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1 Introduction to IMC
IMC overview
IMC is a comprehensive management platform that was built from the ground up to support the Fault,
Configuration, Accounting, Performance, Security (FCAPS) model. It provides features and functions that
are designed for comprehensive management of the network infrastructure.
IMC was designed to provide the following functions:
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Supports the ITIL operational center of excellence IT practices model.
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Uses a single–pane management paradigm to enable end-to-end business management of IT
services.
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Provides scalability by supporting distributed and hierarchical system architectures, through
additional operating system and database support.
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Uses an SOA model to provide full resource, service, and user management.
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Enables the integration of traditionally separate management tools using a modular design.
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Enables enterprises to expand their infrastructure management in scale and to seamlessly
accommodate new technologies at the same time.
IMC base platform features
IMC consists of a base platform and service components that offer additional functionalities. The base
platform provides administrators and operators with the basic and advanced functionality needed to
manage IMC and the devices managed by IMC.
The IMC base platform provides the following functions:
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Administrative controls for managing IMC and access to it. This includes granting or restricting
operator access to IMC features through operator and operator group management.
The base platform also includes features for the system-wide management of device data collection
and information shared by all IMC modules. Features include:
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The creation and maintenance of device, user, and service groups.
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Device vendor, series, and device model information.
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SNMP MIB management and other system-wide settings and functions. See "
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A broad feature set for network device management, from the ability to manage SNMP, Telnet, and
SSH configurations on a device to configuring spanning tree and PoE energy management for
managed switches. See "
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Management of the configuration and system software files on devices managed by IMC. You can
perform the following configuration and software operations for individual devices or a group of
devices: store, backup, baseline, compare, and deploy. See "
Real time management of events and the translation of events into faults and alarms in IMC.