Cisco Cisco Prime Network 3.8 Installation Guide
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Cisco Prime Network 3.8 VNE Device Package Installation Guide
1 Overview: Installing and Uninstalling Device Packages
This VNE Device Package Installation guide is a common guide to install any Cisco Prime Network 3.8
Device Package release on Cisco Prime Network 3.8 server.
Device Package release on Cisco Prime Network 3.8 server.
To install a Device Package (DP), follow these steps:
Step
Description
Described in:
1
Make sure your system meets the prerequisites.
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2
Copy the downloaded DP file to the proper location.
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3
Use the ivne script to install the DP.
Section 4
4
Install the DP files.
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5
(Optional) Verify the DP installation.
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6
If you did not restart the gateway server as part of Step 4,
restart it to apply your changes.
restart it to apply your changes.
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To uninstall a DP (perform a rollback to a previous backup), follow these steps:
Step
Description
Described in:
1
Use the ivne script to rollback the DP.
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2
Restart the gateway server to apply your changes.
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2 Installation Prerequisites
Before installing the Device Package, make sure of the following:
1. Verify that Cisco Prime Network 3.8 is installed on the server .
2. Log into Cisco.com and navigate to
2. Log into Cisco.com and navigate to
download the Prime Network Cisco VNE Device packages
3. Download and install the latest Point patch / service patch on
to get the latest bug fixes
4. If your configuration is using the HA/DR (gateway high availability) solution, in the VERITAS
Cluster Manager Application, uncheck the critical flag from the Cisco ANA gateway resource.
3 Copying the DP File to a Central Location
Create a new directory for the DP and copy the DP file to that new directory:
1.
Create a new directory outside of the Cisco ANA home directory. For example, the following
creates a directory named VNEDP under /export/home/:
creates a directory named VNEDP under /export/home/:
% cd /export/home
% mkdir VNEDP
% mkdir VNEDP
2. Grant the directory networkuser permissions. (networkuser is the UNIX account for the Cisco
ANA application.) In this example, networkuser is network38.
% chown network38:ana VNEDP