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The Slice Manager provides a way for you, as a network administrator, to partition networks into many logical networks. This feature allows you to create multiple disjoint networks and assign different roles and access levels to each one. Each logical network can be assigned to departments, groups of individuals, or applications. Multiple disjoint networks can be managed using the Cisco Monitor Manager application. The Slice Manager creates slices based on the following criteria:
Note | You can also use VLAN IDs to segregate the slice traffic. |
Slices must be created by a Cisco Extensible Network Controller (XNC) user with the Network Administrator role. After creation, the slices can be managed by a user with the Slice Administrator role.
Slices can overlap if each slice has at least one unique attribute. For example, a slice can share the same physical switches and ports, but be differentiated by the type of traffic it receives.
You must have created a slice before you can add nodes and ports.
Step 1 | From the Admin drop-down list, choose Slices. |
Step 2 | On the
Slices tab, choose the slice for which you want to
add entries.
Enter a value in the Search combo box and click the search icon to limit the number of entries that appear. |
Step 3 | In the topology diagram, click a node that you want to add to the slice. |
Step 4 | In the Add Slice Entry dialog box, choose the port or ports that you want to add to the slice. |
Step 5 | Click Add Entry. |
Step 6 | Repeat Step 3 through Step 5 for each node and port that you want to add to the slice. |
Create a slice before you add a flow specification.
Note | Be default, a flow specification is bidirectional. |
Step 1 | From the Admin drop-down list, choose Slices. | ||||||||||||||||
Step 2 | On the
Flow
Spec tab, choose the slice for which you want to add a flow
specification.
Enter a value in the Search combo box and click the search icon to limit the number of entries that appear. | ||||||||||||||||
Step 3 | On the Detail tab, click Add Flow Spec. | ||||||||||||||||
Step 4 | In the
Add Flow
Spec dialog box, complete the following fields:
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Step 5 | Click Add Flow Spec. |