Cisco Extensible Network Controller (XNC) User guide

Brand: Cisco

Model: Extensible Network Controller (XNC)

Type: User guide

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CONTENTS

Preface

Preface v

Audience v

Document Conventions v

Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request vi

CHAPTER 1

Cisco Monitor Manager Embedded Overview 1

About Cisco Extensible Network Controller 1

About Cisco Monitor Manager 2

Supported Web Browsers for Cisco Monitor Manager Embedded 2

Requirements for Cisco Nexus 3000 or 3100 Series switches 3

CHAPTER 2

Deploying Cisco Monitor Manager Embedded 5

Obtaining the Cisco Monitor Manager Embedded Software 5

Installing and Activating the Cisco Cisco Monitor Manager Embedded Software 6

Configuring the Cisco Plug-in for OpenFlow 6

Logging in to the Cisco Monitor Manager Embedded GUI 7

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Preface

This preface contains the following sections:

•Audience, page v

•Document Conventions, page v

•Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request, page vi

Audience

This guide is intended for site administrators who will manage Cisco Smart-enabled software installation and

licensing.

Document Conventions

Command descriptions use the following conventions:

DescriptionConvention

Bold text indicates the commands and keywords that you enter literally

as shown.

bold

Italic text indicates arguments for which the user supplies the values.

Italic

Square brackets enclose an optional element (keyword or argument).[x]

Square brackets enclosing keywords or arguments separated by a vertical

bar indicate an optional choice.

[x | y]

Braces enclosing keywords or arguments separated by a vertical bar

indicate a required choice.

{x | y}

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DescriptionConvention

Nested set of square brackets or braces indicate optional or required

choices within optional or required elements. Braces and a vertical bar

within square brackets indicate a required choice within an optional

element.

[x {y | z}]

Indicates a variable for which you supply values, in context where italics

cannot be used.

variable

A nonquoted set of characters. Do not use quotation marks around the

string or the string will include the quotation marks.

string

Examples use the following conventions:

DescriptionConvention

Terminal sessions and information the switch displays are in screen font.screen font

Information you must enter is in boldface screen font.boldface screen font

Arguments for which you supply values are in italic screen font.

italic screen font

Nonprinting characters, such as passwords, are in angle brackets.< >

Default responses to system prompts are in square brackets.[ ]

An exclamation point (!) or a pound sign (#) at the beginning of a line

of code indicates a comment line.

!, #

This document uses the following conventions:

Means reader take note. Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to material not covered in the

manual.

Note

Means reader be careful. In this situation, you might do something that could result in equipment damage

or loss of data.

Caution

Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request

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request, and gathering additional information, see What's New in Cisco Product Documentation, at: http://

www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/general/whatsnew/whatsnew.html.

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Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request

CHAPTER 1

Cisco Monitor Manager Embedded Overview

This chapter contains the following sections:

•Cisco Monitor Manager Embedded Overview, page 1

•About Cisco Extensible Network Controller, page 1

•About Cisco Monitor Manager, page 2

•Supported Web Browsers for Cisco Monitor Manager Embedded, page 2

•Requirements for Cisco Nexus 3000 or 3100 Series switches, page 3

Cisco Monitor Manager Embedded Overview

Suitable for single switch deployment, Cisco Monitor Manager Embedded allows you to run the Cisco XNC

and Cisco Monitor Manager applications directly on Cisco Nexus 3000 or 3100 Series switches. This allows

data centers to create a low-cost switch-based network traffic monitoring solution that is deployed on a single

switch.

About Cisco Extensible Network Controller

Cisco Extensible Network Controller (Cisco XNC) is a software platform that serves as an interface between

the network elements (southbound) and third-party applications (northbound). Cisco XNC is a JVM-based

application that runs on a Java Virtual Machine (JVM). Cisco XNC is based on a highly available, scalable,

and extensible architecture that supports a network. Cisco XNC is built for extensibility using the Open

Services Gateway initiative (OSGi) framework, which allows new functionality to be added.

Cisco XNC can support multiple protocol plugins in the southbound direction. In the current release, Cisco

Plug-in for OpenFlow 1.0 is available.

Cisco XNC provides the following:

•Functionality to support network visibility and programmability, such as network topology discovery,

network device management, forwarding rules programming, and access to detailed network statistics.

•A Service Abstraction Layer (SAL) that enables modular southbound interface support, such as OpenFlow.

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•Consistent management access through the GUI or through Java or Representational State Transfer

(REST) northbound APIs.

•Security features, such as role-based access control (RBAC), and integration with an external Active

Directory using RADIUS or TACACS for authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) functions.

•Troubleshooting tools, such as analytics gathering and diagnostic packet injection.

•Cisco network applications such as Network Slicing that allows logical partitioning of the network using

flow specification, and Monitor Manager, that provides visibility into the network traffic.

•A CLI framework for Cisco XNC.

About Cisco Monitor Manager

Cisco Monitor Manager is a network application that runs on Cisco XNC. Cisco Monitor Manager, in

combination with the Cisco Plug-in for OpenFlow and Cisco Nexus 3000 or 3100 Series switches, 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.

Cisco Monitor Manager provides management support for multiple disjointed Cisco Monitor Manager networks.

You can manage multiple Monitor Manager topologies that may be disjointed using the same Cisco XNC

instance. For example, if you have 5 data centers and want to deploy an independent Cisco Monitor Manager

solution for each data center, you can manage all 5 independent deployments using a single Cisco XNC

instance by creating a logical partition (network slice) for each monitoring network.

With the Cisco Monitor Manager solution, you can do the following:

•Classify Switched Port Analyzer (SPAN) and Test Access Point (TAP) ports.

•Filter which traffic should be monitored.

•Redirect packets from a single or multiple SPAN or TAP ports to multiple monitoring devices through

delivery ports.

•Restrict which users can view and modify the monitoring system.

Supported Web Browsers for Cisco Monitor Manager Embedded

The following web browsers are supported for Cisco Monitor Manager Embedded:

•Firefox 18.x and later versions

•Chrome 24.x and later versions

Javascript 1.5 or a later version must be enabled in your browser.Note

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About Cisco Monitor Manager

Requirements for Cisco Nexus 3000 or 3100 Series switches

You can run Cisco Monitor Manager Embedded on either Cisco Nexus 3000 or 3100 Series switches. Before

deploying the software, you need the following:

•Ensure that you have admin rights to log in to the switch.

•Verify that the management interface of the switch (mgmt0) has an IP address configured.

Run the switch# show running-config interface mgmt0 command to verify that the information.

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CHAPTER 2

Deploying Cisco Monitor Manager Embedded

This chapter contains the following sections:

•Obtaining the Cisco Monitor Manager Embedded Software, page 5

•Installing and Activating the Cisco Cisco Monitor Manager Embedded Software, page 6

•Configuring the Cisco Plug-in for OpenFlow, page 6

•Logging in to the Cisco Monitor Manager Embedded GUI, page 7

Obtaining the Cisco Monitor Manager Embedded Software

Step 1 In a web browser, navigate to Cisco.com.

Step 2 Under Support, click All Downloads.

Step 3 In the center pane, click Cloud and Systems Management.

Step 4 If prompted, enter your Cisco.com username and password to log in.

Step 5 In the right pane, click Network Controllers and Applications, and then click Cisco Extensible Network Controller

(XNC).

Step 6 Download and extract the Cisco Monitor Manager Embedded application bundle.

The application bundle zip file contains the following:

•The Cisco Monitor Manager Embedded package, xnc1000-ctl-mmemb-k9-1.5.0.ova

•The Cisco Plug-in for OpenFlow package, ofa_mmemb-1.1.2-n3000-r2-SPA-k9.ova

What to Do Next

Install the software on a Cisco Nexus 3000 Series switch.

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Installing and Activating the Cisco Cisco Monitor Manager

Embedded Software

Step 1 Log in to the Cisco Nexus 3000 or 3100 Series switches.

Step 2 Copy theCisco Plug-in for OpenFlow package from the directory where you downloaded it to the switch.

switch# copy [scp: | ftp: | http:]// download_dir/ofa_mmemb-1.1.2-n3000-r2-SPA-k9.ova bootflash: vrf management

Step 3 Copy the Cisco Monitor Manager Embedded package from the directory where you downloaded it to the switch.

switch# copy [scp: | ftp: | http:]// download_dir/xnc1000-ctl-mmemb-k9-1.5.0.ova bootflash: vrf management

Step 4 Run the show virtual service command to verify the virtual services on the switch.

switch# show virtual-service list

Step 5 Install the Cisco Plug-in for OpenFlow package on the switch.

switch# virtual-service install name ofa_mmemb package bootflash:ofa_mmemb-1.1.2-n3000-r2-SPA-k9.ova

Step 6 Install the Cisco Monitor Manager Embedded package on the switch.

switch# virtual-service install name xnc_mmemb package bootflash:xnc1000-ctl-mmemb-k9-1.5.0.ova

Step 7 Run the show virtual-service list command to monitor the status of the installation.

Do not continue until both OVA files have been successfully installed.Note

Step 8 Enter the global configuration mode on the switch.

switch# configure terminal

Step 9 Start the virtual service for the Cisco Plug-in for OpenFlow package.

switch(config)# virtual-service ofa_mmemb

Step 10 Activate the Cisco Plug-in for OpenFlow package.

switch(config-virt-serv)# activate

Step 11 Return to the global configuration mode.

switch(config-virt-serv)# exit

Step 12 Start the virtual service for the Cisco Monitor Manager Embedded package.

switch(config)# virtual-service xnc_mmemb

Step 13 Activate the Cisco Monitor Manager Embedded package.

switch(config-virt-serv)# activate

Step 14 Run the show virtual-service list command to monitor the status of the activation.

Configuring the Cisco Plug-in for OpenFlow

The Cisco Plug-in for OpenFlow needs to be connected to the Cisco XNC controller locally running on the

Cisco Nexus 3000 or 3100 Series switches.

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Before You Begin

Install and activate the Cisco Monitor Manager Embedded package and the Cisco Plug-in for OpenFlow

package.

Step 1 Enter the Cisco Plug-in for OpenFlow configuration mode on the switch.

switch(config-virt-serv)# openflow

Step 2 Choose the switch to which you want to connect.

switch(config-ofa)# switch switch_num

Set the switch_num to 1. This is the default value. Only expert users should set the pipeline_num number to

any value other than 1.

Caution

Step 3 Choose the pipeline to which you want to connect.

switch(config-ofa-switch)# pipeline pipeline_num

Set the pipeline_num to 201. This is the default value. Only expert users should set the pipeline_num number

to any value other than 201.

Caution

Step 4 Configure the controller address using vrf management.

switch(config-ofa-switch)# controller ipv4 management_interface_address port port_num vrf management security

none

Note •The controller ipv4 address should match the management interface

address.

•By default, the Cisco Plug-in for OpenFlow listens on port 6663.

Step 5 Assign ports to the Cisco Plug-in for OpenFlow.

switch(config-ofa-switch)# of-port interface ethernet_port_num

Step 6 Exit from the current configuration command mode and return to EXEC mode.

switch(config-ofa-switch)# end

Step 7 Verify that the Cisco Plug-in for OpenFlow is connected to the Cisco Monitor Manager Embedded.

switch# show openflow switch switch_num controller

Logging in to the Cisco Monitor Manager Embedded GUI

The default HTTP web link for the Cisco Monitor Manager Embedded GUI is

http://Nexus_Switch_Management_IP:8080/monitor

Step 1 In your web browser, enter the Cisco Monitor Manager Embedded web link.

Step 2 On the launch page, do the following:

a) Enter your username and password.

The default username and password is admin/admin.

b) Click Log In.

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What to Do Next

Refer to the Cisco Monitor Manager Application Configuration Guide for the procedures you need to configure

Cisco Monitor Manager.

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