Explains how Cisco ThousandEyes extends network visibility for Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN deployments through end-to-end monitoring and real-time performance insights.
Cisco ThousandEyes is a SaaS application that
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delivers end-to-end visibility across internal, external, and carrier networks,
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monitors network performance in real time to provide actionable insights, and
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optimizes application delivery and end-user experience through continuous analysis of network paths and services.
Deploy and configure the ThousandEyes agent
From Cisco IOS XE Release 17.6.1, you can deploy and configure the Cisco ThousandEyes Enterprise agent on Cisco IOS XE Catalyst SD-WAN devices to enable extensive monitoring of the WAN traffic for enhanced visibility within and beyond the Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN fabric. The Cisco ThousandEyes Enterprise agent is an embedded Docker-based application that runs on Cisco IOS XE Catalyst SD-WAN devices as a docker-type container application using the IOX Docker application-hosting capability.
From Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager Release 20.14.1, you can navigate to Cisco services hosted in the Cisco Networking Cloud, such as Cisco ThousandEyes. Enable the cross platform navigator in .
For more information on Cisco ThousandEyes and on configuring tests and viewing results in the Cisco ThousandEyes portal, see the Cisco ThousandEyes Getting Started documentation.