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Presentation Outline
N e tw o rk
re so u rce s
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Tim
e
N e tw o rks a re in cre a sin g in sca le a n d co m p lexity.
Yo u m u st n o t o n ly m a n a g e th e e le m e n ts o f th e n e tw o rk
in fra stru ctu re , b u t a lso th e se rvice s a cro ss th e e le m e n t.
S u p p o rt sta ff a n d b u d g e t d o n o t a lw a ys ke e p p a ce w ith te ch n o lo g y.
What is Network
Management?
Network Management Goals
• The Goals:
– Ensure that users of a
network receive
information
technology services
with the quality of
service they expect.
– Ensure the strategic
and tactical
planning of the
engineering,
operations, and
maintenance
of a network and its
services.
– Help network
engineers manage
the complexity of a
data network and
What is Network
Management?
FCAPS
ISO defines five functional areas
of network management:
Fault management
Configuration management
Accounting management
Performance management
Security management
Internetwork
Device Fault
Performance
Essentials
CiscoView
Resource
Manager
Monitor
Manager
Manager
Campus
Common Services
What is CiscoWorks LMS
3.1?
Functional Architecture
AAA Server
(Access Control Server)
Cisco.com User Authentication and RADIUS
Authorization TACACS+
CiscoWorks
CiscoWorks Client Servers
(Web Browser)
MIBs
HTTP SNMP, Telnet, SSH,
HTTPS TFTP, RCP, SCP,
and HTTPS
Po rtle ts
V ie w s
Applications
Runtime Includes web page, process management,
Services user security, and the help engine.
Web Browser
User Interface
CiscoWorks LMS 3.1
Applications
CiscoWorks Assistant
W o rkflo w s
D e p lo ym e n t Tro u b le sh o o tin g
S e rve r S e tu p E n d H o st/ IP P h o n e D o w n
A u to m a te ta sks w ith
w o rkflo w s.
O ve rco m e n e tw o rk
m a n a g e m e n t a n d LM S
d e p lo ym e n t
ch a lle n g e s.
CiscoWorks LMS 3.1
Applications
Campus Manager
C o n fig u ra tio n
– View physical
and logical
connectivity R e p o rts
of network.
– Configure and
view VLANs,
VTP, and
ATM U se r Tra ckin g
domains.
– Report on
devices,
best
practices,
and
discrepanci
es.
CiscoWorks LMS 3.1
Applications
Resource Manager Essentials
Detailed Device
Inventory Information
Management
Report on changes Audit
to the Trail
configuration
settings. Configuration Files
Configurati
Change on
Report on changes Audit Management
to the inventory, Service
configuration
files, and software s
images.
Software Software Images
Management
Syslog Messages
Syslog
Analysis
CiscoWorks LMS 3.1
Applications
– UseInternetwork
synthetic tests to Performance Monitor
measure protocol
response times
and monitor
device availability.
• ICMP echo
test
• TCP connect
test
• DNS
resolution
test
• DHCP test
• HTTP
response
test
• Voice, video
jitter test
• And more
– Isolate delays by
viewing latency
CiscoWorks LMS 3.1
Applications
Device
– Proactively monitor Fault Manager
Cisco devices for
faults:
• Environme
ntal A le rts a n d
(temper A ctivitie s
ature,
voltage,
power
supply)
• Connectivi
ty
• Processor,
memory Fa u lt
utilizatio H isto ry
n, etc.
• Interface
utilizatio
n,
errors,
down
CiscoWorks LMS 3.1
Applications
CiscoView
– Graphically
monitors and
configures a
Cisco network
device.
– Configure and
monitor mini-
RMON on M in i-R M O N
C h a ssis
Ethernet ports.
V ie w M anager