Cisco Cisco Active Network Abstraction 3.7 Leaflet
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Group Number
Hardware Devices
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Cisco Catalyst 6500 (Catalyst OS/Cisco IOS Software) Switches, Namely:
● Cisco Catalyst 6509 (Including NEB and NEB-A)
● Cisco Catalyst 6513
● Cisco Catalyst 6513
Cisco 7500 Series Routers
Cisco 7600 Series Routers, Namely:
● Cisco 7606
● Cisco 7606-S
● Cisco 7606-S
Cisco 10000 Series Routers, Namely:
● Cisco 10005
● Cisco 10008
● Cisco 10008
Cisco ASR 1000 Series Routers, Namely:
● Cisco ASR 1006
● Cisco ASR 1013
● Cisco ASR 1013
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Routers, Namely:
● Cisco ASR 9006
Cisco uBR Series Aggregation Routers, Namely:
● Cisco uBR7246VXR
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Cisco Nexus 5000 Series
Cisco Nexus 7000 Series
Cisco Nexus 5010
Cisco Nexus 5020
More supported Cisco devices and non-Cisco devices, software versions, and device contents can be found in the
For customers using Cisco IP NGN systems and network devices, ANA maintains the compatibility with those key
device series such as CRS, ASR 9000, XR 12000, 7600, ASR 1000, MWR 2941, and ME 3600X/3800X. Cisco
provides VNE driver updates on a regular basis for these devices to help ensure that device hardware and
software feature releases are discoverable by Cisco ANA. VNE driver updates can be separately installed on ANA
starting in ANA release 3.7.2.
In the occasion where management of additional Cisco devices or software releases is needed, customers can
contact their account team for their product enhancement requests.
Key Features of ANA VNE Driver
Table 2 lists the key features of the ANA VNE driver.
Table 2.
Key Features of ANA VNE Driver
Feature
Description
Autodiscovery
VNE drivers are instantiated at run time for each managed device so that synchronization and autodiscovery with
the network can be done in parallel.
the network can be done in parallel.
Distributed for large-scale
networks
networks
The VNE drivers can be distributed in multiple ANA unit servers to help enable ANA to manage large-scale carrier-
class networks. VNE instances can be redistributed among multiple ANA unit servers for load balancing to
optimize memory usage.
class networks. VNE instances can be redistributed among multiple ANA unit servers for load balancing to
optimize memory usage.
Synchronization
VNE performs automatic synchronization based on configuration change notification from the network. In addition,
VNE drivers support adjustable periodic and manual synchronization of device status to provide an up-to-date view
of the network in ANA with the minimum impact to the managed devices.
VNE drivers support adjustable periodic and manual synchronization of device status to provide an up-to-date view
of the network in ANA with the minimum impact to the managed devices.
Independent driver release Individual VNE drivers may be updated without the need to upgrade or otherwise change the ANA platform
software.
Field extensibility
Cisco VNE drivers are extensible to manage additional device types, device hardware plug-in modules, additional
SNMP traps, and syslogs. SNMP traps can be imported through MIB files. These extensions can be done by
customers or by the system integrator local to the ANA installation and do not affect the delivered ANA software.
SNMP traps, and syslogs. SNMP traps can be imported through MIB files. These extensions can be done by
customers or by the system integrator local to the ANA installation and do not affect the delivered ANA software.