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Chapter 1 Setting Up Devices and Using the GUI Clients
Overview of the GUI Clients
Prime Network Vision
Prime Network Vision is the main GUI client for Prime Network. Maps of devices create a vi sualization
of the network, from the intricacies of a single device physical and logical inventory, to multi-layer
topological information on connections, traffic, and routes. Faults and alarms are gr aphically displayed
with built-in troubleshooting tools. Network elements and links using color cues and gra phic symbols to
indicate status and alarms.
All user actions are controlled by user roles and device scopes. Each user is assigned a role which
controls the GUI actions the user can perform. When a user does not have the required permission level
to perform a function, the appropriate menu option or button is disabled. Similarly, device scopes, which
are named collections of managed network elements, control which devices a user can access. User roles
and device scopes are controlled from the Prime Network Administration G UI cli ent .
Prime Network Vision is also the launching point for these features.
For more information on the Prime Network Vision GUI client, see Working with the Prime Network
Vision Client, page 2-1.
Feature Provides this function: Described in:
Path Tracer Route tracing and performance Chapter 11, “Using
Cisco PathTracer to Diagnose
Problems.”
Change and Configuration
Management (CCM) Management of software images and
device configuration files.
Use Compliance Audit feature to
check compliance of device
configurations to deployment
policies.
Chapter 4, “Device Configurations
and Software Images”
Transaction Manager
(accessed from the CCM
GUI)
Management and execution of
activation workflows (transactions)
that are made up of configuration
scripts and designed to execute on
devices according to a specific
sequence or flow.
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Command Manager
(accessed from the CCM
GUI)
Repository of all configuration
commands available in the system. It
can be used to create new commands
and command sequences, which can
then be applied to groups of devices.
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Command Builder Enables the creation and
management of device configuration
commands
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Report Manager Scheduling and generation of fault,
inventory, technology, and other
standard reports.
Chapter 10, “Working with
Reports.”
Soft Properties Manager Enables the display of additional
properties in the GUI, and create new
TCAs
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