CiscoWorks Network Compliance Manager (NCM) tracks and regulates configuration and software changes throughout a multivendor network infrastructure. It provides superior visibility into network changes and can track compliance with a broad variety of regulatory, IT, corporate governance, and technology requirements. CiscoWorks NCM helps IT staff identify and correct trends that could lead to problems such as network instability and service interruption. Table 1 lists the primary features of CiscoWorks NCM.
Table 1. CiscoWorks NCM Features
Feature
Benefits
Configuration and change management
• Increases uptime
• Eases audit of configuration changes
• Improves control of network resources
Audit and compliance management
• Includes expansive modeling of regulatory, corporate, IT, and technology policies
• Provides visibility into network's compliance with policies
• Identifies critical risks and violations
• Prioritizes triage of compliance violations
Integration with CiscoWorks applications
• Includes cross-launch capabilities between CiscoWorks NCM and other CiscoWorks applications such as CiscoWorks LAN Management Solution (LMS), Home Page, Device Center, and CiscoView
• Allows user to run scripts to register with CiscoWorks servers
• Ensures consistency of network inventory database using CiscoWorks Device Credential Repository (DCR)-for example, device list and credentials may be imported into CiscoWorks NCM
Software image management
Enables combination of network configuration, change, compliance, and Cisco IOS® Software and Cisco Catalyst® OS image management
Security management
• Enables role-based access control and lock down
• Includes centralized access control list (ACL) management
Advanced workflow and approvals
Enables real-time process enforcement
Multivendor support
• Supports thousands of device models or versions from Cisco and 35 other vendors
• Frequent and easy-to-deploy device driver releases
Alert Center
Subscription service that complements the NCM software offering. CiscoWorks NCM Alert Center content, such as security compliance policies in NCM format and product extensions, is uploaded into CiscoWorks NCM Alert Center and is hosted at a Cisco.com URL for subscribers to download into CiscoWorks NCM.
New Features
CiscoWorks NCM 1.2 is a new minor release that includes the following new features:
– Incremental feature license registration (for example, high availability, satellite, connectors)
• Optional subscription to CiscoWorks NCM Alert Center content packs that complements the NCM software offering and can be downloaded from the Cisco.com NCM Alert Center Web page into the NCM application:
– Security compliance policies
– Product extensions
• Subscribers have access to and can download content packs into NCM.
• New connector with third-party network management product:
– Remedy AR
Availability
CiscoWorks Network Compliance Manager 1.2 begins shipping in January 2007.
Ordering Information
Table 2 lists ordering information for CiscoWorks NCM 1.2.
Table 2. Ordering Information for CiscoWorks NCM 1.2
Product Description
Part Number
CiscoWorks NCM core license, includes 100 managed nodes
CWNCM-1.2-CORE-K9
CiscoWorks NCM incremental core license for 100 managed nodes
CWNCM-1X-INC100
CiscoWorks NCM incremental core license for 500 managed nodes
CWNCM-1X-INC500
CiscoWorks NCM incremental core license for 1000 managed nodes
CWNCM-1X-INC1K
CiscoWorks NCM incremental core license for 2500 managed nodes
CWNCM-1X-INC2.5K
CiscoWorks NCM incremental core license for 5000 managed nodes
CWNCM-1X-INC5K
CiscoWorks NCM incremental core license for 10,000 managed nodes
CWNCM-1X-INC10K
CiscoWorks NCM incremental core license for 25,000 managed nodes
CWNCM-1X-INC25K
CiscoWorks NCM high-availability license, includes 100 managed nodes
CWNCM-1.2-HA-K9
CiscoWorks NCM incremental high-availability license for 100 managed nodes
CWNCM-1X-HAINC100
CiscoWorks NCM incremental high-availability license for 500 managed nodes
CWNCM-1X-HAINC500
CiscoWorks NCM incremental high-availability license for 1000 managed nodes
CWNCM-1X-HAINC1K
CiscoWorks NCM incremental high-availability license for 2500 managed nodes
CWNCM-1X-HAINC2.5K
CiscoWorks NCM incremental high-availability license for 5000 managed nodes
CWNCM-1X-HAINC5K
CiscoWorks NCM incremental high-availability license for 10,000 managed nodes
CWNCM-1X-HAINC10K
CiscoWorks NCM incremental high-availability license for 25,000 managed nodes
CWNCM-1X-HAINC25K
CiscoWorks NCM satellite single instance proxy for remote distribution
CWNCM-1.2-SAT-K9
CiscoWorks NCM connector with HP OpenView NNM
CWNCM-1X-CONOV-K9
CiscoWorks NCM connector with Remedy AR
CWNCM-1X-CONAR-K9
CiscoWorks NCM incremental core license for 100 managed nodes
CWNCM-1X-INC100=
CiscoWorks NCM incremental core license for 500 managed nodes
CWNCM-1X-INC500=
CiscoWorks NCM incremental core license for 1000 managed nodes
CWNCM-1X-INC1K=
CiscoWorks NCM incremental core license for 2500 managed nodes
CWNCM-1X-INC2.5K=
CiscoWorks NCM incremental core license for 5000 managed nodes
CWNCM-1X-INC5K=
CiscoWorks NCM incremental core license for 10,000 managed nodes
CWNCM-1X-INC10K=
CiscoWorks NCM incremental core license for 25,000 managed nodes
CWNCM-1X-INC25K=
CiscoWorks NCM incremental high-availability license for 100 managed nodes
CWNCM-1X-HAINC100=
CiscoWorks NCM incremental high-availability license for 500 managed nodes
CWNCM-1X-HAINC500=
CiscoWorks NCM incremental high-availability license for 1000 managed nodes
CWNCM-1X-HAINC1K=
CiscoWorks NCM incremental high-availability license for 2500 managed nodes
CWNCM1X-HAINC2.5K=
CiscoWorks NCM incremental high-availability license for 5000 managed nodes
CWNCM-1X-HAINC5K=
CiscoWorks NCM incremental high-availability license for 10,000 managed nodes
CWNCM-1X-HAINC10K=
CiscoWorks NCM incremental high-availability license for 25,000 managed nodes
CWNCM-1X-HAINC25K=
CiscoWorks NCM satellite single instance proxy for remote distribution
