Configuring Discovery for SDN and SD-WAN

NetMRI allows you to collect and manage data from SDN and SD-WAN environments. Currently, you can discover Cisco ACI, Cisco Meraki, and Cisco Viptela.

To do so, go to the Settings icon > Setup > Discovery Settings > SDN. You can do the following on this tab:

• New: Add a new Cisco APIC, Cisco Meraki, or Cisco Viptela configuration. See the corresponding sections:
  • Adding and Configuring Cisco ACI Discovery
  • Adding and Configuring Cisco Meraki Discovery
  • Adding and Configuring Cisco Viptela Discovery
• Edit: Modify information about a selected configuration.
• Delete: Remove a selected configuration from the list.
• Import: Import a CSV file containing Cisco ACI or Cisco Meraki information. For information about syntax formats, see Discovery Settings Import Formats.
• Show/Hide Credentials: Display or hide the user name and password credentials of added configurations.
• Discover Now: Start the discovery process immediately for a selected configuration.
• (For Operations Center only) Filter by Collector: Filter the added SDN configurations by Collectors that perform SDN discovery. Collector filter also displays respective device limits and licensing limits.

You can also define general SDN and SD-WAN settings as described in Configuring SDN and SD-WAN Polling Settings.

After executing SDN and SD-WAN discovery, you can see the results in Network Explorer > Discovery. For more information, see Viewing and Managing Discovery Results.