Linksys 4116 - EtherFast Switch User Manual

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  • Page 1 User Guide for the Cisco Multicast Manager 2.3.3 Corporate Headquarters Cisco Systems, Inc. 170 West Tasman Drive San Jose, CA 95134-1706 http://www.cisco.com Tel: 408 526-4000 800 553-NETS (6387) Fax: 408 526-4100 Customer Order Number: Text Part Number: OL-7348-01...
  • Page 2 EtherSwitch, Fast Step, FormShare, GigaDrive, GigaStack, HomeLink, Internet Quotient, IOS, IP/TV, iQ Expertise, the iQ logo, iQ Net Readiness Scorecard, LightStream, Linksys, MeetingPlace, MGX, the Networkers logo, Networking Academy, Network Registrar, Packet, PIX, Post-Routing, Pre-Routing, ProConnect, RateMUX, ScriptShare, SlideCast, SMARTnet, The Fastest Way to Increase Your Internet Quotient, and TransPath are registered trademarks of Cisco Systems, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the United States and certain other countries.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    C O N T E N T S Preface Obtaining Documentation Cisco.com Documentation DVD Ordering Documentation Documentation Feedback Cisco Product Security Overview Reporting Security Problems in Cisco Products Obtaining Technical Assistance Cisco Technical Support Website Submitting a Service Request Definitions of Service Request Severity Obtaining Additional Publications and Information Using the Cisco Multicast Manager C H A P T E R...
  • Page 4 Reporting 1-48 Diagnostics 1-60 Router Diagnostics 1-77 Help 1-79 Application Maintenance and Troubleshooting 1-80 Configuration Files 1-80 Log Files 1-80 Databases 1-81 Device Configurations 1-81 Historical Data 1-81 Standard Multicast MIBs 1-81 Backups 1-82 OL-7348-01...
  • Page 5: Preface

    Preface Obtaining Documentation Cisco documentation and additional literature are available on Cisco.com. Cisco also provides several ways to obtain technical assistance and other technical resources. These sections explain how to obtain technical information from Cisco Systems. Cisco.com You can access the most current Cisco documentation at this URL: http://www.cisco.com/univercd/home/home.htm You can access the Cisco website at this URL: http://www.cisco.com...
  • Page 6: Ordering Documentation

    Documentation Feedback Ordering Documentation You can find instructions for ordering documentation at this URL: http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/es_inpck/pdi.htm You can order Cisco documentation in these ways: Registered Cisco.com users (Cisco direct customers) can order Cisco product documentation from • the Ordering tool: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/partner/ordering/ •...
  • Page 7: Reporting Security Problems In Cisco Products

    Obtaining Technical Assistance Reporting Security Problems in Cisco Products Cisco is committed to delivering secure products. We test our products internally before we release them, and we strive to correct all vulnerabilities quickly. If you think that you might have identified a vulnerability in a Cisco product, contact PSIRT: Emergencies —...
  • Page 8: Submitting A Service Request

    Obtaining Technical Assistance Search results show an illustration of your product with the serial number label location highlighted. Locate the serial number label on your product and record the information before placing a service call. Submitting a Service Request Using the online TAC Service Request Tool is the fastest way to open S3 and S4 service requests. (S3 and S4 service requests are those in which your network is minimally impaired or for which you require product information.) After you describe your situation, the TAC Service Request Tool provides recommended solutions.
  • Page 9: Obtaining Additional Publications And Information

    Obtaining Additional Publications and Information Obtaining Additional Publications and Information Information about Cisco products, technologies, and network solutions is available from various online and printed sources. Cisco Marketplace provides a variety of Cisco books, reference guides, and logo merchandise. Visit •...
  • Page 10 Obtaining Additional Publications and Information Preface OL-7348-01...
  • Page 11: Using The Cisco Multicast Manager

    C H A P T E R Using the Cisco Multicast Manager This chapter covers: System Requirements, page 1-1 • Solaris Installation Instructions, page 1-2 • Linux Installation Instructions, page 1-4 • Licensing, page 1-6 • • Starting and Stopping CMM, page 1-6 Logging Into CMM, page 1-6 •...
  • Page 12: Chapter 1 Using The Cisco Multicast Manager

    Chapter 1 Using the Cisco Multicast Manager Solaris Installation Instructions Sun Fire V210 with: Disk Space—300MB • Memory—1GB • Supports up to 300 devices • Supports up to 3000 S,Gs • Sun Fire 280R with: Disk Space—300MB • • Memory—1GB •...
  • Page 13 Chapter 1 Using the Cisco Multicast Manager Solaris Installation Instructions If you symbolically link /opt/RMSMMT to the actual installation directory as shown above, when installation is complete, you must cd to the actual installation directory, similar to: # cd /space and issue the following command: # chown -R mmtuser:mmtuser RMSMMT Otherwise, the installation will create the directory and set the ownership for you.
  • Page 14: Linux Installation Instructions

    Chapter 1 Using the Cisco Multicast Manager Linux Installation Instructions Output from a sample installation: #=====[ Sample Installation ]=====# root@ganymede/export/home/mike/mmtinstall-> ./setup.sh Installing Cisco Multicast Manager Version 2.1 Copyright (c) 2003-2004 Cisco Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The application installs in /opt/RMSMMT. Do you wish to continue? [y/n]: y Creating mmtuser gid...
  • Page 15 Chapter 1 Using the Cisco Multicast Manager Linux Installation Instructions If you are installing from the tar file, create a tmp directory and place the tar file in the directory: # cd /tmp # mkdir rms # cd rms # gunzip -c mmt-linux-2.1-X-full.tar.gz | tar xvf - # ./setup.sh You should then be able to start and stop the server by entering: /usr/local/netman/S98mmt...
  • Page 16: Licensing

    Chapter 1 Using the Cisco Multicast Manager Licensing Licensing CMM 2.3.3 requires a license file. The application license is contained in the license.key file. This file should be placed in the following directory: On Solaris: /opt/RMSMMT/mmtsys/sys On Linux: /usr/local/netman/mmtsys/sys The file should be owned by mmtuser (chown mmtuser:mmtuser license.key) and be set to read-only (chmod 0444 license.key).
  • Page 17 Chapter 1 Using the Cisco Multicast Manager Logging Into CMM Figure 1-1 Login Page for CMM 2.3.3 To enter CMM, click on Cisco Multicast Manager 2.3.3. You are prompted for a username and a password. The default CMM username is admin, and the default CMM password is rmsmmt. The Multicast Manager Home page appears.
  • Page 18: Using The Administration Tool

    Chapter 1 Using the Cisco Multicast Manager Using the Administration Tool Figure 1-2 Multicast Manager Home Page For detailed information on this window, see the “Using the Multicast Manager Tool” section on page 1-43. CMM 2.3.3 has two main Tools: Administration—Perform configuration tasks •...
  • Page 19: Domain Management

    Chapter 1 Using the Cisco Multicast Manager Using the Administration Tool Domain Management Using Domain Management, you can create and edit domains. A domain is a collection of multicast routers. Multiple domains may exist, and routers can belong to multiple domains. The first step in using the CMM is to create a domain: From the Multicast Manager Home page, select the Administration tool.
  • Page 20 Chapter 1 Using the Cisco Multicast Manager Using the Administration Tool Field Description TACACS/RADIUS Password If you are using TACACS/RADIUS then you can enter a password here. See VTY Password above. Note If you enter a TACACS/RADIUS username and password here, the application will use these values regardless of who is currently logged in.
  • Page 21: Discovery

    Chapter 1 Using the Cisco Multicast Manager Using the Administration Tool Discovery Once you have created a domain, the second step in using the CMM is to discover your network using one of these choices, found within the Discovery menu: Add Router (not supported) •...
  • Page 22 Chapter 1 Using the Cisco Multicast Manager Using the Administration Tool Figure 1-3 Multicast Layer 2 Switch Configuration Click Browse. Open the file you created. Step 5 Click Import. Step 6 Sometimes switches are deployed in a network using different SNMP community strings than those used Note on the routers.
  • Page 23 Chapter 1 Using the Cisco Multicast Manager Using the Administration Tool Figure 1-4 Multicast Discovery Step 3 Next to Management Domain, select the domain you want to discover (only domains that are created from the System Configuration window appear here). If you select a different domain from the default, you must complete steps 1 and 2 again.
  • Page 24 Chapter 1 Using the Cisco Multicast Manager Using the Administration Tool Field Description Community Strings You can add additional community strings if required. Discovery Depth Number of PIM neighbors the CMM will discover from the seed router (similar to a hop count). CMM discovers all routers in the network that are multicast enabled and have interfaces participating in multicast routing.
  • Page 25: Admin Utilities

    Chapter 1 Using the Cisco Multicast Manager Using the Administration Tool The Add/Rediscover a Single Device pane of the Multicast Discovery page contains: Field Description Management Domain (Read-only) Lists the selected management domain. Router Enter the IP address of the device you want to discover or add.
  • Page 26: Remove Domain

    Chapter 1 Using the Cisco Multicast Manager Using the Administration Tool Field Description Remove Domain Removes all data associated with a management domain. Note Domains cannot be removed while the polling daemon is running. Remove Router Removes a specific router from a management domain.
  • Page 27: System Security

    Chapter 1 Using the Cisco Multicast Manager Using the Administration Tool System Security The System Security page provides TACACS login support for the CMM. To configure TACACS login, enter the IP address of the TACACS server within the Primary TACACS Server field.
  • Page 28: User Management

    Chapter 1 Using the Cisco Multicast Manager Using the Administration Tool User Management The CMM provides two privilege levels: user and admin. You need an administrator account to configure multicast domains, run discovery, create users, create health checks, and use the Admin Utilities functions.
  • Page 29 Chapter 1 Using the Cisco Multicast Manager Using the Administration Tool Users can change their password by clicking Change Password. Figure 1-8 Manage Users—Change Password To change your password: Step 1 Enter your user ID. Enter your old password. Step 2 Enter your new password in the Password and Verify boxes.
  • Page 30: Device Configuration

    Chapter 1 Using the Cisco Multicast Manager Using the Administration Tool Device Configuration Using the Device Configuration page, you can change the SNMP read key of a single device. Select a Router or Switch, then click Edit Parameters. Figure 1-9 Device Configuration—Edit Parameters Downloading Router Configurations You can download the router configuration for each router in the database to the CMM.
  • Page 31 Chapter 1 Using the Cisco Multicast Manager Using the Administration Tool Figure 1-10 Get All Configs This process may take some time, depending on the number of routers in the current domain. Validating Router Configurations Using the CMM, you can verify if IOS commands exist on a router, either globally, or on a single interface.
  • Page 32 Chapter 1 Using the Cisco Multicast Manager Using the Administration Tool To select a template and initiate validation: Before you can initiate validation, TFTP must be enabled on the server, and the SNMP read-write Note community string must be configured in the CMM. Under the Device Configuration menu, click Validate All Configs.
  • Page 33: Global Polling Configuration

    Chapter 1 Using the Cisco Multicast Manager Using the Administration Tool Figure 1-12 Configuration Check—Output Global Polling Configuration You can configure each polling element to start and stop at specific times. Each element also has their own polling intervals. You can configure these values through the Global Polling Configuration page. You must restart the polling daemon after making changes in this page.
  • Page 34 Chapter 1 Using the Cisco Multicast Manager Using the Administration Tool Figure 1-13 Global Polling Configuration The Global Polling Configuration page contains: Setting any one of these values to be less than 1 disables that specific polling feature. Note Field or Button Description Refresh Status The status line indicates how long the polling...
  • Page 35 Chapter 1 Using the Cisco Multicast Manager Using the Administration Tool Field or Button Description RP/SG Cache Polling Interval For certain CMM data, such as the data within the Multicast Diagnostics page (see the “Show All Groups” section on page 1-61) the CMM queries each RP, collates a list of active sources, and groups and displays them.
  • Page 36 Chapter 1 Using the Cisco Multicast Manager Using the Administration Tool Field or Button Description Multicast Topology Polling Interval Topology polling queries the sysUpTime of each router in the multicast domain to see if it has been reloaded. If it has, the polling daemon launches a Single Router Discovery of that device in the background, to ensure the SNMP ifIndexes have not changed.
  • Page 37: Address Management

    Chapter 1 Using the Cisco Multicast Manager Using the Administration Tool Figure 1-14 Trap Receiver/Email Polling Configuration You can add or remove trap receivers using the Configure Domain Specific SNMP Trap Receivers section. The SNMP trap receivers specified here are only used if global SNMP trap receivers are not specified.
  • Page 38: Multicast Manager

    Chapter 1 Using the Cisco Multicast Manager Using the Administration Tool Figure 1-15 Address Management Multicast Manager The Multicast Manager contains: RP Polling, page 1-28 • RPF Polling, page 1-32 • SG Polling—Main, page 1-33 • • SG Polling—by Device, page 1-36 •...
  • Page 39: Figure

    Chapter 1 Using the Cisco Multicast Manager Using the Administration Tool RP availability is configured within the Global Polling Configuration page (see the “Global Polling Note Configuration” section on page 1-23). A trap is sent if an RP becomes unavailable, and a report is generated within the RP Polling Report page (see the “RP Polling Report”...
  • Page 40 Chapter 1 Using the Cisco Multicast Manager Using the Administration Tool Fields and Buttons Description RP Monitoring To monitor an RP, select the RP from the box. To monitor a specific number of groups, enter a number in the Group Limit box. Click Monitor RP.
  • Page 41 Chapter 1 Using the Cisco Multicast Manager Using the Administration Tool RP Accept List Configuration The RP Accept List Configuration section lets you monitor the active sources and groups on a specific Figure 1-17 RP Accept List Configuration The RP Accept List Configuration section contains: Fields and Buttons Description Source...
  • Page 42: Rpf Polling

    Chapter 1 Using the Cisco Multicast Manager Using the Administration Tool RPF Polling Using the CMM, you can monitor RPF failures for a particular source and group on any selected router. If any monitored source and group begins to experience RPF failures that rise above the delta, then SNMP traps can be sent, and a report generated, which you can view under RPF Failures (see the “RPF Failures”...
  • Page 43: Sg Polling-Main

    Chapter 1 Using the Cisco Multicast Manager Using the Administration Tool Fields and Buttons Description Source Enter or select the IP address of the source to monitor. Filter Groups Filters the output to contain only the relevant groups. Group Enter or select the IP address of the group to monitor.
  • Page 44 Chapter 1 Using the Cisco Multicast Manager Using the Administration Tool Figure 1-19 SG Polling Configuration The SG Polling Configuration page contains: Fields and Buttons Description Refresh Status The status line indicates how long the polling daemon has been running and how it was started. Click Refresh Status to update the status information.
  • Page 45 Chapter 1 Using the Cisco Multicast Manager Using the Administration Tool Fields and Buttons Description Units Select either packets per sampling period (pps) or bits per sampling period (bps). High Threshold Enter the high threshold that, if exceeded, generates a report. Low Threshold Enter the low threshold that, if exceeded, generates a report.
  • Page 46: Sg Polling-By Device

    Chapter 1 Using the Cisco Multicast Manager Using the Administration Tool The Current Source/Group Polling Configuration section shows you all monitored sources and groups in a tabular format. Under the Modify column, you can edit or delete a specific source and group. •...
  • Page 47: L2 Polling

    Chapter 1 Using the Cisco Multicast Manager Using the Administration Tool Fields and Buttons Description Restart Restarts the polling daemon globally. Each time you change a polling interval, click Restart. Group Filter Regexp Enter any part of the multicast address. Only those that match appear.
  • Page 48: Tree Polling

    Chapter 1 Using the Cisco Multicast Manager Using the Administration Tool The L2 Polling Configuration page contains: Fields and Buttons Description Refresh Status The status line indicates how long the polling daemon has been running and how it was started. Click Refresh Status to update the status information.
  • Page 49 Chapter 1 Using the Cisco Multicast Manager Using the Administration Tool Figure 1-23 Tree Polling Configuration The Tree Polling Configuration page contains: Fields and Buttons Description Refresh Status The status line indicates how long the polling daemon has been running and how it was started. Click Refresh Status to update the status information.
  • Page 50 Chapter 1 Using the Cisco Multicast Manager Using the Administration Tool Trees to be Polled Using the Trees to be Polled table, you can: View tree details and topology by clicking on a tree name under Baseline • Monitor for S,G (PPS) when a tree is polled, and generate SNMP traps for Max Delta deviations by •...
  • Page 51: Health Check

    Chapter 1 Using the Cisco Multicast Manager Using the Administration Tool Health Check Health checks give you an immediate status update on several key multicast network indicators, including: Status of selected RPs • MSDP status • Existence of S,G entries on selected routers •...
  • Page 52 Chapter 1 Using the Cisco Multicast Manager Using the Administration Tool Fields and Buttons Description Load Loads an existing named health check for modification (see the “Modifying Health Checks” section on page 1-42). Remove Deletes the health check selected in the Modify Existing Health Check box.
  • Page 53: Using The Multicast Manager Tool

    Chapter 1 Using the Cisco Multicast Manager Using the Multicast Manager Tool Figure 1-27 Health Check Configuration—Peers Select the peers you want to check, then click Set. You are returned to the Health Check Configuration Modification page. Select the sources, groups and routers to check. To check the status of multicast trees, select the baseline under Forwarding Trees and click Add.
  • Page 54: Home

    Chapter 1 Using the Cisco Multicast Manager Using the Multicast Manager Tool Home The Home page shows the last 20 events (see the “Latest Events” section on page 1-49). Figure 1-28 Multicast Manager Home Page Topology Using Topology, you can display routers and their multicast information in the database, on an individual basis, or by showing the complete database.
  • Page 55 Chapter 1 Using the Cisco Multicast Manager Using the Multicast Manager Tool Figure 1-29 Topology Display All The Topology Display All page contains: Field Description Local Int Interfaces running multicast. Local IP IP address of the interfaces. PIM Mode PIM Mode, can be sparse or dense. IGMP IGMP version.
  • Page 56 Chapter 1 Using the Cisco Multicast Manager Using the Multicast Manager Tool Figure 1-30 Topology for an Individual Router The Topology for an Individual Router page contains: Field or Button Description Username Enter your username. Password Enter your password. Show Command Enter any show commands on the router.
  • Page 57 Chapter 1 Using the Cisco Multicast Manager Using the Multicast Manager Tool Figure 1-31 PIM Neighbors On the PIM Neighbors page: Green = Router that was selected and its local interfaces • Purple = PIM neighbor’s interfaces of this router’s PIM neighbors •...
  • Page 58: Reporting

    Chapter 1 Using the Cisco Multicast Manager Using the Multicast Manager Tool Reporting With the Reporting tool, you can view: • A record of the latest SNMP traps sent • Historical graphs or trends Routers in the database IOS versions •...
  • Page 59: Latest Events

    Chapter 1 Using the Cisco Multicast Manager Using the Multicast Manager Tool Latest Events Using the Latest Events page, you can set a configurable amount of the latest events generated by the CMM. Clicking Report lists the traps in time order. Figure 1-32 Latest Events RP Polling Report...
  • Page 60: Rp Group Threshold Report

    Chapter 1 Using the Cisco Multicast Manager Using the Multicast Manager Tool Figure 1-33 RP Polling Report RP Group Threshold Report Using the RP Group Threshold Report, you can monitor a list of RPs that have exceeded their active number of groups limit. To generate an RP Group Threshold report: Select an RP from the list.
  • Page 61: Rpf Failures

    Chapter 1 Using the Cisco Multicast Manager Using the Multicast Manager Tool Figure 1-34 RP Group Threshold Polling Report RPF Failures Using the RPF Failures Report, you can monitor all routers that are experiencing RPF failures above the configured threshold for the configured sources and groups. To generate an RPF Failures report: Select an RP from the list.
  • Page 62: Group Gone Report

    Chapter 1 Using the Cisco Multicast Manager Using the Multicast Manager Tool Figure 1-35 RPF Failures Report Group Gone Report The Group Gone Report is currently unsupported. Functionality in this page has moved to the S,G Polling Report. S,G Threshold Report Using the S,G Threshold Report, you can monitor every source and group that has exceeded its configured threshold.
  • Page 63: Layer 2 Pps Threshold Report

    Chapter 1 Using the Cisco Multicast Manager Using the Multicast Manager Tool Figure 1-36 S,G Threshold Report Layer 2 PPS Threshold Report Using the Layer 2 PPS Threshold Report, you can monitor all Layer 2 ports that have exceeded their configured thresholds.
  • Page 64: Ssg Report

    Chapter 1 Using the Cisco Multicast Manager Using the Multicast Manager Tool Figure 1-37 Layer 2 PPS Threshold Report SSG Report Using the SSG Report, you can display information about groups that have more than one sender. To generate an SSG Report: Enter the multicast group address.
  • Page 65: Tree Report

    Chapter 1 Using the Cisco Multicast Manager Using the Multicast Manager Tool Figure 1-38 SSG Report Tree Report Using the Multicast Tree Report, you can draw and save multicast trees (called baselines). You can then set up the CMM to draw trees that have been saved in the background, and report any changes (only changes to Layer 3 devices are reported).
  • Page 66 Chapter 1 Using the Cisco Multicast Manager Using the Multicast Manager Tool Figure 1-39 Tree Report Clicking “trchanged” in the third column in the report will graphically show the baseline, along with the changed tree. Changes to the tree are highlighted in the table at the top as shown in the figure. The baseline and the current tree are also shown graphically.
  • Page 67: S,G Delta Report

    Chapter 1 Using the Cisco Multicast Manager Using the Multicast Manager Tool Figure 1-40 Tree Report Page—Trchanged S,G Delta Report Using the Multicast S,G Delta Report, you can view information about PPS rate deviation on multicast trees. To generate a Multicast S,G Delta Report: Select a baseline (multicast tree) from the list.
  • Page 68: Historical Graphs

    Chapter 1 Using the Cisco Multicast Manager Using the Multicast Manager Tool Figure 1-41 Multicast S,G Delta Report Historical Graphs Using Historical Graphs, you can view historical data in a graph format. Historical data is collected when you start to monitor: Source and group activity in a router •...
  • Page 69 Chapter 1 Using the Cisco Multicast Manager Using the Multicast Manager Tool Step 2 Select a Time Range: User Specified • Hour • • Week • Month • Then select a Start and End range. Step 3 A list of available reports appears. Highlight the appropriate report(s) and click Display. You can select up to 3 reports to display on the graph.
  • Page 70: Diagnostics

    Chapter 1 Using the Cisco Multicast Manager Using the Multicast Manager Tool Display All IOS Versions Using the IOS Version Info page, you can view the IOS version of all discovered routers in the current domain. You can sort the table by device, IP address, IOS version, or model by clicking on the corresponding column heading.
  • Page 71: Figure

    Chapter 1 Using the Cisco Multicast Manager Using the Multicast Manager Tool • Health Check, page 1-73 6500 Troubleshooting, page 1-73 • Top Talkers, page 1-75 • The following section describes router-specific diagnostics: Router Diagnostics, page 1-77 • Show All Groups With the Show All Groups page, you can: View all of the active sources and groups in the network in tabular format.
  • Page 72 Chapter 1 Using the Cisco Multicast Manager Using the Multicast Manager Tool • Filter Groups—Filters the output to contain only the relevant groups. Group—Enter or select the IP address of the group to monitor. • Filter Sources—Filters the output to contain only the relevant sources. •...
  • Page 73 Chapter 1 Using the Cisco Multicast Manager Using the Multicast Manager Tool To draw a graphical tree between two particular routers: FHR—Select the first hop router that the trace should start under. • LHR—Select the last hop router that the trace should end under. •...
  • Page 74 Chapter 1 Using the Cisco Multicast Manager Using the Multicast Manager Tool Figure 1-47 Viewing IP Multicast Routing Information • (Optional) Clicking on a router in the multicast tree opens another page that contains IP multicast routing information for the S,G that has been traced: Show Command—Enter any show commands on the router.
  • Page 75 Chapter 1 Using the Cisco Multicast Manager Using the Multicast Manager Tool Figure 1-48 Multicast Diagnostics Group (DNS)—Name given to this group in DNS. • Group (DB)—Name given to this group in the address database. • • Source IP—IP address of the source. •...
  • Page 76: Locate Host

    Chapter 1 Using the Cisco Multicast Manager Using the Multicast Manager Tool Locate Host Using the Locate Host page, you can find sources and receivers in the network. Enter the IP Address or hostname (if DNS is configured) and click Locate. Figure 1-49 Locate Host User Guide for the Cisco Multicast Manager 2.3.3...
  • Page 77: Network Status

    Chapter 1 Using the Cisco Multicast Manager Using the Multicast Manager Tool Network Status Using the Network Status page, you can view the status of all devices in the current multicast domain. The System Up Time appears for all devices that are up. Devices that are down or unreachable appear in red.
  • Page 78: Rp Status

    Chapter 1 Using the Cisco Multicast Manager Using the Multicast Manager Tool RP Status Using the RP Status page, you can view all routers in the database, their RPs, and the active groups. In a large network with, many S,Gs, it may take some time for this data to appear, since each router in the multicast domain is queried.
  • Page 79: Rp Summary

    Chapter 1 Using the Cisco Multicast Manager Using the Multicast Manager Tool RP Summary Using the RP Summary, you can view all the RPs that the CMM is aware of, based upon the discovery. Figure 1-52 RP Summary For details on clicking on an RP, see the “Topology”...
  • Page 80: Msdp Status

    Chapter 1 Using the Cisco Multicast Manager Using the Multicast Manager Tool Figure 1-53 IGMP Diagnostics MSDP Status Using the MSPD Status page, you can view all routers running MSDP and their peering connectivity. You can also view details for a specific router, such as peering information and the SA cache. The MSDP MIB is only supported in IOS releases 12.0S, 12.1T (12.2) and 12.3.
  • Page 81: Layer 2 Switches

    Chapter 1 Using the Cisco Multicast Manager Using the Multicast Manager Tool Figure 1-54 MSDP Status Layer 2 Switches Using the Layer 2 Switches pages, you can view: • Layer 2 Multicast Information Layer 2 Host IPs • These queries require the VTY password, or a TACACS username/password. The table that is generated, Note shows, from a Layer 2 perspective, which multicast groups are being forwarded out which interfaces.
  • Page 82 Chapter 1 Using the Cisco Multicast Manager Using the Multicast Manager Tool Figure 1-55 Layer 2 Multicast Information Figure 1-56 Layer 2 Host IPs User Guide for the Cisco Multicast Manager 2.3.3 1-72 OL-7348-01...
  • Page 83 Chapter 1 Using the Cisco Multicast Manager Using the Multicast Manager Tool Health Check Using the Health Check page, you can run a health check on a domain. To run a health check, select it from the drop-down box, and click Run. Figure 1-57 Health Check Gray = normal...
  • Page 84 Chapter 1 Using the Cisco Multicast Manager Using the Multicast Manager Tool Figure 1-58 6500 Troubleshooting The 6500 Troubleshooting page contains: Fields and Buttons Description Router Select a 6500 or 7600 router. Username Enter your username. Password Enter the MSFC password. Enable Enter the enable password.
  • Page 85 Chapter 1 Using the Cisco Multicast Manager Using the Multicast Manager Tool Fields and Buttons Description Run Diagnostics Draws a graphical tree of the source and group selected, starting at the router selected. Live traffic statistics also appear for this source and group at this router.
  • Page 86 Chapter 1 Using the Cisco Multicast Manager Using the Multicast Manager Tool Figure 1-59 Top Talkers User Guide for the Cisco Multicast Manager 2.3.3 1-76 OL-7348-01...
  • Page 87: Router Diagnostics

    Chapter 1 Using the Cisco Multicast Manager Using the Multicast Manager Tool Router Diagnostics You can view specific multicast diagnostics on a router by clicking the router in the lower left pane. Figure 1-60 Router Diagnostics The Router Diagnostics page is similar to the Multicast Diagnostics page (under Show All Groups), except data is for the selected router only.
  • Page 88 Chapter 1 Using the Cisco Multicast Manager Using the Multicast Manager Tool Figure 1-61 IGMP Cache Entries Multicast Information—Shows multicast topology information. – Figure 1-62 Multicast Information User Guide for the Cisco Multicast Manager 2.3.3 1-78 OL-7348-01...
  • Page 89: Help

    Chapter 1 Using the Cisco Multicast Manager Using the Multicast Manager Tool – Multicast Routing Table—Shows the multicast routing table. Figure 1-63 Multicast Routing Table Help You can view the Cisco Multicast Manager 2.3.3 User Guide PDF by clicking on Help. User Guide for the Cisco Multicast Manager 2.3.3 1-79 OL-7348-01...
  • Page 90: Application Maintenance And Troubleshooting

    Chapter 1 Using the Cisco Multicast Manager Application Maintenance and Troubleshooting Application Maintenance and Troubleshooting This section contains information concerning the underlying operation of CMM and will be of most interest to the System Administrator that supports the application. Configuration Files Assuming the application is installed on Solaris, the directory location will be /opt/RMSMMT (on Linux it would be /usr/local/netman).
  • Page 91: Databases

    Chapter 1 Using the Cisco Multicast Manager Application Maintenance and Troubleshooting Apache Log Files The Apache log files are located in /opt/RMSMMT/httpd_perl/logs. When troubleshooting the application, tailing the error_log file (tail –f error_log) will provide useful information. Additional application information can be logged to the error_log file by adding the line debug=1 to the <domain>.mm.conf file mentioned above.
  • Page 92: Backups

    Chapter 1 Using the Cisco Multicast Manager Application Maintenance and Troubleshooting Backups To backup application specific data, the following directories should be included in any system backups: /opt/RMSMMT/mmtsys/data /opt/RMSMMT/mmtsys/db /opt/RMSMMT/mmtsys/sys /opt/RMSMMT/configs Prior to performing backups, the /opt/RMSMMT/K98mmt script should be run to ensure that files are being changed while the backup is being performed.
  • Page 93 I N D E X Admin Utilities Health Check 1-16 1-74 Apache Log Files Historical Data 1-81 1-82 Application Maintenance and Troubleshooting 1-81 IGMP Diagnostics 1-70 Backups 1-82 Layer 2 PPS Threshold Report 1-54 Compare bps/pps Layer 2 Switches 1-80 1-72 Configuration 1-49...
  • Page 94 Index rmspolld.log 1-81 Router Diagnostics 1-77 Routing Table Check 1-77 RP Group Threshold Report 1-51 RP Polling Report 1-50 RP Status 1-68 RP Summary 1-69 S,G PPS Threshold Report 1-52 SG Delta Report 1-58 Show All Groups 1-62 Solaris Installation Instructions SSG Report 1-55 Standard Multicast MIBs...

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