Cisco Cisco Prime Network Registrar 8.0 Data Sheet
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Usability, flexibility, and control: An intuitive web-based interface promotes ease of use and boosts user
productivity. The application also offers a high level of control that allows organizations to manage their IP space
according to their own policies and procedures - to bring network monitoring in line with business requirements.
A patented, flexible container mechanism helps enable a user to organize IP address space according to a
deployment's topology, geography, and router association for greater administrative simplicity. This flexible
container model intuitively maps IP blocks to sites, customers, or departments. Well-defined administrator roles,
controls, and reports promote accountability and auditability. Granular, role-based delegation of DNS and DHCP
allows multiple administrators to manage the system (avoiding having to rely on a small set of IT resources).
Reliability: The solution helps address unique challenges in large-scale deployments by offering redundancy with
IPAM database replication for backup of data.
Table 1 lists additional detailed features and benefits of Cisco Prime Network Registrar.
Table 1.
Features and Benefits
Feature
Benefit
Rapid Time to Value
IPAM ease and speed of setup
● IPAM accepts XLS or comma-separated value (CSV) files to import preexisting license data.
● Use the Import Wizard to import address space and resource records.
● Automated discovery facilitates creation of a central IPAM repository of network IP addresses.
● Use the Import Wizard to import address space and resource records.
● Automated discovery facilitates creation of a central IPAM repository of network IP addresses.
Rich Graphical User Interface
Intuitive GUI
● A web-based interface allows administrators to quickly visualize the network and allocate
addresses based on current and future requirements. The GUI allows users to associate address
blocks easily with geography, topology, or other user-defined hierarchies through the use of a
container model.
blocks easily with geography, topology, or other user-defined hierarchies through the use of a
container model.
● The GUI provides administrators with a real time snapshot of the network that reduces the
amount of time it takes a user to perform certain tasks, including key strokes, mouse clicks,
pointing, selecting an item from a list, and more.
pointing, selecting an item from a list, and more.
● Two-dimensional megamenus provide for easy navigation and greater visibility of available
command options.
Context-aware menus and context-
sensitive help
sensitive help
● Context-aware menus display relevant commands only for expedited operations and faster
decision making.
● Context-sensitive help offers information specific to the task for greater user productivity.
IP Address Planning
Planning for hierarchical IPv4 and IPv6
address space with a continual
feedback loop
address space with a continual
feedback loop
● Planning tools facilitate development of a disciplined IPv4 and IPv6 address plan that can be
deployed, monitored, and tracked automatically - for a continuous feedback loop to assure
accuracy and provide an overall management view.
accuracy and provide an overall management view.
● Users can plan and stage the following interrelated entities for immediate or future deployment to
DHCP and DNS servers: IP block or subnet allocation, IP address assignment, IPv6 prefixes and
links, addition of a new DHCP pool and associated parameters, or DNS domain, server
configuration, or resource records.
links, addition of a new DHCP pool and associated parameters, or DNS domain, server
configuration, or resource records.
● Discovery-to-database reconciliation and exception reporting help enable operators to view plan
discrepancies and potential errors or rogue users.
Creation and management of IPv6
prefixes and links
prefixes and links
Using IPv6 prefixes or links, operators can easily perform IPv6 address allocation, assignment,
tracking, and search - for significant operational efficiencies compared to manual processes.
tracking, and search - for significant operational efficiencies compared to manual processes.
Definition of DHCPv6 options and
client classes
client classes
Client classes may be used to associate classes of devices with policies and options. For instance,
you can create a VOIP client class or a cable modem client class with a policy set to provide an
address (out of a given scope or prefix) with associated options.
you can create a VOIP client class or a cable modem client class with a policy set to provide an
address (out of a given scope or prefix) with associated options.
Creation and management of IPv4 and
IPv6 client reservations
IPv6 client reservations
Cisco Prime Network Registrar IPAM allows users to easily select and assign an IP address or prefix.
User definability/flexibility and
management of IP address space
management of IP address space
Easy-to-use container architecture allows the user to define and manage topology, address space
(including block allocations and subnets), device and block types, and associated attributes (through
user-defined fields). This helps administrators to organize address space in a manner that best
matches an organization's structure.
(including block allocations and subnets), device and block types, and associated attributes (through
user-defined fields). This helps administrators to organize address space in a manner that best
matches an organization's structure.