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Chapter 4 Administering the Network Analysis Module
Catalyst Operating System Software
Catalyst Operating System Software
You can perform these administrative tasks on the NAM using the Catalyst operating system software:
• Logging In to the NAM with Catalyst Operating System Software, page 4-12
• Changing the NAM CLI Passwords with Catalyst Operating System Software, page 4-13
• Resetting the NAM with Catalyst Operating System Software, page 4-14
• Upgrading the NAM Software with Catalyst Operating System Software, page 4-16
• Configuring Mini-RMON with Catalyst Operating System Software, page 4-20
You can administer the NAM by using NAM Traffic Analyzer. Refer to the User Guide for the Network
Analysis Module NAM Traffic Analyzer Release 3.3 for more information.
You can perform these administrative tasks on the NAM:
• Add and remove NAM users and change passwords using either the CLI or NAM Traffic Analyzer.
• Recover passwords as superuser (but not change passwords).
• Change local and remote (TACACS+ server) users and passwords by using NAM Traffic Analyzer.
Refer to the NAM Traffic Analyzer application online help topic “User and System Administration”
for information about user and password administration.
Table 4-3 describes the user administration tasks that you can perform using the CLI and NAM Traffic
Analyzer.
Table 4-3 NAM User Administration
User Interface Add Users Remove Users Set Password Recover Password
CLI No No Use the
password
command.
No
Traffic Analyzer Add the first user with the CLI when
starting the web server. Add all
subsequent users through the web GUI
for the local database or through
TACACS+ if the TACACS+ server is
used. Additionally, you can create web
users with the CLI web-user command.
Use the no web-user
command or NAM
Traffic Analyzer to
remove users.
Traffic Analyzer
local database
Yes Yes Yes Contact the NAM
administrator to reset
through the GUI.
From the NAM CLI, use
the rmwebusers
command.
Traffic Analyzer
TACACS+
Yes Yes Yes Use a TACACS+ server,
or use the ip http tacacs+
disable command.