Hardware requirement for cisco Prime NCS 1.1

Hi,
Am not sure if the datastore for NCS1.1 soft appliance has to be thick provisioned or thin provisioned? the installation guide say pick thick provision. not clear if this is a must. for exaple in case of Cisco Secure ACS5.3 it clearly states it has to be thick provisioned. where can i find a documnetation for NCS1.1 clearly stating the requirement. without this, hard to convice the storage team.
thanks,
Kerim

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps10315/products_tech_note09186a0080bba943.shtml#req
hope this helps

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Is it possible if we can install Cisco Prime LMS 4.2 in the appliance which is inbuilt with Cisco Prime NCS .
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One can install either LMS 4.2 or NCS on the a physical (software on PRIME-NCS-APL-K9 hardware) or virtual appliance (software installed on customer-provided VM).
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1.
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ncs cleanup
ncs start
2.
ncs stop
ncs redidb ( off the top of my head can't remember exact command for that one)
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3.
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DDL execution of the script /opt/CSCOlumos/bin/aems_ddl.sql failed. Please check the log file /opt/CSCOlumos/logs/ddl_log.log. Exiting XMP startup.
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tup.
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        DDL execution of the script /opt/CSCOlumos/bin/cr_proc_drop_part.sql failed. Please check the log file /opt/CSCOlumos/logs/ddl_log.log. Exiting XMP star
tup.
DDL execution of the script /opt/CSCOlumos/bin/disableStats.sql failed. Please check the log file /opt/CSCOlumos/logs/ddl_log.log. Exiting XMP startup.
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DDL execution of the script /opt/CSCOlumos/bin/ifm_ca_exclude_list.sql failed. Please check the log file /opt/CSCOlumos/logs/ddl_log.log. Exiting XMP startup.
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DDL execution of the script /opt/CSCOlumos/bin/ifm_ca_mainpage_view.sql failed. Please check the log file /opt/CSCOlumos/logs/ddl_log.log. Exiting XMP startup.
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DDL execution of the script /opt/CSCOlumos/bin/ifm_sam_ipsla_ddl.sql failed. Please check the log file /opt/CSCOlumos/logs/ddl_log.log. Exiting XMP startup.
        DDL execution of the script /opt/CSCOlumos/bin/ifm_sam_ipsla_ddl.sql failed. Please check the log file /opt/CSCOlumos/logs/ddl_log.log. Exiting XMP star
tup.
DDL execution of the script /opt/CSCOlumos/bin/ifm_sam_ipsla_default_data.sql failed. Please check the log file /opt/CSCOlumos/logs/ddl_log.log. Exiting XMP st
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tup.
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DDL execution of the script /opt/CSCOlumos/bin/wcsutils.sql failed. Please check the log file /opt/CSCOlumos/logs/ddl_log.log. Exiting XMP startup.
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DDL execution of the script /opt/CSCOlumos/bin/wda_ddl.sql failed. Please check the log file /opt/CSCOlumos/logs/ddl_log.log. Exiting XMP startup.
        DDL execution of the script /opt/CSCOlumos/bin/wda_ddl.sql failed. Please check the log file /opt/CSCOlumos/logs/ddl_log.log. Exiting XMP startup.
DDL execution of the script /opt/CSCOlumos/bin/wirelessAlarmSpecificId.sql failed. Please check the log file /opt/CSCOlumos/logs/ddl_log.log. Exiting XMP start
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Hi Ben:
There are .iso images for both Prime Infrastructure 1.2.1 and the current release, Prime Infrastructure 1.3.0.20 that can be downloaded and burned to a Dual Layer DVD (in a Dual Layer DVD burner) and used to reimage the physical appliance with. These physical appliances shipped from a factory with a hard drive that has magnetic representations of 0 and 1 on it, it's entirely possible something happened to something to the data in transit. Reimaging puts everything back to square one and completely rules out the possibility of anything being corrupted.
Once it's running again, be sure to check out and install the Update 1 patch for Prime Infrastructure 1.3.0.20 (filename PI_1.3.0.20_Update_1-12.tar.gz).
Release Notes for Update 1 for Cisco Prime Infrastructure 1.3.0.20

Cisco Prime NCS 1.3

I am running Cisco Prime NCS 1.3 and I have two questions that I hope someone can help me out with.
Question 1). Is it possible to forward the Rogue Device Logs back to our SIEM server? If so how?
Question 2). How do I setup the Mail Server Configuration? The part I am stuck on the is the Primary SMTP server. For the username and password don't know what username and password I should use. Should I use the account I am logged into NCS prime ?
Thanks for any help or input.
Weiss

Weiss,
Re your first question. Prime itself cannot forward syslogs messages it receives. You may need to setup your wireless controller to use a secondary syslog server as your SIEM server.
Re the second, username and password is optional and only used when your mail server does not allow unauthenticated users from relaying mail.
If it allows that, you can leave those fields blank.
If it does require authentication, you should have a service account created on the smtp server for use by Prime when sending outgoing mail.

Issue with backup NCS via NFS (Cisco Prime NCS 1.2.0)

Hello,
Does someone have issue with backup NCS via externally mounted location (NFS)?
I have Cisco Prime NCS 1.2.0 and tried backup it to external resources, but I have issue with my free space:
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% Creating backup with timestamped filename: ncs-130131-0534.tar.gpg
INFO : Cannot configure the backup directory size settings as the free space available is less than the current database size.
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DB size is 25 GB
Available size is 12 GB
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Stage 5 of 7: Building backup file ...
-- complete.
Stage 6 of 7: Encrypting backup file ...
-- complete.
Stage 7 of 7: Transferring backup file ...
-- complete.
I have tried to add additional space and use command backup-staging-url (my configuration: backup-staging-url nfs://server2008:/nfs), but it didn't help me.
NFS share works perfect. I have checked it via NFS repository:
repository backup_nfs
url nfs://server2008:/nfs
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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NCS-130130-1135.tar.gpg
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Cisco Prime NCS Recovery

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A Cisco Prime NCS physical appliance has been shipped with version NCS 1.1
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Hello,
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Conatct the License Team and they will re-host the license for you.
you can downlaod the iso file from the below link:
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Am I doing something wrong?
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@wireless.wlc
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How to choose Cisco Prime NCS

Dear Cisco Team,
I would like to know what are the main facts to choose Cisco Prime NCS.
And how many kind of monitoring system are there in Cisco.
Best Regards,
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Hi Thet,
Cisco Prime Infrastructure simplifies the management of wireless and wired networks. It offers Day 0 and 1 provisioning, as well as Day N assurance from the branch to the data center. We call it One Management. With this single view and point of control, you can reap the benefits of One Management across both network and compute.
Prime Infrastructure enables you to configure and monitor one or more controllers, switches and associated access points. Prime Infrastructure includes the same configuration, performance monitoring, security, fault management, and accounting options used at the controller level and adds a graphical view of multiple controllers and managed access points.
Read the below link for more detail::
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/wireless/prime_infrastructure/1-2/configuration/guide/pi_12_cg/ovr.html
You can download it from here and use it under evaluation period for testing::
https://software.cisco.com/download/release.html?mdfid=286236028&flowid=72882&softwareid=284272932&release=2.2&relind=AVAILABLE&rellifecycle=&reltype=latest
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Difference between Cisco Prime Infrastructure and Cisco Prime NCS

Dear All,
I am currenctly confused in choosing what type of Cisco Prime.
1.Which one should I choose? should I order Cisco Prime NCS or directly purchase Cisco Prime Infrastructure (since Cisco Prime Infrastructure has the feature of NCS)?
2, Why does Cisco not just remove the Cisco Prime NCS ordering Part Number since Cisco Prime Infrastructure already cover the NCS?
Please advice me

Hortono,
I started to write a long and lengthy msg about my experience with this, but instead, let me direct you to the horses mouth. There have been weekly webinars in regards to Cisco Prime (many differnt products under this headline) including Infrastructure. I believe the Cisco PI is actually scheduled for Thursdays, so hopefully you'll look at this in time to catch it and ask your questions from the gurus.
https://ciscosales.webex.com/ciscosales/j.php?J=200462944&PW=NMzhhNjM5OGU3
Looks like this may be the last week, catch it if you can.

Difference between cisco prime NCS and cisco WCS

hello
i have a question. I am just started with testing cisco prime ncs
i have worked with cisco WCS
now i was wondering wat the difference is between these two
can someone please explain it.
thanks allot

They are both very similiar in functionality. The major difference is that NCS offers a basic switch management front end and allows you to see your wired clients just as you would your wireless. Other then that, the I've found the latest version of NCS to run quite a bit smoother and faster then my WCS install of several years, slicker graphics. I would recommend using NCS in Chrome for the best view.

Cisco Prime NCS fail webpage

Hello everyone
im new here. but i have a question. its about the Cisco Prime ncs.
i have installed the Cisco Prime with a ova file on a VM-ware server.
i have configured the cisco prime with the setup at the beginning. but the problem is that i can't get the
webpage to work. when i go to the https://ip-address. when i try to login with my admin user at the webpage
it say's that it is a invalid username and password.
wat must i do to be able to login to the webpage. is there like a different user for this..?
thank.

Hi
We're experiencing the same problem. But are you sure of the way that you resolved the issue?
We have both NCS and NCS (WAN) 1.1.
NCS-VA-1.1.0.58.ova is the installer for NCS
NCS-WAN-VA-1.1.0.1114-small.ova is the installer for NCS WAN 1.1
We cannot logon to the NCS WAN using the root login/password. I have already tried configuring again the root password but error occurs.Until now we cannot logon to NCS WAN.
Any recommendations on this?

Hardware requirement for running exchange 2010 on vmware workstation

Dear Team,I need to create a exchange 2010 sp2 on a guest os on vmware workstation.kindly help me out with the physical hardware requirements for a home user

Hey Mukund26,
Before I answer your questions, my suggestion would be for you to figure out exactly what you want to get out of running that Exchange lab. Are you trying to learn Exchange features like DAGs? Are you trying to learn about virtualizing Exchange? When you figure that out you'll be better able to answer question 1 since you may not need all of those virtual machines.
Here are my thoughts on your questions.
1) It is probably technically possible to run 10 virtual machines on the configuration you have but you're going to have pretty bad performance. I would try to trim that down to only the virutal machines that you really need in order to use the lab how you want to use it. Here are some questions that may help you figure out what you need:
Why do you need two domain controllers? I don't think you need to worry as much about redundancy in your lab.
Why do you need 2 ESXi hosts and a vCenter? What purpose do they serve in this configuration? Are you trying to run the Exchange VMs nested under the ESXi VMs? If so, why?
Is there a reason why you want to separate out HTS/CAS from MBX in your lab? Combining all roles together can reduce the number of VMs you need. If you separate out the roles you'll need to allocate a lot of RAM to support all of those Exchange VMs.
2) Running a lot of virtual machines on a single 1TB SATA disk, especially a 5400 RPM disk, is going to be slow. It'll be especially painful when the VMs are booting up, rebooting, shutting down, etc.. Try to stagger the power on operations so they don't all boot at once. For example, first boot your DCs, then boot your HTS/CAS, then your MBX, etc. There is no doubt that configuration will be slow, so if you can get your hands on an solid state drive with enough space you'll have significantly better performance. For the purposes of a lab, though, it is probably ok if you can be patient.
3) I think the i5 processor will be just fine for this lab. Usually in a lab setting CPU performance isn't the most important thing so similar to above as long as you can be a little patient I think that CPU will suit you just fine.
As I said figure out what you want to get out of the lab and then you can determine how many VMs you need and whether or not you want to upgrade hardware. If you're looking to learn about Exchange 2010 in general I would suggest using multirole servers, getting rid of one of the DCs, and not worrying about virtualizing ESX/vCenter so that you can learn. If you're looking to learn about virtualizing Exchange 2010 on vSphere then let's figure out exactly what you want to get out of it and figure out what you can learn using VMware Workstation and what you really need vSphere for.
Best of luck!
Matt
http://www.thelowercasew.com

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