Installation guide for Cisco FindIT Network Manager and Network Probe on VMware platforms, covering system requirements and step‑by‑step setup.
Cisco FindIT Network Manager and Network Probe provide tools to discover, monitor and manage Cisco 100‑500 series devices. The manager runs as a virtual appliance and communicates with one or more probes deployed at network sites.
This guide explains the supported VMware platforms, system requirements for both manager and probe, how to obtain and verify the OVF images, and detailed installation steps for each component.
| vCPU (Manager) – up to 2500 devices | 12 |
|---|---|
| CPU (Probe) | 1 × 64‑bit Intel |
| Memory (Probe) | 512 MB |
| Disk space (Probe) | 5 GB |
Supported platforms are VMware ESXi 5.5 or later, VMware Fusion 7 or later, and VMware Workstation 12 or later.
Use the VMware OVF Tool (or similar) to manually verify the signature before importing the OVA file.