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Cisco Catalyst Center Global Manager Deployment Guide, Release 1.4.1

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Catalyst Center Global Manager Overview

Cisco Catalyst Center Global Manager
Audience

Deployment Requirements

Required firewall ports and connectivity
Additional deployment requirements

Prepare for Deployment

Prepare for deployment
Install VMware
Download the OVA for Catalyst Center Global Manager
Reserve enterprise interface
Import the IdenTrust certificate chain
Prepare the DNS, NTP, and proxy servers
Enable storage input/output control
Check HA Admission Control Setting

Deploy Catalyst Center Global Manager VM on VMware ESXi

Deployment Modes of Catalyst Center Global Manager VM on VMware ESXi
Create the Catalyst Center Global Manager VM
Configure Catalyst Center Global Manager on ESXi virtual appliance

Deploy Catalyst Center Global Manager on AWS using AWS CloudFormation

Prerequisites for deployment of Catalyst Center Global Manager using AWS CloudFormation
Deploy Catalyst Center Global Manager on AWS using AWS CloudFormation

Deploy Catalyst Center Global Manager on AWS using AWS Marketplace

Prerequisites for deployment using AWS Marketplace
Deploy Catalyst Center Global Manager on AWS using AWS Marketplace

Get Started

Log in to Catalyst Center Global Manager and run it
Enroll Catalyst Center to Catalyst Center Global Manager
Site Hierarchy
Monitor from the overview dashboard
Alerts
Device infrastructure
Endpoints
Situational dashboard
Controllers
Controller backup
Global search
Workflows
Platform
Activities
System

Cisco Catalyst Center Global Manager Deployment Guide, Release 1.4.1

Deploy Catalyst Center Global Manager on AWS using AWS Marketplace

Updated: May 22, 2026

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Validate the deployment

Provides the instructions for deploying Catalyst Center Global Manager on AWS via the AWS Marketplace, available for download through the Cisco Software Download site.

For instructions on how to deploy Catalyst Center Global Manager on AWS using AWS Marketplace, download the instructions file from the Cisco Software Download site.

Validate the deployment

Perform these validation checks to ensure that your environment setup and Catalyst Center Global Manager VA configuration work.

Before you begin

Ensure that your stack creation on AWS Marketplace has no errors.

Procedure

	1.	From the Amazon EC2 console, validate the network and system configuration and then verify that the Catalyst Center Global Manager IP address is correct.
	2.	Send a ping to the Catalyst Center Global Manager IP address to ensure that your host details and network connection are valid.
	3.	Establish an SSH connection with Catalyst Center Global Manager to verify that Catalyst Center Global Manager is authenticated.
	4.	Test HTTPS accessibility to the Catalyst Center Global Manager GUI using one of these methods: Use a browser. For more information about browser compatibility, see the Release Notes for Cisco Catalyst Center Global Manager. Use Telnet through the CLI. Use curl through the CLI.

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