User manual CISCO ACTIVE NETWORK ABSTRACTION 3.7.2 BROCHURE

[. . . ] Brochure Active Network Abstraction What's New in Release 3. 7. 2 Cisco ANA Overview Cisco Active Network Abstraction (ANA) provides service providers and other carrier-grade network operators with a comprehensive solution for network element and service management. [. . . ] The introduction of an integrated Gateway High Availability solution simplifies high availability deployment. · Improved scale: Triple concurrent user support and an 80 percent increase in the device number in element management configuration. · Optimized communication with devices: Event-based VNEs reduce the polling load on the device and provide timely updates of network configuration. · Enhanced element management: Improved usability and extended device coverage in configuration and image management; secured communication of events information with the introduction of secure syslog. See Table 1 for additional new features and enhancements of Cisco ANA. © 2011 Cisco Systems, Inc. This document is Cisco Public Information. Page 1 of 2 Brochure Table 1. Enhancements and New Features of Cisco ANA Enhancements and New Features Lower Total Cost of Ownership Linux and Unified Computing System (UCS) support Embedded Database ·Support deployment of ANA on Linux servers ·Support for Cisco UCS servers (rack-mount and blade servers) ·Inclusion of an embedded Oracle database as part of system install ·Ability to operate with an embedded or an external Oracle database ·Automated, preconfigured installation, configuration, and management ·Reduced expenditures on hardware and operating system purchase and maintenance ·Eliminates the license cost for an external database ·Single integrated solution reduces deployment and management overhead ·Optimized and verified database configuration Description Benefits Simplified Deployment and Maintenance Independent VNE Packages ·New approach for supporting devices with VNE drivers delivered independently from the ANA platform ·Incremental VNE driver updates released as device packages downloadable from Cisco Software Center ·Support for an integrated solution with Veritas applications (customer supplied) for Gateway High Availability ·Integrated option in system installation ·Support both local and geographic redundancy ·A simple, step-by-step set of instructions to get Cisco ANA up and running ·Covers planning, installation, and post installation setup tasks ·Timely support of device software and hardware releases independent of ANA releases ·Eliminates the need to perform an ANA upgrade to get VNE enhancements ·Simplified out-of-the-box Gateway High Availability solution ·Reduced cost associated with Gateway High Availability deployment ·Quickly gets you up and running with Cisco ANA to the point where you can monitor and manage your network elements and services Gateway High Availability Quick Start Guide Improved Scale Scale Improvements ·Triple the number of concurrent GUI users ·80 percent Increase in number of managed devices with single ANA instance when used in element management mode ·Allows more operators to take advantage of ANA concurrently ·Reduced TCO and simplified administration Optimized Communication with Devices Event-Based Polling VNE ·Enhanced VNEs with optimized event-triggered configuration synchronization ·Available for 7600, ASR 9000, and CRS Series ·Reduced polling load on device ·Timely updates to device information model Enhanced Element Management Configuration and Image Management Enhancements ·Extended device type coverage ·Device grouping for configuration and image management operations ·Cisco IOS XR package management enhancements ·Receive syslogs in secure manner (syslogs encapsulated in SNMPv3 with encryption) ·Improved event-handling reliability with deterministic burst handling ·Refer to product documentation for VNE details ·Expand the benefits of configuration management automation to more devices in the network ·Simplify operations with better usability ·Higher granularity of Cisco IOS XR device management ·Secured communication of events information Fault Management Enhancements New and Updated Device Drivers ·Continuous updates for current Cisco networking products More Information Download the latest release of Cisco ANA from http://www. cisco. com/go/ana and discover the benefits of this powerful solution with a no cost, 120-day evaluation license. For more information about Cisco ANA, visit http://www. cisco. com/go/ana, contact your local Cisco account representative, or send an email to ask_ana_pm@cisco. com. [. . . ] This document is Cisco Public Information. C02-644099-00 01/11 [. . . ]