Cisco APIC Getting Started Guide, Release 6.1(x)

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Cisco APIC Getting Started Guide, Release 6.1(x)

Nexus Dashboard cluster from APIC GUI

Updated: November 28, 2025

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Overview

sd Nexus Dashboard cluster from APIC GUI

Starting with APIC Release 6.1.4, users can directly navigate to a registered Nexus Dashboard cluster from the APIC GUI without the need for a separate login. The navigation is supported only if the Nexus Dashboard is running Release 4.1or later and the APIC is running Release 6.1.4 or later.

Only remote users with admin-write privileges on APIC can navigate from the APIC GUI to the Nexus Dashboard. A remote user refers to an APIC user authenticated through LDAP, RADIUS, or TACACS+. The logged-in user is granted super admin privileges on the Nexus Dashboard.

Follow these steps to directly navigate to a registered Nexus Dashboard cluster from the APIC GUI without the need for a separate login.

See Connecting Clusters article to navigate to APIC from Nexus Dashboard.

Before you begin

  • Ensure that the NTP servers on both the APIC and Nexus Dashboard are configured to synchronize with the same time source.

  • APIC must be onboarded as a site within the Nexus Dashboard.

  • The user must log in to the APIC as a remote user.

  • The remote user must have admin-write privileges on the APIC. This user will have super admin privileges on the Nexus Dashboard.

  • Ensure that the client system is configured with the DNS domain for the Nexus Dashboard, as APIC uses the Nexus Dashboard's hostname for navigation.

Procedure

1.

Log in to the APIC GUI.
2.

Navigate to Nexus Dashboard cluster using one of these methods:

  • In the upper right corner of the APIC window, click the Launch the ND Cluster icon.

    The registered Nexus Dashboard clusters are displayed.

    Click the desired Nexus Dashboard cluster to navigate.

    APIC starts the active node in the Nexus Dashboard cluster.

  • On the menu bar, choose Integrations > Nexus Dashboard.

    The registered Nexus Dashboard clusters are displayed in a table.

    Check the desired cluster, click …, and choose Open in New Tab to navigate to the Nexus Dashboard cluster.