Contents
- Cisco Network Visibility Application for APIC-EM Release Notes, Release 1.4.0.x
- What’s New in Network Visibility
- Supported Platforms and Software Requirements
- Installing or Upgrading Network Visibility
- Caveats
- Open Caveats
- Resolved Caveats
- Using the Bug Search Tool
- Limitations and Restrictions
- Service and Support
- Troubleshooting
- Related Documentation
- Cisco APIC-EM Controller 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 21, 2017
Cisco Network Visibility Application for APIC-EM Release Notes, Release 1.4.0.x
This document describes the features, limitations, and bugs in Cisco Network Visibility applications (Discovery, Inventory, and Host), Release 1.4.0.x.
Along with Cisco Network Visibility, 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 Network Visibility
The Cisco APIC-EM software release provides the following new network visibility apps (Discovery, Inventory, Host) features and functions:
Command Runner—Allows you to send CLI commands to selected devices. Currently, show and other read-only commands are permitted.
Update Polling Interval—Allows you to update the polling interval at the global level for all devices on the Settings > Polling Interval page or at the device level for a specific device in the Device Inventory window. When you set the polling interval at the device level, that value takes precedence over the global polling interval value.
Resync (Resynchronize Devices)—Allows you to immediately poll the selected device for updated information and status. The device information and status are updated in the inventory.
Update Credentials—Allows you to change the discovery credentials of selected devices.
IP Device Tracking (IPDT) Support—If enabled on devices, IPDT retrieves host information during the discovery process.
Supported Platforms and Software Requirements
For information about the network devices and software versions that Network Visibility supports, see Cisco Network Visibility Application for APIC-EM Supported Platforms.
Installing or Upgrading Network Visibility
The Network Visibility image is built into the APIC-EM controller image. When you install or upgrade to APIC-EM 1.4.0.x, the Network Visibility Release 1.4.0.x is installed or upgraded as well.
After installing or upgrading the APIC-EM software, you can begin to use Network Visibility immediately. For any of the following information, see these sources:
Table 1 Information Sources for Installing or Upgrading Network Visibility Information
Source
Installing APIC-EM or Network Visibility
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Enterprise Module Installation Guide
Upgrading APIC-EM or Network Visibility
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 that 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:
Limitations and Restrictions
The Network Visibility application has the following limitations and restrictions.
Note
Refer to the other Cisco APIC-EM app release notes or Cisco APIC-EM controller release notes for information about any other app or infrastructure-specific issues.
HTTP and HTTPS are not supported for device discovery for this release.
There is a 255 character limit when entering a multi-range IP address for a Discovery job. The Discovery job will fail if you enter more than 255 characters for a multi-range IP address.
The IP Device Tracking (IPDT) controllability feature is provided as a static configuration that is pushed to devices within your network during a discovery. The IPDT controllability feature overwrites the current state of IPDT configurations on the devices. If you do not want the existing IPDT configurations on the devices to be disturbed, you need to disable the IPDT controllability feature in the APIC-EM Settings. To do this, from the Global toolbar, click admin (shown as admin with the gear icon) > Settings > Device Controllability. In the Device Controllability window, turn off IPDT autoconfiguration by selecting No for IPDT Autoconfig.
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
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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 Plug and Play Application Documentation
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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.
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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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