Intelligent Service Card Manager

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Intelligent Service Card Manager (ISCM) is a term used in the context of the Cisco Nexus switch series and Remote Integrated Services Engine (RISE) architecture. RISE is a technology that enables remote appliances such as load balancers, firewalls, and WAN optimizers to be integrated with the Nexus switch infrastructure, allowing for more efficient use of network resources and simplified management.

The correct definition of the Intelligent Service Card Manager is option A, which states that it is the management software used to manage the provisioning of RISE services on a Cisco Nexus switch. The ISCM is responsible for configuring and managing RISE services on the Nexus switch, including the creation and deletion of RISE instances, the configuration of service parameters, and the monitoring of RISE service performance.

Option B is incorrect, as it describes the function of the RISE service responsible for establishing initial connectivity with a remote appliance, rather than the ISCM.

Option C describes the function of the RISE service responsible for receiving Route Health Injection (RHI) messages from the remote appliance and programming those routes in the universal routing information base (RIB), rather than the ISCM.

Option D describes the function of the RISE service that resides on the remote appliance (in this case, a Citrix NetScaler), responsible for sending Route Health Injection (RHI) messages to the Nexus switch, rather than the ISCM.

Option E is incorrect, as it describes a management software used to manage Cisco Nexus devices in general, rather than the specific software responsible for managing RISE services on a Nexus switch.

In summary, the Intelligent Service Card Manager is the management software used to manage the provisioning of RISE services on a Cisco Nexus switch, enabling the integration of remote appliances with the Nexus switch infrastructure.