Cisco Cisco Prime Network 3.8 Leaflet
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Please refer to the current version of the
Cisco Prime Network Reference Guide - VNE Addendum
for the latest list
of network elements supported through Reduced Polling VNEs.
Configuring Devices to Support the Reduced Polling VNE
For a device to support reduced polling, the Config Logger feature needs to be enabled and syslog host should be
set to Cisco Prime Network on the device managed as VNE in Reduced Polling mode. Please refer to the device
platform reference guide for proper syntax to be used to enable Config Logger.
An example for Cisco IOS devices can be as follows:
conf t
archive
log config
logging enable
logging size 200
notify syslog
end
Cisco IOS XR based devices have this enabled by default.
Reduced Polling can be enabled or disabled from the Cisco Prime Network Manage administrator user interface
when creating a new VNE or editing existing VNE properties.
When creating a VNE, the default polling approach is set to Cisco Prime Network default, which means that Cisco
Prime Network controls whether the device is modeled as a regular VNE or a Reduced Polling VNE, depending on
the device type. An administrator can also select to model the device as a regular polling VNE or as a Reduced
Polling VNE. This selection can be done per VNE instance or as the default for a device type (see Figure 7).
Figure 7. Defining Polling Method
Before selecting the Reduced Polling option, it is recommended to verify that the device or device type is
supported through the Reduced Polling VNE. The Cisco Prime Network Manage administrator user interface
provides a method for listing the device types supported through the Reduced Polling VNE (see Figure 8).