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Cisco WAN Modeling Tools Guide
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Chapter 3 Using the NMT
File Menu
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Nodes—User defined node types and restraints.
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Parameters...
—Global network settings and model options.
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Utilities...—Utilities for making global modifications to the configuration file.
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Table Scan—Scans all loaded configuration tables for errors.
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Edit Options—Modifies the preferences.
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Read
—Opens a previously saved file. This option is the same as
Open
in the File menu.
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Write—Saves the current configuration under a new name. This option is the same as Save as... in
the File menu.
the File menu.
The configuration tables define all the network elements necessary for the model, and their parameters.
All parameters not specified will default to the latest part available, or the maximum setting, or the
standard setting. Many network elements can be defined explicitly in tables, or if not, the NMT will
automatically generate implicit network elements.
All parameters not specified will default to the latest part available, or the maximum setting, or the
standard setting. Many network elements can be defined explicitly in tables, or if not, the NMT will
automatically generate implicit network elements.
Figure 3-4
Sites Table
You can either input or import a configuration.
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To input a configuration, you enter data into tables accessed from the Configure menu. For
information about inputting a configuration, refer to the section “Keyboard Commands” earlier in
this chapter, and see the chapter “Modeling Simple Networks,” which provides a step-by-step
example of inputting a configuration.
information about inputting a configuration, refer to the section “Keyboard Commands” earlier in
this chapter, and see the chapter “Modeling Simple Networks,” which provides a step-by-step
example of inputting a configuration.
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To import data from Cisco Wan Manager (CWM), see the chapter “Configuration Extraction Tool”;
to import (or export) WANDL files, see the chapter “Third-Party Interface”; to import (or export)
Microsoft Excel files, see the chapter “SpreadSheet Interface.”
to import (or export) WANDL files, see the chapter “Third-Party Interface”; to import (or export)
Microsoft Excel files, see the chapter “SpreadSheet Interface.”
For descriptions of the fields contained in the Configure menu selections, refer to
Note
The NMT assumes that the version of the switch software you are using is the same as that of the NMT
software. If that is not the case, select Model Settings from the Configure menu and specify the switch
software version you are using by entering a release number next to Network Parameter Switch Software
Release. Individual platforms can have unique switch software releases specified in the Site table.
software. If that is not the case, select Model Settings from the Configure menu and specify the switch
software version you are using by entering a release number next to Network Parameter Switch Software
Release. Individual platforms can have unique switch software releases specified in the Site table.