Cisco CiscoWorks LAN Management Solution 4.0 Data Sheet
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A New Management Paradigm
Cisco Prime LMS has evolved from a collection of individual products into a seamless set of integrated
management functions based upon the way network managers do their work. Organizing the product based on
management function simplifies the overall user experience by reducing the need to cross application boundaries
to complete a specific management task. Workflows are self-contained and all required functionality is maintained
within a functional area. Table 1 lists the major functional areas.
Table 1.
Cisco Prime LAN Management Solution Major Functional Areas
Functional Area
Description
Monitoring and
troubleshooting
troubleshooting
Quickly and proactively identify and fix network problems before they affect end users or services
● Centralized fault and event browser (consolidated, syslog, traps, and events and alarms)
● Quick navigation and “hover-over” to identify problem areas
● Embedded troubleshooting workflow for quick problem isolation and remediation
● Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)-based polling to identify availability and performance issues
● Medianet dashboard provides fault and availability statistics of medianet endpoints and devices
● IPSLA video operations help validate whether the network is ready for video and rich media applications
● Smart Interaction for contextual Cisco Service Request creation and Cisco Support Community searches
● Quick navigation and “hover-over” to identify problem areas
● Embedded troubleshooting workflow for quick problem isolation and remediation
● Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)-based polling to identify availability and performance issues
● Medianet dashboard provides fault and availability statistics of medianet endpoints and devices
● IPSLA video operations help validate whether the network is ready for video and rich media applications
● Smart Interaction for contextual Cisco Service Request creation and Cisco Support Community searches
Configuration management Configuration backup, software image management, compliance, and change management required to maintain
and update network devices
● Cisco best practices configuration templates - deploy full or partial configurations based on Cisco validated
designs and Cisco Smart Business Architecture recommendations
● Dynamic guided workflows reduce chance for errors
● Extensible configuration library, new updates, and configurations templates can easily be downloaded from
● Extensible configuration library, new updates, and configurations templates can easily be downloaded from
Cisco.com, including the SBA templates
● Integration with Cisco Configuration Professional to assist with multidevice deployment of configuration files
generated by Cisco Configuration Professional through LMS configuration templates and scheduler
Inventory
Complete and thorough inventory of all Cisco equipment details - chassis, module, interface
● Provides a single menu for discovery status, device status, user tracking, and inventory dashboards
● Support for more than 600 Cisco device types
● Day-one device support allows new device packages to be downloaded the day the platform ships
● Support for more than 600 Cisco device types
● Day-one device support allows new device packages to be downloaded the day the platform ships
Reporting
All reports are centralized in a single menu, simplifying navigation and access to detailed reports and information
● Inventory, end-of-sale, Cisco Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT), configuration and
compliance, user tracking, and all other Cisco Prime LMS reports are represented in a consolidated menu
● Reports can be easily scheduled to run immediately or daily, weekly, or monthly and can be viewed online or
optionally exported to a file or comma-separated value (CSV) file
Work Centers
End-to-end lifecycle management of Cisco value-added technologies - deployment, monitoring, and management
of medianet, EnergyWise, TrustSec/Identity, Auto Smartports, Smart Install
of medianet, EnergyWise, TrustSec/Identity, Auto Smartports, Smart Install
● Getting started workflows provide simplified configuration and setup of infrastructure for supporting Cisco
technologies
● Dashboards provide up-to-date status on configuration, inventory, and monitoring for troubleshooting purposes
Administration
Getting started and improved workflows simplify application setup and administration
● All administrative functions for setting up and configuring the application are centralized for easier access