Overview

Describes a planning workflow for deployment that includes reviewing cabling and switching requirements, gathering IP addressing and subnet information, preparing secure internet access, configuring firewalls and security policies, and collecting necessary configuration and first-time setup information.

Planning workflow

Information about the planning and information gathering needed to conduct proper appliance installation and configuration.

Catalyst Center and Cisco Software-Defined Access

Briefly describes Cisco Software-Defined Access and Catalyst Center.

Interface cable connections

Explains the required and optional interface cable connections and provides cabling guidance.

Required IP addresses and subnets

Explains the required appliance port (NIC) addresses, IP addresses, and subnets for a single-node or three-node cluster.

Required internet URLs and fully qualified domain names

Lists the internet addresses Catalyst Center must be able to access.

Provide secure access to the internet

Recommends use of an HTTPS proxy server to access remote URLs securely.

Communication ports

Information about securing the Catalyst Center deployment by efficiently managing the ports.

HTTP port 80 exception list

List of HTTP port 80 exceptions.

Disaster recovery ports

Information about securing the disaster recovery setup.

Required ports and protocols for Cisco Software-Defined Access

Explains extra ports, protocols, and network traffic required with the Cisco SD-Access infrastructure.

Required configuration information

Explains the required information that you must enter during the configuration of the appliance.

Required first-time setup information

Explains the information that you must provide during the first-time setup of Catalyst Center.

Password policy

Describes the password policy in Catalyst Center.

Password requirements

Describes password requirements for Catalyst Center.