08-23-2023 09:07 AM - edited 08-24-2023 12:05 AM
Answer: Yes, Catalyst Centre support Third Party devices which are capable of retrieving MIB-II data compliant with RFC1213. The Third-Party device shall be added via Inventory using SNMP Credentials. Other methods on Discovery/PnP is not yet supported
Answer: Currently, scope for Third-Party device is limited to Inventory, Topology and Assurance.
Below are the supported areas:
Answer: No, wireless devices are currently not capable of providing MIB-II based data
Answer: Yes, Vendor information gets detected for MIB-II based Third-Party devices in Inventory
Answer: Yes, adding Cisco Unsupported or Legacy devices is possible in Catalyst Center Inventory. Catalyst Center will poll the MIB-II data from these devices, provided these devices will show up in Inventory with Support Type as "Unsupported". Please note: Cisco does not fix for any failures or bugs for such devices.
Answer: No, We can only assign Third-Party deivces to site, provision of the device is a restricted operation.
Answer: No. SWIM, RMA, Compliance, Config drift are restricted and not supported for Third Party devices.
Answer: No, this action is not supported for Third-Party devices.
Answer: No, since no configuration is getting pushed to Third-Party devices. No syslog will be seen.
Answer: No particular license needed for adding Third-Party devices.
Answer: No, support for the Multivendor SDK has been deprecated.
Answer: Third party devices will not have health score calculated based on KPI, reachability is the only factor to determine if the device is healthy.
Answer: These Devices will be classified as "Third Party Device" and with Vendor information provided.
Answer: Very limited issues and events are supported, such as device reachability and availability.
Answer: Under device 360, for detail information, we provide interface status such as port type, link speed, duplex mode, VLAN, operation and admin status.
Answer: No, with current design it cannot be supported.
Answer: No, NetFlow needs to be collected from the device for this operation, which is not currently designed for Third-Party devices.
Thanks @psurao.
1. Can this be supported on AWS Marketplace?if yes, When is the GA?
2. Is Catalyst center replace DNAC ?
3. Is Catalyst center having the same features as DNAC with additional features of support 3rd parties devices ?
4. What happened for client who has placed order for DNAC license for AWS? Will it replace by Catalyst center for AWS ?
5. Is there an upgrade guide from existing DNAC to Catalyst center on AWS?
@eugene Chee (euchee) <euchee@cisco.com> @ Merjahn Sivaraj (msivaraj) <msivaraj@cisco.com>
Thanks Surya for posting it, much needed one!
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