Prime Network Services Controller Administrative Tasks

This section contains the following topics:

Initial Prime Network Services Controller Configuration

After installing Prime Network Services Controller, perform the following tasks to configure Prime Network Services Controller for use.

Task Description

1. Configure Prime Network Services Controller connectivity with the hypervisor VM Manager.

Required only if you did not perform this task as part of the post-installation activities.

2. Verify service VM registration.

Confirms that service VMs that were deployed directly on the hypervisor are registered with Prime Network Services Controller.

3. Create user roles.

Configures user roles and privileges.

4. Configure authentication.

Configures LDAP providers and identifies a primary authentication service.

5. Create a trusted point.

Configures trusted points for LDAP over SSL.

6. Configure default system profiles and policies.

Configures the default Prime Network Services Controller system profile.

For more information on these tasks, see the Cisco Prime Network Services Controller User Guide or the online help.

Ongoing Administrative Activities

The following tasks are performed regularly as a part of ongoing administrative activities for Prime Network Services Controller.

Task Description

Configure tenants.

Add tenants and subordinate organizations for resource and service allocation.

Configure service policies and profiles.

Configure access and security-related policies for access to resources.

Configure device policies and profiles.

Configure device-specific policies and profiles.

Add and configure resources.

Add and configure resources and services for each tenant or organization.

Import images.

Import images for service instantiation.

For more information on these tasks, see the Cisco Prime Network Services Controller User Guide or the online help.