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Cisco Network Insights Advisor Application for Cisco APIC User Guide, Release 1.0.x

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Cisco Network Insights Advisor Application for Cisco APIC User Guide, Release 1.0.x

Chapter Title

Cisco Network Insights Advisor Overview

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Updated:
August 19, 2019

Chapter: Cisco Network Insights Advisor Overview

Cisco Network Insights Advisor Overview

This chapter contains the following sections:

About Cisco Network Insights Advisor on Cisco Application Services Engine

Cisco Network Insights Advisor (Cisco NIA) application consists of monitoring utilities that can be added to the Cisco Application Services Engine via Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (Cisco APIC).

Software Requirements

The following are software requirements for Cisco Network Insights Advisor on Cisco Application Services Engine via Cisco APIC.

  • Cisco Network Insights Advisor application requires Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (Cisco APIC), Release 4.1(2m). For details on Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller, refer to the documentation Cisco APIC.

  • Cisco Network Insights Advisor application requires Cisco Application Services Engine, Release 1.1.0a.

Hardware Requirements

The following are required for the Cisco NIA application running on Cisco Application Services Engine via the Cisco APIC:

  • Use existing Cisco APIC cluster Large (APIC-CLUSTER-L3)/Large (APIC-CLUSTER-L2).

  • Pods on your network must have between 1 and 120 switches.

  • The Cisco Application Services Engine cluster SE-NODE-G2.

Downloading Cisco NIA Application from the Cisco App Center

This section contains the steps required to download Cisco NIA application in the Cisco APIC in preparation for installation.

Before you begin

You must have administrative credentials to download application in the Cisco APIC.

Procedure

Step 1

Log in to the Cisco APIC GUI with admin privileges.

  • If you do not have admin privileges, you can log in to the Cisco App Center to download the application.
Step 2

Choose Apps.

Step 3

Click the Download Applications icon on the far-right side of the work pane.

A new browser tab or window opens to the Cisco App Center.
Step 4

Search for Cisco Network Insights Advisor application on the search bar.

Step 5

Select the Cisco Network Insights Advisor application you want to download and click Download for that app to begin the process of downloading the app to your local machine.

Step 6

Review the license agreement and, if OK, click Agree and download.

The Cisco NIA application is downloaded to your local machine.

What to do next

Note the download location of the Cisco NIA file on your local machine. Make sure to move the downloaded Cisco NIA file to a http server, which can then be uploaded to Cisco Application Services Engine via Cisco APIC.

Installing Cisco NIA Application on Cisco Application Services Engine

This section contains the steps required to install Cisco Network Insights Advisor application on the Cisco Application Services Engine via Cisco APIC. This set up is required for Cisco NIA application to show important information and gather relevant data.

Before you begin

Before you begin installing a Cisco Network Insights Advisor application, make sure the following requirements are met:

  • You have installed and configured Cisco Application Services Engine.

  • You must have administrator credentials to install Cisco Network Insights Advisor application.

Procedure

Step 1

Log in to the Cisco APIC GUI with admin privileges.

Step 2

Click Admin tab and then click Downloads from the top navigation bar.

Step 3

Click Service Engine from the tabs on the far-right side. Then select Upload File.

The Add File to Service Engine dialog appears.

Step 4

In the URL enter the http address and click Submit.

You can click Refresh icon on the far-right side of the Downloads work pane to check the upload status.

Step 5

Once the Status is complete then click the Apps tab.

The Cisco NIA application installation progress dialog appears.

The Service Engine dialog describes that the application is for configuring the Cisco Application Services Engine cluster.

Step 6

Once the installation is complete then click Enable in the Cisco NIA application dialog.

Step 7

Click the Apps tab. Then click Open from the Cisco NIA application dialog.

The Welcome to Network Insights Advisor dialog appears for the first installation.

What to do next

When the installation is complete, the application opens to Welcome to Network Insights Advisor dialog. Continue with the setup of the Cisco Network Insights Advisor application located in the Cisco NIA Initial Setup section of the next chapter.

Disable Cisco NIA Application on Cisco Application Services Engine

This section contains the steps required to disable a Cisco Network Insights Advisor application on the Cisco Application Services Engine .

Before you begin

Before you begin to disable Cisco Network Insights Advisor application, make sure you have administrator credentials for Cisco Network Insights Advisor application.

Procedure

Step 1

Log in to the Cisco APIC GUI with admin privileges.

Step 2

Click the Apps tab on the top navigation bar.

Step 3

Click Disable on the top right corner of the Cisco NIA application dialog.

Step 4

Click Yes on the disable application dialog.

The Cisco NIA application is disabled for the user to open.

What to do next

You can re-enable the Cisco Network Insights Advisor application on the Cisco NIA application dialog.

Delete Cisco NIA Application on Cisco Application Services Engine

This section contains the steps required to delete a Cisco Network Insights Advisor application on the Cisco Application Services Engine .

Before you begin

  • You must disable the Cisco NIA app before you delete the app on the Cisco Application Services Engine.

  • You need administrator credentials for Cisco Network Insights Advisor application.

Procedure

Step 1

Log in to the Cisco APIC GUI with admin privileges.

Step 2

Click the Apps tab on the top navigation bar.

Step 3

Click Delete on the top right corner of the Cisco NIA application dialog.

Step 4

Click Yes on the delete application dialog.

The Cisco NIA application is removed.

What to do next

You can install the Cisco Network Insights Advisor application on Cisco Application Services Engine. See Installing Cisco NIA Application on Cisco Application Services Engine for details.

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