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The Cisco XNC 1.5 Virtual Patch Panel (Port-to-Port Forwarding) application allows you to manage port-to-port (P2P) traffic within a switch or across the network without any need for physical connection changes or rewiring. Port-to-port forwarding reduces the time-consuming, manual process of interconnecting two ports, either within a switch or between switches, across the network to forward traffic. With the Cisco XNC Port-to-Port Forwarding application, you can use programmability to create a virtual patch panel. The main benefits include:
The config.ini file for Cisco XNC is pre-provisioned with some parameters for the P2P feature to work properly on Cisco supported switches. There are two parameters:
To modify p2p.nonConventionalNodesEthertypes:
You can log into the Cisco XNC Port-to-Port Forwarding GUI using HTTP or HTTPS:
Note | Before you can use HTTPS, you must manually specify the https:// protocol in your web browser. |
These steps below guide you to adding P2P paths and viewing them in the topology diagram.
Follow the steps below to edit an existing port-to-port forwarding path.
Step 1 | On the Paths tab, click Edit next to the path you want to update. | ||||||||||||
Step 2 | In the Edit P2P Path dialog box, complete the following fields:
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Step 3 | Click Edit Path. |
Follow the steps below to delete one or more existing port-to-port forwarding paths.