MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

[j0h]

teams administration software

· Support display 30 network devices such as routers and switches

· Display the network topology structure type tree and access to equipment from this window.

· Monitoring of switches including packet errors, temperature, bandwidth, CPU and memory.

· Alarm notification (by network errors or threshold) by email.

· Allow the computer to update the software without the need for command line usage or TFTP server application.

[Vinod Arya]

From Cisco's, all these requirements fits into Cisco Prime Lan Management Solution or now Cisco prime Infrastructure.

[j0h]

thanks for your reply.

I recommended using the Cisco Network Assistant software, which is the difference with respect to the  cisco prime infrastructure.

[Vinod Arya]

CNA is a great tool and have a lot of features, but LMS/CPI is full fledged NMS application which suits all your requirements.

Following are the benefit of CNA :

Cisco Network Assistant facilitates:

• Network discovery and convenient display in a topology map
• Configuration management of Cisco products fitting small and medium businesses
• Single-click Telnet or access to device manager
• Front panel view of devices, clusters and stacks
• Inventory reports and health monitoring
• Troubleshooting of common network issues
• Event notification of network errors and alarm thresholds
• Drag-and-drop Software upgrades saves time in maintaining your network
• Direct access to lifecycle information using Cisco Active Advisor

Following is the benefits and features of LMS/CPI:

Primary Functional Areas and Benefits

• Monitoring and Troubleshooting
  Proactively identify and quickly fix network problems before they affect end users and services with out-of-the-box preconfigured monitoring dashboards.
• Configuration Management
  Simplify the roll-out of new technologies and network changes through guided workflows based on Cisco best practices with built-in configuration templates that help reduce errors.
• Compliance and Audit Management
  Upgradable compliance engine offers extensive modeling of industry, corporate, IT, and technology policies and quick visibility into compliance status of the network.
• Comprehensive Reporting
  Get immediate up-to-date information about the network through flexible reporting for inventory, user tracking, compliance, switch port usage, end-of-sale, PSIRT, and other critical areas.
• Work Centers
  Easily manage all phases of the end-to-end lifecycle of Cisco value-added technologies and solutions, such as medianet, EnergyWise, TrustSec and Identity, Auto Smartports, and Smart Install.

Cisco Prime LMS manages the deployment of the latest Cisco technologies and services such as Cisco TrustSec, and EnergyWise. Get started today with new Cisco Prime LAN Management Solution, and the related resources on this page.

There is a similar discussion in past :

https://supportforums.cisco.com/thread/180485

-Thanks