- Cisco WAN Modeling Tools User Guide
Table Of Contents
- Cisco WAN Modeling Tools User Guide
- Contents
- Related CWM and Switch Documentation
- Obtaining Documentation
- Documentation Feedback
- Cisco Product Security Overview
- Obtaining Technical Assistance
- Obtaining Additional Publications and Information
- Cisco WAN Modeling Tools Overview
- Functionality of the NMT
- Cisco Products Supported by the NMT
- Basic Usage/Charter Functionality
- Gaps
- Data Translation Tools
- System Requirements
- Installing the NMT
- Upgrading the NMT Software
- Starting the NMT
- Removing NMT
- Installing a Cisco WAN Modeling Tools Sub-application
- Removing Sub-applications
- Troubleshooting NMT Installation
- NMT Startup
- NMT Menu Bar
- File Menu
- Display Menu
- Keyboard Commands
- Modeling Processes
- Error Checking
- Troubleshooting NMT
- General Table Information
- Sites Table
- Links Table
- Link Special Cases
- Voice Table
- Data Table
- Bursty Table
- Interface Table
- Feeder Table
- Card Table
- Groups and Network Table
- Nodes Table
- Network Settings
- Model Options
- Feeders
- Obsolete Products
- FastPAD
- Port Concentrator
- Tiered Networks
- Using the Route Command
- AutoRoute
- AutoRoute Least Cost Routing
- PNNI Routing
- Fail Analysis Command
- Build Sites Command
- Optimize Command
- NMT Command Results
- Site Report
- Link Report
- Network Summary Report
- Link Load Report
- ATM & FR Ports Report (or Bursty Data Ports Report)
- Data & Voice Ports Report (or Voice & Data Ports Report)
- Connection Routes Report
- Failed Connections Report
- Parts List Report
- Resource Report/Card Statistics Report
- PNNI Topology Report
- View Summary
- Using the Map Tool
- NMT Map Startup
- Navigating Though a Network View
- Obtaining Link Information - Physical Links
- Obtaining Link Information - Logical Links
- Zooming the Map
- Panning the Map
- Map Color Coding
- Controlling Map Displays in NMT
- NMT Map Main Menu
- Adding New Groups
- Adding Nodes to Existing Groups
- Deleting Groups
- Deleting Nodes or Groups from Existing Groups
- Saving Your Work
- Retrieving Map Data Into NMT
- Using the Map Tool with Fail Analysis
- Using the Map Tool to Analyze Traffic Levels
- Fields Addressed by CET
- Using the CET
- Other CET Commands
- Troubleshooting CET
- Remote CET Extracts
- Translating Between NMT and WANDL Formats
- NMT to Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Excel to NMT
- Usage Review
- SSI TroubleShooting
- CND PC Import Utilities
- Index
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Installing the Cisco WAN Modeling Tools
This chapter provides instructions for installing the following Cisco WAN Modeling Tools:
• the Network Modeling Tool (NMT)
• the Configuration Extraction Tool (CET)
• the Third-Party Interface (TPI) Conversion Plug-in
• the SpreadSheet Interface (SSI) Conversion Plug-in
This chapter contains the following sections:
• System Requirements
• Installing the NMT
• Upgrading the NMT Software
• Starting the NMT
• Removing NMT
• Installing a Cisco WAN Modeling Tools Sub-application
• Removing Sub-applications
• Troubleshooting NMT Installation
Note Check the Cisco WAN Modeling Tools Release Notes for changes in the installation process.
System Requirements
NMT, CET, TPI, and SSI run on Solaris 2.6 or later. NMT runs under many configurations, including
SPARC IPX, LX, 5, 10, 20, and Ultra. Hardware requirements depend on the size of the model you are
creating. A typical setup includes:
• Minimum 16 MB of memory
• CD ROM
• 535-MB SCSI disk or larger
The PC version of NMT runs on Windows 98, Windows 99,Windows 2000, and Windows NT.