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
Description
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
• Helps ensure 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
• Allows role-based access control and lock down
• Includes centralized access control list (ACL) management
Advanced workflow and approvals
Helps enable real-time process enforcement
Multivendor support
• Supports thousands of device models or versions from Cisco Systems® and 35 other vendors
• Frequent and easy-to-deploy device driver releases are available
NEW FEATURES
CiscoWorks NCM 1.1 is a new minor release that includes the following new features:
• New server OS platform support:
– SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9
– Sun Solaris 10
• New database management systems platform support:
– Microsoft SQL Server 2005
– Oracle 10g
• New connector with third-party network management product:
– HP OpenView
• Same-server coexistence with other CiscoWorks applications:
– Resolves CiscoWorks LMS port conflict on Windows platform
AVAILABILITY
CiscoWorks Network Compliance Manager 1.1 begins shipping in October 2006.
ORDERING INFORMATION
Table 2. Ordering Information for CiscoWorks NCM 1.1
Part Number
Description
CWNCM-1.1-100-K9
CiscoWorks NCM for up to 100 managed nodes
CWNCM-1.1-300-K9
CiscoWorks NCM for up to 300 managed nodes
CWNCM-1.1-500-K9
CiscoWorks NCM for up to 500 managed nodes
CWNCM-1.1-1K-K9
CiscoWorks NCM for up to 1000 managed nodes
CWNCM-1.1-2.5K-K9
CiscoWorks NCM for up to 2500 managed nodes
CWNCM-1.1-5K-K9
CiscoWorks NCM for up to 5000 managed nodes
CWNCM-1.1-10K-K9
CiscoWorks NCM for up to 10,000 managed nodes
CWNCM-1.1-25K-K9
CiscoWorks NCM for up to 25,000 managed nodes
CWNCM-1.1HA1K-K9
CiscoWorks NCM high-availability option for up to 1000 managed nodes
CWNCM-1.1HA5K-K9
CiscoWorks NCM high-availability option for up to 5000 managed nodes
CWNCM-1.1HA25K-K9
CiscoWorks NCM high-availability option for up to 25,000 managed nodes
CWNCM-1.1SAT-K9
CiscoWorks NCM satellite single instance proxy for remote distribution
