Cisco Cisco Application Extension Platform for SRE Information Guide
Q&A
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Go To Market Questions
Q.
What are the value propositions to an Independent Software Vendor?
A.
ISV value propositions include:
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Use: Strategic business value of integration
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Scale: Access to Cisco field and channels
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Competitive advantage: New business models
Q.
What are the value propositions to a systems integrator or Managed Services Provider?
A.
Systems integrator and MSP value propositions include:
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New revenue: Increased route to market
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Stickiness: Account control
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Differentiation: Solution-based sales
Q.
What are the value propositions to a direct customer?
A.
Direct customer value propositions include:
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Single-box solution
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Lower total cost of ownership (TCO)
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Green solution
Technical Questions
Q.
Is an SDK available to support the development of applications on AXP?
A.
Yes. The SDK is downloadable with the purchase of an AXP product. It includes various tools for packaging
applications and preparing them for AXP installation.
Q.
How is the AXP service module connected to the network?
A.
Both the Enhanced Network Module (NME) and AIM AXP service modules connect to the integrated services
router backplane using an internal Gigabit Ethernet connection. That connection results in an integrated
services router interface (for example, Integrated Service Engine 1/0 or Service Engine 0/0) and an AXP
interface (for example, eth0). Subinterfaces can be created under each of these as well (subinterfaces are not
configurable today on AIM service modules). The NME service modules have an external Gigabit Ethernet
interface as well.
Q.
Can a customer run a passive application on the AXP service module (for example, network analyzer)?
A.
Yes. The AXP service module can be configured to receive packet copies of network traffic received on a
specific interface on the integrated services router by using either the AXP Promiscuous Packet Capture or the
Cisco IOS
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Software Router IP Traffic Export (RITE) feature configurations. (Note: The AXP Promiscuous
Packet Capture feature is not available in the current AIM module.) These features allow a passive application to
run on an AXP service module (for example, sniffer/packet analysis).
Q.
What kinds of management tools are available on the AXP service module?
A.
Currently applications provide their own management framework to support AXP platform however future
release of Cisco Works LMS would also support centralized and remote installation and configuration of AXP
blade and applications.
Q.
What version of Linux does Cisco provide?
A.
Cisco's Linux is derived from mainstream distributions, is based on a modern kernel version (2.6.x+), but has
been hardened for security and manageability purposes.