Overview
Information about the planning and information gathering needed to conduct proper appliance installation and configuration.
Complete these planning and information-gathering tasks before installing, configuring, and setting up your Catalyst Center appliance. After you finish these tasks, install your appliance in the data center.
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Review the recommended cabling and switching requirements for standalone and cluster installations. See Interface cable connections.
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Gather IP addresses, subnets, and other IP traffic information to apply during appliance configuration. See Required IP addresses and subnets.
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Prepare a solution that provides the required access to web-based resources. See Required internet URLs and fully qualified domain names and Provide secure access to the internet.
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Reconfigure the firewalls and security policies for Catalyst Center traffic. See Communication ports. If you are using Catalyst Center to manage a Cisco Software-Defined Access (SD-Access) network, see also Required ports and protocols for Cisco Software-Defined Access.
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Gather the additional information that is used during appliance configuration and first-time setup. See Required configuration information and Required first-time setup information.