Remote Collector container installation on the Cisco Catalyst 9300

It is possible to install the Remote Collector container on the Catalyst 9300 switch.

Before you install a Remote Collector container on the Cisco Catalyst 9300, you need to have:
  • Extensive knowledge of IOS, IOx, and the ioxclient program
  • Knowledge of the Cisco ioxclient (see the official Cisco documentation)
  • Docker knowledge (see the official Docker documentation)
  • secure shell (SSH) access to the Catalyst 9300
  • Privileged access to the Catalyst 9300 with enable password
  • Remote Collector container version must be present on your registry, or on the local Docker cache
IOS and IOx supported versions:
  • Cisco IOS Cisco on C9300-48T 17.06.03
  • Cisco IOx Local Manager 2.5.0.0
Minimum operational requirements:
  • Catalyst 9300 must be enabled to host a container, a second storage can be required
  • ioxclient program
Important:
The supported configuration is provided for the exclusive use of the Catalyst 9300 container subsystem by the Remote Collector container. No other containers can run at the same time. This configuration will use all of the central processing unit (CPU) and random-access memory (RAM) available for the container's subsystem.
Important:
All of the commands and configurations proposed in this documentation regarding the Catalyst 9300 are only examples. A qualified network administrator should verify all of the commands, which you can modify to suit the configuration that you are running. Incorrect configurations and commands on the Catalyst 9300 can make it unusable and can cause network disruptions.
Important:
You should change the 192.0.2.0/24 network, as it is for documentation purposes only.
Table 1. Used parameters
Parameter Used value Description
appid NozomiNetworks_RC The Remote Collector container name
guest-ipaddress 192.0.2.10 The Remote Collector container IP address
app-defaultgateway 192.0.2.1 The default gateway for the provided network
$VERSION n.a. To be filled with the Remote Collector version