Cisco Cisco Configuration Engine 3.5

The Cisco Configuration Engine 3.5 is a network management application that acts as a configuration 
service for automating the deployment and management of network devices and services. The 
Cisco Configuration Engine runs on host systems running either Linux or Solaris.

The Cisco Configuration Engine is a network management software application that provides a highly 
scalable, secure, and reliable solution for remote deployment. By taking advantage of intelligent agents 
inside Cisco IOS Software, the Cisco Configuration Engine enables the “call-home” architecture, where 
a new device can automatically connect with the Cisco Configuration Engine and ask for the correct 
configuration.

Cisco Configuration Engine 3.5 supports the following features: 

You can install and run the Cisco Configuration Engine in VMware environment. The Cisco 
Configuration Engine supports the VMware environment starting from the Cisco Configuration Engine 
3.5. The host operation system for VMware could be either Windows or Linux. The guest operating 
system for Cisco Configuration Engineis RHEL4 or RHEL5.

The Cisco Configuration Engine supports RHEL5 starting from the Cisco Configuration Engine 3.5.

The dynamic gateway port assignment enhancement enables to perform the true Zero Touch Deployment 
(ZTD).