CBD Lite Overview

This chapter contains the following sections:

About Cisco Business Dashboard Lite

Cisco Business Dashboard Lite provides tools that help you monitor and manage the devices in your Cisco Business network. It automatically discovers your network and allows you to configure and monitor all supported devices such as switches and wireless access points. It also notifies you about the availability of firmware updates, and about any devices that are no longer under warranty or covered by a support contract.

Cisco Business Dashboard Lite is a simplified version of Cisco Business Dashboard. It retains the core features of the original product while reducing complexity and resource usage. This makes it suitable for users who need basic functionality without the additional overhead of the full product.

Feature Comparison Table

Feature

Cisco Business Dashboard Lite

Cisco Business Dashboard

Deployment options

Native Microsoft Windows installation

Virtualized environments (e.g., VMWare, VirtualBox, Hyper-V, AWS, Microsoft Azure) or to be installed directly on Ubuntu Linux.

Deployment location requirements

Same network as managed devices

Any convenient location, even when it’s hosted in the cloud and the managed devices are behind Network Address Translation (NAT)

Device onboarding requirements

No configuration changes necessary for management

Requires changes to device configurations, enabling the Cisco Business Dashboard (CBD) agent, and establishing an active connection to CBD for management.

OS requirements

Microsoft Windows

Ubuntu Linux

Minimum system requirements

Any CPU/RAM specifications required by Windows, 3 GB Disk

2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 60 GB Disk

Supported devices

Refer to the Cisco Business Dashboard Lite – Device Support List for details

Refer to the Cisco Business Dashboard – Device Support List for details.

Maximum supported devices

25

3000

Network discovery and inventory report

Yes

Yes

Device configuration and operation

Yes

Yes

Customizable monitoring dashboard

Yes

Yes

Device lifecycle report

Yes

Yes

Automatic firmware update notifications & One-click apply

Yes

Yes

Be alerted automatically to important events such as network devices going offline

Popup

Popup, email, open helpdesk ticket, send to collaboration space

Manage networks across multiple sites

No

Yes

Remote access to sites and devices without VPNs

No

Yes

Cisco Network Plug and Play (PnP)

No

Yes

Role based access

Yes

Yes

Muti-tenant support/organizations

No

Yes

Device groups

No

Yes

API support for third-party integration

No

Yes

Integrates with popular Professional Service Automation (PSA) tools

No

Yes

Audience

This guide is primarily intended for network administrators who are responsible for Cisco Business Dashboard Lite software installation and management.