Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 8500 Cisco Systems
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CH A P T E R 1-1 Cisco Catalyst 8500 Manager User Guide 1 Concepts The Cisco Catalyst 8500 router is a Layer 3– enhan ced A TM switch that seamlessly integrates Layer 3 and A TM switching into a single chassis. Additionall y , the Cisco Catalyst 8500 switch p rovides an integr ated A TM and Gigabit Ethernet network solut ion.
1-2 Cisco Catalyst 8500 Manager User Guide Chapter 1 Con cepts The Concepts chapter describes EM concepts and cov ers the follo wing information: • EM Documentation Set • Cisco EMF Software Featur.
1-3 Cisco Catalyst 8500 Manager User Guide Chapter 1 Concepts EM Documentation Set EM Documentation Set This guide is o ne part of the C8500MGR EM docu ment ation set. The following figure display s all of the guides in the EM documentati on set and details the contents of each.
1-4 Cisco Catalyst 8500 Manager User Guide Chapter 1 Con cepts Cisco EMF Software Features Cisco EMF Software Features Cisco EMF provides a f lexible f ramew ork which supp orts a v ariety of EM appli cations, making it possible to manage multi ple de vice types within a gi ven network on a single syst em.
1-5 Cisco Catalyst 8500 Manager User Guide Chapter 1 Concepts EM Software Features EM Software Features Installed with Cisco EMF , the EM allows for precise man agement of the de vice(s) it supports through custom GUI windo ws and modeling beha vior .
1-6 Cisco Catalyst 8500 Manager User Guide Chapter 1 Con cepts EM Objects and Interfac es EM Objects and Interfaces The EM manages both physical and logical objects as follows: • Physical—Represen.
1-7 Cisco Catalyst 8500 Manager User Guide Chapter 1 Concepts EM Objects and Interfaces The physical objects and inte rfaces in the preceding table are organized as follo ws: • The chassis contains the modules, includi ng su pporting modules (e.
1-8 Cisco Catalyst 8500 Manager User Guide Chapter 1 Con cepts EM Objects and Interfac es Figur e 1 -3 Cisco 851 0 and Cisco LS1 0 1 0 Chassis The Cisco 8510 and Cisco LS1010 are 5 slot chassis which .
1-9 Cisco Catalyst 8500 Manager User Guide Chapter 1 Concepts EM Objects and Interfaces • Up to 2 route processor mod ules, where 1 processor is the primary and 1 is redundant • Up to 3 switch pro.
1-10 Cisco Catalyst 8500 Manager User Guide Chapter 1 Con cepts EM Objects and Interfac es T able 1 -3 C8500MGR Support ed Gener ic Modules Module Interface/Port Adapter Description C85MS–4E1–FRRJ.
1-11 Cisco Catalyst 8500 Manager User Guide Chapter 1 Concepts EM Objects and Interfaces Physical Interfaces and Logical Interface Technologies Physical interf aces and logical i nterface technol ogies are modeled as object s below a parent mo dule. As mentioned before, the type of mo dule characterizes th e type of interface.
1-12 Cisco Catalyst 8500 Manager User Guide Chapter 1 Con cepts EM Objects and Interfac es T abl e 1 -6 Ph ysical Int erf aces, Related T ech nologies and Windo ws Although not technol ogy–specifi c.
1-13 Cisco Catalyst 8500 Manager User Guide Chapter 1 Concepts Views Views V iews are accessible by clicking th e V iewer icon on the Cisco EMF launchpad. These views appear in the frame at the lef t of the windo w when yo u open the Map V ie wer window (see the follo wing figure fo r an example).
1-14 Cisco Catalyst 8500 Manager User Guide Chapter 1 Con cepts Views Component Managed View The Component Managed vie w displays all objects within the Ci sco EMF system. For example, say you ha ve tw o types of EM applications inst alled in Cisco EMF: EM A an d EM B.
1-15 Cisco Catalyst 8500 Manager User Guide Chapter 1 Concepts Views Layer 3 QoS View The Layer 3 QoS vie w displays only Layer 3 QoS objects wi thin the EM, such as the follo wing: • Access Lists .
1-16 Cisco Catalyst 8500 Manager User Guide Chapter 1 Con cepts Views Figur e 1 -7 Ph ysical View Chassis Map.
1-17 Cisco Catalyst 8500 Manager User Guide Chapter 1 Concepts Object St ates Object States Object states reflect the life cycle of an object. Whate ver stag e the object is in at any gi ven time displ ays in the state t ype. The state of an object can ch ange frequently , depending upon what actions take pl ace on the object.
1-18 Cisco Catalyst 8500 Manager User Guide Chapter 1 Con cepts Object States Decommissioned State The decommiss ioned stat e indicates that an obj ect is not managed. When you manual ly deploy an object, the object is normally put into the decommissioned state.
1-19 Cisco Catalyst 8500 Manager User Guide Chapter 1 Concepts Object St ates Lost Comms The lost comms (lost communication s) state indicates that the object is not responding to heartbeat polling. The EM can apply this stat e to a chassis, module, or interface .
1-20 Cisco Catalyst 8500 Manager User Guide Chapter 1 Con cepts Object States the chassis en ters the mismatched state. T o rectify this problem, you must ei ther delete the predeplo yed chassis and deploy the correct one, or f ix the IP ad dress by re–entering the correct one in the chassis Management Information windo w .
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