Install

Validate that the FMC REST API is Enabled

The APIC uses a REST API to connect with Firepower devices. By default, the REST API is enabled. Before the APIC can set up and manage any Firepower device, ensure that the FMC REST API is enabled by completing the following steps:

Before You Begin

The FMC must be running version 6.2.0 or newer.


Note

The REST API is already packaged with the FMC software; there is no license required.

    Step 1   Sign in to the FMC using your administrator credentials.
    Step 2   Navigate to System > Configuration > REST API Preferences.
    Step 3   If the Enable REST API check box is not already selected, check the box and click Save.
    What to Do Next

    Once the REST API is enabled, the FMC is ready to support the FTD for ACI device package.

    Create an account other than admin to use with the APIC.

    Import the Device Package

    The APIC requires a device package in order to configure and monitor a service device. Import the FTD for ACI device package into the APIC so that the APIC knows you have an FTD appliance and what the FTD appliance can do.

      Step 1   Download the device package from http:/​/​www.cisco.com/​go/​software and save it onto your local drive.
      Note   

      The device package is downloaded as a .zip file. Do not unzip the file.

      Step 2   Sign in to the APIC as the provider administrator.
      Step 3   On the menu bar, click L4-L7 Services.
      Step 4   On the submenu bar, click Packages.
      Step 5   In the navigation pane, click L4-L7 Service Device Types.
      Step 6   Select Actions > Import Device Package.
      Step 7   In the File Name field, specify the device package that you downloaded in Step 1, and click Submit.
      What to Do Next

      Refresh the Device Types window. The new device appears in the list of device types.

      (Optional) In the navigation pane, expand Device Types to see the function parameters for the device package.