Toolset in which they appear; these are listed under the "Common Menus" section.
PAC Menus
Common Menus
File menu options vary slightly based on the active PAC Toolset, and the View, Setup, Toolset, and Help menus contain the same options in each Toolset.
File Menu
The File menu provides options for printing windows and for performing general Cisco WAPMS functions. It is available in the Event Processor, Troubleshooting, Traffic Capture, and Conversations Toolsets. In the Conversations Toolset, it only has the Open, Save As, and Close options. The File menu options are described in Table A-1.
Table A-1 PAC File Menu Items
Open
(Traffic Capture and Conversations Toolsets) Open traffic capture .cap or conversations .cov data files.
Save As
(Event Processor) Saves a detailed description of all network events reported to the PAC in the last two weeks.
(Traffic Capture) Saves captured data in the .cap format. See the "Saving and Retrieving Packet Traces" section.
(Conversations) Saves conversations data in the .cov or .csv format. See the "Saving Conversations to Data Files" section.
Close
Terminates the current Toolset but keeps the PAC session running. Not available for the Event Processor Toolset.
(Event Processor) Prints a detailed description of all or selected network events reported to the PAC over the last two weeks.
Print Setup
Opens the Windows Print window so you can specify printing options.
ASE Inventory
Performs an inventory of the ASEs associated with a particular network in the network database. Use ASE inventory to check the connectivity of ASEs in the network or to access information required when contacting your vendor's technical support. See the "Performing an ASE Inventory on the PAC" section.
Update ASE Software
Updates the software in your ASE when updates are released by Cisco Systems. See the "Updating ASE Software on the PAC" section.
Collect Data Now
Collects ASE data now instead of waiting for the scheduled data collection time. See the "Collecting ASE Data on the PAC" section
Identify ASE
Notifies the PAC of all SNMP MIB variable locations for selected ASEs. See the "Managing ASEs" section.
Exit
Terminates the PAC session.
View Menu
Use the View menu to customize the appearance of your Cisco WAPMS window. The View menu is available in the Event Processor, Troubleshooting, Traffic Capture, and Conversations Toolsets. In the Conversations Toolset however, the menu has only the Conversations Toolbar option. The View menu options are described in Table A-2.
Table A-2 PAC View Menu Items
Toolset Selector
Toggles between showing and hiding the Cisco WAPMS Toolset Selector at the top of the window. See the "Using the Network Selector" section.
<Toolset name> Toolbar
Toggles to hide or show the current Toolset's Tool bar.
Network Selector
Toggles to hide or show the Network Selector.
Status Bar
Toggles between showing and hiding the Status bar at the bottom of the window.
Setup Menu
Use the Setup menu to configure your PAC environment and launch the Network Configuration Toolset. The Setup menu is available in the Event Processor, Troubleshooting, and Traffic Capture Toolsets. The Setup menu options are described in Table A-3
Table A-3 PAC Setup Menu Items
Domain Selection
Selects a secure domain (on a PAM) to connect to. The list only contains the domains your Cisco WAPMS user ID has permission to see, within the PAMs configured for your PAC through the PAM List menu option. See the "Connecting to a Domain" section.
PAM List
Adds, edits, or removes the PAMs to use with your PAC. See the "Maintaining the PAM List" section.
Network Configuration
Opens the Network Configuration Toolset.
Domain Options
Use this option to perform these functions:
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define the SNMP community name for your PC so it can communicate with the ASE
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See the "Setting Domain Options" section.
Event Forwarding
Forwards ASE events to workstations running third-party event managers, such as HP OpenView or IBM NetView. See the "Event Forwarding" section.
Network Selection
Selects the network elements for use by certain Cisco WAPMS Toolsets.
Log On
Logs you off under the current user ID and prompts you to log on under a different user ID.
Log Off
Logs you out of a domain while keeping the PAC open. You have access to limited PAC functions, including log on.
Toolset Menu
Use the Toolset menu to launch any available PAC Toolset by choosing its corresponding menu option. The Toolset menu is especially useful when you have the Toolset Selector hidden. It is available from all PAC Toolsets. Toolset menu options are: Event Processor, Troubleshooting, Traffic Capture, Conversations, and Planning and Reporting.
To open the Network Configuration Toolset, see the "Setup Menu" section.
Help Menu
Use the Help menu to display and print information from the Help system, which covers all PAC, PAM, and ASE components. The Help system is Web-based, so your browser is launched when you select a menu item.
The Help menu is available from the main Menu bar in all PAC Toolsets and PAM applications. Clicking the Help menu displays the options listed in Table A-4. You can also access the Help system through the Help button on the PAM Administration window.
Event Processor Toolset Menu
Use the Event Processor menu to acknowledge events and to launch the Performance Monitoring function. The File, View, Setup, Toolset, and Help menus for the Event Processor are described in the "Common Menus" section. The remaining Event Processor menu options are described in Table A-5.
Table A-5 PAC Event Processor Menu Items
Performance Monitoring
Launches the Performance Monitoring function, which allows you to configure the events to display in the Event Processor window. See the "Using Performance Monitoring" section.
Acknowledge All
Marks all logged events (even when not displayed) as acknowledged. See the "Responding to Events" section.
Acknowledge Displayed
Marks all displayed events as acknowledged. Use this option after restricting which events are displayed. See the "Responding to Events" section.
Troubleshooting Toolset Menus
The Troubleshooting and Update menus are explained in this section. The File, View, Setup, Toolset, and Help menus are described in the "Common Menus" section.
Troubleshooting Menu
Use the Troubleshooting menu to determine how data is displayed and for what perspective, and to set an ASE to line loopback mode for further troubleshooting. The Troubleshooting menu options are described in Table A-6.
Table A-6 Troubleshooting Menu Items
Options
Customizes Grid, Vertical Scale, and Time Cursor viewing options. See the "Using the Troubleshooting Toolset" section
View
Selects the content and format for displaying troubleshooting data. Depending on the network element, ASE type, and link layer type, the following choices are available: Summary, Protocols, Congestion, Burst, Service Advisor, QoS Advisor, Alarms, and Statistics. See the "Understanding Troubleshooting Views" section.
Access Line
Displays troubleshooting data from the access line perspective.
Access
ChannelDisplays troubleshooting data from the access channel perspective.
PVC
(Frame Relay only) Displays troubleshooting data from the Frame Relay circuit perspective.
VC
(ATM only) Displays troubleshooting data from the ATM circuit perspective.
Protocol
(HDLC only) Displays troubleshooting data for up to five user-selectable network protocols.
Real Time
Displays network performance statistics in real time. The measurement interval is approximately 5 seconds.
2 Hour History
Changes the horizontal scale of the graphs in Summary windows to two hours. The measurement interval is 15 minutes.
2 Day History
Changes the horizontal scale of the graphs in Summary windows to two days. The measurement interval is 6 hours.
Loopback
Places the near-end ASE in line-loopback mode to help determine if the access line is functioning. Once turned on, loopback mode continues until the loopback timer, whose duration is set on the ASE, expires. See the "Using the Loopback Option" section.
Update Menu
Use the Update menu to define when Troubleshooting statistics are updated in the PAC. The Update menu options are described in Table A-7.
Traffic Capture Toolset Menus
The Edit and Traffic Capture menus are explained in this section. The File, View, Setup, Toolset, and Help menus for the Traffic Capture Toolset are described in the "Common Menus" section.
Edit Menu
The Edit menu is available only in the Traffic Capture Toolset. The Copy option copies a selected captured frame to the Clipboard. The frame can then be pasted into another Windows-based application.
Traffic Capture Menu
Use the Traffic Capture menu to perform various traffic capture functions. The Traffic Capture menu options are described in Table A-8.
Table A-8 Traffic Capture Menu Items
Configure
Sets up triggers/filters for frame captures. See the "Configuring Traffic Capture" section.
Get Frames
(Frame Relay and HDLC) Retrieves captured frames from the capture buffer of the ASE. See the "Configuring Traffic Capture" section.
Get PDUs
(ATM) Retrieves captured PDUs from the capture buffer of the ASE.
Post Filter
Refilters captured packets based on post-filtering criteria. See the "Post Filtering" section.
Previous
Scrolls to the previous traffic capture summary displayed in the Summary Decode pane.
Next
Scrolls to the next traffic capture summary displayed in the Summary Decode pane.
Options
Specifies how to display traffic capture data.
Conversations Toolset Menu
Use the Conversations menu to perform functions on conversation pairs. The File, View, and Help menus in the Conversations Toolset are described in the "Common Menus" section. The remaining Conversations menu options are described in Table A-9.
Table A-9 Conversations Menu Items
Resolve DNS Names
Displays the names rather than IP addresses of the hosts captured in Conversations. There must be network connectivity to a DNS server for this to work.
Restart
Clears captured conversations from the capture buffer of the ASE and begins to capture new conversations.
Stop
Halts the process of capturing conversations without clearing previously captured conversations.
Stop & View
Halts the process of capturing conversations and displays the captured conversations. See the "Viewing Conversation Pairs" section.
View
Takes a snapshot of the captured conversations from the ASE buffer without stopping the continuous capture of conversations. See the "Viewing Conversation Pairs" section.
Find
Specifies the resolved name or IP address of the host for which you want to display conversations data. See the "Locating a Specific Host" section.
Sort by
Specifies the order in which to display conversations data. Choose from the following submenus: Local host, Remote Host, % of IP Utilization, and
% if 256*2 kbps. See the "Changing Sort Options" section.
PAC Planning and Reporting Toolset Menus
The Planning and Reporting Toolset (PAC edition) has File and Help menus. The File menu is explained in this section. The Help menu is explained in the "Help Menu" section.
Note
File Menu
In the PAC Planning and Reporting Toolset, the File menu provides options for operating on reports and report groups. The remaining PAC Planning and Reporting File menu options are described in Table A-10.
Table A-10 File Menu Options - PAC Planning and Reporting Toolset
New Report Group
Creates a new report group. See the "Creating a Report Group" section.
Save As
Saves a report group under a new name. See the "Report Output Filenames and Formats" section.
Delete Report Group
Deletes the current report group and all the reports it contains. See the "Deleting a Report Group" section.
Print Reports
In the Web Planning and Reporting Toolset, allows you to print all reports in the current report group. See the "Viewing, Printing, or Saving a Report" section.
Generate Reports
Provides options for printing all reports in the current report group or for saving reports (tabular reports only) to output files in CSV or HTML format. See the "Managing Individual Reports" section.
Exit
Terminates the Planning and Reporting Toolset but keeps the PAC session open.
Web Planning and Reporting Menus
The Web Planning and Reporting application has File, Setup, and Help menus. Each menu is explained in the following sections.
File Menu
In the Web Planning and Reporting Toolset, the File menu provides options for operating on reports and report groups. The Web Planning and Reporting File menu options are described in Table A-11.
Table A-11 File Menu Options - Web Planning and Reporting Toolset
New Report Group
Creates a new report group. See the "Creating a Report Group" section.
Save As
Saves a report group under a new name. See the "Report Output Filenames and Formats" section.
Delete Report Group
Deletes the current report group and all the reports it contains. See the "Deleting a Report Group" section.
Print Reports
Prints all reports in the current report group. See the "Viewing, Printing, or Saving a Report" section.
Exit
Terminates the Web Planning and Reporting application.
Setup Menu
In the Web Planning and Reporting Toolset, use the Setup menu to choose your domain and user ID. The Web Planning and Reporting Setup menu options are described in Table A-12.
Help Menu
In Web Planning and Reporting, use the Help menu to display information from the Web Planning and Reporting Help system and to identify the application's software version.
