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Cisco DNA Center is a network management system with four main capabilities.

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The design capability allows operators to hierarchically describe

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their network architecture by geographic region.

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It can manage software images, device inventory, and role‑based templates.

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The policy capability helps enable Cisco's

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Software‑Defined Access, or SDA, solution.

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This integrates with Cisco security products we will discuss in a future course.

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In summary, it enables operators to clearly define the

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communication channels between systems.

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DNA Center can also provision devices on the network.

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I've personally used it to stand up virtual servers on a remote

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branch site using predefined images and templates.

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This can reduce cost and lead time associated with new site installations.

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DNA Center Assurance is network monitoring on steroids.

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It combines streaming telemetry and a variety of network management protocols,

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which provide a complete network health picture.

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It also provides suggestions to remediate faults. In the next clip, we will interact with DNA Center using its REST API.