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Cisco Prime Infrastructure 3.9 User Guide
First Published: 2020-12-17
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CONTENTS
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PART I
Get Started With Cisco Prime Infrastructure 1
CHAPTER 1
Prime Infrastructure Organization 1
Setup Tasks to Complete Before Using Prime Infrastructure 2
Log In and Out 3
Change Your Password 3
Use the Main Window Controls 3
Change Your Default Home Page 4
Set Up and Use the Dashboards 5
How to Use the Dashboards 5
Customize the Dock Window 7
Types of Dashboards 8
Check the Health of the Entire Network Using the Network Summary Dashboard 8
Check the Health of All Devices or All Interfaces Using the Overview Dashboard 9
Check the Health of Wireless Networks Using the Wireless Dashboard 9
Check the Performance of a Specific Device or Interface Using the Performance Dashboard 10
Add Dashlets to Dashboards 12
Add a Predefined Dashlet To a Dashboard 12
Add a Customized Dashlet to the Device Trends Dashboard 13
Add a New Dashboard 14
Add a Customized Dashlet to the Performance Dashboard 14
Export Dashlets Data to a CSV or PDF File 16
Troubleshoot Network Health Using Dashboards 16
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Define Health Rules 17
Define QoS and Interface Settings 17
Network Health Map Features 18
Network Health Display Options 18
Network Health Summary 19
QoS Metrics 21
Traffic Conversation 22
Work In a Different Virtual Domain 23
Manage Jobs Using the Jobs Dashboard 23
Extend Cisco Prime Infrastructure Functions 25
Check Cisco.com for the Latest Documentation 25
Change Prime Infrastructure User Settings 27
CHAPTER 2
Set User Preferences 27
Change Your User Preferences 27
Change Your Idle-User Timeout 27
Disable Idle User Timeout 28
Change List Length 29
Configure the Global Timeout for Idle Users 30
Manage the Inventory 31
PART II
Add and Organize Devices 33
CHAPTER 3
Add Devices to Prime Infrastructure 33
Understand the Discovery Process 35
Add Devices Using Discovery 36
Specify the Management IP Address Type (IPv4/IPv6) for Discovered Devices 37
Run Quick Discovery 37
Run Discovery with Customized Discovery Settings 38
Verify Discovery 39
Import Devices from Another Source 39
Create Device Import CSV Files 40
Add Devices Manually (New Device Type or Series) 41
Configuring SNMP Engine Id 42
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Add Devices to Prime Infrastructure 43
Add a Virtual Device Context Device 45
Add a Meraki Device to Prime Infrastructure 45
Prerequisites for Adding Wireless Controllers 46
Validate Added Devices and Troubleshoot Problems 47
Check a Device's Reachability State and Admin Status 48
Device Reachability and Admin States 48
Move a Device To and From Maintenance State 50
Edit Device Parameters 50
Synchronize Devices 51
Smart Inventory 51
Add NAM HTTP/HTTPS Credentials 52
Export Device Information to a CSV File 52
Apply Device Credentials Consistently Using Credential Profiles 53
Create a New Credential Profile 53
Apply a New or Changed Profile to Existing Devices 53
Delete a Credential Profile 54
Export and Import a Credential Profile 54
Create Groups of Devices for Easier Management and Configuration 55
How Groups Work 56
Network Device Groups 56
Port Groups 57
Data Center Groups 58
How Elements Are Added to Groups: Dynamic, Manual, and Mixed Groups 58
Groups and Virtual Domains 59
Create User-Defined Device Groups 59
View All Groups to Which a Device Belongs 60
Create Location Groups 60
Create Groups Using CSV Files 62
Export Groups to CSV Files 62
Add APs to Device Groups and Location Groups 63
Create Port Groups 63
Create User-Defined Data Center Groups 64
Edit User-Defined Groups 65
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Make Copies of Groups 65
Copy User-Defined and Location Groups 66
Hide Groups That Do Not Have Any Members 66
Delete Groups 66
Create Compute Resource Groups 67
View Devices 69
CHAPTER 4
View Network Devices 69
View Compute Devices 72
Create User Defined UCS Groups 77
Create User Defined Hosts and VMs 77
Manage Compute Resources 79
CHAPTER 5
Manage VMware Vcenter Server 79
Add a VMware vCenter Server 79
CSV File Requirements for Importing Vcenter 80
Monitor Compute Resource Performance 80
Set the Polling Interval for Data Center Devices 81
Set Up Cluster Monitoring 81
Manage Device Configuration Files 83
CHAPTER 6
Set Up Device Configuration File Management 83
Control How Archiving is Triggered 83
Set Up Event-Triggered Archiving 84
Specify Items to be Excluded When Configuration Files Are Checked for Changes 85
Control the Timeouts for Configuration Archive Operations 85
Control How Often the Archive Summary Is Updated 86
Control How Many Files Can Be Archived In Parallel 86
Control Whether Configuration File Content Is Masked During Exports 86
Download Configuration Files 86
Control When Device Configuration Files are Purged from the Database 87
How Do I Find Out the Last Time Files Were Archived? 87
Back Up Device Configuration Files to the Archive 87
What Is Backed Up to the Database? 88
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Back Up (Archive) Configuration Files 88
View the Device Configuration Files That Are Saved in the Archive 89
View All Archived Files 89
View Archived Files for a Specific Device 90
View the Raw Content of an Archived Configuration File 90
Label Important Configuration Files With Tags 90
Synchronize Running and Startup Device Configurations 91
Compare or Delete Device Configuration Files 91
Deploy an External Configuration File to a Device 92
Overwrite a Startup Configuration with a Running Configuration 93
Roll Back a Device’s Configuration To an Archived Version 93
Download Configuration Files 94
Check the Change Audit for Configuration Archive Operations 95
Manage Device Software Images 97
CHAPTER 7
Set Up Software Image Management 97
Make Sure Devices Are Configured Correctly 98
Verify the FTP/TFTP/SFTP/SCP Settings on the Prime Infrastructure Server 98
How to Control Images that are Saved to the Image Repository During Inventory Collection 99
Software Image Management Processes and Supported Devices 99
Adjust Criteria for Cisco.com Image Recommendations 104
Adjust Image Transfer and Distribution Preferences 104
Add a Software Image Management Server to Manage Groups of Devices 106
Change Cisco.com Credentials for Software Image Operations 106
Copy Software Images from Devices to the Image Repository (Create a Baseline) 107
How Do I Find Out Which Images Are Used by Network Devices? 107
How Do I Know a Device Has the Latest Image? 108
How Do I Know Whether I have Permission to Download Software from Cisco.com 108
View the Images That Are Saved in the Image Repository 108
Find Out Which Devices Are Using an Image 109
View Recommended Images on Cisco.com 109
Download Images from Cisco.com 110
Add (Import) Software Images to the Repository 111
Add a Software Image That Is Running on a Managed Device 111
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Add a Software Image from an IPv4 or IPv6 Server (URL) 112
Add a Software Image for an FTP Protocol Server (Protocol) 113
Add a Software Image from a Client Machine File System 113
Import Software Images to the Virtual Image Repository 114
Change the Device Requirements for Upgrading a Software Image 115
Verify That Devices Meet Image Requirements (Upgrade Analysis) 115
Distribute a New Software Image to Devices 116
Activate a New Software Image on Devices 118
Deploy Software Images to Wireless/DC Devices 119
Supported Image Format for Stack Devices 120
Commit Cisco IOS XR Images Across Device Reloads 120
Check the Change Audit for Software Image Operations 121
ASD Exceptions and Error Conditions 122
Upgrade Controller Software using Rolling AP Upgrade 124
Perform Configuation Audits Using Compliance 125
CHAPTER 8
How To Perform a Compliance Audit 125
Enable and Disable Compliance Auditing 126
Create a New Compliance Policy 126
Create Compliance Policy Rules 127
Examples—Rule Conditions and Actions 128
Example: Block Options 128
Example Conditions and Actions: Community Strings 129
Example Conditions and Actions: IOS Software Version 130
Example Conditions and Actions: NTP Server Redundancy 131
Create a Compliance Profile That Contains Policies and Rules 131
Run a Compliance Audit 132
View the Results of a Compliance Audit 133
Fix Compliance Violations on Devices 134
View Violation Summary Details 135
View Violation Job Details 135
Import and Export Compliance Policies 136
View the Contents of a Compliance Policy XML File 136
View PSIRT and EOX Information 136
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View Device Security Vulnerabilities 137
View Device Hardware and Software End-of-Life Report 137
View Module Hardware End of Life Report 138
View Field Notices for Device 138
Visualize the Network 141
PART III
Visualize the Network Topology 143
CHAPTER 9
Network Topology Overview 143
Datacenter Topology 144
View Detailed Tables of Alarms and Links in a Network Topology Map 145
Filter Data in the Detailed Tables 145
Determine What is Displayed in the Topology Map 146
Choose Which Device Group(s) to Display in the Network Topology Map 146
View the Contents of a Sub-Group in the Topology Map 147
Manually Add Devices and Networks to the Topology Map 148
Manually Add Links to the Topology Map 148
Change Which Link and Device Types are Shown in the Network Topology Map 149
Show/Hide Alarms and Labels in the Topology Map 150
Isolate Specific Sections of a Large Topology Map 150
Get More Information About Devices 150
Get More Information About Links 151
View Fault Information for Devices and Links 151
Change the Layout of a Network Topology Map 151
Save the Layout of a Network Topology Map for Future Web GUI Sessions 152
Show Clock Synchronization Networks on a Network Topology Map 152
Save the Topology Map as an Image File 153
Use Wireless Site Maps 155
CHAPTER 10
Introduction to Next Generation Wireless Site Maps 155
How Wireless Site Maps Are Organized 156
Guidelines for Preparing Image Files for Use Within Wireless Site Maps 156
Work with Site Maps 157
Add Sites 158
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Remove a Site 158
Update a Site 158
Import Maps Archive 159
Export Maps Archive 159
Import Bulk APs in CSV Format 160
Export Bulk APs in CSV Format 160
Import Access Points for GeoMap 161
Export Access Points for GeoMaps 161
Edit Map Properties 162
Configure Outdoor Areas 162
Add an Outdoor Area 163
Edit Outdoor Areas 163
Remove an Outdoor Area 163
Configure Buildings 164
Use Building 3D View 164
Add a Building 164
Edit a Building 165
Remove a Building 165
Monitor Floor Areas 165
Configure Floor Areas 169
Add Floor Areas to Building 169
Configure Display Setting for Various Floor Elements 170
Configuring Display Settings for Access Points 171
Configuring Display Settings for Mesh Access Points 172
Configuring Display Settings for 802.11 Tags 174
Configuring Display Settings for Overlay Objects 175
Configuring Display Settings for Clients 175
Configuring Display Settings for Rogue Access Points 175
Configuring Display Settings for Adhoc Rogues 176
Configuring Display Settings for Rogue Clients 176
Configuring Display Settings for Interferers 176
Configuring Display Settings for wIPS Attacks 177
Configuring Display Settings for MSE/CMX Site Maps Integration 177
Configuring Map Properties 178
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Edit Floor Elements 178
Add, Position, and Delete APs 178
Quick View of APs 181
Add, Position, and Delete Choke Points 182
Add, Position, and Delete WiFi TDOA Receivers 183
Add Coverage Area 184
Create Obstacles 185
Place Markers 186
Location Region Creation 186
Define Inclusion Region on a Floor 186
Define Exclusion Region on a Floor 187
Edit Location Regions 188
Delete Location Regions 188
Rail Creation 188
Place GPS Markers 189
Use Floor Tools 190
View Deteted Rogue APs 190
Use Monitoring Tools 190
View Charts 190
Track Client Movement Using Client Playback 191
Inspect Location Readiness 191
Inspect Voice Readiness 192
RF Calibration Methods 192
Adjust RF Calibration Models Used in Wireless Maps 193
Create New RF Calibration Models 193
Calibrate, Compute and Apply New RF Calibration Models 194
Compute Collected “Live” Data Points for New RF Calibration Models 196
Apply Fully Calibrated RF Calibration Models to Floors in Wireless Site Maps 196
Delete RF Calibration Models 196
View RF Calibration Model Properties 197
Apply RF Calibration Models to Wireless Site Maps 197
Using Planning Mode 198
What Does the Wireless Site Map Editor Do? 198
Guidelines for Using the Wireless Site Map Editor 199
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Guidelines for Placing Access Points 199
Guidelines for Placing Inclusion and Exclusion Areas on a Floor Map 201
Launch and Use the Wireless Site Map Editor 202
Wireless Site Map Editor Icons 202
Define Coverage Areas in Wireless Site Maps 203
Obstacle Color Coding in Wireless Site Maps 203
Define Inclusion Regions in Wireless Site Maps 204
Define Exclusion Regions in Wireless Site Maps 205
Define Rail Lines in Wireless Site Maps 206
Search Wireless Site Maps 206
Adjust RF Antennas Using the Wireless Site Map Editor 207
Locate Low-Coverage Areas Using AP Location Readiness 207
Assess the Quality of AP Coverage Using RF Calibration Data 208
Determine If RF Coverage is Sufficient for Voice Readiness 208
Show Wired Device Info 209
Configure Interferer Notification 210
Show/Hide 210
Export to PDF 210
Measure Distances 210
Data Filtering 211
Filtering Access Points Data 211
Filtering Clients Data 211
Filtering Tags Data 212
Filtering Rogue AP Data 212
Filtering Adhoc Rogues Data 212
Filtering Interferer Data 212
Filtering Access Points Heatmap Data 213
Use Planning Mode to Help Place APs in Wireless Site Maps 214
Use Planning Mode to Calculate Access Point Coverage Requirements 214
Configure Refresh Settings for Wireless Site Maps 215
How RF Heatmaps are Calculated 216
Floor View Navigation Pane Tools 216
Create Wireless Site Maps Using Automatic Hierarchy Creation 217
View Google Earth Maps in Wireless Site Maps 220
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View Google Earth Map Details in Wireless Site Maps 220
Use Geographical Coordinates to Group APs into Outdoor Locations on Wireless Site Maps 221
Prerequisites for Creating Outdoor Locations Using Geographical Coordinates 221
Use Google Earth to Import Geographical Coordinates Into Outdoor Locations On Wireless Site
Maps 222
Create Placemarks for KML Files Used in Wireless Site Maps 223
Create CSV Files to Import Geographical Coordinates Into Wireless Site Maps 223
Import Geographical Coordinate Files to Create Outdoor Locations in Wireless Site Maps 224
Add Google Earth Location Launch Points to Access Point Details 225
Configure Your Google Earth Map Preferences 225
Monitor Mesh Access Points Using Maps 226
View Mesh Access Point Configurations Using Wireless Site Maps 226
View Device Details on Wireless Site Maps 227
What Is a Wireless Network Site Map? 227
Create a Simple Wireless Network Site Map 227
Monitor the Network 229
PART IV
Set Up Network Monitoring 231
CHAPTER 11
Set Up Port and Interface Monitoring 231
Set Up WAN Interface Monitoring 232
Set Up Enhanced Wireless Client Monitoring Using Cisco ISE 232
Add Cisco Identity Service Engines 233
Set Up NAM and NetFlow Data Collection for Performance Monitoring 233
Enable NAM Data Collection 233
Define NAM Polling Parameters 234
Enable NetFlow Data Collection 234
Configure NetFlow Export on Catalyst 2000 Switches 239
Configure NetFlow on Catalyst 3000, 4000, and 6000 Family of Switches 240
Configure NetFlow on ISR Devices 241
Monitoring Devices 243
CHAPTER 12
Set Up Packet Capture to Monitor Network Traffic 243
Manage Jobs Using the Jobs Dashboard 244
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Monitor Wireless Devices 247
CHAPTER 13
Monitor Controllers 247
Monitor System Parameters 247
What is Spanning Tree Protocol 249
What is Management Frame Protection 249
What are Rogue Access Points Rules 250
View System Details About Third-Party Controllers 250
View System Details About Switch Controllers and Configure the Switch List 250
Configure the Switch List Page 250
Monitor Access Points 251
View Access Points 251
Types of Reports for Access Points 251
View System Details About Access Points 253
View Access Point Radio Air Time Fairness Information 254
What is a Rogue Access Point 254
How Cisco Prime Infrastructure Detects Rogue Access Points 255
How Rogue Access Point States Are Determined 256
How Rogue Access Points are Classified 256
View Rogue Access Point Alarms 258
View Rogue Access Point Clients 259
What is an Ad hoc Rogue 260
View Ad Hoc Rogue Access Point Alarms 260
How Prime Infrastructure Locates, Tags, and Contains Rogue Access Points 260
Identify the Lightweight Access Points That Detect Rogue Access Points 261
View Access Points Interference Information from Spectrum Experts 262
Monitor WiFi TDOA Receivers 262
View RF Performance Using Radio Resource Management Dashboard 262
View Access Points Alarms and Events 263
View Access Points Failure Objects 263
View Access Points Rogue Access Points 263
View Access Points Ad Hoc Rogues 263
View Access Points Adaptive wIPS Events 264
View Access Points CleanAir Air Quality Events 264
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View Access Points Interferer Security Risk Events 264
View Access Points Health Monitor Events 265
View Health Monitor Event Details 265
Using Telemetry 265
Monitor Device and Network Health and Performance 267
CHAPTER 14
How Device Health and Performance Is Monitored: Monitoring Policies 267
Set Up Basic Device Health Monitoring 268
Set Up Basic Interface Monitoring 268
Default Monitoring Policies 269
Modify Default Monitoring Policies 271
Use the Dashboards To Check Network and Device Health 272
Check What Prime Infrastructure Is Monitoring 272
Check Which Parameters and Counters Are Polled By a Monitoring Policy 274
Check a Monitoring Policy’s Device, Polling, Threshold, and Alarm Settings 275
Adjust What Is Being Monitored 275
Create a New Monitoring Policy Based On An Existing Policy 276
Create a New Monitoring Policy Using Out-of-the-Box Policy Types 276
GETVPN Monitoring Policies 277
DMVPN Monitoring Policies 278
LISP Monitoring Policy 279
Nexus Virtual Port Channel (VPC) Health Monitoring Policy 279
Create a Monitoring Policy for Unsupported Parameters and Third-Party Devices 280
Example: Monitor IP SLA 281
Check the Status of Past Monitoring Policy Data Collections 281
Change the Device Set a Policy is Monitoring 281
Change the Polling for a Monitoring Policy 282
Change Thresholds and Alarm Behavior for a Monitoring Policy 282
Monitor Network Performance Using Reports 284
Monitor Alarms and Events 285
CHAPTER 15
What Are Alarms and Events? 285
How are Alarms and Events Created and Updated? 286
Link Up/Down Flapping 287
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Find and View Alarms 287
Suppress an Existing Alarm 288
Change Severity of an Existing Alarm 289
Set Alarm and Event Management Preferences 290
Set Up Your Alarm and Event Display Preferences 290
Customize the Alarm Summary 292
Interpret Event and Alarm Badges and Colors 293
Alarm Severity Icons 293
Get Troubleshooting and Detailed Alarm Information 293
View an Alarm's Details 293
Find Troubleshooting Information for an Active Alarm 294
Find Out Which Events Are Associated With An Alarm 294
Acknowledge and Clear Alarms 294
Not Acknowledged 295
Acknowledged 295
Cleared 295
Add Notes To an Alarm 296
Manage How Alarms are Triggered (Alarm Thresholds) 296
Which Events Are Supported? 296
View Events 296
View Syslog Policies 297
Create a New Syslog Policy 297
Edit a Syslog Policy 299
Delete Syslog Policy 299
Change Syslog Policy Ranks 299
View Syslogs 299
Export Alarms, Events or Syslogs to a CSV or PDF File 300
Working with Alarms, Events and Syslog Reports 301
Create a New Alarm Report 301
Create a New Events Report 302
Create a New Syslog Report 302
Get Support from Cisco 303
Respond to Problems Within Prime Infrastructure 303
What is an Alarm Policy? 303
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Types of Alarm Policies 304
Alarm Policy Ranks 305
View Alarm Policies 306
Create a New Alarm Policy 306
Edit an Existing Alarm Policy 308
Delete Alarm Policy 308
Alarms and Events Notification Policies 308
Monitor Network Clients and Users 309
CHAPTER 16
What is a Network Wired/Wireless Client 309
Monitor Network Users and Clients Using Client Summary Dashboard 310
How Do I View Network Clients and Users 311
Export the List of Network Clients and Users to CSV Files 313
Launch the Network Client Troubleshooting Tool 313
About the Client Troubleshooting Page 313
How the Client Troubleshooting Tool Gives Advice 315
How To Use the Network Client Troubleshooting Tool 317
Debug Commands for RTTS 322
Find Out When Network Clients Connect 323
Set Up Notifications About Clients Connecting to the Network 324
Identify Unknown Network Users 325
Import List Of Unknown Network Users 326
Export List Of Unknown Network Users 327
Customize the Controller Client and Users Page 327
Set Up Automatic Controller Client Troubleshooting on a Diagnostic Channel 328
Obtain Radio Measurements for Wireless Network Clients 328
View Results of Network Client Radio Measurements 329
Run a Test to Display Network Client V5 Statistics 329
Run a Test to Display Network Client Operational Parameters 330
View Network Client Details 332
Disable Network Clients 333
Remove Network Clients From Prime Infrastructure 333
Locate Network Clients on a Wireless Map 334
View Network Client Roaming Using Reports 335
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Identify Access Points That Can Hear a Network Client 335
View the Location History for a Network Client 336
Monitor Network Performance Using PfRv3 Monitoring 337
CHAPTER 17
What is PfRv3? 337
Get Access to PfR Monitoring for a User Group 338
Use the PfR Monitoring Page 338
View PfRv3 Service Provider and DSCP Charts 341
View Details About Site to Site Events Using PfRv3 341
Compare WAN Interfaces Usage Using PfRv3 344
Monitor Wireless Networks 345
CHAPTER 18
What is Radio Resource Management (RRM) 345
RRM Notifications Sent to Prime Infrastructure 346
Use the RRM Dashboard to Monitor APs 346
View AP Interferers 348
Edit the AP Detected Interferers Page 348
View RFID Tagged APs 349
Search for RFID Tags 349
Check RFID Tag Search Results 350
View Tag List 350
Monitor Wireless Media Streams 350
Troubleshoot Unjoined APs 350
Identify Low-Frequency Transmitting AP Devices (Chokepoints) 351
Add AP Chokepoints to Prime Infrastructure 351
Remove AP Chokepoints from Prime Infrastructure 352
Remove Chokepoints from Prime Infrastructure Maps 352
Edit AP Chokepoints 353
Enhance Tag Location Reporting with WiFi TDOA Receivers 353
Add a WiFi TDOA Receiver to MSE 354
Add WiFi TDOA Receivers to Cisco Prime Infrastructure and Maps 354
Use Monitoring Tools 357
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Perform a Wireless Controller Voice Audit 357
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Check AP Performance Using the Voice Diagnostic Tool 358
Wireless Configuration Audit 358
Determine Which Autonomous APs Can Be Migrated to Lightweight APs 359
Ensure AP Location Accuracy with the Location Accuracy Tool 359
Set Up the AP Location Accuracy Tool 360
Schedule a Location Accuracy Test 360
Run an On-Demand Location Accuracy Test 362
Monitoring IPSLA 363
Monitor Wireless and Data Center Performance Using Performance Graphs 365
CHAPTER 20
Create Performance Graphs 365
View Multiple Metrics on a Single Performance Graph 366
Performance Graphs Options 366
Troubleshooting 369
CHAPTER 21
Get Help from the Cisco Support Community and Technical Assistance Center (TAC) 369
Open a Cisco Support Case 369
Join the Cisco Support Community 370
Troubleshoot User Problems 370
Monitor Applications and Their Performance 373
Troubleshoot Wireless Device Performance Problems 374
Root Cause and Impact Analysis of Physical and Virtual Data Center Components 374
Troubleshoot UCS Device Hardware Problems 375
Troubleshoot UCS Device Bandwidth Problems 376
Use Operations Center to Monitor Multiple Prime Infrastructure Instances 377
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How to Monitor Multiple Cisco Prime Infrastructure Instances 377
Use the Operations Center Config Dashboard to Manage Multiple Cisco Prime Infrastructure Servers
378
Supported Reports in Operations Center 378
Add Devices Using Operations Center 384
Move Device from One Prime Infrastructure Instance to Another Prime Infrastructure Instance 385
View Devices Managed by All Cisco Prime Infrastructure Servers Using Operations Center 385
Synchronize Devices Using Operations Center 386
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Use Virtual Domains on Deployments with Multiple Cisco Prime Infrastructure Servers Using
Operations Center 386
Distribute Virtual Domains to Cisco Prime Infrastructure Servers 387
Enable Operations Center RBAC Support 387
Share Device Configuration Templates Across Prime Infrastructure Servers Using Operations Center
388
View Configuration Templates Using Operations Center 388
Deploy Configuration Templates Using Operations Center 389
Distribute Configuration Templates Across Managed Servers 389
Manage Prime Infrastructure Servers using Operations Center 390
View the Status of Multiple Prime Infrastructure Servers using Operations Center 390
Activate Operation Center using Smart Licensing 391
Distribute Software Updates to Prime Infrastructure Instances Managed by Operations Center 391
View Alarms on Devices Managed by Multiple Cisco Prime Infrastructure Servers Using Operations
Center 392
View Clients and Users Managed by Multiple Cisco Prime Infrastructure Servers Using Operations
Center 392
Run Reports on Deployments with Multiple Cisco Prime Infrastructure Servers Using Operations
Center 393
Advanced Monitoring 395
CHAPTER 23
What are the Data Sources Used by Site Dashlets 395
Enable WAN Optimization 397
Manage Reports 399
CHAPTER 24
Reports Overview 399
Create, Schedule, and Run a New Report 399
Combine Reports in Prime Infrastructure 401
Create Custom Reports 403
Customize Report Results 405
Scheduled Reports in Cisco Prime Infrastructure 405
Saved Report Templates 407
Prime Infrastructure Report Data Retention Periods 408
Configure Devices 409
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