Cisco Catalyst Center Administrator Guide, Release 3.2.x

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Update the Machine Reasoning Knowledge Base

Updated: May 4, 2026

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Overview

Information about updating the Machine Reasoning Knowledge Base. The Machine Reasoning Knowledge Base is a repository of knowledge packs (workflows) that are used by the Machine Reasoning Engine (MRE).

Machine Reasoning knowledge packs are step-by-step workflows that are used by the Machine Reasoning Engine (MRE) to identify security issues and improve automated root cause analysis. These knowledge packs are continuously updated as more information is received. The Machine Reasoning Knowledge Base is a repository of these knowledge packs (workflows). To have access to the latest knowledge packs, you can either configure Catalyst Center to automatically update the Machine Reasoning Knowledge Base daily, or you can do a manual update.

Procedure

1.

From the main menu, choose System > Settings.
2.

Scroll down to External Services and select Machine Reasoning Knowledge Base.

The Machine Reasoning Knowledge Base window shows this information:

  • INSTALLED: Shows the installed version and installation date of the Machine Reasoning Knowledge Base package.

When there’s a new update to the Machine Reasoning Knowledge Base, the AVAILABLE UPDATE area is displayed in the Machine Reasoning Knowledge Base window, which provides the Version and Details about the update.

  • AUTO UPDATE: Automatically updates the Machine Reasoning Knowledge Base in Catalyst Center daily.

  • CISCO CX CLOUD SERVICE FOR NETWORK BUG IDENTIFIER, SECURITY ADVISORY, FIELD NOTICES AND EOX: Integrates Catalyst Center with CX Cloud that allows you to perform an automated config. This integration provides enhanced vulnerability detection on devices directly from the security advisories tool on Catalyst Center.
3.

(Recommended) Check the AUTO UPDATE check box to automatically update the Machine Reasoning Knowledge Base.

The Next Attempt area shows the date and time of the next update.

You can perform an automatic update only if Catalyst Center is successfully connected to the Machine Reasoning Engine in the cloud.
4.

To manually update the Machine Reasoning Knowledge Base in Catalyst Center, do one of these tasks:

  • Under AVAILABLE UPDATES, click Update. A Success pop-up window appears with the status of the update.
  • Manually download the Machine Reason Knowledge Base to your local machine and import it to Catalyst Center. Do these steps:

    1. Click Download.

      The Opening mre_workflow_signed dialog box appears.

    2. Open or save the downloaded file to the desired location in your local machine, and then click OK.

    3. Click Import to import the downloaded Machine Reasoning Knowledge Base from your local machine to Catalyst Center.
5.

Check the CISCO CX CLOUD SERVICE FOR NETWORK BUG IDENTIFIER AND SECURITY ADVISORY check box to enable Cisco CX Cloud connection with network bug identifier and security advisory.
6.

In the Security Advisories Settings area click the RECURRING SCAN toggle button to enable or disable the weekly recurring scan.
7.

Click the CISCO CX CLOUD toggle button to enable or disable the Cisco CX cloud.