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Viewing Administrative Information from the Web Interface
Viewing Prime Performance Manager User Action Messages
Viewing All Archived Prime Performance Manager Messages
Viewing Console Log Archived Messages
Viewing System Status Information
Viewing the Event Automation Log
Viewing Web Configuration Properties
Viewing System Reports Property
Viewing Prime Network Tab Details
Seed Nodes File: No File Panel
Viewing User Management Tab Details
Viewing Administrative Information from the Web Interface
To access the Administrative page of Prime Performance Manager web interface, click Administrative in the navigation tree in the left pane. The tabs on the Administration page appear in the right pane.
This chapter contains descriptions of these tabs and instructions on:
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Viewing Prime Network Tab Details
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Viewing General Tab Details
The Prime Performance Manager web interface General tab provides access to Prime Performance Manager system information, including messages, logs, status, and properties.
To view the General tab information, click Administrative in the navigation tree and then click General tab in the right pane. This tab displays the information indicated in Table 6-1.
Table 6-1 General Tab Details
System Status
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Displays the output of these system commands:
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For details, see Viewing System Status Information.
System Messages
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Displays tabular information on system messages.
For details, see Viewing System Messages.
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Displays the contents of these system property files:
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For details, see Viewing System Properties.
System Logs
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Displays the contents of these system logs:
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For details, see Viewing System Logs.
The General tab displays the following:
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Viewing System Messages
To view the following Prime Performance Manager system messages from Prime Performance Manager web interface, click Administrative in the navigation tree in the left pane and then click the General tab in the right pane:
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Viewing Info Messages
To view information messages, click the Administrative > General tab. In the right pane, select the Info Messages link from System Messages section.
The System Messages: Last number Info Messages page displays informational messages in the Prime Performance Manager system log. These messages help you to diagnose and correct Prime Performance Manager operational problems. See Table 6-2 for more details.
Viewing Error Messages
The System Messages: Last number Error Messages page displays error messages that are stored in Prime Performance Manager system log. These messages help you to diagnose and correct Prime Performance Manager operational problems.
To access this page, click Administrative > General > Error Messages below the System Messages section, See Table 6-3 for more details.
Viewing Prime Performance Manager User Action Messages
The System Messages: Last number Action Messages page displays user action messages stored in the Prime Performance Manager system log. These messages help you to diagnose and correct Prime Performance Manager operational problems, and to monitor audit trails of user actions.
To access this page select Administrative > General> User Actions below the System Messages section.
Prime Performance Manager displays the System Messages: Last number Action Messages page. The System Messages: Last number Action Messages page has these sections:
Last Action Messages Menu
By default, Prime Performance Manager displays action messages of all classes on the System Messages: Last number Action Messages page. However, Prime Performance Manager provides menu options that enable you to display messages that pertain only to a specific class on the page. See Table 6-4 for more details.
Last Action Messages Table
The Last Action Messages table contains the following items. See Table 6-5 for more details.
Viewing All Archived Prime Performance Manager Messages
The System Message Archives: All Messages page displays all archived messages in Prime Performance Manager system logs, including:
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To access the System Message Archives, select Administrative > Message Archives on the All Messages page.
On the System Message Archives: All Messages page, messages are archived by timestamp.
Each archived file contains all Prime Performance Manager system messages for a single session for the server to which you are connected, and which is currently running on the Prime Performance Manager server. If you restart the server, Prime Performance Manager creates a new file.
To view archived messages, click a timestamp. The System Messages Archive: Last number All Messages page appears that displays all messages that were in the system log at the time specified in the timestamp.
You may see an entry labeled, messageLog-old among a list of files that have timestamps in the filenames. A daily cron job creates the files with the timestamps. The cron job that runs at midnight, searches through the messageLog.txt and messageLog-old.txt files for all entries from the past day.
The messageLog-old.txt file exists only if the size of messageLog.txt exceeds the limit set by the ppm logsize command. Prime Performance Manager lists the contents of messageLog-old.txt because it could contain important data from the day the message log file rolled over. See Table 6-6 for more details.
The Last All Messages table contains this information (without column headers).
Viewing Console Log Archived Messages
The System Console Archives: All Messages page displays all archived system console messages.
To access the System Console Archives: All Messages page, choose Administrative > Console Log Archives.
On the System Console Archives: All Messages page, messages are archived by timestamps. Each archived file contains all Prime Performance Manager system console messages for a single session for the server to which you are connected, and which is currently running on the Prime Performance Manager server. If you restart the server, Prime Performance Manager creates a new file.
To view these archived messages, click a timestamp. The Console Archive: Last number All Messages page appears that displays all console messages that were in the system log at the time specified by the timestamp.
Viewing System Status Information
You can view Prime Performance Manager system status information from Prime Performance Manager web interface by clicking Administrative in the navigation tree in the left pane and then clicking General tab in the right pane:
Viewing System Status
To access system status information, choose Administrative > System Status (Prime Performance Manager might take a few seconds to display this page). This page displays the status of all Prime Performance Manager servers, local clients, and processes.
Viewing System Versions
To access version information, choose Administrative > System Versions (Prime Performance Manager might take a few seconds to display this page). This page displays version information for all Prime Performance Manager servers, clients, and processes.
Viewing System Check
To access system information, choose Administrative > System Check. Prime Performance Manager displays the output from the following command:
/opt/CSCOppm-gw/logs/sgmCheckSystemLog.txt
Viewing Connected Clients
To access connected client information, choose Administrative > Connected Clients. This page lists all Prime Performance Manager clients that are currently connected to the Prime Performance Manager server. It also lists all Solaris and Linux users that are logged into the Prime Performance Manager server.
Viewing System Logs
You can view Prime Performance Manager system logs information from Prime Performance Manager web interface by clicking Administrative in the navigation tree in the left pane and then clicking General tab in the right pane:
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Viewing the Install Log
The Install Log displays the contents of Prime Performance Manager installation log file for the server to which you are connected, and which is currently running Prime Performance Manager.
To access the Install Log, choose Administrative > Install Log. You can also view the Console Log with the ppm installlog command.
Viewing the Console Log
The Console Log displays the contents of Prime Performance Manager system console log file for the server to which you are connected, and which is currently running Prime Performance Manager.
The console log file contains error and warning messages from the Prime Performance Manager server, such as those that might occur if the Prime Performance Manager server cannot start. It also provides a history of start-up messages for server processes and the time each message appeared.
To access the Console Log, choose Administrative > Console Log. You can also view the Console Log with the ppm console command.
Viewing the Backup Log
The Backup Log displays the contents of Prime Performance Manager backup log file for the server to which you are connected, and which is currently running Prime Performance Manager.
The default path and filename for the backup log file is /opt/CSCOppm-gw/logs/ppmBackupLog.txt. If you installed Prime Performance Manager in a directory other than /opt, then the backup log file is in that directory.
To access the Backup Log, choose Administrative > Backup Log. You can also view the Backup Log with the ppm backuplog command.
Viewing the Command Log
The Command Log displays the contents of the Prime Performance Manager system command log file for the server to which you are connected, and which is currently running on the Prime Performance Manager server.
The system command log lists all Prime Performance Manager commands that have been entered for the Prime Performance Manager server, the time each command was entered, and the user who entered the command.
To access the Command Log, choose Administrative > Command Log. You can also view the Command Log with the ppm cmdlog command.
The Prime Performance Manager Command Log page appears. The Command Log table contains:
Viewing the Event Automation Log
The Event Automation Log displays the contents of the system event automation log file for the server to which you are connected, and which is currently running on the Prime Performance Manager server. The system event automation log lists all messages that event automation scripts generate.
The default path and filename for the system event automation log file is /opt/CSCOppm-gw/logs/eventAutomationLog.txt. If you installed Prime Performance Manager in a directory other than /opt, then the system event automation log file is in that directory.
To access the Event Automation Log, choose Administrative > Event Automation Log. You can also view the Event Automation Log with the ppm eventautolog command.
Related Topics
Viewing the Security Log
The Security Log displays the contents of Prime Performance Manager system security log file for the server to which you are connected, and which is currently running Prime Performance Manager server. The system security log lists:
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The default path and filename for the system security log file is /opt/CSCOppm-gw/logs/sgmSecurityLog.txt. If you installed Prime Performance Manager in a directory other than /opt, then the system security log file is in that directory.
To access the Security Log, choose Administrative > Security Log in the System Logs section. You should be an System Administrator to access Security Log. You can also view the Security Log with the ppm seclog command.
The Last Security Entries table contains these columns:
Viewing the Web Access Logs
The Web Access Logs page displays a list of web access log files for the server to which you are connected, and which is currently running the Prime Performance Manager server.
The web access log lists all system web access messages that have been logged for the Prime Performance Manager server, providing an audit trail of all access to the Prime Performance Manager server through the Prime Performance Manager web interface.
The default path and filename for the web access log file is /opt/CSCOppm-gw/apache/logs/access_log. If you installed Prime Performance Manager in a directory other than /opt, then the web access log file is in that directory.
To access the Web Access Logs page, choose Administrative > Web Access Logs. You can also view the Web Access Logs page using the ppm webport command.
Viewing the Web Error Logs
The Web Error Logs page displays a list of web error log files for the server to which you are connected, and which is currently running on the Prime Performance Manager server. The web server error log lists all system web error messages that have been logged for the Prime Performance Manager web server.
You can use the web error log to troubleshoot the source of problems that users may have encountered while navigating Prime Performance Manager web interface.
The default path and filename for the web error log file is /opt/CSCOppm-gw/apache/logs/error_log. If you installed Prime Performance Manager in a directory other than /opt, then the web error log file is in that directory.
To access the Web Error Logs page, choose Administrative > Web Error Logs. You can also view the Web Error Logs page using the ppm webport command.
Viewing Properties
Property files for Prime Performance Manager are in the /opt/CSCOppm-gw/properties directory. You can view the Prime Performance Manager properties from the Prime Performance Manager web interface by clicking Administrative in the navigation tree in the left pane and then clicking the General tab in the right pane:
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Viewing System Properties
To access the System Properties file, choose Administrative > System in the Properties pane.
Prime Performance Manager displays the contents of the /opt/CSCOppm-gw/properties/System.properties file.
The System Properties file contains Prime Performance Manager server and client properties that control various Prime Performance Manager configuration parameters. See Table 6-7 for more details.
You can change some of the system properties using these commands:
Viewing Server Properties
To access the Server Properties file, choose Administrative > Server in the Properties pane. Prime Performance Manager displays the contents of the /opt/CSCOppm-gw/properties/Server.properties file.
The Server Properties file contains various properties that control the Prime Performance Manager server.
You can use Prime Performance Manager commands to change these server properties:
To change poller parameters in the Server Properties file, see the "Changing Prime Performance Manager Server Poller Settings" section on page 4-1.
Viewing Web Configuration Properties
To access the Web Configuration Properties file, choose Administrative > WebConfig in the Properties pane. Prime Performance Manager displays the contents of the /opt/CSCOppm-gw/properties/WebConfig.properties file.
The Web Configuration Properties file contains properties that control the configuration of Prime Performance Manager web interface. For example:
MAX_ASCII_ROWS = 6000MAX_HTML_ROWS = 100# The selectable page sizes start at MIN_SELECTABLE_PAGE_SIZE and doubles until# the MAX_SELECTABLE_PAGE_SIZE value is reached# (e.g. 25, 50, 100, 200, 400, 800)MIN_SELECTABLE_PAGE_SIZE = 25MAX_SELECTABLE_PAGE_SIZE = 800LOG_UPDATE_INTERVAL = 300WEB_UTIL = percentWEB_NAMES = displayMAX_EV_HIST = 15000You can use Prime Performance Manager to change the web configuration properties. See Table 6-8 for more details.
Table 6-8 Web Configuration Properties
LOG_UPDATE_INTERVAL
To control how often, in seconds, Prime Performance Manager updates certain web output, use the ppm webport command.
The valid range is 1 second to an unlimited number of seconds. The default value is 300 seconds (5 minutes).
MAX_EV_HIST
To set the maximum number of rows for Prime Performance Manager to search in the event history logs, use the ppm maxhtmlrows command.
The event history logs are the current and archived Prime Performance Manager network status logs for status change and SNMP trap messages.
Prime Performance Manager sends the results of the search to the web browser, where the results are further limited by the setting of ppm maxhtmlrows command.
The valid range is one row to an unlimited number of rows. The default value is 15,000 rows.
MAX_HTML_ROWS
To set the maximum number of rows for Prime Performance Manager HTML web output, such as displays of statistics reports, status change messages, or SNMP trap messages, use the ppm maxhtmlrows command.
This lets you select a page size (if you have not explicitly chosen a page size).
After you select a page size from any page, Prime Performance Manager remembers your preference until you delete your browser cookies. The default value is 100 rows.
MIN_SELECTABLE_PAGE_SIZE
This setting determines the minimum page size that you can select from the Page Size drop-down menu.
The page size values start with the MIN_SELECTABLE_PAGE_SIZE and double until they reach the MAX_SELECTABLE_PAGE_SIZE.
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PAGE_SIZEThis setting determines the maximum page size that you can select from the Page Size drop-down menu.
The page size values start with the MIN_SELECTABLE_PAGE_SIZE and double until they reach the MAX_SELECTABLE_PAGE_SIZE.
WEB_NAMES
To specify whether Prime Performance Manager should show real DNS names or display names in web pages, enter the ppm webport command. To show:
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Display names are new names that you specify for nodes. This is the default setting. For more information about display names.
WEB_UTIL
To specify whether Prime Performance Manager should display send and receive as percentages or in Erlangs in web pages, enter the ppm who command. To display:
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Each of the web configuration commands requires you to be logged in as the root user, as described in the "Becoming the Root User" section on page 2-2, as described in the "Enabling SSL Support on Gateway in Prime Performance Manager" section on page 3-15.
Viewing System Reports Property
To access the Report Properties file, choose Administrative > Reports in the Properties pane. Prime Performance Manager displays the contents of the /opt/CSCOppm-gw/properties/Reports.properties file.
The Report Properties file contains various properties that can be enabled/disabled in the Prime Performance Manager server. For example:
STATS_REPORTS = enableRPT_5MIN_AGE = 3RPT_15MIN_AGE = 3RPT_HOURLY_AGE = 7RPT_DAILY_AGE = 31RPT_5MIN_CSV_AGE = 3RPT_15MIN_CSV_AGE = 3RPT_HOURLY_CSV_AGE = 7RPT_DAILY_CSV_AGE = 31RPT_TIMEMODE = 24NODE_NAME_TYPE = dnsnameRPT_5MIN_ENABLED = trueRPT_15MIN_ENABLED = trueRPT_HOURLY_ENABLED = trueRPT_DAILY_ENABLED = trueViewing SNMP Tab Details
The Prime Performance Manager web interface SNMP tab provides access to SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) Editor to edit the SNMP settings. To view the SNMP tab information, click Administrative in the navigation tree and then click the SNMP tab in the right pane. The SNMP tab contains:
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SNMP Editor Buttons
The SNMP tab contains the following buttons. See Table 6-9 for more details.
Table 6-9 SNMP Editor Buttons
Add a new SNMP entry
Adds the new SNMP settings to Prime Performance Manager database. It opens Add SNMP Entry window.
To add a new node or range of nodes,:
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The new SNMP settings are added to Prime Performance Manager database and are displayed in the SNMP Editor table in the right pane.
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Save All SNMP entries
Saves all added SNMP entries.
Reload SNMP entries from the server
Reloads all the SNMP entries from the server.
Add SNMP Entry
The Add SNMP Entry Table 6-10 window contains the following fields
SNMP Editor Table
The SNMP Editor Table 6-11 contains:
Viewing Unit Editor Tab
The Unit Editor tab allows you to add a new Unit to a Node that maps to a Gateway. To view the Unit Editor tab information, click Administrative in the navigation tree and then click Unit Editor tab in the right pane. See the Unit Editor tab in Table 6-12
Table 6-12 Unit Editor Tab
Add a new Node
Adds the new unit to the node. It opens window Adding a Unit Entry.
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The new unit settings are added to Prime Performance Manager database and are displayed in the Unit Editor table in the right pane.
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Save All Unit entries
Saves all the added Unit entries.
Reload unit entries from the server
Reloads all the Node entries from the server.
Redistribute Nodes to Units
Redistributes the nodes to a unit.
Adding a Unit Entry
The Add Unit Entry window contains the following fields:
Viewing Discovery Tab Details
The Prime Performance Manager web interface Discovery tab allows you to discover the network. To view the Discovery tab information, click Administrative in the navigation tree and then click Discovery in the right pane. The Discovery tab contains:
See Discovering Your Network, page 2-4 for more information on Discovery feature.
Viewing Prime Network Tab Details
The Prime Network tab in the Prime Performance Manager web interface allows you to log in to Active Network Abstraction (ANA) to retrieve ANA inventory (IP Address, SNMP Read Community) and discover the nodes.
You can launch Cisco Active Network Abstraction from the Prime Performance Manager user interface. To log into ANA from Prime Performance Manager, the user must have either ANA Administrator or ANA Configurator user privilege with device scope set to all network elements.
To access Prime Network tab, click Administrative in the navigation tree and then click Prime Network tab in the right pane.
The Prime Network Gateway in Table 6-13 contains
Table 6-13 Prime Network Tab
Host Name or IP Address
Allows you to enter the Prime Network (ANA) Host Name or IP Address.
Port
Allows you to enter values from 1 to 65535. The default ANA web services port is 6081.
User Name
Allows you to enter the username.The user must have either ANA Administrator or ANA Configurator user privilege.
Password
Allows you to enter the password
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Allows Prime Network (ANA) nodes to import and synchronize with Prime Performance Manager.
See Nodes Table, page 5-23 for the list of nodes discovered by Prime Network Gateway.
Cross Launch
Allows to cross launch Prime Network Gateway with Prime Performance Manager.
Strict Sync allows you to discover only Prime Network Gateway type of devices and not other devices. So in Strict Sync mode there is no SNMP (see Viewing SNMP Tab Details) tab and Discovery (see Discover Network Buttons) tabs available to add a node explicitly.
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Discover Network Buttons
The Discover Network pane contains the following buttons. See Table 6-14 for more details.
Table 6-14 Discover Network Button
Load Seeds
Opens Load File DialogWindow window, enabling you to load a seed file into Prime Performance Manager.
Saves the changes you have made to the chosen seed file.
Save As
Opens the Save File Dialog Window, using which you can save the updated seed file with a new name, or overwrite an existing seed file.
Discover Network
Begins discovering the network.
Click Discover Network to begin Discovery.
If you have not defined at least one seed node in the Seed Settings tab, Prime Performance Manager prompts you to do so.
When Discovery begins:
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Discovery progresses in bursts. You might see a number of updates, followed by a pause, followed by more updates. The information that Prime Performance Manager windows displays, is not fully updated until Discovery is complete.
By default, Discovery times out after 600 seconds (10 minutes). To change the Discovery timeout, change the value of the DISCOVERY_TIMELIMIT entry in the Server.properties file:
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Because Prime Performance Manager is an asynchronous system, with the Prime Performance Manager server contacting clients one at a time, and because clients might run at different speeds, the information that Prime Performance Manager clients display during Discovery might not always be synchronized.
All other Prime Performance Manager windows (Node) are also populated with the newly discovered network data.
Load File DialogWindow
The Load File Dialog window contains the following buttons. See Table 6-15 for more details.
Save File Dialog Window
The Save File Dialog window contains the following buttons. Refer Table 6-16 for more details.
Discovery Seeds Pane
The Discovery Seeds pane contains:
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Seed Nodes File: No File Panel
The Seed Nodes File: No File panel contains the following buttons. See Table 6-17 for more details.
Seed Details Panel
The Seed Details panel contains the following buttons. See Table 6-18 for more details.
Viewing User Management Tab Details
Prime Performance Manager allows user management through the web interface. User access must be enabled for this feature. A Level 5 user must be created during installation or post-installation, using Prime Performance Manager CLI as root.
A web user with user management permissions with Prime Performance Manager access Level 5, can add or delete users and modify user passwords and roles/access levels.
To access the User Management, click Administrative in the navigation tree and then click User Management tab in the right pane. This tab displays all users in the system along with the time of their most recent login, their access level, and their account status.
The User Management tab contains:
User Management Buttons
The User Management tab contains the following buttons. See Table 6-19 for more details.
Table 6-19 User Management Buttons
Create a new user accountWhen the local authentication is enabled, it opens the Add New User window. A password is required when local authentication is enabled.
When the Solaris or Linux authentication is enabled, it opens the Add New User window. However, it does not prompt for passwords since it reuses the OS-based passwords.
To add a new user:
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The new user is added to Prime Performance Manager database and the new information is displayed in the User Management table.
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Delete an existing user accountDeletes an existing user. The user interface asks for confirmation and deletes the user.
To delete multiple users, click the check box in the user row and then click the Delete an existing user account button in the toolbar.
Users users selected
Number of currently selected users.
Clear Selection
Deselects the selected list of users.
Add New User
The Add New User window contains the following options when the local authentication is enabled. See Table 6-20 for more details.
Add New User
The Add New User window contains the following options when Solaris or Linux authentication is enabled. See Table 6-21 for more details.
User Management Table
The User Management table contains the following buttons. See Table 6-22 for more details.
Table 6-22 User Management Table
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Prime Performance Manager user for whom a User-Based Access account has been set up.
Last Login
Date and time the user last logged into Prime Performance Manager.
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Authentication level and number for the user. Valid levels and numbers are:
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Current status of the user's account. Valid status settings are:
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Update User Window
The Update user window contains the following buttons. See Table 6-23 for more details.
