Cisco CiscoWork QoS Policy Manager 4.1.2 User Guide
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Chapter 1 Introduction
What Is CiscoWorks QoS Policy Manager?
What Is CiscoWorks QoS Policy Manager?
CiscoWorks QoS Policy Manager (QPM) provides a scalable platform for
defining, applying, and monitoring QoS policy on a system-wide basis for Cisco
devices, including routers and switches.
defining, applying, and monitoring QoS policy on a system-wide basis for Cisco
devices, including routers and switches.
QPM enables you to baseline profile network traffic, create QoS policies at an
abstract level, control the deployment of policies, and then monitor QoS to verify
intended results. As a centralized tool QPM is used to monitor and provision QoS
for groups of interfaces and devices.
abstract level, control the deployment of policies, and then monitor QoS to verify
intended results. As a centralized tool QPM is used to monitor and provision QoS
for groups of interfaces and devices.
QPM provides a web-based intuitive user interface to define QoS policies, and
translates those policies into the device’s command line interface (CLI)
commands.
translates those policies into the device’s command line interface (CLI)
commands.
QPM runs on the CiscoWorks Common Services server, which can be installed as
a standalone server, or as an add-on to CD One 5th Edition. CiscoWorks Common
Services provides the infrastructure required by QPM to run from the CiscoWorks
desktop environment, and also provides management of user roles and privileges,
allowing you to control who gets access to specific tasks in QPM.
a standalone server, or as an add-on to CD One 5th Edition. CiscoWorks Common
Services provides the infrastructure required by QPM to run from the CiscoWorks
desktop environment, and also provides management of user roles and privileges,
allowing you to control who gets access to specific tasks in QPM.
The following topics provide details about QPM’s capabilities:
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