What s new in LMS 3.2?

What s new in LMS 3.2? 1

Agenda Objectives/Takeaways Executive Summary What s New in LMS 3.2? Top 10 Features Server Sizing For More Information 2

Objectives & Key Takeaways Objectives Understand what s new in the LMS 3.2 release Understand how LMS 3.2 simplifies and helps address day-to-day network management Key Takeaways CiscoWorks LMS 3.2 provides improvements in usability, performance and overall reliability Updated support for VRF, and port level configuration simplify the deployment and monitoring of Cisco differentiated features New portlets provide important summary information and allow for quick single-click navigation, reducing time required to identify and fix potential problems LMS 2.x has reached its end-of-software support, and customers are encouraged to take advantage of the LMS 3.x upgrade (UPG) 3

CiscoWorks LMS Executive Summary Simplifies and automates tasks associated with day-to-day management inventory, configuration, software deployment and troubleshooting Supports a broad range of Cisco devices down to the interface detailed reporting, monitoring and configuration Provides detailed visibility of users, ports and network connectivity topology services, user tracking, inventory Automates the change management process quickly identifying hardware, software and configuration changes change audit reports Campus Manager Resource Manager Essentials CW Portal CWAssistant Internetwork Performance Monitor Device Fault Manager Common Services CiscoView HUM (optional) A suite of integrated applications that simplify and augment the daily tasks required to manage a Cisco end-to-end network - reducing total cost of ownership and improving network availability. 4

Key Value Propositions Breadth of device support (over 400 Cisco device types) provides a single application suite for managing most Ciscolabeled devices Improved integration between application functionalities providing a more seamless end-user experience Robust suite of product functionality for day-to-day operations built on a lightweight HTML-based user interface allows flexibility in workflows and troubleshooting scenarios Significant improvements in scalability, usability, security and performance enhance overall customer satisfaction and product usage Reduces and automates many time consuming tasks; config and change, software image management, troubleshooting Presentation_ID 2006 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential 5

Top 10 HOT New Features and Enhancements Presentation_ID 2009 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 6

LMS 3.2 Highlights New Features Environmental Win 2K8 Standard and Enterprise editions with SP1 (Both 32/64 bit versions) Hyper-V (Virtualization environment from Microsoft) Firefox 3.0 Support HA Support (Veritas clustering) Improved usability, reporting and performance New Portlets Port and interface configuration EoS/EoL reporting for software DFM support for PoE traps, email customization and SNMPv3, improved grouping support IPM support for VRF, exportable graphs, email and syslog notifications Day 1 device support 7

Virtual Network Mgr. (VNM) VNM can manage (Virtual Routing & Forwarding) VRF Lite Operational VRF Workflows: VRF Readiness & VRF List Filters in Topology Create/Edit VRF Extend VRF IPSLA Supported Edge VLAN Configuration for VRF Delete VRF VRF Ping/Traceroute for Troubleshooting 8

Ciscoworks Energywise Support Support for Power-over-Ethernet configuration and reporting (TODAY) Energywise PII* Discover energy enabled and capable devices Automated update to enable devices for energy mgmt Provision energy policies Real-time and historical reports on consumption Provides APIs for integration with other ecosystem partners Actionable Report * To be delivered as LMS 3.2 drop-in 9

Port/Module level Configuration Management Let s create a group 1 with ALL Fast- Ethernet Ports on the network 2 Create your own Port & Module Groups Use them to push configs on those ports & modules 1 2 3 4 If you are wondering? How can I enable an access-list only on 10Gig interface?? I have a need to change configuration on just my VLAN interface. How can I do it? RME now provides flexibility to run GOLD tests based on your modules across multiple switches at the same time! 10

Exposing DB via ODBC or JDBC connection Create your own reports Inventory, Device, Campus, User Tracking Data 11

High Availability and Redundancy High Availability (HA) [Local Redundancy] Disaster Recovery (DR) [Geographic Redundancy] Replication without clustering High Availability (HA) [Local] Disaster Recovery (DR) [Geographic] Only ONE server is running at any given time, hence only ONE license is needed. 12

Advance TrendWatch 1. Setup your TrendWatch in matter of seconds. 2. See the violations right on the portal dashboard 3. Visualize the actual trend Get notified when the problem persists 5. Supports Absolute as well as Relative Thresholding 4. Ability to threshold based on a TrendWatch for better alert control 13

Manage device at ease with Detection of Unreachable Devices Multiple Default Credential Sets Show me devices that are unreachable in last 7 days? Gather all your credentials sets just once, and define where they are used. Prioritize your credentials 14

Usability Improvements Quick Mouse-Over Navigation Mouse-Over to further navigate the tree One Click Portlet Listing Updated Portal Framework for faster response 15

Over 50+ Portlets to choose from!!! New Portlets Alerts and Summary Portlet Top-N- POE Utilization portlet Trend Watch portlet Live Graph It portlet Custom Top N Records portlet Histo-GraphIt portlet - Enhanced Technology portlet 3 New Syslog Portlets: Top N Syslog Sender portlet Syslog Message portlet Syslog Summary portlet IPSLA Collector Information portlet More Demo Workflow Portlets 16

End of Sale/Life for Device Softwares Total solution for EoL/EoS H/W and S/W!!! Color coded dates for glancing quickly RED == NOW!! ORANGE == <6 Mon GREEN == >6 Mon 17

Improvised Image Management Image Management Support for In Service Software Upgrade (ISSU) on VSS Improved Flash Cleanup SCP server support with LMS server acting as a client. External FTP/TFTP Server Support under Remote Staging workflow Get a more solid grip on IOS upgrades on multiple devices with automated Flash Cleanup, and External FTP and TFTP Servers!!! 18

Hot Enhancements Presentation_ID 2009 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 19

Hot Enhancements : SNMPv3 and 10Gig Interface Grouping Support for DFM Selective Backup/Restore of system configuration Performance Up to 40% Improvement in Syslog Processing time Improved scalability within the product Multiple MAC address formats recognized in UT VSS Support in Fault Management Generic Device Support Compare a Golden Config against multiple devices in network 20

LMS 3.2 Demo Presentation_ID 2009 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 21

Server Sizing Info Presentation_ID 2009 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 22

LMS 3.2 Server Sizing Matrix for Windows/VMWare ESX Platforms Number of Devices Server Type OS CPU Qty. CPU Speed Memory SWAP Server Qty. Hard Drive Concurrent Users 100 Solution Windows 1 2.0+ GHz 2 GB 4 GB 1 25 GB 3 300 Solution Windows 1 2.0+ GHz 2 GB 4 GB 1 25 GB 3 1500 Solution Windows 2 2.0+ GHz 4 GB 8 GB 1 35 GB 20 5000 Solution Windows 4 2.0+ GHz 8 GB 16 GB 1 35 GB 20 10,000* Solution Windows 4 2.0+ GHz 8 GB 16 GB 2 35 GB 20 5000 Standalone Windows 2 2.0+ GHz 4 GB 8 GB 1 35 GB 20 10,000* Standalone Windows 2 2.0+ GHz 4 GB 8 GB 2 35 GB 20 LMS 300 and LMS + HUM Windows 1 2.0+ GHz 2 GB 4 GB 1 45 GB 20 HUM 50 Solution LMS 1500 and LMS + HUM Windows 2 2.0+ GHz 4 GB 8 GB 1 85 GB 20 HUM 300 Solution HUM 50 Standalone Windows 1 2.0+ GHz 2 GB 4 GB 1 20 GB 20 HUM 300 Standalone Windows 1 2.0+ GHz 2 GB 4 GB 1 20 GB 20 HUM 1000 Standalone Windows 2 2.0+ GHz 4 GB 8 GB 1 50 GB 20 23

LMS 3.2 Server Sizing Matrix for Solaris/Zones/Containers/LDoms Number of Devices Server Type OS CPU Qty. CPU Speed Memory SWAP Server Qty. Hard Drive Concurrent Users 100 Solution Solaris 10 300 Solution Solaris 9 1 2.0+ GHz 2 GB 4 GB 1 25 GB 3 300 Solution Solaris 10 1 2.0+ GHz 4 GB 8 GB 1 25 GB 3 1500 Solution Solaris 10 2 2.0+ GHz 4 GB 8 GB 1 35 GB 20 5000 Solution Solaris 10 4 2.0+ GHz 8 GB 16 GB 1 35 GB 20 10,000* Solution Solaris 10 4 2.0+ GHz 8 GB 16 GB 2 35 GB 20 5000 Standalone Solaris 10 2 2.0+ GHz 4 GB 8 GB 1 35 GB 20 10,000* Standalone Solaris 10 2 2.0+ GHz 4 GB 8 GB 2 35 GB 20 LMS 300 and LMS and HUM Solaris 9 1 2.0+ GHz 2 GB 4 GB 1 45 GB 20 HUM 50 Solution LMS 300 and LMS and HUM Solaris 10 1 2.0+ GHz 4 GB 8 GB 1 45 GB 20 HUM 50 Solution LMS 1500 and LMS and HUM Solaris 9 2 2.0+ GHz 2 GB 4 GB 1 45 GB 20 HUM 300 Solution LMS 1500 and LMS and HUM Solaris 10 2 2.0+ GHz 4 GB 8 GB 1 85 GB 20 HUM 300 Solution HUM 50 Standalone Solaris 9 1 2.0+ GHz 2 GB 4 GB 1 20 GB 20 HUM 50 Standalone Solaris 10 1 2.0+ GHz 4 GB 8 GB 1 20 GB 20 HUM 300 Standalone Solaris 10 2 2.0+ GHz 4 GB 8 GB 1 20 GB 20 HUM 1000 Standalone Solaris 10 4 2.0+ GHz 8 GB 16 GB 1 50 GB 20 24

References Useful Links: LMS Product Page: http://www.cisco.com/go/lms LMS Evaluation: http://www.cisco.com/go/nmsevals YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/ciscoworkslms 25

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