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Cisco Prime LMS Overview Simplifying the Management of Borderless Networks

March 2012

Eric Calhoun ercalhou@cisco.com Network Management Technology Group

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• Cisco Prime Overview

• Cisco Prime LMS

• Demo

• For More Information

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The Better Way • Integrated suites

• Lifecycle approach

• Scale through automation

• High visibility

• Day-one support

• Operationalizing the Cisco Advantage!

The Old Way

• Point solutions – too many products

• Pockets of control or mega-suites

• Reliance on highly-skilled experts

• Lack of end-to-end visibility

• Slow time-to-value

Cisco Prime aligned to accelerate and simplify IT transitions

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• Mini-Suites focused on customer transitions

• Common look and feel to help customers move across transitions and architectural plays

• Common components

• Automating management to increase value and efficiency

• Optimizing the investment in your network

Cloud

3G to 4G

Over-the-top Video

Customer Transitions

Making customer transitions quick and efficient

NG Wiring Closets

Wired/Wireless Convergence

Voice/Video Convergence

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Cisco Prime Day-One

Device Support

Smart Interactions

Optimized Operations Experience

Integrated Cisco Best Practices

Complete Lifecycle Management

Collaboration Data

Center

Borderless

Networks

Physical and Virtual Appliance

Simple and Efficient Management Across Architectures, Networks, and Services

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Collaboration

Data Center Borderless

Networks

Assurance

Cisco Prime

Infrastructure

Cisco Prime

SMX* OD

VNMC

Cisco Prime

DCNM*

ANM

Cisco Prime

UCMS

Media session

experience &

assurance

End-to-end user / device

to application / service

visibility

User / endpoint

access, infrastructure-

based services

Orchestration of

virtualized services

Cisco Prime

CM Cisco Prime

NAM

Cisco Prime

AM

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Introducing

• A bundled solution for complete wired and wireless lifecycle management

• Converged user and access management

• Configuration, change and compliance management

• Monitoring, troubleshooting and reporting

Simplified ordering and license management

Lower TCO with intuitive user experience and workflows

Speed troubleshooting, improve network availability

Cisco Prime LMS

Cisco Prime NCS

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A Brief Overview of Cisco Prime LMS

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• Discovery/Inventory management

• Configuration management

• Monitoring / Faults

• Troubleshooting

• Compliance & Auditing

• Administration

• Reporting

• Best Practice Designs (SBA)

• Network Refresh - EoX, PSIRT, etc.

• Smart Interactions

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Work Centers

• EnergyWise

• TrustSec

• Medianet

• Smart Install

• Auto Smart Port

Workflows

• VLAN

• VRF-Lite

• Virtual Switching System

Advanced Diagnostics

• GOLD

• EM

• Smart Call Home

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• Centrally organizes Day 1-to-n management

tasks

• Readiness assessment and remediation

• Contextual status & monitoring dashboards

• Instructional end-to-end workflows

Work Center Configuration Monitoring & Reporting

EnergyWise End-to-end workflow for deployment and

configuration domains and policies

Power consumption, Cost savings, policy

compliance, alarms & events

Identity End-to-end deployment of Trustsec/Identity

configuration changes

ACS integration: Auth success failure trends,

user info, login stats

Medianet End-to-end workflows for deployment

configuration of medianet

Medianet enabled device reporting

Smart Install Centrally manage Smart Install Directors

Manage client switch configuration and sw

images

Smart Install-specific LMS job management

Auto Smartports Large-scale ASP deployment and day-N

configuration changes

Auto Smartports-specific LMS job management

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• Common look and feel across all products simplifies usability and reduces training costs

• User centric workflows provide step-by-step guides for quick error free deployment and fast troubleshooting

• Simplified design is based on Cisco best practices and the way network operators do their jobs

Cisco Prime for Enterprise Product Portfolio

Simplified management with optimized user experience

Integrated workflows and best practices speed operations

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• SBA “smart business architecture” configuration templates simplify setup and deployment

• Integration with Cisco databases for up-to-date reporting; EoX, PSIRT, Contract, and Best Practices deviations

• Work Centers simplify deployment and management of Borderless Network services

Use Cisco knowledgebase to make informed decisions

Reduces complexity and errors, speeds deployment

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• Industries most comprehensive inventory and configuration support for Cisco devices and technologies

• Over 600 device types supported – chassis, software, modules, interfaces, images

• Support for new devices and technologies as soon as they are installed

Complete detailed support for Cisco devices

Immediate coverage the day a new device ships

Data Center (Nexus 7000 Series)

Nexus 7000

Nexus 5000

Nexus 1000

Enterprise Campus & WAN Edge

(Cisco Catalyst switches Cisco 7x00, ASR 1000 and 10000 Series)

Cisco 6500

Cisco 4500

Cisco 3560/ 3750

Cisco 2960

Cisco 7600

Cisco ASR1000

Enterprise Branch (Integrated Services Routers)

Cisco 3800

Cisco800

Cisco 1800

Cisco 2800

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• A single installable image – includes OS, application and database

• Removes the need to install operating system patches and pre-requisites

• Provides flexibility - install on hardware platform or appliance of your choice

Simplifies installation and removes application dependencies

Reduces complexity and errors, speeds deployment

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• Powerful reporting subsystem allows reports to be scheduled, emailed and saved as CSV or PDF

• User Tracking provides up-to-date details on who, what and where things are connected to the network

• Detailed port reporting provides quick summary status on port attributes and capacity

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• Overview

• Use Cases:

Deploying a Borderless Networks technology

Lifecycle management reports

Leveraging Best Practices in the form of Smart Business Architectures

Readying the network for a PCI DSS Compliance Audit

Smart Interactions to accelerate the resolution of issues in the network

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• Cisco Prime for Enterprise

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• Cisco Prime Products

Cisco Prime Infrastructure

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www.cisco.com/go/ncs

Cisco Prime Collaboration

www.cisco.com/go/cm

www.cisco.com/go/upm

www.cisco.com/go/uom

www.cisco.com/go/usm

Cisco Prime Assurance

www.cisco.com/go/nam

www.cisco.com/go/pam

Prime

Collaboration

Data

Center (future)

Prime

Infrastructure

Prime Assurance

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