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Cisco Monitor Manager allows you to configure different port types. All configured ports are displayed in the Configured Ports table on the Port Types tab.
Edge ports are the ingress ports where traffic enters the monitor network. Cisco Monitor Manager supports the following edge ports:
Configuring an edge port is optional.
Delivery ports are the egress ports where the traffic exits the monitor network. These outgoing ports are connected to a external monitoring device. When you configure a monitor device in Cisco Monitor Manager, you can associate a name and an icon with the switch and port that you configured.
Configured devices are displayed in the Monitor Devices table on the Devices tab. The icon appears in the topology diagram with a line connecting it to the node.
You must configure a delivery port type before you can configure a monitor device.
Step 1 | In the topology diagram, click the node for which you want to configure a device. | ||||||||
Step 2 | In the Configure Network Device dialog box, click Configure Devices. | ||||||||
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Complete the following fields:
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Step 4 | Click Add Device. |
A root node is automatically selected by Cisco Monitor Manager. If the defined root node is too far from the source switches, you can manually configure a different switch. We recommend that you choose a switch with edge ports as your new root node.
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Root node changes do not take effect until you save the configuration and restart the Cisco XNC application. |
Step 1 | On the Root tab, click Configure Root. |
Step 2 | In the Configure Root Node dialog box, choose a node in the Select Root Node drop-down list. |
Step 3 | Click Configure. |