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With the Topology Independent Forwarding (TIF) Manager, you can customize the path a data flow takes through the network. TIF Manager can also be invoked by any network-aware business application that communicates with Cisco XNC using REST APIs.
The Topology Independent Forwarding (TIF) Manager allows you to create paths between hosts and devices.
Note | The Name of the TIF policy cannot be changed. |
Create one or more TIF policies.
Step 1 | On the Cisco XNC menu bar, click TIF Manager. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Step 2 | In the TIF Policies tab, click Edit next to the name of the TIF policy you want to change. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Step 3 | In the
Create TIF Policy dialog box, complete the
following fields:
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Step 4 | Click Save TIF Policy. |
Step 1 | On the Cisco XNC menu bar, click TIF Manager. |
Step 2 | In the TIF Policies tab, click the checkbox next to the Name of each TIF policy you want to remove, or click in the top checkbox to select all TIF policies for removal. |
Step 3 | Click Remove TIF Policy. |
Step 4 | In the confirmation dialog box, click Remove TIF Policy. |
Step 1 | On the Cisco XNC menu bar, click TIF Manager. |
Step 2 | At the top of the topology diagram, enter the name you want to give the custom path in the field next to the Save Custom Path button. |
Step 3 | In the topology diagram, click the links that you want to include in the path. |
Step 4 | Click Save Custom Path to save the path to the Existing Custom Paths table. |
Create a custom path.
Step 1 | On the Cisco XNC menu bar, click TIF Manager. |
Step 2 | In the
Existing Custom Paths tab, click
View/Edit Path next to the path you want.
The custom path links are displayed in the topology diagram. |
Step 3 | In the Links Information tab, enter a node number in the Search box, and click the search icon to narrow the list of nodes displayed for the path. |
Step 1 | On the
Cisco XNC menu bar, click
TIF Manager.
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Step 2 | In the Existing Custom Paths tab, click the checkbox next to the Path Name of each custom path you want to remove, or click the top checkbox to select all custom paths for removal. |
Step 3 | Click Remove. |
Step 4 | In the confirmation dialog box, click Remove Path(s). |