CCENT Lab Help with SDM Please!

[f1fanatic]

Hi all,

I am trying to access my router with SDM, to practice a few labs for the ccent, i think i have done everything they ask for but i just get the splash screen stating my IE version and saying java enabled, and another ie window with some text in it, but SDM never launches.

I have pasted my config of the router below, would really appreciate a few pointers.

Thanks

CBTRouter#sh run
Building configuration...

Current configuration : 2974 bytes
!
version 12.4
service timestamps debug datetime msec
service timestamps log datetime msec
service password-encryption
!
hostname CBTRouter
!
boot-start-marker
boot system flash c2800nm-adventerprisek9-mz.124-25c.bin
boot-end-marker
!
enable secret 5 $1$aqa7$DE22GGzCAtJ2TNwgOBog60
!
no aaa new-model
!
!
ip cef
!
!
no ip domain lookup
ip domain name nuggetlab.com
ip auth-proxy max-nodata-conns 3
ip admission max-nodata-conns 3
!
!
voice-card 0
no dspfarm
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
crypto pki trustpoint TP-self-signed-4015373038
enrollment selfsigned
subject-name cn=IOS-Self-Signed-Certificate-4015373038
revocation-check none
rsakeypair TP-self-signed-4015373038
!
!
crypto pki certificate chain TP-self-signed-4015373038
certificate self-signed 02
3082024F 308201B8 A0030201 02020102 300D0609 2A864886 F70D0101 04050030
31312F30 2D060355 04031326 494F532D 53656C66 2D536967 6E65642D 43657274
69666963 6174652D 34303135 33373330 3338301E 170D3130 30363039 32333438
33365A17 0D323030 31303130 30303030 305A3031 312F302D 06035504 03132649
4F532D53 656C662D 5369676E 65642D43 65727469 66696361 74652D34 30313533
37333033 3830819F 300D0609 2A864886 F70D0101 01050003 818D0030 81890281
8100B327 C426A8C6 154ABF8B 3EA32B8A 7AB3A3F4 41B21A1F 5E5CE3C0 D901B0AC
17330C3C 115B6CED 9426A539 40F77A96 AA8B909F 0FEA8724 75AFDB79 F77070E7
0E206FEC 50FB2E01 48B85BE6 F57913C1 F01A19E4 9A1408F0 7E9500FB FFEF7B26
95745293 86D36D47 FCEB06D6 276CC441 287BC7DE 86E71CCA DB7AAE06 00EADEE8
CCC90203 010001A3 77307530 0F060355 1D130101 FF040530 030101FF 30220603
551D1104 1B301982 17434254 526F7574 65722E6E 75676765 746C6162 2E636F6D
301F0603 551D2304 18301680 1427F28D A13A3C0B 657BCC03 541DBF62 7A01F263
1D301D06 03551D0E 04160414 27F28DA1 3A3C0B65 7BCC0354 1DBF627A 01F2631D
300D0609 2A864886 F70D0101 04050003 818100AC FF2CB58E C35C3AF8 65DECA3A
B2AEF66D 9E7A2BFA 11BCCB43 77FA11A9 B7AEAEDF FA079855 A2C54EE1 48D15113
8625EE5B 9CD3BF58 9729B431 95B1B937 9B5DFA04 23CE62C6 24651E1A 50E67128
808F194F 98A1C6B2 6462FD38 B480D5F9 BA6721E9 9FB92DE4 A368E4B2 0F38313E
DE682808 AE7D1EED 7C52DC6A 827D1AA3 8B2EB2
quit
username admin privilege 15 password 7 094F471A1A0A
archive
log config
hidekeys
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
interface FastEthernet0/0
ip address 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.0
duplex auto
speed auto
!
interface FastEthernet0/1
ip address 192.168.2.1 255.255.255.0
duplex auto
speed auto
!
interface Serial0/0/0
ip address 5.0.1.1 255.255.255.248
encapsulation frame-relay
clock rate 512000
!
ip forward-protocol nd
!
!
ip http server
ip http authentication local
ip http secure-server
!
!
!
!
control-plane
!
!
!
voice-port 0/3/0
!
voice-port 0/3/1
!
voice-port 0/3/2
!
voice-port 0/3/3
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
line con 0
password 7 1511021F0725
logging synchronous
login local
line aux 0
line vty 0 4
privilege level 15
password 7 121A0C041104
login local
transport input telnet
!
scheduler allocate 20000 1000
!
end

 

[TekkieDave]

well, first off, I don't think you need to worry too much about SDM for CCENT. You need to know that it exists, and what it does, but for the most part they want you to know the CLI more than the SDM.

Secondly, at that splash screen, where it shows the IE version and the Java, there should be a button to run the dsm, or to run a startup wizard, or to install the dsm launcher. Attached is a pic of my ASDM on a ASA 5505, it should be similar. Just click one of the buttons to get started.

Here's a link to a screen shot:

http://yfrog.com/bgasdmlauncherj

Does this help at all?

 

[Quadratic]

Just one bit to add - with the ISCW and ONT exams being phased out, I think the only place you'll see SDM creep up anymore is going to be the CCNA Security curriculum.

I've also only seen it once on a production network in the last 2-3 years, so to be honest I don't see much value in it. It ties up memory, does a LOT in the background (set up archiving and watch the log entries fly just by poking around the SDM menus), and I don't think it should exist.

Having said that, I'd be very surprised to see it referenced in the ICND1 or ICND2 exams.

CCNP, CCDP

 

[burtsbees]

I am willing to bet that your version of Java isn't playing well with SDM...I can't remember what version works well with it, but most new versions don't. What version do you have?

TekkieDave---this is for a router, not an ASA. It is not similar with respect to what you have posted.

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[bobbyforhire]

Use version 5.x of Java to do anything with Cisco. You can uninstall your current version and head over to oldversion.com and pick up the 5.x flavor...works everytime..70% of the time

 

[iolair]

Do you have SSH enabled in your browser? Just a thought.

Iolair MacWalter
Network Engineer

 

[madwok]

I have jre 1.5.0_06 and SDM works fine on my laptop with XP pro.

I personally like to use SDM to modify ACL and dhcp scope where cli is a bit tedious if you have long list to test.

Thanks,

 

[iolair]

A couple of other thoughts, as I am preparing for the CCNA Security exam myself. Are you running SDM from the router or from the workstation? I found it would barely work if I ran it from the icon on the desktop, but if I point my browser to the router address, it works pretty good.

SDM can "help" you with some of the more advanced configs, and I use to create the "base" to work from. I usually take what it gives me, then load it into notepad and edit it to clean it up a little, then load it on the router. It's actually pretty good if you need to do VPN work or some firewall config, if you're using your router as a firewall.

Also, it does matter what IOS image you're using, but looks like you've got the right one there.

Iolair MacWalter
Network Engineer