CiscoWorks

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CiscoWorks LAN Management Solution is a web-based suite of tools developed in Java by Cisco Systems, Inc. with the purpose of helping users manage a Cisco-based computer network.

Older versions used client-side Java heavily; the latest version uses more HTML and improves data sharing among tools.

CiscoWorks suite consists of various components such as:

The components are sold in bundled versions. Example bundles are:

  • LAN Management Solution (LMS)
  • Small Network Management Solution (SNMS)
  • IP Telephony Environment Monitor (ITEM)

LMS Applications

Following is the list of LMS Applications and core functionality for each:

Common Services (CS)

- Provides a foundation for CiscoWorks applications to share a common 
  model for data storage, login, user role definitions, access privileges, 
  security protocol and navigation
- Creates a standard user experience for all management functions 
- Provides Multi-server environment with new security mechanisms for secure 
  communications and data sharing
- Helps to discover devices from network using CDP, ARP, OSPF and many other protocols
- Provides a mechanism to logically group devices together and share between 
  CiscoWorks applications for task execution
- Provides a list of debugging tools to enable you to test the device connectivity 
  and troubleshoot non-responsive devices

LMS Portal

- Gives quick access to important statistics and details 
- Allows to launch the installed LMS applications
- Provides top-level navigation for frequently-used functions
- Allows to open all applications and watch for the events in the network
- Allows to customize the look and feel and the content

CiscoWorks Assistant

- Troubleshoots and simplifies LMS deployment
- Helps to determine the possible causes of a device-down problem or a link-down problem
- Displays device troubleshooting info from each application in a single report
- Helps to determine the cause of an End Host or IP phone accessibility problem
- Solving real business problems and tackling management challenges

Campus Manager (CM)

- Manages layer 2 and layer 3 devices present on a network
- Performs some of the layer2 configurations like vlan, trunking, IVR, etherchannel, STP, etc 
- Visualizes the physical topology of the network devices
- Monitors the connectivity between these managed devices
- Finds the information about the connected endhosts and IP phones on a network

Internet Performance Monitor (IPM)

- Performance Monitoring of the Network effectively
- Provides VOIP quality scores for VOIP Network
- Assesses the reacheability of a device
- Calculates the latency – roundtrip time between 2 devices

Device Fault Manager (DFM)

- Quickly and easily detects, isolates, notifies, and corrects faults encountered in the network
- Performs CiscoWorks DFM specific configurations and administration tasks
- Forwards alerts and events as e-mails and syslog messages
- Views events and alerts for the past 31 days

Resource Manager Essentials (RME)

- Reduces errors and staff hours spent on network administration
- Automates tedious and difficult update tasks
- Offers powerful troubleshooting tools with fault and error detection
- Tracks all inventory, configuration, and software changes to devices

Health Utilization Monitor (HUM)

- Monitors the utilization and availability of a device
- Monitors device performance parameters
- Provides factory MIB templates for user convenience
- Allows Flexible polling frequencies
- Provides historical trending reports
- Alerts and notifies threshold violations