Cisco Network Insights Base Installation

This chapter contains the following sections:

About Cisco Network Insights Base Application

Cisco Network Insights Base (Cisco NI Base) application monitors utilities that can be added to the Cisco Data Center Network Manager (Cisco DCNM).

Hardware Requirements

This section describes the Cisco DCNM 11.3(1) LAN deployment requirements for Cisco NI Base app software telemetry. A Cisco DCNM-native HA deployment is recommended.

Table 1. Hardware Requirements for Deployments up to 80 Switches

Node

Deployment Mode

CPU

Memory

Storage

Network

Cisco DCNM

OVA/ISO

16 vCPUs

32G

500G HDD

3x NIC

Computes (x3)

OVA/ISO

16 vCPUs

64G

500G HDD

3x NIC
Table 2. Hardware Requirements for Deployments from 81 to 250 Switches

Node

Deployment Mode

CPU

Memory

Storage

Network

Cisco DCNM

OVA/ISO

16 vCPUs

32G

500G HDD

3x NIC

Computes (x3)

ISO

32 vCPUs

256G

2.4TB HDD

3x NIC*

* Network card: Quad-port 10/25G

Downloading Cisco Network Insights Base Application from the Cisco App Center

This section contains the steps required to download Cisco Network Insights Base applications in the Cisco DCNM in preparation for installation.

Before you begin

You must have administrative credentials to download Cisco NI Base application in Cisco DCNM.

Procedure

Step 1

Access the Cisco DC App Center site in one of the two ways:

  • Go to Cisco DC App Center, or

  • If you have admin privileges, go through the Cisco DCNM GUI.

    1. Login to the Cisco DCNM GUI as admin.

    2. Choose Apps.

    3. Click the Download Applications icon on the far-right side of the work pane.

      A new browser tab or window opens to the Cisco DC App Center.
Step 2

Search for Cisco Network Insights Base application on the search bar.

Step 3

Select the Cisco Network Insights Base application you want to download and click Download for that app to begin the process of downloading the app to your local machine.

Step 4

Review the license agreement and, if OK, click Agree and download.

The Cisco Network Insights Base application is downloaded to your local machine.

What to do next

Make sure the following requirements are met:

  • Note the download location of the Cisco Network Insights Base file on your local machine.

  • Make sure the downloaded file can be accessed by the Cisco DCNM. If it cannot, move the file to a device and/or location where it can be installed on the Cisco DCNM.

Installing Cisco NI Base Application in Cisco DCNM

This section contains the steps required to install Cisco Network Insights Base application in the Cisco DCNM.

Before you begin

Before you begin installing a Cisco NI Base application, make sure the following requirements are met:

Procedure

Step 1

You must have administrator credentials to install Cisco Network Insights Base applications.

Step 2

You must have three compute servers installed and in the “Joined” state. For more information regarding the installation, discovery, and addition of compute servers, refer to the following sections:

What to do next

When the installation is complete, the application opens to a Welcome dialog where initial setup is performed. Continue with the setup of the Cisco Network Insights Base application located in the Initial Setup section of the next chapter.

Enabling Cisco NI Base Application in Cisco DCNM

This section contains the steps required to enable or disable the Cisco NI Base application.

Before you begin

Before you begin enable or disable the Cisco NI Base application, make sure the following prerequisites are met:

  • You must have administrator privileges for Cisco DCNM GUI.

  • You have installed Cisco NI Base app and the application has launched correctly.

Procedure

Step 1

Login to Cisco DCNM GUI with admin privileges.

Step 2

Click Application on the left navigation bar.

Step 3

Click Open from the Cisco NI Base application dialog.

The Cisco Network Insights Base application dialog appears.

Step 4

Check the Help Cisco improve its products option.

Uncheck this option to stop sending environment specific data to Cisco Intersight.