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Cisco Monitor Manager Embedded enables you to run the Cisco Extensible Network Controller (XNC) and Cisco Monitor Manager applications directly on Cisco Nexus 3000 and 3100 Series switches. With Cisco Monitor Manager Embedded, you can create a low-cost switch-based network traffic monitoring solution that is deployed on a single switch.
Cisco Extensible Network Controller (XNC) is a software platform that serves as an interface between the network elements (southbound) and third-party applications (northbound). Cisco XNC, which is a JVM-based application that runs on a Java Virtual Machine (JVM), is based on a highly-available, scalable, and extensible architecture. Cisco XNC is built for extensibility using the Open Services Gateway initiative (OSGi) framework.
Cisco XNC can support multiple protocol plugins in the southbound direction. In Release 1.6, Cisco Plug-in for OpenFlow 1.0 is available.
Cisco XNC provides the following:
Cisco Monitor Manager is a network application that runs on Cisco Extensible Network Controller (XNC). Cisco Monitor Manager, in combination with the Cisco Plug-in for OpenFlow and a Cisco Nexus 3000 or 3100 Series switch, enables you to create a scalable and flexible replacement for matrix switches, which traditionally connect network monitoring devices to points within the network where monitoring is desired.
With the Cisco Monitor Manager solution, you can do the following:
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You can run Cisco Monitor Manager Embedded on Cisco Nexus 3000 and 3100 Series switches. Before you deploy the software, you must do the following: