CiscoWorks

CiscoWorks [http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/cscowork/ps2425/index.html 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:
* CiscoWorks [http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/cscowork/ps2073/index.html Resource Manager Essentials]
* CiscoWorks [http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/cscowork/ps4565/index.html CiscoView]
* CiscoWorks [http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/cscowork/ps3996/ Common Services]
* CiscoWorks [http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/cscowork/ps563/index.html Campus Manager]
* CiscoWorks [http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/cscowork/ps2421/index.html Device Fault Manager] (DFM)
* CiscoWorks Internetwork Performance Monitor
* CiscoWorks IP Telephony Manager
* CiscoWorks Health and Utilization Monitor

The components are sold in bundled versions. Example bundles are:
* LAN Management Solution (LMS)
* Small Network Management Solution (SNMS)
* IP Telephony Environment Monitor (ITEM)

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LMS Applications

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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