Cisco Cisco Prime Network Control System Appliance Data Sheet
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Feature
Benefit
and Cisco Network Admission Control (NAC).
Cisco NCS Serviceability
Program
Program
● The Cisco NCS Serviceability Program gives organizations the opportunity to provide anonymous usage
statistics and wireless operational information to Cisco.
● This voluntary “opt-in” program gathers anonymous statistics from Cisco NCS and the network.
No confidential data is collected.
● Learn more about this program by reading the
policy.
Specialized Cisco TAC support
● Cisco Prime NCS supports the “opt-in” collection of diagnostic data about Cisco wireless LAN controllers
and Cisco Aironet access points to assist with wireless LAN Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC)
cases. This feature helps organizations experience faster resolution of wireless LAN Cisco TAC cases.
cases. This feature helps organizations experience faster resolution of wireless LAN Cisco TAC cases.
Product Specifications
Table 3 list product specifications for Cisco Prime NCS 1.1.
Table 3.
Product Specifications for Cisco Prime NCS 1.1
Item
Specification
VMware ESX and ESXi versions
(virtual appliance on a
customer-supplied server)
(virtual appliance on a
customer-supplied server)
VMware ESX or VMware ESXi Version 5.0
Minimum server requirements
for deploying NCS Virtual
Appliances
for deploying NCS Virtual
Appliances
Cisco Prime NCS Large Virtual Appliance:
● Up to 15,000 lightweight access points, 5000 autonomous access points, 1200 wireless LAN controllers,
and 5000 switches or up to 5000 routers
● Minimum RAM: 16 GB
● Minimum hard disk space allocation: 400 GB
● Processors: 8 cores, at 2.93 GHz or better
● Minimum hard disk space allocation: 400 GB
● Processors: 8 cores, at 2.93 GHz or better
Cisco Prime NCS Medium Virtual Appliance:
● Up to 7500 lightweight access points, 2500 autonomous access points, 600 wireless LAN controllers,
and 2500 switches or up to 2500 routers
● Minimum RAM: 12 GB
● Minimum hard disk space allocation: 300 GB
● Processors: 4 cores, at 2.93 GHz or better
● Minimum hard disk space allocation: 300 GB
● Processors: 4 cores, at 2.93 GHz or better
Cisco Prime NCS Small Virtual Appliance:
● Up to 3000 lightweight access points, 1000 autonomous access points, 240 wireless LAN controllers and
switches or up to 1000 routers
● Minimum RAM: 8 GB
● Minimum hard disk space allocation: 200 GB
● Processors: 2 cores, at 2.93 GHz or better
● Minimum hard disk space allocation: 200 GB
● Processors: 2 cores, at 2.93 GHz or better
Note: Deploying Cisco Prime NCS Virtual Appliance on CiscoWorks Wireless LAN Solution Engine (WLSE)
models 1130-19 or 1133 is not supported.
models 1130-19 or 1133 is not supported.
Minimum client requirements
Client hardware: 1-GB RAM, 2-GHz or better processor
Browser: Internet Explorer 8.0 or later or Mozilla Firefox 3.6 or later
Management and security
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) v1, v2c, v3 and Cisco TACACS+, PNG, JPEG, and
AutoCAD (DXF and DWG) import file types supported
AutoCAD (DXF and DWG) import file types supported
Supported devices
● Cisco 2100, 2500, 4400, 5500 and Flex 7500 Series Wireless LAN Controllers
● Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Wireless Services Modules (WiSM/WiSM2) and Cisco Wireless LAN
● Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Wireless Services Modules (WiSM/WiSM2) and Cisco Wireless LAN
Controller Module on Cisco Services-Ready Engine 2 (SRE 2)
● Cisco Catalyst 3750G Integrated Wireless LAN Controller. Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Module
(WLCM and WLCM-E) for Integrated Services Routers
● Cisco Aironet access points with CleanAir technology, Cisco Aironet lightweight access points, Cisco
Aironet lightweight outdoor mesh access points, Cisco OfficeExtend 600 Series Access Point, Cisco
Aironet 1240AG and 1130AG Series Access Points, Cisco 3300 Series Mobility Services Engine (MSE),
Cisco Wireless Location Appliance, Cisco Spectrum Expert Wi-Fi, Cisco Context-Aware Software, and
Cisco Adaptive wIPS Software
Aironet 1240AG and 1130AG Series Access Points, Cisco 3300 Series Mobility Services Engine (MSE),
Cisco Wireless Location Appliance, Cisco Spectrum Expert Wi-Fi, Cisco Context-Aware Software, and
Cisco Adaptive wIPS Software
● Monitoring and migration of selected Cisco Aironet autonomous access points. Monitoring of the
autonomous access points of Cisco 800, 1800, 2800, and 3800 Series Integrated Services Routers
● Cisco 850, 860, 870, 880, 890 Series Integrated Services Routers
● Cisco 1800 and 1900 Series Integrated Services Routers
● Cisco 1800 and 1900 Series Integrated Services Routers