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FMC Endpoint Update
Company: Cisco
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Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) is a software-defined network solution and application-intelligent fabric that brings application, security, and infrastructure together in the data center. The Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) provides single-click access to all Cisco ACI fabric information, helping enable network automation, programmability, and centralized management. The FMC Endpoint Update app periodically retrieves endpoint information from the APIC and pushes it to the FMC using REST API. This helps when configuring a security policy on the FMC for your FTDs.
To configure the app installed on the APIC, complete the following procedure:
Step 1: In the APIC, navigate to Apps > Apps > FMC Endpoint Update.
Step 2: The Update Interval value is user configurable. The default interval is every 60 seconds. The minimum interval is 30 seconds, since updating too frequently may negatively impact system performance with a high number of FMCs.
Step 3: Click Add Tenant/FMC to enter your FMC login credentials.
Note:
The app supports NAT port forwarding in cases where the FMC is behind a NAT device. Append the port number to the IP address. For example, 192.168.1.9:5001.
Note:
The username used by the app to sign in to the FMC must be different than the username you use to sign in to the FMC GUI. Otherwise, if they're the same, your sessions may get disconnected.
Step 4: After you’ve configured all your FMCs, click Submit Data.
To configure the app installed on the APIC, complete the following procedure:
Step 1: In the APIC, navigate to Apps > Apps > FMC Endpoint Update.
Step 2: The Update Interval value is user configurable. The default interval is every 60 seconds. The minimum interval is 30 seconds, since updating too frequently may negatively impact system performance with a high number of FMCs.
Step 3: Click Add Tenant/FMC to enter your FMC login credentials.
Note:
The app supports NAT port forwarding in cases where the FMC is behind a NAT device. Append the port number to the IP address. For example, 192.168.1.9:5001.
Note:
The username used by the app to sign in to the FMC must be different than the username you use to sign in to the FMC GUI. Otherwise, if they're the same, your sessions may get disconnected.
Step 4: After you’ve configured all your FMCs, click Submit Data.