Cisco Cloud APIC for Azure User Guide, Release 5.2(x)

Viewing Application Management Details

This section explains how to view application management details using the Cisco Cloud APIC GUI. The application management details include the information of a specific tenant, application profile, EPG, contract, filter, VRF, service, or cloud context profile.

Procedure

Step 1

From the Navigation menu, choose the Application Management tab.

When the Application Management tab expands, a list of subtab options appear. See the Application Management Options table for more information.

Table 1. Application Management Subtabs
Subtab Name	Description
Tenants	Displays tenants as rows in a summary table.
Application Profiles	Displays application profiles as rows in a summary table.
EPGs	Displays an EPGs as rows in a summary table.
Contracts	Displays a contracts as rows in a summary table.
Filters	Displays filters as rows in a summary table.
VRFs	Displays VRFs as rows in a summary table.
Services	Contains the following two subtabs and information: Devices—Displays the devices as rows in a summary table. Service Graphs—Displays service graphs as rows in a summary table.
Cloud Context Profiles	Displays cloud context profiles as rows in a summary table.

Step 2

Click the tab that represents the component with the details you want to view.

A summary table appears with items as rows in the table. For example, if you chose the Tenants subtab, a list of tenants appear as rows in a summary table

You can filter the rows by clicking the Filter by Attributes bar. Choose the attribute, operator and filter-value. For example, for filtering based on a tenant, choose Name == T1 (where T1 is the name of a tenant).

Step 3

To view a summary pane, click the row that represents the specific component you want to view.

Step 4

For more information, double-click the summary table row that represents the specific component you want to view.

A new dialog box appears over the work pane with any of the following tabs:

Note

The tabs that appear differ between components and configurations.

Overview—Provides a general overview of cloud resources, configuration relationships, and settings of the component.
Topology —Provides visual relationship between an object and other related objects. The chosen object is displayed at the center.
Cloud Resources—Contains a list of subtabs that display the cloud resource information related to the component.
Application Management—Contains a list of subtabs that display the ACI relation information related to the component.
Statistics—Enables you to view statistics based on a chosen sampling interval and statistics type. The Statistics tab may contain subtabs, depending on the component you are viewing.
Event Analytics—Contains a list of subtabs that display faults, events, and audit logs.

Note

The dialog box that appears over the work pane contains an edit button in the top-right corner between the refresh button and the Actions button. When clicked, the edit button enables you to edit the chosen component.

Viewing Cloud Resource Details

This section explains how to view cloud resource details using the Cisco Cloud APIC GUI. The cloud resource details include the information about a specific region, VNET, router, security group (application security group/network security group), endpoint, VM, and cloud service.

Beginning with Release 5.0(2), for the Endpoints subtab, search based on Cloud Tag attribute is supported.

Procedure

Step 1

From the Navigation menu, choose the Cloud Resources tab.

When the Cloud Resources tab expands, a list of subtab options appear. See the Cloud Resource Options table for more information.

Table 2. Cloud Resource Subtabs
Subtab Name	Description
Regions	Displays regions as rows in a summary table.
Virtual Networks	Displays VNETs as rows in a summary table.
Routers	Displays routers as rows in a summary table.
Security Groups	Displays security groups as rows in a summary table.
Endpoints	Displays endpoints as rows in a summary table.
Virtual Machines	Displays the VMs as rows in a summary table.
Cloud Services	Contains the following subtabs: Cloud Service Tab—Displays cloud services as rows in a summary table. Target Groups Tab—Displays target groups as rows in a summary table.

Step 2

Click the tab that represents the component with the details you want to view.

A summary table appears with items as rows in the table. For example, if you chose the Endpoints subtab, a list of endpoints appear as rows in a summary table.

You can filter the rows by selecting an attribute from the drop-down menu when you click the Filter by attributes bar. The attributes displayed in the drop-down menu depend on the selected subtab.

For the Endpoints subtab, you can narrow down the search based on a cloud tag, by entering a key or value term. If you want to search based on both terms, click the (+) displayed as a superscript to the key or value term (depending on which was entered first). Cloud tag filters cannot be edited. To modify a search, first delete the filters, and then enter the desired key or value term again. Search based on multiple cloud tag filters is supported.

Step 3

To view a summary pane, click the row that represents the specific component you want to view.

Step 4

For more information, double-click the summary table row that represents the specific component you want to view.

A new dialog box appears over the work pane with any of the following tabs:

Note

The tabs that appear differ between components and configurations.

Overview—Provides a general overview of cloud resources, configuration relationships, and settings of the component. Beginning with Release 5.0(2), the cloud tags associated with endpoints are displayed.
Cloud Resources—Contains a list of subtabs that display the cloud resource information related to the component.
Application Management—Contains a list of subtabs that display the ACI relation information related to the component.
Statistics—Enables you to view statistics based on a chosen sampling interval and statistics type. The Statistics tab may contain subtabs, depending on the component you are viewing.
Event Analytics—Contains a list of subtabs that display faults, events, and audit logs.

Viewing Operations Details

This section explains how to view operations details using the Cisco Cloud APIC GUI. The operations details include the information of a specific fault, event, audit log, active sessions, backup and restore policies, tech support policies, firmware management, scheduler policies, and remote locations.

Procedure

Step 1

From the Navigation menu, choose the Operations tab.

When the Operations tab expands, a list of subtab options appear. See the Operations Options table for more information.

Table 3. Operations Subtabs
Subtab Name	Description
Event Analytics	Contains the following subtabs: Faults Tab—Displays faults as rows in a summary table. Fault Records Tab—Displays fault records as rows in a summary table. Events Tab—Displays events as rows in a summary table. Audit Logs Tab—Displays audit logs as rows in a summary table.
Active Sessions	Displays a list of active users who are logged into Cloud APIC.
Backup & Restore	Contains the following subtabs: Backups Tab—Displays backup as rows in a summary table. Backup Policies Tab—Displays backup policies as rows in a summary table. Job Status Tab—Displays the job status as rows in a summary table. Event Analytics Tab—Contains the following subtabs: Faults Tab—Displays faults as rows in a summary table. Events Tab—Displays events as rows in a summary table. Audit Logs Tab—Displays audit logs as rows in a summary table.
Tech Support	Contains the following subtabs: Tech SupportTab—Displays tech support policies as rows in a summary table. Core Logs Tab—Displays core logs as rows in a summary table.
Firmware Management	Contains the following subtabs: General Tab—Displays general firmware management information, such as Current Firmware Version, Upgrade Status. Images Tab—Displays a list of images. Event Analytics Tab—Contains the following subtabs: Faults Tab—Displays faults as rows in a summary table. Events Tab—Displays events as rows in a summary table. Audit Logs Tab—Displays audit logs as rows in a summary table.
Schedulers	Displays scheduler policies as rows in a summary table.
Remote Locations	Displays remote locations as rows in a summary table.

Step 2

Click the tab that represents the component you want to view.

A summary table appears with items as rows in the table. For example, if you chose the Active Sessions subtab, a list of active sessions appear as rows in a summary table.

You can filter the rows by clicking the Filter by Attributes bar. Choose the attribute, operator and filter-value. For example, for filtering based on a username, choose username == user1 (where user1 is a user logged into Cloud APIC).

Step 3

To view a summary pane, click the row that represents the specific component you want to view.

Step 4

For more information, double-click the summary table row that represents the specific item you want to view.

A new dialog box appears over the work pane that displays additional information about the item you chose from the summary table.

Viewing Infrastructure Details

This section explains how to view infrastructure details using the Cisco Cloud APIC GUI. The infrastructure details include information about system configuration, inter-region connectivity, and external connectivity.

Procedure

Step 1

From the Navigation menu, choose the Infrastructure tab.

When the Infrastructure tab expands, a list of subtab options appear. See the Infrastructure Options table for more information.

Table 4. Infrastructure Subtabs
Subtab Name	Description
System Configuration	Displays General system configuration information, Management Access information, Controllers, Cloud Resource Naming Rules, and Event Analytics.
Inter-Region Connectivity	Displays one pane with a map that contains the inter-region connectivity view and additional panes for each region.
Inter-Site Connectivity	Displays one pane with a map that contains the inter-site connectivity view and additional panes for each site.

Step 2

Click the tab that represents the component with the details you want to view.

Viewing Administrative Details

This section explains how to view administrative details using the Cisco Cloud APIC GUI. The administrative details include the information about authentication, security, users, and smart licensing..

Procedure

Step 1

From the Navigation menu, choose the Administrative tab.

When the Administrative tab expands, a list of subtab options appear. See the Administrative Options table for more information.

Table 5. Administrative Subtabs
Subtab Name	Description
Authentication	Displays the Authentication Default Settings, Login Domains, Providers and Event Analytics subtabs, which contain the information described below: Authentication Default Settings Tab—Displays settings information. Login Domains Tab—Displays the login domains as rows in a summary table. Providers Tab—Displays the providers as rows in a summary table. Event Analytics Tab—Displays the Faults, Events, and Audit Logs subtabs, each with the corresponding information displayed as rows in a summary table.
Security	Contains the following list of subtabs: Security Default Settings Tab—Enables you to view the default security settings information. Security Domains Tab—Enables you to view security domain information in a summary table. Roles Tab—Enables you to view the role information in a summary table. RBAC Rules Tab—Enables you to view RBAC rule information in a summary table. Certificate Authorities Tab—Enables you to view the certificate authority information in a summary table. Key Rings Tab—Enables you to view key ring information in a summary table. User Activity Tab—Enables you to view user activity.
Users	Contains the following subtabs: Local Tab—Displays local users as rows in a summary table. Remote Tab—Displays remote users as rows in a summary table.
Smart Licensing	Contains the following subtabs: General Tab—Displays the licenses as rows in a summary table. CSRs Tab—Displays CSRs as rows in a summary table. Faults Tab—Displays faults as rows in a summary table.

Step 2

Click the tab that represents the component you want to view.

For some options, a summary table appears with items as rows in the table (For example, if you choose the Users tab, a list of users appear as rows in a summary table). To view a summary pane, click the row that represents the specific component you want to view. To view more information, double-click the summary table row that represents the specific item you want to view. A new dialog box appears over the work pane that displays additional information about the item you chose from the summary table.

You can filter the rows by clicking the Filter by Attributes bar. Choose the attribute, operator and filter-value. For example, for filtering based on a user, choose User ID == admin (where admin is a user ID. ).

Viewing Health Details Using the Cisco Cloud APIC GUI

This section explains how to view health details using the Cisco Cloud APIC GUI. You can view health details for any object that you can see in the Cloud Resources area in the Cisco Cloud APIC GUI, such as the following:

Regions
Availability Zones (for AWS cloud sites)
VPCs (for AWS cloud sites)
VNETs (for Azure cloud sites)
Routers
Security Groups
Endpoints
Instances
Cloud Services

Procedure

Step 1	From the Navigation menu, choose the Dashboard tab. The Dashboard window for the Cisco Cloud APIC system appears. From this window, you can view the overall health status of your system.
Step 2	Click within the Fault Summary area in the Dashboard window. The Event Analytics window appears, showing more detailed information for the specific fault level that you clicked. The following screen shows an example Event Analytics window for the faults listed with critical severity.
Step 3	Click the X next to the Severity level to display Event Analytics information for all faults. The information provided in the Event Analytics window changes to show the events with critical, major, and warning levels of severity.
Step 4	From the Navigation menu, choose the Cloud Resources tab. When the Cloud Resources tab expands, a list of subtab options appear. See the Administrative Options table for more information.
Step 5	Choose any item under the Cloud Resources tab to display health information for that component. For example, the following figure shows health information that might be displayed when you click on Cloud Resources > Regions, then you select a specific region.