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CHAPTER 9-1 Navigation Guide for Cisco Prime LAN Management Solution 4.2 OL-25959-01 9 Mapping LMS 3.2 Features and Terminologies to LMS 4.2 functions This chapter provides information on the LMS 3.2 features and terminologies mapped to LMS 4.2 functions. CiscoPrime LMS 4.2 has the following core functions in this release: Monitor (See Mapping LMS 3.2 Features in Monitor) Inventory (See Mapping LMS 3.2 Features in Inventory) Configuration (See Mapping LMS 3.2 Features in Configuration) Reports (See Mapping LMS 3.2 Features in Reports) Admin (See Mapping LMS 3.2 Features in Admin) Work Center (Features in this function are new in LMS 4.2) Mapping LMS 3.2 Features in Monitor Monitoring and Troubleshooting in LMS allows you to monitor the health and performance of network devices, notifies the list of active problems on the network and the changes occurring on the network, and helps you to identify the problems from a single place. LMS provides you with monitoring dashboards and tools that provide summarized information about the health of the network and allows you to monitor the network. Features in Monitor function are derived from the following LMS 3.2 applications: Internetwork Performance Monitor (IPM), see Mapping IPM Features and Terminologies in Monitor. Cisco Prime Health and Utilization Monitor (HUM), see Mapping HUM Features and Terminologies in Monitor. Device Fault Manager (DFM), see Mapping DFM Features and Terminologies in Monitor. See Monitoring and Troubleshooting With Cisco Prime LAN Management Solution 4. 2for more information.

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C H A P T E R 9

Mapping LMS 3.2 Features and Terminologies to LMS 4.2 functions

This chapter provides information on the LMS 3.2 features and terminologies mapped to LMS 4.2 functions.

CiscoPrime LMS 4.2 has the following core functions in this release:

• Monitor (See Mapping LMS 3.2 Features in Monitor)

• Inventory (See Mapping LMS 3.2 Features in Inventory)

• Configuration (See Mapping LMS 3.2 Features in Configuration)

• Reports (See Mapping LMS 3.2 Features in Reports)

• Admin (See Mapping LMS 3.2 Features in Admin)

• Work Center (Features in this function are new in LMS 4.2)

Mapping LMS 3.2 Features in MonitorMonitoring and Troubleshooting in LMS allows you to monitor the health and performance of network devices, notifies the list of active problems on the network and the changes occurring on the network, and helps you to identify the problems from a single place.

LMS provides you with monitoring dashboards and tools that provide summarized information about the health of the network and allows you to monitor the network.

Features in Monitor function are derived from the following LMS 3.2 applications:

• Internetwork Performance Monitor (IPM), see Mapping IPM Features and Terminologies in Monitor.

• Cisco Prime Health and Utilization Monitor (HUM), see Mapping HUM Features and Terminologies in Monitor.

• Device Fault Manager (DFM), see Mapping DFM Features and Terminologies in Monitor.

See Monitoring and Troubleshooting With Cisco Prime LAN Management Solution 4.2for more information.

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Chapter 9 Mapping LMS 3.2 Features and Terminologies to LMS 4.2 functions Mapping LMS 3.2 Features in Monitor

Mapping IPM Features and Terminologies in MonitorThis section provides information on the IPM features and terminologies mapped in Monitor function in LMS 4.2.

Table 9-1 Mapping IPM Features in Monitor

IPM Features Monitor Function Description

Collectors Collectors

Monitor> Performance Settings> IPSLA> Collectors

Collector feature in Monitor allows you to manage the collector details and also provides the various collector status and their validation details.

Devices Devices

Monitor> Performance Settings> IPSLA> Devices

Device feature in Monitor allows you to:

• Add adhoc target devices

• Edit the device attributes

• Update the IPSLA responder enable or disable status

• Enable responder for the selected devices.

• Delete devices from managing IPSLA Monitoring functionality

Operations Operations

Monitor> Performance Settings> IPSLA> Operations

IPSLA is a portfolio of technology embedded in most devices that run Cisco IOS software.

IPSLA Monitoring supports the following IP SLA operations:

• Echo Operations

• Jitter Operations

• VoIP Operations

• Operation based on Services

• Metro Ethernet Operations

Outage Settings Outage Settings

Monitor> Performance Settings> IPSLA> Outage Settings

Outages or downtime refers to the time span when the network fails to provide its primary function.

Outage Settings in Monitor allows you to can create, edit, and delete planned outage.

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Chapter 9 Mapping LMS 3.2 Features and Terminologies to LMS 4.2 functions Mapping LMS 3.2 Features in Monitor

Mapping HUM Features and Terminologies in MonitorThis section provides information on the HUM features and terminologies mapped in Monitor function in LMS 4.2.

Table 9-2 Mapping HUM Features in Monitor

HUM Features Monitor Function Description

Threshold Setup Performance

Monitor > Threshold Settings > Performance

Performance feature in Monitor allows you to:

• Create a Threshold

• Edit a Threshold

• Delete a Threshold

• Filter Thresholds

• View Threshold Configuration Details

Poller Management Pollers

Monitor > Performance Settings > Setup > Pollers

Poller feature in Monitor allows you to:

• Create a Poller

• Modify the configuration of a Poller

• Delete a Poller

• Stop a Poller from polling the devices

• View polling failures

Template Management Templates

Monitor > Performance Settings > Setup > Templates

Template feature in Monitor allows you to:

• Create a user-defined template

• Modify the configuration of a user-defined template

• Export a user-defined template

• Import a user-defined template

• Delete a user-defined template

TrendWatch Setup TrendWatch

Monitor > Threshold Settings > TrendWatch

TrendWatch feature in Monitor allows you to:

• Create a TrendWatch

• Edit a TrendWatch

• Delete a TrendWatch

• Deactivate a TrendWatch

• Activate a TrendWatch

• Copy a TrendWatch

• Filter TrendWatch

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Chapter 9 Mapping LMS 3.2 Features and Terminologies to LMS 4.2 functions Mapping LMS 3.2 Features in Monitor

Mapping DFM Features and Terminologies in MonitorThis section provides information on the DFM features and terminologies mapped in Monitor function in LMS 4.2.

Table 9-3 Mapping DFM Features in Monitor

DFM Features Monitor Function Description

Fault Monitor Fault Monitor

Monitor > Monitoring Tools > Fault Monitor

Fault Monitor is a centralized browser where you can view the information on faults, system events, and performance management events of devices in a single place.

Managing Thresholds Threshold Settings

Monitor > Fault Settings > Setup > Threshold Settings

Threshold Settings feature in Monitor will allow you to manage thresholds for:

• All devices managed by LMS Monitoring

• LMS System Defined Groups

• Customizable Fault Groups (for devices)

• System Defined Fault groups, for example Access Port Groups, Interface Groups and Trunk Port Groups and their own sub groups.

Polling Parameters Polling Parameters

Monitor > Fault Settings > Setup > Polling Parameters

Polling Parameter feature in Monitor allows you to:

• View Polling Parameters

• Preview Polling Parameters

• Edit Polling Parameters

• Restore Factory Setting Polling Parameters

• Restore Factory Setting Polling Parameters

• Set Device Polling

Setting Priorities Priority Settings

Monitor > Fault Settings > Setup > Priority Settings

Priority Setting feature in Monitor allows you to change the priorities of System-defined groups and customizable groups.

SNMP Trap Notification Notification

Monitor > Fault Settings > SNMP Traps > Notification

Notification feature in Monitor allows you to view information related to subscription, subscription status and notification group.

Device Details Fault Device Details

Monitor > Fault Settings > Setup > Fault Device Details

You can view the details of fault devices in LMS.

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Chapter 9 Mapping LMS 3.2 Features and Terminologies to LMS 4.2 functions Mapping LMS 3.2 Features in Inventory

Mapping LMS 3.2 Features in InventoryInventory Management in Cisco Prime LAN Management Solution (LMS) 4.2 groups the various activities in LMS involved in managing your network devices. You can add devices, discover devices, manage them, and manage groups using Inventory Management.

It also provides various Inventory Tools like Ciscoview, Mini-RMON, and SmartCase.

Features in Inventory Management are derived from the following LMS 3.2 applications:

• CiscoWorks Common Services (CS), see Mapping Common Services Features and Terminologies in Inventory.

• CiscoWorks Resource Manager Essentials (RME), see Mapping RME Features and Terminologies in Inventory

• CiscoWorks Campus Manager (CM), see Mapping CM Features and Terminologies in Inventory.

• CiscoWorks Internetwork Performance Monitor (IPM), see Mapping IPM Features and Terminologies in Inventory.

• CiscoWorks CiscoView (CV), see Mapping CiscoView Features and Terminologies in Inventory

• CiscoWorks Device Fault Manager (DFM), see Mapping DFM Features and Terminologies in Inventory.

See Configuration Management with Cisco Prime LAN Management Solution 4.2 for more information.

Mapping Common Services Features and Terminologies in InventoryThis section provides information on the CS features and terminologies mapped in Inventory Management in LMS 4.2.

Table 9-4 Mapping CS Features in Inventory Management

CS Features Inventory Function Description

Device Management Device Management

(Inventory > Device Administration > Add / Import / Manage Devices)

Device Management feature in Configuration allows you to:

• Add Devices

• Delete Devices

• Edit Device Credentials

• Edit Device Identity

• Import Devices and Credentials

• Export Devices and Credentials

• Exclude Devices

• View Devices List

• Verify Device Credentials

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Chapter 9 Mapping LMS 3.2 Features and Terminologies to LMS 4.2 functions Mapping LMS 3.2 Features in Inventory

Mapping RME Features and Terminologies in InventoryThis section provides information on the RME features and terminologies mapped in Inventory Management in LMS 4.2.

Device Discovery Discovery

(Inventory > Device Administration > Discovery )

Discovery feature in Inventory allows you to peform:

• View Device Discovery Summary

• Schedule a Device Discovery

• Configure Device Discovery Settings

Alias Devices Device Aliases

(Inventory > Device Administration > Device Aliases)

Device Aliases feature in Inventory allows you to resolve Alias devices.

Auto Update Server Management

Auto Update Server Management

(Inventory > Device Administration > Auto Update Server Management)

Auto Update Server management feature helps you to add, edit, or delete Auto Update Server.

Groups Device Group Administration

(Inventory > Group Management > Device)

LMS 4.2 combines the device grouping with a new attribute list. The Unified Grouping Services can support 600 groups.

Device Center Device Center: Device Diagnostics

(Inventory > Tools > Device Center)

Device Center provides a central point from where you can see a summary and reports for the selected device, invoke various tools on the selected device, and perform the tasks that can be performed on the selected device.

Table 9-4 Mapping CS Features in Inventory Management (continued)

Table 9-5 Mapping RME Features in Inventory Management

RME Features Inventory Function Description

Group Administration Device Group Administration

(Inventory > Group Management > Device)

LMS 4.2 combines the device grouping with a new attribute list. The Unified Grouping Services can support 600 groups.

SmartCase SmartCase

(Inventory > Tools > SmartCase)

SmartCase lets you access Cisco.com to open a Cisco.com case or to query and update an existing case. You can submit, review, and update problems or questions about your Cisco products.

Port and Module Group Admin

Port and Module Group Browser

(Inventory > Group Management > Port and Module)

You can create groups based on ports and modules for a selected set of devices or device groups.

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Chapter 9 Mapping LMS 3.2 Features and Terminologies to LMS 4.2 functions Mapping LMS 3.2 Features in Inventory

Mapping CM Features and Terminologies in InventoryThis section provides information on the CM features and terminologies mapped in Inventory Management in LMS 4.2.

Mapping IPM Features and Terminologies in InventoryThis section provides information on the IPM features and terminologies mapped in Inventory Management in LMS 4.2.

Device Credential Verification Jobs

Device Credential Verification

(Inventory > Job Browsers > Device Credentials Verification)

You can verify device credentials and view a detailed list of all scheduled CDA jobs.

Inventory Jobs Inventory Collection

(Inventory > Job Browsers > Inventory Collection)

Displays all user-defined inventory jobs. It also displays the system-defined inventory collection and polling jobs.

Table 9-5 Mapping RME Features in Inventory Management (continued)

Table 9-6 Mapping CM Features in Inventory Management

CM Features Inventory Function Description

Group Administration Device Group Administration

(Inventory > Group Management > Device)

LMS 4.2 combines the device grouping with a new attribute list. The Unified Grouping Services can support 600 groups.

Acquisition Actions Acquisition Actions

(Inventory > User Tracking Settings > Acquisition Actions)

You can trigger the following acquisitions:

• Device based Acquisition

• Subnet based Acquisition

IP Phone Acquisition

Acquisition Acquisition Summary

(Inventory > User Tracking Settings > Acquisition Summary)

You can view acquisition information.

Table 9-7 Mapping IPM Features in Inventory Management

IPM Features Inventory Function Description

Devices IPSLA Devices

(Inventory > Device Administration > IPSLA Devices)

For IPSLA Monitoring function work with devices, you must first add devices from Device Credential Repository (DCR). You can also add adhoc target devices for IPSLA Monitoring.

Group Admin IPSLA Collector Groups

(Inventory > Group Management > IPSLA Collector)

You can manage IPSLA Collector groups.

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Chapter 9 Mapping LMS 3.2 Features and Terminologies to LMS 4.2 functions Mapping LMS 3.2 Features in Configuration

Mapping CiscoView Features and Terminologies in InventoryThis section provides information on the CiscoView features and terminologies mapped in Inventory Management in LMS 4.2.

Mapping DFM Features and Terminologies in InventoryThis section provides information on the DFM features and terminologies mapped in Inventory Management in LMS 4.2.

Mapping LMS 3.2 Features in ConfigurationConfiguration management in Cisco Prime LMS 4.2 allows you to manage, deploy and modify the configuration files used by devices in your network.

Configuration function allows you to:

• Run tools that can compare configuration files and perform software image management tasks.

• Create configuration jobs

• Manage configuration archive settings

• Define baseline configuration templates and determine the devices that are non-compliant in your network

• Perform VLANs configurations

• Create and manage Virtual Switching System (VSS) conversions

Table 9-8 Mapping CiscoView Features in Inventory Management

CiscoView Features Inventory Function Description

CiscoView CiscoView

(Inventory > Tools > CiscoView)

CiscoView is a graphical SNMP-based device management tool that provides real-time views of networked Cisco Systems devices.

Mini-RMON Mini-RMON

(Inventory > Tools > Mini-RMON )

Mini-RMON is a real-time remote monitoring tool that provides option to enable RMON collection, display the collected ethernet statistics and lets you set thresholds against any of thecollected statistics.

Table 9-9 Mapping DFM Features in Inventory Management

CiscoView Features Inventory Function Description

Group Administration Fault Groups

(Inventory > Group Management > Fault)

You can manage fault groups.

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Features in Configuration function are derived from the following LMS 3.2 applications:

• CiscoWorks Resource Manager Essentials (RME), see Mapping RME Features and Terminologies in Configuration.

• CiscoWorks Campus Manager (CM), see Mapping CM Features and Terminologies in Configuration.

See Configuration Management with Cisco Prime LAN Management Solution 4.2 for more information.

Mapping RME Features and Terminologies in ConfigurationThis section provides information on the RME features and terminologies mapped in Configuration function in LMS 4.2.

Table 9-10 Mapping RME Features in Configuration

RME Features Configuration Function Description

Software Management Software Image Management

(Configuration > Software Image Management)

Software image management feature in Configuration allows you to perform:

• Patch Distribution

• Software Distribution

• Software Repository

• Repository Synchronization

• Upgrade Analysis

• Jobs

VSS Config Virtual Switching System

(Configuration > Workflows)

VSS feature in Configuration allows you to peform:

• VSS Conversion

• VSS Reverse Conversion

Archive Mgmt Configuration Archive

(Configuration > Configuration Archive)

Configuration Archive feature in Configuration allows you to:

• View Configuration archival summary

• Create Custom Queries

• Search Archives

• View Version Summary

• View Version Tree

• Synchronization configurations

• Compare Config files

• Create Label Configs

• View Protocol Usage Summary

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NetConfig NetConfig

(Configuration > Tools: NetConfig)

NetConfig feature in Configuration allows you to:

• Deploy configurations

• Assigning Tasks

• Create User Defined Tasks

Config Editor Config Editor

(Configuration > Tools:Config Editor)

Config Editor feature in Configurtion allows you to:

• Open configuration files for editing

• Edit Private Configs

• Edit Public Configs

• Set Edit Mode Preferences

Template Mgmt Compliance

(Configuration > Compliance)

Compliance feature in Configuration allows you to:

• Manage Baseline Templates

• Run Compliance Check

• Deploy Baseline templates

• View the status of Baseline jobs

• Generate Out-of-Sync summary report

Compliance Check

Direct Deploy

Compliance/Deploy Jobs Compliance

(Configuration > Job Browsers: Compliance)

You can check the status of the Baseline jobs.

Table 9-10 Mapping RME Features in Configuration (continued)

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Chapter 9 Mapping LMS 3.2 Features and Terminologies to LMS 4.2 functions Mapping LMS 3.2 Features in Reports

Mapping CM Features and Terminologies in ConfigurationThis section provides information on the CM features and terminologies mapped in Configuration function in LMS 4.2.

Mapping LMS 3.2 Features in ReportsReports Management in Cisco Prime LAN Management Solution 4.2 provides a single launch point for all the reports that can be generated and viewd in Cisco Prime LMS 4.2.

All the reports have been grouped under various heads based on the information displayed.

In Cisco Prime LAN Management Solution 4.2, the reports have been categorized as:

• Inventory Reports

• Switch Port Report

• Technology Reports

• Fault and Events Reports

• Performance Reports

• Online Reports

Table 9-11 Mapping CM Features in Configuration

CM Features Configuration Function Description

Topology Services Topology

(Configuration > Topology)

Topology feature in Configuration allows you to view and monitor your network including the links and the ports of each link.

Topology Services displays the network topology of the devices discovered by LMS through Topology Maps.

Configuration VLAN

(Configuration > Workflows: VLAN)

VLAN feature in Configuration allows you to:

• Configure VLAN

• Delete VLAN

• Create Private VLAN

• Delete Private VLAN

• Configure Port Assignment

• Configure Promiscuous Ports

• Create Trunk

• Modify Trunk Attributes

Virtual Network Manager (VNM)

VRF Lite

(Configuration > Workflows: VRF Lite)

VRF Lite feature in Configuration allows you to:

• Create VRF

• Edit VRF

• Extend VRF

• Delete VRF

• Edge VLAN Configuration

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• System Reports

• Audit Reports

• Report Designer

• Report Settings

• Report Archives

The various reports have been from the following LMS 3.2 applications:

• CiscoWorks Resource Manager Essentials (RME), see Mapping RME Reports and Terminologies in Reports.

• CiscoWorks Common Services (CS), see Mapping CS Reports and Terminologies in Reports.

• CiscoWorks Campus Manager (CM), see Mapping CM Reports and Terminologies in Reports.

• CiscoWorks Health and Utilization Monitor (HUM), see Mapping HUM Reports and Terminologies in Reports.

• CiscoWorks Device Fault Manager (DFM), see Mapping DFM Reports and Terminologies in Reports.

• CiscoWorks Internetwork Performance Monitor (IPM), see Mapping IPM Reports and Terminologies in Reports.

See Reports Management with CiscoPrime LAN Management Solution 4.2 for more information.

Mapping RME Reports and Terminologies in Reports

Table 9-12 Mapping RME Features and Terminologies in Admin

RME Reports Name of the report in LMS 4.2 Description

AuditTrail Report Inventory and Config

(Reports > Audit > Inventory and Config)

This option lets you compile a report on all Audit Trail changes that occurred in the network during a specific time period.

BugToolkit Reports Bug Summary

(Reports > Cisco.com > Bug Summary)

You can generate reports based on bugs filed against IOS and CATOS devices that are managed in the your network.

ChangeAudit Report Standard

(Reports > Audit > Change Audit > Standard)

This option lets you compile a report on all changes that occurred in the network during a specific time period. You can compile a report based on the selection criteria, such as application, users, connection mode.

Contract Connection Reports

Contract Connection

(Reports > Cisco.com > Contract Connection)

Cisco Contract Connection lets you verify which of your Cisco IOS devices are covered by a service contract. Contract Connection (CC) uses Inventory Manager, Cisco.com, and Cisco's internal contract tracking service, Contract Agent, to provide the status of your service coverage.

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Mapping CS Reports and Terminologies in Reports

Check Device Credential Reports

Credential Verification

(Reports > Inventory > Management Status > Credential Verification)

The Credential Verification Report displays the names and the credential status for each device. This report can be used to view the static device credentials

Inventory Reports Detailed Device

(Reports > Inventory > Detailed Device)

You can display complete inventory information for selected devices.

Syslog Reports Syslog

(Reports > Fault and Event > Syslog )

You can generate a system message report for a device or set of devices.

Custom Report Templates Custom Report Template

(Reports > Report Designer > Syslog and Inventory > Custom Report Template)

The Custom Templates option lets you create new report templates customized according to your requirements. You can also edit, or delete existing custom templates.

Report Archives Report Archives

(Reports > Report Archives > Inventory and Syslog)

The report output that is created from a scheduled report is stored in the reports archive. The archive displays the list for completed report jobs and you can view or delete them.

Table 9-12 Mapping RME Features and Terminologies in Admin

Table 9-13 Mapping RME Features and Terminologies in Admin

CS Reports Name of the report in LMS 4.2 Description

System Report Status

Reports > System > Status > Log File

Reports > System > Status > Process

Users

Reports > System > Users > Permission

Reports > System > Users > Who is Logged On

System

Reports > Audit > System.

This option lets you compile a report on all Audit Trail changes that occurred in the network during a specific time period.

Device List Report Known Device List

Reports > Inventory > Management Status > Known Device List

The Device List Report displays the complete list and information of all devices in the repository.

Audit Report

Excluded Devices Report Excluded Devices

Reports > Inventory > Management Status > Excluded Devices

The Excluded Devices Report displays the list of devices that should not be added in DCR.

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Mapping CM Reports and Terminologies in Reports

Import Status Report Imported Device Status

Reports > Inventory > Management Status > Imported Device Status

The Imported Device List Report displays the information about the devices that are imported into DCR.

Unreachable Device Report Unreachable Devices

Reports > Inventory > Management Status > Unreachable Devices

This report displays all the unreachable devices.

Table 9-13 Mapping RME Features and Terminologies in Admin

Table 9-14 Mapping RME Features and Terminologies in Admin

CM Reports Name of the report in LMS 4.2 Description

Custom Reports Custom Reportsl

Reports > Report Designer > User Tracking > Custom Reports

You can customize the layout and columns displayed in the reports to suit your needs.

Custom Layouts Custom Layouts

Reports > Report Designer > User Tracking > Custom Layouts

You can create or customize the columns displayed in Custom Reports using Custom Layouts option.

User Tracking Reports Domain Name Display

Admin > Network > Display Settings > Domain Name Display

You can specify the way in which domain names are to be displayed in User Tracking Reports, using the Domain Name Display option.

Admin Reports System reports

Reports > System > ANI Server Analysis

Reports > System > Data Collection Metrics

Reports > System > Device Support

You can view an analysis of the ANI Server, details of devices discovered, Data Collection metrics, and list of devices supported.

Mac Tracking Reports All Host Entries

Reports > Inventory > User Tracking > All Host Entries

Displays the User Tracking Report Generator from you can generate All Host Entries report.

Switch Port Reports Reports > Switch Port > Ports > Port Attributes

Displays Port Attributes Report. The report gives complete information about the ports in the devices such as Port Name, type, Speed and Duplex mode.

Discrepancies Reports Discrepancies

Reports > Fault and Event > Best Practices > Discrepancies

Displays discrepancies or anomalies in the discovered network. You can generate a report on the discrepancies.

VLAN Reports VLAN Reports

Reports > Technology > VLAN

Displays VLAN reports for devices, switch clouds, or VTP domains. You must select a VTP domain or a switch cloud for generating the report.

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VRF Reports VRF-Lite

Reports > Technology > VRF Lite > VRF Lite

View the details of the VRF Supported devices, VRF Capable devices and other devices in your network. You can also generate VRF Reports that includes Device Based VRF report and VRF Based Report

Readiness Reports Readiness

Reports > Technology > VRF Lite > Readiness

The Readiness Report provides the VRF readiness of the devices in the network. The Readiness Report provides information of the VRF Supported and VRF Capable devices.

Table 9-14 Mapping RME Features and Terminologies in Admin

Table 9-15 Mapping RME Features and Terminologies in Admin

HUM Reports Name of the report in LMS 4.2 Description

Quick Reports Device Reports

Reports > Performance > Device > CPU Utilization

Reports > Performance > Device > Device Performance

Reports > Performance > Device > Availability

Reports > Performance > Device > Memory Utilization

Interface Reports

Reports > Performance > Interface > Availability

Reports > Performance > Interface > Error Rate

Reports > Performance > Interface > Utilization

PoE Port Utilization

Reports > Technology > PoE > PoE Port Utilization

PSE Consumtion

Reports > Technology > PoE > PSE Consumption

Cisco Prime LMS 4.2 contains a set of predefined system generated reports called Device Reports and Interface Reports. These reports run periodically and are stored in the server.

These Reports provide detailed information about the devices polled. The Reports page provides information only on the Top-10 and Bottom-10 devices. The Top-10 and Bottom-10 devices are devices that have the highest or lowest utilization or availability value.

POE Port Utilization report displays the port level utilization for each device polled for the Power Over Ethernet Port Utilization template.

PSE Consumption displays the power utilization and losses for each device polled for the Power Over Ethernet PSE Consumption template.

Poller Reports Poller Reports

Reports > Performance > Poller

You to create Poller Reports based on the template added in a given Poller.

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Threshold Violation Reports

Threshold Violation Reports

Reports > Fault and Event > Threshold Violation > Thresholds.

This report displays the Threshold Violations details for each device based on the polled data

TrendWatch Report TrendWatch Report

Reports > Fault and Event > Threshold Violation > Trendwatch Details

You allows you to create reports based on each TrendWatch configured for the MIB variable

Trendwatch Summary Reports

Trendwatch Summary

Reports > Fault and Event > Threshold Violation > Trendwatch Summary

You can create consolidated reports based on the TrendWatches configured for the MIB variable

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Table 9-16 Mapping RME Features and Terminologies in Admin

DFM Reports Name of the report in LMS 4.2 Description

Group/Device Filtering Device Fault

Reports > Fault and Event > History > Device Fault

You can use the Group/Device Filtering option to get information about the alerts and events that occur on a specific device or device group.

Alert/Event ID Filtering Event History

Reports > Fault and Event > History > Event History

You can use the Alert/Event ID Filtering option to get information about all instances of alerts and events that occur in your network.

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IPM Reports Name of the report in LMS 4.2 Description

Report Archives Report Archives

Reports > Report Archives > IPSLA

You can manage the archived reports and create report jobs.

Audit Reports IPSLA Audit

Reports > Audit > IPSLA

You can generate audit reports on all Audit changes that occurred in the network during a specified time period.

System Reports IPSLA System Summary

Reports > Performance > IPSLA System Summary > Daily

You can generate system reports automatically for all collectors based on the report types and granularity after the consolidation of the statistical data. The system reports generated are in tabular format.

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Mapping LMS 3.2 Features in AdminAdmin function in Cisco Prime LAN Management Solution (LMS) 4.2 groups all the activities and tasks that a user with Network or System Administrator privileges needs to perform.

Admin function allows you to:

• Prevent unauthenticated access to LMS server, Cisco Prime applications, and data.

• Manage security while operating in single-server and multi-server modes

• Manage process, set up backup parameters, update licensing information, collect server information, manage jobs and resources, and configure system-wide information on the Cisco Prime Server

• Configure discovery settings, and perform administrative tasks in Device and Credential Repository

• Combine the device grouping for various LMS functionalities with a consolidated attribute list.

• Modify SNMP Timeouts and Retries, schedule Data Collection. and configure Polling options.

• Locate and track end hosts in your network to troubleshoot and analyze any connectivity issues.

• Administer Collection Settings

• Perform administrative tasks that are required to monitor and troubleshoot your network using LMS

• Perform administrative tasks involved in setting up notification, syslog settings.

• Customize the names and event severity, create and activate notification subscriptions, and setup up automated actions for Change Audit tasks and syslogs

• Administer Change Audit and Software Management

• Configure Job Policies, approve, and reject jobs

• Check for software and device support updates, download them to their server file system along with the related dependent packages, and install the device updates.

• View and interpret the discrepancies and best practices deviations in your network.

• Administer report and purge settings

• Set the debugging settings of various modules in LMS.

Features in Admin function are derived from the following LMS 3.2 applications:

• CiscoWorks Resource Manager Essentials (RME), see Mapping RME Features and Terminologies in Admin.

• CiscoWorks Common Services (CS), see Mapping CS Features and Terminologies in Admin.

• CiscoWorks Campus Manager (CM), see Mapping CM Features and Terminologies in Admin.

• CiscoWorks Health and Utilization Monitor (HUM), see Mapping HUM Features and Terminologies in Admin.

IPSLA Reports IPSLA Detailed

Reports > Performance > IPSLA Detailed

You can generate the following statistical reports and graphs based on the granularity (such as Minute, Hourly, Daily, Weekly, Monthly).

Summarized Reports IPSLA Summary

Reports > Performance > IPSLA Summary

You can generate portlet reports in LMS 4.2. Scheduling and generating e-mail notification will be provided for these reports.

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• CiscoWorks Device Fault Manager (DFM), see Mapping DFM Features and Terminologies in Admin.

• CiscoWorks Internetwork Performance Monitor (IPM), see Mapping IPM Features and Terminologies in Admin.

See Administration of Cisco Prime LAN Management Solution 4.2 for more information.

Mapping RME Features and Terminologies in AdminThis section provides information on the RME features and terminologies mapped to Admin function in LMS 4.2.

Table 9-18 Mapping RME Features and Terminologies in Admin

RME Features Admin Function Description

Group Administration Group Management

(Admin > System: Group Management)

The Group Management function is also available under Inventory

(Inventory > Group Management)

Group Management feature in Admin allows you to perform:

• Device

• Fault

• IPSLA Collector

• Port and Module

Change Audit Change Audit Settings

(Admin > Network: Change Audit Settings)

Change Audit Settings feature in Admin allows you to perform:

• Inventory Change Filter

• Config Change Filter

• Exception Periods

Syslog Collector Status Syslog Collector Status

(Admin > Collection Settings: Syslog > Syslog Collector Status)

Syslog Collector Status feature in Admin allows you to:

• View the status of your Common Syslog Collector

• Subscribe/Unsubscribe a Common Syslog Collector

• Test Syslog Collector Subscription

• Understand the Syslog Collector Properties File

Automated Actions Syslog Automated Actions

(Admin > Network: Notification and Action Settings > Syslog Automated Actions)

Syslog Automated Actions feature in Admin allows you to:

• Create an Automated Action

• Edit an Automated Action

• Write Automated Script

• Enable or Disable an Automated Action

• Exporte or Importe an Automated Action

• Delete an Automated Action

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Message Filters Syslog Message Filters

(Admin > Network: Notification and Action Settings > Syslog Message Filters)

Syslog Message Filters feature in Admin allows you to:

• Create a Filter

• Edit a Filter

• Enable or Disable a Filter

• Export or Import a Filter

• Delete a Filter

Force Purge ChangeAudit Force Purge

(Admin > Network: Purge Settings > ChangeAudit Force Purge)

ChangeAudit Force Purge feature allows you to perform a Forced Purge of Change Audit, as required

Config Change Filter Config Change Filter

(Admin > Network: Change Audit Settings > Config Change Filter)

Config Change Filter feature allows you to enable or disable VLAN Change audit filtering.

Transport Settings Config Transport Settings

(Admin > Collection Settings: Config > Config Transport Settings)

Config Transport Settings feature allows you to set the protocol order for Configuration Management features such as Archive Management, Config Editor, and NetConfig jobs to download configurations and to fetch configurations.

Archive Mgmt Config Archive Settings

(Admin > Collection Settings: Config > Config Archive Settings)

Config Archive Settings feature allows you to move the directory where the configuration of the devices can be archived on the LMS server.

Archive Settings Config Archive Settings

(Admin > Collection Settings: Config > Config Archive Settings)

Config Archive Settings feature allows you to move the directory where the configuration of the devices can be archived on the LMS server.

Collection Settings Config Collection Settings

(Admin > Collection Settings: Config > Config Collection Settings)

Config Collection Settings feature allows you to define the configuration collection settings

Purge Settings Config Archive Purge Settings

(Admin > Network: Purge Settings > Config Archive Purge Settings)

Config Archive Purge Settings feature allows you to Purge Configurations from the Configuration Archive

Exclude Settings Config compare Exclude Commands Configuration

(Admin > Collection Settings: Config > Config compare Exclude Commands Configuration)

Config compare Exclude Commands Configuration feature allows you to list the commands that have to be excluded while comparing configuration

Fetch Settings Config Job Timeout Settings

(Admin > Collection Settings: Config > Config Job Timeout Settings)

Config Job Timeout Settings feature allows you to configure the Job Result Wait Time per device for the Sync Archive Jobs.

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Config Job Policies Config Job Policies

(Admin > Network: Configuration Job Settings > Config Job Policies)

Config Job Policies feature allows you to define the default job policies for Configuration Management applications like NetConfig, ArchiveMgmt, ConfigEditor, Netshow

CDA Settings Verification Settings

(Admin > Network: Device Credential Settings > Verification Settings)

Verification Settings feature allows you to verify Device Credentials

Inventory Inventory

(Admin > Collection Settings: Inventory)

Inventory feature in Admin allows you to create and manage inventory jobs

Inventory Change Filter Inventory Change Filter

(Admin > Network: Change Audit Settings > Inventory Change Filter)

Inventory Change Filter feature allows you to select the attributes that you do not wish to log using Change Audit

System Job Schedule Inventory System Job Schedule

(Admin > Collection Settings: Inventory > Inventory System Job Schedule)

Inventory System Job Schedule feature allows you to change the schedule of default, periodic system jobs

PSIRT/EOX Reports PSIRT/EOX reports option

(Admin > Network: PSIRT, EOS and EOL Settings > PSIRT/EOX reports option)

PSIRT/EOX reports option feature allows you to change the data source for generating a PSIRT or End-of-Sale or End-of-Life report.

Software Mgmt Software Image Management

(Admin > Network: Software Image Management)

Software Image Management feature allows you to View/Edit Preferences

Set Backup Policy Syslog Backup Settings

(Admin > Network: Purge Settings > Syslog Backup Settings)

Syslog Backup Settings feature allows you to set up the Syslog backup policy

Set Purge Policy Syslog Purge Settings

(Admin > Network: Purge Settings > Syslog Purge Settings)

Syslog Purge Settings feature allows you to specify a default policy for the periodic purging of Syslog messages.

Force Purge Syslog Force Purge

(Admin > Network: Purge Settings > Syslog Force Purge)

Syslog Force Purge feature allows you to perform a forced purge of Syslog messages, as required.

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Mapping CS Features and Terminologies in AdminThis section provides information on the CS features and terminologies mapped to Admin function in LMS 4.2.

Table 9-19 Mapping CS Features in Admin

CS Features Admin Function Description

Server Server Monitoring

(Admin > System: Server Monitoring)

The Server Monitoring feature allows you to:

• Collect Server Information

• DiskWatcher Configuration

• Processes

• Selftest

Single-Server Management Single-Server Management

(Admin > Trust Management: Local Server > Single-Server Management)

Single-Server Management feature allows you to view the mode of server security and the information on self signed certificate.

Browser-Server Security Mode Setup

Browser-Server Security Mode Setup

(Admin > Trust Management: Local Server > Browser-Server Security Mode Setup)

Browser-Server Security Mode Setup feature allows you to enable or disable the Browser Server Security

Local User Policy Setup Local User Policy Setup

(Admin > System: User Management > Local User Policy Setup)

Local User Policy Setup feature allows you to setup username and password policies for CiscoWorks local users in LMS

Local User Setup Local User Setup

(Admin > System: User Management > Local User Setup)

Local User Setup feature allows you to:

• Import users

• Export users

• Modify your profile

• Add a local user

• Edit user profiles

• Delete local users

Certificate Setup Certificate Setup

(Admin > Trust Management: Local Server > Certificate Setup)

Certificate Setup feature allows you to create security certificates that enable SSL communication between your client browser and management server.

Multi-Server Trust Management

Multi Server

(Admin > Trust Management: Multi Server)

You can configure the following in Multi-Server mode:

• Peer Server Account Setup

• System Identity Setup

• Peer Server Certificate Setup

• Single Sign-On Setup

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Peer Server Account Setup Peer Server Account Setup

(Admin > Trust Management: Multi Server > Peer Server Account Setup)

Peer Server Account Setup feature allows you to create users who can login to CiscoWorks Servers and perform certain tasks.

System Identity Setup System Identity Setup

(Admin > Trust Management: Multi Server > System Identity Setup)

System Identity Setup feature allows you to create a trust user on servers that are part of a multi-server setup.

Peer Server Certificate Setup

Peer Server Certificate Setup

(Admin > Trust Management: Multi Server > Peer Server Certificate Setup)

Peer Server Certificate Setup feature allows you to add certificates of any number of peer CiscoWorks Servers to the trusted store of each server.

Single Sign-On Setup Single Sign-On Setup

(Admin > Trust Management: Multi Server > Single Sign-On Setup)

Single Sign-On Setup feature allows you to use your browser session to transparently navigate to multiple CiscoWorks Servers without authenticating to each of them.

Authentication Mode Setup Authentication Mode Setup

(Admin > System: Authentication Mode Setup)

Authentication Mode Setup feature allows you to select login modules and set their options.

Cisco.com Connection Management

Connection Management

(Admin > System: Cisco.com Settings > Connection Management)

Connection Management feature allows you to view the Cisco.com Connection Details

Cisco.com User Account Setup

User Account Setup

(Admin > System: Cisco.com Settings > User Account Setup)

User Account Setup feature allows you to add and modify Cisco.com user login names and password.

Proxy Server Setup Proxy Server Setup

(Admin > System: Cisco.com Settings > Proxy Server Setup)

Proxy Server Setup feature allows you to update the proxy server configuration.

Processes Processes

(Admin > System: Server Monitoring > Processes)

Processes feature allows you to:

• View the details of all processes

• Filter and show only processes of a specific state

• Start the processes

• Stop the processes

Backup Backup

(Admin > System: Backup)

Backup feature allows you to schedule immediate, daily, weekly, or monthly automatic database backups.

Log Rotation Log Rotation

(Admin > System: Log Rotation)

Log Rotation feature allows you manage the log files more efficiently.

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Licensing License Management

(Admin > System: License Management)

License Management feature allows you to:

• Obtain a License for CiscoWorks LMS

• License the Application

• View License Information

• Update Licenses

Collect Server Information Collect Server Information

(Admin > System: Server Monitoring > Collect Server Information)

Collect Server Information feature helps you to get the following server information:

• System information

• Environment

• Configuration

• Logs

• Web server information

• Device and credentials administration information

• Grouping services information

Selftest Selftest

(Admin > System: Server Monitoring > Selftest)

Selftest feature allows you to

• View self test reports

• Test certain basic functions of the server.

Notify Users Notify Users

(Admin > System: User Management > Notify Users)

Notify Users feature allows you to broadcast messages to online users.

Job Browser Browser

(Admin > Jobs: Browser)

Browser feature allows you to view the status of all the LMS admin-related Jobs.

Resource Browser Resource Browser

(Admin > Network: Resource Browser)

Resource Browser feature allows you to:

• View Resource details

• Free locked resources

System Preferences System Preferences

(Admin > System: System Preferences)

System Preferences feature allows you to configure system-wide information on the CiscoWorks Server

Common Services Log Configurations

Common Services Log Configurations

(Admin > System: Debug Settings > Common Services Log Configurations)

Common Services Log Configurations feature allows you to enable the debugging option for the Common Services components.

DiskWatcher Configuration DiskWatcher Configuration

(Admin > System: Server Monitoring > DiskWatcher Configuration)

DiskWatcher Configuration feature allows you to calculate the disk space information of a drive (on Windows) or a file system (on Solaris) where CiscoWorks LMS is installed, and stores them in diskWatcher.log file.

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Groups Group Management

(Admin > System: Group Management)

The Group Management function is also available under Inventory

(Inventory > Group Management)

Group Management feature allows you to perform:

• Device

• Fault

• IPSLA Collector

• Port and Module

Software Center Software Center

(Admin > System: Software Center)

Software Center feature allows you to check for software and device support updates, download them to their server file system along with the related dependent packages, and install the device updates.

Software Update Software Update

(Admin > System: Software Center > Software Update)

Software Update feature allows you to:

• Select Software Updates

• Download Software Updates

Device Update Device Update

(Admin > System: Software Center > Device Update)

Device Update feature allows you to:

• View a list of all CiscoWorks related devices packages on your system

• Check for the device updates

• Delete the device packages

Schedule Device Downloads

Schedule Device Downloads

(Admin > System: Software Center > Schedule Device Downloads)

Schedule Device Downloads feature allows you to:

• Schedule device package downloads and specify the time, frequency of the downloads.

• Specify download policies.

Activity Log Activity Log

(Admin > System: Software Center > Activity Log)

The Activity Log page displays the following:

• Scheduled Job Details: This page displays the details of scheduled jobs in the software center.

• Event Log: This page displays the logs of events in the software center.

Device Selector Settings Device Selector Settings

(Admin > Network: Display Settings > Device Selector Settings)

The Device Selector Settings section contains the following features. These settings are stored on a per-user basis.

• Group Customization: Provides options to select/remove the Device Selector groups.

• Group Ordering: Provides options to select/remove the groups to be displayed in the device selectors.

Mode Settings Mode Settings

(Admin > Network: Device Credential Settings > Mode Settings)

Mode Settings feature allows you to change the current mode.

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Device Polling Device Polling

(Admin > Network: Device Credential Settings > Device Polling)

Device Polling feature allows you to:

• Activate Device Polling to check whether the devices can be reached

• Configure Device Polling policy

• Schedule Device Polling

• Display a list of devices that are not reachable for a certain period of time

• Delete the selected unreachable devices from DCR

Device Poll Settings Device Poll Settings

(Admin > Network: Device Credential Settings > Device Poll Settings)

Device Poll Settings feature allows you to configure a Device Polling policy and schedule a Device Polling job to check whether the devices can be reached.

User Defined Fields User Defined Fields

(Admin > Network: Device Credential Settings > User Defined Fields)

User Defined Fields feature allows you to:

• Add User Defined Fields

• Rename User Defined Fields

• Delete User Defined Fields

Default Credential Sets Default Credential Sets

(Admin > Network: Device Credential Settings > Default Credential Sets)

Default Credential Sets feature allows you to:

• Configuring a Default Credentials Set

• Deleting a Default Credentials Set

Default Credential Sets Policy Configuration

Default Credential Sets Policy Configuration

(Admin > Network: Device Credential Settings > Default Credential Sets Policy Configuration)

Default Credential Sets Policy Configuration feature allows you to configure default credential set policies and apply the default credentials for a range of devices to be added or imported to DCR.

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Mapping CM Features and Terminologies in AdminThis section provides information on the CM features and terminologies mapped to Admin function in LMS 4.2.

Table 9-20 Mapping CM Features in Admin

CM Features Admin Function Description

User Tracking User Tracking

(Admin > Collection Settings: User Tracking)

User Tracking feature allows you to locate and track the end hosts in your network

Acquisition Acquisitions Info

(Admin > Collection Settings: User Tracking > Acquisitions Info)

Acquisitions Info feature allows you to view acquisition information

Acquisition Actions Acquisition Action

(Admin > Collection Settings: User Tracking > Acquisition Action)

Acquisition Action feature allows you to trigger the following acquisitions:

• Device based Acquisition

• Subnet based Acquisition

• IP Phone Acquisition

Acquisition Settings Acquisition Settings

(Admin > Collection Settings: User Tracking > Acquisition Settings)

Acquisition Settings feature allows you to modify User Tracking Acquisition settings

Schedule Acquisition Acquisition Schedule

(Admin > Collection Settings: User Tracking > Acquisition Schedule)

Acquisition Schedule feature allows you to modify UT acquisition schedule

Ping Sweep Ping Sweep

(Admin > Collection Settings: User Tracking > Ping Sweep)

Ping Sweep feature allows you to determine the range of IP addresses that map to live end hosts (computers).

Configure Subnet Acquistion

Subnet Acquisition Configuration

(Admin > Collection Settings: User Tracking > Subnet Acquisition Configuration)

Subnet Acquisition Configuration feature allows you to configure LMS to perform User Tracking Acquisition on selected subnets.

Delete Interval User Tracking Purge Policy

(Admin > Network: Purge Settings > User Tracking Purge Policy)

User Tracking Purge Policy feature allows you to modify the time interval for deleting entries from the End Host Table, IP Phone Table or the History Table from the database.

Configure Trunk for End Hosts Discovery

Acquisition Configuration in Trunk

(Admin > Collection Settings: User Tracking > Acquisition Configuration in Trunk)

Normally UT Acquisition discovers end hosts connected only to access ports. If you enable this feature UT Acquisition discovers end hosts connected to non-link trunk ports also.

Reports Domain Name Display

(Admin > Network: Display Settings > Domain Name Display)

Domain Name Display feature allows you to specify the way in which domain names are to be displayed in User Tracking Reports

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User Tracking Purge Policy User Tracking Report Purge Policy

(Admin > Network: Purge Settings > User Tracking Report Purge Policy)

User Tracking Report Purge Policy feature allows you specify the intervals at which old reports and jobs are to be purged.

End Host Table Import Table Import

(Admin > Collection Settings: User Tracking > Table Import)

Table Import feature allows you to mport from a file, user names and notes for end hosts already discovered

Dynamic Updates Dynamic Update Process Status

(Admin > Collection Settings: User Tracking > Dynamic Update Process Status)

Dynamic Update Process Status feature allow you to:

• Check whether the Dynamic Updates processes are running or not.

• Start or Stop dynamic updates

Device Trap Configuration Device Trap Configuration

(Admin > Collection Settings: User Tracking > Device Trap Configuration)

Device Trap Configuration feature allows you to configure the Cisco switches for sending SNMPv1/SNMPv2 MAC Notification Traps when a host is connected to or disconnected from that port.

Trap Listener Configuration Trap Listener Configuration

(Admin > Collection Settings: User Tracking > Trap Listener Configuration)

Trap Listener Configuration feature allows you to configure the trap listener

Dynamic User Tracking Configuration

Dynamic User Tracking Configuration

(Admin > Collection Settings: User Tracking > Dynamic User Tracking Configuration)

Dynamic User Tracking Configuration feature allows you configure certain properties in Dynamic User Tracking to enhance the security of the system.

Debugging Options Dynamic User Tracking

(Admin > System: Debug Settings > Dynamic User Tracking)

Dynamic User Tracking feature allows you to set the debugging options required for Dynamic Updates

Dynamic User Tracking Console

Dynamic User Tracking Console

(Admin > System: Debug Settings > Dynamic User Tracking Console)

Dynamic User Tracking Console feature allows you to troubleshoot Dynamic User Tracking updates in a detailed way.

User Tracking Reports User Tracking Reports

(Admin > System: Debug Settings > User Tracking Reports)

User Tracking Reports feature allows you to debug events related to User Tracking client side activities

SNMP Timeouts and Retries

Data Collection SNMP Timeouts and Retries

(Admin > Collection Settings: Data Collection > Data Collection SNMP Timeouts and Retries)

Data Collection SNMP Timeouts and Retries feature allows you to modify the SNMP timeouts and retries when Data Collection fails for a particular device with SNMP timeout exceptions.

Schedule Data Collection Data Collection Schedule

(Admin > Collection Settings: Data Collection > Data Collection Schedule)

Data Collection Schedule feature allows you to schedule the day and time of data collection

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Device Poller Data Collection Critical Devices Poller

(Admin > Collection Settings: Data Collection > Data Collection Critical Devices Poller)

Data Collection Critical Devices Poller feature allows you to:

• Configure the time interval at which the network is polled

• Poll only a critical set of devices

• View the device and link status without running Data Collection

Restricted Topology View Restricted Topology View

(Admin > Network: Monitor / Troubleshoot > Restricted Topology View)

Restricted Topology View feature allows you to view the Restricted Topology

DFM Poller Settings Fault Poller settings for topology

(Admin > Network: Monitor / Troubleshoot > Fault Poller settings for topology)

Fault Poller settings for topology feature allows you to view Fault Poller information in Topology Maps and N-Hop view portlet

Discrepencies Best Practices Deviation Settings

(Admin > Network: Best Practices Deviation Settings)

Best Practices Deviation Settings feature allows you to:

• View Reports on Discrepancies

• View Reports on Best Practices Deviations

• Acknowledge Discrepancies

• Acknowledge Best Practices Deviations

• Resolve Discrepancies and Best Practices Deviations

• Customize Discrepancies Reporting

Purge Settings Layer2 Services Purge Settings

(Admin > Network: Purge Settings > Layer2 Services Purge Settings)

Layer2 Services Purge Settings feature allows you to purge Layer2 services jobs or report archives in LMS

Data Collection Data Collection

(Admin > System: Debug Settings > Data Collection)

Data Collection feature allows you to set the trace, and debugging, for Data Collection

Configuration and Reports Layer2 Configuration and Reports

(Admin > System: Debug Settings > Layer2 Configuration and Reports)

Layer2 Configuration and Reports feature allows you to set up Debugging Options for Network Reports

Topology Topology

(Admin > System: Debug Settings > Topology)

Topology feature allows you to enable debugging for Topology Services client side activities.

User Tracking Server User Tracking Server

(Admin > System: Debug Settings > User Tracking Server)

User Tracking Server feature allows you to debug events related to all User Tracking server side processes

Table 9-20 Mapping CM Features in Admin

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User Tracking Reports User Tracking Reports

(Admin > System: Debug Settings > User Tracking Reports)

User Tracking Reports feature allows you to debug events related to User Tracking client side activities

Dynamic User Tracking Dynamic User Tracking

(Admin > System: Debug Settings > Dynamic User Tracking)

Dynamic User Tracking feature allows you to set the debugging options required for Dynamic Updates

RMON Configuration RMON Configuration

(Admin > Network: Monitor / Troubleshoot > RMON Configuration)

RMON Configuration feature allows you to enable RMON to Measure Bandwidth Utilization

VRF Collector Schedule VRF Lite Collector Schedule

(Admin > Collection Settings: VRF Lite > VRF Lite Collector Schedule)

VRF Lite Collector Schedule feature allows you to:

• Schedule the day and the time of VRF Lite Collection

• Add a new schedule, edit or delete existing schedules

VRF SNMP Timeouts and Retries

VRF Lite SNMP Timeouts and Retries

(Admin > Collection Settings: VRF Lite > VRF Lite SNMP Timeouts and Retries)

VRF Lite SNMP Timeouts and Retries feature allows you to modify the SNMP timeouts and retries when VRF Lite Collection fails for a particular device with SNMP timeout exceptions.

VNM Purge Settings VRF Lite Purge Settings

(Admin > Network: Purge Settings > VRF Lite Purge Settings)

VRF Lite Purge Settings feature allows you to purge VRF Management jobs or report archives in LMS.

Debugging Options VRF Lite Server Debugging

(Admin > System: Debug Settings > VRF Lite Server Debugging)

VRF Lite Server Debugging feature allows you to set an Application Logging Level to VRF Lite Server details.

VNM Server Debugging VRF Lite Server Debugging

(Admin > System: Debug Settings > VRF Lite Server Debugging)

VRF Lite Server Debugging feature allows you to o set an Application Logging Level to VRF Lite Server details.

VNM Collector Debugging VRF Lite Collector Debugging

(Admin > System: Debug Settings > VRF Lite Collector Debugging)

VRF Lite Collector Debugging feature allows you to set an Application Logging Level to VRF Collector details.

VNM Client Debugging VRF Lite Client Debugging

(Admin > System: Debug Settings > VRF Lite Client Debugging)

VRF Lite Client Debugging feature allows you to set an Application Logging Level to VRF Lite Client

VNM Utility Debugging VRF Lite Utility Debugging

(Admin > System: Debug Settings > VRF Lite Utility Debugging)

VRF Lite Utility Debugging feature allows you to set an Application Logging Level to VRF Lite Utility

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Mapping HUM Features and Terminologies in AdminThis section provides information on the HUM features and terminologies mapped to Admin function in LMS 4.2.

Table 9-21 Mapping HUM Features in Admin

HUM Features Admin Function Description

Data Purge Performance data purge settings

(Admin > Network: Purge Settings > Performance data purge settings)

Performance data purge settings feature allows you to:

• Periodically purge polled data that you no longer need in the database.

• Purge data records such as summarization records, Poller failure records, threshold violation records, audit trail records.

Job Purge Performance Job Purge Settings

(Admin > Network: Purge Settings > Performance Job Purge Settings)

Performance Job Purge Settings feature allows you to periodically purge job data that you no longer need.

Load MIB Load MIB

(Admin > Network: Monitor / Troubleshoot > Load MIB)

Load MIB feature allows you to load a new MIB file into LMS

Log Level Settings Performance Debugging Settings

(Admin > System: Debug Settings > Performance Debugging Settings)

Performance Debugging Settings allows you to configure and manage log level settings in Device Performance Management function of LMS.

Poll Settings Performance Management SNMP timeouts and retry settings

(Admin > Collection Settings: Performance > Performance Management SNMP timeouts and retry settings)

Performance Management SNMP timeouts and retry settings feature allows you to configure the Performance Management SNMP timeout and SNMP retries

Purge Details Performance Data Purge Summary

(Admin > Network: Purge Settings > Performance Data Purge Summary)

Performance Data Purge Summary feature allows you to view the details of the data purged

Syslog Receiver Groups Performance - Syslog notification

(Admin > Network: Notification and Action Settings > Performance - Syslog notification)

Performance - Syslog notification feature allows you to create Syslog Receiver Groups

Trap Receiver Groups Performance - SNMP Trap notification

(Admin > Network: Notification and Action Settings > Performance - SNMP Trap notification)

Performance - SNMP Trap notification feature allows you to create SNMP Trap Receiver Groups

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Mapping DFM Features and Terminologies in AdminThis section provides information on the DFM features and terminologies mapped to Admin function in LMS 4.2.

Table 9-22 Mapping DFM Features in Admin

DFM Features Admin Function Description

Daily Purging Schedule Fault History Purging Schedule

(Admin > Network: Purge Settings > Fault History Purging Schedule)

Fault History Purging Schedule feature allows you to configure the Daily Fault History Purging Schedule

Group Administration Group Management

(Admin > System: Group Management)

The Group Management function is also available under Inventory

(Inventory > Group Management)

Group Management feature in Admin allows you to perform:

• Device

• Fault

• IPSLA Collector

• Port and Module

Logging Fault Debugging Settings

(Admin > System: Debug Settings > Fault Debugging Settings)

Fault Debugging Settings feature allows you to set the Fault Management debug settings

Rediscovery Schedule Fault Management Rediscovery Schedule

(Admin > Collection Settings: Fault > Fault Management Rediscovery Schedule)

Fault Management Rediscovery Schedule feature allows you to:

• Suspend and Resume a Rediscovery Schedule

• Add and Modify a Rediscovery Schedule

SNMP Trap Forwarding Fault - SNMP trap forwarding

(Admin > Network: Notification and Action Settings > Fault - SNMP trap forwarding)

Fault - SNMP trap forwarding feature allows you to configure SNMP Trap Forwarding

SNMP Trap Receiving Fault - SNMP trap receiving settings

(Admin > Network: Notification and Action Settings > Fault - SNMP trap receiving settings)

Fault - SNMP trap receiving settings feature allows you to update the SNMP Trap Receiving Port

SNMP Default Server SMTP Default Server

(Admin > System: SMTP Default Server)

SMTP Default Server feature allows you to configure a Default SMTP Server

Event Sets Event Sets

(Admin > Network: Notification and Action Settings > Event Sets)

Event Sets feature allows you to configure Event Sets

E-mail Notification Fault - Email notification

(Admin > Network: Notification and Action Settings > Fault - Email notification)

Fault - Email notification feature allows you to manage Fault E-Mail Notification Subscriptions

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Mapping IPM Features and Terminologies in AdminThis section provides information on the IPM features and terminologies mapped to Admin function in LMS 4.2.

E-mail Subject Customization

Fault - Email subject customization

(Admin > Network: Notification and Action Settings > Fault - Email subject customization)

Fault - Email subject customization feature allows you to customize the e-mail subject for forwarded events.

Notification Customization Fault Notification Customization

(Admin > Network: Notification and Action Settings > Fault Notification Customization)

Fault Notification Customization feature allows you to customize the names and event severity in LMS

Notification Groups Fault Notification Group

(Admin > Network: Notification and Action Settings > Fault Notification Group)

Fault Notification Group feature allows you to configure Fault Notification Groups

Syslog Notification Fault - Syslog notification

(Admin > Network: Notification and Action Settings > Fault - Syslog notification)

Fault - Syslog notification feature allows you to manage Fault Syslog Notifications

SNMP Config Fault Management SNMP Timeouts and Retries

(Admin > Collection Settings: Fault > Fault Management SNMP Timeouts and Retries)

Fault Management SNMP Timeouts and Retries feature allows you to modify Fault Management SNMP Timeout and Retries

Table 9-22 Mapping DFM Features in Admin

Table 9-23 Mapping IPM Features in Admin

IPM Features Admin Function Description

Application Settings IPSLA application settings

(Admin > Collection Settings: Performance > IPSLA application settings)

IPSLA application settings feature allows you to copy IPSLA (Internet Protocol Service Level Agreement) configuration to running-config, and set managed source interface.

Syslog Configuration IPSLA Syslog Configuration

(Admin > Network: Notification and Action Settings > IPSLA Syslog Configuration)

IPSLA Syslog Configuration feature allows you to enable or disable the IPSLA Syslog

Log Level Settings IPSLA Debugging Settings

(Admin > System: Debug Settings > IPSLA Debugging Settings)

IPSLA Debugging Settings feature allows you to set the log levels for IPSLA Performance Management

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Purge Settings IPSLA data Purge Settings

(Admin > Network: Purge Settings > IPSLA data Purge Settings)

IPSLA data Purge Settings feature allows you to set the Purge period for Historical and Audit reports. You can also set the Purge period from the Setup Center.

Group Admin Group Management

(Admin > System: Group Management)

The Group Management function is also available under Inventory

(Inventory > Group Management)

Group Management feature in Admin allows you to perform:

• Device

• Fault

• IPSLA Collector

• Port and Module

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