Cisco Cisco Prime Assurance Manager 1.1 Data Sheet
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Table 1.
Features and Benefits
Feature
Benefit
Category
Network-based end-user
experience monitoring
experience monitoring
●
Dedicated dashboards and views to present high-level and granular analytical data to monitor end-user experience
of business critical applications
●
Site-based tracking of users’ endpoints
●
Dedicated dashboard to present contextual data for a given user endpoint. Operators can set up rules to assign
incoming endpoints to physical locations such as a remote branch or a site
●
Rich set of dashlets to track health of key KPIs, especially those of rich media applications
●
Time-based filtering of data lets users narrow the issue down to a particular timeframe or to look at related
network/application events given a timeframe in which the problem was observed
Configuration of data
sources
sources
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Predefined command-line interface (CLI) templates to configure such data sources as Medianet, Performance
Agent, and NetFlow
●
User does not have to worry about the complexities involved in setting up data sources using traditional interfaces
(CLI/SNMP, and so on) to Cisco platforms
Flexible NetFlow
Version 9 support and
advanced
troubleshooting
Version 9 support and
advanced
troubleshooting
●
Support for collecting Flexible NetFlow templates and raw records, which network engineers use for
troubleshooting
●
Support for standard NetFlow fields with ability to update/add new ones based on heuristics
●
Trigger packet captures on multiple NAMs based on common software filters
●
All-encompassing solution integrated with Cisco platforms to simplify operational manageability
●
Access to packets, flows, and MIBs for exhaustive granular analysis
Consolidated alarms and
events browser
events browser
●
Consolidated alarms and events browser, which shows network and application health data side by side, gives
network operators and engineers views for richer and more contextual analysis
Open interfaces
●
Allows partners and customers to use Prime Assurance Manager as a rich source of performance information and
allows workflow integration with enterprise management applications
●
Eliminates need for redundant data collection mechanisms, reducing network load and improving scalability of
management solutions
Configuration/monitoring
templates
templates
●
Predefined collection plans to collect application response time, traffic analysis, and Real-time Transport Protocol
(RTP) metrics
●
Option to extend predefined collection plans by including more metrics coming in as part of NetFlow records
●
Predefined device/interface health templates to collect KPI for monitoring health of network elements
●
Threshold templates to monitor key indicators and alert the operator/engineer of any anomalies
●
Removes the complexity involving setting of complex data sources and collecting the right KPIs
●
Good categorization of metrics into device health, application health, and thresholds helps the user in organizing
and planning for data collection more efficiently
High-level customizable
dashboards with
navigation into detailed
views
dashboards with
navigation into detailed
views
●
Dashboard-style reporting interface with contextual navigation into interactive analysis views for network
optimization and troubleshooting
●
Configurable context filters supporting data mining by attributes such as enterprise branches, end users,
applications, devices, interfaces, reporting time interval, and so on
●
Dedicated dashboards for key entities just as voice/video, endpoints, and applications with contextual switching
between dashboards
●
User has the option of customizing the content of a particular dashboard by picking and choosing from a list of
dashlets (portlets) depending on the problem at hand
●
Overtime views to analyze performance/usage trends and patterns
●
Zoom/pan mechanism to focus on time interval of interest
●
Gives instant and actionable content summarized at various levels (branch, application, user)
Dedicated dashboard for
voice, video monitoring
and analysis
voice, video monitoring
and analysis
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Analysis of voice, video and real-time transport protocol (RTP) traffic in general at branch or individual user level
●
Multiple data sources for voice video analysis, including Network Analysis Module and Medianet
●
Monitor RTP conversations at branch and client levels
Integrated quick views
●
Compelling and ubiquitous UI to present device health, device inventory, and related applicative information in a
integrated and very easy to access fashion
●
Network operators/engineers can see the top most utilized interfaces of a device and the top applications on those
in one easy step
●
These integrated views become a launch point into other detailed analysis views and dashboards for more
granular and complex analysis
Summary reports
●
Prepackaged summary reports for site, application, devices, and end-user experience
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Operator can schedule report generation on an ad hoc or recurring basis