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Chapter 3 Getting Started
Preparing to Use the Cisco Catalyst Switch Manager Software
Preparing to Use the Cisco Catalyst Switch Manager Software
The following procedure outlines the general steps involved in using the Cisco Catalyst Switch Manager
software.
Step 1
Install and start Cisco EMF.
Note
For more information on how to install and start Cisco EMF, see the Cisco Element Management
Framework Installation and Administration Guide.
Step 2
Install the Cisco Catalyst Switch Manager software.
Note
For more information on how to install the Cisco Catalyst Switch Manager, see the Cisco
Catalyst Switch Manager Installation Guide.
Step 3
Set up the Catalyst switch.
You must configure the Catalyst switch to support SNMP management before it can be properly
managed by Cisco EMF.
Note
For more information on configuring the switch, see the “Software Configuration
Requirements” section in the Cisco Catalyst Switch Manager Installation Guide.
Step 4
Start a Cisco EMF session.
Starting a Cisco EMF user session provides access to all Cisco Catalyst Switch Manager functionality.
For more information, see the
“Launching Cisco EMF” section on page 3-3
.
Step 5
Deploy objects.
For more information, see the appropriate deployment section in
Chapter 4, “Deploying the Cisco
Catalyst Switch Manager.”
Step 6
Configure and monitor managed objects using object management windows as necessary.
For more information, see the
“Working With Object Management Windows”
section in
Chapter 4,
“Deploying the Cisco Catalyst Switch Manager.”