Creating an extended integration for Cisco DNA Center network assets

Sync Oomnitza with CISCO DNA to retrieve and manage network asset data in Oomnitza.

Before you start

Before you create the integration with Oomnitza, add your Cisco DNA credentials to Oomnitza.

To do this, you require:

• The Cisco DNA Center base  URL
• A Cisco DNA username
• A Cisco DNA password

Adding credentials

When you create the integration, you must enter the name of the URL of your Cisco DNA Center instance.

To easily find the records that are uploaded to Oomnitza, it's best practice to create a dedicated user account for each integration. This will make it easier for you to retrieve the records that are uploaded to Oomnitza from the vendor application. 

Creating integration users 

Add the value as a global variable so that when you create workflows that use presets the variable is automatically added. See Adding global settings.

The name of the variable that you add is CiscoDNA.Url.

Adding credentials

1. Click Configuration > Security > Credentials.  
2. Click Add new credential.
3. Search for Cisco DNA. 
4. Click the arrow next to Cisco DNA Center Network Asset Load.
5. Add your Cisco DNA Center username and password.
6. Save your credentials.

Creating the integration

1. In Oomnitza, click Configuration> Integrations> Overview.
2. Click Block view
3. Scroll down to the Extended section for asset integrations.
4. Click NEW INTEGRATION.
5. Select the integration in the sidebar.
6. Click ADD.

Integration details overview

More information is provided about the following fields to help you complete the integration:

Software data

Depending on the asset integration, an option might be available to ingest desktop software information such as the name and version of the software installed on an asset. To view the software information in Oomnitza, you must have the software module. 

Installation types

• Cloud. Store credentials in the Oomnitza cloud.
• Local. Store credentials locally. If you want to sync Oomnitza with vendor applications that require AWS or OAUTH authentication, select cloud as the type of installation. Local installations don't support AWS and OAuth authentication. 

Integration preferences

• Create & Update. Add and update records.
• Create only. Add records.
• Update only. Update records.

Integration details

To review or update the integrations details, click Edit .

When you edit the Integration details section, you can select the name or names of integration contacts.  Integration contacts will receive an in-app notification and an email, when the integration fails, when the integration fails to complete within 24 hours, or when the scheduled integration fails to run.

1. Update the integration name.
2. Select an installation type.
3. For integration preferences, select an option.
4. Enter the name of the integration user.  

Credential details

If you selected Cloud as the installation type, choose one of the following options:

• Select the credentials that were created for the integration.
• Edit the credentials that were created for the integration.
• Create new credentials

Scheduling the integration

By default, data is synced once every day. Change the interval or the time so that the data is streamed when your system isn't busy.

1. Click Edit .
2. Make and save your changes.

Mapping fields to Oomnitza

To map the fields to Oomnitza, click Edit .

  Select Edit integration to add rules for syncing data. Filtering integration results.  

Click SMART MAPPING.

You can add new fields to your integration by selecting Add new field   on the mapping page. 
Creating custom API fields. 

Custom mappings

AP Ethernet MAC Address
AP Manager Interface
AP Associated WLC IP
Boot Date Time
Collection Interval
Collection Status
Connect: Base URL
Connect: Credentials
Connect: Verify SSL
Connector Sync Time
Description
Device Support Level
Error Code
Error Description
Family
Host Name
ID
Instance Tenant ID
Instance UUID
Interface Count
Inventory Status Detail
Last Update Time
Last Updated
Line Card Count
Line Card ID
Location
Location Name
MAC Address
Managed Atleast Once
Management State
Memory Size
Platform ID
Reachability Failure Reason
Reachability Status
Role
Role Source
Serial Number
Series
SNMP Contact
SNMP Location
Software Type
Software Version
Tag Count
Tunnel UDP Port
Type
Up Time
Uptime Seconds
WAAS Device Mode

Tracking information

When the integration is run, you can track the name of the credentials that were used, the base URL, the sync time, and whether is was verified . To do this, you map the following fields to Oomnitza:   

• Connect: Base URL
• Connect: Credentials
• Connect: Verify SSL

To do this, you map the fields to Oomnitza.

To do this, you map the fields to custom Oomnitza fields. 

Mapping fields to Oomnitza

1. Right-click the field, and select Add new Oomnitza field.
2. Change the name of the field.
3. Save your changes.

Launching the integration

Your integration is in Draft mode until the required mandatory fields are added. When added, click Launch to activate your integration. 

If you selected Cloud as the installation type when creating the integration, see Running an extended integration

If you selected Local as the installation type when creating the integration, see Running an extended integration locally.

Viewing data ingested by Oomnitza

Viewing ingested asset data

For asset integrations, click Hardware. If the asset integration also ingests software data, click Software.

Viewing ingested user data

For user integrations, click People. If you chose the option to ingest User and SaaS user data, click Software > SaaS, click the SaaS app, and then click the Users tab. 

Related Links

• Running an extended integration
• Troubleshooting integrations
• Mapping extended integrations