Installing the Cisco IDS Management Center

The Cisco IDS MC is a component of the VPN/Security Management Solution (VMS) that, in turn, is part of the CiscoWorks2000 software package. The VMS software suite includes additional components such as CiscoWorks2000 Common Services, which provides for user roles and MC access privileges to be defined as well as for data storage. Additionally, it offers data storage for CiscoWorks client applications that use its services. Other components of VMS include the PIX Management Center, VPN Router Management Center, VPN Monitor, the Cisco Security Agent Management Center, and the Security Monitor. This discussion will focus primarily on the installation of the IDS MC; however, it is often helpful to understand the combined installation requirements of the required VMS bundle.