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Cisco Global Site Selector Administration Guide Software Version 2.0 March 2007 Americas Headquarters Cisco Systems, Inc. 170 West Tasman Drive San Jose, CA 95134-1706 USA http://www.cisco.com Tel: 408 526-4000 800 553-NETS (6387) Fax: 408 527-0883 Text Part Number: OL-10410-01
Cisco Global Site Selector Administration Guide Software Version 2.0 March 2007 Americas Headquarters Cisco Systems, Inc. 170 West Tasman Drive San Jose, CA 95134-1706 USA http://www.cisco.com Tel: 408 526-4000 800 553-NETS (6387) Fax: 408 527-0883 Text Part Number: OL-10410-01
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... AND NONINFRINGEMENT OR ARISING FROM A COURSE OF DEALING, USAGE, OR TRADE PRACTICE. USERS MUST TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR APPLICATION OF ANY PRODUCTS. Cisco Global Site Selector Administration Guide © 2007 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. THE SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION REGARDING THE PRODUCTS IN THIS MANUAL ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. CCSP, the...
... AND NONINFRINGEMENT OR ARISING FROM A COURSE OF DEALING, USAGE, OR TRADE PRACTICE. USERS MUST TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR APPLICATION OF ANY PRODUCTS. Cisco Global Site Selector Administration Guide © 2007 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. THE SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION REGARDING THE PRODUCTS IN THIS MANUAL ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. CCSP, the...
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...Graphical User Interface 1-2 Logging Into the GSS and Accessing the CNR GUI 1-4 Activating and Modifying GSS Devices 1-6 Activating GSS Devices from the Primary GSSM 1-6 Modifying GSS Device Name and Location 1-9 Deleting GSS Devices 1-10 Logically Removing a GSS or Standby GSSM from the Network 1-11...GSSM Data 1-14 Viewing Third-Party Software Versions 1-15 Managing the GSS from the CLI 2-1 Logging in to the CLI and Enabling Privileged EXEC Mode 2-2 Understanding GSS Software Licenses 2-3 Acquiring and Installing CNR and DDoS License Files 2-4 Cisco Global Site Selector Administration Guide iii
...Graphical User Interface 1-2 Logging Into the GSS and Accessing the CNR GUI 1-4 Activating and Modifying GSS Devices 1-6 Activating GSS Devices from the Primary GSSM 1-6 Modifying GSS Device Name and Location 1-9 Deleting GSS Devices 1-10 Logically Removing a GSS or Standby GSSM from the Network 1-11...GSSM Data 1-14 Viewing Third-Party Software Versions 1-15 Managing the GSS from the CLI 2-1 Logging in to the CLI and Enabling Privileged EXEC Mode 2-2 Understanding GSS Software Licenses 2-3 Acquiring and Installing CNR and DDoS License Files 2-4 Cisco Global Site Selector Administration Guide iii
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... Performing a Cold Restart of a GSS Device 2-28 Disabling the GSS Software 2-28 Restoring GSS Factory-Default Settings 2-29 Replacing GSS Devices in Your GSS Network 2-30 Replacing the Primary GSSM in the Network 2-31 Converting the Standby GSSM to a Primary GSSM 2-31 Replacing the Primary GSSM with an Available GSS 2-35 Cisco Global Site Selector Administration Guide iv OL-10410...
... Performing a Cold Restart of a GSS Device 2-28 Disabling the GSS Software 2-28 Restoring GSS Factory-Default Settings 2-29 Replacing GSS Devices in Your GSS Network 2-30 Replacing the Primary GSSM in the Network 2-31 Converting the Standby GSSM to a Primary GSSM 2-31 Replacing the Primary GSSM with an Available GSS 2-35 Cisco Global Site Selector Administration Guide iv OL-10410...
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...Uptime 2-50 Displaying Disk Information 2-50 Displaying UDI Data 2-50 Displaying System Status 2-51 Displaying GSS Services 2-52 Creating and Managing User Accounts 3-1 Creating and Managing GSS CLI User Accounts 3-1 Creating a GSS User Account 3-2 Modifying a GSS User Account 3-3 Deleting a GSS User Account 3-3 Creating and Managing Primary GSSM GUI User Accounts 3-4 Privilege Levels for Using ...Account 3-12 Changing the User Account GUI Password 3-13 Creating and Modifying User Views for the Primary GSSM GUI 3-15 Custom User View Overview 3-15 Cisco Global Site Selector Administration Guide v
...Uptime 2-50 Displaying Disk Information 2-50 Displaying UDI Data 2-50 Displaying System Status 2-51 Displaying GSS Services 2-52 Creating and Managing User Accounts 3-1 Creating and Managing GSS CLI User Accounts 3-1 Creating a GSS User Account 3-2 Modifying a GSS User Account 3-3 Deleting a GSS User Account 3-3 Creating and Managing Primary GSSM GUI User Accounts 3-4 Privilege Levels for Using ...Account 3-12 Changing the User Account GUI Password 3-13 Creating and Modifying User Views for the Primary GSSM GUI 3-15 Custom User View Overview 3-15 Cisco Global Site Selector Administration Guide v
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...the Administrator CLI Password 3-27 Restoring or Changing the Administrator GUI Password 3-28 Managing GSS User Accounts Through a TACACS+ Server 4-1 TACACS+ Overview 4-2 TACACS+ Configuration Quick Start 4-4 Configuring a TACACS+ Server for Use ...GSS 4-22 Specifying the TACACS+ Server Timeout on the GSS 4-23 Specifying TACACS+ Authentication of the GSS 4-23 Specifying TACACS+ Authorization of the GSS 4-24 Specifying TACACS+ Accounting on the GSS 4-25 Showing TACACS+ Statistics on the GSS 4-26 Clearing TACACS+ Statistics on the GSS 4-28 Disabling TACACS+ on a GSS 4-28 Cisco Global Site Selector...
...the Administrator CLI Password 3-27 Restoring or Changing the Administrator GUI Password 3-28 Managing GSS User Accounts Through a TACACS+ Server 4-1 TACACS+ Overview 4-2 TACACS+ Configuration Quick Start 4-4 Configuring a TACACS+ Server for Use ...GSS 4-22 Specifying the TACACS+ Server Timeout on the GSS 4-23 Specifying TACACS+ Authentication of the GSS 4-23 Specifying TACACS+ Authorization of the GSS 4-24 Specifying TACACS+ Accounting on the GSS 4-25 Showing TACACS+ Statistics on the GSS 4-26 Clearing TACACS+ Statistics on the GSS 4-28 Disabling TACACS+ on a GSS 4-28 Cisco Global Site Selector...
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... on the GSS 6-2 Configuring SNMP Servers 6-4 Configuring SNMP Server Notifications 6-5 Configuring SNMP Server Trap Limits 6-6 Specifying Recipients for SNMP Notification Operations 6-7 Viewing SNMP Status 6-8 Viewing MIB Files on the GSS 6-9 Backing Up, Restoring, and Downgrading the GSSM Database 7-1 Backing Up the Primary GSSM 7-2 Backup Overview 7-2 Performing a Full Primary GSSM Backup 7-3 Cisco Global Site Selector Administration Guide...
... on the GSS 6-2 Configuring SNMP Servers 6-4 Configuring SNMP Server Notifications 6-5 Configuring SNMP Server Trap Limits 6-6 Specifying Recipients for SNMP Notification Operations 6-7 Viewing SNMP Status 6-8 Viewing MIB Files on the GSS 6-9 Backing Up, Restoring, and Downgrading the GSSM Database 7-1 Backing Up the Primary GSSM 7-2 Backup Overview 7-2 Performing a Full Primary GSSM Backup 7-3 Cisco Global Site Selector Administration Guide...
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... GSSM from a Previous Backup 7-5 Downgrading Your GSS Devices 7-8 Monitoring GSS Operation 8-1 Monitoring GSS and GSSM Status 8-2 Monitoring the GSS Device Online Status from the CLI 8-2 Monitoring the GSS Device System Status from the CLI 8-4 Monitoring the GSS Device Status from the Primary GSSM GUI 8-4 ...gss.log File from the CLI 9-10 Viewing System Message Logging 9-11 Viewing Subsystem Log Files from the CLI 9-11 Rotating Existing Log Files from the CLI 9-12 Viewing System Logs from the Primary GSSM GUI 9-13 Viewing System Logs from the Primary GSSM GUI 9-14 Cisco Global Site Selector...
... GSSM from a Previous Backup 7-5 Downgrading Your GSS Devices 7-8 Monitoring GSS Operation 8-1 Monitoring GSS and GSSM Status 8-2 Monitoring the GSS Device Online Status from the CLI 8-2 Monitoring the GSS Device System Status from the CLI 8-4 Monitoring the GSS Device Status from the Primary GSSM GUI 8-4 ...gss.log File from the CLI 9-10 Viewing System Message Logging 9-11 Viewing Subsystem Log Files from the CLI 9-11 Rotating Existing Log Files from the CLI 9-12 Viewing System Logs from the Primary GSSM GUI 9-13 Viewing System Logs from the Primary GSSM GUI 9-14 Cisco Global Site Selector...
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Contents A A P P E N D I X INDEX Purging System Log Messages from the GUI 9-15 Common System Log Messages 9-16 Viewing GSS System Logs Using CiscoWorks RME Syslog Analyzer 9-18 Upgrading the GSS Software A-1 Verifying the GSSM Role in the GSS Network A-2 Backing up and Archiving the Primary GSSM A-3 Obtaining the Software Upgrade A-3 Upgrading Your GSS Devices A-5 OL-10410-01 Cisco Global Site Selector Administration Guide ix
Contents A A P P E N D I X INDEX Purging System Log Messages from the GUI 9-15 Common System Log Messages 9-16 Viewing GSS System Logs Using CiscoWorks RME Syslog Analyzer 9-18 Upgrading the GSS Software A-1 Verifying the GSSM Role in the GSS Network A-2 Backing up and Archiving the Primary GSSM A-3 Obtaining the Software Upgrade A-3 Upgrading Your GSS Devices A-5 OL-10410-01 Cisco Global Site Selector Administration Guide ix
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...To use this guide, you should be familiar with the Cisco Global Site Selector hardware, which is discussed in the Global Site Selector Hardware Installation Guide. OL-10413-01 Cisco Global Site Selector CLI-Based Global Server Load-Balancing Configuration Guide xi This preface contains the ...(BIND) software or similar DNS products, and your Global Site Selector Manager (GSSM) and GSS devices, including login security, GSS software upgrades, GSSM database administration, and log files. Preface This guide includes information on configuring the Cisco Global Site Selector (GSS).
...To use this guide, you should be familiar with the Cisco Global Site Selector hardware, which is discussed in the Global Site Selector Hardware Installation Guide. OL-10413-01 Cisco Global Site Selector CLI-Based Global Server Load-Balancing Configuration Guide xi This preface contains the ...(BIND) software or similar DNS products, and your Global Site Selector Manager (GSSM) and GSS devices, including login security, GSS software upgrades, GSSM database administration, and log files. Preface This guide includes information on configuring the Cisco Global Site Selector (GSS).
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... custom user views for authentication, authorization, and accounting. Chapter 4, Managing GSS User Accounts Through a TACACS+ Server Describes how to configure the GSS as a client of general guidelines for use in your GSS network and changing the GSSM role in the network. Cisco Global Site Selector CLI-Based Global Server Load-Balancing Configuration Guide xii OL-10413-01 Chapter...
... custom user views for authentication, authorization, and accounting. Chapter 4, Managing GSS User Accounts Through a TACACS+ Server Describes how to configure the GSS as a client of general guidelines for use in your GSS network and changing the GSSM role in the network. Cisco Global Site Selector CLI-Based Global Server Load-Balancing Configuration Guide xii OL-10413-01 Chapter...
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... status of your GSS devices and of global load balancing on your GSS software. Describes how to manually upgrade your GSS network. Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information for the Cisco Global Site Selector Regulatory compliance and safety information for the GSS software. Release Note for the Cisco Global Site Selector Information on installing your site for operation. OL-10413-01 Cisco Global Site Selector CLI-Based Global Server Load...
... status of your GSS devices and of global load balancing on your GSS software. Describes how to manually upgrade your GSS network. Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information for the Cisco Global Site Selector Regulatory compliance and safety information for the GSS software. Release Note for the Cisco Global Site Selector Information on installing your site for operation. OL-10413-01 Cisco Global Site Selector CLI-Based Global Server Load...
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... guide. Several of all GSS command-line interface (CLI) commands including syntax, options, and related commands. Cisco Global Site Selector CLI-Based Global Server Load-Balancing Configuration Guide xiv OL-10413-01 Preface Document Title Cisco Global Site Selector Getting Started Guide Cisco Global Site Selector GUI-Based Global Server Load-Balancing Configuration Guide Cisco Global Site Selector CLI-Based Global Server Load-Balancing Configuration Guide Cisco Global Site Selector Command Reference Description Information...
... guide. Several of all GSS command-line interface (CLI) commands including syntax, options, and related commands. Cisco Global Site Selector CLI-Based Global Server Load-Balancing Configuration Guide xiv OL-10413-01 Preface Document Title Cisco Global Site Selector Getting Started Guide Cisco Global Site Selector GUI-Based Global Server Load-Balancing Configuration Guide Cisco Global Site Selector CLI-Based Global Server Load-Balancing Configuration Guide Cisco Global Site Selector Command Reference Description Information...
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... are in screen font. Do not use the CNR command-line Registrar CLI Reference program, nrcmd. font OL-10413-01 Cisco Global Site Selector CLI-Based Global Server Load-Balancing Configuration Guide xv Variables for which you must enter is in brackets and separated by vertical bars.... Cisco CNS Network Information about how to emphasize certain information. Alternative keywords are grouped in boldface screen font. Screen examples use ...
... are in screen font. Do not use the CNR command-line Registrar CLI Reference program, nrcmd. font OL-10413-01 Cisco Global Site Selector CLI-Based Global Server Load-Balancing Configuration Guide xv Variables for which you must enter is in brackets and separated by vertical bars.... Cisco CNS Network Information about how to emphasize certain information. Alternative keywords are grouped in boldface screen font. Screen examples use ...
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... A caution means that appears in a screen display means hold down the Control key while you press the D key. The symbol ^ represents the key labeled Control. Cisco Global Site Selector CLI-Based Global Server Load-Balancing Configuration Guide xvi OL-10413-01 Preface italic screen font ^ < > [ ] !, # Variables for which you supply values are in square brackets...
... A caution means that appears in a screen display means hold down the Control key while you press the D key. The symbol ^ represents the key labeled Control. Cisco Global Site Selector CLI-Based Global Server Load-Balancing Configuration Guide xvi OL-10413-01 Preface italic screen font ^ < > [ ] !, # Variables for which you supply values are in square brackets...
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Preface Obtaining Documentation, Obtaining Support, and Security Guidelines For information on obtaining documentation, obtaining support, providing documentation feedback, security guidelines, and also recommended aliases and general Cisco documents, 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 OL-10413-01 Cisco Global Site Selector CLI-Based Global Server Load-Balancing Configuration Guide xvii
Preface Obtaining Documentation, Obtaining Support, and Security Guidelines For information on obtaining documentation, obtaining support, providing documentation feedback, security guidelines, and also recommended aliases and general Cisco documents, 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 OL-10413-01 Cisco Global Site Selector CLI-Based Global Server Load-Balancing Configuration Guide xvii
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Preface xviii Cisco Global Site Selector CLI-Based Global Server Load-Balancing Configuration Guide OL-10413-01
Preface xviii Cisco Global Site Selector CLI-Based Global Server Load-Balancing Configuration Guide OL-10413-01
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... GSSM graphical user interface. CH A PTE R 1 Managing GSS Devices from the GUI This chapter describes how to configure and manage your Global Site Selector Manager (GSSM) and Global Site Selector (GSS) devices from the Network • Configuring the Primary GSSM GUI • Printing and Exporting GSSM Data • Viewing Third-Party Software Versions OL-10410-01 Cisco Global Site Selector Administration Guide 1-1
... GSSM graphical user interface. CH A PTE R 1 Managing GSS Devices from the GUI This chapter describes how to configure and manage your Global Site Selector Manager (GSSM) and Global Site Selector (GSS) devices from the Network • Configuring the Primary GSSM GUI • Printing and Exporting GSSM Data • Viewing Third-Party Software Versions OL-10410-01 Cisco Global Site Selector Administration Guide 1-1
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...the primary GSSM. Open your browser. 4. If you log in to Step 5. Install the signed certificate as Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator. 2. Cisco Global Site Selector Administration Guide 1-2 OL-10410-01 The primary GSSM uses secure HTTP (HTTPS) to access the GUI: https://gssm1.example.com Note If you ...first log in the address field. When you cannot locate the primary GSSM DNS name, be aware that the GSS network uses secure connections and that the address of the GSSM includes https:// (HTTP over SSL) instead of the Certificate Manager Import ...
...the primary GSSM. Open your browser. 4. If you log in to Step 5. Install the signed certificate as Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator. 2. Cisco Global Site Selector Administration Guide 1-2 OL-10410-01 The primary GSSM uses secure HTTP (HTTPS) to access the GUI: https://gssm1.example.com Note If you ...first log in the address field. When you cannot locate the primary GSSM DNS name, be aware that the GSS network uses secure connections and that the address of the GSSM includes https:// (HTTP over SSL) instead of the Certificate Manager Import ...
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... 5. 5. Figure 1-1 Primary GSSM GUI Login Window OL-10410-01 Cisco Global Site Selector Administration Guide 1-3 Proceed to access the GUI. The Primary GSSM Welcome page (see Figure 1-1). Chapter 1 Managing GSS Devices from the GUI Logging Into the Primary GSSM Graphical User Interface - See the Cisco Global Site Selector GUI-based Global Server Load-Balancing Configuration Guide for information about navigating...
... 5. 5. Figure 1-1 Primary GSSM GUI Login Window OL-10410-01 Cisco Global Site Selector Administration Guide 1-3 Proceed to access the GUI. The Primary GSSM Welcome page (see Figure 1-1). Chapter 1 Managing GSS Devices from the GUI Logging Into the Primary GSSM Graphical User Interface - See the Cisco Global Site Selector GUI-based Global Server Load-Balancing Configuration Guide for information about navigating...