Cisco Cisco Prime Network 3.8

The following topics describe the new features and enhancements in Prime Network 3.8.1:

The network discovery tool allows administrator and configurator users to automatically discover the 
devices that exist in the network, and then to create a virtual Network Element (VNE) for each 
discovered device to be managed with Prime Network. Use of the network discovery tool significantly 
speeds up the process of importing your devices into Prime Network so that they can be managed. 

Network discovery is supported on the following device operating systems: IOS, IOS-XR, IOS-XE, 
NX-OS, CATOS, JUNOS.

The Network Discovery workflow is as follows:

Access the Network Discovery tool, as follows:

Choose Tools > Network Discovery in Cisco Prime Network Administration.

or

Enter the following URL in your web browser:

https://gateway IP address:8043/prime-network-web/index.html#pageId=discovery_settings_page

Create a discovery profile. The profile includes all the discovery settings that will determine how the 
system locates, identifies, and communicates with the devices in the network. To do this, click New in 
the Discovery Profiles page. Your discovery profile is saved with a unique name so that it can be reused 
at a later stage. See 

 for details.

Start the network discovery by selecting the discovery profile and clicking Run. 

View the results of the network discovery, which indicate which devices were discovered and whether 
or not further credential information is required before creating VNEs. To do this, choose Network 
Discovery > Discovery Results. See 

 for details.

Select the devices you want to manage with Prime Network and create VNEs for these devices.

Monitor the status of the VNE creation in the Discovery Results tab or in Prime Network Administration.

Before starting the network discovery process, you need to provide information that will allow the 
system to locate and discover the devices in your network and then to create a VNE for each discovered 
device. Your discovery settings are saved in a discovery profile. This discovery profile can be reused at 
a later stage so that you do not need to define new settings each time you perform network discovery.