March 2024
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Metrics Collection
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Added information in the table about the supported configuration limits for the Metrics Collection feature.
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Supported Configuration
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Local users
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Updated task to include information on how to add local users.
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Adding a User
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Reset password of local users
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Added a new section that includes information about how to reset the password of local users.
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Resetting the Password of Local Users
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Lockout local users account
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Added a new task that describes the lockout of local users accounts feature.
Updated the table in Step 4 to add the fields required for configuring the lockout of local users account feature.
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Locking Out Local Users Accounts
Configuring Password Policy for Local Users
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December 2023
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Backup Retention
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Updated task to include information about the steps to follow for enabling backup retention.
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Scheduling Backup
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Support for CIFS protocol
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Updated task to include information pertaining to support for the CIFS protocol.
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Creating a Backup
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Backup Retention Scenarios
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Added a new table that describes the various backup retention scenarios and the expected outcomes.
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Backup Retention Scenarios
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Port Requirements
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Updated the topic to include port 9094 as a requirement for Intersight Virtual Appliance communication.
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Port Requirements
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October 2023
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Resource requirements for existing appliance deployments.
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New task includes information about resource requirements for existing appliance deployments as well as disk size requirements
for VMware vSphere installations.
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VM Resource Requirements for Existing Appliance Deployments
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Migration Path to expand existing single-node appliance deployment to multi-node cluster configuration.
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New task that includes step on how to expand an existing single-node appliance deployment to a multi-node cluster configuration.
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Migration Path for Expanding Existing Single-Node Deployment to Multi-Node Cluster Configuration
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Configuring External Syslog
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Updated the task to include information that it is now possible to configure up to five external syslog servers.
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Configuring External Syslog
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SSL Certificates
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Updated task to include information about switching to a self-signed certificate.
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Adding SSL Certificates
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Appliance Alarms
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Updated information in the table for the appliance alarms.
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Alarms
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Single Sign-on
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Updated the "IdP Requirements" section to include information for multi-node cluster configuration.
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Single Sign-On with Intersight Virtual Appliance
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July 2023
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Collecting a Tech Support Bundle From Intersight Virtual Appliance
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Added support for collecting tech support bundles for Intersight Connected Virtual Appliance.
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Technical Assistance
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Configuring Cisco TAC Support Using a Serial Console
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Added new task to configure Cisco TAC Support using a serial console.
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Configuring Cisco TAC Support Using a Serial Console
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Reserved IP Address Range Requirements
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Updated information in this section
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Reserved IP Address Range Requirements
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February 2023 |
Multi-Node Cluster Deployment
This feature is currently in Tech Preview. Tech Preview provides a preview of a functionality that is still under development.
The Tech Preview features are not intended to be used in production environments. These features, including their GUI and
API interfaces, may change between Tech Preview and General Availability.
To provide your feedback for the tech preview, send an email to intersight-tech-preview-feedback@cisco.com
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Added a new task that provides information on how to configure a multi-node cluster for Intersight Virtual Appliance.
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Configuring a Multi-Node Cluster for Intersight Virtual Appliance
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Added a new task that provides information on how to replace a node in the multi-node cluster for Intersight Virtual Appliance.
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Replacing a Node in the Multi-Node Cluster for Intersight Virtual Appliance
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January 2023 |
Reserved IP Address Range Requirements |
Added new section to include information about the requirements for reserved IP address range. |
Reserved IP Address Range Requirements
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November 2022 |
Configuring External Syslog |
Updated the Configuring External Syslog task to include support for exporting all Intersight alarms to the configured external
syslog server.
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Configuring External Syslog
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Supported Configuration Limits |
Updated content to include information for large deployments. |
Supported Configuration Limits for Intersight Virtual Appliance
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April 2022 |
Intersight Virtual Appliance Monitoring |
Added a note in the Intersight Virtual Appliance Monitoring section to specify that UCS C-Series server-related faults are
not forwarded by the Connected Virtual Appliance to an external syslog server.
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Intersight Virtual Appliance Monitoring
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Configuring External Syslog |
Added a note in the Configuring External Syslog task to specify that UCS C-Series server-related faults are not forwarded
by the Connected Virtual Appliance to an external syslog server.
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Configuring External Syslog
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January 2022 |
High Availability and Disaster Recovery |
This guide now includes information about how to leverage High Availability using a vendor-provided solution. It also includes
information about disaster recovery using the existing Backup and Restore functionality in Intersight Virtual Appliance as
well as other third-party solutions.
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High Availability and Disaster Recovery for Cisco Intersight Virtual Appliance
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December 2021
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Merge the Intersight Assist Getting Started Guide content with the Intersight Virtual Appliance Getting Started Guide |
This guide now includes installation and set-up information for both Intersight Virtual Appliance and Intersight Assist.
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About Cisco Intersight Virtual Appliance
About Cisco Intersight Assist
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November 2021
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Configuring Account Settings |
Updated the Configuring Account Settings task to include information about the Audit Logs Retention Period field.
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Configuring Account Settings
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October 2021
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Setting Up Intersight Virtual Appliance |
Added new tasks for setting up Intersight Connected Virtual Appliance, Intersight Private Virtual Appliance, and Intersight
Assist.
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Setting Up Intersight Virtual Appliance
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Recovering Intersight Virtual Appliance
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Added new tasks that provides information on how to recover Intersight Virtual Appliance.
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Recovering Intersight Virtual Appliance
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Updating the Intersight Virtual Appliance Software
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Added tasks that provide information on how to update Intersight Connected Virtual Appliance and Intersight Private Virtual
Appliance.
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Updating the Intersight Virtual Appliance Software
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July 2021
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Enhancement to Intersight Virtual Appliance Settings
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Updated the configuring external syslog task to include support for UDP and TCP protocols, in addition to the existing TLS
protocol.
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Configuring External Syslog
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Updated the role creation task to include information on configuring the maximum number of concurrent sessions per role.
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Adding a Role
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May 2021
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Enhancement to Intersight Virtual Appliance Settings
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Updated the task that provides information on how to download software packages for Intersight Virtual Appliance.
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Downloading Software Packages for Intersight Virtual Appliance
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Configuring NTP Servers
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Updated the task that provides information on how to configure a NTP server.
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Configuring NTP
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February 2021
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Enhancements to Intersight Virtual Appliance Settings
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Added a new task that includes information about configuring password policy for local users.
Added a new task that includes information about configuring a banner message for displaying before the login screen.
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Configuring Password Policy for Local Users
Configuring a Banner Message for Displaying Before the Login Screen
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Installing Appliance on KVM Hypervisor
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Added a new task that provides information on how to install Cisco Intersight Virtual Appliance on KVM Hypervisor.
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Installing Cisco Intersight Virtual Appliance and Intersight Assist on KVM Hypervisor
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January 2021
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Enhancement to Intersight Virtual Appliance Settings
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Added a new task that includes information about updating Intersight Intelligence for Intersight Virtual Appliance.
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Updating Intersight Intelligence for Intersight Connected Virtual Appliance
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October 2020
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Enhancement to Intersight Virtual Appliance Settings
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Added a new task that includes information about configuring external syslog.
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Configuring External Syslog
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Support for IPv6 for endpoints
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Updated this section to include information about configuring IP addresses.
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Maintenance Shell for Intersight Virtual Appliance and Intersight Assist
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July 2020
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Licensing requirements
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Updated this section to include licensing requirements for Intersight Private Virtual Appliance.
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Licensing Requirements for Intersight Virtual Appliance
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Technical assistance
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Added a new section that includes information about collecting tech support bundles from Intersight Virtual Appliance.
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Technical Assistance
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Installing Appliance on Microsoft Hyper-V Server
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Added a new task that provides information on how to install Cisco Intersight Virtual Appliance on Microsoft Hyper-V Server.
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Installing Cisco Intersight Virtual Appliance and Intersight Assist on Microsoft Hyper-V Server
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Creating Private Appliance Account
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Added a new task that provides information about creating a Private Appliance Account for downloading software packages for
Intersight Private Virtual Appliance deployments.
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Creating an Appliance Account for Downloading Software Packages
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Downloading Software Packages
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Added a new task that provides information about downloading software packages for Intersight Private Virtual Appliance deployments.
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Downloading Software Packages for Intersight Virtual Appliance
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Uploading Software Packages
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Added a new task that provides information about uploading software packages for Intersight Private Virtual Appliance deployments.
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Uploading Software Packages for Intersight Private Virtual Appliance
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March 2020
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Configuration selection
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Added a step to the existing procedure.
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Installing Cisco Intersight Virtual Appliance and Intersight Assist on VMware vSphere
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Supported Configuration Limits for Intersight Virtual Appliance
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The newly added Tiny(8 vCPU, 16 Gi RAM) option is applicable for Intersight Assist deployments only.
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Supported Configuration Limits for Intersight Virtual Appliance
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February 2020
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LDAP Configuration
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Added support for multiple LDAP domains.
Added support for LDAP/AD configurations without requiring email.
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Configuring LDAP Settings |
Change IP address
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Added the ability to change IP address of the virtual appliance VM.
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Maintenance Shell for Intersight Virtual Appliance and Intersight Assist
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January 2020
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Organizations
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Organizations to support multi-tenancy in an account and the ability to create user-defined roles with system-defined privileges.
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Adding a Role, and Adding an Organization
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Certificates
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Allow user-submitted certificates and ability to create a self-signed certificate.
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Certificates
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December 2019
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Supported Configuration Limits for Intersight Virtual Appliance
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Intersight Virtual Appliance can be deployed in Small or Medium deployment sizes to support 2000 or 5000 servers.
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Supported Configuration Limits for Intersight Virtual Appliance
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Graceful reboot of the Appliance VM
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Intersight Virtual Appliance can be gracefully rebooted from the Intersight Appliance Diagnostic Tool.
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Intersight Appliance Diagnostic Tool
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July 2019
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Alerts based on Cloud Connection
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Enhanced messages to alert users about cloud connectivity and impact of a disrupted connection.
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Cloud Connection for Intersight Connected Virtual Appliance
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Intersight Appliance Diagnostic tool |
A console-based diagnostic tool that helps in troubleshooting and addressing misconfiguration or networking issues during
the appliance installation.
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Troubleshooting |
June 2019
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Support for DHCP
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Enables the appliance to obtain IP addresses from the DHCP server running on the same network to avoid using static IP addresses.
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Installing Cisco Intersight Virtual Appliance
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Scheduling Backup
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Schedules a full state periodic backup of the data in the appliance based on a schedule and saves the backed-up data on a
remote server.
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Scheduling Backup
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