Q. What is the Cisco® DDoS Multidevice Manager 1.0?
A. The Cisco DDoS Multidevice Manager 1.0 is a management software application that provides a consolidated view of network attack information across multiple guards and detectors, allowing you to intelligently mitigate against network threats.
Q. What server and operating systems does the Cisco DDoS Multidevice Manager run on?
A. The Cisco DDoS Multidevice Manager 1.0 runs on a Linux server. The server specifications are as follows:
Hardware requirements
Minimum
Recommended
CPU
1 GHz
2 GHz
RAM
512 MB
1 GB
Hard disk
2 GB
2 GB
Server software requirements:
• RedHat Enterprise Linux version 3 and 4
Note: Cisco does not provide the server as part of the Cisco DDoS Multidevice Manager 1.0.
Q. What security devices are supported?
A. The Cisco DDoS Multidevice Manager 1.0 supports the following devices:
• Cisco Guard and Cisco Traffic Anomaly Detector service modules
Q. What version of software is required on the Cisco Guard and Cisco Traffic Anomaly Detector products for the Cisco DDoS Multidevice Manager 1.0?
A. Release 5.1(5) is the minimum required version on the guard and detector products to interact with the Cisco DDoS Multidevice Manager 1.0. Release 5.1(5) contains an multidevice manager agent that enables the interaction with the Cisco DDoS Multidevice Manager 1.0.
Q. What are the primary features of the Cisco DDoS Multidevice Manager?
A. The primary features of the Cisco DDoS Multidevice Manager 1.0 include:
• Displays a consolidated view of ongoing and past attacks on all zones
• Displays consolidated statistical information related to all zones and devices
• Creates aggregated reports
• Synchronizes zone information from one device with other devices in the network
• Activates anomaly detection on the entire set of zones on detectors in the network
• Activates zone protection (attack mitigation) on all guards in the network
• Activates the learning process on one or all of the zones on detectors in the network
