Installation GuideTable of ContentsCisco Prime Network Services Controller 3.2.2b Quick Start Guide1Getting Started with Cisco Prime Network Services Controller2Installation Requirements2Requirements Overview2System Requirements3Hypervisor Requirements4Web-Based GUI Client Requirements4Configuring Chrome for Use with Prime Network Services Controller4Firewall Ports Requiring Access5Cisco Nexus 1000V Series Switch Requirements5Information Required for Configuration and Installation6Shared Secret Password Criteria6VMware Installation Overview7Configuring VMware for Prime Network Services Controller8Installing Prime Network Services Controller Using the ISO Image9Installing Prime Network Services Controller Using the OVA Image10Performing VMware Post-Installation Tasks12Configuring NTP13Configuring NTP on VMs13Configuring NTP in Prime Network Services Controller14Configuring Connectivity with VMware vCenter14Exporting the vCenter Extension File15Registering the vCenter Extension Plug-in in vCenter15Configuring Connectivity with vCenter16Registering Service VMs on VMware16Registering Cisco VMs16Registering Third-Party VMs in VMware17Deploying the Prime Network Services Controller Device Adapter on VMware18Registering a Citrix NetScaler Load Balancer with Prime Network Services Controller20Deleting the Default Service Path20Configuring Prime Network Services Controller21Configuring Overview21Task 1—Verifying Service VM Registration21Task 2—Configuring a Tenant22Task 3—Configuring Access Policies22Access Policy Best Practices22Configuring an ACL Policy23Add ACL Policy Rule Dialog Box23Task 4—Configuring a Service Profile27Task 5—Configuring a Device Profile28Task 6—Importing Images28Task 7—Configuring Service Licenses29Configuring Smart Licensing for CSR 1000V Edge Routers29Configuring Load Balancer Licenses30Citrix Load Balancer Bundled Licenses30Example license.xml File31Importing and Configuring Load Balancer Licenses32Task 8—Adding Service Devices32Compute Firewall Deployment Options33Edge Router Deployment Options34Task 9—Configuring an Edge Security Profile34Add NAT Policy Set Dialog Box35Add NAT Policy Dialog Box35Add NAT Policy Rule Dialog Box36Add Condition Dialog Box38Task 10—Enabling Logging38Enabling Policy-Engine Logging in a Monitor Session39Enabling Global Policy-Engine Logging39Troubleshooting39Registering CSR 1000V Licenses40Updating Device Adapter Properties40Device Adapter Not Reachable40Troubleshooting Devices and Services42Upgrading Prime Network Services Controller42Upgrading Overview42Backing Up Data44Upgrading to Prime Network Services Controller45Backing Up and Restoring Prime Network Services Controller46Backing Up and Restoring Overview46Backing Up Prime Network Services Controller47Restoring the Previous Version47Post-Restoration Tasks48Updating VM Managers49Reimporting Images49Additional Information49Related Documentation49Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request50Size: 1.64 MBPages: 52Language: EnglishOpen manual
Installation GuideTable of ContentsCisco Prime Network Services Controller 3.2 Quick Start Guide1Getting Started with Cisco Prime Network Services Controller2New and Changed Information2Installation Requirements2Requirements Overview2System Requirements3Hypervisor Requirements4Web-Based GUI Client Requirements4Configuring Chrome for Use with Prime Network Services Controller5Firewall Ports Requiring Access5Ports to Access Amazon AWS5Cisco Nexus 1000V Series Switch Requirements6Information Required for Configuration and Installation6Shared Secret Password Criteria7Installing Prime Network Services Controller8Installing Overview8Configuring Hyper-V Hypervisor for Prime Network Services Controller8Configuring VMware for Prime Network Services Controller10Installing Prime Network Services Controller11Deploying the Prime Network Services Controller OVA on VMware vSphere13Configuring Prime Network Services Controller16Configuring Overview16Task 1—Configuring NTP17Configuring NTP in VMs17Configuring NTP in Prime Network Services Controller19Task 2—Configuring Connectivity with VM Managers19Configuring Connectivity with VMware vCenter20Exporting the vCenter Extension File20Registering the vCenter Extension Plug-in in vCenter21Configuring Connectivity with vCenter21Configuring Connectivity with Microsoft SCVMM22Task 3—Registering Service VMs22Registering Cisco Service VMs23Registering Third-Party VMs25Installing the Prime Network Services Controller Device Adapter25Deploying and Registering Third-Party VMs26Task 4—Verifying Service VM Registration28Task 5—Configuring a Tenant28Task 6—Configuring Access Policies28Configuring an IP Group29Configuring an ACL Policy29Add ACL Policy Rule Dialog Box30Task 7—Configuring a Service Profile34Task 8—Configuring a Device Profile34Task 9—Importing Service Images35Task 10—Adding Service Devices35Compute Firewall Deployment Options36Edge Router Deployment Options37Task 11—Creating an Edge Security Profile37Add NAT Policy Set Dialog Box38Add NAT Policy Dialog Box38Add NAT Policy Rule Dialog Box39Add Condition Dialog Box41Task 12—Enabling Logging41Enabling Policy-Engine Logging in a Monitor Session42Enabling Global Policy-Engine Logging42Troubleshooting42Updating Device Adapter Properties43Troubleshooting Devices and Services43Upgrading Prime Network Services Controller43Upgrading Overview43Backing Up Data44Upgrading to Prime Network Services Controller 3.245Backing Up and Restoring Prime Network Services Controller47Backing Up and Restoring Overview47Backing Up Prime Network Services Controller47Restoring the Previous Version48Post-Restoration Tasks49Updating VM Managers49Reimporting InterCloud and VM Images49Verifying InterCloud Status50Additional Information52Related Documentation52Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request53Size: 1.63 MBPages: 55Language: EnglishOpen manual
White PaperTable of ContentsAbout This Paper3PaaS/IaaS and NaaS Recap3Challenges of Network Automation4Cloud Network Services Appliance Types5Network Services Interconnect Options9The Virtual Data Center Service10The Data Model for Building a VDC Using Its Atomic Objects12Logical Rules for Service Appliances Placement17End-to-End Isolation and Security18Full Redundancy in Any VDC19The Relationship Between IaaS and PaaS21Lesson Learned and Key Takeaways23Size: 2.07 MBPages: 24Language: EnglishOpen manual
Developer's GuideTable of ContentsIntroducing the Cisco Prime Network Services Controller XML API7Overview of Prime Network Services Controller and the XML API7Prime Network Services Controller XML API9API Method Categories11Data Validation15Event Subscription Methods15UML Diagrams16Capturing XML Interchange Between the Prime Network Services Controller GUI and Server19Success or Failure Responses19Common API Methods and Conventions22Methods and Filters22API Examples31Resource Management34Create an Edge Firewall34Instantiate an Edge Firewall35Create a Compute Firewall40Instantiate a Compute Firewall41Assign a Device Profile to a Compute Firewall47Query Firewall Instances48Create an Edge Router49Create a Virtual Server Profile for a Load Balancer68Create a Port Profile69Add a Service Path to a Port Profile71Policy Management72Device Policies72Device Profiles75Zone76Object Group77Attribute Dictionary78Policy78PolicySet80Compute Security Profile81Edge Security Profile82Edge Device Profile83Edge Router Profiles84NAT Policies86Service Path88Load Balancing89VPN96InterCloud Management107InterCloud Infrastructure Setup107InterCloud Infrastructure Creation Examples107InterCloud VM Migration Management Examples110Administration123Users with Roles and Locale123Create Role124Create Locale125Prime Network Services Controller XML API Methods126Unsupported Methods126Supported Methods126Appendix: UML Diagrams160Obtaining Documentation, Obtaining Support, and Security Guidelines163Size: 2.78 MBPages: 163Language: EnglishOpen manual
Installation GuideTable of ContentsCisco Prime Network Services Controller 3.2.2 Quick Start Guide1Getting Started with Cisco Prime Network Services Controller2Installation Requirements2Requirements Overview2System Requirements2Hypervisor Requirements3Web-Based GUI Client Requirements4Configuring Chrome for Use with Prime Network Services Controller5Firewall Ports Requiring Access5Cisco Nexus 1000V Series Switch Requirements5Information Required for Configuration and Installation6Shared Secret Password Criteria7Installing Prime Network Services Controller8Installing Overview8Configuring VMware for Prime Network Services Controller8Installing Prime Network Services Controller10Deploying the Prime Network Services Controller OVA on VMware vSphere12Configuring KVM on OpenStack for Prime Network Services Controller15Configuring Hyper-V Hypervisor for Prime Network Services Controller17Configuring Prime Network Services Controller18Configuring Overview18Task 1—Configuring NTP19Configuring NTP on VMs20Configuring NTP in Prime Network Services Controller20Task 2—Configuring Connectivity with VM Managers21Configuring Connectivity with VMware vCenter21Exporting the vCenter Extension File21Registering the vCenter Extension Plug-in in vCenter22Configuring Connectivity with vCenter22Configuring Connectivity with KVM on OpenStack23Configuring Connectivity with Microsoft SCVMM24Task 3—Registering Service VMs25Registering Cisco VMs25Registering a Third-Party VM in VMware27Prerequisites for Citrix NetScaler VPX Load Balancers in VMware27Deploying the Prime Network Services Controller Device Adapter in VMware27Deploying a Citrix NetScaler VPX Load Balancer in VMware29Registering a Citrix NetScaler VPX Instance with Prime Network Services Controller30Registering Third-Party VMs in OpenStack31Prerequisites for Citrix NetScaler VPX Load Balancers on OpenStack31Installing the Prime Network Services Controller Device Adapter in OpenStack32Configuring OpenStack for Citrix NetScaler VPX Load Balancers33Instantiating a Citrix NetScaler VPX Load Balancer in OpenStack35Task 4—Verifying Service VM Registration36Task 5—Configuring a Tenant36Task 6—Configuring Access Policies37Access Policy Best Practices37Configuring an ACL Policy37Add ACL Policy Rule Dialog Box38Task 7—Configuring a Service Profile42Task 8—Configuring a Device Profile42Task 9—Importing Service Images43Task 10—Configuring Service Licenses43Configuring Smart Licensing for CSR 1000V Edge Routers43Configuring Licensing for Citrix NetScaler Load Balancers45Task 11—Adding Service Devices46Compute Firewall Deployment Options47Edge Router Deployment Options47Task 12—Creating an Edge Security Profile48Add NAT Policy Set Dialog Box48Add NAT Policy Dialog Box49Add NAT Policy Rule Dialog Box50Add Condition Dialog Box51Task 13—Enabling Logging52Enabling Policy-Engine Logging in a Monitor Session52Enabling Global Policy-Engine Logging53Troubleshooting53Updating Device Adapter Properties53Device Adapter Not Reachable53Troubleshooting Devices and Services55Upgrading Prime Network Services Controller55Upgrading Overview55Backing Up Data57Upgrading to Prime Network Services Controller 3.2.258Backing Up and Restoring Prime Network Services Controller59Backing Up and Restoring Overview59Backing Up Prime Network Services Controller60Restoring the Previous Version60Post-Restoration Tasks61Updating VM Managers61Reimporting VM Images62Additional Information62Related Documentation62Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request63Size: 1.75 MBPages: 65Language: EnglishOpen manual
