Cisco Systems ME3400G2CSA Configuring Cisco IOS CNS Agents

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Configuring Cisco IOS CNS Agents

This chapter describes how to configure the Cisco IOS CNS agents on the CiscoME 3400 switch.

Note For complete configuration information for the Cisco Configuration Engine, see this URL on Cisco.com

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/netmgtsw/ps4617/tsd_products_support_series_home.html

This chapter consists of these sections:

•Understanding Cisco Configuration Engine Software, page 4-1

•Understanding Cisco IOS Agents, page 4-5

•Configuring Cisco IOS Agents, page 4-6

•Displaying CNS Configuration, page 4-12

The Cisco Configuration Engine is network management software that acts as a configuration service

for automating the deployment and management of network devices and services (see Figure 4-1). Each

Configuration Engine manages a group of Cisco devices (switches and routers) and the services that they

deliver, storing their configurations and delivering them as needed. The Configuration Engine automates

initial configurations and configuration updates by generating device-spe cific configur ati on cha nges,

sending them to the device, executing the configuration change, and logging the results.

The Configuration Engine supports standalone and server modes and has th ese CNS c omp onents:

•Configuration service (web server, file manager, and namespace mapping server)

•Event service (event gateway)

•Data service directory (data models and schema)

In standalone mode, the Configuration Engine supports an embedd ed D ire cto ry Se rvic e. I n thi s m ode,

no external directory or other data store is required. In server mode, the Configuration Engine supports

the use of a user-defined external directory.