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Cisco Cluster Management Suite Network Management Software for Cisco Catalyst Desktop Switches

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Cluster Management Suite (CMS)

• Product overview – Positioning and products supported

• Network intelligence made easy • Features and benefits • Easy setup • Competitive positioning and advantages

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Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 3550 Series Switches Wiring Closet Aggregation Small Network Backbone

Wiring Closet Catalyst 3550 Series

Catalyst 3550-12T

Catalyst 3550-12G

Catalyst 3550 Stackables

Price/Performance

Stackable 10/100 and GE configurations High-performance switching and routing Enterprise-class intelligent services Clustering capable

Catalyst 2950 Stackables / Enhanced Software Image Standalone and stackable 10/100 switching GBIC-based Gigabit connectivity Intelligent services (Enhanced Software Image) Clustering capable

Catalyst 2950T-24/2950C-24 / Enhanced Software Image Wire-speed standalone 10/100 switching 10/100/1000BaseT and 100BaseFX uplinks Intelligent services (Enhanced Software Image) Clustering capable

Catalyst 2950SX-24/2950-12/24 / Standard Software Image Wire-speed standalone 10/100 switching Basic Cisco IOS functionality (Standard Software Image) 2 fixed 1000BaseSX uplinks (2950SX-24) Clustering capable

Scalability preso_CMS_public.ppt

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Cisco Provides the Broadest Range of Network Management Products

Price/Performance

WAN Manager

CiscoWorks 2000 •LAN Management Solution (LMS) •Routed WAN Management (RWAN)

CiscoWorks SNMS CiscoWorks for Windows

Free

CMS

Small/Med

•10s of 1000s of devices •service provisioning •global WANs •IGX/BPX and MGX switches only

•1000s of devices •service management •WANs and LANs

•20 devices •network resource mgt. •small LANs, workgroups

•16 switches •LAN only

Enterprise

Business

Service Provider

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Cisco Cluster Management Suite Software • Manage up to 16 geographically dispersed switches simultaneously with one IP address

• Accessed through any standard Web browser • Provides Web-based interface for configuring and managing Cisco IOS® functions • Use as an alternative to command line interface (CLI) • Enables configuration of Layer 3/4 intelligent services • Full backward compatibility provides support for Catalyst 1900/2820, 2900 XL, 3500 XL, 2950, and 3550 preso_CMS_public.ppt

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Typical CMS Environments Medium Business/Branch Office Wiring Closet

Catalyst 3550

Floor 12 Catalyst 2950

Floor 4 152.67.124.4 Catalyst 3550-12G

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Cluster Management Suite

• Product overview • Network intelligence made easy • Features and benefits • Easy setup • Competitive positioning and advantages

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Today’s Economic Environment Exacerbates the Demands on Network Administrators

• Headcount flat to decreasing

• Training budgets remain flat or continue to shrink • Technology investments must contribute to bottom line – Reduce operational costs – Improve productivity

• More devices to manage with fewer people

• Yet management’s expectations of IT are higher preso_CMS_public.ppt

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Today’s Network Puts Increased Demands on Network Administrators • New Technologies to Support – Increased mix of data traffic – web, file server, email, CRM, ERP, etc. – IP Telephony – Videoconferencing – E-learning – Wireless connectivity

• Less Predictable Traffic Patterns – Mix of light, two-way communications and oneway bulk transfers – Delay-sensitive traffic mixed with delay-tolerant traffic

• Stronger Network Security – Increased flow of confidential info on the network – More sophisticated internal and external hackers preso_CMS_public.ppt

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Value-Added Resellers Are Faced with the Same Challenges • Reduce operational costs by: – Deploying networks faster – Supporting more customers with less staff

• Improve revenues by developing expertise and entering new technology areas beyond data networking: – Voice – Videoconferencing – E-learning – Ongoing Support/Monitoring Contracts

• Deals are more competitive, driving the need to differentiate skills, capabilities • Customers looking for one-stop shop for technology solutions preso_CMS_public.ppt

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Introducing the Catalyst 3550 and 2950 Series of Switches Catalyst 3550:

Catalyst 2950:

• Enterprise-class, stackable, multilayer switch family with Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet configurations • Enables the deployment of network-wide intelligent services

• Fixed configuration, stackable and standalone switch family with basic and intelligent services tailored for small and mid-sized networks • Advanced Cisco intelligent services to the edge of a network (2950 EI)

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Advanced Quality of Service Granular rate limiting Security Access Control Lists Sophisticated multicast management – High Performance IP routing

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– Quality of Service – Rate limiting – Security Access Control Parameters

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CMS Makes It Easy to Take Advantage of Network Intelligent Services

Time-Saving Features • Multi-device and multi-port configuration • One-click software upgrades • Manage from anywhere, to anywhere • Configuration Reports • Inventory Report • Configuration Cloning preso_CMS_public.ppt

Ease of Use • Wizards • Guide Mode • Easy Setup • Auto Link Configuration • Userpersonalized Interface • Sophisticated Help System

Monitoring, Troubleshooting, and Reporting • Topology View • Front Panel View • Alarm Notification • Fault, Event, and Performance Monitoring • Read-only Mode • Printing • Cluster Redundancy

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Intelligent Network Solutions • AVVID Wizards for VoIP, video, and mission critical apps • Security Wizard • Multicast Wizard • Wireless mgmt • Advanced IOS feature support

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Cluster Management Suite • Product overview • Network intelligence made easy • Features and benefits – – – – –

Wizards Guide mode Multi-device, multi-port management Configuration cloning Software upgrades

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Advanced IOS feature support Sophisticated embedded help system Topology view Event notification & monitoring

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AVVID Wizards for Simple Configuration of Technology Solutions • AVVID = Architecture for Video, Voice, and Integrated Data • In just a few steps, these wizards configure the switch for voice, video, and/or high-priority data applications. • Wizards are compatible to each other • Final summary page shows the configuration that will be implemented before you apply it • Roll-back option to restore the old configuration if dissatisfied with the wizard

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Example: Video Wizard – Optimally configures entire cluster for video traffic Step 1 Step 2

Step 3

Done!

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Guide Mode to Simplify Complex Configurations Expert Mode

Guide Mode

• Compact windows that provide configuration options without prompts

• Provides step-by-step prompts with instructions

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• Used for many of the complex configuration options

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Multi-Device, Multi-Port Management

• Save time by selecting multiple ports across devices for simultaneous configuration

Front Panel View

• Dynamic, detailed representation of up to 16 switches in cluster • Simplifies troubleshooting and debugging

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Configuration Cloning • Using the Configuration Save and Restore feature, a customer or VAR can apply a configuration file to multiple switches • Enables very fast deployment of networks

• Provides the ability to backup config files

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One-Click Software Upgrade WS-3550-12T

• Use inventory report to quickly see software versions running on the switches

WS-2950 WS-3550-12T

• Simultaneously update software of up to 16 devices • Simply click on the desired switches and update

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Advanced Quality of Service

• Use QoS feature to give preferential treatment to certain types of traffic • CMS supports Layer 3 QoS and both Strict Priority and Weighted RoundRobin scheduling algorithms • Use Guide Mode or one of the AVVID Wizards if not familiar with QoS preso_CMS_public.ppt

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Access Control Lists

• CMS allows users to differentiate traffic into various categories and permit or deny certain categories of traffic

• Allows re-ordering of Access Control Entries (ACEs) • Guide Mode or Security Wizard can be used if unfamiliar with ACLs preso_CMS_public.ppt

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IP Unicast & Multicast Routing* •

Configure IGMP Snooping options

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Allows easy configuration of Layer 3 IP routing protocols

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IP Multicast Wizard guides users through steps for setting multicast routing features

*Only supported on Catalyst 3550

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Sophisticated Embedded Help System

• Context-sensitive help button on every window! • Help is embedded in the switch • Easy navigation using: – Table of Contents – Index – Glossary – Search function

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Topology View • Provides comprehensive layout of all clustered devices: –

Switches

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IP phones

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Wireless access points

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Long-Reach Ethernet CPE

Topology View

• Launch the Cisco Aironet Wireless Access Point management interface • Quickly check status of all clustered switches at once from one location • Automatically discovers the network –

CMS can see any Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP)-enabled device

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Event Notification • Enables an email to be automatically sent to a network administrator or VAR when a network problem occurs

• Can choose what severity level triggers an email notification

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Fault and Event Monitoring & Reporting

• Systems Messages Monitor provides a filterable list of alarms and events

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Performance Monitoring & Reporting • Link Graphs and Link Reports provide network traffic updates in real-time

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Cluster Management Suite

• Product Overview • Network Intelligence Made Easy • Features and Benefits • Easy Setup • Competitive Positioning and Advantages

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Easy Setup – 1, 2, 3 … 1.

Designate a Command Switch

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Load CMS from any PC in your network – or from a remote PC dialed in to the network

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Cluster “Candidate” switches are automatically discovered. Simply choose those to include in the Cluster –

Manage Catalyst 3550, 2950, 3500 XL, 2900 XL, and 1900/2820 simultaneously in a single interface

DONE!! Optional: Set up Administrator accounts preso_CMS_public.ppt

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Administrator Accounts • Set up network administrator accounts for the entire cluster in one step • Assign different privilege levels

• Privilege level 0 allows CMS read-only mode only

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Cluster Management Suite

• Product overview • Network intelligence made easy • Features and benefits • Easy setup • Competitive positioning and advantages

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Key Competitive Advantages CMS vs. Competitor Embedded Management • CMS provides a topology map that automatically discovers Cisco switches, routers, IP Phones, wireless access points, and CPEs • CMS Wizards provide fast, easy configuration of sophisticated technologies to support for voice, video, priority data, and enhanced security • Guide Mode provides step by step guidance for complex configurations • Simultaneous configuration of multiple ports and devices, resulting in dramatic productivity improvements for IT staff and resellers preso_CMS_public.ppt

• Wireless management integration • Configure nearly all IOS features, including Layer 3 IP services • Sophisticated monitoring, graphing, and reporting • Manages the 16 switches regardless of physical proximity or stacking • Full backward compatibility to support legacy Catalyst fixed configuration switches.

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Cisco CMS Advantages

• No installation required – embedded in switch • Manage cluster remotely from anywhere on your network • Intuitive, easy to use • Fast, easy tool to take advantage of Cisco Catalyst Intelligent Network Services

• It’s FREE!

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