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DATASHEET
NETWORK AND
SECURITY MANAGER
Product Overview
Juniper Networks Network and Security
Manager (NSM) is a unified device
management solution for Juniper’s
network infrastructure of routing,
switching and security devices. The
Network and Security Manager
provides centralized, end-to-end device
lifecycle management, granular policy
configuration and comprehensive
monitoring, reporting and investigative
tools to enable you to improve IT
management and cost efficiencies
and to maximize the security of your
network. The Network and Security
Manager is highly scalable. Enterprise
customers can leverage NSM globally
to scale from branch to data center, and
Service Providers can use it for carrierclass deployments.
Product Description
Juniper Networks® Network and Security Manager (NSM) takes a new approach to
network and security management by providing IT departments with an easy-to-use
solution that controls all aspects of Juniper Networks routing, switching, firewall/VPN,
and intrusion detection and prevention devices, including device configuration, network
settings, and security policy management. Unlike solutions that require the use of multiple
management tools to control a single device, Network and Security Manager not only
enables IT departments to control the entire device life cycle with a single centralized
solution, but also provides visibility with a complete set of investigative and reporting
tools. Using NSM, device technicians, network administrators, and security administrators
can work together to improve management efficiency and security, reduce overhead, and
lower network operating costs.
Architecture and Key Components
NSM’s architecture is comprised of a device server, a GUI server, and a user interface
(UI). To maintain flexibility and performance, all device interactions and log storage are
handled by the device server, while all configuration information is placed on the GUI
server. Both device and GUI components can reside on the same server where cost and/
or simplicity are the primary requirements, or they can reside on separate servers where
performance and deployment flexibility are more important. Independent of the chosen
deployment of the device and GUI servers, the UI provides the single point of access for
the administrator to all of the information and capabilities of the system.
Network and Security Manager with Juniper Networks NSM Central Manager (NSM CM)
can manage up to 10 regional NSM servers and solves scalability problems by allowing
management for up to 6,000 routers, 3,000 switches, 6,000 firewall/VPN devices, or
2,000 firewall/VPN devices with 100 Juniper Networks IDP Series Intrusion Detection
and Protection Appliances per regional server. While the NSMXpress is primarily geared
towards small to mid market with the capability to manage up to 500 devices, NSM3000
scales to the requirements of large enterprise customers with the capability to manage
up to 1500 devices. Together, these provide an overall solution to scale for large enterprise
and service provider environments.
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