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Cisco Configuration Engine 3.5
Product Overview
Deployment of the network and services to remote offices and branch offices is a major challenge to large network
operations. Typically, this process involves a manual staging process in a central distribution site to preconfigure the
devices—and often requires technical personnel to be at the remote site to set up the network and services. The
requirement for staging and presence of technical expertise in the remote site significantly increases the time,
coordination, and costs of deployment. Further, as services are becoming more dynamic, the speed of configuration
changes, and device image upgrades increase, the ongoing costs of service additions and tune-ups can significantly
increase operating expenses (OpEx).
The Cisco
®
Configuration Engine is a network management software application that runs on RHAT Linux, Solaris,
or VMware. The Cisco Configuration Engine provides a highly scalable, secure, and reliable solution for remote
deployment. By taking advantage of intelligent agents inside Cisco IOS
®
Software, the Cisco Configuration Engine
enables the “call-home” architecture, where a new device—with minimal and identical bootstrap configuration to
identify where the Cisco Configuration Engine is—can automatically connect with the Cisco Configuration Engine
and ask for the correct configuration. Using the embedded features in Cisco IOS Software, a Cisco Configuration
Engine -enabled solution can even achieve a true zero-touch deployment (ZTD) where no configuration is needed to
set up the network. This true or near-ZTD solution can dramatically lower the OpEx. Many existing customers have
achieved an order of magnitude savings on time and costs for setting up remote sites.
Further, after the connections between the Cisco Configuration Engine and the remote devices are established,
these connections form a highly distributive delivery system for configuration updates and device image upgrades,
enabling the remote network to be managed and updated efficiently.
What Is New for Cisco Configuration Engine 3.5
The Cisco Configuration Engine Version 3.5 includes the following important new features:
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Operating-system support:
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Solaris 10
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Red Hat Linux 4.0 and 5.0
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VMware support
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Automated port assignment: This enhancement simplifies the bootstrap configuration process by allowing the
Cisco Configuration Engine to dynamically assign the port number for device to Cisco Configuration Engine
connections. With this feature, the bootstrap configuration is the same across all remote devices, regardless
of the number of devices being managed.
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External user authentication with Microsoft Active Directory: This feature provides the flexibility of user
authentication using an external Active Directory in addition to server-based local authentication.
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Dual-zone support: This feature allows the separation of different network zones between device access and
the Cisco Configuration Engine application, providing more flexibility for security zoning requirements.
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Support of Cisco Unique Device Identifier (UDI) as device identification: This feature allows use of the Cisco
product UDI as the unique device identification.
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Secure FTP support: With this feature, you can securely import and export configuration templates using
Secure FTP.