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C O N T E N T S

Preface ix

Organization of This Guide ix

Conventions xi

Related Documentation xi

Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request xii

CHA P T E R 1 Using the Cisco ANA Manage GUI Client 1-1

Logging In and Out of Cisco ANA Manage 1-2

Parts of the Cisco ANA Manage Window 1-3

Cisco ANA Manage Windows and Toolbars 1-5

ANA Servers Window 1-6

ANA Gateway and Unit Windows 1-8

AVM Window 1-10

Global Settings Windows 1-13

DB Segments Window 1-13

Event Management Settings Window 1-14

Message of the Day Window 1-15

Polling Groups Window 1-16

Protection Groups Window 1-17

Report Settings Window 1-18

Security Settings Window 1-19

Scopes Window 1-22

Topology Window 1-24

Users Window 1-25

Workflow Engine Windows 1-26

Templates Window 1-26

Workflows Window 1-27

Using Cisco ANA Manage Tables 1-29

Using the Find Function in a Table 1-30

Filtering Table Information 1-30

Sorting a Table 1-32

Exporting Table Data to a File 1-33


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CHA P T E R 2 Deploying Cisco ANA and Working with Licenses 2-1

Steps for Deploying Cisco ANA 2-1

Steps for Setting Up Users and Scopes 2-4

Managing Licenses 2-5

Checking the Status of the License Server 2-5Installing Licenses 2-6

Viewing License Properties 2-6

CHA P T E R 3 Managing the Cisco ANA Gateway and Units 3-1

Managing the Cisco ANA Gateway 3-1

Overview of the Cisco ANA Gateway 3-1

Viewing Gateway Properties in Cisco ANA Manage 3-2

Managing the Gateway Processes Using the anactl Command 3-2

Obtaining Diagnostic Information About the Gateway 3-3

Gateway Open Sessions Registry Settings 3-4

Managing Cisco ANA Units 3-4

Overview of Cisco ANA Units 3-4

Managing the Unit Processes Using the anactl Command 3-5

Obtaining Diagnostic Information About the Unit 3-5

Disabling MAC-Based Topology Before Adding Units 3-5

Adding New Cisco ANA Units 3-6

Viewing and Editing Cisco ANA Unit Properties 3-8

Restarting a Cisco ANA Unit 3-8

Deleting a Cisco ANA Unit 3-9

CHA P T E R 4 Managing AVMs 4-1

Overview of AVMs 4-1

Understanding AVM Status 4-2

Creating AVMs 4-3

Viewing and Editing AVM Properties 4-5

Changing AVM Status (Start or Stop) 4-5

Moving AVMs 4-6

Deleting AVMs 4-7

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CHA P T E R 5 Managing VNEs 5-1

Overview of VNEs 5-1

Cloud VNEs 5-2

Ethernet Cloud VNEs 5-3

Understanding VNE Status and VNE States 5-4

VNE States and the VNE Lifecycle 5-5

VNE Lifecycle: Discovery and Device Command Timeouts 5-8

VNE Discovery and Investigation State Registry Settings 5-8

Creating VNEs: Prerequisites 5-9

Device Information Required Before Adding VNEs 5-10

Device Configuration Required Before Adding VNEs 5-11

Choosing a VNE Scheme 5-14

Adding a VNE 5-17

VNEs and Device Software Updates 5-19

Viewing VNE Properties 5-20

VNE General Settings 5-20

VNE SNMP Settings 5-22

VNE Telnet/SSH Settings 5-23

VNE ICMP Settings 5-32

VNE Polling Settings 5-32

VNE Event Settings 5-34

Populating a Cloud VNE with Technology and Topology Information 5-35

Editing VNE Properties 5-39

Changing VNE Status (Start, Stop, Maintenance) 5-39

Moving VNEs to a Different AVM 5-40

Deleting a VNE 5-41

CHA P T E R 6 Managing Global Settings 6-1

Viewing Database Segments 6-1

Customizing How Long Events Are Saved (Event Management) 6-2

Customizing a Message of the Day 6-2

Managing Polling Groups and Adaptive Polling 6-3

Polling Groups Overview 6-3

Smooth Polling and Adaptive Polling 6-5

Customizing a Polling Group 6-7

Editing a Polling Group 6-8

Deleting a Polling Group 6-9


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Managing Protection Groups 6-9

Viewing and Editing Protection Group Properties 6-10

Deleting a Protection Group 6-10

Managing Report Settings 6-11

Managing Global Security Settings 6-12Using an External LDAP Server for Password Authentication 6-12

Configuring Cisco ANA to Communicate with the External LDAP Server 6-13

Changing from External to Local Authentication 6-15

Setting Global Password Rules 6-15

Automatically Disabling Accounts for Inactive Users 6-16

CHA P T E R 7 Managing Links 7-1

Creating a Static Link 7-1

Removing a Static Link 7-3

CHA P T E R 8 Workflow Administration Tasks 8-1

Workflows and the Workflow Engine Windows 8-1

Viewing and Deleting Templates 8-2

Viewing Output, Aborting, and Deleting Workflows 8-4

Adding Workflow Users (Using runRegTool) 8-6

CHA P T E R 9 Managing User Security: Roles and Scopes 9-1

Overview of User Authentication and Authorization 9-1

External Authentication 9-2

User Access Roles and Default Permissions 9-2

Scopes 9-3

Steps for Setting Up Users and Scopes 9-5

Creating and Managing Scopes 9-6

Creating a Scope 9-6

Editing and Viewing Scope Properties 9-7

Deleting Scopes 9-7

Managing User Accounts and Controlling User Access 9-8

Creating User Accounts and Assigning Default Permissions 9-8

Changing User Information and Disabling Accounts (General Tab) 9-10

Controlling User Permissions and Access to Scopes (Security Tab) 9-11

Controlling User Access to Maps (Maps Tab) 9-12

Deleting a Cisco ANA User Account 9-13

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CHA P T E R 10 Cisco ANA System Security 10-1

Communication Security 10-1

Device Communication Security: SSH and SNMPv3 10-3

Registry Security10-4

User Authentication and Authorization 10-4

CHA P T E R 11 System Health and Diagnostics 11-1

Logging Into the Diagnostics Tool 11-1

Overview of the Diagnostics Tool Window 11-2

Viewing Diagnostic Information 11-3

Use Cases for the Diagnostics Tool 11-6

CHA P T E R

12 Managing the Event Listener 12-1Overview of the Event Listener 12-1

Installing and Configuring the Event Listener 12-1

Configuring a Single Event Listener 12-2

Configuring Multiple Event Listeners Using runRegTool 12-2

CHA P T E R 13 Purging Data and Maintaining System Stability 13-1

Purging Old Data Using the Integrity Service 13-1

Disabling Auto-Archiving of Raw Events Received from Devices 13-2

APP END I X A Backing Up and Restoring the Registry A-1

Backing Up the Cisco ANA Registry A-1

Overview of the Registry Backup Procedure A-1

Before You Begin Backing Up the Registry A-2

Performing a Manual Backup A-2

Changing the Periodic Backup Time A-3

Restoring the Cisco ANA Registry A-4

APP END I X B System-Wide Commands and Utility Scripts B-1

Restarting the Cisco ANA Gateway Using anactl B-1

Restarting a Cisco ANA Unit Using anactl B-2

Adding Multiple VNEs in Bulk B-2

Changing Passwords: Cisco ANA Database B-5

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Changing Passwords: Diagnostics Tool B-8

Running a Command on All Cisco ANA Units B-8

APP END I X C Working with the Registry C-1

Overview of the Cisco ANA Registry C-1

Changing Registry Settings Using runRegTool C-3

APP END I X D Using High Availability D-1

Overview of High Availability D-1

Watchdog Protocol D-2

Unit N+m High Availability D-2

Estimating Down Time in Case of Failure D-4

Catastrophic Process Failure D-4

Timeout Process Failure D-5Timeout Machine Failure D-7

Configuring Cisco ANA Units for High Availability D-8

Configuring Units for High Availability Using Protection Groups D-8

Configuring Standby Units D-9

Checking the Assignment of Units to Protection Groups D-10

Changing the Protection Group of a Unit D-11

Switching to a Standby Unit D-11

Managing the Watchdog Protocol D-12

Configuring AVMs for High Availability D-12

Viewing and Changing Watchdog Protocol Settings D-13

High Availability Registry Settings D-13

APP END I X E VNE Persistency Mechanism E-1

Persistency Overview E-1

Alarm Persistency E-2

Instrumentation Persistency E-5

Topology Persistency E-6

APP END I X F CPU Utilization and Cisco ANA F-1

Key Factors That Affect CPU Consumption F-1

Cisco ANA Solutions for CPU Consumption Problems F-2

CPU Monitoring for Cisco IOS XR Devices F-2

CPU Overutilized Alarm Support for Cisco IOS XR Devices F-2

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Optimizing the Rate of Queries Issued by Cisco ANA VNEs F-6

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Preface

This guide describes the structure and features of Cisco Active Network Abstraction (Cisco ANA).

Cisco ANA Manage is the GUI client application designed to simplify and facilitate administration. It

enables you to configure and control Cisco ANA. Cisco ANA Manage interacts with the Cisco ANA

registry to query and modify configuration information. This guide is intended for use by trained

administrators.

This preface contains the following sections:

Organization of This Guide, page ix

Conventions, page xi

Related Documentation, page xi

Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request, page xii

Organization of This GuideThis guide includes the following chapters and appendixes:

Chapter/Appendix Title Description

1 Using the Cisco ANA Manage GUI

Client

Describes how to open and operate the

Cisco ANA Manage application.

2 Deploying Cisco ANA and Working

with Licenses

Describes the steps needed to deploy Cisco ANA

in your environment, and how to install and view

licenses.

3 Managing the Cisco ANA Gateway

and Units

Describes how to manage the gateway, and how to

define and manage units.

4 Managing AVMs Describes how to define and manage AVMs.5 Managing VNEs Describes how to define and manage VNEs,

including cloud VNEs.

6 Managing Global Settings Describes how to define and manage Cisco ANA

Manage global settings, including Cisco ANA

database segments, report settings, message

banners, polling groups, protection groups, and

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7 Managing Links Describes how to add and remove a topological

link between two ports of two network elements

in the network.

8 Workflow Administration Tasks Describes how to manage workflow templates and

add workflow users to Cisco ANA Manage.

9 Managing User Security: Roles and

Scopes

Describes how Cisco ANA implements a

three-dimensional security engine combining a

role-based security mechanism with scopes that

are granted to users. In addition, it describes

managing users using external authentication, and

how to manage user accounts and passwords.

10 Cisco ANA System Security Describes the security features used by

Cisco ANA to secure communication between

Cisco ANA components and to protect data,

including the configurable points.

11 System Health and Diagnostics Describes how to work with the system health and

diagnostics tool, and the various aspects of the

Cisco ANA system that can be monitored.

12 Managing the Event Listener Describes the Cisco ANA Event Listener and how

to configure it.

13 Purging Data and Maintaining System

Stability

Describes how to maintain system stability and

remove system clutter using the Cisco ANA

integrity service.

A Backing Up and Restoring the

Registry

Describes the registry backup and restore

procedures.

B System-Wide Commands and Utility

Scripts

Describes the utility scripts available for use with

Cisco ANA, including scripts for bulk VNE

additions, restarting the Cisco ANA gateway and

components, changing database passwords, and

so on.

C Working with the Registry Provides details of the Golden Source registry and

how to edit it.

D Using High Availability Describes the high availability and protection

options available for units and gateways.

E VNE Persistency Mechanism Describes the VNE persistency mechanism in

Cisco ANA.

F CPU Utilization and Cisco ANA Explains the factors that can cause ongoing CPU

consumption problems and offers possiblesolutions.

Chapter/Appendix Title Description
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Cisco Active Network Abstraction 3.7 Release Notes

Cisco Active Network Abstraction 3.7 Customization User Guide

Cisco Active Network Abstraction 3.7 Reference Guide

Cisco Active Network Abstraction Integration Developer Guide is available on the Cisco ANA

Technology Center. This guide describes how to use Cisco ANA integration interfaces.

The Cisco ANA Technology Center is an online resource for additional downloadable Cisco ANA

support content, including help for integration developers who use Cisco ANA application programming

interfaces (APIs). The website provides information, guidance, and examples to help you integrate your

applications with Cisco ANA. It also provides a platform for you to interact with subject matter experts.

To view the information on the Cisco ANA Technology Center website, you must have a Cisco.com

account with partner level access, or you must be a Cisco ANA licensee. You can access the Cisco ANA

Technology Center at: http://developer.cisco.com/web/ana/home.

Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request

For information on obtaining documentation, submitting a service request, and gathering additionalinformation, see the monthly Whats New in Cisco Product Documentation, which also lists all new and

revised Cisco technical documentation, at:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/general/whatsnew/whatsnew.html

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1Using the Cisco ANA Manage GUI Client

Cisco ANA Manage is the GUI tool used for performing various system administration activities for

simple system control. It provides an interface for performing the following tasks:

Adding and removing Cisco ANA units.

Adding and removing AVMs and VNEs for the different units, starting and stopping VNEs, and

setting polling information per VNE.

Configuring system-wide settings:

Viewing the storage allocated for all database segments.

Generating a message of the day (service disclaimer).

Configuring default password rules and user security settings, and configuring an external

authentication server.

Customizing polling groups and protection groups.

Configuring event and report purge settings.

Managing static and persistent topology links.

Managing workflow templates and performing administration tasks on workflows (such as abortingrunning workflows).

Grouping a collection of managed NEs (scopes) so that the user can view and manage the NEs based

on user role.

Defining and managing user accounts.

These topics describe the Cisco ANA Manage working environment and how to access Cisco ANA

Manage tools and commands. They also provide instructions for launching and operating Cisco ANA

Manage with its menu and toolbar options.

Logging In and Out of Cisco ANA Manage, page 1-2

Parts of the Cisco ANA Manage Window, page 1-3

Cisco ANA Manage Windows and Toolbars, page 1-5

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Chapter 1 Using the Cisco ANA Manage GUI Client

Logging In and Out of Cisco ANA Manage

Logging In and Out of Cisco ANA ManageCisco ANA Manage is password-protected to ensure security, and is available only to users with

administrator privileges. Before you start working with Cisco ANA Manage, make sure you know the

username, password, and Cisco ANA gateway IP address or hostname that you require.

Note If a user does not log into the Cisco ANA Manage, Cisco ANA NetworkVision, or Cisco ANA

EventVision applications during a specified period of time ( the default is one month), the users account

is locked automatically. You can adjust this setting; see Changing User Information and Disabling

Accounts (General Tab), page 9-10. To reenable a locked user account, see Changing User Information

and Disabling Accounts (General Tab), page 9-10.

These topics describe how to log in and out of Cisco ANA Manage:

Logging In, page 1-2

Logging Out, page 1-3

Logging In

To start Cisco ANA Manage:

Step 1 From the Start menu, choose Programs > Cisco ANA > Cisco ANA Manage. The Cisco ANA Manage

Login dialog box is displayed.

Step 2 Enter the username and password.

Note We recommend that you change the login password after logging in for the first time.

The last four Cisco ANA gateways to which you logged in successfully are displayed in the Host

drop-down list. The list is displayed in chronological order with the most recent gateway appearing atthe top of the list.

When launching Cisco ANA Manage, messages are displayed if the server and client have different

versions of the application that launches the client. For more information about these messages, see the

Cisco Active Network Abstraction 3.7 Installation Guide.

Step 3 In the Host field, specify the Cisco ANA gateway to log into in one of the following ways:

Choose a Cisco ANA gateway from the drop-down list.

Note The gateway IP address or hostname that was used when you last logged in automatically

appears at the top of the Host drop-down list.

Enter the Cisco ANA gateway information as an IP address or hostname.

Note Make sure that you use the leading IP address (the IP address on which the Cisco ANA

gateway was configured) when logging into the system.
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Step 4 ClickOK. The Cisco ANA Manage window is displayed with the username and host information are

displayed in the window title.

Note The content area in the Cisco ANA Manage window might appear empty when the application

is opened for the first time.

Logging Out

When you have finished working with Cisco ANA Manage, you can log out of the application. Any

changes that were made are automatically saved when you log out.

To log out of Cisco ANA Manage, do either of the following:

Choose File > Exit.

Click the top right corner to close the Cisco ANA Manage window.

Parts of the Cisco ANA Manage WindowFigure 1-1 identifies the parts of the Cisco ANA Manage window.

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Dragging the window borders adjusts the size of each area.

Navigation Pane

The navigation pane displays a tree-and-branch representation of the Cisco ANA Manage folders. The

branches can be expanded and collapsed to display and hide information as needed.

The following table lists the Cisco ANA Manage branches and identifies the tasks associated with each.

1 Menu bar, with main menu choices 4 Content area, with content that depends on your current

selection (see Content Area and Tables, page 1-5)

2 Toolbar, with content that depends on your current

selection

5 Shortcut menu, with content that depends on your current

selection

3 Navigation area, where you pick items from a navigation

tree to perform actions on the items (see Navigation

Pane, page 1-4)

6 Status bar, which displays the memory usage of the

application process, and connection status

Badge and Branch in Cisco ANA Manage Window

ANA Servers

Manages information relating to the Cisco ANA gateway and Cisco ANA units, including

AVMs and VNEs. The ANA Servers windows include:

ANA Gateway and Unit Windows, page 1-8

AVM Window, page 1-10

For more information, see ANA Servers Window, page 1-6.

Global Settings

Manages the system-wide settings. The Global Settings windows include:

DB Segments Window, page 1-13

Event Management Settings Window, page 1-14

Message of the Day Window, page 1-15

Polling Groups Window, page 1-16

Protection Groups Window, page 1-17

Security Settings Window, page 1-19 (which includes authentication method, password,

and user account settings)

For more information, see Global Settings Windows, page 1-13.

Scopes

Groups a collection of managed network elements so users can view and manage networkelements based on their specified role. For more information, Scopes Window, page 1-22.

Topology

Manages topology-related parameters, namely, the static links you can create between

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Click an item in the navigation tree to view information relating to the selection in the content area.

Right-click an item in the navigation tree to open a shortcut menu to perform various functions.

Note The menus and toolbar displayed in the Cisco ANA Manage window are context sensitive; the options

vary depending on your selection in the navigation pane and content area.

Content Area and Tables

The content area displays Cisco ANA Manage information that is related to the item selected in the

navigation pane. The content area is divided into the following two parts:

Upper paneDisplays the properties of the element that is selected in the navigation pane.

Lower paneDisplays the elements nested children in table format.

Note Use the Ctrl key to select multiple rows in a table.

The status bar displays the number of selected rows and the total number of rows in the table; for

example, 6/6 Selected. It also displays the location of the currently selected row in the table, such as

Line 2.

For more details about how to filter and manipulate table data, see Using Cisco ANA Manage Tables,

page 1-29 and Using Selection Filters, page 1-31.

Cisco ANA Manage Windows and ToolbarsAll main menus in Cisco ANA Manage windows contain the following options. Additional options are

also displayed, depending on the selection in the navigation tree.

Users

Defines and manages user accounts. For more information, see Users Window, page 1-25.

Workflow Engine

Manages workflow templates and perform administration tasks on workflows (such asaborting running workflows). The Workflow Engine windows include:

Templates Window, page 1-26

Workflows Window, page 1-27

For more information, see Workflow Engine Windows, page 1-26.

Badge and Branch in Cisco ANA Manage Window

Table 1-1 Common Menu Options

Menu Description

File

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These topics provide detailed descriptions of the information displayed in the Cisco ANA Manage

window for each of the following:

ANA Servers Window, page 1-6

Global Settings Windows, page 1-13

Scopes Window, page 1-22

Topology Window, page 1-24

Users Window, page 1-25

Workflow Engine Windows, page 1-26

ANA Servers Window

Cisco ANA Manage maintains a list of all servers defined in the system. the ANA Servers functions areused to add and remove unit servers and AVMs that reside on the gateway (or unit).

The ANA Servers windows contain the following:

ANA Gateway and Unit Windows, page 1-8

AVM Window, page 1-10

You can expand this branch to view a list of the gateways, units, and AVMs. Each gateway, unit, and

AVM has its own sub-window. These windows used to manage information relating to the AVMs and

VNEs contained in the units.

Note AVMs and VNEs reside on a unit as a common configuration, but they can also reside on a gateway.

Tools

Change User Password Changes the password used when logging into the client application

suite. The change takes effect the next time you log into the application.Reports

Report Manager Manages saved reports and allows you to create new reports.

Run Reports Quick menu for running event report and inventory reports.

Help

Cisco ANA Manage Help Displays online help for the application.

About Cisco ANA Manage Displays application information, such as the version number.

Table 1-1 Common Menu Options (continued)

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Figure 1-2 shows an example of the Cisco ANA Manage window with ANA Servers selected.

Figure 1-2 ANA Servers Window

The table lists all gateways and units, and their status. You can sort rows in ascending or descending

order by clicking the column heading that you want to sort by. To change the sort order, click the column

heading again.

Note Any changes that are made to the ANA Servers windows are automatically saved and immediately

registered in Cisco ANA.

Table 1-2 describes the columns displayed in the ANA Servers table.

Table 1-2 ANA Servers Table

Column Description

IP Address The IP address of the unit or gateway as defined in Cisco ANA Manage.

Status The status of the unit:

UpThe unit is up.

DownThe unit is down.

UnreachableThe unit cannot be reached.

Up Since The date and time when the unit was last loaded.

Physical Memory The physical memory of the unit.

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ANA Servers Toolbar

Table 1-3 shows the ANA Servers toolbar options.

For more information about managing Cisco ANA servers, see Chapter 3, Managing the Cisco ANA

Gateway and Units.

ANA Gateway and Unit Windows

The ANA Gateway and Unit windows list all gateways and units, enabling you to manage information

relating to the AVMs and VNEs on a selected unit or gateway. This includes:

Adding, editing, and removing an AVM.

Switching manually to the standby unit.

Viewing AVM properties.

Moving AVMs.

Starting and stopping AVMs and VNEs.

Adding VNEs.

Memory/All AVMs The total memory allocated to all of the AVMs in the unit or gateway (but

not necessarily being used by the AVMs).

Protection Group The protection group to which the unit is allocated.

AVM HA The unit is enabled or disabled for high availability:

TrueThe unit is enabled for high availability. This is the default value.

FalseThe unit is not enabled for high availability.

Table 1-2 ANA Servers Table (continued)

Column Description

Table 1-3 ANA Servers Tools

Icon Description

Adds a new unit to the Cisco ANA server.

Searches for an AVM or VNE on the selected Cisco ANA server.


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Figure 1-3 shows an example of the Cisco ANA Manage window with an ANA Gateway (selected) and

an ANA Unit window.

Figure 1-3 ANA Gateway and Unit Windows

Each row in the table displays the status of an AVM. The AVMs can be sorted in ascending or descending

order by clicking the column heading in the table.

Note Any changes that are made to the ANA Gateway or Unit windows are automatically saved and

immediately registered in Cisco ANA.

Table 1-4 describes the columns that are displayed in the AVMs table.

Table 1-4 AVMs Table

Column Description

ID The name of the AVM as defined in Cisco ANA. It is unique to the AVM; for

example, AVM 18.

Status The status of the AVM:

Starting UpThe AVM is starting.

UpThe AVM is up.

Shutting DownThe AVM is stopping.

DownThe AVM is down.

UnreachableThe AVM cannot be reached.

Up Since The date and time that the unit was last started.


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ANA Gateway and Unit Toolbar

Table 1-5 shows the toolbar options for the ANA Gateway and Unit windows.

For more information managing the gateway and units, see Chapter 3, Managing the Cisco ANA

Gateway and Units.

AVM Window

The AVM window enables you to manage information relating to the VNEs in a selected AVM,

including:

Adding, editing, and removing a VNE.

Viewing VNE or AVM properties.

Deleting an AVM. Moving VNEs or AVMs.

Starting and stopping VNEs or AVMs.

Moving VNEs to maintenance mode.

Max. Memory The maximum allocated memory size as defined when the AVM was created

in Cisco ANA Manage. The default value is 256 MB.

Key The key of the AVM, which is unique to the system. By default, the key isdisplayed as AVM + ID + time stamp.

Table 1-4 AVMs Table (continued)

Column Description

Table 1-5 ANA Gateway and Unit Tools

Icon Description

Creates a new AVM in the selected unit or gateway.

Displays the server properties and status.

Deletes the selected unit.

(AVMs only) Starts the selected AVM.

(AVMs only) Stops the selected AVM.

Searches for an AVM or VNE among the Cisco ANA units and gateway.

Note The search tool searches only on the selected unit and its

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Figure 1-4 shows an example of the Cisco ANA Manage window with an AVM selected.

Figure 1-4 AVM Window

When you choose an AVM, the content area displays the properties of the AVM and a table with the list

of VNEs.

Note No VNEs are displayed when a reserved AVM is selected. Reserved AVMs are AVMs 1-100.

Table 1-6 describes the columns in the VNEs table.

Table 1-6 VNEs Table

Column Description

Key The unique key of the VNE.

IP Address The IP address of the device as defined in Cisco ANA Manage.

Status The status of the VNE:

Starting UpThe VNE is starting.

UpThe VNE is up.

Shutting DownThe VNE is stopping.

DownThe VNE is down.

UnreachableThe VNE cannot be reached.


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For more information, see Chapter 4, Managing AVMs, and Chapter 5, Managing VNEs.

AVM Toolbar

Table 1-7 shows the AVM toolbar options. Most of these tools apply to both AVMs and VNEs, depending

on whether you have selected an AVM or a VNE.

Maintenance Indicates whether or not the VNE is in maintenance mode:

TrueThe VNE is in maintenance mode.

FalseThe VNE is not in maintenance mode.

Up Since The date and time that the VNE was last started.

SNMP Indicates whether SNMP is enabled or disabled on the VNE:

TrueSNMP is enabled.

FalseSNMP is disabled.

Telnet Indicates whether Telnet is enabled or disabled on the VNE:

TrueTelnet is enabled.

FalseTelnet is disabled.

Element Class Detects the VNE category, such as Auto Detect, Generic SNMP, Cloud, or

ICMP.Element Type The device type (manufacturer name), such as Cisco 7204.

Polling Group The name of the customized polling group. The entry in this column is blank

if the polling group is an instance.

Adaptive Polling

Settings

Enables VNE adaptive polling that adjusts the VNE polling when CPU usage

is very high or very low.

Table 1-6 VNEs Table (continued)

Column Description

Table 1-7 AVM (and VNE) Tools

Icon Description

Creates a new VNE in the selected AVM.

Displays the properties of the selected AVM or VNE.

Deletes the selected AVM or VNE.

Starts the selected AVM or VNE.

Stops the selected AVM or VNE.

(VNEs only) Moves the selected VNE to maintenance mode.

Searches for an AVM or VNE among all servers.


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Global Settings Windows

The Global Settings windows control system-wide settings, such as polling and protection groups. Any

changes that are made to the settings affect the configuration throughout the system.

The Global Settings windows include the following:

DB Segments Window, page 1-13

Event Management Settings Window, page 1-14

Message of the Day Window, page 1-15

Polling Groups Window, page 1-16

Protection Groups Window, page 1-17

Report Settings Window, page 1-18

Security Settings Window, page 1-19

DB Segments Window

The DB Segments window displays a table describing the storage allocated for all database segments.

Figure 1-5 shows an example of the Cisco ANA Manage window with DB Segments selected.

Figure 1-5 DB Segments Window

Table 1-8 describes the columns that are displayed in the DB Segments table.

Table 1-8 DB Segments Table

Column Description

Name The name of the segment.

Type The type of segment, such as INDEX PARTITION, TABLE PARTITION,

TABLE, CLUSTER, INDEX, ROLLBACK, DEFERRED ROLLBACK,

TEMPORARY, CACHE, LOBINDEX, LOB PARTITION, or

LOBSEGMENT.

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For more information about DB segments, see Viewing Database Segments, page 6-1.

Event Management Settings Window

The Event Management Settings window enables you to specify when events are purged from the

database.

Figure 1-6 shows an example of the Cisco ANA Manage window with the Event Management Settings

selected.

Figure 1-6 Event Management Settings Window

Table 1-9 describes the items in the Event Management Settings window content area.

Partition Count The number of partitions.

Extent Count The number of extents allocated to the segment.

Next Extent Size The size, in bytes, of the next extent to be allocated to the segment.

Bytes The size of the segment, in bytes.

Table 1-8 DB Segments Table (continued)

Column Description

Table 1-9 Event Management Settings Content Area

Item Description

Remove events after

____ days

Number of days after which events will be purged from each partition. The

default is 14.

Database partition size

(in days)

Number of days after which each partition will be split. The default is 2. (For

database sizing guidelines and other capacity planning information, contact

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For more information about the Event Management Settings, see Customizing How Long Events Are

Saved (Event Management), page 6-2.

Message of the Day Window

The Message of the Day window enables you to define a message (service disclaimer) that is displayedwhen a user logs into client applications.

Figure 1-7 shows an example of the Cisco ANA Manage window with the Message of the Day selected

Figure 1-7 Message of the Day Window

Table 1-10 describes the items in the Message of the Day content area.

Note The Abort and Continue buttons are displayed in the message box by default, so the message

must relate to these actions. The user must accept the service disclaimer (that is, clickContinue)

or the user cannot log in.

For more information about using the Message of the Day window, see Customizing a Message of the

Day, page 6-2.

Table 1-10 Message of the Day Content Area

Item Description

Title The title for the message. By default, the title Terms of Use is displayed.

Message A free text message for the user. The message supports HTML format.

Save Click Save to save the message so that it is displayed when users log into

client applications.


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Polling Groups Window

The Polling Groups window enables you to manage polling groups by categorizing a group of devices

to be polled according to preset intervals.

Figure 1-8 shows an example of the Cisco ANA Manage window with Polling Groups selected.

Figure 1-8 Polling Groups Window

Table 1-11 describes the columns that are displayed in the Polling Groups table.

Note Any changes that are made in the Polling Groups window are automatically saved and immediately

registered in Cisco ANA.

Polling Groups Toolbar

Table 1-12 shows the Polling Groups toolbar options.

Table 1-11 Polling Groups Table

Column Description

Polling Group The polling group name defined by the user.

Description A description of the polling group.

Table 1-12 Polling Groups Tools

Icon Description

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For more information, see Managing Polling Groups and Adaptive Polling, page 6-3.

Protection Groups Window

By default, all units in the Cisco ANA fabric belong to one cluster or protection group. The Protection

Groups window enables you to change the default setup of the units by customizing protection groups

and then assigning units to these protection groups.

For more information, see Appendix D, Using High Availability.

Figure 1-9 shows an example of the Cisco ANA Manage window with Protection Groups selected.

Figure 1-9 Protection Groups Window

Table 1-13 describes the columns that are displayed in the Protection Groups table.

Displays the properties of the selected polling group.

Deletes the selected polling group.

Note The default polling group must not be deleted.

Table 1-12 Polling Groups Tools (continued)

Icon Description

Table 1-13 Protection Groups Table

Column Description

Name The protection group name defined by the administrator.

Description A description of the protection group.


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Protection Groups Toolbar

Table 1-14 shows the Protection Groups toolbar options.

For more information about protection groups, see:

Managing Protection Groups, page 6-9

Appendix D, Using High Availability

Report Settings Window

The Report Settings window enables you to specify how long Cisco ANA should save reports and

whether users are allowed to create shared (public) reports.

Figure 1-10 shows an example of the Cisco ANA Manage window with Report Settings selected.

Figure 1-10 Report Settings Window

Table 1-14 Protection Groups Tools

Icon Description

Creates a new protection group.

Displays the properties of the selected protection group.

Deletes the selected protection group.

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Table 1-15 describes the items in the Report Settings content area.

For more information about Report Settings, see Managing Report Settings, page 6-11.

Security Settings Window

The global Security Settings windows maintains system-wide security settings, such as user

authentication method, global password rules, and timeouts for disabling client accounts. Any changes

that are made to the settings affect the configuration throughout the system.

The global Security Settings windows include the following:

Authentication Method Window, page 1-19

Password Settings Window, page 1-21

User Account Settings Window, page 1-22

Authentication Method Window

The Authentication Method window enables control of the method used to validate passwords for

Cisco ANA users. If you use Cisco ANA for authentication, all passwords are validated by Cisco ANA

and stored in the Cisco ANA database. If you use LDAP for authentication, all passwords are validated

by the LDAP server and stored on an external LDAP server.

Table 1-15 Report Settings Content Area

Item Description

Purge Settings Specifies how long to save reports and the maximum amount of disk space to allocate for reports.

Security Settings Specifies whether users can create public reports (which allows others

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Figure 1-11 shows an example of the Cisco ANA Manage window with Authentication Method selected.

Figure 1-11 Authentication Method Window

Table 1-16 describes the items in the Authentication Method content area.

:

For more information about external authentication, see Using an External LDAP Server for Password

Authentication, page 6-12.

Table 1-16 Authentication Method Content Area

Item Description

LDAP URLs LDAP server name and port number.

Distinguished Name

Prefix

First part of the LDAP DN, which is used to uniquely identify users.

Distinguished Name

Suffix

Second part of the LDAP distinguished name, which specifies the location in the

directory.

ANA-LDAP

Protocol

Encryption protocol used for communication between the Cisco ANA gateway

server and the LDAP server (simple or SSL).


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The Password Settings window enables you to set password rules that apply to all user accounts.

Figure 1-12 shows an example of the Cisco ANA Manage window with Password Settings selected.

Figure 1-12 Password Settings Window

Table 1-17 describes the items in the Password Settings content area.

For more information about Password Settings, see Setting Global Password Rules, page 6-15.

Table 1-17 Password Settings Content Area

Item Description

Password Validity Period Number of days after which users must reset their password.

Number of Attempts Before

Lockout

Number of attempts before a users account is disabled. (Administrators

can reenable accounts as described in Changing User Information and

Disabling Accounts (General Tab), page 9-10.

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User Account Settings Window

The User Account Settings window enables you to specify when Cisco ANA should disable user

accounts due to account inactivity. The inactivity timer is measured in days. You can reenable the

account as described in Changing User Information and Disabling Accounts (General Tab), page 9-10.

Figure 1-13 shows an example of the Cisco ANA Manage window with User Account Settings selected.

Figure 1-13 User Account Settings Window

Table 1-18 describes the items in the User Account Settings content area.

For more information about User Account Settings, see Automatically Disabling Accounts for Inactive

Users, page 6-16.

Scopes WindowThe Scopes window enables you to group a collection of managed network elements so that users can

view and manage the network elements based on the role granted to their user account for the scope. For

more information on the Scopes window, see Chapter 9, Managing User Security: Roles and Scopes.

Figure 1-14 shows an example of the Cisco ANA Manage window with Scopes selected.

Table 1-18 User Account Settings Content Area

Item Description

Disable account if inactive

for ____ days

Number of days of inactivity, after which the user account is disabled.

(Changing User Information and Disabling Accounts (General Tab),

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Figure 1-14 Scopes Window

Each row in the table displays the name of a scope as defined in Cisco ANA Manage.

Scopes Toolbar

Table 1-19 shows the Scopes toolbar options.

For more information about scopes, see Scopes, page 9-3.

Table 1-19 Scopes Tools

Icon Description

Creates a new scope. See Creating and Managing Scopes, page 9-6.

Displays the properties of the selected scope.

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Topology Window

The Topology window enables you to define static links between two network elements to supplement

or override existing autodiscovered topology.

Figure 1-15 shows an example of the Cisco ANA Manage window with Topology selected.

Figure 1-15 Topology Window

The Topology window displays all static links defined in the system, including the A side and Z side of

the link.

Topology Toolbar

Table 1-20 shows the Topology toolbar options.

For more information about the Topology window and links, see Chapter 7, Managing Links.

Table 1-20 Topology Tools

Icon Description

Opens the New Link dialog box, enabling you to create a link between two

devices. See Creating a Static Link, page 7-1.

Deletes the selected static link.


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Users Window

The Users window enables you to define and manage user accounts. For more information about the

Users window, see Chapter 9, Managing User Security: Roles and Scopes.

Figure 1-16 shows an example of the Cisco ANA Manage window with Users selected.

Figure 1-16 Users Window

Table 1-21 describes the columns that are displayed in the ANA Users table.

Table 1-21 ANA Users Table

Column Description

User Name The unique username defined for the current client station.

Description A description of the user.

Default Permission The default permission of the user, such as Viewer or Administrator. For

example, a user with the default permission Viewer can view maps and theDevice List.

Note The default permission applies only at an application level; that is, it

applies to all activities that are related to GUI functionality and not

the activities related to devices. See Chapter 9, Managing User

Security: Roles and Scopes.

Last Login The date and time that the user last logged in.

External Indicates whether an external authentication server is used for account and

password verification. See External Authentication, page 9-2.

Emergency Indicates that a user is designated as an emergency user for the external

authentication server, in case the external server goes down. See External

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Users Toolbar

Table 1-22 shows the Users toolbar options.

For information on managing users, see Chapter 9, Managing User Security: Roles and Scopes.

Workflow Engine WindowsThe Workflow Engine windows enable you to view and delete workflow templates and perform

administration tasks on workflows. The templates are used by the Workflow Editor (which is based on

LiquidBPM by Autonomy, Inc.). The Workflow Engine windows include the following:

TemplatesDisplays a list of the deployed workflow templates and enables you to view the

properties of the workflow template. For more information, see Templates Window, page 1-26.

WorkflowsDisplays a list of the running or completed workflows and enables you to view their

output and alter their current status. See Workflows Window, page 1-27.

Templates Window

The Templates window enables you to:

View a list of the deployed workflow templates.

View the properties (attributes) of a workflow template.

Delete a workflow template.

Table 1-22 Users Tools

Icon Description

Opens the New User dialog box, enabling you to define a new user for the

current client station.

Displays the properties of the selected user.

Deletes the selected username from the system.

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Figure 1-17 shows an example of the Cisco ANA Manage window with Templates selected.

Figure 1-17 Templates Window

The table displays the names of the workflow templates, as defined using the Cisco Workflow Editor.

For more information, see Templates Toolbar, page 1-27.

Templates Toolbar

Table 1-23 shows the Templates toolbar option.

For more information about workflows, see:

Chapter 8, Workflow Administration Tasks

Cisco Active Network Abstraction 3.7 Customization User Guide

Workflows Window

The Workflows window enables you to:

View the list of running or completed workflows and the status of each.

View the output of a workflow.

Abort a workflow that is being processed or that has been completed, and initiate rollback.

Table 1-23 Templates Tools

Icon Description

Deletes the selected workflow template.
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Delete a workflow.

View the properties of a workflow.

Figure 1-18 shows an example of the Cisco ANA Manage window with Workflows selected.

Figure 1-18 Workflows Window

Table 1-24 describes the columns that are displayed in the Workflows table.

Workflows ToolbarTable 1-25 shows the Workflows toolbar option.

Table 1-24 Workflows Table

Column Description

ID A unique sequential number given to the workflow.

Name The name of the workflow, as defined using the Cisco Workflow

Editor.

State The current status of the workflow, such as Ready, Running, Done,

or Aborted.

Blocking Locks The locks that the selected workflow is waiting to release.

Locks The locks that the selected workflow currently holds.

Table 1-25 Workflows Tools

Icon Description

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Using Cisco ANA Manage Tables

Using the Find Function in a Table

Cisco ANA Manage enables you to search for information in the content area by entering search criteria,

such as a partial username.

Step 1 In the table toolbar, enter the search criteria in the Findfield.

Step 2 Press Enter. The row matching the search criteria is highlighted in the table.

Tip Press F3 to continue searching the table.

Filtering Table Information

Cisco ANA provides two types of filters for viewing table information:

General filters, which allow you to define rules that control what is displayed. See Using a General

Filter, page 1-30.

Selection filters, which allow you to manually select the lines you want to display. See Using

Selection Filters, page 1-31

Using a General Filter

General filters allow you to enter rules that control the data that will be displayed. For example, you can

list all data that matches a certain value, or alternatively list all data that does not match a certain value.

Defining a General Filter

To define a filter:

Step 1 In the table toolbar, clickFilter.

Step 2 Enter the information required to define a filter.

Field Description

Field In the drop-down list, choose the attribute that you want to search on. The

drop-down list contains all columns displayed in the current table.

Operator In the drop-down list, choose the criteria to apply to the attribute:

Contains

Equal to

Greater than

Less than

Not Check this check box to filter the negative value in the Operator field. For

example, if you choose Contains in the Operator field and check the Not

check box, the filter operator is the equivalent of does not contain.

Search for Enter the string to be matched.


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Step 3 ClickOK. The information is displayed in the content area using the defined filter.

Note The Filter button toggles to indicate that a filter has been applied.

Clearing a General Filter

To clear the filter and display all data in the table again:

Step 1 In the toolbar, clickFilter.

Step 2 ClickClear. The content area displays the data.

Note The Clear filter option clears ALL filter settings. See Using Selection Filters, page 1-31.

Using Selection Filters

Selection filters allow you to sort though lines in a table and pinpoint the ones you want to view. You

can select discrete sets of lines and display only those lines in a table, and then continue to choose more

lines. You do this using selection filters.

Once you have set several selection filters, you can:

Undo the last line selections (one step back), one at a time, by using Previous Selection Filter.

Undo (rewind) all multiple line selections, by using Rewind All.

To select multiple lines and apply the set selection filter:

Step 1 Select the lines in a Cisco ANA Manage table. The Set Selection Filter button is activated.

Step 2 ClickSet Selection Filter. Only the selected lines remain in the table.

To undo the previous filter selection:

Step 1 Select one or more lines and filter them by using the appropriate table toolbar buttons.

Step 2 To undo the last filtering selection, clickPrevious Selection Filter. The table refreshes with all lines

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To undo all previously selected filter options:

Step 1 Select, filter, and sort lines as required in a table by using the appropriate table toolbar buttons, such as

Previous Selection Filter.

Step 2 ClickPrevious Selection.

Step 3 ClickRewind All. All lines in the table are displayed.

Tip To clear all manually selected and defined filter options, clickClear in the Filter dialog box. See

Filtering Table Information, page 1-30.

Sorting a Table

Tables in Cisco ANA Manage can be sorted by defining specific criteria. The sort can be performed

continuously or on a one-time-only basis.

To sort a table:

Step 1 In the toolbar, clickSort. The Sort dialog box is displayed (Figure 1-19).

Figure 1-19 Sort Dialog Box

Step 2 Enter the sort criteria:

Field Description

Sort By 1. In the drop-down list, choose the column you want to sort by.

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Step 3 ClickOK. The table information is sorted according to the filter defined.

Exporting Table Data to a File

Cisco ANA Manage enables you to export all currently displayed data from the content area to a

comma-separated values (CSV) file. The selected rows are exported; when nothing is selected, the entire

table is exported. The data can then be imported and viewed at a later time.

Note This tool occurs with the same functionality throughout the application.

To export the table to a file:

Step 1 In the table toolbar, clickExport to CSV.

Step 2 Browse to the directory where you want to save the table.

Step 3 In the File name field, enter a name for the table.

Step 4 ClickSave. The selection is saved in the specified directory.

Then By 1. In the drop-down lists, choose the next and then last column you want to

sort by.

2. Choose the sort order for your choices, either ascending or descending.

Sort Operation Choose whether the information is to be sorted once or repeatedly: Once OnlySorts the information displayed in the table according to

the specified criteria once only. When this option is selected, a triangle

is displayed in the table heading for the selected column.

Continuously/RepeatedlySorts the information displayed in the table

according to the specified criteria continuously. When this option is

selected, the icon is displayed next to the selected column heading.

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The following topics provide an overview of the steps you must perform to deploy Cisco ANA:

Steps for Deploying Cisco ANA, page 2-1

Steps for Setting Up Users and Scopes, page 2-4

Managing Licenses, page 2-5

The first two topics include links to the procedures that will guide you through these steps. The

deployment step includes installing Cisco ANA, creating AVMs and VNEs, setting up protection groups

and polling groups, and so forth. The users and scopes overview details the procedures for creating users

and controlling the functions and network elements they can access.

Steps for Deploying Cisco ANAThe workflow shown in Figure 2-1 and described in the text that follows explains how to deploy and set

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Chapter 2 Deploying Cisco ANA and Working with Licenses

Steps for Deploying Cisco ANA

Figure 2-1 Basic Steps to Set Up the Cisco ANA System

Note For deployment information and recommendations, such as supported configurations and system sizing,

contact your Cisco account representative.

1. Prepare a deployment plan. You must decide:

The number of Cisco ANA unit servers to be deployed and the number of AVMs for each server.

The number and types of VNEs to be managed by each AVM.

The number of protection groups there are going to be and how Cisco ANA units are going to

be organized into protection groups (clusters), based on the following considerations:

- Device type

- Geographical location

- Importance of device

- Number of devices

Note The planning of protection groups in the deployment plan is only applicable when high

availability is enabled. For more information, see Appendix D, Using High

Availability.

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Step 1: Prepare a deployment plan

Step 4: Customize pollinggroups

Step 5: Define static links(optional)

Step 2: Set up and manage ANA

servers

Step 2.a: Add Cisco ANA units

Step 2.b: Create and launch AVMs

Step 2.c: Create and assign VNEs

Step 3: Customizeprotection groups

Step 6: Manage and run

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The number of standby Cisco ANA units that are going to be deployed.

How Cisco ANA units, standby Cisco ANA units, and protection groups are going to be

deployed and allocated.

The number of network scopes that are required and the policies they will employ.

The number of users to be defined.

2. Set up and manage Cisco ANA servers:

a. Add Cisco ANA units.

Transport links are created automatically between the unit and its associated gateway in a star

topology or between two units. See Adding New Cisco ANA Units, page 3-6.

In addition, you can configure units for high availability and assign the units to protection

groups. The standby units can also be configured and assigned to protection groups (optional).

For more information, see Appendix D, Using High Availability.

b. Create and launch AVMs.

See Managing AVMs, page 4-1.

c. Create and assign VNEs.See Creating VNEs: Prerequisites, page 5-9.

Note Additional units, AVMs, VNEs, scopes, and users can be added or edited at any time.

3. Concurrently with the previous step, change the default setup of Cisco ANA units by customizing

protection groups (clusters) and then assigning units to these groups. For more information, see

Appendix D, Using High Availability.

Note You must assign a Cisco ANA unit and redundant unit to a specific protection group.

4. Customize polling groups and rates. See Customizing a Polling Group, page 6-7.

Note This step can be performed at any time after you have prepared the deployment plan.

5. (Optional) Define static links between two ports of two network elements in the network. See

Creating a Static Link, page 7-1.

6. (Optional) Manage and run workflows in runtime using the Workflow Engine windows. See

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Steps for Setting Up Users and ScopesThe flow presented in Figure 2-2 and described in the text that follows identifies the steps required to

set up users and to view them using Cisco ANA Manage.

Figure 2-2 Basic Steps to Set Up Cisco ANA and User Accounts

1. Install your license. See Managing Licenses, page 2-5.

2. Define and manage scopes. See Creating and Managing Scopes, page 9-6.

3. Define and manage Cisco ANA user accounts. See Managing User Accounts and Controlling User

Access, page 9-8.

4. Customize a message of the day to define a message (service disclaimer) that is displayed when a

user logs into the client applications. See Customizing a Message of the Day, page 6-2.

For detailed information about implementing a role-based security mechanism with scopes that are

granted to users and managing users in the Cisco ANA platform, see Chapter 9, Managing User

Security: Roles and Scopes.

Step 1: Install licenses

Step 3: Define Cisco ANA

user accounts

Step 4: Customize a message

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Managing LicensesThese topics describe how to manage licenses:

Checking the Status of the License Server, page 2-5

Installing Licenses, page 2-6 Viewing License Properties, page 2-6

The Cisco ANA gateway server acts as a license client that works with license server software that is

installed on the gateway. Licenses can control the features a Cisco ANA user is allowed to utilize.

Cisco ANA acquires licenses from the license server and releases licenses back to the license server.

The Cisco ANA installation process includes a step for installing the initial license. For information on

how to obtain license files, see Cisco Active Network Abstraction 3.7 Installation Guide.

Cisco ANA supports two license types:

FloatingUsed when the use of Cisco ANA features are counted. For example, some applications

may be limited to a certain number of user sessions. These numbers are recording using the license

countfeature (see Table 2-1 on page 2-6).

FixedUsed when the only requirement to use Cisco ANA is that the license file be installed.

Checking the Status of the License Server

Use the anactl command to check the status of the license server which runs on the gateway server:

# anactl status

You will see output similar to the following:

+ Checking for services integrity:- Checking if license server is up and running [OK]

The license server status can be any of the following values:

You can also check the license server status using the liccontrol command:

# liccontrol status

You will see output similar to the following:

Operation requested -> status

License server is upana37@aba890-1 [~]%

If the license server is not running, start it with the following command:

# liccontrol start

Status Description

OK The license server is up and running.

LOADED The license server is starting.

NO LICENSE The license server is down because there is no license file.

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Installing Licenses

To install a license, you must manually copy the license to the following directory, where all licenses are

stored:

$UTILS_DIR/FlexNet/licenses

To install a license:

Step 1 Log in to the gateway server and copy the license into the following directory:


Step 2 Load the license.

If this is the first time you are installing a license file, load it using the following command:

# liccontrol status

If you are installing and additional or changed license file, load it using the following command:

# liccontrol reread

Viewing License Properties

You can view any licenses that are stored on the Cisco ANA gateway server. Licenses are located in the

following directory:


The following is an example license file. All license files have a similar structure.

SERVER this_host ANYUSE_SERVER

VENDOR cisco

INCREMENT ANA-37-K9 cisco 1.0 22-jan-2011 uncounted \VENDOR_STRING=Purchase HOSTID=ANY \NOTICE="internal03.lic0 \

dummyPak" SIGN="07C3 932E ABE0 3275 BD4B 08ED F4A6 \

A1CE A334 C5D1 16F4 DAC6 0C59 F527 475F 14BA 4C70 F95A 3F3C \6BC0 F6A1 ACEF F3F0 69C9 CD3A 976D 51C8 99D0 CAB1 68EC"

Table 2-1 describes the fields in the license file.

Table 2-1 License Properties

Field Description

SERVER hostname hostid Specifies the hostname and host ID of the machine on which the license

server will run. this_machine means the current server, and ANYspecifies that the host ID field will not be used.

USE_SERVER Indicates that the license server should always be used.


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VENDOR cisco Specifies the location of the vendor daemon in the

$UTILS_DIR/FlexNet/bin directory.

INCREMENTfeatures. .. Supported license features:

NameFeature name used by application code

VendorFeature vendor

VersionFeature version

ExpirationLicense expiration date

CountCurrent license count, if applicable

Vendor stringPurchaser information

HOSTID(Not used)

NOTICEPAK string information

SIGNLicense signature

Table 2-1 License Properties (continued)

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These topics describe how to manage the Cisco ANA gateway and units:

Managing the Cisco ANA Gateway, page 3-1

Managing Cisco ANA Units, page 3-4

Managing the Cisco ANA GatewayThe following topics provide detailed information about Cisco ANA gateways and how to manage them

Overview of the Cisco ANA Gateway, page 3-1

Viewing Gateway Properties in Cisco ANA Manage, page 3-2

Managing the Gateway Processes Using the anactl Command, page 3-2

Obtaining Diagnostic Information About the Gateway, page 3-3

Gateway Open Sessions Registry Settings, page 3-4

Overview of the Cisco ANA Gateway

The Cisco ANA gateway enforces access control and security for all connections and manages client

sessions. It maintains a repository of system settings, topological data, and snapshots of active alarms

and events. The gateway also maps network resources to the business context, which enables Cisco ANA

to contain information that is not directly contained in the network (such as information on VPNs and

subscribers) and display it to northbound applications.

To connect to a gateway, download and install the client software on your client machine. Installing the

gateway and client software is described in Cisco Active Network Abstraction 3.7 Installation Guide,

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Viewing Gateway Properties in Cisco ANA Manage

When you right-clickANA Servers in the navigation tree and choose Properties, Cisco ANA displays

the following information about all gateways on the system.

Note If you do not have any separate units, and instead all of your AVMs are on the gateway, the gateway acts

as both a gateway and a unit and may display additional information. See Viewing and Editing

Cisco ANA Unit Properties, page 3-8.

The table below the content area provides information about the units or AVMs installed on the gateway.

These are described in Viewing and Editing Cisco ANA Unit Properties, page 3-8, and Viewing and

Editing AVM Properties, page 4-5.

To stop or restart the gateway, use the anactl command. The log for the gateway process is stored in

ANAHOME/Main/logs/11.log.

Managing the Gateway Processes Using the anactl Command

You can use the anactl command to check the Cisco ANA version that is running on the gateway, start

and stop the gateway and all component processes (including AVMs you created), or just perform a

general check of the system status. The anactl command is located inANAHOME/Main (ANAHOMEis

the installation directory, normally /export/home/ana37). It takes the following options:

anactl [-avm avm-id,avm-id,...] [ start | stop | status | restart ]

Field Description

IP Address The IP address of the gateway.

Status The administrative status of the gateway (Up or Down, similar to the status for

units, AVMs, and VNEs). The gateway can be stopped and started using the

anactl command (see Managing the Cisco ANA Gateway, page 3-1).

Physical Memory The physical memory of the gateway.Memory/Up AVMs The maximum memory used by the gateway. Used memory is the total amount

of memory used by all AVMs that are up.

Memory/All AVMs The amount of memory allocated to the gateway. Allocated memory is the sum

of all memory settings for all AVMs.

Options/Arguments Description

-avm avm-id,avm-id,... Performs the action on the AVM specified by avm-id.

start Starts the gateway process. With no options, this command starts the

gateway and all component processes.

stop Stops the gateway process. With no options, this command stops the

gateway and all component processes.

status Displays the status of the gateway processes.

restart Stops and starts the gateway processes. With no options, this command

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If you do not specify any options, anactl performs the command on the entire gateway server or unit.

When you run the anactl command, the first few lines will display the Cisco ANA version you are

running, as in the following example:

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.-= Welcome to sirius880, running Cisco ANA gateway (v3.7) =-.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------You must be logged in as ana37 to use this command. In the following example, the user has created

AVM 201 and AVM 301.

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