Contents
- Cisco EasyQoS Application for APIC-EM Release Notes, Release 1.4.0.x
- What’s New in Cisco EasyQoS for APIC-EM, Release 1.4.0.x
- Cisco EasyQoS Supported Platforms and Software Requirements
- Installing or Upgrading EasyQoS
- Caveats
- Open Caveats
- Resolved Caveats
- Using the Bug Search Tool
- EasyQoS Limitations and Restrictions
- Service and Support
- Troubleshooting
- Related Documentation
- Cisco APIC-EM Controller Documentation
- Cisco Network Visibility Application Documentation
- Cisco EasyQoS Application Documentation
- Cisco Path Trace Application Documentation
- Cisco IWAN Application Documentation
- Cisco Network Plug and Play Application Documentation
- Cisco APIC-EM Developer Documentation
- Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request
- Notices
- Trademarks
First Published: February 22, 2017
Cisco EasyQoS Application for APIC-EM Release Notes, Release 1.4.0.x
This document describes the Cisco EasyQoS features, limitations, and bugs for release 1.4.0.x.
Along with Cisco EasyQoS, Cisco APIC-EM supports the following additional applications:
For information about the Cisco APIC-EM controller infrastructure (system requirements, security, licensing, supported multi-host configurations, and so on) and the other Cisco APIC-EM applications, see their corresponding release notes at the following URL:
What’s New in Cisco EasyQoS for APIC-EM, Release 1.4.0.x
The Cisco APIC-EM software release provides the following new EasyQoS app features and functions:
Policy Scheduling—EasyQoS gives you the option to apply (or reapply) a policy immediately or at a specific date and time, for example, on a weekend during off-peak hours.
Bandwidth Profiles—Bandwidth profiles allow you to define an interface's bandwidth allocation based on traffic class.
Application Name-Based DSCP Marking in Dynamic Policy—EasyQoS can use the application name (if provided) from a traffic flow to retrieve the missing destination IP address or port number and use this information when applying a dynamic policy.
Subinterface Support—Previously in Release 1.3.0.x, EasyQoS did not provision subinterfaces. Instead, EasyQoS provisioned only physical interfaces based on their tagging. For untagged physical interfaces, EasyQoS provisioned the LAN-based queuing policy. For tagged interfaces, EasyQoS provisioned the WAN Service Provider profile queuing policy that was specified in the tag.
In Release 1.4.0.x, EasyQoS can configure Service Provider Profiles (SPP) on WAN and router subinterfaces. To do this, EasyQoS bases the provisioning on the tagging of both the physical interface and subinterface.
Performance Improvement—Provisioning of Dynamic QoS now matches the Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CallManager) processing scale of 4 calls per second (sustained) and 9 calls per sec (burst).
Built-in Protocol Pack Update—APIC-EM Release 1.4.0.x includes Protocol Pack (PP) 27. PP 27 provides you with support for new applications and bug fixes (especially category/traffic-class assignment fixes).
Protocol Pack Awareness—In this release, EasyQoS can configure a QoS policy on a device based on the device's active protocol pack. (A protocol pack defines the customer validated design (CVD) policy, which includes the default NBAR applications and their business-relevance and traffic-class mappings.)
In EasyQoS Release 1.3.0.x, the CVD policy was based on Protocol Pack 14 (PP 14), and the configuration that was applied to a device was determined by the difference between your customized policy and the CVD policy.
In EasyQoS Release 1.4.0.x, CVD policies are based on Protocol Pack 27 (PP 27), and the configuration that is applied to a device is determined by the difference between your customized policy and the CVD policy defined in the active protocol pack on the device. For devices that are running PP 27, because both EasyQoS and the devices are running the same protocol pack, the configuration contains only your policy customizations. No other configuration changes are needed to align the QoS policy with the CVD.
However, for devices that are running a protocol pack other than PP 27, the configuration applied to the device is based on the CVD policy of the active protocol pack on the device. So, the configuration contains your policy customizations in relation to that CVD policy plus any other changes that are necessary to align the configuration with the CVD policy.
Domain Name Server Enhancement—EasyQoS considers DNS ports 53 and 5353 as discounted ports.
Additional Class Maps for Port-Based Custom Applications—In EasyQoS Release 1.3.0.x, custom application traffic did not get the right DSCP marking for router WAN ports. In EasyQoS Release 1.4.0.x, EasyQoS provides additional class maps for all of the traffic classes that are used for custom applications. EasyQoS adds the custom application to the relevant class map based on the application's traffic class.
Note
If there are no custom applications, additional class maps are still configured on the devices. However, these class maps are not configured.
Cisco EasyQoS Supported Platforms and Software Requirements
For information about the network devices and software versions supported for this release by the EasyQoS app, see Supported Platforms for the Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Enterprise Module.
Installing or Upgrading EasyQoS
The EasyQoS image is built into the APIC-EM controller image. When you install or upgrade to APIC-EM 1.4.0.x, the EasyQoS Release 1.4.0.x is installed or upgraded as well.
After installing or upgrading the APIC-EM software, you can begin to use EasyQoS by enabling the application. For information about how to enable applications, see the Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Enterprise Module Administration Guide. For any of the following information, see these sources:
Table 2 Information Sources for Installing or Upgrading EasyQoS Information
Source
Installing APIC-EM or EasyQoS
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Enterprise Module Installation Guide
Upgrading APIC-EM or EasyQoS
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Enterprise Module Upgrade Guide
Obtaining bug information about APIC-EM
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Enterprise Module Release Notes Caveats
Open Caveats
The following table lists the open caveats for this release.
Resolved Caveats
The following table lists the resolved caveats for this release.
Note
For a list of caveats resolved in an earlier software release, see the Cisco APIC-EM release notes for the specific release.
Using the Bug Search Tool
Procedure
Step 1 Go to http://tools.cisco.com/bugsearch. Step 2 At the Log In screen, enter your registered Cisco.com username and password; then, click Log In. The Bug Search page opens.
Note If you do not have a Cisco.com username and password, you can register for them at http://tools.cisco.com/RPF/register/register.do.
Step 3 To search for a specific bug, enter the bug ID in the Search For field and press Return. Step 4 To search for bugs in the current release:
EasyQoS Limitations and Restrictions
The EasyQoS application has the following limitations and restrictions.
Note
Refer to the other Cisco APIC-EM application release notes or Cisco APIC-EM controller release notes for information about any other application or infrastructure-specific issues.
Custom apps created using the EasyQoS GUI application require an IP address (mandatory field). Custom apps created using the API do not require an IP address (optional field). Custom apps created without an IP address using the API will fail when applied to a NBAR router. NBAR routers do not support applications without an IP address. To apply the policy on NBAR routers, please remove the custom app from the list.
When configuring EasyQoS on a Cisco Catalyst 4500 series switch using port channels, we recommend that you apply the EasyQoS policy during a maintenance window or by changing the routing metrics (either EIGRP or OSPF) to remove traffic off of the member links during the application of the EasyQoS policy. Traffic will be disrupted when the EasyQoS policy is applied on the port channel interfaces.
When removing a network device from a scope in EasyQoS, options that permit you to restore to the original policy or delete the policy are not triggered. Additionally, unlike the option in EasyQoS that permits you to reapply a policy, there are no options to restore an original policy or to delete a policy when a policy fails on the network devices.
For the EasyQoS application, the maximum number of devices that can be configured for a scope is 2000.
Cisco EasyQoS is not supported on the Cisco ASR 1000 series router running Cisco IOS XE 16.3.1.
Within the EasyQoS application, Dynamic QoS is a beta functionality for this release.
Important:For specific EasyQoS feature support and restrictions by platform and line card, see Supported Platforms for the Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Enterprise Module.
Service and Support
Troubleshooting
See the Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Enterprise Module Troubleshooting Guide, for troubleshooting procedures.
Related Documentation
The following publications are available for the Cisco APIC-EM:
Cisco APIC-EM Controller Documentation
For this type of information...
See this document...
Release information, including new features, system requirements, and open and resolved caveats.
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Enterprise Module Release Notes
Installation and configuration of the controller, including post-installation tasks.
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Enterprise Module Installation Guide
Introduction to the Cisco APIC-EM GUI and its applications.
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Enterprise Module Quick Start Guide 1
Configuration of user accounts, RBAC scope, security certificates, authentication and password policies, and global discovery settings.
Monitoring and managing Cisco APIC-EM services.
Backup and restore.
Cisco APIC-EM APIs.
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Enterprise Module Administrator Guide
Troubleshooting the controller, including the installation, services, and passwords.
Developer console.
How to contact the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC).
Cisco Application Infrastructure Controller Enterprise Module Troubleshooting Guide
Tasks to perform before updating the controller to the latest version.
Software update instructions.
Tasks to perform after an update.
Cisco Application Infrastructure Controller Enterprise Module Upgrade Guide
1 Available from the APIC-EM controller System Info window.Cisco Network Visibility Application Documentation
For this type of information...
See this document...
Release information, including open and resolved caveats for the Cisco Network Visibility application.
Cisco Network Visibility Application for APIC-EM Release Notes
Supported platforms and software releases.
Cisco Network Visibility Application for APIC-EM Supported Platforms
Installation of the application. (This application is installed as part of the Cisco APIC-EM controller software.)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Enterprise Module Installation Guide
Network discovery, device and host management, topology maps.
Cisco Network Visibility Application for APIC-EM User Guide
Cisco EasyQoS Application Documentation
For this type of information...
See this document...
Release information, including open and resolved caveats for the Cisco EasyQoS application.
Cisco EasyQoS Application for APIC-EM Release Notes
Supported platforms and software releases.
Cisco EasyQoS Application for APIC-EM Supported Platforms
Installation of the application. (This application is installed as part of the Cisco APIC-EM controller software.)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Enterprise Module Installation Guide
Configuration of quality of service policies on the devices in your network.
Cisco EasyQoS Application for APIC-EM User Guide
Cisco Path Trace Application Documentation
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See this document...
Release information, including open and resolved caveats for the Path Trace application.
Cisco Path Trace Application for APIC-EM Release Notes
Supported platforms and software releases.
Cisco Path Trace Application for APIC-EM Supported Platforms
Installation of the application. (This application is installed as part of the Cisco APIC-EM controller software.)
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Enterprise Module Installation Guide
Procedures for performing path traces and information about how to understand the path trace results.
Cisco Path Trace Application for APIC-EM User Guide
Cisco Network Plug and Play Application Documentation
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See this document...
Release information, including open and resolved caveats for the Cisco Plug and Play application.
Supported Cisco devices for Cisco Network Plug and Play.
Release Notes for Cisco Network Plug and Play
Configuration of devices using Cisco Network Plug and Play.
Configuration Guide for Cisco Network Plug and Play on Cisco APIC-EM
Cisco Open Plug-n-Play Agent Configuration Guide
Cisco Network Plug and Play solution overview.
Main workflows used with the Cisco Network Plug and Play solution.
Deployment of the Cisco Network Plug and Play solution.
Tasks for using proxies with the Cisco Network Plug and Play solution.
Configuration of a DHCP server for APIC-EM controller auto-discovery.
Troubleshooting procedures for the Cisco Network Plug and Play solution.
Solution Guide for Cisco Network Plug and Play
Information about using the Cisco Plug and Play Mobile App.
Mobile Application User Guide for Cisco Network Plug and Play (also accessible in the app through Help)
Cisco APIC-EM Developer Documentation
The Cisco APIC-EM developer website is located on the Cisco DevNet website.
For this type of information...
See this document...
API functions, parameters, and responses.
Tutorial introduction to controller GUI, DevNet sandboxes and APIC-EM NB REST API.
Getting Started with Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Enterprise Module (APIC-EM)
Hands-on coding experience calling APIC-EM NB REST API from Python.
Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request
For information on obtaining documentation, using the Cisco Bug Search Tool (BST), submitting a service request, and gathering additional information, see What’s New in Cisco Product Documentation at:
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/general/whatsnew/whatsnew.html
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Notices
Trademarks
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