We performed a comparison between Cisco Data Center Network Manager and Opmantek NMIS based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Zabbix, Datadog, Auvik and others in Network Monitoring Software."We can manage the entire system across the network and troubleshoot the pain points."
"Fabric suite automation is a great feature."
"I don't have to rely on the on-site engineer who can do the configuration. I can have our team just plug the devices and perform remotely. I can also do the templates."
"Data Center Network Manager is absolutely stable."
"The product makes the management of our environment simpler."
"We use the product to manage access points."
"I like running the scripts. With the help of a Python script, we deployed within the configuration and built up the code."
"Automation of the ILS."
"The most valuable feature is the connectivity monitoring."
"The big thing is the event management engine, which is really, really nice to use, and it comes at a reasonable price, unlike some of the competitors like Netcool from IBM. Those kinds of tools are hugely expensive and they come as resource-heavy types of solutions. This obviously doesn't require as much hardware, but it does offer similar benefits where you can manage all the events."
"The installer itself is basically something that can be used as a no-questions-asked type of installer. I can use it with automation tools like Chef and Puppet. I don't have to answer some random questions. I can worry about all that stuff later on in the configuration."
"In my case, I prefer to only poll interfaces that have descriptions, and the ones that don't have descriptions, I don't really want to know about them. It does allow for all these bits and pieces and adjustments, and fine tuning to get it to a point where it works for my needs."
"It allows for variable polling times of devices on the network. Because it's all in text, in general, that obviously makes it easier from the automation perspective as well, to modify configuration on the fly, using Puppet and those kind of tools."
"It does have different modules, so you can extend the solution as you need it, or get as little as you need in the beginning, so you don't have to buy a full set of modules. You just buy what you need and expand later on."
"The Wi-Fi side needs improvement."
"The delivery Cisco Data Center Network Manager could improve if it was easier. Additionally, some feature improvement is needed."
"It is not very easy to monitor or to browse."
"One of the biggest challenges is that we aren't always able to push the configuration onto the target device. Whenever this happens, we have to do a factory reset, put on the script, and then reconfigure it again. In the next release, I would like to have a troubleshooting feature."
"If the customer thinks about using additional solutions, Cisco should make sure they are not left out."
"It's a relatively expensive product for some clients."
"API lacks robustness."
"The visibility of applications is not great."
"The configuration is too complicated and you have to create templates and use a lot of menus."
"These kinds of solutions are more node- or device-based solutions. It would be nice in the future if they could be more data-oriented, so it would be easier for me to pull different stats based on ad-hoc requirements; but in a big, centralized database where I can pull specific things, and mix and match the way I want to."
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Cisco Data Center Network Manager is ranked 26th in Network Monitoring Software with 19 reviews while Opmantek NMIS is ranked 82nd in Network Monitoring Software. Cisco Data Center Network Manager is rated 8.0, while Opmantek NMIS is rated 9.0. The top reviewer of Cisco Data Center Network Manager writes "Provides insight into the network's health data and has an excellent support team". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Opmantek NMIS writes "Flexible device polling times and extensible modules are key features for me". Cisco Data Center Network Manager is most compared with Marvis Virtual Network Assistant, Zabbix, SolarWinds NPM and Cisco DNA Center, whereas Opmantek NMIS is most compared with Zabbix and PRTG Network Monitor.
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