New and Changed Information

The following table provides an overview of the significant changes to this guide up to this current release. The table does not provide an exhaustive list of all changes made to the guide or of the new features up to this release.

Table 1. New Features and Changed Behavior in Cisco ACI App Center

Cisco APIC Release Version

Feature

Description

Release 2.2(1n) Cisco ACI App Center This feature was introduced.

About the Cisco ACI App Center

The Cisco ACI App Center for ACI apps allows you to fully enable the capabilities of the APIC by adding applications to the controller. These applications are hosted and shared at the Cisco ACI App Center and installed in the APIC.

Using Cisco ACI App Center

As an end user, you can use the Cisco ACI App Center to browse for apps and download them.

Procedure

Step 1

Log in to Cisco ACI App Center as an end user.

Step 2

You can perform the following actions as an end user.

Action

Description

Browse apps

Click Browse Apps to list all the apps that can be downloaded.

Search for apps...

Enter the name of the app to search for a specific app.

View Details

Click Browse apps, then the list icon and locate your app. Click See More... to view app details and reviews.

Download

then

See

Downloaded Apps

Choose User Name > My Account to view the apps you have downloaded.

Downloading Application From the Cisco ACI App Center

Use this procedure to download Cisco Application Services Engine app from the Cisco ACI App Center.

Procedure

Step 1

Log in to the Cisco ACI App Center as an end user.

The Introducing the Cisco App Center banner appears. The banner scrolls to reveal other options. These options include:

  • The Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) banner: Click Explore Now to view videos and other content about ACI.

  • The Cisco DevNet banner: Click Join Now to access the Cisco DevNet portal.

  • Network for developers banner: Click Sign Up, then Developers to access the Cisco DevNet portal.

Step 2

On the Introducing the Cisco App Center banner, click Browse apps to view the available apps.

The apps available for download are displayed in the All window. You can perform the following to locate and learn about each app:

  • Click the Minimum Requirements drop down list to choose the APIC version number you are using. The apps supported by the APIC version are displayed.

  • Click the list icon to display the available apps in the list view. You can click See More... to view additional information about the app or click Download to begin the process of downloading the app to your local machine.

Step 3

Locate the app you want to use and click Download.

Step 4

Review the license agreement and click Agree and download.

The app is downloaded to your local machine.

Upgrading Application From the Cisco ACI App Center

If you upgraded from a release prior to the Cisco APIC 3.2(1) release and you had any apps installed prior to the upgrade, the apps will no longer work. To use the apps again, you must uninstall and reinstall them.