Table Of Contents

About This Guide

Objective

Related Documentation

Audience

How This Book is Organized

Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request

About This Guide

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This preface defines the following:

•Objective

•Related Documentation

•Audience

•How This Book is Organized

•Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request

Objective

This guide lists the hardware and software recommendations for running this product, and it describes how to install, manage, and log in to Cisco IP Solution Center (ISC).

Related Documentation

The entire documentation set for Cisco IP Solution Center, 5.2 can be accessed at:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/netmgtsw/ps4748/tsd_products_support_series_home.html

or at:

http://www.cisco.com/go/isc

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The following documents comprise the ISC 5.2 documentation set:

General documentation (in suggested reading order)

•Cisco IP Solution Center Getting Started and Documentation Guide, 5.2.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/net_mgmt/ip_solution_center/5.2/roadmap/docguide.html

•Release Notes for Cisco IP Solution Center, 5.2.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/net_mgmt/ip_solution_center/5.2/release/notes/relnotes.html

•Cisco IP Solution Center Installation Guide, 5.2.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/net_mgmt/ip_solution_center/5.2/installation/guide/
installation.html

•Cisco IP Solution Center Infrastructure Reference, 5.2.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/net_mgmt/ip_solution_center/5.2/infrastructure/reference/
guide/infrastructure.html

•Cisco IP Solution Center System Error Messages, 5.2.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/net_mgmt/ip_solution_center/5.2/system/messages/
messages.html

Application and technology documentation (listed alphabetically)

•Cisco IP Solution Center L2VPN and Carrier Ethernet User Guide, 5.2.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/net_mgmt/ip_solution_center/5.2/l2vpn/user/guide/
l2vpn52book.html

•Cisco IP Solution Center MPLS VPN User Guide, 5.2.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/net_mgmt/ip_solution_center/5.2/mpls_vpn/user/guide/
mpls52book.html

•Cisco IP Solution Center Traffic Engineering Management User Guide, 5.2.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/net_mgmt/ip_solution_center/5.2/traffic_management/user/
guide/tem.html

•Cisco MPLS Diagnostics Expert 2.1.4 Failure Scenarios Guide on ISC 5.2.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/net_mgmt/ip_solution_center/5.2/mpls_failure_scenarios/user/
guide/mdefs.html

•Cisco MPLS Diagnostics Expert 2.1.4 User Guide on ISC 5.2.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/net_mgmt/ip_solution_center/5.2/mpls_diagnostics/user/guide/
mdeuser.html

API Documentation

•Cisco IP Solution Center API Programmer Guide, 5.2.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/net_mgmt/ip_solution_center/5.2/developer/guide/
api_gd.html

•Cisco IP Solution Center API Programmer Reference, 5.2.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/net_mgmt/ip_solution_center/5.2/developer/reference/
xmlapi.zip

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Note All documentation might be upgraded over time. All upgraded documentation will be available at the same URLs specified in this document.

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Audience

This guide is intended primarily for the following audiences:

•System administrators who are familiar with Sun Solaris and are responsible for installing software on Solaris servers.

•System administrators who are familiar with Cisco devices and their company's network topology.

How This Book is Organized

This guide contains the following chapters:

•Chapter 1, "System Recommendations," describes the hardware and software recommendations and requirements to run ISC.

•Chapter 2, "Installing and Logging In to ISC," explains what is packaged with ISC, prerequisites for installing ISC, how to install ISC, configuring HTTPS, logging in for the first time, how to install license keys, repository migration and upgrading, launching the Topology Tool, and uninstalling ISC.

•Appendix A, "Setting Up Oracle for ISC," describes how to set up an Oracle Database 10g, Enterprise Edition Release 10.2.0.1.0 - 64 bit Production server that works with ISC.

•Appendix B, "Setting up Cisco Configuration Engine with ISC," describes how to set up a Cisco Configuration Engine, configure a TIBCO Rendezvous Routing Daemon (rvrd), and check router configurations for Cisco Configuration Engine software with ISC.

•Appendix C, "Backup and Restore of ISC Repository and Standby System," describes the objectives of backup and restore and a standby system and how to set them up for Sybase and for Oracle.

•Appendix D, "ISC Runtime Configuration Information," specifies the default ports and command-line interfaces (CLIs) used by ISC.

•Appendix E, "Troubleshooting," describes the major areas in the Cisco IP Solution Center installation in which troubleshooting might be necessary.

•Index

Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request

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