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Cisco Application Networking Manager (ANM) 5.1 and later include application template functionality. The ANM application templates allow you to quickly configure ACE devices with a complex configuration for well known or custom in-house applications. More details …
This section of Cisco Developer Network provides the tools and resources necessary for ANM users to post, download and review ANM User-defined templates.


 

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11/8/11 1:15 AM
Hi,
 
I have Microsoft Exchange 2010 and Lync 2010 VIPs setup and working here, and would like to create application templates from these so I can post them here. I was under the impression ANM 5.1 allows this, but I can't seem to find how this is done in ANM or any other supporing documentation. 
 
Is this currently possible? Any advice would be appreciated.
 
Regards
 
David
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RE: Creating application templates from existing VIPs?
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11/8/11 6:23 PM as a reply to David Lombardi.
Hi David,

ANM 5.1 allows user to create User-defined templates, please see section "Using Application Configuration Templates" in User Guide for the Cisco Application Networking Manager 5.1.
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6904/products_user_guide_list.html
ANM 5.1 already supports Microsoft Exchange 2010 as a System template. You can refer to "Editing an Application Template Definition" section in the user guide on how to edit an exiting application template definition file, and come up with a new User-defined template.

Thanks
Larry
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RE: Creating application templates from existing VIPs?
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11/11/11 1:14 AM as a reply to Lei Zhu.
Hi Larry,
 
I've read the guide already but it's not very helpful. 
 
I have VIPs already setup which have been approved by Microsoft for both Exchange 2010 and Lync 2010. I would like to generate templates from these VIPs.
 
At the last ACE session I was involved in at Cisco I was informed that this would be possible.
 
Regards
 
David
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RE: Creating application templates from existing VIPs?
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11/19/11 1:34 AM as a reply to David Lombardi.
Hi David,

Thanks for trying out our new application template feature and your willingness to share the fruits of your labor with the community!

Short answer to your question - unfortunately no it's not currently possible the way you've described. We will look at making the documentation more clear about that and apologize for any mixup on the Cisco end in communicating this.

We like the approach you're suggesting but just couldn't fit every great idea in our initial release of the feature. We're working on our roadmap of ANM releases for next year and your feedback helps us prioritize getting this sooner.

We'd be interested in discussing this further with you off-alias if that's possible/ you'd be open to that (FYI...I manage the ANM software development team in case that matters).

Best regards,
Tom
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