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Chapter 5 Configuring Cisco IOS Configuration Engine
Information About Configuring Cisco IOS Configuration Engine
Information About Configuring Cisco IOS Configuration
Engine
Cisco Configuration Engine is network management software that acts as a configuration service for
automating the deployment and management of network devices and services (see
Figure 5-1). Each
Cisco Configuration Engine service manages a group of Cisco devices (switches and routers) and the
services that they deliver, storing their configurations and delivering them as needed.
Cisco
Configuration Engine automates initial configurations and configuration updates by generating
device-specific configuration changes, sending them to the device, executing the configuration change,
and logging the results.
Cisco Configuration Engine supports standalone and server modes and has these CNS components:
• Configuration service (web server, file manager, and namespace mapping server)
• Event service (event gateway)
• Data service directory (data models and schema)
In standalone mode, Cisco Configuration Engine supports an embedded directory service. In this mode,
no external directory or other data store is required. In server mode, Cisco Configuration Engine
supports a user-defined external directory.
DHCP server • IP address assignment
• TFTP server IP address
• Path to bootstrap configuration file on the TFTP server
• Default gateway IP address
TFTP server • A bootstrap configuration file that includes the CNS
configuration commands that enable the switch to
communicate with the Configuration Engine
• The switch configured to use either the switch MAC address
or the serial number (instead of the default hostname) to
generate the ConfigID and EventID
• The CNS event agent configured to push the configuration file
to the switch
CNS Configuration Engine One or more templates for each type of device, with the ConfigID
of the device mapped to the template
Table 5-1 Prerequisites for Enabling Automatic Configuration (continued)
Device Required Configuration
