Unified Access Enables SmartOperations

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Unified Access Enables SmartOperationsAndrew McCoubreyProduct Manager

June 13, 2012

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Network operations includes manymundane and repetitive activities

Other

Traffic optimization

Upgrade of older equipment

Initial install,configurationand testing

Security-relatedconfigurationand activities

Monitoring andtroubleshootingof the network

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30%

On average, how do your network administrators and other network IT pro-fessionals spend their time on your access (edge) switches?

Monitoring & troubleshooting

Security management

Deployment

Upgrades

Traffic management

Other

Simplify and automatecommon tasks

Source: The Total Economic Impact™ of Cisco Catalyst Access Switching,A Commissioned Study Conducted by Forrester Consulting On Behalf of Cisco Systems, January 2012

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SmartOperations is a collection of tools built into IOS that reduce the effort of network operations

Flexible NetFlow

IP SLAs

Smart Call Home

TDR

GOLD

Smart Install

Auto Smartports

AutoQoS

Flexible NetFlow

IP SLAs

EEM

Cisco Catalyst SmartOperations

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Smart Install automates switch configuration for zero-touch deployment and maintenance

Smart Install Clients

Smart Install Director

Catalyst 3K ISR

or

Automatically configure and image

new switches

Push image upgrades on-

demand

Back up configuration and provision replacement

s

2K 3K Compact

Anyone can install or replace a switch

Centralized configuration management

•Install new equipment without sending administrators to branches

•Quickly deploy or refresh campus switching networks

•Consistent policies with reduced potential for mis-configuration

•Update and upgrade from a single point of management

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Auto Smartports recognizes devices and automatically configures switch interfaces

Device-based configuration policy

Device

pr

ofile

d

Built-in policies

Policy applied

Custom policiesAutomatic interface configuration

Best practices built-in

•Any device on any port at any time

•No network administrator effort to add, move or remove endpoints

•Built-in macros for common device types

•Standard configurations include Cisco-recommended settings for QoS, security

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Potential savings from Smart Install and Auto Smartports exceed $1,500 per 48-port switch

0

100

200

$300K

Savings from SmartOperations

Smart Install and Auto Smartports

Initial

$184K

Year 1

$6K

Year 2

$6K

Year 3

$6K

Year 4

$6K

Year 5

$6K

Total

$215K

Source: The Total Economic Impact™ of Cisco Catalyst Access Switching,A Commissioned Study Conducted by Forrester Consulting On Behalf of Cisco Systems, January 2012

Reference network:2,500 employees

5,788 devices121 access switches

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For more information

http://cisco.com/go/smartoperations

BRKCRS-4381 – SmartOperations: Power Tools for Catalyst Switching Network Operations

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