NM API Server
The NM API Server implements the NetManage application programming interface at the target. The server implements a generic framework that supports dynamically loadable plug-ins for Vendor Silicon SDK (chipset support), network protocols, and management extensions such as SNMP.
The NMF API Server is customized through XML files that are read and parsed when the server is started. There are three types of customization: Device, Protocol, and Network.
| Device | Specifies the number and type of Vendor SDK Drivers that are installed in the switch. An NM Device Driver is a loadable library that exports the NM Device Interface. |
| Protocols | Specifies the set of protocol drivers that are loaded when the server is started. An NM Protocol Driver is a loadable library that exports the NM Protocol Interface. |
| Network | The network configuration specifies a set of parameters and values that collectively define the configuration of the switch. For example, the VLAN, LAG, and Port configurations that were last saved. |