Table Of Contents

A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X -

Index

A

aagent properties     C-35

about     1-6

access domain

create     3-121, 4-48

accessing reports     7-43

account     1-5

active users     1-16, 9-1, 9-33

admin     1-2

Administration     1-2, 1-3, 1-15, 9-1

advanced filter     9-35

advanced operation method     5-2

advanced task configuration method     7-3

append     5-6

as-number tag     B-1

assigning     3-35

audience     xvii

AutoDiscovery property     C-1

autonomous system number     B-1

auto refresh     1-8

B

background daemon     2-1

bootstrapping     2-1

Broken state     3-3

buckets     7-15

C

CDP button     4-26

CDP Discovery

verifying CDP is running     4-16

CDP tag     4-18

CERC     1-11, 3-2, 3-132

access     3-133

delete     3-135

CE roles

assigning     4-41

DIRECT-CONNECTED-MGMT-HOST role     4-43

DIRECT-CONNECTED-REGULAR role     4-43

edit     4-43

MANAGED-MGMT-LAN role     4-43

MANAGED-REGULAR role     4-43

MULTI-VRF role     4-43

UNMANAGED     4-43

UNMANAGED-MGMT-LAN role     4-43

UNMANAGED-MULTI-VRF role     4-43

CE routing community     1-11, 3-2, 3-132

access     3-133

delete     3-135

cfr properties     C-35

Cisco MPLS Diagnostics Expert     1-3, 1-14

Cleanup properties     C-1

closed state     3-3

CNS attributes

edit     4-33

CNS device access protocol     A-3

CNS IE2100 appliance     A-1

create     A-1

cnsserver server     2-10

collect config     7-3

Collect Config Task

creating and running     4-76

collection zones     1-16, 9-29

color coding     1-8

commands

startdb     2-1

startns     2-2

startwd     2-2

stopall     2-3

stopdb     2-3

stopns     2-4

stopwd     2-4

watchdog     2-1

wdclient     2-5

components, GUI     1-6

config audit     7-5

configuration files     3-6

configurations

view     6-3

configuration to display     5-8

connection tag     4-22

control center     1-16, 9-1, 9-22

copy

users     9-5

cornerstone bridge server     2-10

CPE devices

configuring SSH connectivity     3-71

create     3-102

template     6-5

user groups     9-7

user role     9-11, 9-16

create-customer tag     B-1

create data file     6-3, 6-15

create-provider rule     B-2

create-region rule     B-2

create-site rule     B-2

create template     6-3

customer     1-11, 3-2, 3-107

access     3-108

associating with devices     9-13

create     3-108

definition     9-9

delete     3-110

edit     3-109

customer context     1-6

customer-name tag     B-2

customer site

create     3-111

custom reports     7-47

D

data file

delete     6-21

edit     6-20

data file name     6-17

dbpoller server     2-10

DCPL properties     C-1

aagent     C-35

AutoDiscovery     C-1

cfr     C-35

Cleanup     C-1

DCS     C-2

DeploymentFlow     C-8

Discovery     C-8

DistributionFramework     C-12

GSAM     C-14

GTL     C-14

GUI     C-16

JavaWebStart     C-19

lockmanager     C-36

Logging     C-19

nbi     C-36

notification     C-38

pal     C-39

Provisioning     C-20

repository     C-40

Scheduler     C-32

Services     C-32

SLA     C-30

SnmpService     C-32

SYSTEM     C-30

TaskManager     C-34

TE     C-33

TE Topology     C-34

VpnInvServer     C-35

watchdog     C-42

xml     C-53

DCS properties     C-2

delete

template     6-3

user groups     9-9

user roles     9-15, 9-18

users     9-6

deployed state     3-3

DeploymentFlow property     C-8

detailed reports     7-42

device     1-11, 3-2, 3-70

copy     3-100

creation     3-76

delete     3-96

deleting     4-53

edit     3-93

e-mail     3-106

inserting into an NPC topology     4-53

device.xml file

description     4-19

editing     4-20

sample file     4-19

Device/Topology button     4-26

device access protocol     5-9

device assignment display

changing     4-36

device configuration, edit     3-97

device configuration manager     1-12, 5-7

device configurations

editing     4-28

device console     1-12, 5-1

device configuration manager     5-7

download commands     5-2

download template     5-3

EXEC commands     5-9

reload     5-13

device discovery     4-23

device group     1-11, 3-2, 3-101, 3-102

access     3-102

delete     3-105

edit     3-105

device-name tag     B-2

XML tags

device-name tag     4-20

device owner, e-mail     3-99

device roles

general description     4-38

Devices File field     4-26

device tag     B-2

DHCP protocol     7-29

DIA-channelization template folder     6-23

Diagnostics Expert     1-3, 1-14

diagnostic tools     2-5

DIRECT-CONNECTED-MGMT-HOST role     4-43

DIRECT-CONNECTED-REGULAR role     4-43

disabled_dependent state     2-10

disabled state     2-11

Discovery     1-12

data collection     4-34

description of workflow

for ISC L2VPN Management     4-9

for ISC MPLS VPN Management     4-9

for MPLS Diagnostics expert     4-13

device discovery     4-23

L2VPN (Metro Ethernet) service discovery phase     4-63

launching Discovery     4-23

logs     4-5

MPLS VPN service discovery phase     4-54

NPC discovery phase     4-47

overview     4-1

preliminary steps     4-14

process illustrated     4-3

properties     C-8

required XML files     4-16

role assignment     4-34

summary

for ISC L2VPN Management     4-7

for ISC MPLS VPN Management     4-7

for MPLS Diagnostics Expert     4-11

summary of methods     4-2

technical notes     4-4

using Restart button     4-5

using with Cisco ISC MPLS VPN Management     4-5

using with ISC L2VPN Management     4-6

using with ISC Traffic Engineering Management     4-7

using with MPLS Diagnostics Expert     4-6

DISCOVERY_METHOD tag     4-18, B-2

XML tags

DISCOVERY_METHOD     B-2

discovery-protocol tag     4-22, B-2

dispatcher server     2-10

DistributionFramework properties     C-12

DNS protocol     7-28

documentation     xv

download commands     1-12, 5-2

download template     1-12, 5-3

download to running     5-9

download to startup     5-9

dynamic Java class type     6-14

dynamic URL type     6-14

E

edit

device configurations     4-28

user groups     9-8

user roles     9-14, 9-18

users     9-6

editing     3-25

edit template     6-3

e-mail, device group     3-106

e-mail device owner     3-99

e-mailing reports     7-46

enable traps     7-15

end-to-end wire

editing VPN associated with     4-69

examples template folder     6-23

EXEC commands     1-12, 5-9

exec time column     2-11

exporting reports     7-45

F

failed audit state     3-3

failed deploy state     3-3

falling threshold     7-15

filter     1-7

advanced     9-35

simple     9-35

float type     6-11

frequency     7-14

fromDevice tag     4-22, B-2

FromInterface tag     4-22, B-2

FromIP tag     4-22, B-2

ftp     5-9

FTP protocol     7-27

Full Mesh topology     4-56

Functional state     3-3

G

gen column     2-11

general device attributes

edit     4-32

getting started     1-1

glossary     1

go to page     1-7

GSAM property     C-14

GTL properties     C-14

GUI components     1-6

GUI properties     C-16

GUI reports     7-43

H

header check box     1-7

header row     1-7

help     1-5

Home screen     1-2, 1-3, 7-1, 8-1, 9-1

hop tag     4-18, B-3

hosts     1-16, 9-22

config     9-24

details     9-23

servers     9-25

Watchdog     9-26

HTTP CoS report     7-40

httpd server     2-10

HTTP protocol     7-28

HTTP report     7-39

Hub and Spoke topology     4-56

I

ICMP Echo protocol     7-25

icons     1-10

IE2100 appliance

create     A-1

IM

accessing IM     3-5

assigning devices     3-35

importing devices with configuration files     3-6

launching IM     3-38

opening customers     3-25

opening devices     3-7

opening providers     3-15

importing devices with configuration files     3-6

index     1-5

installation

remote     9-27

integer type     6-10

inter-N-PE interfaces

edit     4-48

introduction     1-1

invalid state     3-3

inventory.xml file

editing     4-17

Inventory and Connection Manager     1-11, 3-1

Inventory Manager     1-11, 3-1, 3-2, 3-5

IOS     3-71

IP address

create     3-124

IP address pool     3-122

ip-address tag     4-20, B-3

ipaddress tag     4-18, B-3

IPv4 type     6-12

ISC L2VPN Management

Discovery process for     4-6

ISC Traffic Engineering Management

using Discovery with     4-7

J

JavaWebStart properties     C-19

jitter CoS report     7-41

jitter protocol     7-26

jitter report     7-39

K

keep history     7-15

keys     3-71

L

L2TPv3 functional audit     7-5

L2VPN (Metro Ethernet) service discovery     4-63

L2VPN (Metro Ethernet Discovery) button     4-27

L2VPN functional audit     7-5

L2VPN repository variables     6-24

Layer 2 end-to-end wires

deleting     4-71

joining     4-71

splitting     4-70

viewing     4-67

Layer 2 services

deleting     4-67

editing

grouped by VPN     4-66

viewing

grouped by VPN     4-64

Layer 2 VPLS links

deleting     4-74

editing     4-73

viewing     4-71

Licenses

installing for Discovery     4-15

licensing     1-16, 9-31

Link QoS     1-13, 6-1, 6-39

links     1-3

lockmanager properties     C-36

lockmanager server     2-10

Logging properties     C-19

logout     1-6

logs     9-28

Discovery logs     4-5

lost state     3-3

M

MANAGED-MGMT-LAN role     4-43

MANAGED-REGULAR role     4-43

manage TIBCO Rendezvous     1-16, 9-1, 9-36

manual, objective     xv

manual, organization     xvii

maps     3-66

maps, adding     3-70

missed column     2-11

Monitoring     1-3, 1-13, 7-1

MPLS Diagnostics Expert     1-3, 1-14

description of Discovery steps     4-13

summary of Discovery steps     4-11

MPLS functional audit     7-5

MPLS repository variables     6-27

MPLS VPN button     4-27

MPLS VPN service discovery     4-54

MPLS VPN view

filtering     4-56

Multicast pool     3-122

create     3-125

MULTI-VRF role     4-43

N

name column     2-9

Named Physical Circuit     3-140

access     3-141

create     3-142

delete     3-146

named physical circuit     1-11, 9-16

Named Physical Circuits     3-2

nbi properties     C-36

node locations     3-69

notification properties     C-38

NPC     1-11, 3-140, 9-16

access     3-141

adding a ring     4-52

adding devices to an NPC     4-51

create     3-142

creating     4-50

delete     3-146

inserting a device     4-53

inserting a ring     4-53

NPC discovery     4-47

preliminary steps for Metro Ethernet network with Ethernet core     4-47

NPC Topology File field     4-26

N-PE role     4-40

nspoller server     2-10

number of buckets     7-15

O

object groups     1-15

objective     xv

one-dimensional array     6-18

opening     3-25

opening customers with configuration     3-7

opening devices with configuration providers     3-7

opening providers with configuration     3-7, 3-15

operation method, advanced     5-2

operation method, simplified     5-2

orbd     2-2

organization of manual     xvii

P

pal properties     C-39

parent role

definition     9-9

Partial Mesh topology     4-56

password attributes

setting     4-30

password management     7-3

PE-AGG role     4-40

PE device

create     3-120

PE devices

guidelines for device roles     4-38

pending state     3-4

PE Region Name

assigning     4-39

permission for others

definition     9-4

permissions

user roles     9-9

PE roles

assigning     4-38

editing     4-40

N-PE role     4-40

PE-AGG role     4-40

P role     4-40

U-PE role     4-40

pid column     2-11

ping     1-14, 7-1, 7-8

plug-and-play     A-7

policies     1-13, 6-1

policy.xml file     4-17

editing     4-18

Policy File field     4-26

POPs

choosing all the POPs     4-18

precedence     7-14

prepend     5-6

printing reports     7-46

probes     7-12

create common parameters     7-13

create from any SA agent device     7-15

create from MPLS CPE     7-17

create from MPLS PE or MVRF-CE     7-22

delete     7-31

details     7-30

disable     7-34

enable     7-32

product categories     1-3

product introduction     1-1

product tabs     1-3

P role     4-40

properties     C-1

aagent     C-35

AutoDiscovery     C-1

cfr     C-35

Cleanup     C-1

DCS     C-2

DeploymentFlow     C-8

Discovery     C-8

DistributionFramework     C-12

GSAM     C-14

GTL     C-14

GUI     C-16

JavaWebStart     C-19

lockmanager     C-36

Logging     C-19

nbi     C-36

notification     C-38

pal     C-39

Provisioning     C-20

repository     C-40

Scheduler     C-32

Services     C-32

SLA     C-30

SnmpService     C-32

SYSTEM     C-30

TaskManager     C-34

TE     C-33

TE Topology     C-34

VpnInvServer     C-35

watchdog     C-42

xml     C-53

protocol

DHCP     7-29

DNS     7-28

FTP     7-27

HTTP     7-28

ICMP Echo     7-25

jitter     7-26

TCP connect     7-25

UDP Echo     7-26

protocols     7-24

provider     1-11, 3-2, 3-115

access     3-116

create     3-116

definition     9-9

delete     3-118

edit     3-117

provider-name tag     B-3

provider region

create     3-119

Provisioning properties     C-20

Q

QoS/L2/ATM template folder     6-23

QoS/L2/FrameRelay template folder     6-23

QoS repository variables     6-34

R

RD pool     3-122

create     3-126

recommendations, system     1-1

region-name tag     B-3

related documentation     xv

reload     1-12, 5-13

remote installation     9-27

remote uninstallation     9-28

Rendezvous agent     9-36

Rendezvous routing daemon     9-36

reports     1-14, 7-1, 7-41

accessing     7-43

custom     7-47

e-mailing     7-46

exporting     7-45

filters     7-43

graphical user interface     7-43

GUI     7-43

layout     7-43

output     7-45

output fields     7-44

printing     7-46

running     7-44

sorting     7-44

repository properties     C-40

repository variables

L2VPN     6-24

MPLS     6-27

QoS     6-34

VPLS     6-36

requested state     3-4

resource pool     1-11, 3-2, 3-122

access     3-123

creating     4-48

delete     3-132

restart_delay state     2-11

Restart button     4-5

retrieve device attributes     5-3, 5-7

right to use     9-32

ring

adding     4-52

deleting     4-53

inserting     4-53

ro-community tag     4-20, B-3

role assignment     4-34

Route Distinguisher pool     3-122

create     3-126

Route Target pool     3-122

create     3-126

rows per page     1-7

RT pool     3-122

create     3-126

running reports     7-44

rva     9-36

rvrd     9-36

S

SA agents, enabling     3-74

sample topology.xml file     4-21

sample XML files

device.xml file     4-19

policy.xml file     4-17

topology.xml file     4-21

Scheduler properties     C-32

scheduler server     2-10

security     1-2, 1-15, 9-1

seed device

choosing POPs     4-18

select & click go     6-8

select a version     5-8

server names     2-9

service deployment     7-3

Service Design     1-3, 1-12, 6-1

Service Inventory     1-3, 1-10

device console     5-1

service level agreement     1-14, 7-1, 7-11

collection     7-3

HTTP CoS report     7-40

HTTP report     7-39

jitter CoS report     7-41

jitter report     7-39

reports     7-36

setup     7-12

summary CoS report     7-39

summary report     7-36

service request     1-11, 3-2

editing     4-76

states     3-3

services

L2VPN     6-18

MPLS     6-18

QoS     6-18

VPLS     6-18

Services property     C-32

shortcuts     1-3

show button     6-3

show data file matching     6-3

show template matching     6-3

simple filter     9-35

simplified operation method     5-2

simplified task configuration method     7-3

site-name tag     B-3

site of origin pool     3-122

create     3-128

SLA     1-14, 7-1, 7-11

collection     7-3

HTTP CoS report     7-40

HTTP report     7-39

jitter CoS report     7-41

jitter report     7-39

life     7-13

properties     C-30

reports     7-36

setup     7-12

summary CoS report     7-39

summary report     7-36

SNMP

setting up     3-72

SNMPv1     3-73

SNMPv3     3-73

snmp-info tag     4-20, B-3

SnmpService properties     C-32

Split VPN button     4-56

SSH

configuring for CPE devices     3-71

configuring on Cisco routers     3-71

SSH connections, configuring     3-71

start_depends state     2-10

startdb command     2-1, 2-2

started state     2-10

starting state     2-10

startns command     2-2

startwd     2-1

startwd command     2-2

state

Broken     3-3

closed     3-3

column     2-10

deployed     3-3

disabled     2-11

disabled_dependent     2-10

failed audit     3-3

failed deploy     3-3

Functional     3-3

invalid     3-3

lost     3-3

pending     3-4

requested     3-4

restart_delay     2-11

start_depends     2-10

started     2-10

starting     2-10

stop_depends     2-10

stopped     2-10

stopping_gently     2-10

stopping_hard     2-10

Wait Deployed     3-4

states of service requests     3-3

states transition diagram     3-4

stop_depends state     2-10

stopall command     2-3

stopdb command     2-3

stopns command     2-3, 2-4

stopped state     2-10

stopping_gently state     2-10

stopping_hard state     2-10

stopwd command     2-4

string type     6-8, 6-9

sub-template type     6-13

success column     2-11

summary CoS report     7-39

summary report     7-36

system-object-id tag     4-20, B-3

SYSTEM properties     C-30

system recommendations     1-1

T

tabs     1-3

task, creating new     7-3

task configuration method, advanced     7-3

task configuration method, simplified     7-3

task logs     7-7

Task Manager     1-14, 7-1

starting     7-2

TaskManager

properties     C-34

tasks     7-2

task Service Requests     7-4

TCP connect protocol     7-25

TE

discovery     7-3

functional audit     7-5

interface performance     7-3

performance report     1-14

properties     C-33

Topology properties     C-34

TEM     1-11

TEM performance report     7-1, 7-41

template     1-13, 6-1, 6-2

datafile chooser     5-6

data pane     6-3

delete     6-21

edit     6-20

examples     6-23

name     6-6

tree     6-3

tftp     5-9

threshold     7-14

falling     7-15

TIBCO port

verifying unique TIBCO port     4-15

timeout     7-14

toDevice tag     4-22, B-3

toIF tag     4-22, B-3

toIP tag     4-22, B-3

topology     3-2, 3-37

accessing     3-43

areas     3-44

conventions     3-40

filtering     3-62

introduction     3-38

logical view     3-51

maps     3-66

maps, adding     3-70

node locations     3-69

physical view     3-54

searching     3-65

tool     1-11

view types     3-45

VPN view     3-46

topology.xml file

description     4-21

editing     4-22

TOS category     7-14

traffic engineering

discovery     7-3

functional audit     7-5

interface performance     7-3

management performance report     7-41

Traffic Engineering Management     1-11

traps

disable     7-35

enable     7-15, 7-33

two-dimensional array     6-19

type

dynamic Java class     6-14

dynamic URL     6-14

float     6-11

integer     6-10

IPv4     6-12

string     6-8, 6-9

sub-template     6-13

U

UDP Echo protocol     7-26

uninstallation

remote     9-28

UNMANAGED-MGMT-LAN role     4-43

UNMANAGED-MULTI-VRF role     4-43

UNMANAGED role     4-43

U-PE role     4-40

upload config after download     5-3, 5-7

upload to customer     5-5

upload to site     5-5

user     1-15

active     9-33

assigned roles     9-5

copy     9-5

delete     9-6

edit     9-6

group membership     9-5

managing     9-2

permission for others     9-4

user access log     1-16, 9-1, 9-34

user group     1-15

creating     9-7

delete     9-9

editing     9-8

managing     9-7

user management

user groups     9-7

user roles     9-9

users     9-2

user role     1-2, 1-15

create     9-11, 9-16

customer     9-9

delete     9-15, 9-18

design example     9-19

edit     9-14, 9-18

managing     9-9

parent role     9-9

provider     9-9

V

validate     6-8

variables     6-8

VC ID pool

create     3-130

VC IP pool     3-122

Verifying CDP is running     4-16

view configurations     6-3

VLAN ID pool     3-122

VLAN pool

create     3-130

VPLS repository variables     6-36

VPN     1-11, 3-2, 3-136

access     3-136

console, overview     1-2

create     3-137

creating     4-59

creating or modifying     4-59

delete     3-140

edit     4-61

splitting     4-56

viewing link details     4-61

VpnInvServer properties     C-35

W

Wait Deployed state     3-4

watchdog commands     2-1

startdb     2-1

startns     2-2

startwd     2-2

stopall     2-3

stopdb     2-3

stopns     2-4

stopwd     2-4

wdclient     2-5

watchdog properties     C-42

wdclient command     2-5

wdclient disk subcommand     2-6

wdclient groups subcommand     2-6

wdclient group subcommand     2-6

wdclient health subcommand     2-7

wdclient -help     2-5

wdclient hosts subcommand     2-7

wdclient -master -help     2-5

wdclient restart subcommand     2-8

wdclient start subcommand     2-8

wdclient status subcommand     2-9

wdclient stop subcommand     2-11

wdclient subcommands

exec time column     2-11

gen column     2-11

missed column     2-11

name column     2-9

pid column     2-11

state

column     2-10

success column     2-11

wdclient disk     2-6

wdclient group     2-6

wdclient groups     2-6

wdclient health     2-7

wdclient hosts     2-7

wdclient restart     2-8

wdclient start     2-8

wdclient status     2-9

wdclient stop     2-11

wdclient syshealth     2-12

wdclient syshealth subcommand     2-12

worker server     2-10

X

XML files

location of sample files     4-17

policy.xml file     4-17

required for Discovery     4-16

summary of files     4-16

topology.xml file     4-21

xml properties     C-53

XML rules

create-provider     B-2

create-region     B-2

create-site     B-2

XML tags

as-number     B-1

CDP tag     4-18

connection tag     4-22

create-customer     B-1

customer-name     B-2

device-name tag     B-2

device tag     B-2

DISCOVERY_METHOD     4-18, B-2

discovery-protocol     4-22, B-2

fromDevice     4-22, B-2

FromInterface     4-22, B-2

FromIP     4-22, B-2

hop tag     4-18, B-3

ip-address tag     4-20, B-3

ipaddress tag     4-18, B-3

provider-name     B-3

region-name     B-3

ro-community     4-20, B-3

site-name     B-3

snmp-info     4-20, B-3

system-object-id     4-20, B-3

toDevice     4-22, B-3

toIF tag     4-22, B-3

toIP     4-22, B-3