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The Cisco IWAN application (IWAN app) comes with pre-defined applications grouped into categories. Use the Categorize Applications tab to view, edit, move, and add custom applications as shown in the following table:
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View all of the installed applications in an alphabetized list or view the applications by category. |
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Note For a quick tutorial about what you can do on the Categorize Applications page, click Teach Me in the instructional text.
Use this procedure to view applications by list, by category, or view a summary of all installed applications.
Step 1 From the Cisco IWAN on APIC-EM home page, click Administer Application Policy. The Application Policy page opens.
Step 2 Click the Categorize Applications tab. All of the installed applications are displayed in an alphabetized list.
Step 3 To view the applications by category, click the View By drop-down list (in the Add Application tab), and then choose View By Application Category.
Not all categories are shown by default. To view all categories, click the Show link in the instructional text.
Step 4 To view all of the applications in a particular category, click the down arrow by a category.
Step 5 To view a summary of the total number of applications, popular applications, and custom applications, see the Applications Summary area.
Step 6 To search for a specific application, enter one of the following parameters in the Search field: application short name, long description, ports, traffic class.
To share bandwidth, you can move the application into a different category.
Step 1 From the Cisco IWAN on APIC-EM home page, click Administer Application Policy. The Application Policy page opens.
Step 2 Click the Categorize Applications tab. All of the installed applications are displayed in an alphabetized list.
Step 3 To view all of the applications in a particular category, click the down arrow by a category.
Step 4 To move an application into a different category, drag-and-drop it into the appropriate category, and then click Apply Changes.
Use this procedure to edit application information.
Step 1 From the Cisco IWAN on APIC-EM home page, click Administer Application Policy. The Application Policy page opens.
Step 2 Click the Categorize Applications tab. All of the installed applications are displayed in an alphabetized list.
Step 3 To view all of the applications in a particular category, click the down arrow by a category.
Step 4 To edit application information, click on the pencil icon next to the application. Information about the application appears.
Step 5 Click Edit. The Edit Application dialog box opens.
Step 6 Make your changes, and then click Save.
Use this procedure to add a new custom application.
Step 1 From the Cisco IWAN on APIC-EM home page, click Administer Application Policy. The Application Policy page opens.
Step 2 Click the Categorize Applications tab. All of the installed applications are displayed in an alphabetized list.
Step 3 To add a new custom application, click the Add Application tab. The Add Application dialog box opens.
Step 4 Enter the following properties, and then click Add :
Use the Define Application Policy tab to define policies according to their relevance to the business. The application policies are categorized into the following three business groups:
Use the Define Application Policy tab to do the following:
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Use this procedure to move an application category to a different business group.
Step 1 From the Cisco IWAN on APIC-EM home page, click Administer Application Policy. The Application Policy page opens.
Step 2 Click the Define Application Policy tab. All of the applications are displayed in three categories: Business Relevant, Default, and Business Irrelevant.
Step 3 To move an application from one business group to another, use the drag-and-drop feature. For example, you can drag the epayment application from the Default group and drop it into the Business Irrelevant group.
Use this procedure to modify the application performance parameters.
Step 1 From the Cisco IWAN on APIC-EM home page, click Administer Application Policy. The Application Policy page opens.
Step 2 Click the Define Application Policy tab. All of the applications are displayed in three categories: Business Relevant, Default, and Business Irrelevant.
Step 3 To modify the application performance, click the down arrow next to an application. The Application Performance dialog box opens as shown in the following figure.
a. Click the Application Performance button to enable or disable it.
b. Choose the appropriate path preference radio button.
c. Choose primary and secondary path from the drop-down list. The secondary path can be Drop.
Step 5 Select a path preference, with Path 1 being the preferred path for traffic in this category. For example, Int (Internet).
Step 6 After updating the path preference, click Save.
Note The Save option does not check for validations in conflict with future scheduled workflows. Please reevaluate scheduled jobs based on these changes and update scheduled jobs as required. If there is a conflict when the scheduled job is activated, it may fail at that time.
Use the Application Bandwidth tab to view the bandwidth used across various applications. Based on this information you can choose to move applications into different categories. See Moving Applications to a Different Category.
Use this procedure to view the bandwidth used across different applications in a graphical format.
Make sure you have done the following:
Step 1 From the Cisco IWAN on APIC-EM home page, click Administer Application Policy. The Application Policy page opens.
Step 2 Click the Application Bandwidth tab. The amount of bandwidth used per application category for each hub is displayed in a graphical format. You can also view the date and time the bandwidth is used the most.