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

■      New Software Features

■      Open Issues

■      Resolved Issues

■      Hardware Requirements

■      Compatibility Information

■      Verified Scalability Limits

■      Usage Guidelines and Limitations

■      Related Content

■      Documentation Feedback

■      Legal Information

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

CSCvs12558

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.

Documentation Feedback

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Legal Information

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