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You must log into the Cisco XNC GUI using HTTPS.
The default HTTPS web link for the Cisco XNC GUI is https://Controller_IP:8443
Configuring Cisco Extensible Network Controller
Cisco Extensible Network Controller (XNC) supports high availability clustering in active/active mode with up to five controllers. To use high availability clustering with Cisco XNC, you must edit the config.ini file for each instance of Cisco XNC.
You can password protect your HA clusters with the xncjgroups.xml file. This file must be exactly the same for each instance of Cisco Extensible Network Controller (XNC).
The following configuration settings can improve scalability when connecting to Cisco Nexus 3000 or 3100 Series switch.
The backup and restore commands allow you to back up your Cisco Extensible Network Controller (XNC) configurations and restore them.
Step 1 | Open a command window where you installed Cisco XNC. |
Step 2 | Navigate to the xnc/bin directory that was created when you installed the software. |
Step 3 | Back up the
configuration by entering the
./xnc config --backup
command.
The --backup option creates a backup archive (in .zip format) of the startup configuration in the current xnc distribution. The backup archive is stored in {xncHome}/backup/. A new archive is created each time that the backup command is entered using a filename with the current timestamp. |
Step 4 | Restore the
configuration by entering the
./xnc config --restore
--backupfile {zip_filename} command.
The --restore option restores the startup configuration of the current xnc distribution from an existing backup archive. The restore action requires the absolute path of the backup archive. |
Step 5 | If you are restoring a configuration, stop and restart Cisco XNC for the restored configuration to take effect. |
The Cisco Extensible Network Controller (XNC) network administrator user can return the administrative password to the factory default.
Note | The software may or may not be running when this command is used. If the it is not running, the password reset takes effect the next time that it is run. |
Step 1 | Open a command window where you installed Cisco XNC. | ||
Step 2 | Navigate to the xnc/bin directory that was created when you installed the software. | ||
Step 3 | Reset the
administrative password by entering the
./xnc
reset-admin-password [--wait-seconds
{wait_time}
--password
{password}]
command.
Resets the admin password to the default or specified password by restarting the user manager.
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Ensure that your Cisco Extensible Network Controller (XNC) application is stopped before proceeding.