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Cisco Network Insights Advisor Application for the Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Release Notes, Release 1.0.3

Cisco Network Insights Advisor (NIA) application consists of a monitoring utility that can be added to the Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC).

This document describes the features, caveats, and limitations for Cisco NIA on the Cisco APIC. Table 1 shows the online change history for this document.

Table 1 shows the online change history for this document.

Table 1 Online History Change

Date	Description
May 28, 2020	Usage guidelines and limitations.
Mar 29, 2020	Compatibility information for Cisco NIA.
Dec 11, 2019	Usage guidelines and limitations.
Dec 5, 2019	Release 1.0.3 became available.

This document includes the following sections:

■ New and Changed Information

■ About Cisco Network Insights Advisor Application

■ Hardware Requirements

■ Compatibility Information

■ Verified Scalability Limits

■ Usage Guidelines and Limitations

■ Open Caveats

■ Resolved Caveats

■ Related Documentation

■ Documentation Feedback

New and Changed Information

The following table lists the new software features in this release:

Table 2 New and Changed Information in This Release

Feature	Description
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller	Cisco Application Services Engine supports Cisco APIC, Release 3.2(8).

About Cisco Network Insights Advisor Application

Cisco NIA monitors a data center network and pinpoints known issues that can be addressed to maintain availability and reduce surprise outages. Cisco NIA constantly scans the customers network and provides proactive advice with a focus on maintaining availability and alerting customers about potential issues that can impact uptime.

Cisco NIA consists of the following components:

■ Advisories

— Software Upgrades

— Cisco Recommendations

■ Cisco Notices

— EoL/EoS Dates

— Field Notices

■ Issues

— Bug/PSIRT Reports

■ TAC Assist

— Log Collection

Hardware Requirements

The following table describes the hardware requirements for Cisco NIA:

Table 3 Hardware Requirements in This Release

Hardware	Number
Cisco APIC cluster	Use existing APIC cluster.
Cisco Application Services Engine cluster	SE-CL-L3
Pods on your network	Between 1 and 100 ■ Pods with no switches will not appear in the list

Compatibility Information

For Cisco NIA on Cisco APIC and Cisco NIA on Cisco Application Services Engine compatibility with Day-2 Operations apps, see the Cisco Day-2 Operations Apps Support Matrix.

Table 4 Compatibility Information in This Release

Software/Hardware	Release
Devices supported	Cisco Nexus 9000 series switches

Verified Scalability Limits

The following table lists the verified scalability limits for Cisco NIA:

Table 5 Verified Scalability in This Release

Software/Hardware	Number
Fabrics supported for Cisco NIA on Cisco Application Services Engine	1
Fabric nodes supported for Cisco NIA on Cisco Application Services Engine	100
Fabric nodes supported for 1 Bug Scan	90

Usage Guidelines and Limitations

This section lists the usage guidelines and limitations for Cisco NIA:

■ Cisco NIA app retains the collected logs using TAC Assist for 24 hours.

■ Cisco NIA app retains the collected technical support information using bug scan for 24 hours.

■ TAC Assist started from Cisco NIA app will not show up in Cisco NI Base and vice versa.

■ When the Device Connector is unclaimed from the on-premise GUI application, the Device Connector must be unclaimed from Intersight for TAC Assit’s connected TAC functionality to work.

Open Caveats

This section lists the open caveats. Click the bug ID to access the Bug Search tool and see additional information about the caveat. The " Exists In" column of the table specifies the releases in which the caveat exists.

The following table lists the open caveats in this release:

Table 6 Open Caveats in This Release

Bug ID	Description	Exists in
CSCvq58475	Delay in opening the Cisco NIA app during the reboot of one of the service nodes.	1.0.3

Resolved Caveats

This section lists the resolved caveats. Click the bug ID to access the Bug Search tool and see additional information about the caveat. The " Fixed In" column of the table specifies the releases in which the caveat is resolved.

The following table lists the resolved caveats in this release:

Table 7 Resolved Caveats in This Release

Bug ID	Description	Fixed in
CSCvq56514	Tech support and log files are not deleted when you delete the Cisco NIA app.	1.0.3
CSCvq84888	Advisories should be updated based on new metadata, if the recommendation is different.	1.0.3

Documentation Feedback

To provide technical feedback on this document, or to report an error or omission, send your comments to cisconetworkinsights-docfeedback@cisco.com.

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Document	Description
Cisco Network Insights Advisor Application for the Cisco APIC Release Notes	This document.
Cisco Network Insights Advisor Application for the Cisco APIC User Guide	Describes how to download, install, and set up Cisco NIA in Cisco APIC.

Cisco Network Insights Advisor for the Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Release Notes, Release 1.0.3