.. _index-page-VAA-tabs: ############################################################ Insights 24.1 Documentation ############################################################ There are three solution components to VOSS Insights: Assurance, Analytics and Netflow. .. tab-set:: .. tab-item:: Welcome to Insights 24.1 .. raw:: html

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picture_as_pdf Release and Upgrade Notes for 24.1 (latest) Release Notes provide build details, and a list of all new features, enhancements, and bug fixes in the relevant release. Upgrade notes are included in the release notes, and describe configuration changes that may be required as part of the relevant upgrade.
picture_as_pdf Dashboard and Arbitrator Maintenance and Upgrade Guide (latest) The Guide provides download and install details specific to the relevant release.
picture_as_pdf VOSS Automate Compatibility Matrix VOSS Insights version compatibility, as well as tested browser and VM versions.
.. tab-item:: Assurance .. card:: About Assurance Use the Insights Assurance solution for Unified Communications monitoring, with out-of-the-box configurations for monitoring all major vendors and technologies. Insights Assurance comprises Dashboard and Arbitrator, plus optional integrations for VOSS Automate, Avaya, Windows Forwarder. .. tab-set:: .. tab-item:: Quickstart Flowcharts .. card:: Insights Assurance Setup Overview .. index:: Flowchart;Insights Assurance Setup Overview .. include:: src/user/Insights-arbitrator-start-flowchart.uml .. card:: Arbitrator Setup .. index:: Flowchart;Insights Arbitrator for Assurance Setup .. include:: src/user/arbitrator-quickstart-flowchart.uml .. card:: Arbitrator Integrations .. index:: Flowchart;Insights Arbitrator Integration for Assurance .. include:: src/user/arbitrator-integration-flowchart.uml .. card:: Dashboard Setup .. index:: Flowchart;Insights Dashboard for Assurance Setup .. include:: src/user/dashboard-quickstart-flowchart.uml .. tab-item:: Documents .. raw:: html
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Insights Assurance - Example Deployments Guide Insights Assurance example deployment scenarios with solution descriptions and considerations for each example.
Arbitrator Install Guide This guide provides Arbitrator download instructions for new installs and upgrades, upgrade steps, port requirement, VM and Cloud sizing and install steps, instructions for deployment, networking, database, and system setup, how to add certificates, and CUCM asset onboarding
Insights Analytics Install Guide Guide to Dashboard download and setup instructions for installation, port requirements, sizing, cloud installs, and licensing
Dashboard and Arbitrator Maintenance and Upgrade Guide Guide to Dashboard and Arbitrator backup, upgrade, and post-upgrade steps, and Dashboard licensing instructions.
Dashboard Administration Guide Instructions for Dashboard licensing, use and configuration.
Arbitrator Administration Guide Instructions for installing Arbitrator license files, system configuration and use, and backup and restore steps.
Avaya Integration Guide to integrating Avaya (optional component) with Insights Arbitrator for Insights Assurance solution.
Cisco Expressway Integration Guide to integrating Cisco Expressway for monitoring setup (optional component) with Insights Arbitrator for Insights Assurance solution.
VOSS Automate and UC Apps License Sync Guide Guide to integrating with VOSS Automate (optional component), describing how to sync UC app licensing data with VOSS Automate, for Insights Assurance solution.
Cisco Unified CM Syslog Receiver Guide to configuring Cisco Unified Syslog Receiver with VOSS Assurance as receiver, for Insights Assurance solution.
Cisco PRI and SIP Performance Monitoring Overview of the probes used by Arbitrator to monitor Cisco Voice Gateway PRIs and SIP trunks, and CUCM SIP trunk analysis, for Insights Assurance solution.

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Insights Application Compatibility Matrix VOSS Insights Application compatibility, including tested browser and VM versions.
VOSS Insights Application Release Notes Latest release notes for the VOSS Insights product.
Arbitrator API Guide API reference document for Insights Arbitrator.
VOSS Insights Platform Guide A guide to VOSS Insights platform commands.
Open Source License Usage Open source licenses used in Insights solutions.
Insights Security Outlines security practices for Insights products and summarizes current vulnerability scan reports.
.. tab-item:: Analytics .. card:: About Analytics Insights Analytics delivers powerful log analytics with no data collection caps or scale limitations. Insights Analytics comprises Dashboard, Arbitrator, and optionally, Windows Forwarder .. tab-set:: .. tab-item:: Quickstart Flowcharts .. card:: Insights Analytics Setup Overview .. index:: Flowchart;Insights Analytics Setup Overview .. include:: src/user/Insights-dashboard-start-flowchart.uml .. card:: Dashboard Setup .. index:: Flowchart;Insights Dashboard for Analytics Setup .. include:: src/user/dashboard-quickstart-flowchart.uml .. card:: Arbitrator Setup .. index:: Flowchart;Insights Arbitrator for Analytics Setup .. include:: src/user/arbitrator-quickstart-flowchart.uml .. card:: Dashboard Integrations .. index:: Flowchart;Insights Dashboard Integrations for Analytics Setup .. include:: src/user/dashboard-analytics-integration-flowchart.uml .. tab-item:: Documents .. raw:: html
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Insights Analytics Install Guide Guide to Dashboard download and setup instructions for new installs and upgrade, port requirements, sizing, cloud installs, and licensing
Dashboard and Arbitrator Maintenance and Upgrade Guide Guide to Dashboard and Arbitrator backup and upgrade.
Arbitrator Install Guide Guide to Arbitrator download instructions for new installs and upgrades, upgrade steps, port requirement, VM and Cloud sizing and install steps, instructions for deployment, networking, database, and system setup, how to add certificates, and CUCM asset onboarding.
Dashboard Administration Guide Instructions for Dashboard licensing, use and configuration.
Arbitrator Administration Guide Instructions for installing Arbitrator license files, system configuration and use, and backup and restore steps.
Windows Forwarder Install Guide Guide to installing and configuring Windows Forwarder (optional component) for the Insights Analytics solution.

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Insights Application Compatibility Matrix VOSS Insights Application compatibility, including tested browser and VM versions.
VOSS Insights Application Release Notes Latest release notes for the VOSS Insights product.
Dashboard API Guide API reference document for Insights Dashboard.
VOSS Insights Platform Guide A guide to VOSS Insights platform commands.
Open Source License Usage Open source licenses used in Insights solutions.
Insights Security Outlines security practices for Insights products and summarizes current vulnerability scan reports.
.. tab-item:: Netflow .. card:: About Netflow Insights NetFlow provides a flexible, highly scalable deployment architecture that allows you to visualize and analyze network traffic flow data. Insights NetFlow comprises DS9 and Dashboard. .. tab-set:: .. tab-item:: Quickstart Flowcharts .. card:: NetFlow Setup Overview .. index:: Flowchart;NetFlow Setup Quickstart .. include:: src/user/Netflow-quickstart-flowchart.uml .. card:: DS9 for NetFlow Setup .. index:: Flowchart;DS9 for NetFlow Setup .. include:: src/user/DS-9-quickstart-flowchart.uml .. card:: Dashboard for NetFlow Setup .. index:: Flowchart;Dashboard for NetFlow Setup .. include:: src/user/dashboard-quickstart-flowchart.uml .. tab-item:: Documents .. raw:: html
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DS9 for NetFlow Install Guide A guide to deployment, including VM installation steps, instructions for the DS9 for NetFlow product registration, how to prepare a production environment for VOSS NetFlow, and DS9 for NetFlow communication ports (overview of TCP/UDP firewall ports required for a successful NetFlow deployment).
DS9 API Guide API reference for DS9
Insights NetFlow System Function Validation Steps Steps to validate that the DS9 system is functioning properly.
Dashboard and Arbitrator Maintenance and Upgrade Guide Guide to Dashboard and Arbitrator backup, upgrade, and post-upgrade steps, and Dashboard licensing instructions. (Only Dashboard steps are relevant for DS9 NetFlow)
Insights Analytics Install Guide Guide to Dashboard download steps for Dashboard OVA file for new installs and upgrades, cloud install instructions and sizing, install setup instructions, sizing specifications, licensing, and VM deploy and install steps.
Dashboard Administration Guide Latest Dashboard Administration guide, including instructions for updating the product key in the Dashboard server interface.
How to configure a Cisco ISR router to send Netflow v5 data to VOSS Insights Arbitrator Steps for configuring a Cisco ISR router to send NetFlow data to VOSS Insights Arbitrator using v5.
How to configure a Cisco ISR router to send NetFlow v9 or IPFIX data to VOSS Insights Arbitrator Steps for configuring a Cisco ISR router to send NetFlow data to VOSS Insights Arbitrator using v9 or IPFIX.

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Insights Application Compatibility Matrix VOSS Insights Application compatibility, including tested browser and VM versions.
VOSS Insights Application Release Notes Latest release notes for the VOSS Insights product.
Dashboard API Guide API reference document for Insights Dashboard.
VOSS Insights Platform Guide A guide to VOSS Insights platform commands.
Open Source License Usage Open source licenses used in Insights solutions.
Insights Security Outlines security practices for Insights products and summarizes current vulnerability scan reports.
.. tab-item:: Docs .. card:: Combined List The table below offers an overview of all VOSS Insights documentation, with columns to indicate the specific solution(s) to which the document applies. .. raw:: html
Document Description NetFlow Assurance Analytics PDF
Arbitrator Install Guide Guide to Arbitrator download instructions for new installs and upgrades, upgrade steps, port requirement, VM and Cloud sizing and install steps, instructions for deployment, networking, database, and system setup, how to add certificates, and CUCM asset onboarding.
Insights Analytics Install Guide Guide to Dashboard download and setup instructions for installation, port requirements, sizing, cloud installs, and licensing. Includes DS9 for NetFlow communication ports (firewall port requirements), cloud install specifications, deploy and VM install steps, download steps for Dashboard OVA file for new installs or upgrades, port requirements, VM sizing specifications, cloud install specifications, Dashboard install steps, and Arbitrator cloud install specifications.
DS9 for NetFlow Install Guide Guide to DS9 for NetFlow deployment, including VM installation steps, instructions for the DS9 for NetFlow product registration, and how to prepare a production environment for VOSS NetFlow.
Document Description NetFlow Assurance Analytics PDF
Dashboard Administration Guide Guide for Dashboard licensing, use and configuration.
Arbitrator Administration Guide Guide for installing Arbitrator license files, system configuration and use, and backup and restore steps.
Dashboard and Arbitrator Maintenance and Upgrade Guide Guide to Dashboard and Arbitrator backup, upgrade, and post-upgrade steps, and Dashboard licensing instructions. (Only Dashboard steps are relevant for DS9 NetFlow)
Document Description NetFlow Assurance Analytics PDF
DS9 API Guide API reference for DS9
Insights Netflow System Function Validation Steps Steps to validate that the DS9 system is functioning properly.
Document Description NetFlow Assurance Analytics PDF
How to configure a Cisco ISR router to send Netflow v5 data to VOSS Insights Arbitrator Steps for configuring a Cisco ISR router to send NetFlow data to VOSS Insights Arbitrator using v5.
Document Description NetFlow Assurance Analytics PDF
How to configure a Cisco ISR router to send Netflow v9 or IPFIX data to VOSS Insights Arbitrator Steps for configuring a Cisco ISR router to send NetFlow data to VOSS Insights Arbitrator using v9 or IPFIX.
Document Description NetFlow Assurance Analytics PDF
Avaya Integration Guide to integrating Avaya (optional component) with Insights Arbitrator for Insights Assurance solution.
Document Description NetFlow Assurance Analytics PDF
Cisco Expressway Integration Guide to integrating Cisco Expressway for monitoring setup (optional component) with Insights Arbitrator for Insights Assurance solution.
Document Description NetFlow Assurance Analytics PDF
UC Apps License Sync Guide Guide to integrating with VOSS Automate (optional component), describing how to sync UC app licensing data with VOSS Automate, for Insights Assurance solution.
Document Description NetFlow Assurance Analytics PDF
Cisco Unified CM Syslog Receiver Guide to configuring Cisco Unified Syslog Receiver in Arbitrator with VOSS Assurance as receiver, for Insights Assurance solution.
Document Description NetFlow Assurance Analytics PDF
Cisco PRI and SIP Performance Monitoring Overview of the probes used by Arbitrator to monitor Cisco Voice Gateway PRIs and SIP trunks, and CUCM SIP trunk analysis, for Insights Assurance solution.
Document Description NetFlow Assurance Analytics PDF
Windows Forwarder Install Guide Guide to installing and configuring Windows Forwarder (optional component) for the Insights Analytics solution.
.. tab-item:: Previous Releases This page provides resources for previous releases of Insights, including release and upgrade information. We recommend that you upgrade Insights often to stay current with the latest fixes and enhancements. .. tab-set:: .. tab-item:: Docs These links provide details on the feature highlights as well as all documentation for previous releases. You can find out more about supported versions and end of support dates in the `Software EoS Policy & Support Matrix `_. .. card:: Supported versions .. raw:: html .. tab-item:: Release Notes .. raw:: html
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picture_as_pdf Release Notes for Insights 23.3 Release Notes provide build details, and a list of all new features, enhancements, and bug fixes in the relevant release.
picture_as_pdf Release Notes for Insights 23.2
picture_as_pdf Release Notes for Insights 23.1
picture_as_pdf Release Notes for Insights 22.2
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picture_as_pdf Upgrade Guide for 23.3 The Upgrade Notes describe configuration changes that may be required as part of the relevant upgrade.
picture_as_pdf Upgrade Guide for 23.2
picture_as_pdf Upgrade Guide for 23.1
picture_as_pdf Upgrade Guide for 22.2
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