Discovery 1: Lab - Access and Navigation

Time for a lab activity!

Introduction
Complete this lab exercise to practice what you learned in the “Exploring Cisco EPN Manager” section of this
course. In this activity, you will learn how to prepare the server for use.

Lab Topology
Lab Aids
The lab infrastructure provided for this training consists of a remotely accessible virtual learning environment. You
have full access to all the virtual machines depicted in the figure, in order to perform the structured labs or to
experiment with if you want to do so.

Each pod has access to the following equipment:

Jump host—This is your starting point. From here you can launch the following:

Browser sessions to the web-based applications, such as Cisco EPN Manager

PuTTY sessions to the lab devices

A virtual Cisco EPN Manager Server

A virtual Windows Server running DNS
Six virtual XRv9K routers that provide the core
Two virtual CSR1000v Cloud Services Routers that provide customer sites
A virtual Centos 7 server that provides optical emulation devices:

One Cisco NCS 2006 device

Eight Cisco NCS 2015 devices

Server

Device Name Role IPv4 Address Username Password

CLI: admin Pass1234

EPNM-40 Cisco EPN Manager 192.168.111.11
GUI: root Pass1234
Routers

Enable Password
Device Name Role Mgmt. IPv4 Address Password

PE-1 Core Router 192.168.111.51 cisco cisco

PE-2 Core Router 192.168.111.52 cisco cisco

PE-3 Core Router 192.168.111.53 cisco cisco

PE-4 Core Router 192.168.111.54 cisco cisco

XRv9K-1 Core Router 192.168.111.61 cisco cisco

XRv9K-2 Core Router 192.168.111.62 cisco cisco

CE1 Customer Router 192.168.10.1 cisco cisco

CE2 Customer Router 192.168.10.2 cisco cisco

Optical Devices

Enable Password
Device Name Role Mgmt. IPv4 Address Password

TCC181 NCS 2015 10.10.1.181 CISCO15 otbu+1

TCC182 NCS 2006 10.10.1.182 CISCO15 otbu+1

TCC183 NCS 2015 10.10.1.183 CISCO15 otbu+1

TCC184 NCS 2015 10.10.1.184 CISCO15 otbu+1

TCC185 NCS 2015 10.10.1.185 CISCO15 otbu+1

TCC191 NCS 2015 10.10.1.191 CISCO15 otbu+1

TCC192 NCS 2015 10.10.1.192 CISCO15 otbu+1

TCC193 NCS 2015 10.10.1.193 CISCO15 otbu+1

TCC194 NCS 2015 10.10.1.194 CISCO15 otbu+1

Command List
This lab guide uses the following conventions for command syntax:

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Commands are in boldface and Courier New typeface.
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Example: Type show running config

Example: Use the name command.

Example: Save your current configuration as the default startup config.

Router Name copy running startup

brackets ([ ]) Indicates optional element. You can choose one of the options.

Example:
(config-if) frame-relay lmi-type {ansi|cisco|q933a}

italics font Arguments for which you supply values are in italics.

Example: Open file ip tcp window-size bytes

angle brackets In contexts that do not allow italics, arguments for which you supply values are enclosed in angle brackets [<>]. Do
(<>) not type the brackets when entering the command.
 Example: If the command syntax is ping <ip_address>, you enter ping 192.32.10.12

string A non-quoted set of characters. Type the characters as-is.

Example: (config) hostname MyRouter

Indicates that you enter one of the choices. The vertical line separates choices. Do not type the vertical line when
vertical line (|)
entering the command.

Example: If the command syntax is show ip route|arp, you enter either show ip route or show ip arp, but not both.

Task 1: Access and Navigate the Cisco EPN Manager Server

The purpose of this task is to use a supported web browser to access Cisco EPN Manager and to become familiar
with the application menu structure.

Activity Procedure
Complete these steps:

Step 1
Click the Jump Host icon in the topology diagram.

Step 2
To access your Cisco EPN Manager server, open the Google Chrome web browser and click the Cisco EPN
Manager bookmark (https://epnm-40.lab.local) on the toolbar.

Note

You may need to accept the security certificate to continue. For Google Chrome, click Advanced and then
choose Proceed to….

Step 3
The Cisco EPN Manager Login splash screen is displayed. Note the hyperlink for viewing installed updates.
What is the software version? ____________________________________

A: 4.0.0.0

Step 4
Log in as the user root with the password Pass1234.
The Cisco EPN Manager Desktop is displayed.

The Settings > Getting Started page is displayed. If this page is not shown, click the Gear icon in the upper-
right corner and choose Help > Getting Started.

Step 5
Click the Gear icon in the upper-right corner and notice the available tasks, including the ability to change your
password and to log out.

Step 6
From the Settings > Getting Started page, click Save and Launch Homepage under the Network Summary
Dashboard. This action temporarily sets your home page to this dashboard.

You can set any page as the home page by navigating to it, clicking the Gear icon in the upper-right corner, and
choosing Set Current Page as Home.
Step 7
Click the Main Menu icon (a circle containing three lines), located in the upper-left corner.

Step 8
You can lock the menu in the open position by clicking the Pin icon; otherwise, it closes after each selection.

Step 9
Click the Gear icon at the top of the menu (next to the Pin icon).

Step 10
Click the other icons at the top of the menu to review their purposes.

Category icon: ___________ Navigation____________________________

List icon: ______________Index______________________________________

Star icon: _____________Favorites_________________________________

Step 11
With the Category (or outline) icon selected, choose the various menu categories to see the available tasks.
Do you notice a task that is available under multiple categories?

_____Network Devices_____________________ (Hint: Explore the Monitor, Configuration, and Inventory menu
categories.)

Step 12
 Click the Dock icon (the square box outline) on the upper right of the desktop. Notice Links Visited. Return to
the menu and navigate to several different tasks. Then return to the dock and notice how the list has changed.

Step 13
Click the Getting Started link in the dock’s Recent Links Visited list (if it is still there) to examine another
method of quickly navigating.

Activity Verification
You have completed this task when you attain this result:
You have successfully logged in to the Cisco EPN Manager server and learned to navigate through the
application.