CiscoWorks CiscoView

Table Of Contents

Data Sheet

New CiscoView 6.0 Features

More Information

Server, Client, and Web Browser Requirements

Device Support

Ordering Information and Availability

Data Sheet

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CiscoWorks CiscoView 6.0

The CiscoWorks CiscoView device manager is the most widely deployed device management software application provided by Cisco. Being web-based, CiscoView allows ubiquitous access from any client with a standard browser, network access, and minimum hardware requirements. Users continue to rely on the intuitive interface, real-time device monitoring, and easy device configuration in CiscoView, as well as new features that enhance its functionality and usability. Easily integrated with CiscoWorks products or partner platforms, CiscoView provides multi-user device management in the larger context of an end-to-end management intranet solution.

CiscoView web-based management aids network management by displaying a physical view of Cisco devices and color-coding device ports for at-a-glance port status, allowing users to quickly grasp essential information. CiscoView features provide dynamic status, device monitoring, and comprehensive configuration information for Cisco internetworking products (routers, switches, and access products). Features include:

•Web-based displays of Cisco products from a single location, giving network managers a complete view of Cisco products without physically checking each device (see Figure 1)

•A continuously updated physical view of routers, hubs, switches, or access servers in a network

•Real-time monitoring and tracking of key information and data relating to device performance, traffic, and environment, with metrics such as utilization percentage, frames transmitted and received, errors, and a variety of other device-specific indicators

•The ability to modify device configurations across router, switch, and access server products

•The ability to access the support for existing and new Cisco devices through the web-based Package Support Updater (PSU), without having to purchase and install new versions of CiscoView

•Multi-user access to a single CiscoView server through a web-based client

New CiscoView 6.0 Features

CiscoView 6.0 has several new features including:

•Mitigation of plug-in issues by providing an HTML-based client

•Intuitive user interface

•Common device selector

Figure 1  The New-Look CiscoView 6.0

Figure 2  CiscoView 6.0 Device Selector

More Information

For more information on CiscoView, see the CiscoView Upgrade Planner at:

http://www.cisco.com/public/sw-center/sw-netmgmt.shtml

Server, Client, and Web Browser Requirements

The server, client, and web browser system requirements can be found in the Product Overview documents for the Small Network Management Solution and on the main online Cisco documentation site. Please refer to these and other product installation documentation for more detailed information on setting up and configuring this solution.

Device Support

The modular design of CiscoView allows users to add support for devices as necessary. Device support files can be downloaded through the web-based CiscoView PSU, located on the CiscoWorks desktop. The PSU is used for scheduled and on-demand device support downloads from Cisco.com. To find more information on downloading device packages, please click on the following URL: /en/US/docs/net_mgmt/ciscoworks_ciscoview/4.0/quick/guide/cvgsdld.html#xtocid238445

To get the most recent list of devices supported, see:
http://www.cisco.com/pcgi-bin/Software/CiscoView/cvplanner.cgi

Ordering Information and Availability

CiscoView is an integral part of several CiscoWorks solutions and is not sold as an individual product.

Small Network Management Solution, Routed WAN Management Solution, and LAN Management Solution contain CiscoView, as does CiscoWorks for Windows.

For more information on CiscoView and on the CiscoWorks family of products, see:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/netmgtsw/index.html