Cisco Cisco IOS Software Release 12.4(4)T Dati aggregati
Product Bulletin
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concern, it is desirable to allow a DHCP client to send a message to a DHCP server that is not
connected to the same link.
connected to the same link.
Benefits of using DHCPv6 individual Address assignment:
Flexibility, Scalability, and Customization
: DHCPv6 in terms of individual address assignment
now offers similar functionality as DHCPv4, which includes easy configuration of address pool and
scalability.
scalability.
Hardware
Routers
● Cisco 800, 1800, 3800, 7200, 7301 Series Routers
Additional Information:
Product Management Contact:
Patrick Wetterwald,
2.3) Embedded Management and Instrumentation
2.3.1) Web Services Management Agent (WSMA)
Web Services Management Agent (WSMA) allows customers, partners and developers to
provision, configure, manage and adapt Cisco IOS devices using industry standard Web Services
protocols. Combined with Extensible Markup Language (XML), Web Services provides secure,
reliable and robust access to IOS using a familiar set of protocols already in use by the majority of
customers and partners. WSMA leverages existing investments in IOS CLI as well as existing Web
Services expertise and tools.
Web Services Management Agent (WSMA) allows customers, partners and developers to
provision, configure, manage and adapt Cisco IOS devices using industry standard Web Services
protocols. Combined with Extensible Markup Language (XML), Web Services provides secure,
reliable and robust access to IOS using a familiar set of protocols already in use by the majority of
customers and partners. WSMA leverages existing investments in IOS CLI as well as existing Web
Services expertise and tools.
External management systems can be built to perform the following functions with a WSMA agent
inside IOS:
inside IOS:
●
Retrieve configuration information in tagged and well-formed XML
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Change the running configuration using CLI or XML
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Test a candidate configuration before applying it to the running configuration
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Bulk transfer multiple CLI/Exec commands in a single Simple Object Access Protocol
(SOAP) envelope
(SOAP) envelope
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Allow atomic rollback if a transaction fails
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Receive full audit trails of configuration changes and operation returns codes
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Control whether the WSMA agent listens for inbound sessions (listener mode) or
establishes an outbound session to the external NS system (initiator mode)
establishes an outbound session to the external NS system (initiator mode)
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Perform “show” commands and receive the output in tagged XML format
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Copy images, apply updates and archive configurations
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Retrieve directory listings
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Run Exec commands
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Receive configuration change notifications including before and after audit trails of the
configuration change
configuration change
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Group Web Services using profiles which allow different transports and protocols to be
assigned to different groups and services.
assigned to different groups and services.