Overview
Introduces the initial setup process for Catalyst Center Global Manager, guiding users through essential configuration steps to begin managing and automating their network infrastructure effectively.
Log in to Catalyst Center Global Manager and run it
Provides instructions for accessing the Catalyst Center Global Manager GUI, logging in with default credentials, creating a new user account, accepting terms, activating the device, and launching the dashboard.
Enroll Catalyst Center to Catalyst Center Global Manager
Details the process of registering Catalyst Center controllers with Catalyst Center Global Manager, requiring integration with Cisco Catalyst Cloud and specifying controller details like IP address and Member ID.
Site Hierarchy
Explains the aggregated view of sites across multiple controllers, how sites are combined into a single node, and the process for refreshing and searching within the site hierarchy.
Monitor from the overview dashboard
Explains how to use the Overview page to progressively load and display data from enrolled controllers, showing controller health, network status changes, and providing options to refresh and customize dashlets.
Alerts
Explains the Alerts feature for viewing and exploring details about alerts categorized by critical, major, minor, and informational levels, including analytics for top site groups and segment types.
Device infrastructure
Describes the Device Infrastructure section for viewing filtered details of device health and fabric sites, ensuring security and proper functioning.
Endpoints
Explains how to view health details for wireless and wired endpoints under the Endpoints section, including top site groups and metrics, with cross-launch capabilities to Device 360 pages.
Situational dashboard
Describes the beta feature for creating customized dashboards using pre-built dashlets to display aggregated views of client and device health, connectivity, and performance metrics.
Controllers
Explains how to view all enrolled Catalyst Centers on the Controllers page, displaying details like controller name, IP address, connectivity, health status, type, and system version, with options to edit names and cross-launch.
Global search
Describes the global search box on the Catalyst Center Global Manager home page, supporting searches by MAC address, platform, software version, and IP address for devices, endpoints, applications, sites, and users, with cross-launch to detailed views.
Workflows
Explains support for triggering notifications for events, with supported channels including EMAIL, PAGERDUTY, REST, SNMP, SYSLOG, and WEBEX.
Platform
Introduces the extensible platform for creating value-added applications, leveraging Intent APIs for policy-based abstraction, Integration Flows for data center operations, and Events and Notifications Services.
Activities
Explains the Activities page for viewing audit log details of Catalyst Center Global Manager, capturing user actions, system changes, and controller operations, with filtering options by period and severity.
System
Introduces the System page for viewing basic details of Catalyst Center Global Manager, including System 360, Software Management, and Backup & Restore information.