LAN management software

Krasnoperov · ‎10-07-2012

Hi,

I have a task

I need to find software(from Cisco or other vendor) for phisical LAN logging and visualization.

My company has quite big campus nework, we have huge spreadsheet in Excel in which we have matching of phisical port somewhere in campus with real Cisco Catalyst port,Floor,Building and other phisical parametrs.

Could you please advise me soft, which will be VERY visible(with maps of buildig, floor and phisical ports)

thanks

srkala · ‎10-07-2012

So far Cisco Prime Infrasructure is the biggest management software that I have come across.

Cisco Prime Infrastructure combines the wireless functionality of Cisco Prime Network Control System (NCS) and the wired functionality of Cisco Prime LAN Management Solution(LMS), You can easily view maps for wireless network and monitor APs and other wireless devices.

Also there is a topology map in LMS (LAN Management Solution) for your wired network.

There is so much more you can do with this software than just viewing maps, you can manage any number of devices depending upon the type of license you are having. You can even fetch and push the configuration to the devices by just using this software, also you can check the version of IOS image you have on your device and EOS/EOL date for the ios. There is so much in this software that I cannot even write about all of it.

Check out the links for more detail: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps12239/index.html

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/netmgtsw/ps6504/ps6528/ps12239/data_sheet_c78-696118.html

Thanks

Sri

Eric Hansen · ‎10-08-2012

Personally we have had a lot of positive feedback with Solarwinds Orion, we (the network guys) used it a bit for various functions but when we starting building “maps” in Orion and populating them with live data management started going bonkers over it(in a good way). I am sure there are several good products, but I have been really happy with this one thus far. I have heard accelops is really good, and I saw prime at live but didnt get a chance to play with it.... yet.