Cisco Cisco Prime Infrastructure 2.2 Getting Started Guide
CISCO PRIME INFRASTRUCTURE 2.2
At-A-Glance
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Overview
A mobile user can’t access an application. Is the problem in the wireless network, the
branch, the data center? How many tools does it take to locate the problem? In the
meantime, how is the end-user experience being affected? Productivity drops if that
individual is an employee. If a customer, a sale may be lost.
branch, the data center? How many tools does it take to locate the problem? In the
meantime, how is the end-user experience being affected? Productivity drops if that
individual is an employee. If a customer, a sale may be lost.
As the network grows larger and more complicated, managing it effectively is critical
to service assurance. You need one-network visibility so you can provision devices
in hours, not months, or so you can troubleshoot application issues from a mobile
device user in a branch office all the way into the data center. You need to map
physical server assets to virtual environments. You need a single management platform
that takes full advantage of automation and best practices for network management
throughout the technology lifecycle.
to service assurance. You need one-network visibility so you can provision devices
in hours, not months, or so you can troubleshoot application issues from a mobile
device user in a branch office all the way into the data center. You need to map
physical server assets to virtual environments. You need a single management platform
that takes full advantage of automation and best practices for network management
throughout the technology lifecycle.
Spotlight on Data Center Management
meets that need as the primary management platform
for Cisco® networks. With this release, Cisco extends One Management into the
data center, gathering capabilities that used to require several tools into a single pane
of glass. Cisco Prime Infrastructure 2.2 offers Day-0 and Day-1 provisioning and
Day-
data center, gathering capabilities that used to require several tools into a single pane
of glass. Cisco Prime Infrastructure 2.2 offers Day-0 and Day-1 provisioning and
Day-
n assurance from the data center to mobile user devices. This comprehensive
network management platform helps you to achieve the highest levels of application
performance, service assurance, and end-user experience. This makes it easier and
faster for you to monitor, troubleshoot, and fix network and compute elements as
needed.
performance, service assurance, and end-user experience. This makes it easier and
faster for you to monitor, troubleshoot, and fix network and compute elements as
needed.
Cisco Prime Infrastructure 2.2 offers data center management capabilities, including:
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All-new Compute Work Center: Includes fault, configuration, accounting,
performance, and security (FCAPS) management of
performance, and security (FCAPS) management of
B-Series Blade Servers and Cisco UCS C-Series
Rack Servers (Figure 1). Chassis views help managers understand server
interconnections with the network and each other. Administrators can organize
server resources into logical groups for ownership, troubleshooting, and reporting.
Incorporating compute management into Cisco Prime Infrastructure simplifies and
speeds troubleshooting and resolution of server-related issues that affect service
delivery to users.
interconnections with the network and each other. Administrators can organize
server resources into logical groups for ownership, troubleshooting, and reporting.
Incorporating compute management into Cisco Prime Infrastructure simplifies and
speeds troubleshooting and resolution of server-related issues that affect service
delivery to users.
Figure 1. Cisco Prime Infrastructure 2.2 Compute Work Center Includes Chassis Views for Cisco UCS Servers
for Easier Monitoring and Management
for Easier Monitoring and Management
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All-new 360-Degree View: Navigate across both physical and compute layers
with the ability to view and manage servers in context (Figure 2). The “n-hop”
360-degree view shows you which devices are connected to the device you’re
managing, and how many hops away they are. Understanding these relationships
helps administrators trace root causes, such as determining whether a failure is in
hardware or software.
with the ability to view and manage servers in context (Figure 2). The “n-hop”
360-degree view shows you which devices are connected to the device you’re
managing, and how many hops away they are. Understanding these relationships
helps administrators trace root causes, such as determining whether a failure is in
hardware or software.
Figure 2. Cisco Prime Infrastructure Offers 360-Degree Information About Servers to Aid Troubleshooting