Cisco

Before You Begin

Prerequisites

Prerequisites for Managing Cisco devices on AppViewX are:

Version Supported: 5
IP Address/FQDN: IP address
User Privilege: Username /Password, Credential List AppViewx/CyberArc
Enable Password: Not applicable
License Check: No
Services and Ports for AppViewX Communication: Outbound Access from AppViewX is needed for SSH service and HTTPS service
Internet Access/Proxy if Required: Yes, if the needs be accessed with Public IP address.
Location from which Certificates are discovered if managed: Certificate Discovery is not supported

Web Browser Requirement

ACF Permission

Ensure the following ACF permission is available to add and manage devices:

You can check this under any of the following menus:

To associate ACF permissions with a role, see Platform User Guide.

To add a Cisco device:

Go to Menu > ADC+ > ASSET MANAGEMENT.
Perform one of the followings:
- Click Device Inventory, and then select Add (+) icon to navigate to the Device details page.
- Click Onboard Device in the left navigation panel.
In the Device details page, select Cisco from the left sidebar.

Enter or select the field information in the General information section.

Table 1. General information Section - Field and Description Table
Name	Type	Description	Validation
*Module	Check box	SLB Module.	NA
*Device name	Text	Unique name of the device to be added.	Device name can only contain alphanumeric characters, '-' , '_' , '.' , '*' , '\|' , '!' and spaces.
*IP Address	Text	IP Address of the BigIQ device.	IP address should be in IPv4 format.
Data center	Text	Datacenter name where the device is configured. The default value is Absecon.	Data center name can only contain alphanumeric characters, '-' , '_' , '.' , '*' , ':' , '\|' and spaces.
*Cert Sync	Radio button	Managed: The certificates of the device can be managed. Monitored: The certificates of the device can be discovered and can only be monitored. Ignored: The certificate sync can be ignored.	NA
LB Sync	Checkbox	By default, this option is enabled to discover and manage the load balancer configurations. If not required, you can disable this option.
*: Mandatory fields

Enter or select the field information in the Credentials section. You can select Manual Entry or Credentials List.

Table 2. Credentials Section - Field and Description Table
Name	Type	Description	Validation
*Credential type	Dropdown	Manual entry: The user should enter the username and password. Credential List: The user can select the credential details which are already stored in the credential inventory page.	NA
*Username	Text	Username of the Cisco device.	NA
*Password	Text	The password of the Cisco device.	NA
*: Mandatory fields

Enter or select the field information in the Secondary device information section.

Table 3. Secondary device information Section - Field and Description Table
Name	Type	Description	Validation
Secondary device information	Radio button	Auto detect: The user should select this option to auto-detect and add the peer devices in the inventory. Manual entry: The user can use this option to add the peer devices manually.	NA

After adding the device, you can validate the device by searching device in the device inventory.