This document provides information about Cisco Crosswork Data Gateway 4.0.1 for Cloud applications, including features, compatibility information, known issues and limitations.
Product Overview
Cisco Crosswork Data Gateway is a model-driven scalable data collection platform that enables real-time data collection from multi-protocol capable devices, thereby reducing the need for multiple collection points for multiple applications requiring data from the network.
Cisco Crosswork Data Gateway offers central visibility into services collecting data and the type of data being collected.
Cisco Crosswork Data Gateway is not a standalone product and is expected to be used with Crosswork Cloud applications. There is no separate software license needed for Cisco Crosswork Data Gateway.
Release Details
Cisco releases updated builds of Crosswork Data Gateway on the Cisco Support & Software Download site.
Cisco Crosswork Data Gateway can be installed into a data center using any of the platforms listed in the following table. The file used for deployment is unique to each of these environments.
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OpenStack Platform |
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 Note |
Direct upgrade from a previous Crosswork Data Gateway version is not supported. You must create a new VM with the same parameters that replaces the existing Crosswork Data Gateway. |
What's New
This section lists the features and enhancements delivered in Crosswork Data Gateway 4.0.1 for Cloud Applications.
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Description |
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| OpenStack Support |
Provides the option to deploy Cisco Crosswork Data Gateway on OpenStack Platform (OSP 16). |
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Enhancements in the Interactive Console of the Base VM |
Introduced the following options in the Interactive Console of the Crosswork Data Gateway Base VM:
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Introduced DHCP support in the QCOW image. |
Support DHCP addressing when using the QCOW image for deployment. |
The following bug is resolved in this release:
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CSCwa95058: Crosswork Downloading of Images to the Crosswork Data Gateway Fails for Large Files.
Compatibility Information
Cisco Crosswork Data Gateway 4.0.1 for Cloud applications has been validated for use with the following Crosswork Cloud applications:
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Cisco Crosswork Trust Insights is a cloud-based SaaS solution that reports on the integrity of devices and provides forensics for assured inventory.
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Cisco Crosswork Cloud Traffic Analysis service is a hosted application that provides rich analysis, visualization, and optimization recommendations for network traffic flows.
Cisco Crosswork Data Gateway must be deployed using the Crosswork Cloud profile for use with Crosswork Cloud applications. For information on deployment, see Cisco Crosswork Data Gateway 4.0.1 Installation and Configuration Guide for Cloud Applications.
Table shows software requirements for the supported virtualization platforms along with the physical and network resource requirements needed to support the Crosswork Data Gateway.
The resource requirements to install Crosswork Data Gateway are independent of the virtualization platform.
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The values shown in the table are the defaults which we recommended using. Deviations from these values should not be made unless you are working with Cisco to determine the unique requirements of your deployment. |
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Data Center |
VMware
Cisco CSP
OpenStack
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Memory |
32 GB |
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Disk space |
74 GB |
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vCPU |
8 |
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Interfaces |
Minimum: 1 Maximum: 3 Crosswork Data Gateway can be deployed with either one, two or three interfaces as per the combinations below: |
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vNIC0 |
vNIC1 |
vNIC2 |
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IP Addresses |
One, two or three IPv4/IPv6 addresses based on the number of interfaces you choose to use.
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NTP Servers |
The IPv4/IPv6 addresses or host names of the NTP servers you plan to use. If you want to enter multiple NTP servers, separate them with spaces. These should be the same NTP servers you use to synchronize devices, clients, and servers across your network.
The Cisco Crosswork Data Gateway host and virtual machine must be synchronized to an NTP server or the enrollment with Crosswork Cloud may not go through. |
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DNS Servers |
The IPv4/IPv6 addresses of the DNS servers you plan to use. If you want to enter multiple DNS servers, separate them with spaces. These should be the same DNS servers you use to resolve host names across your network. |
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DNS Search Domain |
The search domain you want to use with the DNS servers (for example, cisco.com). You can only have one search domain. |
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(optional) Proxy Server |
URL of an optional management network proxy server. If your environment requires an HTTP or HTTPS proxy in order to access URLs on the public Internet, you must configure a proxy server in order for the Cisco Crosswork Data Gateway to successfully connect to the Crosswork Cloud service. |
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Product Documentation
The following table lists the guides provided for Cisco Crosswork Data Gateway for Cloud applications.
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Document Title |
What is included |
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Cisco Crosswork Data Gateway 4.0.1 Release Notes for Cloud Applications |
This document. Provides an overview of the product, compatibility information, and important information that should be considered before using the product. |
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Cisco Crosswork Data Gateway 4.0.1 Installation and Configuration Guide for Cloud Applications |
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| API Documentation | Advanced users can extend the Cisco Crosswork functionality using the APIs. API documentation is available on Cisco Devnet. |
Related Product Documentation
This section provides links to additional related documentation for Cisco Crosswork Data Gateway.
You can access documentation for all Cisco Crosswork products at https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/cloud-systems-management/crosswork-network-automation/tsd-products-support-series-home.html.
Accessibility Features
For a list of accessibility features in Cisco Crosswork Network Controller, visit https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/about/accessibility/voluntary-product-accessibility-templates.html (VPAT) website, or contact accessibility@cisco.com.
All product documents except for some images, graphics, and charts are accessible. If you would like to receive the product documentation in audio format, braille, or large print, contact accessibility@cisco.com.
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For more information, see https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/index.html.
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