Configure AppQoE service controllers and nodes in Cisco SD-WAN Manager

Configure AppQoE Service Nodes

1. From the Cisco SD-WAN Manager menu, choose Configuration > Templates.
2. Under Device Templates , click Create Template and choose From Feature Template.

   Note

   In Cisco vManage Release 20.7.1 and earlier releases Device Templates is called Device.

3. In the Device Model field, choose C8000v.

   Note

   Only Cisco Catalyst 8000V instances can be configured as AppQoE service nodes. If you choose any other device, the Service Node option isn’t available in the Device Role field.

4. In the Device Role field, choose Service Node from the drop-down list.
5. Enter Template Name and Description.
6. Click Additional Templates. In the AppQoE field, notice that the Factory Default AppQoE External Service Node template is attached by default.

   No further configuration is required for devices configured as AppQoE service nodes. Additional configuration for connecting the service nodes to a service node controller is done through the AppQoE controller configuration screens in Cisco SD-WAN Manager.

7. Attach the device template to the device.

Configure AppQoE Service Controller

1. From the Cisco SD-WAN Manager menu, choose Configuration > Templates.
2. Under Device Templates , click Create Template and choose From Feature Template.

   Note

   In Cisco vManage Release 20.7.1 and earlier releases Device Templates is called Device.

3. In the Device Model field, choose any one of the devices that support the service controller role. See the Supported Platforms section in this chapter for a complete list of devices that support the service controller role.
4. In the Device Role field, choose SDWAN Edge from the drop-down list.

   Note

   The SDWAN Edge option is only visible for devices that support the service controller role.

5. Enter Template Name and Description.
6. Click Additional Templates. In the AppQoE field, you can either choose an existing AppQoE feature template or create a new one. This procedure includes steps to create a new AppQoE template for the device being configured with the service controller role.
7. Click the drop-down list for the AppQoE field, click Create Template, and enter a name and description in the Template Name and Description fields, respectively.
8. In the Controller area, enter the requested details.

   1. Controller IP address: Enter the service-side interface IPv4 or IPv6 address of the controller. This is the IP address that the controller uses to communicate with the service nodes connected to it in a service cluster.

   2. Service VPN: Specify the service VPN ID in which the LAN-side connections of the service nodes reside. Range: 1 to 65525, excluding 512. For details see the VRF range behavior change described here.

   3. Service Node IP 1: Enter the IPv4 or IPv6 of the service nodes to enable the service controllers to communicate with the service nodes.

      Note

      Click + next to the Service Node IP field to add more service nodes. You can add up to 64 service nodes for a single service controller.

      Note

      From Cisco IOS XE Catalyst SD-WAN Release 17.14.1a, an AppQoE cluster can either operate on IPv4 protocol or IPv6 protocol in the control plane.

      Note

      From Cisco vManage Release 20.6.1, the AppQoE feature template allows you to configure multiple service node groups and add the external service nodes to such groups. You can configure a maximum of 32 service node groups per cluster. The name range of a service node group is SNG-APPQOE0 to SNG-APPQOE31.

      However, if the version of the device that you are configuring as a service controller is lower than Cisco IOS XE Catalyst SD-WAN Release 17.6.1a, and you use Cisco vManage Release 20.6.1 to configure the AppQoE template for such device, ensure that you configure only one service node group, even though the template allows you to configure multiple service node groups.

9. Attach the device template to the device.