Catalyst-Datacollector-Sheet

• Introduction
• Compatibility
  • Supported system versions
• Requirements in the CIO Cockpit
  • Creating Assets in the CIO Cockpit Web Frontend
  • Creating Assets in the Data Collection Management
• System Access
  • Users and authorizations
    • Parser View (RBAC)
    • Authorizations on users
  • Network and firewall
• Configuration notes for the Data Collection Management
• KPI scope of the Data Collection
  • Network Job
    • List of ports

Introduction

The integration of hardware/software - hereinafter referred to as "system" - into the CIO Cockpit not only requires the registration of the systems themselves but also the configuration of the data collection. Data collection is set up centrally via the Data Collection Management (DCM).

Compatibility

Supported system versions

• From Cisco Catalyst 4500 onwards
• From Cisco Catalyst 9200 onwards

Requirements in the CIO Cockpit

To set up the data collection, the system must first be registered in the CIO Cockpit (see FAQs). You can register the system either in the CIO Cockpit Web Frontend or in Data Collection Management (recommended).

Creating Assets in the CIO Cockpit Web Frontend

1. Select "Configuration" -> "Assets” on the left bar
2. Select “Add” in the main window, fill in (at least) the mandatory fields and select "Cisco Systems GmbH" -> "Network Device" -> "Catalyst" under "Manufacturer, Asset Type, Product”

Creating Assets in the Data Collection Management

Navigation: Click on "Data collectors & Assets" -> "Add Data collector system" -> Select Vendor: Cisco and Product: Catalyst If the system was created at an earlier time, the existing asset can be selected by clicking on "Use existing element".

System Access

Users and authorizations

For the data collection are necessary:

1. A user with access to the SSH terminal
2. Authorization to the commands:
   • show version
   • show interface
   • terminal length 0

There are two ways to ensure that a user receives the correct authorization: Defining a parser view or defining permissions on the user used for data collection.

Parser View (RBAC)

Definition of a parser view (RBAC), which contains only these commands:

After defining the parser view, a user must be created:

Authorizations on users

Another possibility is to create a user with at least the following rights:

1. Read Only Access
2. Privilege 1

Network and firewall

The following communication paths are required for the data collector to communicate with the system:

Source	Destination	Port (default)	Protocol	Direction
datacollector-vm	Catalyst-IP	22 (https)	TCP	Outbound

Deviations from standard settings, e.g. for the port, must be adjusted accordingly.

Configuration notes for the Data Collection Management

Field name	Required content
Hostname	IP or FQDN of the switch or IP:Port or FQDN:Port, if the port differs from the default port (22) (e.g. catalyst.company.local or 10.0.0.23:42)
Username	Username for the CIO Cockpit data collection
Password	Password for the login with the selected user
Cockpit Reference	The entry for the system in the CIO Cockpit (is set automatically)
Description	A short description of the created asset (free text field)

KPI scope of the Data Collection

Network Job

KPI	Details
assetID	The asset's CIO Cockpit ID
hostName	The asset name
model	The asset's model name
version	Operating system version of the asset
serialNumber	The asset's serial number
timestamp	Time stamp with microsecond accuracy of the host OS on which the data collector is running (UTC)
List of ports	A list of all ports of the switch (see below)

List of ports

KPI	Details
portName	Name of the port assigned by the system
portSpeed	Maximum transmission speed of the port [kb/s]
portStatus	Status of the port (UP = in use, DOWN = not in use)
portType	The type of port (fiber optic, copper, unknown)
portDisplayName	Name assigned by the administrator for the port