Cisco Cisco Prime Infrastructure 3.0 Installationsanleitung
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Product Overview
Prime Infrastructure provides a single integrated solution for comprehensive lifecycle management of the wired or wireless
access, campus, and branch networks, and rich visibility into end-user connectivity and application performance assurance
issues. Prime Infrastructure accelerates the rollout of new services, secure access and management of mobile devices, making
“Bring Your Own Device” (BYOD) a reality for corporate IT. Tightly coupling client awareness with application performance
visibility and network control, Prime Infrastructure helps ensure uncompromised end-user quality of experience. Deep
integration with the Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) further extends this visibility across security and policy-related
problems, presenting a complete view of client access issues with a clear path to solving them.
access, campus, and branch networks, and rich visibility into end-user connectivity and application performance assurance
issues. Prime Infrastructure accelerates the rollout of new services, secure access and management of mobile devices, making
“Bring Your Own Device” (BYOD) a reality for corporate IT. Tightly coupling client awareness with application performance
visibility and network control, Prime Infrastructure helps ensure uncompromised end-user quality of experience. Deep
integration with the Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) further extends this visibility across security and policy-related
problems, presenting a complete view of client access issues with a clear path to solving them.
Key Features
For:
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An overview of Prime Infrastructure features and benefits, see the latest
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Information about frequently used Prime Infrastructure features, see the
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Information about features intended for administrators, see the
About Cisco Prime Infrastructure Licensing
Prime Infrastructure licenses control the features that you can use and the number of devices you can manage using those
features. For more information about:
features. For more information about:
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Cisco Prime Infrastructure license types and how to order them, see the
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How to apply purchased licenses, see the
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Before You Install
Complete the tasks in the following sections before installing Prime Infrastructure.
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Understanding System Requirements
Prime Infrastructure comes in two main forms:
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Virtual: The Prime Infrastructure virtual appliance is packaged as an Open Virtualization Archive (OVA) file, which must
be installed on a user-supplied, qualified server running VMware ESXi. This form allows you to run on the server hardware
of your choice. You can also install the virtual appliance in any of four configurations, each optimized for a different size
of enterprise network. For hardware requirements and capacities for each of the virtual appliance’s size options, see
be installed on a user-supplied, qualified server running VMware ESXi. This form allows you to run on the server hardware
of your choice. You can also install the virtual appliance in any of four configurations, each optimized for a different size
of enterprise network. For hardware requirements and capacities for each of the virtual appliance’s size options, see
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Physical: The physical appliance is packaged as a rack-mountable server, with Prime Infrastructure pre-installed and
configured for you. For physical appliance hardware specifications and capacities, see
configured for you. For physical appliance hardware specifications and capacities, see