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Installation Guide for Cisco Unified Service Monitor
OL-25111-01
Appendix A User Inputs for Installation, Reinstallation, and Upgrade
Password Information
Password Rules for an Upgrade Installation
During an upgrade installation, the casuser password is requested; other passwords are retained.
Password Rules for Reinstallation
The following rules apply for reinstallation:
• In Typical mode, the installation program retains passwords for admin, guest, and database.You can
either enter the casuser password or allow the installation program to randomly generate it. (See
Fixing Problems That Can Occur After You Change Passwords, page A-7.)
• In Custom mode, you can choose to enter new admin, guest, system identity account, and database
passwords or retain most existing passwords. You can either enter the casuser password or allow the
installation program to randomly generate it. (See Fixing Problems That Can Occur After You
Change Passwords, page A-7.)
Password Descriptions
The types of passwords are as follows:
• Common Services admin Password, page A-8
• System Identity Account Password, page A-8
• Common Services Guest Password, page A-9
• Common Services Database Password, page A-9
Common Services admin Password
When entering the password for the admin user, include a minimum of five characters.
The admin user account is the default administrator; you must use the admin username and password to
log in to Service Monitor after initial installation. (Be sure to write down the password.)
You are prompted to enter this password in both Typical and Custom modes of installation.
System Identity Account Password
When entering the System Identity account password, use a minimum of five characters.
You are prompted to enter this password in both Typical and Custom modes of installation.
The System Identity account is used in a multiple-server environment. Communication among multiple
servers is enabled by a “trust” model addressed by certificates and shared secrets. For more information,
see the Common Services online help.
Note You need a System Identity account to configure security with Cisco Secure ACS (which must be
installed on a separate server) and to configure the DCR in master and slave mode. (Operations Manager
supports the DCR; Service Monitor does not support it.)