04-28-2016 10:20 AM
Hi All,
I have 2 switchs types catalyst 2960x and 3650, i wanna manage them but i found two tools : Cisco Network Assistant and Cisco Prime LAN
my question is what is the difference between Cisco Network Assistant and Cisco Prime LAN ?
thanks in advance
regards
MM
04-28-2016 07:17 PM
Cisco Network Assistant (CNA) is free and provides very basic network management functionality. As a free tool it does not include any support and if the feature you want isn't already in it, it may never be added.
There's nothing I've seen called "Cisco Prime LAN". There's Cisco Prime Infrastructure (PI) and Cisco Prime LAN Management Solution (LMS), LMS is no longer sold separately although it is technically still supported.
The current primary wired and wireless network management product from Cisco is PI. It has a lot of rich features but if you're managing only two switches, the entry cost for PI may be more than the cost of the switches.
I'd start with CNA and see if it meets your needs. If so, you're done. If not, list those needs and figure out if PI (or possibly some non-Cisco product) might meet them instead.
04-29-2016 12:43 AM
Thanks you Marvin, but what is the CNA version supported by Catalyst 2960x and 3650?
04-29-2016 04:35 PM
The current version (6.2) supports them.
See the release notes here: http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/net_mgmt/cisco_network_assistant/version6/relnotes/ol32368.html#pgfId-699844
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