1.7.0 Release Notes for Cisco Global Launchpad User Guide

**1.7.0 Release Notes for Cisco Global Launchpad User Guide

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Release Notes for Cisco Global Launchpad 1.7.0

This document describes the features, limitations, and bugs for Cisco Global Launchpad, Release 1.7.0. For information about the features, limitations, and bugsfor Cisco DNA Center on Amazon WebServices(AWS), see the Release Notes for Cisco DNA Center, Release 2.3.5.x.

Note

• Cisco DNA Center has been re-branded as Catalyst Center, and Cisco DNA Center VA Launchpad has been re branded as Cisco Global Launchpad. During the re branding process, you will see the former and
  re branded names used in different collateral. However, Cisco DNA Center and Catalyst Center refer to the same product, and Cisco DNA Center VA Launchpad and Cisco Global Launchpad refer to the same product.

• With Cisco Global Launchpad, Release 1.7.0, you can deploy Cisco DNA Center 2.3.5.3 on AWS.

• For links to all of the guides related to this release, see the Documentation for Cisco DNA Center 2.3.5 on AWS.

Cisco Global Launchpad Overview

Cisco Global Launchpad configures and deploys Cisco DNA Center on AWS. Cisco Global Launchpad provides the most streamlined, supportive installation process of Cisco DNA Center on AWS. Cisco provides two methods for you to use Cisco Global Launchpad. You can download and install Cisco Global Launchpad on a local machine, or you can access Cisco Global Launchpad hosted by Cisco. Regardless of the method, Cisco Global Launchpad provides the tools that you need to install and manage your Cisco DNA Center VA.
For information about the manual methods of deployment for Cisco DNA Center on AWS, see the Cisco DNA Center 2.3.5 on AWS Deployment Guide.

New and Changed Features

products around an integrated platform, we are changing the name of Cisco DNA Center VA Launchpad to Cisco Global Launchpad in this release.This name change is part of our simplified branding for the Catalyst Center Stack. Cisco is now connecting the power and flexibility of the Catalyst brand across the entire enterprise networking stack with Catalyst Center (formerly Cisco DNA Center), Catalyst Software and Licensing (formerly Cisco DNA Software and Licensing), Catalyst Wireless, Catalyst Switching, Catalyst Routing, and Catalyst SD-WAN (formerly Cisco SD-WAN or Viptela SD-WAN).
Cisco DNA Center Password Constraints for Accessing Cisco DNA Center on AWS| The Cisco DNA Center password must:

• Cannot contain any tab or line breaks
• Contains at least eight characters
• Contains a character from at least three of the following categories:
  • Lowercase letters (a-z)
  • Uppercase letters (A-Z)•  Numbers (0-9)
  • Special characters (for example, ! and #)

Dashboard Enhancements| On the Dashboard pane, you can display region details by either clicking any region on the map or using the Region drop- down list.
Enhancements to the Cisco Global Launchpad GUI| To streamline standard nomenclature and our vision for an integrated platform experience, the Cisco Global Launchpad GUI reflects our re branding initiative and displays an updated look of the GUI.
Region Removal| While a region is being removed, you cannot perform other operations until the process is complete.

Upgrade Cisco Global Launchpad

When upgrading to the latest release of Cisco Global Launchpad, make sure you are familiar with the following:

• You cannot upgrade from a previous release of Cisco Global Launchpad to Cisco Global Launchpad, Release 1.7.0. You need to reinstall Docker Community Edition (CE) and then install Cisco Global Launchpad, Release 1.7.0.
• Cisco Global Launchpad must be running Release 1.2.1 or later before you can install Release 1.7.0 and update a region version. For more information, see “Update a Region” in the Cisco Global Launchpad 1.7 Administrator Guide.
• To enable access to the new regions added in Release 1.7.0, your admin user needs to log in to Cisco Global Launchpad after the Cisco Global Launchpad, Release 1.7.0 has been installed. After the admin user has logged in, access to all regions is enabled for all other users.
• Resources created in the current release of Cisco Global Launchpad aren’t supported in earlier releases

Compatible Browsers

Cisco Global Launchpad is compatible with the following HTTPS-enabled browsers:

• Google Chrome: Version 93 or later.
• Mozilla Firefox: Version 92 or later.
• Apple Safari: Version 16.1 or later.

We recommend that the client systems you use to log in to Cisco Global Launchpad be equipped with 64-bit operating systems and browsers.

Bugs

Open Bugs
This Cisco Global Launchpad release has no open bugs.
Resolved Bugs
This Cisco Global Launchpad release has no resolved bugs

Limitations and Restrictions

Cisco Global Launchpad, Release 1.7.0 has the following limitations and restrictions:

Automated Deployment Workflow

• The configuration for the Existing Transit Gateway (TGW) and Existing Customer Gateway (CGW) scenario is not available in the automated deployment method. You must manually configure this routing as discussed in the Cisco DNA Center 2.3.5 on AWS Deployment Guide.
• Any manual alterations made to the automated configuration workflow of Cisco DNA Center on AWS can cause conflict with the automated deployment. We recommend against making manual changes with Cisco Global Launchpad through the AWS console, because it can lead to issues that Cisco Global Launchpad cannot resolve.
• A valid Enterprise DNS is mandatory to deploy Cisco DNA Center on AWS. For more information, see “Create a New Cisco DNA Center VA” in the Cisco DNA Center 2.3.5 on AWS Deployment Guide.
• You can only create one Cisco DNA Center VA per VA pod.
• When configuring a VA pod, the following VPN vendors are not supported:
  • Barracuda
  • Sophos
  • Vyatta
  • Zyxel
• Deleting a VA pod on Cisco Global Launchpad can take approximately 20 to 40 minutes

The Overview Pane
On the Dashboard pane, the Privacy – Terms link isn’t working.
Hosted Cisco Global Launchpad
When you refresh any pane on hosted Cisco Global Launchpad pane from your browser, such as the Create/Manage Cisco Catalyst Center(s) pane, you are redirected to the Dashboard pane. During the refresh, the URL loses the query parameters that contain information about the selected region.

Regions and Availability Zones

• Cisco Global Launchpad must be running Release 1.2.1 or later before you can install Release 1.7.0 and update a region version.
• Because the sa-east-1 region is not supported, VA pods and resources created in this region need to be removed manually through the AWS console.
• Cisco Global Launchpad does not support local zones and wavelength zones. It supports only AWS availability zones for regions.
• You cannot create a VA pod in the following availability zones because the minimum instance size (r5a.8xlarge) is not supported in these zones:
  • The us-east-1e availability zone in the us-east-1 region
  • The ap-northeast-2b and ap-northeast-2d availability zones in the ap-northeast-2 region
  • The ca-central-1d availability zone in the ca-central-1 region

Root Cause Analysis
Due to an update to the root cause analysis(RCA) folder structure for Amazons Life cycle, an RCA triggered in Cisco Global Launchpad, Release 1.2.x and earlier can’t be displayed in Cisco Global Launchpad, Release 1.3.0 and later.

Amazon Email Subscription, Logs, and Alarms

• Multiple users should not update their email IDs concurrently. If this occurs, the latest updated email ID is used for email notification.
• The Amazon Cloud Watch alarms for lambda functions remain in the insufficient data state unless a failure occurs in the corresponding lambda function execution. When a lambda function fails, Amazon Cloud Watch gathers the metrics and triggers the alarm. The threshold for all lambda alarms is one, so Amazon Cloud Watch can capture alerts if there are any failures.
• For some alarms, like S3, the metrics are only reported once per day at midnight in Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) or 00:00 UTC.So, it can take 24 to 48 hours for the dashboard metrics to be updated, which is an expected behavior.
• Amazon S3 buckets are automatically created to store objects, such as logs and data. When an object is marked for expiration, the AmazonS3 LifecyclePolicy automatically deletesit from the bucket. However, because the Amazon S3 Lifecycle Policy operates asynchronously, the deletion might take some time. It’simportant to note that when an object is marked for expiration, you aren’t billed for this object anymore even though it might still be visible in the bucket. Because this is an Amazon function and policy, refer to the following Amazon AWS website for the latest information:
  https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/userguide/object-lifecycle- mgmt.html.

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Related Documentation

We recommend that you read the following documents relating to Cisco Global Launchpad, Release 1.7.0.

For This Type of Information…| See This Document…
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List of release-specific documentation related to Cisco DNA Center 2.3.5 on AWS.| Documentation for Cisco DNA Center 2.3.5 on AWS
Deployment and configuration on Cisco DNA Center on AWS.| Cisco DNA Center 2.3.5 on AWS Deployment Guide
Management of regions, VA pods, Cisco DNA Center VAs, user activity, and Amazon tools that are used to monitor resources.| Cisco Global Launchpad 1.7 Administrator Guide
Use of the Cisco DNA Center GUI and its applications.| Cisco DNA Center User Guide
Configuration of user accounts, security certificates, authentication and password policies, and backup and restore.| Cisco DNA Center Administrator Guide
Cisco DNA Center release information, including new features, deployment, and bugs.| Cisco DNA Center Release Notes
Security features, hardening, and best practices to ensure a secure deployment.| Cisco DNA Center Security Best Practices Guide
Supported devices, such as routers, switches, wireless APs, and software releases.| Cisco DNA Center Compatibility Matrix
Hardware and software support for Cisco SD-Access.| Cisco SD-Access Compatibility Matrix
Use of the Cisco DNA Assurance GUI.| Cisco DNA Assurance User Guide
Use of the Cisco DNA Center platform GUI and its applications.| Cisco DNA Center Platform User Guide
Use of the Cisco Wide Area Bonjour Application GUI.| Cisco Wide Area Bonjour Application User Guide
Use of the Stealthwatch Security Analytics Service on Cisco DNA Center.| Cisco Stealthwatch Analytics Service User Guide
Use of Rogue and aWIPS functionality to monitor threats in Cisco DNA Center.| Cisco DNA Center Rogue Management and aWIPS Application Quick Start Guide

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