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Efficient network management is crucial for scaling and securing modern networks. Cisco Catalyst Center (formerly DNA Center) offers powerful tools for automating the deployment of device configurations using templates, composite templates, and Jinja2 scripting. In this guide, we will walk through creating and deploying templates, including interface configurations, NTP, SNMP, ACLs, and more, for...

Multicast DNS (mDNS) has become a critical protocol for modern networks, enabling service discovery across network segments without the need for traditional DNS servers. With the proliferation of IoT devices, Apple products, and various other devices requiring seamless connectivity, implementing an effective mDNS gateway solution has never been more important. In this blog post, we'll explore...

Thanks to Cisco’s push to deploy more Thousand Eyes agents, the Catalyst team has given us an easy button for deploying agents to the Catalyst 9300 and 9400 switches using Catalyst Center, formally DNA Center. The agent is deployed as a docker container using the App-hosing framework built natively into the 9300 and 9400 series platforms. Catalyst Center streamlines the deployment of the...

Using DNA Center (Catalyst Center) LAN Automation to make your life easier.

I am currently deploying an SD-Access fabric using Cisco's DNA Center, now rebranded as Catalyst Center. As part of this project we used the LAN automation process to build the network to all of the access switches. We had about 15 different switches in 15 different IDFs so using this process made quick work of...