Cisco Cisco Prime Infrastructure 1.4 Getting Started Guide
At-a-Glance
• Converged access: Wireless TechPack brings in powerful capabilities and easy of
deployment for converged access. All of the wired and wireless best practices for
distributed wireless are embedded into the template-directed workflows. With this
workflow, you can quickly enable four WLANs (including one guest), recommended
security and wireless best practices, as well as application visibility. Converged-
access workflow drastically reduces the time and complexity in deploying
converged-access technology for Cisco Catalyst
distributed wireless are embedded into the template-directed workflows. With this
workflow, you can quickly enable four WLANs (including one guest), recommended
security and wireless best practices, as well as application visibility. Converged-
access workflow drastically reduces the time and complexity in deploying
converged-access technology for Cisco Catalyst
®
2900, Catalyst 3800, and
Cisco IOS
®
XE Software-based controllers such as the Cisco 5760 Wireless LAN
Controllers.
• Meraki integration: Cisco Prime Infrastructure 2.2.1 can now support management
of Meraki devices through the wireless technology pack. You can now manage a
Meraki device in Cisco Prime Infrastructure natively, and can cross-launch into the
Meraki Dashboard right from within the device work center.
Meraki device in Cisco Prime Infrastructure natively, and can cross-launch into the
Meraki Dashboard right from within the device work center.
• Data center: Cisco Prime Infrastructure 2.2 extends management into the data
center. A single view and point of control lets you reap the benefits of One
Management across both network and compute.
Management across both network and compute.
The all-new compute work center offers fault, performance management, and
360-degree views of Cisco Unified Computing System
360-degree views of Cisco Unified Computing System
™
(Cisco UCS
®
) B-Series
blade servers and C-Series rack servers, along with visibility of virtual infrastructure
from VMware (Figure 2) so you can correlate your physical and virtual server
environments from a single-pane-of-glass view. This release also adds support
for Cisco Nexus
from VMware (Figure 2) so you can correlate your physical and virtual server
environments from a single-pane-of-glass view. This release also adds support
for Cisco Nexus
®
9300 Series switches alongside existing support for other Cisco
Nexus switches. The TechPack release (Q2CY15 availability) adds visibility of virtual
overlay over the physical network by bringing the virtual port channel inventory
support for the Cisco Nexus platforms.
overlay over the physical network by bringing the virtual port channel inventory
support for the Cisco Nexus platforms.
Figure 2. Cisco UCS Servers Network View Details
• Intelligent WAN: Cisco Prime Infrastructure 2.2 radically simplifies the deployment
and management of Cisco Intelligent WAN (IWAN) devices and services with
guided workflows based on Cisco validated designs and best practices. It
speeds provisioning for services such as Dynamic Multipoint VPN (DMVPN) and
Performance Routing (PfR) and simplifies quality-of-service (QoS) configuration and
monitoring. The new Application Visibility and Control (AVC) Work Center discovers
and classifies application-visibility readiness in network device hardware and
software. Now it’s easier and faster to deploy Cisco IWAN devices and services in
branch offices and to automatically monitor and manage them.
guided workflows based on Cisco validated designs and best practices. It
speeds provisioning for services such as Dynamic Multipoint VPN (DMVPN) and
Performance Routing (PfR) and simplifies quality-of-service (QoS) configuration and
monitoring. The new Application Visibility and Control (AVC) Work Center discovers
and classifies application-visibility readiness in network device hardware and
software. Now it’s easier and faster to deploy Cisco IWAN devices and services in
branch offices and to automatically monitor and manage them.
• Operations center: Large or global organizations often distribute network
management by domain, region, or country. Cisco Prime Infrastructure Operations
Center lets you visualize up to 10 Cisco Prime Infrastructure instances, scaling your
network management infrastructure while maintaining central visibility and control.
Center lets you visualize up to 10 Cisco Prime Infrastructure instances, scaling your
network management infrastructure while maintaining central visibility and control.
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