- 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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Cisco WAN Modeling Tools Guide
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Preface
The Cisco WAN Modeling Tools User Guide provides instructions for using the WAN Modeling Tools,
a design aid for WANs. The WAN Modeling Tools consist of the following software tools:
• Network Modeling Tool (NMT). UNIX and PC versions are available.
• Map Tool to display a graphical model of network topology.
• Configuration Extraction Tool (CET) for retrieving existing topologies from the Cisco Wan Manager
(CWM) database.
• Conversion Plug-ins: the Third-Party Interface (TPI) for sharing NMT information with WANDL
and the SpreadSheet Interface (SSI) for exchanging NMT configurations with Microsoft Excel.
These tools are integrated into NMT, but are also available as UNIX stand alone commands.
• Cisco Network Designer (CND) importing tool for importing and storing topologies in a project
format.
The guide is written for anyone who operates or manages a WAN and has a general understanding of
data communications concepts, some knowledge of UNIX and/or PC desktop, and knowledge of the
interfaces used by devices connected to their WAN.
Related CWM and Switch Documentation
A Guide to Cisco Multiservice Switch Documentation ships with your product. This guide contains
general information about how to locate Cisco MGX, BPX, SES, and CWM documentation online.
These documents comprise the CWM documentation set. The first five documents are on the CWM
Documentation CD and on Cisco.com:
• Cisco WAN Manager Installation Guide, Release 15.3.00
• Cisco WAN Manager User’s Guide, Release 15.3.00
• Cisco WAN Manager SNMP Service Agent Guide, 15.3.00
• Cisco WAN Manager Database Interface Guide, Release 15.3.00
• Cisco WANDEST Installation and Reference, Release 2.7
These documents are available on Cisco.com:
• Release Notes for Cisco WAN Manager, Release 15.3.00
• Release Notes for the Cisco WAN Modeling Tools, Release 5
• Cisco WAN Modeling Tools User Guide, 15.3.00