/mcpTable 3. Cisco network management applications Operational Phase Management Task by Application Description Device staging and configuration WebUI ● A GUI-based device-management tool for Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XE Software-based access routers. This tool simplifies routing, firewall, VPN, unified communications, and WAN and LAN configuration through easy-to-use wizards. Network-wide deployment, configuration, monitoring, and troubleshooting Cisco Catalyst Center ● Offers comprehensive lifecycle management of wired and wireless access, campus, and branch-office networks, rich visibility into end-user connectivity, and application performance assurance. ● Provides wired lifecycle functions such as inventory, configuration, and image management; automated deployment; compliance reporting; integrated best practices; and reporting. Staging, deployment, and changes to configuration and image files Cisco Configuration Engine ● A secure network management product that provides zero-touch image and configuration distribution through centralized, template-based management. Context-aware security configuration and monitoring Cisco Prime Security Manager ● Management tool for configuring and managing context- aware security. The application supports both single- and multi-device manager form factors. ● Provides the ability to write and enforce the granular context-aware security policies. Cisco Wide Area Application Service (WAAS) management Cisco WAAS Central Manager ● The management tool for the WAAS1 4, (WAN optimization and application acceleration) integrated service. It provides a centralized mechanism for configuring WAAS features, reporting, and monitoring. Table 4. Cisco IOS XE Software Embedded Management Capabilities Feature Description Cisco IOS Embedded Event Manager (EEM) ● A distributed and customized approach to event detection and recovery. ● Offers the ability to monitor events and take informational, corrective, or any desired EEM action when the monitored events occur or when a threshold is reached. Cisco IOS XE IP Service-Level Agreements (IP SLAs) ● Helps assure the performance of new business-critical IP applications as well as IP services that use data and voice in an IP network. SNMP, Remote Monitoring (RMON), syslog, NetFlow, IP Flow Information Export (IPFix) ● Network monitoring and accounting tools.