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Cisco Catalyst Center (DNA Center)

Get insights into the Cisco Catalyst Center infrastructure (f.k.a. DNA Center).

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Overview

Cisco Catalyst extension uses Cisco Catalyst API to collect information about network managed by Cisco Catalyst Center.

The extension provides insight into configuration, location and health status of devices and their interfaces.

Analysis screens present data hierarchically, helping to quickly diagnose issues by site, role or by device platform.

Extension collects performance and health metrics as well as Cisco Catalyst issues/events. Basic statistics of client devices are also available.

This extension is intended for users, who:

  • Use Dynatrace for infrastructure monitoring
  • Run Cisco Catalyst Center in their environment (Catalyst Center is formerly known as Cisco DNA)
  • Look to extend Dynatrace insights into the Cisco Catalyst platform

Use cases

  • Integrated operational monitoring of the infrastructure, including Cisco Catalyst and leveraging additional organization, network and device metadata.
  • Root cause analysis of network issues, in the light of the entire application and infrastructure landscape observed by Dynatrace.
  • Network infrastructure data collection without having to poll individual devices.

Compatibility information

  • Network access from a Dynatrace ActiveGate to the Cisco Catalyst Center
  • Cisco Catalyst Center (DNA) version 2.3.7.6+
    • See Q&A section for more information on API compatibility
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Extension content

Content typeNumber of items included
metric metadata
74
screen layout
8
list screen layout
6
document dashboard
2
screen events cards
6
screen actions
12
screen chart groups
29
screen injections
12
screen dql table
11
screen logs cards
14
generic type
6
generic relationship
8
dashboards
1
screen entities lists
17
screen properties
7

Feature sets

Below is a complete list of the feature sets provided in this version. To ensure a good fit for your needs, individual feature sets can be activated and deactivated by your administrator during configuration.

Feature setsNumber of metrics included
Metric nameMetric keyDescriptionUnit
Health score (Center)cisco.cc.center.health_scoreCisco Catalyst Network topology - Overall health scorePercent
Healthy devicescisco.cc.center.healthy_devicesCisco Catalyst Network topology - Healthy devicesCount
Unhealthy devicescisco.cc.center.unhealthy_devicesCisco Catalyst Network topology - Unhealthy devicesCount
Clients health scorecisco.cc.client.health_scoreCisco Catalyst Client - Overall client health scorePercent
Clients Countcisco.cc.client.client_count.gaugeCisco Catalyst Client - Clients countCount
Unique Clients Countcisco.cc.client.client_unique_count.gaugeCisco Catalyst Client - Unique Clients CountCount
Clients health score countcisco.cc.client.health_score_count.gaugeCisco Catalyst Client - Clients health score by score typeCount
Metric nameMetric keyDescriptionUnit
Healthcisco.cc.device.healthDevice's HealthState
CPUcisco.cc.device.cpuDevice's CPU consumptionPercent
Memorycisco.cc.device.memoryDevice's Memory consumptionPercent
Average Temperaturecisco.cc.device.temperatureDevice's Avg TemperatureCelsius
Device Issuescisco.cc.device.issue_count.gaugePending Device IssuesCount
Reachabilitycisco.cc.device.reachabilityDevice's Reachability (1: Reachable | 0: Not Reachable)Count
Uptimecisco.cc.device.uptime.gaugeDevice UptimeSecond
Memory Sizecisco.cc.device.memory_size.gaugeDevice Memory SizeByte
Issue Eventscisco.cc.device.issue_events.gaugeIssue events over selected timeframeCount
Metric nameMetric keyDescriptionUnit
Interface Countcisco.cc.device.total_interface_count.gaugeTotal Number of Interfaces for DeviceCount
Admin Statuscisco.cc.interface.admin_statusInterface's Admin Status (1: UP | 0: DOWN)State
Oper Statuscisco.cc.interface.oper_statusInterface's Status (1: UP | 0: DOWN)State
Speedcisco.cc.interface.speed-BitPerSecond
TX Ratecisco.cc.interface.txRate-BitPerSecond
TX Utilizationcisco.cc.interface.txUtilization-Percent
TX Discardscisco.cc.interface.txDiscards-Percent
TX Errorscisco.cc.interface.txError-Percent
RX Ratecisco.cc.interface.rxRate-BitPerSecond
RX Utilizationcisco.cc.interface.rxUtilization-Percent
RX Discardscisco.cc.interface.rxDiscards-Percent
RX Errorscisco.cc.interface.rxError-Percent
Metric nameMetric keyDescriptionUnit
-com.dynatrace.extension.network_device.cpu_usage--
-com.dynatrace.extension.network_device.memory_usage--
-com.dynatrace.extension.network_device.sysuptime--
-com.dynatrace.extension.network_device.memory_total--
-com.dynatrace.extension.network_device.if.status--
-com.dynatrace.extension.network_device.if.bytes_in.count--
-com.dynatrace.extension.network_device.if.bytes_out.count--
Metric nameMetric keyDescriptionUnit
Overall Metrics Data Collection Timesfm.cisco.cc.monitor.run.durationTotal duration of all Statistics Data Queries to collect data reported as metrics (excluding Discovery Data Queries for retrieving entity attributes)Seconds
Metrics Data Collection Errorsfm.cisco.cc.monitor.run.errorIndicates whether an error occurred during the most recent data collection.Count
Rejected Statistics Data Queriessfm.cisco.cc.collection.timeoutNumber of Statistics Data Queries not executed during the most recent data collection to prevent overlap. Refers to Statistics Data Queries used to collect metric data.Count
Device Discovery Data Query Durationsfm.cisco.cc.devices.get_network_device_by_pagination_range.durationDuration of the paged query devices.get_network_device_by_pagination, used to discover devices and collect their attributes.Seconds
Device Discovery Data Query Errorssfm.cisco.cc.devices.get_network_device_by_pagination_range.errorNumber of errors that occurred during the most recent device discovery run of the paged queries devices.get_network_device_by_pagination, used to discover devices and collect their attributes.Count
Device Statistics Data Query Durationsfm.cisco.cc.devices.devices.durationDuration of the paged query devices.devices, used to collect device metrics.Seconds
Device Statistics Data Query Errorssfm.cisco.cc.devices.devices.errorNumber of errors that occurred during the most recent data collection for the paged query devices.devices, used to collect device metrics.Count
Devices Count Query Durationsfm.cisco.cc.devices.get_device_count.durationDuration of the query devices.get_device_count, used to get number of devicesSeconds
Devices Count Query Errorssfm.cisco.cc.devices.get_device_count.errorNumber of errors that occurred during the most recent data collection or device discovery run for the query devices.get_device_count, used to retrieve the number of devices.Count
Submitted Device Statistics Query Taskssfm.cisco.cc.endpoint.get_devices_statistics_async.submittedNumber of submitted tasks to run the paged query devices.devices, used to collect device metrics.Count
Submitted Device Discovery Query Taskssfm.cisco.cc.device_cache.cache_network_device_by_page.submittedNumber of submitted tasks to run the paged query devices.get_network_device_by_pagination, used to discover devices and collect their attributes.Count
Interface Discovery Data Query Durationsfm.cisco.cc.devices.get_all_interfaces.durationDuration of the paged query devices.get_all_interfaces, used to discover interfaces and collect their attributes.Seconds
Interface Discovery Data Query Errorssfm.cisco.cc.devices.get_all_interfaces.errorNumber of errors that occurred during the most recent interface discovery run of the paged queries devices.get_all_interfaces, used to discover interfaces and collect their attributes.Count
Interface Statistics Data Query Durationsfm.cisco.cc.devices.gets_interfaces_along_with_statistics_data_from_all_network_devices.durationDuration of the paged query devices.gets_interfaces_along_with_statistics_data_from_all_network_devices, used to collect interface metrics.Seconds
Interface Statistics Data Query Errorssfm.cisco.cc.devices.gets_interfaces_along_with_statistics_data_from_all_network_devices.errorNumber of errors that occurred during the most recent data collection for the paged query devices.gets_interfaces_along_with_statistics_data_from_all_network_devices, used to collect interface metrics.Count
Total Interface Statistics Queries Durationsfm.cisco.cc.endpoint.fetch_ifaces_statistics.durationTotal duration of all paged queries, used to collect interface metrics.Seconds
Interfaces Count Query Durationsfm.cisco.cc.devices.get_device_interface_count.durationDuration of the query devices.get_device_interface_count, used to retrieve number of interfacesSeconds
Interfaces Count Query Errorssfm.cisco.cc.devices.get_device_interface_count.errorNumber of errors that occurred during the most recent data collection or interface discovery run for the query devices.get_device_interface_count, used to retrieve the number of interfaces.Count
Submitted Interface Discovery Query Taskssfm.cisco.cc.interface.cache_ifaces_by_page.submittedNumber of submitted tasks to run the paged query devices.get_all_interfaces, used to discover interfaces and collect their attributes.Count
Submitted Interface Statistics Query Taskssfm.cisco.cc.endpoint.get_ifaces_data_by_view_async.submittedNumber of submitted tasks to run the paged query devices.gets_interfaces_along_with_statistics_data_from_all_network_devices, used to collect interface metrics.Count
Total Interface Statistics Data Recordssfm.cisco.cc.endpoint.fetch_ifaces_statistics.fetched_statisticsNumber of interface statistics data records in the responses of all paged queries devices.gets_interfaces_along_with_statistics_data_from_all_network_devices, used to collect interface metrics.Count
Total Device Statistics Queries Durationsfm.cisco.cc.endpoint.get_device_statistics_dict.durationTotal duration of all paged queries, used to collect device metrics.Seconds
Total Device Statistics Data Recordssfm.cisco.cc.endpoint.get_device_statistics_dict.reported_devicesNumber of device statistics data records in the responses of all paged queries devices.devices, used to collect device metrics.Count
Site Discovery Data Query Durationsfm.cisco.cc.sites.get_site.durationDuration of the paged query sites.get_site, used to discover sites and collect their attributes.Seconds
Site Discovery Data Query Errorssfm.cisco.cc.sites.get_site.errorNumber of errors that occurred during the most recent site discovery run of the paged queries sites.get_site, used to discover sites and collect their attributes.Count
Sites Count Query Durationsfm.cisco.cc.sites.get_site_count.durationDuration of the query sites.get_site_count, used to retrieve number of sitesSeconds
Sites Count Query Errorssfm.cisco.cc.sites.get_site_count.errorNumber of errors that occurred during the most recent data collection or site discovery run for the query sites.get_site_count, used to retrieve the number of sites.Count
Site Health Statistics Data Query Durationsfm.cisco.cc.sites.get_site_health.durationDuration of the paged query sites.get_site, used to collect site health metrics.Seconds
Site Health Statistics Data Query Errorssfm.cisco.cc.sites.get_site_health.errorNumber of errors that occurred during the most recent data collection for the paged query sites.get_site, used to collect site health metrics.Count
Site Health Summaries Statistics Data Query Durationsfm.cisco.cc.sites.read_list_of_site_health_summaries.durationDuration of the paged query sites.read_list_of_site_health_summaries, used to collect site health summaries metricsSeconds
Site Health Summaries Statistics Data Query Errorssfm.cisco.cc.sites.read_list_of_site_health_summaries.errorNumber of errors that occurred during the most recent data collection for the paged query sites.read_list_of_site_health_summaries, used to collect site health summaries metricsCount
Network Health Statistics Data Query Durationsfm.cisco.cc.topology.get_overall_network_health.durationDuration of the query topology.get_overall_network_health, used to collect overall network health metricsSeconds
Network Health Statistics Data Query Errorssfm.cisco.cc.topology.get_overall_network_health.errorNumber of errors that occurred during the most recent data collection for the query topology.get_overall_network_health, used to collect overall network health metricsCount
Client Health Statistics Data Query Durationsfm.cisco.cc.clients.get_overall_client_health.durationDuration of the query clients.get_overall_client_health, used to collect overall clients health metricsSeconds
Client Health Statistics Data Query Errorssfm.cisco.cc.clients.get_overall_client_health.errorNumber of errors that occurred during the most recent data collection for the query clients.get_overall_client_health, used to collect overall clients health metricsCount
Issues Data Query Durationsfm.cisco.cc.issues.issues.durationDuration of the query issues.issues, used to collect issues dataSeconds
Issues Data Query Errorssfm.cisco.cc.issues.issues.errorNumber of errors that occurred during the most recent data collection for the query issues.issues, used to collect issues data.Count
Metric nameMetric keyDescriptionUnit
Wired Clients Scorecisco.cc.site.client_health_wiredSite's Wired Clients Health ScorePercent
Wireless Clients Scorecisco.cc.site.client_health_wirelessSite's Wireless Clients Health ScorePercent
Clientscisco.cc.site.client_count.gaugeSite's Clients Summary CountCount
Wired Clientscisco.cc.site.wired_client_count.gaugeSite's Wired Clients Summary CountCount
Wireless Clientscisco.cc.site.wireless_client_count.gaugeSite's Wireless Clients Summary CountCount
Healthy Clientscisco.cc.site.client_good_health_percentageSite's Healthy Clients Summary PercentagePercent
Devicescisco.cc.site.network_device_count.gaugeSite's Devices Summary CountCount
Healthy Devicescisco.cc.site.network_device_good_health_percentageSite's Healthy Devices Summary PercentagePercent
Site Issuescisco.cc.site.issue_count.gaugePending Site IssuesCount

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Patch level changes

  • Improved handling of Unicode characters in dimension values - only spaces, letters, numbers, and punctuation characters are retained.
  • Added a dedicated column for sorting by entity name in the Infrastructure and Operation Application when visualizing Cisco Catalyst Center entities.

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New features:

  • cc_issue_link attribute added to the log events imported from DNA, allowing for quick jump to the issue as reported by the CNA Center
  • Several Catalyst entity attributes extracted from logs and added to network device/interface entities properties, including memory_size_text, os_type, os_version, serial_number, uptime_text, reachability status, platform_id, family

Patch level changes

  • Improved handling of the device-interface relationships to address some DQL entity selection issues
  • Amended security_context tagging of the generic network entities created by this extensions

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⚠️IMPORTANT CHANGE: This extension release requires Dynatrace cluster version 1.313 or later.

New features

  • Updated Default Discovery Frequencies: Site and device discovery defaults have been adjusted to 60 and 30 minutes, respectively. More relaxed configuration ranges are now available in the expert settings.
  • New Gen3 Dashboards: Cisco Catalyst Center Monitoring Overview, Cisco Catalyst Extension Self-Monitoring
  • Self-Monitoring Metrics Metadata: Added metric metadata for the extension's self-monitoring metrics
  • If Catalyst issues are reported as Dynatrace events, the events for cisco_cc:device entities are also reported separately (duplicated) for the generic network:device entities

Patch level changes

  • Topology Fix: Resolved an issue with the topological relationship between Cisco Catalyst Device and generic Network Device entities
  • The dt.security_context attribute is now propagated to all entities created by the extension.
  • The DNA Center URL is reported as the device.address dimension for cisco.cc.center., cisco.cc.client., and cisco.cc.site.* metrics
  • Enhanced Q&A Section: Expanded with troubleshooting guidance tailored for large-scale monitored environments.

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Patch level changes

  • Fixed Windows ActiveGate deployment issue
  • Resolved race condition in aggressive site cache cleanup for deployments with thousands of devices

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⚠️Breaking Change

The extension configuration screen has been upgraded to support new features. As a result, a new configuration must be created. To ensure continuity of metric data and preserve existing entities, make sure to use the same Endpoint Name as in the previous configuration.

New features

  • Ingest issues from Catalyst Center and reporting them either as log messages or as Dynatrace events
  • Control how often metrics are reported for devices and interfaces based on Catalyst tags
  • Proxy support added for connections to the Catalyst Center

See hub tile text for more details on how to set up these new features.

Patch level changes

  • The number of dimensions for device and interface metrics has been reduced. Device and Interface attributes previously reported as metric dimensions are now reported to entities via log ingestion.
  • Memory optimizations have been made to better support environments with a large number of devices.
  • Interface metric dimension descriptions have been corrected, and the Device Family dimension is now properly reported.
  • When an issue is resolved or ignored, it is reported as a log message.

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New features:

  • This is the first release of the Cisco Catalyst Center extension
  • We look forward to your feedback on the enhancements that would make this extension better fitted to your environment. Post your Product Idea on Dynatrace community and let others up-vote it!

Note to those who have been running the private preview of the Cisco DNA extension in the past: this Catalyst Center extension supersedes the DNA extension. There is no migration path - please configure Cisco Catalyst Center extension from scratch and use it going forward. Deactivate and remove DNA extension, to conserve compute resources on ActiveGate, on Catalyst Center, and avoid unnecessary license consumption.

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