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CHAPTER4
Getting Started
This chapter provides information about starting and stopping the Cisco Mobile Wireless Transport
Manager (MWTM), and an overview of how to use the MWTM to manage your Cisco IP Transfer Point
(ITP) or Radio Access Network-Optimization (RAN-O) installation.
This chapter includes:
• Starting the MWTM Server, page 4-1
Starting the MWTM Client, page 4-2
Discovering Your Network, page 4-4
Displaying the MWTM Main Window, page 4-22
Using the MWTM Main Menu, page 4-
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Chapter 4 Getting Started Starting the MWTM Client Tip For a definition of MWTM nodes, see What is ITP?, page 1-6 and What is RAN-O?, page 1-7. Because the MWTM application comprises a server component and a client component, you must start both components to run the application. To start the MWTM server on a Solaris or Linux system: Step 1 You must be logged in as the root user or as a superuser, or your login must have administrator privileges. To log in as the root user, see the Be
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Chapter 4 Getting Started Starting the MWTM Client Before Starting the MWTM Client When you start an MWTM client, the version and release of the client must match that of the MWTM server. If there is a client-server mismatch, the MWTM displays a warning message when you try to start the client. If you have a web browser installed, the MWTM optionally opens a web page from which you can download an allowed, matching client. See Downloading the MWTM Client from the Web, page 11-7 for
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Chapter 4 Getting Started Discovering Your Network Access the Node You use the MWTM to link to the node by using the connection protocol (Telnet or SSH) that you set in the Node SNMP and Credentials dialog box (see Credentials Fields, page 3-21). To access the node, right-click a node in a window, then choose Node > Connect to from the right-click menu. Note If your client workstation does not have network access to the IP address of the node (that is, if the node is behind a firewal
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Chapter 4 Getting Started Discovering Your Network Step 5 Select the Seed Settings tab, if it is not already selected. You use the Seed Settings tab to create, save, load, and delete MWTM seed files. Load one or more seed nodes, or an existing seed file, by using the procedures in Loading Seed Nodes and Seed Files, page 4-7. Step 6 Select the Discovery tab, or click Next. You use the Discovery tab to discover the objects in your network. See Running Discovery, page 4-13 for more info
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Chapter 4 Getting Started Discovering Your Network Launching the Discovery Dialog To launch the Discovery dialog box and begin the Discovery process, choose Network > Network Discovery from the MWTM main menu. The MWTM displays the Discovery dialog box. Figure 4-1 Discovery Dialog with Seed Settings Displayed You use the Discovery dialog box to load and configure seed nodes, and use those seed nodes to discover the objects in your network. If you start the MWTM client and the MWTM dat
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Chapter 4 Getting Started Discovering Your Network Menu Command Description File > Close Closes the current window. (Ctrl-W) Edit > Node SNMP and Opens the Node SNMP and Credentials Editor dialog box. Credentials Editor If you have implemented MWTM User-Based Access, this option is (Alt-D) available to users with authentication-level Network Administrator (level 4) and higher. Help > Topics Displays the table of contents for the MWTM online help. (F1) Help > Window Displays online hel
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Chapter 4 Getting Started Discovering Your Network Loading a Seed Node To load a seed node, enter the name or IP address of the seed node in the IP Address, Address range, Subnet, CIDR, or DNS Hostname field, and click Add Node (or press Enter). Note Follow the guidelines for IP addresses in SNMP Configuration Table, page 3-16. The MWTM displays details of the SNMP settings for the seed nodes in the Seed Details pane. Continue adding seed nodes until you are certain that the MWTM wil
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Chapter 4 Getting Started Discovering Your Network Field or Button Description Make this my preferred start option Specifies whether the selected seed file should be loaded automatically whenever this MWTM client is started or the Discovery dialog box is opened. By default, this check box is unchecked for all seed files. That is, no seed file is loaded automatically when the MWTM client is started or the Discovery dialog box is opened. Number of Files Total number of seed files and
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Chapter 4 Getting Started Discovering Your Network Note If another user modifies and saves the seed file before you save your changes, the MWTM asks if you want to overwrite that user’s changes. If you choose to do so, the other user’s changes are overwritten and lost. If you choose not to do so, your changes are lost, unless you save the seed file to a different filename. Figure 4-3 Save File Dialog: Seed File List Dialog The Save File Dialog: Seed File List contains: Field or Butto
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Chapter 4 Getting Started Discovering Your Network Field or Button Description Number of Files Total number of seed files and folders. (displayed in bottom left corner) OK Saves the seed file and any changes you made to the seed file list and closes the dialog box. To save the seed file with a new name, you can either save the file with: A completely new name. Enter the new name and click OK. An existing name, overwriting an old seed file. Select the name in the list and click OK
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Chapter 4 Getting Started Discovering Your Network Field or Button Description Read Community SNMP community name for read access to the information maintained by the SNMP agent on the node. This value can be up to 32 characters in length. Do not include special characters such as the opening single quote ('), at symbol (@), dollar sign ($), caret (^), closing single quote ('), double quote ("), ampersand (&), or pipe (|). This value is usually set to public (the default). Poll Inte
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Chapter 4 Getting Started Discovering Your Network Creating and Changing Seed Files Using a Text Editor A seed file is simply an unformatted list of seed node names. To create a seed file by using a text editor, simply create a file and list the seed node names, one on each line, with no other formatting: new-york-a new-york-b chicago-c When you save and name the seed file, remember: You can use any letters, numbers, or characters in the name that your operating system allows, excep
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Chapter 4 Getting Started Discovering Your Network Figure 4-4 Discovery Tab Before Discovery The Discovery tab comprises: Discovery Settings, page 4-15 Discovered Nodes, page 4-17 Related Topics: Discovery Overview, page 4-4 Polling a Node, page 8-70 User Guide for the Cisco Mobile Wireless Transport Manager 6.0 4-14 OL-9118-03
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Chapter 4 Getting Started Discovering Your Network Discovery Settings The Discovery Settings pane of the Discovery tab contains: Field or Button Description Entire Network Check box used to specify the extent of the network discovery: To discover the entire network, check this check box. This is called recursive discovery, and it is the default setting. With this check box checked, the MWTM discovers all seed nodes and attempts to manage them; then attempts to discover and manage al
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Chapter 4 Getting Started Discovering Your Network Field or Button Description Discover Begins discovering the network. Network Click Discover Network to begin Discovery. If you have not defined at least one seed node in the Seed Settings tab, the MWTM prompts you to do so. When Discovery begins: The Discover Network button changes to Stop Discovery. The Discovery In Progress message appears in the title bar of all MWTM client windows. Discovery progresses in bursts. You might see
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Chapter 4 Getting Started Discovering Your Network To recover from this situation and generate a new, complete, and reliable MWTM database, you must perform one of these procedures: Run Discovery again, with Entire Network and Delete Existing Data checked. Change the Unmanaged nodes to managed status. See Unmanaging and Managing Nodes or ITP Signaling Points, page 6-38 for more information. Poll the nodes that were Unmanaged in the first Discovery. See Polling a Node, page 8-70
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Chapter 4 Getting Started Discovering Your Network You can resize each column, or sort the table based on the information in one of the columns. By default, the MWTM displays all of the columns in the Discovered Nodes section except Internal ID, Uptime, Reboot Reason, Process Traps, and Last Status Change. To display hidden columns, right-click in the table heading and select the check boxes for the columns that you want to display. To hide columns, right-click in the table headi
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Chapter 4 Getting Started Discovering Your Network Column or Button Description Node Type Type of node. Node types can be specific to ITP, RAN-O, or generic to both. ITP specific nodes include: Cisco2650XM, Cisco2651XM Cisco2811 Cisco7204VXR, Cisco7206VXR Cisco7301 Cisco7507, Cisco7507mx, Cisco7507z, Cisco7513, Cisco7513mx, Cisco7513z Cisco7604, Cisco7606, Cisco7609, Cisco7613 RAN-O-specific nodes include: CiscoMWR-1941-DC-A—Cisco MWR-1941-DC-A series router CiscoONS154
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Chapter 4 Getting Started Discovering Your Network Column or Button Description Trap Polling Indicates whether trap polling is enabled. This field is read-only. If you want to: (RAN-O only) Enable trap polling for the RAN-O node, set ipran-mib snmp-access to outOfBand on the node. Disable trap polling for the RAN-O node, set ipran-mib snmp-access to inBand on the node. Report Polling Indicates whether report polling is enabled on the web interface. For ITP nodes, the default setti
