Release Notes for Cisco Crosswork Data Gateway for Cloud Applications, Release 7.1.0
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Crosswork Data Gateway for Cloud Applications, Release 7.1.0
Crosswork Data Gateway for Cloud Applications, Release 7.1.0
Cisco Crosswork Data Gateway for Cloud Applications, Release 7.1.0, is a focused release that primarily refines deployment options and clarifies platform compatibility. This version does not introduce new software features or address any resolved, open, or known issues. A significant change in behavior is the discontinuation of support for deployment on AWS EC2 platform. Moving forward, the solution continues to support deployment on VMware vCenter and OpenStack environments, ensuring continued robust data collection capabilities within these validated infrastructures.
There are no new software features introduced in Cisco Crosswork Data Gateway release 7.1.0.
Table 1. Behavior changes in Crosswork Data Gateway
| Description |
Behavior changes |
| Deployment on AWS EC2 is not supported 7.1.0 onwards |
Cisco Crosswork Data Gateway for Cloud Applications does not support deployment on AWS EC2 or other public cloud platforms. However, it fully supports deployment on VMware vCenter and OpenStack for on-premises and private cloud environments. For more information on deploying Crosswork Data Gateway, see the Cisco Crosswork Data Gateway 7.1 Installation and Configuration Guide for Cloud Applications. |
There are no resolved issues in the Cisco Crosswork Data Gateway release 7.1.0.
There are no open issues in the Cisco Crosswork Data Gateway release 7.1.0.
There are no known issues in the Cisco Crosswork Data Gateway release 7.1.0.
Supported virtualization platforms
Cisco releases updated builds of Crosswork Data Gateway on the Cisco Support & Software Download site.
Cisco Crosswork Data Gateway can be installed into a data center using any of the platforms listed in the following table. The file used for deployment is unique to each of these environments.
Table 2. Supported platforms
| Platform |
Image format |
| VCenter |
OVA (*.ova) Note: Some versions of Mozilla Firefox may change the .ova installer file extension to .dms during the download. After the file is downloaded, change the file extension to .ova. |
| OpenStack |
QCOW2 (*.qcow2) |
Compatibility with Cisco products
Cisco Crosswork Data Gateway 7.1 for Cloud applications is validated for use with the following Crosswork Cloud applications:
● Cisco Crosswork Trust Insights is a cloud-based SaaS solution that reports on the integrity of devices and provides forensics for assured inventory.
● Cisco Crosswork Cloud Traffic Analysis is a cloud-based SaaS solution that provides rich analysis, visualization, and recommended optimizations for network traffic flows.
Cisco Crosswork Data Gateway must be deployed using the Crosswork Cloud profile for use with Crosswork Cloud applications. For information on deployment, see Cisco Crosswork Data Gateway 7.1 Installation and Configuration Guide for Cloud Applications.
System requirements
Table 3. VM requirements for Crosswork Data Gateway
| Requirement |
Description |
| Virtualization platform |
● VMware vCenter server 6.7, ESXi 6.5
● VMware vCenter Server 7.0.3, ESXi 6.5 and 6.7
|
| OpenStack |
OpenStack OSP16 |
| Memory |
32 GB |
| vCPU |
8 |
Table 4. Additional content
| Document |
Description |
| Cisco Crosswork Data Gateway 7.1 Release Notes for Cloud Applications |
Provides an overview of the product, compatibility information, and important information that should be considered before using the product. |
| Cisco Crosswork Data Gateway 7.1 Installation and Configuration Guide for Cloud Applications |
Covers information about the system requirements, prerequisites, installation and upgrade, instructions and configuration procedure. |
| Advanced users can extend the Cisco Crosswork functionality using the APIs. API documentation is available on Cisco Devnet. |
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