Table Of Contents

Preface

Objective

Audience

Document Organization

Document Conventions

Related Documentation

Changes to This Document

Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request

Preface

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This preface explains the objectives, intended audience, and organization of Cisco Enterprise Policy Manager Deployment and Capacity Planning Guide and describes the conventions that convey instructions and other information.

The preface contains the following sections:

•Objective

•Audience

•Document Organization

•Document Conventions

•Related Documentation

•Changes to This Document

•Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request

Objective

This document discusses the different deployment options that are possible using Cisco Enterprise Policy Manager (CEPM). It also recommends the database size depending on the parameters of the application that is being protected by CEPM.

Audience

This guide is for administrators who use CEPM and are responsible for modelling resource and managing entitlement.

Document Organization

This guide contains the following chapters:

•Chapter 1, "Scenario 1: Distributed Architecture Deployment"

•Chapter 2, "Scenario 2: Centralized Architecture Deployment"

Document Conventions

This document uses the following conventions:

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Caution Means reader be careful. You are capable of doing something that might result in equipment damage or loss of data.

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Note Means reader take note. Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to materials not contained in this manual.

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Related Documentation

Following are the related documents that are available in CEPM-V3.3.0.0 documentation:

•Related Documents

Document Title	Description
CEPM User Guide V3.3.1.0	Provides detailed information about various features and functionalities available in CEPM. Location on Cisco.com: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/security/epm/epm331/Guide/User_Guide/CEPM_User_Guide_V3310.html
CEPM Install and Config Guide V3.3.1.0	Provides step-by-step instructions on how to install CEPM Components, such as Policy Administration Point (PAP) and Policy Decision Point (PDP), in various supported combinations of operating system, database, and application server. Location on Cisco.com: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/security/epm/epm331/Installation_Guide/Install_and_Config_Guide/CEPM_Install_and_Config_Guide_V3310.html

Changes to This Document

Table 0-1 lists the changes made to this document since it was first released.

Table 1 Changes to This Document

Date

Change Summary

June 10, 2010

Cisco Enterprise Policy Manager (EPM) Release 3.3.1.0 The following changes have been made to this document since Release 3.3.0.0: •Updated with the architectural changes done in this release. •Added a new section called Component Guidelines, page 4. •Policy Cache Memory Requirements Table is added. (Refer to Table 2-1) •Tables showing Software Component Specifications for Scenario 1 and 2 are updated with the latest information. (Refer to Table 2-2 and Table 2-3)

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