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1. 42 Starting the server from a remote console 43 Starting the standalone client software 44 Starting the Quick2Config server without a console window 46 Removing the Quick2Config server software 46 Chapter 4 Installing the Quick2Config standalone client 49 Installing the standalone client software on a Windows system 49 Running the installation program acc a akn Le wh ee a ee 50 Verifying the client installation on Windows systemS 53 Installing the standalone client software on UNIX systems 54 Gaining access to the installation files 54 Running the installation program 0 00 cee eae 54 Verifying the client installation on UNIX systems 57 Removing the Quick2Config standalone client software 58 Removing the Quick2Config standalone client from Windows systems 58 Removing the Quick2Config standalone client from UNIX systems 58 Chapter 5 Setting up QUIEK2CON NG a a 605 BABAE ERE ARA ban eas ears 61 Galup tasks WOOW mak KAKA taten KABA MAKAKA tei Rickaa BEAN aa 62 Assigning the Administrator password 000 eect ees 63 Conliguring the WED server 211 da REE aa PORE DRED OURS NG 66 Gonliguring the TFTP server aka c
2. 23 Verifying disk space availability 0 43 GRAN GARAGE cavebue es ANAN danian 23 Other system requirements TRES BANWA NAKA dines ee 24 Where t g0 AA eee a ket eae A ee 25 Chapter 2 Installing Quick2Config on Windows sSyStemS 27 What the installation program does 000 cee eee 27 Running the Quick2Config server installation program 28 Verifying the server installation 000 c een eee ee 32 Starting the QUCk2CONNG Server Ba KAKA KGG ieee PEKEMA 32 Starting the server on a computer without a third party Web server 32 Starting the server on a computer running a third party Web server 33 Starting a Quick2Config client session ees 34 Removing the Quick2Config server software 36 Installing and Administering Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 8 Contents Chapter 3 Installing Quick2Config on UNIX systems 37 Petre VOU Ded cagedaceei a ede DREGE ROEEARERERD KASANGGA 37 What the installation program does 0 cee eee 38 Gaining access to the installation files 38 Running the installation program 2260 tenc ecco taney ee dedaees NAKA SAKANG 38 Vening ihe imnstalalion xa ppa A aa reeer dari Res PONS dads G dua SD Ke 41 Starting the Quick2Config Server 0000 cee tees 42 Starting the server from the local console
3. Starting the standalone client software Although you can start a client session from a Web browser for purposes of verifying the installation use the following procedure to start the standalone client 1 2 Open a command window Navigate to the location of the Quick2Config program files by typing the following command cd usr Quick2Config client bin Type the following command client sh 207809 B Chapter 3 Installing Quick2Config on UNIX systems 45 After a few moments the Optivity Quick2Config Login dialog box opens Figure 10 The opening of this dialog box indicates that the Quick2Config client software has been installed correctly and that the client software can connect to the Quick2Config server Figure 10 Optivity Quick2Config Login dialog box Optivity Quick2Config Login Welcome to Optivity Quick2Config Enter or verify the information below then press the OK button to log in 4 UserlD Administrator Optivity Password Quick2Config Host rtp kerry Port 7000 enn previous Sengara rip bana ene STi NETWORKS How the world p ma shares ideas Login information Cancel You are now ready to log in to the Quick2Config server and complete the setup tasks See Chapter 5 Setting up Quick2Config on page 61 Or you can cancel the client session and install the Quick2Config standalone client on client computers and complete the setup tasks
4. Figure 14 Choose Install Folder dialog box Choose Install Folder Where would you like to install foptoptivityiQuick2Config StandaloneClient Restore Default Location Choose Exit Previous iw 9 Specify a location for the Quick2Config client files You can install the Quick2Config files in any directory on a local disk The default directory is opt optivity Quick2Config StandaloneClient 10 Click Install The installation program copies the files from the CD and after a few moments the Install Complete dialog box opens 11 Click Done This completes the installation process Now you can verify the installation 207809 B Chapter 4 Installing the Quick2Config standalone client 57 Verifying the client installation on UNIX systems To verify that the standalone client software has been installed correctly 1 Start the Quick2Config server if it is not running If the server is installed on a Windows system see Starting the Quick2Config server on page 32 If the server is installed on a UNIX system see Starting the Quick2Config server on page 42 Open a command window and navigate to the location of the Quick2Config program files by typing the following command cd usr Quick2Config client bin Type the following command client sh After a few moments the Optivity Quick2Config Login dialog box opens indicating that the Quick2Config client software has been installed cor
5. SYSLOG Daemon Bb WO N In the context sensitive pane click the Properties tab The Basic tab displays the properties for the SYSLOG server Figure 20 Installing and Administering Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 72 Chapter 5 Setting up Quick2Config Figure 20 Properties tab Basic tab for SYSLOG server Palette Properties Basic Property Value SYSLOG Server M Enabled Port p14 4 5 Clear or check the Enabled check box Enabling remote client software setup The login page for the Quick2Config Web client contains a link from which Quick2Config users can download the standalone client software When users follow this link their Web browser displays standalone html a Web page that contains links for downloading the installation files for each version of the standalone client software For the links to work you must copy the standalone client installation files from the Quick2Config installation CD to the lt nstallDir gt downloads directory Copying the client installation files to a Windows system To copy the standalone client installation files to a Windows system 1 Insert the Quick2Config installation CD into the CD drive 2 Navigate to the directory lt drive gt Downloads where drive is the CD drive 3 Copy the contents of the directory to lt nstallDir gt Downloads 207809 B Chapter 5 Setting up Quick2Config 73 Copying the client installation files to a UNIX system To copy the stand
6. Severe Only messages about severe errors appear Error Messages about errors and severe errors appear Installing and Administering Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 76 Chapter 6 Administering the Quick2Config server Table 9 Server information types for the event log continued Types Description Warning Messages about warnings errors and severe errors appear Informative Informative messages warnings and all errors appear This is the default setting To change the type of information that the Optivity Quick2Config Server window displays Open the Optivity Quick2Config Server window 2 Choose Log gt Filter The menu displays the filters that can be applied to messages generated by the server 3 Click the type of messages that you want the server window to display Using command line options On both Windows systems and UNIX systems you can customize the behavior of the Quick2Config server by using command line options For example if your system is already running a SYSLOG daemon you can start the Quick2Config server on a Windows system without its SYSLOG daemon by typing the command server exe syslogd off Table 10 lists the command line options in alphabetical order Table 10 Server command line options Option Description cache size Specifies the size of the server cache in number of objects Larger values improve server performance but use more memory Default 1024 cli Causes the serve
7. Choose Install Folder dialog box D Optivity Quick2Config of x Choose Install Folder Where would you like to install CAProgram Files OptivityiQuick2Canfig Restore Default Location Choose Previous u 9 Specify a location for the Quick2Config files You can install the Quick2Config files in any directory on a local disk The default directory is C Program Files Optivity Quick2Config If you are using Quick2Config with a third party Web server instead of the integrated Web server you must create a link or an alias to the installation directory The details of how you link a file system directory to a Web directory depend on the Web server For example you can install the Quick2Config files in the default directory C Program Files Optivity Quick2Config and then create a Web directory called Quick2Config and map that directory to C Program Files Optivity Quick2Config Caution Do not install the Quick2Config software directly into the Web server s document root directory If you do the existing index html page will be overwritten The document root directory is the directory from which a Web server serves HTML files to Web browsers 10 Click Next The Choose Shortcut Location dialog box opens Figure 3 207809 B Chapter 2 Installing Quick2Config on Windows systems 31 Figure 3 Choose Shortcut Location dialog box D Optivity Quick2Config olx Choose Shortcut Location Where w
8. Quick2Config server and standalone client software Open a command window 2 Log in as root by typing the following command su 3 At the password prompt type your root password 207809 B Chapter 3 Installing Quick2Config on UNIX systems 39 4 Navigate to the Quick2Config installation files For example if the installation CD is mounted on the drive cdrom type the following command cd cdrom Install lt platform gt where plat formis one of the following e aix e hpux 10 20 e hpux 11 0 e solaris 5 Type the following command sh q2c bin A window opens informing you that the installation program is being prepared Note On ATX and HP UX systems a message box opens and displays the JREs on your system Select the JRE that you want Quick2Config to use After several seconds the Optivity Quick2Config splash window opens Next the InstallAnywhere wizard starts and the Quick2Config installation program s Introduction dialog box opens Figure 7 Figure 7 Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 Introduction dialog box 4D Optivity Quick2Config Ml x Introduction InstallAnywhere will guide you through the installation of your application Use the Next button to proceed to the next screen If you want to change something in a previous screen click the Previous button You may quit the installer at any time by clicking the Exit button InstallAnywhere Exit Previgue Next Installing and Adm
9. User to each user account that you create Nortel Networks recommends that you rename the user accounts so that you can distinguish one account from another To rename a user account 1 In the navigation pane right click the user account that you want to rename 2 From the pop up menu choose Rename 207809 B Chapter 7 Administering user groups and user accounts 85 The Rename dialog box opens In the Rename dialog box type a name for the user account Click OK In the navigation pane the name of the user account changes immediately Setting user account properties User accounts have a basic set of properties which includes User name which is the Quick2Config login name for the account e Actual name which is the name of the person assigned to the user account E mail address e Password When you create a user account Quick2Config assigns the name User to the user name property all other properties are null To set the properties for a user account 1 In the navigation pane click the user account for which you want to set the properties 2 Inthe context sensitive pane click the Properties tab The Properties tab displays the basic user account properties Figure 23 Figure 23 User account Basic properties Palette Properties Property Value User Name Actual Name Email Address Password Installing and Administering Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 86 Chapter 7 Administering user g
10. access permissions on user accounts 86 CHANGING the account onner foic sects sedcayedeuvbed SRA LAAN 87 Assigning a user account to user groups 88 Appendix A Recommended access permissions 91 Appendix B Resetting the Administrator password 93 Installing and Administering Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 10 Contents 207809 B Figures 11 Figures Figure 1 Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 Introduction dialog box 29 Figure2 Choose Install Folder dialog box 4 a mamaw NA KAAWAAN AA 30 Figure 3 Choose Shortcut Location dialog box gi Figure4 Starting Server progress window 000 cee eee eee eee 32 Figure 5 Optivity Quick2Config Server window Server ready 33 Figure 6 Optivity Quick2Config Login dialog box 35 Figure 7 Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 Introduction dialog box 39 Figure 8 Choose Install Folder dialog bOX 40 Figure 9 Optivity Quick2Config Server window a 43 Figure 10 Optivity Quick2Config Login dialog box 45 Figure 11 Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 Standalone Client Introduction dialog box 51 Figure 12 Choose Install Folder dialog box 52 Figure 13 Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 Standa
11. client on a Windows system Log on to a Windows 95 Windows 98 or Windows NT system Close any Windows programs that are running Insert the Quick2Config CD into the CD ROM drive From the Windows Start menu choose Run a OA N In the Run window type the following command lt drive gt install win32 client exe A window opens informing you that the installation program is being prepared After several seconds the Optivity Quick2Config splash window opens Next the InstallAnywhere wizard starts and the Quick2Config installation program s Introduction dialog box opens Figure 11 207809 B Chapter 4 Installing the Quick2Config standalone client 51 Figure 11 Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 Standalone Client Introduction dialog box 4D Optivity Quick2Config Standalone Client Introduction InstallAnywhere will guide you through the installation of your application Use the Next button to proceed to the next screen Ifyou want to change something in a previous screen click the Previous button You may quit the installer at any time by clicking the Exit button InstallAnywhere Exit Previous Next 6 Click Next The Software License Agreement dialog box opens 7 Read the license agreement and then do one of the following If you agree with the terms of the license click Yes and then click Next The Important Information dialog box opens If you donot agree with the terms click No to exit the
12. if it is not running If the server is installed on a Windows system see Starting the Quick2Config server on page 32 If the server is installed on a UNIX system see Starting the Quick2Config server on page 42 From the Windows start menu choose Programs gt Quick2Config 2 2 gt Standalone Client After a few seconds the Optivity Quick2Config Login dialog box opens indicating that the Quick2Config client software has been installed correctly The Optivity Quick2Config Login window displays the following information The host name which is the name of the computer that is running the Quick2Config server Type the host name or the IP address of the system that is running the Quick2Config server The default port for the Quick2Config server which is 7000 The Previous Servers list which contains the host names and ports of Quick2Config servers that the client computer has accessed The dialog box displays the host name and port number of the server that was last accessed by this client computer Because this is the first time that you have started a session the list contains one entry the name of the server where you installed the server and port 7000 You are now ready to log in to the Quick2Config server If you did not complete the setup tasks after you installed the server you should complete them now Installing and Administering Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 54 Chapter 4 Installing the Quick2Config st
13. installation program 8 Read the information in the Important Information dialog box and then click Next The Choose Install Folder dialog box opens Figure 12 Installing and Administering Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 52 Chapter 4 Installing the Quick2Config standalone client Figure 12 Choose Install Folder dialog box Choose Install Folder Where would you like to install C Program Files OptivitiGuick2ConfigiStandaloneClient Restore Default Location Choose But Previous 7 9 Specify a location for the Quick2Config client files You can install the Quick2Config files in any directory on a local disk The default directory is C Program Files Optivity Quick2Config StandaloneClient 10 Click Next The Choose Shortcut Location dialog box opens 11 Specify the folder where you want the Quick2Config program icons to be copied By default the installation program copies the program icons into a folder called Quick2Config 2 2 12 Click Install The installation program copies the files from the CD and after a few moments the Install Complete dialog box opens 13 Click Done This completes the installation process Now you can verify the installation 207809 B Chapter 4 Installing the Quick2Config standalone client 53 Verifying the client installation on Windows systems To verify that the standalone client software has been installed correctly 1 Start the Quick2Config server
14. later See Chapter 4 Installing the Quick2Config standalone client on page 49 Installing and Administering Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 46 Chapter 3 Installing Quick2Config on UNIX systems Starting the Quick2Config server without a console window The script that starts the Quick2Config server on UNIX systems server lax includes the console option This option requires that the X Window system is running and it assumes that you want the Quick2Config console window to open when the server starts If you do not want the Quick2Config console window to be displayed you can edit the server lax script and remove the console option from the server startup command line You might choose to do this so that you can configure the system to start the Quick2Config server at boot time For example after you remove the console option from the server startup command line in server lax add a statement similar to the following to the appropriate init file so that the Quick2Config server starts at boot time sbin sh if f usr Quick2Config server bin server sh then usr Quick2Config server bin server sh fi exit 0 To stop the Quick2Config use the stop option Removing the Quick2Config server software In order to remove the Quick2Config server files from your system you must run the uninstall script To run the uninstall script Log in as root 2 Navigate to the location of the uninstall script by typing the f
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16. window type the following command lt drive gt Install win32 q2c exe A window opens informing you that the installation program is being prepared After several seconds the Optivity Quick2Config splash window opens Next the InstallAnywhere Wizard starts and the Quick2Config installation program s Introduction dialog box opens Figure 1 207809 B Chapter 2 Installing Quick2Config on Windows systems 29 Figure 1 Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 Introduction dialog box D Optivity Quick2Config lolx Introduction InstallAnywhere will guide you through the installation of your application Use the Next button to proceed to the next screen If you want to change something in a previous screen click the Previous button You may quit the installer at any time by clicking the Exit button InstallAnywhere Exit Previous Next 6 Click Next The Software License Agreement dialog box opens 7 Read the license agreement and then do one of the following If you agree with the terms of the license click Yes and then click Next The Important Information window opens If you donot agree with the terms click No to exit the installation program 8 Read the information in the Important Information dialog box and then click Next The Choose Install Folder dialog box opens Figure 2 Installing and Administering Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 30 Chapter 2 Installing Quick2Config on Windows systems Figure 2
17. 2 3 or HP Openview 5 x or 6 x or Tivoli TME 10 Netview 5 0x Table 4 Supported platform configurations Quick2Config Web client Hardware platform Operating system Browser Intel Pentium Pentium Pro or Pentium II Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows 2000 Netscape 4 5 or later Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 0 or later Windows NT 4 0 and Service Pack 5 Sun SPARCstation 10 or 20 UltraSPARCstation Solaris 2 5 1 2 6 or 2 7 Netscape 4 5 or later RS 6000 amp Power PC AIX 4 2 4 3 or 4 3 2 Netscape 4 5 or later 700 series HP UX 10 2 or 11 0 Netscape 4 5 or later 800 series HP UX 10 2 or 11 0 Netscape 4 5 or later 207809 B Chapter 1 Preparing to install the Quick2Config software 23 Determining the presence of a Web server The Quick2Config server uses a Web server to communicate with Quick2Config client sessions You can use the Web server that is integrated with Quick2Config or you can use a third party Web server Determine whether the system onto which you are installing the Quick2Config server already has a Web server installed on it and if it does decide which Web server you will use Note You can run the Web server integrated with Quick2Config and another Web server simultaneously as long as the Web servers are running on different ports By default the integrated Web server runs on port 80 which is typically the port that
18. 4 AM Distributed Agent Service 12 Apr 00 10 36 14 AM Wizard Service 12 Apr 00 10 36 14 AM Search Facility 12 Apr 00 10 36 14 AM Auditing Reporting Service 12 Apr 00 10 36 14 AM Help Service 12 Apr 00 10 36 14 AM Services started 12 Apr 00 10 36 14 AM Loading Drivers 12 Apr 00 10 36 16 AM BayStack 450 Switch Driver 2 0 0 Supports 450 350 and 410 12 Apr 00 10 36 17 AM BayStack 460 Switch Driver 1 0 0 Supports BayStack 460 1 0 0 12 Apr 00 10 36 17 AM Core System Driver 2 2 0 Provides core system infrastructure 12 Apr 00 10 36 17 AM VLAN System Driver 2 1 0 Provides VLAN sytem configuration 12 Apr 00 10 36 17 AM Optivity Quick2Config Server Ready Starting the server on a computer running a third party Web server How you start the Quick2Config server for the first time on a computer running a third party Web server depends on whether you plan to use Quick2Config s integrated Web server or the third party Web server If you are using the Web server integrated into the Quick2Config server you must change the port for the integrated Web server to avoid port conflicts The integrated Web server is set up to run on port 80 which is the default port for Web servers To start the Quick2Config server and change the port for its Web server 1 Open a command window and navigate to the directory containing the Quick2Config files 2 At the command prompt type the following command server httpport lt po
19. MITATION THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE In addition the program and information contained herein are licensed only pursuant to a license agreement that contains restrictions on use and disclosure that may incorporate by reference certain limitations and notices imposed by third parties 207809 B Nortel Networks NA Inc Optivity Network Management Software License Agreement NOTICE Please carefully read this license agreement before copying or using the accompanying Optivity network management software or installing the hardware unit with pre enabled Optivity network management software each of which is referred to as Software in this Agreement BY COPYING OR USING THE SOFTWARE YOU ACCEPT ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT THE TERMS EXPRESSED IN THIS AGREEMENT ARE THE ONLY TERMS UNDER WHICH NORTEL NETWORKS WILL PERMIT YOU TO USE THE SOFTWARE If you do not accept these terms and conditions return the product unused and in the original shipping container within 30 days of purchase to obtain a credit for the full purchase price 1 License Grant Nortel Networks NA Inc Nortel Networks grants the end user of the Software Licensee a personal nonexclusive license a to use the Software either on a single computer or if applicable on a single authorized device identified by host ID b to copy the Software solely for backup purposes in sup
20. O BE BOUND BY ITS TERMS AND CONDITIONS LICENSEE FURTHER AGREES THAT THIS AGREEMENT IS THE ENTIRE AND EXCLUSIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN NORTEL NETWORKS AND LICENSEE WHICH SUPERSEDES ALL PRIOR ORAL AND WRITTEN AGREEMENTS AND COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN THE PARTIES PERTAINING TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS AGREEMENT NO DIFFERENT OR ADDITIONAL TERMS WILL BE ENFORCEABLE AGAINST NORTEL NETWORKS UNLESS NORTEL NETWORKS GIVES ITS EXPRESS WRITTEN CONSENT INCLUDING AN EXPRESS WAIVER OF THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT Installing and Administering Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 207809 B Contents 7 Contents io oe ee ee ere ee ee re ee ee ere ere ee ee 15 BORE YUN DIN a kn ee ope do ey Mere era A DAA ee A ee A edo ala 15 TER COENS cod ch ceed dene eee eae eeCRSRER RADARS ARSE SE KR PARA de 16 Kala CNEEIONY 4 ka 0 24 PALMA SBA HS ORAS SoA EMS RA SSRIS DRE NI 16 Se MUSINGS yp hid wd aia Mie dd ee aly aided wierd kB Wheat ALA Role doa wa ae oe ca 17 Related pUDICAUONS aaa maka KAA Beene A PE A SERA Kee Sea ee 17 Haw 1 Gethels Sen cee oe dead ak AAA AA a Pad A AK Ae ES 17 Chapter 1 Preparing to install the Quick2Config software 19 Quicke Cong COmponenis s k aun eeu 19 Preis ailaton 1aShS 4 ssh eeeke Poh Seb Rade poe DRE SPORES a 20 Preinstallati on checklist Uk ade ae a ied dd dee eGR ee ee ee ee Ee 20 Ventying supported plating ciccneescaeas iawn dieender es ARE ARA 20 Determining the presence of a Web server
21. Part No 207809 B August 2000 4401 Great America Parkway Santa Clara CA 95054 Installing and Administering Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 NORTEL NETWORKS Copyright 2000 Nortel Networks All rights reserved August 2000 The information in this document is subject to change without notice The statements configurations technical data and recommendations in this document are believed to be accurate and reliable but are presented without express or implied warranty Users must take full responsibility for their applications of any products specified in this document The information in this document is proprietary to Nortel Networks NA Inc The software described in this document is furnished under a license agreement and may only be used in accordance with the terms of that license A summary of the Software License is included in this document Trademarks NORTEL NETWORKS is a trademark of Nortel Networks Optivity is a registered trademark and Quick2Config is a trademark of Nortel Networks Microsoft Windows and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners Restricted Rights Legend Use duplication or disclosure by the United States Government is subject to restrictions as set forth in subparagraph c 1 ii of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at DFARS 252 227 7013 Notwithstanding any ot
22. Quick2Config software Information in this chapter is organized as follows e Setup tasks overview on page 62 e Assigning the Administrator password on page 63 e Configuring the Web server on page 66 e Configuring the TFTP server on page 68 e Configuring the SYSLOG server on page 71 e Enabling remote client software setup on page 72 e Setting up sample configuration files on page 73 Installing and Administering Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 62 Chapter 5 Setting up Quick2Config Setup tasks overview After you have installed the Quick2Config server you need to perform one or more setup tasks Table 7 lists the tasks and the conditions under which you need to perform them Table 7 Setup tasks If you Perform this setup task Installed the Quick2Config server and verified its installation Change the password for the Quick2Config administrator See Assigning the Administrator password on page 63 Have multiple Web servers on your computer and are using the Web server integrated with Quick2Config Installed the Quick2Config server on a system that is running a TFTP daemon Installed the Quick2Config server on a system that is running a SYSLOG daemon Want Quick2Config users to be able to download the standalone client software Configure the Web server See Configuring the Web server on page 66 Configure the TFTP server See Configuring the TF
23. TP server on page 68 Configure the SYSLOG server See Configuring the SYSLOG server on page 71 Copy the standalone client files to the downloads directory See Enabling remote client software setup on page 72 Want Quick2Config users to be able to gain access to the demonstration files Copy the demonstration configuration files to the TFTP server See Setting up sample configuration files on page 73 207809 B Chapter 5 Setting up Quick2Config 63 Assigning the Administrator password When you install the Quick2Config server the installation program creates one Quick2Config user account called Administrator This is the account that you must use to administer the Quick2Config server it is the only account from which you can create Quick2Config user groups and user accounts retain control over access permissions and override locks on configuration data When the installation program creates the Administrator account it does not assign a password to the account Therefore the first thing that you should do after installing the software is to assign a password to the Administrator account Note Passwords are case sensitive they can contain any number and any combination of characters including spaces To assign a password to the Administrator account 1 Start the Quick2Config server if it is not already running If you are running the server on a Windows system see Starting
24. Web servers use However you can configure the integrated Web server to run on any unused port See Configuring the Web server on page 66 Verifying disk space availability Table 5 shows the disk space required to install the Quick2Config server and client software Verify that your system has the required disk space Note You will need additional disk space to store information about your network devices in the Quick2Config database Table 5 Minimum disk space requirements Windows 95 Quick2Config software AIX HP UX Solaris Windows 98 Windows NT Server 33 MB 48 MB 44 MB 34 MB Standalone client 16 MB 34 MB 32 MB 22 MB Installing and Administering Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 24 Chapter 1 Preparing to install the Quick2Config software Table 5 Minimum disk space requirements continued Windows 95 Quick2Config software AIX HP UX Solaris Windows 98 Windows NT Web client 6 MB 6 MB 6 MB 6 MB Standalone client installation files 8 MB 15 MB 17 MB 12 MB These files are not required to run the Quick2Config application For more information see Enabling remote client software setup on page 72 Other system requirements In addition to allocating enough disk space you need to plan for other system requirements that affect the operation of the Quick2Config software These requirements include system memory and display Table 6 shows the syst
25. X systems verify that the appropriate JVM has been installed For HP UX systems verify that HP UX Java VM 1 1 8 is installed If it is not go to http www hp com to download the Java Development Kit JDK For AIX systems verify that AIX Java VM 1 1 8 is installed If it is not go to http www ibm com to download the AIX JDK Installing and Administering Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 38 Chapter 3 Installing Quick2Config on UNIX systems What the installation program does The installation program for Quick2Config installs the standalone and Web versions of the client software as well as the Quick2Config server In addition the installation program does the following e Creates an uninstall program for the Quick2Config software e Creates the following symbolic links usr Quick2Config server bin gt lt InstallDir gt usr Quick2Config client bin gt lt InstallDir gt Gaining access to the installation files The Quick2Config software is shipped on a CD You can install Quick2Config in one of the following ways e Locally from a CD ROM drive e Remotely from a network drive e Remotely from a network location that contains the Quick2Config installation files Note If necessary review your operating system documentation or consult with your system administrator for help with mounting the CD drive or installing the software from a remote location Running the installation program To install the
26. alone client installation files to a UNIX system Mount the CD drive Insert the installation CD into the CD drive Open a command window b amp b O N Create a directory for the files by typing the command mkdir usr Quick2Config server bin Downloads 5 Change to the location of the Quick2Config standalone client installation files For example if the installation CD is mounted on the drive cdrom type the following command cd cdrom Downloads 6 Type the command cp R usr Quick2Config server bin Downloads The files are copied from the CD to the Downloads directory Setting up sample configuration files Some versions of Quick2Config include sample configuration files For these versions the sample configuration files are copied to the demodata directory when you install the Quick2Config server You must copy these files to the TFTP server directory before you or other users can import the files into the Quick2Config database Copying the configuration files on Windows systems To copy the configuration files on Windows systems 1 Open Windows Explorer and navigate to the lt nstallDir gt demodata directory Installing and Administering Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 74 Chapter 5 Setting up Quick2Config 2 Copy the contents of this directory to the lt nstallDir gt database tftp directory Note The tftp directory is created the first time that you start the Quick2Config server If you have not star
27. aming 83 W Web servers configuring 66 document root of defined 30 41 multiple 62 port 68 properties 67 Installing and Administering Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 98 Index 207809 B
28. andalone client Installing the standalone client software on UNIX systems The installation program for the Quick2Config standalone client does the following e Copies the Quick2Config program files from the CD to the installation directory e Creates the following symbolic link usr Quick2Config client bin gt lt ClientInstallDir gt Gaining access to the installation files You can install the standalone client software in any of the following ways e Locally from a CD ROM drive e Remotely from a network drive e Remotely from a network location that contains the Quick2Config installation files Note If necessary review your operating system documentation or consult with your system administrator for assistance mounting the CD drive or installing the software from a remote location Running the installation program To install the Quick2Config standalone client software 1 Open a command window 2 Login as root by typing the following command su 3 At the password prompt type your root password 207809 B Chapter 4 Installing the Quick2Config standalone client 55 4 Navigate to the Quick2Config installation files For example if the installation CD is mounted on the drive cdrom type the following command cd cdrom Install lt platform gt where plat formis one of the following e aix e hpux 10 20 e hpux 11 0 e solaris 5 Type the following command sh client bin A window opens informin
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30. bin Type the following command server sh 207809 B Chapter 3 Installing Quick2Config on UNIX systems 43 The Optivity Configuration Server window opens This window displays information about the Quick2Config services and device drivers as they are loaded and started The message Optivity Quick2Config Server Ready indicates that Quick2Config has been installed correctly and that clients can connect to the server Figure 9 Figure 9 Optivity Quick2Config Server window Optivity Quick2Config Server port 7000 lolx Fie Log Help 12 Apr 00 10 36 13 AM TFTP Server tftpd 12 Apr 00 10 36 13 AM Syslog Service syslogd 12 Apr 00 10 36 13 AM Syslog daemon started logging to c program files optivityiquick2configt iss 12 Apr 00 10 36 13 AM Driver Service 12 Apr 00 10 36 14 AM Import Export Service 12 Apr 00 10 36 14 AM Distributed Agent Service 12 Apr 00 10 36 14 AM Wizard Service 12 Apr 00 10 36 14 AM Search Facility 12 Apr 00 10 36 14 AM Auditing Reporting Service 12 Apr 00 10 36 14 AM Help Service 12 Apr 00 10 36 14 AM Services started 12 Apr 00 10 36 14 AM Loading Drivers 12 Apr 00 10 36 16 AM BayStack 450 Switch Driver 2 0 0 Supports 450 350 and 410 12 Apr 00 10 36 17 AM BayStack 460 Switch Driver 1 0 0 Supports BayStack 460 1 0 0 12 Apr 00 10 36 17 AM Core System Driver 2 2 0 Provides core system infrastructure 12 Apr 00 10 36 17 AM VLAN System Driver 2 1 0 Provides VLAN
31. causes no logging to be displayed A value of 4 causes severe error warning and informational messages to be logged Default 4 Specifies the TCP port on which the Quick2Config client and Quick2Config server communicate Default 7000 Specifies the TCP port on which the server s proxy socket server runs This proxy socket is used for tunneling TELNET sessions from the client to various hosts Default 5000 Specifies the path to the server s registry Runs the server in shell mode Stops the server Use this flag to stop the server when it has been started without the console Installing and Administering Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 78 Chapter 6 Administering the Quick2Config server Table 10 Server command line options continued Option Description syslogd on off tftpd on off tftpdir path timestamp on off Specifies whether to enable the built in SYSLOG daemon on startup Default on Specifies whether to enable the built in TFTP server at startup Default on Specifies the default path to the TFTP directory This option is effective only if the TFTP path has not been previously set If the path has been set use the forcetftpdir option Specifies whether to prefix log file entries with a timestamp Default on To use command line options on Windows systems 1 Open a command window Navigate to the NETconfigurator installation directory Type the command server exe
32. cedure to start the standalone client From the Windows Start menu choose Programs gt Quick2Config 2 2 gt Standalone Client After a few moments the Optivity Quick2Config Login dialog box opens See Figure 6 on page 35 The opening of this dialog box indicates that the Quick2Config software has been installed correctly and that the client software can connect to the Quick2Config server 207809 B Chapter 2 Installing Quick2Config on Windows systems 35 Figure 6 Optivity Quick2Config Login dialog box Welcome to Optivity Quick2Config Enter or verify the information below then press the OK button to log in UserlD Administrator o ptiv ity Password Quick2Config Host rtp kerry bung Port 7000 OOO NORTEL Previous Servers Ttp kerry port 7000 v NETWORKS How theworld p ma shares ideas J Login information Cancel You are now ready to log in to the Quick2Config server and complete the setup tasks See Chapter 5 Setting up Quick2Config on page 61 Or you can cancel the client session and install the Quick2Config standalone client on client computers and then complete the setup tasks later See Chapter 4 Installing the Quick2Config standalone client on page 49 Installing and Administering Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 36 Chapter 2 Installing Quick2Config on Windows systems Removing the Quick2Config server software When you install the Quick2Config serv
33. e Edit View Tools Help mg a Toba A MAV as oXDRR A Sh O ra le EP aaministrator rtp kstudwe Palette Properties Pane im Configuration Data o Pin Centillion 1000 Series Switches ang a Saved Search Results g Folder or Domain B Server Setup Context Sensitive Pane Paste 1 H DAET PTET OT TTT Messages Message Pane 2 Status Bar J j Drag this border to resize Drag this border to resize the the navigation pane context sensitive and messages panes 5 In the navigation pane choose Server Setup gt User Groups gt Administrators gt Administrator 6 In the context sensitive pane click the Properties tab The Basic tab displays the properties for the Administrator account Figure 17 Figure17 Properties tab Basic tab for Administrator account Palette Properties Prope Value User Name Administrator Actual Name Email Address Password Installing and Administering Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 66 Chapter 5 Setting up Quick2Config 7 Complete the fields in the Basic tab as follows e In the Actual Name field type your name In the Email Address field type your e mail address e In the Password field type a password As you type asterisks represent the characters you do not see the password 8 Press Enter or Tab Quick2Config pads the password field with additional asterisks and displays the Confirm password field 9 Inthe Confirm password field type your password Quick2Con
34. e Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 software Nortel Networks strongly suggests that you read this entire chapter before starting the installation process Information in this chapter is organized as follows e Quick2Config components next e Preinstallation tasks on page 20 e Where to go from here on page 25 Quick2Config components The Quick2Config application comprises the following components e Quick2Config server software which is available for Microsoft Windows and UNIX platforms e Quick2Config client software which is available in two versions The standalone version is a Java application In UNIX environments you can install the standalone client software on one machine and run on many client machines using X Windows Alternatively you can install the standalone client software on each client machine In Windows environments the standalone client software must be installed on each client machine The Web browser version is a Java applet that resides on the same machine as the Quick2Config server The Web browser version of the client software is downloaded to the client machine whenever a Quick2Config user starts a client session Installing and Administering Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 20 Chapter 1 Preparing to install the Quick2Config software Preinstallation tasks This section describes preinstallation tasks that you must complete before installing the Quick2Config software Preinstalla
35. em memory and display requirements for the Quick2Config server and client software Verify that your system meets these requirements Table 6 Other system requirements Windows 95 Quick2Config software AIX HP UX Solaris Windows 98 Windows NT Server computers Memory 256 MB 256 MB 256 MB 128 MB Display 256 colors 256 colors 256 colors 256 colors Client computers Memory 128 MB 128 MB 128 MB 96 MB Display 256 colors 256 colors 256 colors 256 colors 207809 B Chapter 1 Preparing to install the Quick2Config software 25 Where to go from here If you are installing Quick2Config on a Windows system see Chapter 2 Installing Quick2Config on Windows systems on page 27 If you are installing Quick2Config on a UNIX system go to Chapter 3 Installing Quick2Config on UNIX systems on page 37 Installing and Administering Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 26 Chapter 1 Preparing to install the Quick2Config software 207809 B 27 Chapter 2 Installing Quick2Config on Windows systems This chapter describes how to install and uninstall the Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 server software on Windows systems Information in this chapter is organized as follows What the installation program does next e Running the Quick2Config server installation program on page 28 e Verifying the server installation on page 32 e Removing the Quick2Config server software
36. ent root directory If you do the existing index html page will be overwritten The document root directory is the directory from which a Web server serves HTML files to Web browsers 10 Click Install The installation program copies the files from the CD and after a few moments the Install Complete dialog box opens 11 Click Done This completes the installation process Now you can verify the installation Verifying the installation To verify that the Quick2Config software has been installed correctly do the following e Start the Quick2Config server e Start a Quick2Config client session Installing and Administering Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 42 Chapter 3 Installing Quick2Config on UNIX systems Starting the Quick2Config server You can start the server from the local console next or from a remote console page 43 Note By default the script that starts Quick2Config requires the X Windows system to be running and it assumes that you want the Quick2Config console window to open when the server starts For information about starting the server without a console window see Starting the Quick2Config server without a console window on page 46 Starting the server from the local console To start the server from the local console 1 Open a command window Log in as root Navigate to the location of the Quick2Config program files by typing the following command cd usr Quick2Config server
37. er software the installation program creates an uninstall program which you can use to remove the Quick2Config files from your system To remove the Quick2Config server software from your system Stop the Quick2Config server if it is running 2 From the Windows Start menu choose Settings gt Control Panel gt Add Remove Programs The Add Remove Programs Properties dialog box opens Select Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 Click Add Remove The Uninstaller dialog box opens 5 Click Uninstall The uninstall program removes the Quick2Config server files from your system The uninstall program does not remove the lt J nstallDir gt database directory Nortel Networks recommends that you back up this directory so that it will be available when you reinstall Quick2Config 207809 B 37 Chapter 3 Installing Quick2Config on UNIX systems This chapter describes how to install and uninstall the Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 software on UNIX systems Information in this chapter is organized as follows e What the installation program does on page 38 e Gaining access to the installation files on page 38 Running the installation program on page 38 e Verifying the installation on page 41 e Starting the Quick2Config server without a console window on page 46 e Removing the Quick2Config server software on page 46 Before you begin Before you proceed with the installation process on HP UX or AI
38. erver Setup gt Web Server a fF o N In the context sensitive pane click the Properties tab The Basic tab displays the properties for the Web server Figure 18 Figure 18 Properties tab Basic tab for Web server Palette Properties Property Value Enabled Enabled Document Root CiProgram Files OptivitiNCS NETconfir Port 80 6 Clear the Enabled check box to disable the Web server Installing and Administering Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 68 Chapter 5 Setting up Quick2Config 7 In the Port field type or select a port for the Web server The standard Web server port is 80 If a third party Web server is running on port 80 pick another port such as 8080 Note If you specify a port other than 80 Quick2Config users must specify that port in the URL when they connect to the server For example if you specify port 8080 the URL to connect to the Quick2Config server is http servername 8080 index html 8 Restart the Quick2Config server Configuring the TFTP server The Quick2Config server includes a TFTP server that Quick2Config users can use to import and export device configurations By default the integrated TFTP server starts on port 69 when you start the Quick2Config server Table 8 lists the default TFTP directory for Windows and UNIX operating systems Table 8 Default location of TFTP server directory Operating system Default TFTP directory Windows lt nstallDir gt database
39. fig assigns the new password to the Administrator account You can continue with the client session however the next time that you log in with the Administrator ID you must type the new password Note Quick2Config does not provide a mechanism for resetting passwords Therefore if you forget the password for the Administrator account you must remove a set of files For more information see Appendix B Resetting the Administrator password on page 93 Configuring the Web server By default the integrated Web server is configured to run on port 80 You must reconfigure the Web server If you have installed Quick2Config on a system on which a third party Web server is running and e Quick2Config clients will connect to Quick2Config with the integrated Web server You specify the port for the integrated Web server in the Web server Properties tab Alternatively you can start the Quick2Config server with the command line option httpport See Using command line options on page 76 207809 B Chapter 5 Setting up Quick2Config 67 To specify the port for the integrated Web server 1 Start the Quick2Config server Note If the third party Web server is set to run on the default port port 80 the integrated Web server will not start and you will not be able to view the Quick2Config Help system Start a Quick2Config client session Log in as the Administrator In the navigation pane choose S
40. g you that the installation program is being prepared Note On ATX and HP UX systems a message box opens and displays the JREs on your system Select the JRE that you want Quick2Config to use After several seconds the Optivity Quick2Config splash window opens Next the InstallAnywhere wizard starts and the Quick2Config installation program s Introduction dialog box opens Figure 13 Figure 13 Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 Standalone Client Introduction dialog box D Optivity Quick2Config Standalone Client Introduction InstallAnywhere will guide you through the installation of your application Use the Next button to proceed to the next screen Ifyou want to change something in a previous screen click the Previous button You may quit the installer at any time by clicking the Exit button InstallAnywhere Exit Previous Installing and Administering Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 56 Chapter 4 Installing the Quick2Config standalone client 6 Click Next The Software License Agreement dialog box opens 7 Read the agreement and then do one of the following If you agree with the terms of the license click Yes and then click Next The Important Information dialog box opens If you do not agree with the terms click No to exit the installation program 8 Read the information in the Important Information dialog box and then click Next The Choose Install Folder dialog box opens Figure 14
41. he Quick2Config administrator you are responsible for creating accounts for network engineers users who are authorized to configure network devices You can create user groups as well as user accounts This means that you can collect users who perform similar functions and probably need access to the same set of items together in one group and assign access permissions to the group instead of to each individual user account This chapter identifies key administrative tasks and provides recommendations for setting up user groups and user accounts Information in this chapter is organized as follows e Creating user groups next e Creating user accounts on page 84 e Setting access permissions on user accounts on page 86 Creating user groups To create a user group in Quick2Config you need to do the following 1 Add the user group to the Quick2Config database 2 Rename the user group These procedures are described in the following sections Installing and Administering Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 82 Chapter 7 Administering user groups and user accounts Adding a user group To add a new user group to the Quick2Config server Start a Quick2Config client session as Administrator In the navigation pane choose Server Setup gt User Groups In the context sensitive pane click the Palette tab Bb WO N a Add a new group to the User Groups You can do this in one of three ways e Double click the Gr
42. he denne edGeewenead new an cen amber ee 68 Determining whether a TFTP server is running aaan a anaana 70 Editing the server startup script to use a different TFTP directory 70 207809 B Contents 9 Configuring the SYSLOG server 0 0 cece eee eee 71 Enabling remote client software setup eee eee 72 Copying the client installation files to a Windows system 72 Copying the client installation files to a UNIX system 73 Setting up sample configuration files 73 Copying the configuration files on Windows systems 73 Copying the configuration files on a UNIX system 74 Chapter 6 Administering the Quick2Config server eee eee 75 Viewing Server VEINS 240 ccccteicrtce ered ieee RR 75 Using command line TINS aoa Gal Saas ache eani diaa 76 Generaing a debug AA AA 79 Chapter 7 Administering user groups and user accounts 81 Greating User AU ca ak Bka N ARAB AA KAG DAG dak Ghee dsaaedarewobieda 81 na ea a AA AA 82 Renaming a user AA 83 Creating user GOONS naasa kak kia KG ara n KANA Sakic aed nd a 84 FOGG a user BOCHUM oc dn RUWAG SAS Ae te dk KANINA KE DEER AAR a OE A KEYK 84 Renaming a user aCCoUN 21510 oic 4d aa PANDA PAKA ett ee KA seas sean weRar oe 84 Setting user account properties 85 Setting
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44. igure 22 shows an example of renaming a user group to Level 2 Figure 22 Renamed user group To rename the listed item enter the new name in the entry field below An item s name may contain any characters you wish New item name Level 2 _ Rename references to this item fal Group Cancel Help 4 Click OK Installing and Administering Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 84 Chapter 7 Administering user groups and user accounts Creating user accounts To create a user account in Quick2Config you need to do the following Add the user account to the Quick2Config database Rename the user account Set the account properties for example password and e mail address Bb WO N Set the account permissions Fach of these procedures is described in the following sections Adding a user account To add a new user to a user group In the navigation pane select the user group to which you want to add a user In the context sensitive pane click the Palette tab In the Palette tab double click User Bb WO N a If you did not expand the user group item before expand it now In the navigation pane you see a new user named User See the next section for information about how to rename a user account and see Setting user account properties on page 85 for information about setting the properties on a user account Renaming a user account Quick2Config assigns the name
45. inistering Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 40 Chapter 3 Installing Quick2Config on UNIX systems 6 Click Next The Software License Agreement dialog box opens 7 Read the license agreement and then do one of the following If you agree with the terms of the license click Yes and then click Next The Important Information dialog box opens e If you do not agree with the terms click No to exit the installation program 8 Read the information in the Important Information dialog box and then click Next The Choose Install Folder dialog box opens Figure 8 Figure 8 Choose Install Folder dialog box D Optivity Quick2Config lo Choose Install Folder Where would you like to install foptoptivity Quick2Config Restore Default Location Choose Exit Previous Next 9 Specify a location for the Quick2Config files You can install the Quick2Config files in any directory on a local disk The default directory is opt optivity Quick2Config 207809 B Chapter 3 Installing Quick2Config on UNIX systems 41 If you are using Quick2Config with a third party Web server instead of the integrated Web server you must create a soft link to the Quick2Config installation directory For example create a Quick2Config directory in the Web server directory structure and link that directory to the Quick2Config installation directory Caution Do not install the Quick2Config software directly into the Web server s docum
46. les 73 directories installation 16 disk space requirements 23 E event log specifying information types 75 viewing 75 G groups renaming 83 H host name 53 57 installation directory conventions 16 Quick2Config client UNIX default 56 Windows default 52 Quick2Config server UNIX default 40 Windows default 30 installation program Quick2Config server described 27 Installing and Administering Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 96 Index running 28 Quick2Config standalone client described 49 running 50 verifying 53 57 InstallDir defined 16 L Login dialog box 35 45 64 main window 65 memory requirements 24 messages filtering 76 O options command line 76 P passwords assigning 63 confirming 66 86 resetting 93 valid characters in 63 permissions setting on user accounts 86 platform configurations Quick2Config server 21 Quick2Config standalone client 22 Quick2Config Web client 22 platforms supported 20 ports Quick2Config server 53 57 SYSLOG 71 TFTP server 68 Web server 68 preinstallation checklist 20 product support 17 properties Administrator account 66 86 SYSLOG server 72 TFTP server 69 user accounts 85 Web server 67 publications related 17 Q Quick2Config standalone client 19 Web client 19 Quick2Config Administrator defined 15 Quick2Config client about 19 Quick2Config Login dialog box 35 45 64 Quick2Config main window 65 Quick2Config program g
47. lone Client Introduction dialog box 55 Figure 14 Choose Install Folder dialog bOX 56 Figure 15 Optivity Quick2Config Login dialog box 64 Figure 16 Optivity Quick2Config main window eee eee eee 65 Figure 17 Properties tab Basic tab for Administrator account 65 Figure 18 Properties tab Basic tab for Web server 67 Figure 19 Properties tab Basic tab for TFTP server 69 Figure 20 Properties tab Basic tab for SYSLOG server 72 Figure 21 Expanded User Groups item 00 cee sasa 82 Figure 22 Renamed user group ssm eee eee eee ee 83 Figure 23 User accouni Basic properties sama ka AGA es dees ene eeanew ds 85 Figure 24 Permissions TaD 2a paaa tear edeerene ee de ace daes Ma daw ew NG 87 Figure 25 PONG tab ci odes LA LAB sairis da HAT ate oe ea eden ae 89 Installing and Administering Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 12 Figures 207809 B Tables 13 Tables Table 1 Preinstallation checklist sssi aaa aa KB aia doa alate ok Baa LAKAD 20 Table 2 Supported platform configurations Quick2Config server 21 Table 3 Supported platform configurations Quick2Config standalone client 22 Table 4 Supported platform configurations Quick2Config Web client 22 Table 5 Minimum disk space requirements 23 Table 6 Other s
48. lt access permissions Table 11 Default access permissions Access group Privilege Owner Administrator Read Write Group Administrators Read Everyone Read Write 207809 B Chapter 7 Administering user groups and user accounts 87 You should change the permissions on new user accounts so that users can change their own passwords Changing the account owner To change the owner of a user account 1 In the navigation pane click the user 2 Inthe context sensitive pane click the Permissions tab If the Permissions tab is not available choose View gt Context Pane gt Permissions The Permissions tab opens Figure 25 Figure 24 Permissions Tab Palette Properties Permissions Apply settings to sub items Permissions Read Write Owner Administrator m Groups Group List M C Everyone Iv v 3 Click the scroll arrow in the Owner box 4 Choose the new owner for the account Note Because user accounts do not have subitems you can disregard the Apply settings to subitems check box on the Permissions tab Installing and Administering Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 88 Chapter 7 Administering user groups and user accounts Assigning a user account to user groups Although you must create a new user account within a user group Quick2Config does not automatically assign the new user account to the specified user group Rather you must use the Permis
49. lt optionl option2 gt where optioni option2 are the options listed in Table 10 To use command line options on UNIX systems you can do one of the following e Edit the server startup script usr NETconfigurator server bin server sh e Specify the options when you issue the server command on the command line 207809 B Chapter 6 Administering the Quick2Config server 79 Generating a debug report Quick2Config includes a Debug Wizard which you can use to write bug reports You can send these bug reports to Nortel Networks support engineers To generate a debug report on Windows systems 1 Ata command line prompt navigate to the Quick2Config installation directory 2 Type the following command server debug report The Debug Package Wizard opens Complete the information as requested by the Debug Wizard E mail the resulting file to the person who requested the debug report To generate a debug report on UNIX systems 1 Ata command line prompt navigate to the Quick2Config installation directory 2 Type the following command sh server sh debug report The Debug Package Wizard opens Complete the information as requested by the Debug Wizard E mail the resulting file to the person who requested the debug report Installing and Administering Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 80 Chapter 6 Administering the Quick2Config server 207809 B 81 Chapter 7 Administering user groups and user accounts As t
50. m Intel Pentium Pentium Pro or Pentium Il 300MHZ or faster Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4 0 Server or Workstation and Service Pack 5 RS 6000 amp Power PC AIX 4 2 4 3 or 4 3 2 AIX Java Developer Kit JDK 1 1 8 or the Java Runtime Environment JRE 700 series HP UX 10 2 or 11 00 HP UX JDK 1 1 8 or the Java Runtime Environment JRE 800 series HP UX 10 2 or 11 00 HP UX JDK 1 1 8 JRE Sun SPARCstation 20 UltraSPARCstation Solaris 2 5 1 2 6 or 2 7 Installing and Administering Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 22 Chapter 1 Preparing to install the Quick2Config software Table 3 Supported platform configurations Quick2Config standalone client Hardware platform Operating system Window Network management p p 9 Sy environment platform optional Intel Pentium Pentium Pro Windows 95 N A HP Openview 5 x or 6 x or Pentium II Windows 98 Windows NT 4 0 Windows 2000 Tivoli TME 10 NetView 5 0x RS 6000 amp Power PC AIX 4 2 4 3 or 4 3 2 AIX Java Developer Kit JDK 1 1 8 AIX Motif or Common Desktop Environment CDE NetView 4 1 or Tivoli TME 10 Netview 5 0x 700 series HP UX 10 2 or 11 0 CDE HP Openview 5 x or 6 x HP UX JDK 1 1 8 800 series HP UX 10 2 or 11 0 CDE HP Openview 5 x or 6 x HP UX JDK 1 1 8 Sun SPARCstations 10 or 20 Solaris 2 5 1 2 6 or CDE Solstice Domain Manager UltraSPARCstations 2 7
51. nformation you have specified in the Server Setup folder In addition removing the admin directory causes the ownership of all objects in the Quick2Config database to be changed to Administrator Start the Quick2Config server and client Verify that the User ID field in the Login dialog box reads Administrator and that the Password field is empty 5 Change the password for the Administrator account See Assigning the Administrator password on page 63 6 If necessary add user groups and user accounts reset Web server and TFTP server ports and change the ownership of database items Installing and Administering Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 94 Appendix B Resetting the Administrator password 207809 B 95 Index A access permissions default 86 recommended 91 Administrator account access permissions 91 overview 63 password assigning 63 resetting 93 properties 66 86 Administrator password assigning 63 Administrator Quick2Config defined 15 C checklist preinstallation 20 client Quick2Config standalone 19 Quick2Config Web 19 ClientInstallDir defined 16 command line options 76 configuration files setting up for tutorial 73 configurations supported Quick2Config server 21 Quick2Config standalone client 22 Quick2Config Web client 22 conventions text 16 customer support 17 D debug reports on UNIX systems 79 on Windows systems 79 Debug wizard 79 demonstration fi
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53. ollowing command cd lt InstallDir gt uninstall where InstallDir is the directory where you installed Quick2Config The default installation directory is opt optivity Quick2Config 207809 B Chapter 3 Installing Quick2Config on UNIX systems 47 3 Type the following command uninstall The Uninstaller dialog box opens 4 Click Uninstall The uninstall program removes the Quick2Config server files from your system The uninstall program does not remove the Quick2Config database directory lt nstallDir gt database You might want to back up this directory so that it will be available when you reinstall Quick2Config Installing and Administering Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 48 Chapter 3 Installing Quick2Config on UNIX systems 207809 B 49 Chapter 4 Installing the Quick2Config standalone client This chapter describes how to install and uninstall the Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 standalone client software on Windows systems and on UNIX systems Information in this chapter is organized as follows e Installing the standalone client software on a Windows system next e Installing the standalone client software on UNIX systems on page 54 e Removing the Quick2Config standalone client software on page 58 You do not need to install the client software on client computers because client computers can start a Quick2Config session through a Web browser However if the connection between the client c
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55. omputer and the server computer is slow for example a 28 8 Kb s dial up connection you might want to install the Quick2Config standalone client software Otherwise Quick2Config users must wait for the client software to be downloaded to the client computer each time they start a Quick2Config session Installing the standalone client software on a Windows system The installation program for the Quick2Config standalone client does the following e Creates an installation folder if one does not already exist The default installation folder is C Program Files Optivity Quick2Config StandaloneClient e Creates an uninstall program for the Quick2Config client software Installing and Administering Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 50 Chapter 4 Installing the Quick2Config standalone client e Creates a Quick2Config program group if one does not exist and adds an icon for starting a Quick2Config client session Running the installation program The installation program for the Quick2Config standalone client displays a series of dialog boxes that guide you through the installation process When you have completed a dialog box click Next to continue with the installation You can click a window s Previous button to move back through the dialog boxes in order to review or change a setting You can also click Exit at any time to end the installation program without installing the Quick2Config software To install the Quick2Config standalone
56. on a computer running a third party Web server on page 33 Starting the server on a computer without a third party Web server To start the Quick2Config server on a computer without a third party Web server m From the Windows Start menu choose Programs gt Quick2Config 2 2 gt Server The server takes a few moments to perform its startup procedures and then the Starting Server window opens This window displays the progress of the Quick2Config server s startup process Figure 4 Figure 4 Starting Server progress window B Starting Ser BIE TFTP Server tftpd E The Optivity Quick2Config Server window also opens This window displays information about Quick2Config s services and drivers as they are loaded 207809 B Chapter 2 Installing Quick2Config on Windows systems 33 Figure 5 shows an example of the Optivity Quick2Config Server window The message Optivity Quick2Config Server Ready indicates that the Quick2Config server has been installed correctly and that clients can connect to it Figure 5 Optivity Quick2Config Server window Server ready Optivity Quick2Config Server port 7000 olx Fie Log Help 12 Apr 00 10 36 13 AM TFTP Server tftpd 12 Apr 00 10 36 13 AM Syslog Service syslogd 12 Apr 00 10 36 13 AM Syslog daemon started logging to cAprogram filesioptivitiquick2configiis 12 Apr 00 10 36 13 AM Driver Service 12 Apr 00 10 36 14 AM ImportExport Service 12 Apr 00 10 36 1
57. on page 36 What the installation program does The installation program for Quick2Config installs the standalone and the Web versions of the client software as well as the Quick2Config server In addition the installation program does the following e Creates an installation folder if one does not already exist The default installation folder is C Program Files Optivity Quick2Config e Creates an uninstall program for the Quick2Config software e Creates a Quick2Config program group with icons for starting the Quick2Config server and starting the Quick2Config standalone client Installing and Administering Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 28 Chapter 2 Installing Quick2Config on Windows systems Running the Quick2Config server installation program The Quick2Config server installation program displays a series of dialog boxes that guide you through the installation When you have completed a dialog box click Next to continue with the installation You can click a window s Previous button to move back through the dialog boxes in order to review or change a setting You can also click Exit at any time to exit the installation program without installing the Quick2Config software To install the Quick2Config server software on a Windows system Log on to a Windows system Close any Windows programs that are running Insert the Quick2Config CD into the CD ROM drive From the Windows Start menu choose Run a Ff WO N In the Run
58. or the sections you need and print them on most standard printers Go to the Adobe Systems Web address at www adobe com to download a free copy of Acrobat Reader You can purchase selected documentation sets CDs and technical publications though the Internet at the www 1 fatbrain com documentation nortel Web address How to get help If you purchased a service contract for your Nortel Networks product from a distributor or authorized reseller contact the technical support staff for that distributor or reseller for assistance Installing and Administering Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 18 Preface If you purchased a Nortel Networks service program contact one of the following Nortel Networks Technical Solutions Centers Technical Solutions Center Telephone EMEA 33 4 92 966 968 800 2LANWAN or 800 252 6926 Asia Pacific 61 2 9927 8800 China 800 810 5000 North America An Express Routing Code ERC is available for many Nortel Networks products and services When you use an ERC your call is routed to a technical support person who specializes in supporting that product or service To locate an ERC for your product or service go to the www12 nortelnetworks com URL and click ERC at the bottom of the page 207809 B 19 Chapter 1 Preparing to install the Quick2Config software This chapter describes important information about preparing your system prior to installing th
59. ould you like to create application icons shortcuts In a new program group Quick2Config 2 2 In an existing program group 3Com NIC Utilities 7 C Inthe Start Menu C Onthe Desktop C Other Choose C Dont create shortcut icons Exit Previous il 11 Specify the folder where you want to copy the Quick2Config program icons By default the installation program copies the program icons into a folder called Quick2Config 2 2 12 Click Install The installation program copies the files from the CD and after a few moments the Install Complete dialog box opens 13 Click Done This completes the installation process Now you can verify the installation Installing and Administering Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 32 Chapter 2 Installing Quick2Config on Windows systems Verifying the server installation To verify that the Quick2Config server software has been installed correctly do the following e Start the Quick2Config server next e Start a Quick2Config client session page 34 Starting the Quick2Config server The way you start the Quick2Config server for the first time depends on whether a third party Web server is running on the computer where you installed the Quick2Config server If a third party Web server is not running go to Starting the server on a computer without a third party Web server next If a third party Web server is running go to Starting the server
60. oup icon in the Palette Drag the Group icon from the Palette to the User Groups icon in the hierarchy Click the Group icon in the Palette then click the Paste button Note Although you can choose the method you are most comfortable using for future tasks the majority of the procedures discussed in this guide use the double click method 5 If you did not expand the User Groups item before expand it now In the navigation pane you see a new user group named Group See Figure 21 See the next section for information about how to rename a user group Figure 21 Expanded User Groups item EP Administrator rtp kstudwel Palette Properties Wizards URLs ce Server Setup H E Email Notification T SYSLOG Daemon By TFTP Server SHET ser Groups gm Group a fal Administrators 207809 B Chapter 7 Administering user groups and user accounts 83 Renaming a user group Quick2Config assigns the name Group to each new user group that you create You will probably want to rename groups to reflect the nature of the group For example if you have two levels of network engineers you might want to create two groups and call one Level 1 and the other Level 2 To rename a user group 1 In the navigation pane right click the user group item that you want to rename 2 From the pop up menu choose Rename The Rename dialog box opens 3 In the Rename dialog box type a name for the group F
61. pboot See Editing the server startup script to use a different TFTP directory on page 70 Installing and Administering Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 70 Chapter 5 Setting up Quick2Config Determining whether a TFTP server is running On UNIX systems you can determine whether your system is currently running a TFTP server and its directory location as follows Open a command window Open the etc inetd conf file Look for a line that starts with t ftp or t ftp similar to the following tftp dgram udp wait root usr bin tftpd tftphome If the line starts with the comment symbol the TFTP server is not running Note the last item on the line this is typically the TFTP server directory In the example the TFTP server directory is tftphome This is the directory that you must specify in the TFTP Basic Properties tab Alternatively you can edit the Quick2Config startup script next Editing the server startup script to use a different TFTP directory If the TFTP directory you are using is not tftpboot regardless of the TFTP server you are using edit the Quick2Config startup script as follows a Q N Open a command window Log in as root Start an editing session Open the usr Quick2Config server bin server sh file Navigate to the line that begins as follows java jre bin jre NO_JIT Locate the command line option tftpdir tftpboot Edit the directory name Save the file 207809 B Chapte
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63. r 5 Setting up Quick2Config 71 Configuring the SYSLOG server The Quick2Config server includes a SYSLOG server which records messages sent from devices within the network The SYSLOG server starts on port 514 when you start the Quick2Config server However if another SYSLOG server is already running on your system the Quick2Config SYSLOG server does not start and you cannot view the contents of the SYSLOG file from within the Quick2Config environment If you want to view SYSLOG messages from within the Quick2Config environment you must edit the current SYSLOG server s syslog conf file On UNIX systems the syslog conf file is located in the etc directory On Windows systems refer to the SYSLOG server documentation to detemine the location of the syslog conf file Nortel Networks recommends that you edit the syslog conf file only if you understand SYSLOG server functions and if you know the facility and level or priority of the SYSLOG messages sent from the network devices After you have determined the facility and level values edit the syslog conf file and direct only those facility level values that you want to view within Quick2Config to fusr Quick2Config server bin syslog txt To view the contents of the usr Quick2Config server bin syslog txt file m Choose View gt Syslog To disable or enable the SYSLOG server Start a Quick2Config client session Log in as Administrator In the navigation pane choose Server Setup gt
64. r to run in command mode 207809 B Chapter 6 Administering the Quick2Config server 77 Table 10 Server command line options continued Option Description console database path debug_report docroot path forcetftpdir path h help httpd on off httpport portnumber interpret script logfile filename logging 0 1 2 3 4 port portnumber proxy portnumber registry path shell stop Displays the log console when the server starts By default the console is displayed Specifies the root location of the Quick2Config database Windows default lt nstal Dir gt Quick2Config UNIX default usr Quick2Config server bin Starts the Quick2Config Debug wizard Specifies the document root for the Web server Necessary only if you are using a third party Web server Specifies the path to the TFTP directory Displays the help information for the Quick2Config server options Specifies whether the integrated Web server should be enabled on startup Default on Specifies the TCP port to use for Web traffic Valid if the integrated Web server is enabled that is httpd on Default 80 Causes the server to run the specified script file The server subsequently exits Specifies the name of the log file to which log data is written The name can be an absolute or relative file name Default srvlog txt Controls the amount of log information that is displayed A value of 0
65. rectly The Optivity Quick2Config Login dialog box displays the following information The host name which is the name of the computer that is running the Quick2Config server Type the host name or the IP address of the system that is running the Quick2Config server The default port for the Quick2Config server which is 7000 The Previous Servers list which contains the host names and ports of Quick2Config servers that the client computer has accessed The dialog box displays the host name and port number of the server that was last accessed by this client computer Because this is the first time that you have started a session the list contains one entry the name of the server where you installed the server and port 7000 You are now ready to log in to the Quick2Config server If you did not complete the setup tasks after you installed the server you should complete them now See Chapter 5 Setting up Quick2Config on page 61 Installing and Administering Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 58 Chapter 4 Installing the Quick2Config standalone client Removing the Quick2Config standalone client software When you install the Quick2Config standalone client software the installation program creates an uninstall program which you can use to remove the Quick2Config files from your system Removing the Quick2Config standalone client from Windows systems To remove the Quick2Config standalone client from a Windows system 1 F
66. rom the Windows Start menu choose Settings gt Control Panel gt Add Remove Programs The Add Remove Programs Properties dialog box opens Select Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 Standalone Client Click Add Remove The Uninstaller dialog box opens Click Uninstall The uninstall program removes the Quick2Config client files from your system Removing the Quick2Config standalone client from UNIX systems When you install the Quick2Config server software the installation program creates an uninstall program which you can use to remove the Quick2Config files from your system To run the uninstall program 1 2 Log in as root Navigate to the location of the uninstall script by typing the following command cd lt ClientInstallDir gt uninstall 207809 B Chapter 4 Installing the Quick2Config standalone client 59 where ClientInstallDiris the directory where you installed the Quick2Config client The default installation directory is opt optivity ncs Quick2Config StandaloneClient Type the following command uninstall The Uninstaller dialog box opens Click Uninstall The uninstall program removes the Quick2Config client files from your system Installing and Administering Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 60 Chapter 4 Installing the Quick2Config standalone client 207809 B 61 Chapter 5 Setting up Quick2Config This chapter describes the tasks that you need to perform after you have installed the
67. roup 50 Quick2Config server configurations supported 21 configuring SYSLOG 71 console window 42 46 default port 53 57 events 75 installing on UNIX systems 38 Windows systems 27 removing from UNIX systems 46 Windows systems 36 setup tasks 62 starting on UNIX systems local console 42 UNIX systems remote console 43 Windows system with multiple Web servers 33 Windows systems 32 startup script 69 70 X Windows 42 46 Quick2Config server events viewing 75 Quick2Config standalone client configurations supported 22 copying files 207809 B UNIX systems 73 Windows systems 72 installation verifying 53 57 installing on UNIX systems 54 Windows systems 49 removing from UNIX systems 58 Windows systems 58 starting on UNIX systems 44 Windows systems 34 Quick2Config tutorial setting up files 73 Quick2Configr program group 27 R related publications 17 requirements disk space 23 memory 24 S server command line options 76 server information types 75 setup tasks 62 support Nortel Networks 17 supported platforms 20 SYSLOG server configuring 71 port 71 properties 72 T technical support 17 text conventions 16 TFTP server properties 69 tutorial setting up files for 73 Index 97 U user accounts access permissions 91 actual name property 86 adding 84 changing owner of 87 89 e mail address property 86 password 86 renaming 84 setting properties 85 user groups adding 82 ren
68. roups and user accounts 3 Complete the fields in the Basic tab as follows e Inthe User Name field type the user s login name In the Actual Name field type the user s name e In the Email Address field type the user s e mail address e In the Password field type a password As you type asterisks represent the characters you do not see the password 4 Press Enter or Tab Quick2Config pads the password field with additional asterisks and displays the Confirm Password dialog box 5 Inthe Confirm Password field type the password Remember passwords can be any combination of characters including spaces Passwords are case sensitive Setting access permissions on user accounts Fach item in the Quick2Config database has a set of access permissions associated with it Access permissions are based on the assignment of two characteristics access group and privilege The access groups which establish groupings of users are owner group and everyone By default the owner of an item is the user who adds the item to the hierarchy The group for an item is the user group or groups that have been given access to the item The owner of the item grants access to user groups Everyone includes the entire set of Quick2Config users When you add a new user account to the Quick2Config database you become the owner of the user account and Quick2Config assigns the default access permissions to the item Table 11 lists the defau
69. rtnumber gt Installing and Administering Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 34 Chapter 2 Installing Quick2Config on Windows systems where portnumber is a number other than the port on which the third party Web server is running If you plan to use a third party Web server with Quick2Config you can start the Quick2Config server as follows m From the Windows Start menu choose Programs gt Quick2Config 2 2 gt Server The Quick2Config server takes a few seconds to perform its startup procedures The Starting Server window opens and displays the progress of the Quick2Config server s startup process See Figure 4 on page 32 The Optivity Quick2Config Server window also opens See Figure 5 on page 33 This window displays information about Quick2Config s services and device drivers as they are loaded The message Optivity Quick2Config Server Ready indicates that Quick2Config has been installed correctly Next you must start a client session so that you can configure the integrated Web server page 66 Note If the Optivity Quick2Config Server window displays messages about SYSLOG and TFTP conflicts you can start the Quick2Config server with command line options that disable the SYSLOG and TFTP daemons See Using command line options on page 76 Starting a Quick2Config client session Although you can start a client session from a Web browser for purposes of verifying the installation use the following pro
70. s Nortel Networks recommends that you implement these access permissions however the requirements of your organization might necessitate that you establish a different set of access permissions Table 12 Recommended access permissions Item Owner Owner Group Everyone Server Setup Admin rw r r User Groups Admin rw r r Administrators User Group Admin rw r none Administrator User Account Admin rw r none New Groups Admin rw r r New User Accounts User rw r r Installing and Administering Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 92 Appendix A Recommended access permissions 207809 B 93 Appendix B Resetting the Administrator password Quick2Config does not provide an automated mechanism for resetting the password on the Administrator account however if you forget the password on the Administrator account you can use the following procedure to reset it This procedure maintains device configuration information in the Quick2Config database however it removes all the Quick2Config server setup information for example Web server port user groups and user account information To reset the Administrator password 1 Asa precaution make a copy of the Quick2Config database directory and its subdirectories 2 Delete the NETconfigurator database admin directory Note Deleting the NETconfigurator database admin directory removes all user group and user account information as well as other i
71. s menu paths Example From the Windows Start menu choose Programs 5 Quick2Config 5 Server Installation directory This guide uses the variable lt nstallDir gt to indicate the directory that you specify as the destination directory for the Quick2Config server software Similarly this guide uses the variable lt ClientInstallDir gt to indicate the directory that you specify as the destination directory for the Quick2Config standalone client software 207809 B Preface 17 Screen illustrations The screen illustrations in this guide show the Java Metal look and feel option You can change the look and feel of the Quick2Config window with the View gt Preferences menu command For more information see Using the Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 Client Software Related publications For more information about using Quick2Config refer to Using the Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 Client Software part number 207810 B Intended for Quick2Config users this guide describes how to use the Quick2Config client software to configure and maintain internetworks You can print selected technical manuals and release notes free directly from the Internet Go to the support baynetworks com library tpubs Web address Find the product for which you need documentation Then locate the specific category and model or version for your hardware or software product Use Adobe Acrobat Reader to open the manuals and release notes search f
72. sions tab to assign the user to the user group To assign a user to one or more user Groups 1 In the navigation pane right click the user account that you want to assign to a group 2 In the context sensitive pane click the Permissions tab If the Permissions tab is not available choose View gt Context Pane gt Permissions Click the Group List arrow to display a list of user groups Select one or more groups from the group list Select or clear the Read and Write check boxes for the group 207809 B Chapter 7 Administering user groups and user accounts 89 To change the owner of a user account 1 In the navigation pane click the user 2 In the context sensitive pane click the Permissions tab If the Permissions tab is not available choose View gt Context Pane and select Permissions The Permissions tab opens Figure 25 Figure 25 Permissions tab Palette Properties Permissions Apply settings to sub items Permissions Read Write Owner Administrator z M E Groups Group List zj M p Everyone M Ww 3 Click the arrow in the Owner box to see a list of possible owners 4 Choose the new owner for the account Installing and Administering Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 90 Chapter 7 Administering user groups and user accounts 207809 B 91 Appendix A Recommended access permissions Table 12 shows the recommended permissions to restrict access to administrator account
73. sytem configuration 12 Apr 00 10 36 17 AM Optivity Quick2Config Server Ready Starting the server from a remote console To start the server from a remote console 1 Open a command window and type the following command xhost lt servername gt where servername is the name or the IP address of the system on which the Quick2Config server is installed 2 Telnet or rlogin to the system where the Quick2Config server is installed Installing and Administering Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 44 Chapter 3 Installing Quick2Config on UNIX systems 3 Set the display environment variable If you are running the UNIX shell sh or the Korn shell ksh type the following commands DISPLAY localsystem 0 0 export DISPLAY where localsystem 0 0 is the local display If you are running the C shell csh type the following commands setenv DISPLAY localsystem 0 0 export DISPLAY where localsystem 0 0 is the local display Navigate to the location of the Quick2Config program files by typing the following command cd usr Quick2Config server bin Type the following command server sh The Optivity Quick2Config Server window opens This window displays information about the Quick2Config services and device drivers as they are loaded and started The message Optivity Quick2Config Server Ready indicates that Quick2Config has been installed correctly and that clients can connect to the server See Figure 9 on page 43
74. ted the Quick2Config server you can create the directory lt J nstallDir gt database tftp manually Copying the configuration files on a UNIX system To copy the configuration files on a UNIX system 1 Open a command window 2 Change to the location of the Quick2Config configuration files by typing the following command cd usr Quick2Config server bin demodata 3 Copy the files to the TFTP directory For example if the TFTP directory is tftpboot type the following command cp tftpboot 207809 B 75 Chapter 6 Administering the Quick2Config server This chapter identifies key administrative tasks and provides recommendations for setting up user accounts access permissions and notifications Information in this chapter is organized as follows e Viewing server events next e Using command line options on page 76 e Generating a debug report on page 79 Viewing server events The Quick2Config server records messages about its operation in an event log file You can view the Quick2Config server s event log and you can also specify the type of information that you want to view To view the Quick2Config server event log m Open the Optivity Quick2Config Server window Table 9 lists the type of information that you can choose to display in the Optivity Quick2Config Server window Table 9 Server information types for the event log Types Description None No messages appear
75. tftp UNIX tftpboot If a TFTP server is running when you start the Quick2Config server the integrated TFTP server is disabled To use the TFTP server that is already running you need to specify its location To specify the directory location of the TFTP server 1 Start a Quick2Config client session 2 Login as Administrator 3 Inthe navigation pane choose Server Setup gt TFTP Server 207809 B Chapter 5 Setting up Quick2Config 69 4 In the context sensitive pane click the Properties tab The Basic tab displays the properties for the TFTP server Figure 19 Figure 19 Properties tab Basic tab for TFTP server Palette Properties Basic Property Value TFTP Server _ Enabled Directory atabaseitfip d 9 A Port 6 Overwrite vi Enabled 5 In the Directory field type the directory location of the running TFTP server 6 Make sure that the port is 69 Note Most devices that support TFTP require that the TFTP port be set to 69 therefore Nortel Networks recommends that you do not change the port number for the TFTP server On Windows systems the Quick2Config server saves the TFTP directory location information However on UNIX systems this information is reset as specified in the Quick2Config server startup script each time you start the Quick2Config server You should edit this script if the directory location of the TFTP server is other than the default tft
76. the Quick2Config server on page 32 If you are running the server on a UNIX system see Starting the Quick2Config server on page 42 2 Start a Quick2Config client session e To start the client on a Windows system From the Windows start menu choose Programs gt Quick2Config 2 2 gt Standalone Client e To start the client on a UNIX system In a command window type the following command usr Quick2Config client bin client sh After a few moments the Optivity Quick2Config Login dialog box opens Figure 15 Installing and Administering Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 64 Chapter 5 Setting up Quick2Config Figure 15 Optivity Quick2Config Login dialog box Optivity Quick2Config Login Ea Welcome to Optivity Quick2Config Enter or verify the information below then press the OK button to log in ng A UseriD Administrator o ptivity Password Quick2Config Host rtp kerry gt Port 7000 NON Pemanas anna D Kerry PATAY How the world a ma shares ideas ww J Login information 3 Verify that the User ID field reads Administrator and that the Password field is empty 4 Click OK After several seconds the Optivity Quick2Config main window opens Figure 16 207809 B Chapter 5 Setting up Quick2Config 65 Figure 16 Optivity Quick2Config main window Optivity Quick2Config Jof x Menu Bar Fil
77. tion checklist Review the preinstallation checklist in Table 1 and perform all listed tasks before installing Optivity Quick2Config Table 1 Preinstallation checklist Completed Task Verify supported platforms page 20 Note that on AIX and HP UX systems you must install the Java Virtual Machine JVM before you install Quick2Config Determine whether a Web server is running on the server system page 23 Verify disk space requirements page 23 Verify memory display and client system requirements page 24 Verifying supported platforms The following tables list the platform requirements for running the Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 software Table 2 is a matrix of the hardware and operating systems that are supported by the Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 server software Table 3 is a matrix of the hardware operating systems window environments and optional network management platforms that are supported by the Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 standalone client software e Table 4 is a matrix of the hardware operating systems and Web browsers that are supported by the Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 Web client software 207809 B Chapter 1 Preparing to install the Quick2Config software 21 Verify that your system configuration matches one of the configurations listed in the following tables Table 2 Supported platform configurations Quick2Config server Hardware platform Operating syste
78. ty Quick2Config documentation set is located on the documentation CD that is included in the Optivity Quick2Config package Before you begin This guide is intended for the network administrator who is responsible for administering the Quick2Config server Within the Quick2Config environment this person is called the Quick2Config administrator Although you do not need prior knowledge of the Quick2Config software you should have Working knowledge of the Windows operating system or UNIX windowing systems and graphical user interfaces GUIs e Familiarity with basic networking terminology theories and practices Installing and Administering Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 16 Preface Text conventions This guide uses the following text conventions angle brackets lt gt Indicate that you choose the text to enter based on the description inside the brackets Do not type the brackets when entering the command Example lt InstallDir gt bold Courier text Indicates command names and options and text that you need to enter Example Use the dinfo command Example Enter show ip alerts routes italic text Indicates book titles and variables in command syntax descriptions Examples Using the Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 Client Software bold text Used for emphasis plain Courier Indicates command syntax and system output for text example prompts and system messages Example Set Trap Monitor Filters separator 5 Show
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80. ystem requirements 00 e cece eee 24 Table 7 bE cog ic Cae nr Se APA eae ERA EBA 62 Table 8 Default location of TFTP server directory 68 Table 9 Server information types for the event log 75 Table 10 Server command line options sasa 76 Table 11 Default access permissions 2 00 e eee eee 86 Table 12 Recommended access permissions eee eeee 91 Installing and Administering Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 14 Tables 207809 B 15 Preface Welcome to Installing and Administering Optivity Quick2 Config 2 2 The Optivity Quick2Config application offers a solution for one of the most problematic areas of networking configuration management By taking advantage of the unique capabilities of the Java programming language Quick2Config provides comprehensive platform independent management capabilities that revolutionize the approach to configuring networks The powerful structure of Quick2Config enables network administrators to adopt top down network level configuration strategies thus preventing the conflicts that can result from traditional bottom up device level configuration This guide is part of the Optivity Quick2Config documentation set and describes how to install the Quick2Config server and the Quick2Config standalone client software This guide also describes how to administer the Quick2Config server Note The complete Optivi

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