Network
Information Database
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The
Cisco APIC-EM
periodically scans the network to create a “single source of truth” for IT.
This inventory includes all network devices, along with an abstraction for the
entire enterprise network.
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Network
topology visualization
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The
Cisco APIC-EM
automatically discovers and maps network devices to a physical topology with
detailed device-level data. The topology of devices and links can also be
presented on a geographical map. You can use this interactive feature to
troubleshoot your network.
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EasyQoS
application
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The EasyQoS
application abstracts away the complexity of deploying Quality of Service
across a heterogeneous network. It presents users with a workflow that allows
them to think of QoS in terms of business intent policies that are then
translated by
Cisco APIC-EM
into a device centric configuration.
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Cisco Network
Plug and Play (PnP) application
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The Cisco Network PnP solution extends across Cisco's enterprise portfolio. It provides a highly secure, scalable, seamless, and unified zero-touch deployment experience for customers across Cisco routers, switches and wireless access points.
Note
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This application is not bundled with the Cisco APIC-EM controller for this release. You need to download, install, and enable this application to use it. For information about these procedures, see the Cisco Application Infrastructure Controller Enterprise Module Upgrade Guide.
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Cisco
Intelligent WAN (IWAN) application
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The separately
licensed IWAN application for APIC-EM simplifies the provisioning of IWAN
network profiles with simple business policies. The IWAN application defines
business-level preferences by application or groups of applications in terms of
the preferred path for hybrid WAN links. Doing so improves the application
experience over any connection and saves telecom costs by leveraging cheaper
WAN links.
Note
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This application is not bundled with the Cisco APIC-EM controller for this release. You need to download, install, and enable this application to use it. For information about these procedures, see the Cisco Application Infrastructure Controller Enterprise Module Upgrade Guide.
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Cisco Active
Advisor application
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The Cisco
Active Advisor application for APIC-EM offers personalized life cycle
management for your network devices by keeping you up-to-date on:
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End-of-life milestones for hardware and software
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Product
advisories, including Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT) bulletins
and field notices
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Warranty
and service contract status
Note
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This application is not bundled with the Cisco APIC-EM controller for this release. You need to download, install, and enable this application to use it. For information about these procedures, see the Cisco Application Infrastructure Controller Enterprise Module Upgrade Guide.
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Cisco
Integrity Verification application
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The Cisco
Integrity Verification (IV) application provides automated and continuous
monitoring of network devices, noting any unexpected or invalid results that
may indicate compromise. The objective of the Cisco IV application is early
detection of the compromise, so as to reduce its impact. The Cisco IV
application operates within the Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure
Controller Enterprise Module (APIC-EM) as a beta version for this release.
Note
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This application is not bundled with the Cisco APIC-EM controller for this release. You need to download, install, and enable this application to use it. For information about these procedures, see the Cisco Application Infrastructure Controller Enterprise Module Upgrade Guide.
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Cisco Remote
Troubleshooter application
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The Cisco
Remote Troubleshooter application uses the Cisco IronPort infrastructure to
create a tunnel that enables a support engineer to connect to an APIC-EM
cluster and troubleshoot issues with your system. The app uses outbound SSH to
create a secure connection to the cluster through this tunnel.
As an
administrator, you can use the Remote Troubleshooter application to control
when a support engineer has access to a particular cluster and for how long
(since a support engineer cannot establish a secure tunnel on their own). You
will receive indication that a support engineer establishes a remote access
session, and you can end a session at any time by disabling the tunnel they are
using.
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Public Key
Infrastructure (PKI) server
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The
Cisco APIC-EM
provides an integrated PKI service that acts as Certificate Authority (CA) or
sub-CA to automate X.509 SSL certificate lifecycle management. Applications,
such as IWAN and PnP, use the capabilities of the embedded PKI service for
automatic SSL certificate management.
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Path Trace
application
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The path trace
application helps to solve network problems by automating the inspection and
interrogation of the flow taken by a business application in the network.
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High
Availability (HA)
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HA is
provided in N+ 1 redundancy mode with full data persistence for HA and Scale.
All the nodes work in Active-Active mode for optimal performance and load
sharing.
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Back Up and
Restore
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The
Cisco APIC-EM
supports complete back up and restore of the entire database from the
controller GUI.
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Audit Logs
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The audit
log captures user and network activity for the
Cisco APIC-EM
applications.
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