Cisco Cisco Multicast Manager 3.1 Information Guide
Q&A
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Cisco Multicast Manager 3.0
Product Features
Q.
What is Cisco
®
Multicast Manager?
A.
Cisco Multicast Manager is a web-based network management application that simplifies the
holistic discovery, visualization, monitoring, and troubleshooting of multicast networks.
Q.
Who should deploy Cisco Multicast Manager?
A.
Cisco Multicast Manager is applicable to enterprise customers that employ multicast for
financial market data, to multiple system operators (MSOs) that utilize multicast to transport
video over IP, and to service providers that need to manage their Multicast VPN (MVPN)
environment.
Q.
What benefits can customers expect from deploying Cisco Multicast Manager Release
3.0?
A.
Cisco Multicast Manager Release 3.0 provides the following customer benefits:
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New User Interface: Enhanced user interface for improved usability, information display,
workflow, navigation, and functional organization:
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A hierarchical presentation of features with better categorization
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Streamlined navigation linkage of configuration, reports, and diagnostics functionality
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Richer event browser with multiple filters for improved event analysis
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Multicast topology viewer
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Dashboard: Display Cisco Multicast Manager monitoring and event information, including
events, real-time graphs, quick links, device lists, reports, and user activity.
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Improved System Performance and Scalability: Cisco Multicast Manager 3.0 moves from
a file-based data storage system to an internal RDBMS for improved system performance
and scalability.
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Role-based Access Control: Embedded authentication, authorization, and accounting
capabilities provide customizable access and auditing of Cisco Multicast Manager features:
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Authentication: Support for remote TACACS or local authentication. New inactivity log
out feature.
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Authorization: Functionality within Cisco Multicast Manager can be granted to different
user roles, including system administrator, network administrator, network operator, and
help desk.
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Accounting: Critical actions within Cisco Multicast Manager are logged, including user ID,
action taken, date, time, and action result.
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VMware Support: Cisco Multicast Manager 3.0 has been tested to operate in a VMware
ESX 3.5 virtual environment.