Cisco Videoscape Distribution Suite
Transparent Caching Analytics Software
Installation Guide
Release 2.0.32
September 2013
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CONTENTS
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Overview
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Cisco VDS TC Analytics Architecture
Network Connectivity i-vi
Software Architecture i-vii
Terminology
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Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request
CHAPTER
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VDS TC Analytics Hardware
Installation Workflow
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Installation Procedure 1-2
Configuring CIMC Access 1-2
Configuring the Internal System Disks 1-4
Deploying the VDS TC Analytics Image 1-14
Map the Image from the Virtual Media Tab
Deploy the Image 1-15
Creating the Disk-on-Key 1-18
Installing the Software 1-19
Installing the License 1-22
Configuring the Monitored Systems 1-23
Adding Zones 1-24
Adding POPs 1-25
Adding Systems 1-25
Listeners 1-27
CHAPTER
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Administration Procedures
Configuring the Server
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Upgrading the Software of a Running System
Updating the License of a Running System
Adding Users
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Configuring the Monitored Platforms of a Running System
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Cisco Videoscape Distribution Suite (VDS) Transparent Caching (TC) Analytics provides visibility into
network performance, subscriber trends, and cache content. This business intelligence engine leverages
industry leading technology for the monitoring, reporting, and analysis of key performance indicators
(KPIs) with unique insight from the Cisco VDS TC cache engines.
The core of the Cisco VDS TC Analytics solution consists of KPIs and a Cache Detail Record (CDR)
database, which the VDS TC Analytics server uses to collect and store information from the Cisco VDS
TC cache engines. Cisco VDS TC systems on the network are connected to the foundation over the ISP
management network. Details from these cache engines are aggregated and analyzed to enable a
network-wide view of traffic, as it is delivered from the perspective of the VDS TC cache engines.
Administrators access this information through a central Cisco VDS TC Analytics server by viewing
dashboards and pre-defined reports, and can perform on-demand analysis of the network.
Analysis is delivered for all levels of the organization in a variety of displays. Different report packages
are available for various levels of the organization:
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Network engineers obtain the details required for managing and expanding their networks.
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The finance department can gain visibility into savings and growth planning.
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Executives can draw summaries based on media trends and subscriber patterns
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The marketing team can acquire insight necessary to develop new products and services.
Information is presented as webpage dashboards, which provide quick access to information, or in PDF
and HTML formats.
This preface describes terminology that is used in the Cisco VDS TC Analytics Software. This preface
contains:
•
Overview
•
Cisco VDS TC Analytics Architecture
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Terminology
•
Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request
Overview
The VDS TC Analytics data collection engine and data intelligence system produces custom reports
about the media that flows through the entire pipeline. These reports are designed to provide analytical
answers to key business questions, such as:
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Content type distribution
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The percentage of users driving bandwidth growth
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New and potential services
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P2P class of service
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The popularity of users by protocols or services
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Individual system output
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Cache consumption
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IP addresses of the highest volume users
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Services that are consumed by the highest volume users
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Number of requests
•
Overall load balance
VDS TC Analytics translates the data that is generated by VDS TC cache engines and displays it in
charts and data tables designated according to specific Cisco VDS TC Analytics user groups, such as
network engineers and operators, marketing personnel, and executives.
For each organizational user group, VDS TC Analytics presents pertinent information in predefined sets
of displays. The At a Glance dashboard is the summary page that opens for each of the user groups,
delivering an immediate overview at patterns and trends. At a Glance reports present the daily summaries
for the time frame you select, according to daily average values, breaking down the information by
services and protocols. Plotted comparisons of information visually convey the behavior of traffic, as it
is served from the VDS TC cache engine (cache traffic) and from the world (clear traffic). You can easily
list all charted data in numerical values to enhance your insight.
From this personalized dashboard look, you can drill down for more detailed analysis available through
the Data Mining dashboard. The Data Mining reports offer advanced filtering capabilities, according to
five minute polling, for the comparison of KPIs across services and protocols over any time frame.
Aggregate views for the entire network can be compared by IP address, zone, POP, or individual VDS
TC systems.
You can save or print every chart and data table in PDF or HTML format.
Cisco VDS TC Analytics Architecture
Network Connectivity
Cisco VDS TC Analytics is connected to the network, providing access to Cisco VDS-TC platforms.
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Figure 1
Network Connectivity Diagram
Software Architecture
VDS TC Analytics collects information directly from configured VDS-TC cache engines and displays
the analyzed data as charts and data tables. VDS TC Analytics offers advanced filtering options and data
manipulation to provide the user with insight on traffic trends and patterns.
Figure 2
Software Architecture Diagram
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Terminology
The VDS TC Analytics Terminology table describes terms and concepts that apply to the VDS TC
Analytics Software.
Table 1
VDS TC Analytics Terminology
Term
Description
AVG
Average
Bytes Hit Ratio (BHR)
The number of bytes of cached out traffic divided by the total number of
bytes of traffic, whether it was cached or not. For example, a 60% bytes hit
ratio means that 60% of the overall bandwidth came from the cache and
40% came from the world.
cache in
A connection where the object requested by a subscriber does not exist in
the cache (which creates a “miss”), and the requested incoming data from
the world is stored in the cache.
cache
Traffic served only from VDS TC.
cache out
A connection where the object requested by a subscriber exists in the cache
(which creates a “hit”), and the request is served from the cache as outgoing
traffic to the subscriber.
cache productivity
The total cached out traffic divided by the total cached in traffic.
cache quality of
experience (QoE)
The average delivery speed of traffic that is served from VDS TC per active
subscriber. QoE is analyzed by comparing cache QoE with clear QoE.
CDR
Cache/Content Data Record
clear
The status of a subscriber request when the requested file segment does not
exist in the cache. Subsequently, this object is either cached in or forwarded.
It is considered as traffic that is delivered directly from the Internet.
clear QoE
The average delivery speed of traffic served directly from the Internet (VDS
TC clear) per active subscriber. QoE is analyzed by comparing clear QoE
with cache QoE.
CLI
command-line interface
CMDB miss
The status of a subscriber request when the requested file segment does not
exist in the cache due to an unexpected deletion or corruption.
data
A connection where P2P or HTTP file segments are transferred.
data non-data ratio
The ratio of data to non-data. The average data non-data ratio is between 1%
and 10%.
downstream
Objects transmitted from the world to the subscriber. Also called W2I.
EMS
Electronic Management System
forward
The process of forwarding an object directly to its requesting subscriber
without caching it. This is applied to an object that does not yet exist in the
cache. At this stage, it is only listed in the cache, according to the predefined
license rules of the platform (see verify), and will only be cached upon
future request.
hit
The status of an ISP subscriber request when the requested file segment
exists in cache. Subsequently, this object is cached out.
hit miss ratio
The number of hits divided by the number of misses.
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VDS TC Analytics Terminology (continued)
Term
Description
I2W
Upstream data flowing from the ISP to the world.
incoming
Traffic served only from the Internet.
Downstream and upstream objects transmitted from the redirector into the
cache server. Each incoming object is either cached in, cached out,
forwarded, or blocked. Also referred to as in traffic.
in traffic
See incoming.
IPMI
Intelligent Platform Management Interface
KPI
Key Performance Indicator
miss
A subscriber request that does not exist in the VDS TC cache.
NAS
Network Array Storage
non-data
A connection through which P2P clients communicate with each other but
do not transfer P2P file segments. For example, P2P clients may
communicate the details of the file segments and the uploader queue
number, but do not transfer the file segments.
outgoing
Downstream and upstream objects transmitted out from the redirector. Each
outgoing object was either cached in, cached out, or forwarded. Also
referred to as out traffic.
out traffic
See Outgoing.
P2PP
Peer-to-Peer Protocol
P2P
Peer to Peer
PBR
Policy Based Routing
POP
point of presence
QoE
Quality of Experience. Measured by comparing the speed of traffic served
from VDS TC (cache QoE) and the speed of traffic served from the Internet
(clear QoE).
request hit ratio
The first time a new session arrives in the cache, it is labeled as cache out,
cache in, or forward. The request hit ratio represents the number of cache
out sessions divided by the number non-cache out sessions. That is, the
request hit ratio measures the percentage of requests delivered from cache
versus the world.
SNMP
Simple Network Management Protocol
TIC
Transparent Internet Caching
total traffic
All of the traffic served from both the Internet (incoming traffic) and from
VDS TC (cache out traffic), i.e. incoming traffic + cache out traffic.
upstream
Objects transmitted from the subscriber to the world. Also called I2W.
verify
A predefined set of license dependent rules that determine the caching
parameters of an object.
world
The World Wide Web (WWW), also referred to as Internet or network.
W2I
Downstream data flowing from the world to the subscriber.
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Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request
For information on obtaining documentation, submitting a service request, and gathering additional
information, see the monthly What’s New in Cisco Product Documentation, which also lists all new and
revised Cisco technical documentation, at:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/general/whatsnew/whatsnew.html
Subscribe to the What’s New in Cisco Product Documentation as an RSS feed and set content to be
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Installing Cisco VDS TC Analytics Software
This chapter provides hands-on information and guidance for installing Cisco VDS TC Analytics. This
chapter contains the following sections:
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VDS TC Analytics Hardware
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Installation Workflow
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Installation Procedure
– Configuring CIMC Access
– Configuring the Internal System Disks
– Deploying the VDS TC Analytics Image
– Creating the Disk-on-Key
– Installing the Software
– Installing the License
– Configuring the Monitored Systems
VDS TC Analytics Hardware
VDS TC Analytics runs on the following hardware:
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Cisco UCS C240 Rack Mount Server with the following:
– 2 x 2.40 GHz E5-2665, 115W 8C, 20 MB Cache, DDR3 1600 MHz
– 48 GB DDR3-1333-MHz RDIMM, PC3-10600, 2R, 1.35v
– 2 x 300 GB 6 Gb SAS 10K RPM SFF HDD, hot plug, drive sled mounted
– 10 or 22 x 900 GB 6 Gb SAS 10K RPM SFF HDD, hot plug, drive sled mounted
Installation Workflow
The following are the steps that are required for installing and configuring Cisco VDS TC Analytics.
Each of the steps is a hyperlink. Click on the step to follow the link and display its information.
Step 1
Configuring CIMC Access
Step 2
Configuring the Internal System Disks
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Deploying the VDS TC Analytics Image
Step 4
Installing the Software
Step 5
Installing the License
Step 6
Configuring the Monitored Systems
Installation Procedure
The VDS TC Analytics installation involves several phases, as outlined in the Installation Workflow
steps. The steps are described in step-by-step procedures in this section.
Configuring CIMC Access
Use this procedure to configure the BIOS and Operating System using Cisco Integrated Management
Controller (CICM).
Procedure
Step 1
Boot up the VDS TC Analytics server. From the Cisco BIOS screen press F8 when prompted.
Step 2
Configure the following fields in the IPv4 (Basic) section of the CIMC Configuration Utility window:
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In the CIMC IP field, enter the IP address for the VDS TC Analytics Server.
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In the Subnet Mask field enter the subnet mask for the VDS TC Analytics Server.
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In the Gateway field, enter the IP address of the default gateway that the VDS TC Analytics Server
should use.
Step 3
In the Default User section, configure the password for the admin user.
Step 4
Press F10 to save the configuration and reboot the server.
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CIMC Configuration Utility
Step 5
In a web browser, enter the IP address that you configured to access CIMC. The CIMC login window
appears.
Step 6
Enter the username admin and the password that you configured in Step 3 and click Login.
Figure 1-2
CIMC Login Screen
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Configuring the Internal System Disks
After configuring the CIMC access, you configure the internal system disks. You will use the WebBIOS
to configure the two internal drive groups; one RAID 1 group used for the operating system and one
RAID 5 group used for data storage.
•
The first drive group is for the operating system and will contain two drives in a RAID 1
configuration.
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The second drive group will be for storing the data for the first SCSI device and the other external
drives in RAID 5, as the second SCSI device.
Follow these steps to configure the local RAID controller:
Step 1
In the Navigation pane of the CIMC web interface, click the Server tab.
Step 2
On the Server tab, click Summary.
Step 3
From the Actions area, click Launch KVM Console. The KVM Console opens in a separate window.
Step 4
From the Server Summary page of the CIMC web interface, click Power Cycle Server to reboot the
server.
Step 5
As the system reboots, press Ctrl-H to access the WebBIOS window. The Adapter Selection window
appears.
Step 6
Adapter 0 will be selected by default. Click Start.
Figure 1-3
Step 7
WebBIOS Window
The main WebBIOS CU window appears. Click Configuration Wizard in the left pane of this window.
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Step 8
Main WebBIOS CU Window
From the first configuration window that appears, click the Add Configuration radio button and then
click Next.
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Step 9
Add Configuration
The Select Configuration Window appears. Click Manual Configuration in this window and then click
Next.
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Manual Configuration
Step 10
The Drive Group Definition window appears. Use this window to choose drives to create drive groups.
Press and hold the Ctrl key while you choose the two smallest drives in the Drives pane. These drives
will be used as operating system drives.
Step 11
Click Add to Array to move the drives to the Drive Groups pane.
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Add to Array
Step 12
From the Drive Groups pane, click Accept DG.
Step 13
Press and hold the Ctrl key while you select the remaining drives in the Drives pane. These drives will
be used as the storage drives.
Step 14
Click Add to Array and click Next.
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Drive Group Definition
Step 15
The Span Definition window appears. This window shows the arrays with free space that you can choose
to add to the Span pane.
Step 16
From the Array With Free Space pane choose the first drive group and click Add to SPAN.
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Span Definition Window
Step 17
Click Next. The Virtual Drive Definition window appears. This window lists the possible RAID levels
for the drive group. Use this window to choose the RAID level, strip size, read policy, and other attributes
for the new virtual drives.
Step 18
Configure the fields in the Virtual Drive Definition window as follows:
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RAID Level: RAID 1
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Strip Size: 64 KB
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Access Policy: RW
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Read Policy: Ahead
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Write Policy: Write Back with BBU
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IO Policy: Direct
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Drive Cache: Unchanged
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Disable BGI: No
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Select Size: 278.464 GB
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Virtual Drive Definition
Step 19
Click Accept to accept the changes to the virtual drive definitions.
Step 20
The Config Utility Confirm Page appears. Click Yes to confirm the selection of Write Back with BBU.
Step 21
The Virtual Drive Definition window appears again. From this window click Back to configure the
second span.
Step 22
The Span Definition window appears. From the Array With Free Space pane choose the remaining drive
group and click Add to SPAN.
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Span Definition
Step 23
Click Next. The Virtual Drive Definition window appears.
Step 24
Configure the fields in the Virtual Drive Definition window as follows:
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RAID Level: RAID 5
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Strip Size: 64 KB
•
Access Policy: RW
•
Read Policy: Ahead
•
Write Policy: Write Back with BBU
•
IO Policy: Direct
•
Drive Cache: Unchanged
•
Disable BGI: No
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Select Size: 7.358 TB
Step 25
Click Accept to accept the changes to the virtual drive definitions and then click Next.
Step 26
The Configuration Preview window appears. Check the virtual drive configuration in the Configuration
Preview window and choose one of the following:
•
If the virtual drive configuration is acceptable, click Accept to save the configuration.
•
Click Back to return to the previous windows and change the configuration.
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Virtual Drive Definition Preview
Step 27
Click Yes at the prompt to save the configuration.
Step 28
Click Yes at the prompt to initialize the drives.
Step 29
At the bottom of the Config Utility Virtual Drive window click Home.
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Step 30
Config Utility Virtual Drive Window
From the WebBIOS menu, click Exit.
Deploying the VDS TC Analytics Image
After you are done configuring the internal system disks, you deploy the VDS TC Analytics image.
You can use two different methods to deploy the image:
Note
•
You can boot from a Disk-on-Key.
•
You can map the image from the Virtual Media tab.
If you use the VDS TC Analytics disk-on-key method, you can obtain the disk-on-key from the Cisco
technical support team or you can create your own. To create your own see Creating the Disk-on-Key
section.
Map the Image from the Virtual Media Tab
Use this procedure if you are going to deploy the VDS TC Analytics image from a mapped image.
Procedure
Step 1
If you do not have the KVM console window open, follow these steps to open it:
a.
in the Navigation pane of the CIMC web interface, click the Server tab.
b.
On the Server tab, click Summary.
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From the Actions area, click Launch KVM Console. The KVM Console opens in a separate
window.
Step 2
From the KVM console, click the Virtual Media tab.
Step 3
Click Add Image.
Step 4
In the Open window browse for the filename to add and click Open.
Step 5
Check the Mapped check box for the newly added image.
Figure 1-14
Step 6
Virtual Media: Add Image
Click the KVM tab.
Deploy the Image
Follow this procedure to deploy the image either from the Disk-on-Key or a mapped image.
Procedure
Step 1
From the KVM Console, choose Macros > Ctrl-Alt-Del to reboot the server.
Step 2
During the bootup process, when you see the prompt to press F6 to go to the Boot Menu, press F6. The
Please Select Boot Device dialog box appears.
Step 3
From the Boot Menu, choose either the Cisco Virtual CD or the USB Disk-on-Key and press Enter.
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Step 4
Virtual Drive Boot Device
From the KVM console, choose clonezilla live with img ubi-img.
Figure 1-16
Clonezilla Live with img ubi-img: Cisco Virtual CD/DVD
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Clonezilla Live with img ubi-img: USB Disk-on-Key
Step 5
Wait while Clonezilla starts.
Step 6
From the Welcome window, click Yes.
Figure 1-18
Welcome Window
Step 7
In the Please Enter IP Address field, enter the IP address to use for the VDS TC Analytics Server and
click OK.
Step 8
In the Please Enter Subnet Mask field, enter the subnet mask to use with the IP address of the VDS TC
Analytics Server and click OK.
Step 9
In the Please Enter Default Gateway field, enter the IP address of the default gateway that the VDS TC
Analytics Server should use and click OK.
Step 10
In the Please Enter DNS IP or Leave Blank field, enter the IP address of a DNS server to use or leave
this field blank and click OK.
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Step 11
In the Please Enter GMT Offset field, enter the GMT time offset for the time zone in which the VDS TC
Analytics server is located and click OK.
Step 12
The system will now install.
Figure 1-19
Step 13
Image Installing
After the installation is finished, you will see the Install Finished Successfully window. Click OK in this
window.
Creating the Disk-on-Key
This section describes how to use UNetbootin to create a bootable disk-on-key from which you can
deploy VDS TC Analytics.
Note
You must obtain the materials for creating a VDS TC Analytics disk-on-key from the Cisco support
team.
Follow this procedure to create a disk-on-key for VDS TC Analytics:
Procedure
Step 1
Launch the UNetbootin program.
Step 2
From the UNetbootin window, click the Diskimage radio button and ensure that ISO is selected from
the drop-down list.
Step 3
Browse to find the clonezilla-live-ubi-img.iso image file.
Step 4
In the Type drop-down list ensure USB Drive is selected and ensure the correct drive is selected from
the Drive drop-down list.
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Step 5
Click OK to create the disk-on-key image.
Figure 1-20
UNetbootin
Installing the Software
After you deploy the VDS TC image, you must perform an upgrade of the software to finish the software
installation. Use this procedure to perform this upgrade:
Procedure
Step 1
In a web browser, open up a connection to VDS TC Analytics by entering https://Analytics_IP, where
Analytics_IP is the IP address of the VDS TC Analytics server.
Step 2
In the Sign In window, enter the VDS TC Analytics username and password. If you do not know the
username and password, contact Cisco support.
Note
To upgrade the software, you must be logged in as a user that belongs to the Admin group and has been
assigned the Network Engineering Viewers package.
Step 3
VDS TC Analytics opens displaying the Network Engineering, At A Glance dashboard. From the menu
bar choose Dashboards > Network Engineering > Data Mining. The Data Mining dashboard appears,
displaying the Data Mining tabs.
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Step 4
Note
Click the Configuration tab. Log in using your username and password. The Select System to Change
window appears.
If you do not know the username and password, contact Cisco support.
Figure 1-22
Step 5
Data Mining Option
Select System to Change Window
Click Home above the Select System to Change title bar. The Site Administration window appears.
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Site Administration Window
Step 6
From the Tools pane on the Site Administration window, click Software Upgrade.
Step 7
In the window that appears, click Browse to select the upgrade file, and then click Submit. The Upgrade
Progress window appears, showing the upgrade process.
Figure 1-24
Upgrade Progress Window
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Step 8
This software upgrade process can take some time.
The software is now installed.
For the first time installation, continue with the Installing the License section.
Installing the License
After you finish installing the VDS TC Analytics software by upgrading the image, you must install the
VDS TC Analytics license. Follow this procedure to install the license.
Procedure
Step 1
Note
Step 2
Log into VDS TC Analytics.
To update the license, you must be logged in as a user that belongs to the Admin group and has been
assigned the Network Engineering Viewers package.
VDS TC Analytics opens displaying the Network Engineering, At A Glance dashboard. From the menu
bar choose Dashboards > Network Engineering > Data Mining. The Data Mining dashboard appears,
displaying the Data Mining tabs.
Figure 1-25
Step 3
Note
Data Mining Option
Click the Configuration tab. Log in using your username and password. The Select System to Change
window appears.
If you do not know the username and password, contact Cisco support.
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Site Administration
Step 4
Click Home above the Select System to Change title bar. The Site Administration window appears.
Step 5
From the Tools pane on the Site Administration window, click License Management.
Step 6
In the window that appears, click Browse to select the license file, and then click Submit.
Figure 1-27
License Page
After the license finishes installing, continue to the Configuring the Monitored Systems section.
Configuring the Monitored Systems
After you upgrade the VDS TC Analytics license, you must configure the monitored systems. This
includes adding zones, POPs, and systems. You must configure at least one zone, one POP, and one
system.
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To configure zones, POPs, and systems, you must be logged in as a user that has been assigned the
Network Engineering Viewers package.
Adding Zones
Zones are a way to organize the POPs. You assign POPs to a zone. Follow this procedure to configure
zones on the VDS TC Analytics server.
Procedure
Step 1
Note
Log into the VDS TC Analytics server.
To configure zones, you must be logged in as a user that has been assigned the Network Engineering
Viewers package.
Step 2
VDS TC Analytics opens displaying the Network Engineering, At A Glance dashboard. From the menu
bar choose Dashboards > Network Engineering > Data Mining. The Data Mining dashboard appears,
displaying the Data Mining tabs.
Step 3
Click the Configuration tab. Log in using your username and password. The Select System to Change
window appears.
Note
Step 4
If you do not know the username and password, contact Cisco support.
Click Physical above the Select System to Change title.bar The Physical Administration window
appears.
Figure 1-28
Physical Administration
Step 5
Click Add in the Zones row. The Add Zone window appears.
Step 6
Enter a name for the zone and optionally a description.
Step 7
If you would like to add another zone, click Save and Add Another. If you are finished adding zones,
click Save.
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Adding POPs
POPs are a way to organize the VDS TC caching engines. You will assign the VDS TC caching systems
to POPs. Follow this procedure to configure POPs on the VDS TC Analytics server.
Note
To configure POPs you must be logged in as a user that has been assigned the Network Engineering
Viewers package.
Procedure
Step 1
Click Physical above the Select System to Change title bar. The Physical Administration window
appears.
Figure 1-29
Physical Administration
Step 2
Click Add in the POPs row. The Add POP window appears.
Step 3
Enter a name for the POP and optionally a description.
Step 4
From the Zone drop-down list, choose the zone that this POP belongs to.
Step 5
If you would like to add another zone, click Save and Add Another. If you are finished adding zones,
click Save.
Adding Systems
Follow this procedure to add VDS TC systems to be monitored by the VDS TC Analytics server.
Note
To configure systems you must be logged in as a user that has been assigned the Network Engineering
Viewers package.
Procedure
Step 1
Click Physical above the Select System to Change title bar. The Physical Administration window
appears.
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Physical Administration
Step 2
Click Add in the Systems row. The Add System window appears.
Step 3
Use the System Properties table to complete the fields in the Add System window.
Table 1-1
System Properties
Field
Description
Name
The name for a VDS TC caching system. Enter a descriptive name
because this name appears in the Cisco Analytics Filter by options and
information.
Description
A description for the VDS TC system you are adding (optional).
POP
The POP to which system belongs. If you need to add a POP, click the
Plus (+) icon next to this field.
Host
The management IP address of the VDS TC caching engine that you
want to monitor.
SSH Port
The default is 22. Use caution if changing this port number and ensure
the VDS TC caching engine supports the new port number.
SSH Credentials
Username
The username that is required for accessing the management node of the
VDS TC caching engine.
Password
The password that is required for accessing the management node of the
VDS TC caching engine.
SNMP Credentials: The read community string for the VDS TC caching engine. This value
Read Community
can be obtained automatically with valid SSH credentials and
configuration path or set manually. It is recommended that only the
advanced administrator set the string manually.
SNMP Collection (Click Show to display the properties.)
SNMP check box
This check box is checked by default, which allows the VDS TC
Analytics database to collect SNMP polling information. To disable
SNMP polling, uncheck this check box.
Interval between
SNMP polls
The time interval in minutes between SNMP polls. The default value is
5.
CDR Collection (Click Show to display the properties.)
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System Properties (continued)
Field
Description
Collect check box
This check box is checked by default, which allows the VDS TC
Analytics database to collect CDR polling information. To disable CDR
polling uncheck this check box.
Extract Path
The location from which to retrieve CDR files from the monitored
platform. The default path is /opt/pang/cdrs.
Remove files after
copy
Check this check box to delete CDR files from their source location
after retrieval into the VDS TC Analytics database, or uncheck this
check box to leave the files on the source. Unchecked is the default.
Rate limit in KB
Enter KB/s threshold to limit traffic.
Restriction
Choose your preference for restricting the CDR collection. Your options
are None, Time, and Interval. The default option is None.
Allowed poll hours
starts
If you chose either Time for the Restriction value, state the time in
which to begin data collection.
Allowed poll hours
ends
If you chose Time for the Restriction value, state the time in which to
end data collection.
Collection interval
If you chose Interval for the Restriction value, state the time intervals
for collecting data.
If you would like to add another system, click Save and Add Another. If you are finished adding
systems, click Save.
Listeners
A listener is used for RADIUS integration. This feature is not currently supported.
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Administration Procedures
This chapter describes the ongoing activities that a Cisco VDS TC Analytics administrator is required
to perform once VDS TC Analytics is installed and configured to retrieve information from VDS TC
platforms.
Configuring the Server
Use this procedure to configure or change the time zone, IP address, default gateway, and DNS
information of the VDS TC Analytics Server after you install the software and license:
Procedure
Step 1
In a web browser window, enter https://SERVER_IP/SystemConf/tools/serverConf/, where SERVER_IP
is the IP address you configured during the installation process. Login with a user that belongs to the
Admin group.
Step 2
Modify the appropriate information and click Submit.
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Upgrading the Software of a Running System
Upgrading the Software of a Running System
To upgrade the software for a VDS TC Analytics system that is already operational, see Installing the
Software, page 1-19 in Chapter 1, “Installing Cisco VDS TC Analytics Software”.
If after preforming an upgrade of the VDS TC Analytics software your login to the VDS TS Analytics
system fails not because of a username or password problem, follow these steps:
Note
This procedure should only be used when instructed by the Cisco support team.
Step 1
Enter https://SERVER_IP/SystemConf/tools/serverConf/ into the web browser, where SERVER_IP is the
IP address of the VDS TC Analytics server, and login as a user that belongs to the Admin group.
Step 2
Click the Restart Reporting Service button. Restarting the Reporting Service will take about five
minutes.
Step 3
After the Reporting Service restarts, try to log into the VDS TC Analytics system again.
Updating the License of a Running System
To update the license for a VDS TC Analytics system that is already operational, see Installing the
License, page 1-22 in Chapter 1, “Installing Cisco VDS TC Analytics Software”.
Adding Users
This section describes how to add users to the VDS TC Analytics system and assign them privileges. Use
this procedure to add users to VDS TC Analytics:
Procedure
Step 1
Open up a connection to your VDS TC Analytics system by enter https://server_ip in a web browser
window, where server_ip is the IP address of the VDS TC Analytics server. Login using the administrator
username and password provided by Cisco. Cisco Analytics opens displaying the Network Engineering,
At A Glance dashboard.
Note
To add users, you must be logged in as a user that has been assigned the Network Engineering Viewers
package and belongs to the Admin group.
Step 2
From Network Engineering dashboard window, choose Dashboards > Network Engineering > Data
Mining. The Data Mining dashboard appears, displaying the Data Mining tabs.
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Figure 2-1
Step 3
Note
Step 4
At a Glance
Click the Configuration tab and log in using a user account that belongs to the Admin group. The Select
System to Change window appears.
If you do not know the username and password, contact Cisco support.
Click Home above the Select System to Change title. The Site Administration window appears.
Figure 2-2
Site Administration Window
Step 5
Click Add in the Users row in the Auth section. The Add User window appears.
Step 6
Enter a name for the user in the Username field.
Step 7
Enter a password for the user in the Password field and re-enter the password in the Password
Confirmation field.
Step 8
If you would like to add another use, click Save and Add Another. If you are finished adding users,
click Save. The Change User window appears.
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Figure 2-3
Step 9
Add User
In the Change User window, scroll down to the Personal Info section and enter the following
information:
•
First Name
•
Last Name
•
E-mail Address
Step 10
In the Permissions section, you can configure which events will trigger an email to the newly added user.
In the Permissions section, from the Available Email Notification list, choose a specific event that the
user should be emailed about, for example a system backup or cleanup, and click the right arrow button
to move the event to the Chosen Email Notification list. You can also double-click the event to move it
between windows.
Step 11
Scroll down to the Groups section. In this section, you can assign the user to the desired groups. The
groups to which a user belongs help determine the permissions of the user. Users can be assigned three
different types of permissions:
•
Admin: A user that has been assigned to the Admin group can access all functions that are available
from the Site Administration page. This includes access to tools (such as upgrading the software and
license management), managing users, configuring notifications, and managing the physical
administration for POPs, systems, and zones.
•
User: A user that has been assigned to the User group can only mange the physical administration,
which includes managing POPs, systems, and zones.
•
Standard User: A user that has not been assigned to any groups is considered a “standard user”. A
standard user cannot access any of the configuration options available from the Configuration tab,
including being able to view a list of systems and their status.
If the user needs to be added to a group, choose the desired group from the Available Groups list and
click the right arrow, or double-click the group. This moves the group to the Chosen Groups list.
Step 12
In the Groups section, you can also assign packages to the user. The packages that are assigned to the
user determine which dashboards they can view and what functions they can perform. Choose the desired
package from the Available Packages list and click the right arrow, or double-click the group. This moves
the package to the Chosen Packages list.
Step 13
f you would like to add another use, click Save and Add Another. If you are finished adding users, click
Save. The Change User window appears.
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Configuring the Monitored Platforms of a Running System
To configure the VDS TC systems that are monitored by VDS TC Analytics, see Configuring the
Monitored Systems, page 1-23 in Chapter 1, “Installing Cisco VDS TC Analytics Software”.
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