Cisco Cisco Prime Network Services Controller 3.0

The following tables identify Prime Network Services Controller 3.0 requirements:

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Dynamic Security 
Policy and Zone 
Provisioning

Prime Network Services Controller interacts with 
the Nexus 1000V Virtual Supervisor Module 
(VSM) to bind the security profile to the 
corresponding Nexus 1000V port profile. When 
virtual machines are dynamically instantiated by 
server administrators and the appropriate port 
profiles applied, their association with trust zones 
is also established.

Helps enable security profiles to stay aligned with 
rapid changes in the virtual data center.

Multi-Tenant 
Management

Prime Network Services Controller is designed to 
manage VSG and ASA 1000V security policies in 
a dense, multi-tenant environment so that 
administrators can rapidly add and delete tenants 
and update tenant-specific configurations and 
security policies.

Reduces administrative errors.

Helps ensure segregation of duties in 
administrative terms.

Simplifies audit procedures.

Role-Based Access 
Control (RBAC)

RBAC simplifies operation tasks across different 
types of administrators, while allowing 
subject-matter experts to continue with their 
normal procedures.

Reduces administrative errors.

Enables detailed control of user privileges.

Simplifies auditing requirements.

XML-Based  API

The Prime Network Services Controller XML API 
allows external system management and 
orchestration tools to programmatically provision 
VSG and ASA 1000V devices.

Allows use of best-in-class management 
software.

Offers transparent and scalable operation 
management.

Two Virtual CPUs

1.5 GHz

Memory

4 GB RAM

Disk Space

220 GB on shared network file storage (NFS) or 
storage area network (SAN) in the following 
configuration: 

Disk 1—20 GB

Disk 2—200 GB