Cisco Cisco Prime Network Registrar Jumpstart 8.3 Getting Started Guide

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At-A-Glance
Cisco Prime™ Network Registrar Jumpstart is a high-performing hardware appliance 
for Domain Name System (DNS) and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) 
services. 
The solution is designed to help network operators address the challenges of network 
and device growth, the transition to IPv6, and the reduction of operating expenses. 
Cisco Prime Network Registrar Jumpstart includes the following:
•  Cisco Prime Network Registrar DNS: A single, standards-compliant DNS server for 
IP address translation and service delivery that supports both IPv4 and IPv6 as well 
as high availability DNS. Cisco Prime Network Registrar DNS comes preinstalled and 
preconfigured on the appliance.
•  Cisco Prime Network Registrar DNS Caching: A DNS caching server that supports 
DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC) to prevent cache poisoning and other attacks 
and provides validation that DNS data has been signed. It also supports DNS64, 
which allows an IPv6 client to resolve an IPv4 address. Cisco Prime Network DNS 
Caching comes preinstalled on the server.
•  Cisco Prime Network Registrar DHCP: A single, standards-compliant DHCP server 
for device network access that supports both IPv4 and IPv6. Cisco Prime Network 
Registrar DHCP is scalable, fast, and powerful and includes support for DHCPv4 
and DHCPv6 failover and a patent-pending discriminating rate limiter for avalanche 
protection to limit downtime after network outages. Cisco Prime Network Registrar 
DHCP comes preinstalled on the appliance.
•  Cisco Unified Computing System™ (Cisco UCS®) C220 M3: High-density, two-
socket, one rack-unit (RU) rack-mount server built for production-level network 
infrastructure, web services, and mainstream data center, branch, and remote-office 
applications.
•  VMware ESXi: VMware virtualization technology preinstalled on the server.
Key Capabilities and Benefits
•  Fast and easy to implement: The preconfigured server and the preinstalled software 
allow for a fast and easy deployment as well as low startup costs. DNS and DHCP 
services can be immediately turned on, configured, and integrated into the network 
service for fast time to value. An integrated solution from one vendor, on one box -  
all supported by Cisco.
•  Hardware superior scale and performance: The Cisco UCS C220 M3 server 
is designed to meet the needs of customers that choose to deploy rack-mount 
servers and provides a high performance solution. The Cisco UCS series employs 
Cisco® technology to help customers handle the most challenging workloads and 
includes powerful Intel processor technology.
•  Hardware compact size: The appliance runs on compact hardware - saving 
equipment rack space and reducing power and cooling costs and helping 
enable organizations to lower their total cost of ownership (TCO) and build an 
environmentally friendly infrastructure.
•  Grows with the business: The appliance ships with 1000 permanent IP node 
licenses. Customers can buy additional upgrade licenses to support up to 500,000 
IPs with this single Cisco UCS server. In addition, the appliance ships with Cisco 
Prime Network Registrar software preinstalled as a virtual machine. These features 
give service providers the flexibility to easily expand and to support virtualized data 
centers.
Who Can Benefit from Cisco Prime Network Registrar Jumpstart?
•  Service providers and enterprises that administer DNS and DHCP services and need 
a high performing, scalable, reliable platform in hardware appliance form factor. 
•  IP network administrators who are making the transition to IPv6 and need a  
full-featured DHCPv6 server.
About Cisco Prime
The Cisco Prime portfolio of IT and service provider management offerings empowers 
organizations to more effectively manage their networks and the services they deliver. 
Built on a service-centered foundation, Cisco Prime supports integrated lifecycle 
management through an intuitive workflow-oriented user experience, providing A-to-Z 
management for evolved programmable networks, mobility, video, and managed 
services.
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