Cisco APIC Getting Started Guide, Release 6.2(x)

Enhancements and improvements to the APIC GUI

Updated: January 12, 2026

Overview

This topic explains the enhancements in Cisco APIC release 6.1(2), focusing on UI revisions for improved usability, detailed information access, and efficient navigation. It covers updated GUI fields, color coding, inventory management, connectivity details, and historical health score timelines for controllers, switches, and pods.

The Cisco APIC release 6.1(2) includes numerous UI revisions for enhanced ease of use, more detailed information, and quicker navigation with fewer clicks.

Table 1. Updated GUI fields
Home	> Fabric View	Color coding, more cards, pill-shaped icons, and links to detailed information: Health Level > General information with Overview, Faults, and History tabs Recent Activity information with Audit Logs, Event Records, and Session Logs Inventory information with details on Controllers, Switches and Pods Connectivity information with Endpoints, L3 Neighbors, and Multicast Groups Interfaces information with Total and Physical detailed lists, dashlets, and cards Capacity hyperlinks to Fabric Capacity or Leaf Switch Capacity information
Manage	> Inventory	> Controllers. Controller screen displays the type of controller in the table (Physical or Virtual) > Controller > select a controller > History > Historical Timeline. All health scores are displayed graphically for the past hour or day. Interfaces > Physical Interfaces, select an Interface ID. Physical Interfaces details appear, including the Interface ID and CDP/LLDP neighbor information. > Switches > select a switch Switch view graphic appears. A pop-up window appears when hovering over a component. Click Rack at the bottom. Rack details appear that show the room, floor and building, a Summary card with Role, Fabric State, Version, and Health of the switch > History > Historical Timeline. All health scores are displayed graphically for the past hour or day. > Pods > select a pod Health Summary information such as Health Level, General information, Recent Activity, and Inventory details appear. > History > Historical Timeline. All health scores are displayed graphically for the past hour or day.
Table Settings	Gear icon	Click gear and table Configuration window slides from right. Select categories from list for each interface. Settings persist only in the browser where the user made the changes, even after logging out.
Help	? icon	Help Center

You can access the Help menu in another way besides the "?" icon on the top right. From the Home menu, click Journey > What's New tab. The What's new window appears. Click Go to Help Center at the bottom.

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