Are so many Cisco management tools needed

From: operator sid (ccie1@live.co.uk)
Date: Thu Jan 15 2009 - 16:04:24 ARST


Hi

Im suprised how many cisco network management and monitoring tools cisco has
.... Alot of them just seem redundant to me

I wonder who uses all these Cisco management tools ? Ive only used one or two
of these tools below. In my experience all the companies i worked for, which
include SP and big enterprises, they all had third party monitoring tools,
with maybe some implementation of ciscoworks on the side.

Are all these management tools justified and feasible .Wouldnt it be better if
cisco had a modular management solution. so you only add the modules you need.
Its just unnecessary complication.

Also besides all the tools below, cisco also has a MARS (Monitoring, Analysis,
and Response System) appliance which probably does what some of the tools
below do, but on a seperate piece of tin instead of a server.

Product Portfolio

Data Center Management

Cisco Application Networking Manager

Cisco Data Center Network Manager

Cisco VFrame Data Center

IP Communications Management

Cisco Unified Communications Management

Cisco netManager IP Infrastructure

Cisco netManager Unified Communications

Cisco TelePresence Readiness Assessment Manager

Cisco Unified Operations Manager

Cisco Unified Provisioning Manager

Cisco Unified Service Monitor

Cisco Unified Service Statistics Manager

CiscoWorks Voice Manager

QoS Policy Management

CiscoWorks QoS Policy Manager

Service Provider IP Communications Management

Cisco Extensible Provisioning and Operations Manager

Cisco Media Gateway Controller Node Manager

Cisco Voice Services Provisioning Tool

Network Analysis and Planning

Cisco Bandwidth Quality Manager

Cisco Performance Visibility Manager

Network Analysis Module (NAM) Products

Cisco Branch Routers Series Network Analysis Module (NME-NAM)

Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Network Analysis Module (NAM-1/NAM-2)

Cisco NAM 2200 Series Appliances

Network Configuration and Change Management

CiscoWorks Network Compliance Manager

Optical Management

Cisco Transport Manager

Other Network Management Products

Cisco Application Deployment Engine

Cisco Configuration Assistant

Cisco License Manager

Cisco Monitor Director

Cisco Monitor Manager

Cisco Router Web SetUp Tool

Routing and Switching Management

Cisco Active Network Abstraction Products

Cisco Active Network Abstraction

Cisco ANA Carrier Ethernet Activation

Cisco CRS-1/IOS-XR Device Management

Cisco Active Network Abstraction SDKs

Cisco Active Network Abstraction Integration SDK

Cisco Assurance Managers

Cisco Assurance Management Solution

Cisco Video Assurance Management Solution

Cisco Info Center Products

Cisco Info Center

Cisco Info Center for Security Monitoring

Cisco Info Center VPN Policy Manager

Cisco IP Solution Center Products

Cisco IP Solution Center

Cisco IP Solution Center L2 VPN and Carrier Ethernet Management

Cisco IP Solution Center MPLS VPN Management

Cisco IP Solution Center Security Management

Cisco IP Solution Center Traffic Engineering Management

Cisco Network Connectivity Center Products

Cisco Network Connectivity Center Business Impact Manager

Cisco Network Connectivity Monitor

Routing and Switching Management (continued)

CiscoWorks LAN Management Solution Bundle

CiscoWorks Assistant

CiscoWorks Campus Manager

CiscoWorks CiscoView

CiscoWorks Common Services Software

CiscoWorks Device Fault Manager

CiscoWorks Internetwork Performance Monitor

CiscoWorks LAN Management Solution

CiscoWorks LMS Portal

CiscoWorks Resource Manager Essentials

CiscoWorks LAN Management Solution Extensions

CiscoWorks Health and Utilization Monitor

CiscoWorks Interface Configuration Manager

Cisco Diagnostics Expert Products

Cisco MPLS Diagnostics Expert

Multicast Management

Cisco Multicast Manager

Cisco Route Manager

Programmatic Interfaces

Cisco Enhanced Device Interface

WAN Management

Cisco Network Registrar

Cisco WAN Manager

Cisco Configuration Engine

Cisco Configuration Professional

Cisco NetFlow Collection Engine

Cisco Network Assistant

Cisco Service Path Analyzer

Security and Identity Management

Cisco Secure Access Control Server Products

Cisco Secure Access Control Server for Unix

Cisco Secure Access Control Server for Windows

Cisco Secure Access Control Server Solution Engine

Cisco Secure Access Control Server Express

Cisco Secure Access Control Server View

Cisco Secure Access Control System

Cisco Access Registrar

Cisco Network Registrar

Cisco Router and Security Device Manager

Cisco Security Manager

Video, Cable and Content Delivery Management

Cisco Broadband Access Center

Cisco Broadband Configurator

Cisco Broadband Policy Manager

Cisco Broadband Troubleshooter

Cisco Network Registrar

ROSA Network and Video Service Management

ROSA Network Hardware

Transport Stream Monitoring

Cisco Video Assurance Management Solution

Wireless Access Management

CiscoWorks Wireless LAN Solution Products

CiscoWorks Wireless LAN Solution Engine (WLSE)

CiscoWorks Wireless LAN Solution Engine (WLSE) Express

Mobile Wireless Center for Cisco Mobile Exchange

Cisco Content Services Gateway Service Manager

Cisco GPRS Gateway Support Node Service Manager

Cisco Mobile Wireless Center for Cisco Mobile Exchange

Cisco Mobile Wireless Fault Mediator

Cisco Access Point Name Manager

Cisco Mobile Wireless Transport Manager

Network Management for Mobile Wireless

Cisco Network Registrar



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