Cisco DNA Center Cheat Sheet

Good to know

  • A rebooted DNA Center taks a long time to come up. And when it is up and all processes is up it is still not ready. It will post at lot of error messages, windows will look strange and you network devices might be missing. You might even reach the initial config wizard. This is normal. Close you browser windows, have a cup of coffee (or two) and come back later. DONT do any configuration before every think is all happily back up.

Troubleshoot

Fabric Site

My SSID is not present in Host Onboarding>Wireless SSID’s

 

  • Ensure that there is a Wireless Network Profile for the site with added SSID’s
  • Ensure that the SSID is configured for “Fabric” in the Wireless Network Profile for the site
  • Ensure that the WLC is provisioned and set to manage the site
  • Ensure that the WLC is added to the fabric site

My IP pool is not present in the dropdown for the VPN in Host Onboarding>Wireless SSID’s

  • Ensure that the IP pool added to the VN is marked as Wireless Pool
  • Ensure that the IP pool is not “Layer 3” only. Be aware that for DNAC 2.3.3 you can’t see in the GUI that L3 only is enabled. So you just need to know. If unsure delete and recreate.