Smarts NCM: Are multiple System and Admin contexts for a single IP address supported for Cisco ASA Devices? Smarts NCM only pulls one context when more exist

Products

• VMware Smart Assurance

Issue/Introduction

Symptoms:




Smarts NCM is only pulling one System and Admin context for a single management IP address, when there are multiple contexts running on the Cisco ASA 5520 device.

Environment

VMware Smart Assurance - NCM

Cause

Smarts NCM was designed in earlier product versions so that each System and Admin context must have its own distinct IP address and authentication credentials, and use the Cisco-esq run/start config command. Discovery of these devices is only possible through the command line interface (CLI).

Resolution

As of the date this article was approved (Jan 2014), Smarts NCM cannot pull multiple System and Admin contexts from a Cisco device using a single management IP address. If you require this functionality in your Smarts NCM environment, please raise a product Enhancement Request on EMC Powerlink (http://powerlink.emc.com) at the following location:

Support > Request Support > Request a Product Enhancement