Cisco Network Insights Advisor for the Cisco APIC Release Notes, Release 2.0.1
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Cisco Network Insights Advisor Application for the Cisco APIC Release Notes, Release 2.0.1
Cisco Network Insights Advisor (NIA) application consists of a monitoring utility that are added to the Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC).
This document describes the features, issues, and limitations for Cisco NIA on the Cisco APIC.
For more information, see Related Content.
| Date |
Description |
| May 28, 2020 |
Usage guidelines and limitations. |
| Mar 27, 2020 |
Compatibility information for Cisco NIA. |
| Mar 20, 2020 |
Hardware requirements for Cisco NIA. |
| Mar 16, 2020 |
Fabric nodes supported for Cisco NIA on Cisco APIC. |
| Jan 31, 2020 |
Release 2.0.1 became available. |
Contents
■ Usage Guidelines and Limitations
New Software Features
| Feature |
Description |
| Metadata refresh |
When Cisco NIA is updated to latest from the app settings, the application fetches the latest metadata published version. |
| Connected TAC Assist |
Connected TAC Assist allows the user to collect logs for specified devices and then user uploads the logs to the cloud. It also enables Cisco TAC to trigger on-demand collection of logs for specified user devices and pulls the logs from cloud. |
| Advisory Report |
Download Advisory Report as an excel file from the Browse Advisories work pane. Each advisory tab in the excel file lets you view the notices, issues, advisories, and anomaly details for devices in the fabric. |
| Fabric Job |
The fabric job provides access to configure and schedule bug scan and compliance check jobs that run across the fabric. |
| Software Upgrade Path |
View the recommended upgrade path to the recommended release. Also see the release notes, procedure, caveats and open defects for versions in the upgrade path. |
Open Issues
This section lists the open issues in this release. Click the bug ID to access the Bug Search tool and see additional information about the issue. The “Exists In” column of the table specifies the releases in which the issue exists.
| Bug ID |
Description |
Exists In |
| Cisco NIA app GUI displays that the Device Connector is not connected. |
2.0.1 |
Resolved Issues
There are no resolved issues in this release.
Hardware Requirements
This table describes the Cisco APIC LAN deployment requirements for Cisco NIA software telemetry.
| Hardware |
Cisco NIA installed in Cisco Application Services Engine cluster connected to Cisco ACI fabric |
Cisco NIA installed in Cisco APIC cluster |
| APIC-CLUSTER-M1 |
Yes |
No |
| APIC-CLUSTER-M2 |
Yes |
No |
| APIC-CLUSTER-M3 |
Yes |
Yes (Maximum 20 ACI fabric nodes) |
| APIC-CLUSTER-L1 |
Yes |
No |
| APIC-CLUSTER-L2 |
Yes |
No |
| APIC-CLUSTER-L3 |
Yes |
Yes (Maximum 20 ACI fabric nodes) |
In the Lab environment you can install Cisco NIA app on APIC-CLUSTER-M1/M2 or APIC-CLUSTER-L1/L2. We do not recommend installing Cisco NIA app on APIC-CLUSTER-M1/M2 or APIC-CLUSTER-L1/L2 in the production environment.
Compatibility Information
For Cisco NIA on Cisco APIC and Cisco NIA on Cisco Application Services Engine compatibility with Day-2 Operations apps, see the Cisco Day-2 Operations Apps Support Matrix.
| Software/Hardware |
Release or PID |
| Cisco Application Services Engine cluster |
SE-CL-L3 |
| Minimum Intersight Device Connector version on Cisco APIC |
1.0.9-750 |
| Minimum Intersight Device Connector version on Cisco Application Services Engine |
1.0.9-229 |
| Devices supported |
Cisco Nexus 9000 series switches. |
Verified Scalability Limits
| Software/Hardware |
Number |
| Fabrics supported for Cisco NIA on Cisco Application Services Engine |
1 |
| Fabric nodes supported for Cisco NIA on Cisco APIC |
20 |
| Fabric nodes supported for Cisco NIA on Cisco Application Services Engine |
100 |
Usage Guidelines and Limitations
■ Upgrade from Cisco NIA 1.0.x to Cisco NIA 2.0.1 App is not supported.
■ Cisco NIA checks for metadata update every hour. However, there may not be an update every time.
■ When the Device Connector is unclaimed from the on-premise GUI application, the Device Connector must be unclaimed from Intersight for TAC Assit’s connected TAC functionality to work.
■ TAC Assist started from Cisco NIA 2.0.1 App will not show up in Cisco NI Base and vice versa.
Related Content
The Cisco Network Insights Advisor documentation can be accessed from the following website:
https://www.cisco.com /c/en/us/support/data - center- analytics/network - insights- advisor/model.html
The documentation includes installation, upgrade, configuration, technical references, and release notes, as well as other documentation.
| Document |
Description |
| Cisco Network Insights Advisor Application for the Cisco APIC Release Notes |
This document. |
| Cisco Network Insights Advisor Application for the Cisco APIC User Guide |
Describes how to download, install, and set up Cisco Network Insights Advisor application in Cisco APIC. |
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