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Chapter 2 Installing Cisco MNM
Performing a New Installation of Cisco MNM
Solaris Operating System
The machines that run Cisco MNM must have the Sun Solaris 10 operating system with Common
Desktop Environment (CDE) 1.3 installed.
Caution
The Solaris language setting must be English and the locale setting must be English (C-7 bit ASCII).
Other language and locale choices are not supported.
Required Information
Table 2-1
lists information you should have before you begin installation. Review the table and have it
available as you work through the installation tasks.
Task 2: Ensure That Network Devices Have the Correct Software
Cisco MNM interacts with other software that runs on the various components of the Cisco Media
Gateway Controller (MGC) node. The software on the device and the version or patch that is compatible
with Cisco MNM need to match to prevent network management problems. See the software
requirements for these components in the Cisco MNM 2.8(1) Release Notes at
Table 2-1
Required Information
Information
Source
Superuser (su) password and privileges.
Your UNIX system administrator.
Host name and host ID of the machine where
Cisco EMF is to be installed (in a distributed
configuration, the Management server).
On the machine where Cisco EMF is to be
installed, enter hostname at the command
prompt. The host name displays.
At the command prompt, enter hostid. The host
ID displays. This is a hexadecimal string that
identifies the system, not the IP address.
Host IP address of the machine.
At the command prompt, enter ifconfig -a.
If there are multiple interfaces, select the IP
address of the interface where traps will be
forwarded (as specified when you configure
devices for network management). See Chapter 3
of the Cisco Media Gateway Controller Node
Manager User Guide at
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/netmgt
sw/ps1912/products_user_guide_list.html
.
Product authorization key for Cisco EMF, to be
used in
Task 5: Make System Configurations
.
On the Cisco EMF product CD sleeve.
DNS domain of the machine where Cisco EMF
will be installed (in a distributed configuration,
the Management server) if your network uses
DNS.
Your UNIX system administrator.
IP address of the CiscoView server. It is required
when you install Cisco MNM.
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