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Chapter 1. Overview of Cisco DCNM 10

Chapter 2. System Requirements

System Requirements for Cisco DCNM, Release 10

Deployment Best Practices for Cisco DCNM, Release 10

Deployment Best Practices for Cisco DCNM, Release 10.3(1)

Installation Notes for Cisco DCNM, Release 10

Chapter 3. New Features and Enhancements

New Features and Enhancements in Cisco DCNM, Release 10.0(1)ST(1)

New Features and Enhancements in Cisco DCNM, Release 10.0(1)DP1

New Features and Enhancements in Cisco DCNM, Release 10.0(1)

Supported Upgrade Path to Cisco DCNM Release 10.0

Chapter 4. Supported Cisco Platforms and Software Versions

Chapter 5. Supported Hardware

Hardware Supported in Cisco DCNM, Release 10.0(1)

Chapter 6. Caveats

Resolved Caveats

Open Caveats

Resolved Caveats

Open Caveats

Chapter 7. Related Documentation

Cisco DCNM Documentation Roadmap

Platform-Specific Documents

Documentation Feedback

Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request

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Chapter 1. Overview of Cisco DCNM 10

First Published: May, 2016

Cisco® Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) 10 unifies and automates Cisco Nexus® and Cisco MDS 9000 Family multitenant infrastructure for data center management across Cisco Nexus 5000, 6000, 7000, and 9000 Series Switches in NX‑OS mode using Cisco NX-OS Software as well as across Cisco MDS 9100 and 9300 Series Multilayer Fabric Switches, 9200 Series Multiservice Switches, and 9500 and 9700 Series Multilayer Directors. Cisco DCNM 10 lets you manage very large numbers of devices while providing ready-to-use management and automation capabilities plus Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN) overlay visibility into Cisco Nexus LAN fabrics.

DCNM 10 represents a significant infrastructure upgrade and departure from the earlier product release. Therefore, the Cisco DCNM Release numbering is advanced to 10.0(x) series from 7.2(x) series to signify this major update. The key aspects of this infrastructure update includes:

- HTML-5 based Graphical User Interface for the Cisco DCNM Web Client

- Built-in Database for Enterprise Deployments

- No Java Client dependency for LAN and LAN-fabric environments

For more information, see Click Here .

Cisco DCNM provides a high level of visibility and control through a single web-based management console for Cisco Nexus Series Switches, Cisco MDS, and Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) products. During the DCNM installation, you can choose install applications related to Unified Fabric only for Unified Fabric-mode installations. Cisco DCNM also includes Cisco DCNM-SAN client functionality. From Cisco DCNM Release 10.0(x), DCNM-LAN thick client is not supported. However, most of salient features are migrated and the operations can be performed from the Cisco DCNM Web Client.

From Cisco DCNM Release 10.0(1), Selective High Availability feature for DCNM appliances (OVA/ISO) is not supported. Instead, Cisco DCNM supports Native High Availability for DCNM appliances (OVA/ISO), a high availability solution for all the applications in the appliance without any need for external dependencies.

Cisco DCNM, Release 10.0(x), is a unified release for managing LAN, SAN, and scalable fabrics, including scalable data center fabrics in the Cisco NX-OS-driven datacenter environment. To download the Cisco DCNM software, go to Click Here and click Download Software.

This document provides the Release Notes for Cisco DCNM, Release 10.0(x). Use this document in combination with the documents listed in Related Documentation.

Note

Release Notes are sometimes updated with new information about restrictions and caveats. To view the most recent version of the Cisco DCNM Release Notes document, see: Click Here .

The following table shows the change history for this document.

Change History

Date

Description

May 2016

Published Release Notes for Cisco DCNM Release 10.0(1)

Chapter 2. System Requirements

This chapter lists the tested and supported hardware and software specifications for Cisco Prime Data Center Network Management (DCNM) server and client architecture. The application has been tested in English locales only. This chapter contains the following section:

- System Requirements for Cisco DCNM, Release 10

- Deployment Best Practices for Cisco DCNM, Release 10

- Deployment Best Practices for Cisco DCNM, Release 10.3(1)

- Installation Notes for Cisco DCNM, Release 10

System Requirements for Cisco DCNM, Release 10

This chapter includes the following sections:

Java Requirements

The Cisco DCNM Server is distributed with JRE 1.7.0_72 or later. The Cisco DCNM installer installs JRE 1.7.0_72 into the following directory:

DCNM_root_directory/java/jre1.7

Cisco DCNM SAN client and DM client is supported on JRE 1.7.0_76

Server Requirements

Cisco DCNM Release 10 supports the Cisco DCNM Server on these 64-bit operating systems:

- Microsoft Windows 2008 R2 SP1

- Microsoft Windows 2008 Standalone SP2

- Microsoft Windows 2012 R2

- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Release 6.3, 6.4, 6.6 and 7.0

- OVA and ISO with integrated operating system

Cisco DCNM Release 10 supports the following databases:

- Oracle 10g, Oracle11g Express (XE), Standard, and Enterprise Editions, and Oracle 11g Real Application Clusters (RAC)

- PostgreSQL 9.4.5

- Oracle 12c Enterprise Edition (Conventional)–(nonpluggable installation)

Note

Cisco DCNM Release 10 does not support Oracle 12c pluggable database version installation.

- Oracle 12c RAC (nonpluggable installation)

Note

The Cisco DCNM database size is not limited, and increases according to the number of nodes and ports that the DCNM manages with Performance Manager Collections enabled. You cannot restrict the database size. If you choose Oracle database, we recommend that you use Oracle SE or Enterprise edition, instead of Oracle XE due to table space limitations.

Note

Customers are responsible for all the support associated with the Oracle and PostgreSQL databases, including maintenance, troubleshooting, and recovery. We recommend that customers perform regular database backups, either daily or weekly, to ensure that all the data is preserved.

Cisco DCNM Release 10 supports the running of the Cisco DCNM server on the following hypervisors:

- VMware ESXi 5.1

- VMware vCenter 5.1

- VMware ESXi 5.5

- VMware vCenter 5.5

- VMWare ESXi 6.0

- VMware vCenter 6.0

Note

vCenter server is mandatory to deploy the Cisco DCNM 10.1 OVA Installer.

Cisco DCNM Server resources for various installers are summarized in the following table.

Server Resources for LAN and SAN

LAN: 25 Switches and up to 1000 Ports

SAN: 50 Switches and up to 2000 Ports

LAN: 100 Switches and up to 3000 Ports

SAN: 200 Switches and up to 5000 Ports

LAN and SAN: 400+ nodes and 20000 ports

Dual-core CPUs, 2 GHz (or faster)

Quad-core CPUs, 2 GHz (or faster)

Quad-core CPU, 2 GHz, each core with two sockets

8-GB memory, 80-GB free hard disk

12-GB memory, 100-GB free hard disk

2 servers, LAN or SAN federation

12GB memory, 100-GB free hard disk

2 servers, Federation for SAN

Oracle 10g, Oracle11g Standard or Enterprise, Oracle 12c, PostgreSQL 9.4.5

Oracle11g Standard or Enterprise, Oracle 12c, PostgreSQL 9.4.5

Native-HA PostGreSQL, Oracle 11g standard or Enterprise, Oracle12c, 11g RAC with dedicated resources

Note

Although it is not mandatory, we recommend that you register the server system with Domain Name Service (DNS) servers.

Client Requirements

Cisco DCNM SAN desktop client and Cisco Device Manager support Windows 7, Windows 2008, Windows 2012, and Red Hat Linux. The following table lists the minimum hardware requirements for these client systems.

Client Hardware Requirements

Hardware

Minimum Requirements

RAM (free)

2 GB

CPU speed

2.16 GHz (or faster) with one dual-core processor or two single-core processors

Disk space (free)

4 GB

If you install Cisco DCNM in a virtual machine, you must reserve resources equal to the server resource requirements to ensure a baseline with the physical machines.

Some Cisco DCNM features require a license. Before using the licensed features, you must install a Cisco DCNM license for each Nexus or MDS managed platform.

Host Requirements

The following table lists the server resource requirements for deploying Cisco DCNM Release 10 Virtual Appliance (OVA).

Note

Resource reservations for the OVA virtual machine are required to ensure consistent performance of the Cisco DCNM server.

Host Requirements

Small Deployment: Up to 50 Switches

Large Deployment: More than 50 Switches

2 vCPUs, 2 GHz (or faster)

4 vCPUs, 2 GHz (or faster)

8-GB memory, 100 GB

12-GB memory, 100 GB

Browsers

Web browsers qualified for use with Cisco DCNM include Internet Explorer Version 11.0 and Firefox Version 38.0.

Other Supported Software

The following table lists other software supported by Cisco DCNM, Release 10.

Component

Minimum Requirements

Security

- ACS versions 4.0, 5.1, and 5.5

- Telnet Disabled: SSH Version 1, SSH Version 2, Global Enforce SNMP Privacy Encryption

- Web Client and Cisco DCNM-SAN Server Encryption: HTTPS with TLS 1, 1.1 and 1.2

DHCP Server

- Cisco Network Registrar 8.2

CentOS 6.6

OVA/ISO Installers

Additionally, Cisco DCNM supports EMC call-home events, fabric change events, and events that are forwarded by traps and e-mail.

Deployment Best Practices for Cisco DCNM, Release 10

Keep the following guidelines in mind when deploying Cisco DCNM:

- If you deploy Oracle database:

- Deploy an Oracle database on a separate server from the Cisco DCNM application server.

- Deploy an Oracle database when managing production or mission-critical environments.

- If you plan to use an Oracle 11g or Oracle 12c database, configure the Oracle database as follows:

- Increase the number of sessions and processes to 150 each from the default of 50.

- Increase the number of open cursors to 1000 from the default of 300.

- You must change the default setting by performing the following steps:

Note

The password for the database expires after 180 days.

1. Log in to the Oracle database.

2. Enter the commands, as shown in this example:

SQL> GRANT CONNECT,RESOURCE,UNLIMITED TABLESPACE TO username IDENTIFIED by password;
Grant succeeded.
SQL> select username,password from dba_users where username=’username’;
SQL> ALTER PROFILE DEFAULT LIMIT
2 FAILED_LOG_ATTEMPTS UNLIMITED
3 PASSWORD_LIFE_TIME UNLIMITED;
Profile altered.
SQL> EXIT

- Network Time Protocol

- We recommend that the Cisco DCNM server run the Network Time Protocol (NTP) to synchronize its clock with those of the managed devices.

- General Guidelines

- Do not deploy Cisco DCNM when network latency is more then 50 ms from the switch management subnet to the Cisco DCNM server and Cisco DCNM database.

- Deploy Cisco DCNM on high-performance tier storage (2 to 4 ms response time).

- Create users with the same password digest and encryption algorithm in the device (for example, Digest, MD5) and encryption algorithm (for example, DES). Cisco DCNM will not authenticate the devices with different digest and encryption passwords.

- Deploy Cisco DCNM-SAN in a federation configuration when either of the following conditions is met:

- The switch count exceeds 150 switches

- The port count exceeds 15,000 connected ports for every management server

- Windows Operating System

- During the initial installation, disable all security and antivirus tools that are running on your Windows servers.

- Do not run any other management applications on the Cisco DCNM server or the Cisco DCNM database server.

- Virtual Machines

- When Cisco DCNM is deployed as a virtual machine, do not share CPU and memory resources with other virtual machines on the virtual host, and the data store with other virtual machines.

- CPU and memory resource must be reserved for virtual machines.

Deployment Best Practices for Cisco DCNM, Release 10.3(1)

Keep the following guidelines in mind when deploying Cisco DCNM:

- If you deploy Oracle database:

- Deploy an Oracle database on a separate server from the Cisco DCNM application server.

- Deploy an Oracle database when managing production or mission-critical environments.

- If you plan to use an Oracle 11g or Oracle 12c database, configure the Oracle database as follows:

- Increase the number of sessions and processes to 150 each from the default of 50.

- Increase the number of open cursors to 1000 from the default of 300.

- You must change the default setting by performing the following steps:

Note

The password for the database expires after 180 days.

1. Log in to the Oracle database.

2. Enter the commands, as shown in this example:

SQL> GRANT CONNECT,RESOURCE,UNLIMITED TABLESPACE TO username IDENTIFIED by password;
Grant succeeded.
SQL> select username,password from dba_users where username=’username’;
SQL> ALTER PROFILE DEFAULT LIMIT
2 FAILED_LOG_ATTEMPTS UNLIMITED
3 PASSWORD_LIFE_TIME UNLIMITED;
Profile altered.
SQL> EXIT

- Network Time Protocol

- We recommend that the Cisco DCNM server run the Network Time Protocol (NTP) to synchronize its clock with those of the managed devices.

- General Guidelines

- Do not deploy Cisco DCNM when network latency is more then 50 ms from the switch management subnet to the Cisco DCNM server and Cisco DCNM database.

- Deploy Cisco DCNM on high-performance tier storage (2 to 4 ms response time).

- Create users with the same password digest and encryption algorithm in the device (for example, Digest, MD5) and encryption algorithm (for example, DES). Cisco DCNM will not authenticate the devices with different digest and encryption passwords.

- Deploy Cisco DCNM-SAN in a federation configuration when either of the following conditions is met:

- The switch count exceeds 150 switches

- The port count exceeds 15,000 connected ports for every management server

- Windows Operating System

- During the initial installation, disable all security and antivirus tools that are running on your Windows servers.

- Do not run any other management applications on the Cisco DCNM server or the Cisco DCNM database server.

- Virtual Machines

- When Cisco DCNM is deployed as a virtual machine, do not share CPU and memory resources with other virtual machines on the virtual host, and the data store with other virtual machines.

- CPU and memory resource must be reserved for virtual machines.

Installation Notes for Cisco DCNM, Release 10

The following installation notes apply to Cisco DCNM, Release 10:

- The Cisco DCNM Installer includes the Cisco DCNM server SAN client, Device Manager, SMI-S provider, PostgreSQL 9.4.5, and Strawberry Perl Version 5.10.

- The Cisco DCNM virtual appliance includes the Cisco DCNM serve and SAN client, Device Manager, PostgreSQL, Cisco XCP, OpenLDAP, RabbitMQ, DHCPD, all of which are installed on a 64-bit CentOS.

- On the Cisco DCNM Web Client, clicking the Evaluation License URL on Cisco DCNM Web Client Administration > DCNM Server > License tab results in an Invalid Referrer error message being displayed. This occurs if you have not signed out correctly during the previous instance. To resolve this, highlight the URL address in the web browser menu bar and press the Return key. Clear the web browser cache for the URL to work.

For information about installing Cisco DCNM Release 10, see the corresponding version of the Cisco DCNM Installation Guide at:

Click Here .

Chapter 3. New Features and Enhancements

Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM), Release 10.0(x) includes the new features, enhancements, and hardware support that are described in the following section:

- New Features and Enhancements in Cisco DCNM, Release 10.0(1)ST(1)

- New Features and Enhancements in Cisco DCNM, Release 10.0(1)DP1

- New Features and Enhancements in Cisco DCNM, Release 10.0(1)

- Supported Upgrade Path to Cisco DCNM Release 10.0

New Features and Enhancements in Cisco DCNM, Release 10.0(1)ST(1)

Cisco DCNM, Release 10.0(1)ST(1) is a POAP template (.zip) file release. You can download the Cisco-defined templates from Click Here .

Cisco DCNM, Release 10.0(1)ST(1), includes the new features, enhancements, and hardware support that are described in the following section:

Cisco-defined DFA and VXLAN EVPN POAP Templates

From Cisco DCNM POAP Release 10.0(1)ST(1), Cisco-defined DFA and VXLAN POAP templates are provided as a separate download on the official Cisco website. These templates are compatible for use with the DCNM Virtual Appliance (OVA or ISO) for use with Nexus 2000, Nexus 5000, Nexus 6000, Nexus 7000, and Nexus 9000 Series switches.

You can download the Cisco-defined templates from Click Here .

For instructions on how to download and install POAP templates, refer to Cisco DCNM Installation Guide, Release 10.0(x).

New Features and Enhancements in Cisco DCNM, Release 10.0(1)DP1

Cisco DCNM, Release 10.0(1)DP1 is a device pack release. The device pack is a modular installation that can be applied on Cisco DCNM Release 10.0(1).

The device pack adds support for the following Cisco Nexus switches to DCNM 10.0(1).

Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches Chassis:

- N9236-C

- N9K-9372TX-E

- N9K-C92304QC

Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches Line Card:

- N9K-X9432C-S

For information about installing and uninstalling device packs for Cisco DCNM, refer to Cisco DCNM Fundamentals Guide, Release 10.

New Features and Enhancements in Cisco DCNM, Release 10.0(1)

Cisco DNCM, Release 10.0(1), includes the new features, enhancements, and hardware support that are described in the following section:

Native High Availability

From Release 10.0(1), Cisco DCNM appliances (OVA/ISO) allows you to manage Switches with an Active-Standby DCNM pair. This new form of high-availability mechanism leverages the replication capabilities of the built-in PostgreSQL database. At any given time, the DCNM runs only on the Active node. The Standby node synchronizes its database and file system at regular intervals. When the Active node fails, the Standby node becomes active. This HA mechanism also eliminates the external dependency on the Oracle database for enterprise setups.

Multi-fabric support

Cisco DCNM encapsulates and defines the properties of the Fabric, and binds all the Leaf/Spine/Border Leaf/Edge Router and other entities that fall into the purview of the Fabric. In Cisco DCNM Release 10.0(x), the multi-fabric feature is enabled for fabrics of different encapsulation types, such as FabricPath and VXLAN fabric. All the encapsulation types can exist together and the fabric-level consistency can be validated.

Web Client Interface on HTML 5

From Release 10.0(1), Cisco DCNM adapted HTML 5 for the Web Client. It also enables consolidated topology views and simplifies menus.

The new topology allows you to arrange the menu bar dynamically

VxLAN Support for Cisco Nexus

Cisco Nexus 5600 Series, Cisco 7000 Series and Cisco Nexus 9000 Series switches (in standalone mode) can be identified in a VxLAN topology by marking the VXLAN Tunnel End Point (VTEP) with a different icon. VxLAN support allows you to perform the following:

- Visualization of VxLAN topology. This is available for Cisco Nexus 5600 Series, Cisco 7000 Series and Cisco Nexus 9000 Series switches (in standalone mode). The VTEPs are marked with a different icon.

- Search the VTEP devices based on Visual Networking Index (VNI) or multicast address.

- Display VNI, multicast address, mapped VLAN and VNI status in tabular format for a given VNI or multicast address.

- Highlight mismatch in multicast address configuration for a given VNI.

- Display active peers of VTEP for a given VNI.

- Display all VNIs, multicast addresses, VNI statuses, and mapped VLANs of a particular VTEP in the switch inventory window.

Multi-Site Manager

From Cisco DCNM Release 10.0(1), Multi-Site Manager (MSM) feature allows you to perform the following:

- monitor the overall health of the switches (inside SAN and LAN Fabric) in each site

- identifies which DCNM Server (site) is managing a given switch

- identifies the upstream LAN switch of a given host/virtual machine

- identifies which LAN switches have active VXLAN segment

SAN Management

From Release 10.0(1), Cisco DCNM allows you to access the following SAN features from the Cisco DCNM Web Client.

- Zoning

- Device Alias

- Port Monitoring

- Switch Credentials Management

Config Archive

From Cisco DCNM Release 10.0(1), Cisco DCNM Web Client > Configure > Backup > Switch Configuration > Archive Jobs > Archive Jobs supports job scheduling for selected list of devices. You can archive the device configuration in the file server. Cisco DCNM allows you to copy and restore the configurations and supports Golden Backup.

PMon policy management for MDS9000 Series SAN Switch and Fabric

Cisco DCNM Release 10.0(1) provides five templates to customize and save user-defined policies—Normal, Aggressive, Most Aggressive, Default and Slowdrain. These policies will be saved in the DCNM database. You can select the policy to push to the selected fabric or switch with desired port type. The system-defined templates cannot be modified. However, you can edit, save, and delete the user-defined policies.

vPC workflow

The virtual port channel (vPC) feature enables you to view the links that are physically connected to different devices as a single port channel. The Cisco DCNM Web Client helps you to configure and identify the inconsistent vPCs, and resolve the inconsistencies in each vPC.

From the Cisco DCNM Web Client > Configure > Deploy > VPC to configure the vPC.

From the Cisco DCNM Web Client > Monitor > LAN > VPC > vPC Consistency to view the vPC consistency status.

Image Management

From Release 10.0(1), Cisco DCNM allows you to manage the images on the switches through Cisco DCNM Web Client > Configure > Image Management .

You can perform the following:

- Upgrade [ISSU]

- Patch [SMU]

- Maintenance Mode [GIR]

You can also upload the images and save it on the Cisco DCNM Web Client > Configure > Image Management > Repositories.

Templates usage with JavaScript and Switch CLI output Parsing

In addition to the Java script functionality, Cisco DCNM Release 10.0(1) allows you to execute a CLI on the Switch. The CLI output is parsed to aid in automation of the common tasks such as:

- Generating IPv6 address- based on the allotted Ipv4 address range

- Substring search or matching

- Math and substring manipulations

To use JavaScript from within a template, append your custom java script function call to the already packaged JavaScript file (TemplateScripts.js). This file is available on the DCNM 10 Server in the template repository path under:

/usr/local/cisco/dcm/dcnm/data/templates/

Solution PoAP Templates for VXLAN and Fabricpath

From Cisco DCNM Release 10.0(1), Cisco provides you a set of defined templates to aid in POAP operations. You can download Cisco-defined templates from Click Here .

For instructions on how to download and install POAP templates, refer to Cisco DCNM Installation Guide, Release 10.0(x).

New Hardware Support

The following hardware are supported in Cisco DCNM Release 10.0(1).

Hardware

Part Number

92160YC-X—High performance 1RU box, 48 1/10/25-Gb host ports

N9K-C92160YC-X

9272Q—High-performance, 72-port\40-Gb fixed switching 2RU box. With 5.76 Tbps of bandwidth

N9K-C9272Q

9372-PXE—48 1/10-Gbps (SFP+) ports and 6 Quad SFP+ (QSFP+) uplink port, 1 RU box

N9K-C9372PX-E

8-port 100-Gigabit CFP2 I/O module

N9K-X9408PC-CFP2

100 Gigabit Ethernet uplink ports N9K-M4PC-CFP2

N9K-M4PC-CFP2

Supported Upgrade Path to Cisco DCNM Release 10.0

The following table lists the upgraded path supported on the Cisco DCNM Releases.

Upgrade Path for Cisco DCNM, Release 10.0(1)

Cisco DCNM Installer version

Release from which you can upgrade

Cisco DCNM 10.0(1) ISO/OVA

- Cisco DCNM, Release 7.2(2)

- Cisco DCNM, Release 7.2(2a)

- Cisco DCNM, Release 7.2(3)

Cisco DCNM 10.0(1) EXE/BIN

- Cisco DCNM, Release 7.2(2)

- Cisco DCNM, Release 7.2(2a)

- Cisco DCNM, Release 7.2(3)

Chapter 4. Supported Cisco Platforms and Software Versions

For information about the software platforms and versions that the Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) Release 10.0 supports, see the Cisco DCNM Compatibility Matrix, Release 10.0.

Note

For compatibility reasons, we recommend that you run the same version (or a later version) of Cisco DCNM as the Cisco NX-OS software.

Chapter 5. Supported Hardware

This chapter contains information about the products and components supported in Cisco Prime DCNM .

- Hardware Supported in Cisco DCNM, Release 10.0(1)

Hardware Supported in Cisco DCNM, Release 10.0(1)

The following tables list the products and components supported in Cisco DCNM, Release 10.0(1).

Cisco MDS 9000 Family

Product/Component

Part Number

Cisco MDS 9000 4-port 1-Gbps IP Storage Module

DS-X9304-SMIP

Cisco MDS 9000 8-port 1-Gbps IP Storage Module

DS-X9308-SMIP

Cisco MDS 9000 32-Port 2-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module

DS-X9032

Cisco MDS 9000 12-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module

DS-X9112

Cisco MDS 9000 12-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module

DS-X9112

Cisco MDS 9000 12-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module

DS-X9112

Cisco MDS 9000 24-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module

DS-X9124

Cisco MDS 9000 48-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module

DS-X9148

Cisco MDS 9000 24-Port 8-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module

DS-X9224-96K9

Cisco MDS 9000 48-Port 8-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module

DS-X9248-96K9

Cisco MDS 9000 32-port 8-Gbps Advanced Fibre Channel Switching Module

DS-X9232-256K9

Cisco MDS 9000 48-port 8-Gbps Advanced Fibre Channel Switching Module

DS-X9248-256K9

Cisco MDS 48-Port 10-Gigabit Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) Module with SFP LC connectors

DS-X9848-480K9

Cisco MDS 9000 48-port 16-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module with SFP LC connectors

DS-X9448-768K9

Cisco MDS 9000 4/44-Port Host-Optimized 8-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module

DS-X9248-48K9

Cisco MDS 9000 Family 4-Port 10-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module

DS-X9704

Cisco MDS 9000 8-port 10-Gbps Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) Module

DS-X9708-K9

Cisco MDS 9000 Family 14-Port Fibre Channel and 2-port Gigabit Ethernet Module

DS-X9302-14K9

Cisco MDS 9000 Family 16-Port Storage Services Node (SSN-16)

DS-X9316-SSNK9

Cisco MDS 9000 32-Port Storage Services Module

DS-X9032-SSM

Cisco MDS 9000 18/4-Port Multiservice Module (MSM-18/4)

DS-X9304-18K9

Cisco MDS 9124 24-Port Multilayer Fabric Switch

DS-C9124-K9

Cisco MDS 9134 34-Port Multilayer Fabric Switch

DS-C9134-K9

Cisco MDS 9148 48-Port Multilayer Fabric Switch

DS-C9148-K9

Cisco MDS 9148 48-Port Multilayer Fabric Switch

DS-C9148S-K9

Cisco MDS 9216i Multilayer Fabric Switch

DS-C9216i-K9

Cisco MDS 9222i Multilayer Fabric Switch

DS-C9222i-K9

Cisco MDS 9250i Multilayer Fabric Switch

DS-9250I-K9

Cisco MDS 9500 Series Supervisor-2 Module

DS-X9530-SF2-K9

Cisco MDS 9500 Series Supervisor-2A Module

DS-X9530-SF2A-K9

Cisco MDS 9500 Series Supervisor-1 Module

DS-X9530-SF1-K9

Cisco MDS 9506 Multilayer Director

DS-C9506

Cisco MDS 9509 Multilayer Director

DS-C9509

Cisco MDS 9513 Multilayer Director

DS-C9513

Cisco MDS 9706 Multilayer Director

DS-C9706

Cisco MDS 9710 Multilayer Director

DS-C9710

Cisco MDS 9718 Multilayer Director

DS-C9718

Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches

Product/Component

Part Number

92160YC-X - High performance 1RU box, 48 1/10/25-Gb host ports

N9K-C92160YC-X

9272Q - High-performance, 72-port\40-Gb fixed switching 2RU box, 5.76 Tbps of bandwidth

N9K-C9272Q

9372-PXE - 48 1/10-Gbps (SFP+) ports and 6 Quad SFP+ (QSFP+) uplink port, 1 RU box

N9K-C9372PX-E

Cisco Nexus 9500 Modular Chassis

Cisco Nexus 9504 Switch

N9K-C9504

Cisco Nexus 9508 Switch

N9K-C9508

Cisco Nexus 9516 Switch

N9K-C9516

Cisco Nexus 9000 Series 40GE Modules

N9K 32p 40G Ethernet Module

N9K-X9432PQ

36p 40G Ethernet Module

N9K-X9636PQ

Cisco Nexus 9000 Series 10GE Fiber and Copper Modules

Cisco Nexus 9500 line card support

N9K-X9564PX

N9K 48x1/10G-T 4x40G Ethernet Module

N9K-X9464PX

Cisco Nexus 9500 line card support

N9K-X9564TX

N9K 48x1/10G SFP+ 4x40G Ethernet Module

N9K-X9464TX

8-port 100-Gigabit CFP2 I/O module

N9K-X9408PC-CFP2

100 Gigabit Ethernet uplink ports

N9K-M4PC-CFP2

Cisco Nexus 9000 Series GEM Module

N9K 40G Ethernet Expansion Module

N9K-M12PQ

N9K 40G Ethernet Expansion Module

N9K-M6PQ

Cisco Nexus 9300 Fixed Switches

Cisco Nexus 9396PX Switch

N9K-C9396PX

Cisco Nexus 9396TX Switch

N9K-C9396TX

Cisco Nexus 9372PX Switch

N9K-C9372TX

Cisco Nexus 9372PX Switch

N9K-C9372TX

Cisco Nexus 9372TX Switch

N9K-C9372TX

Cisco Nexus 9372TX Switch

N9K-C9372PX

Cisco Nexus 9332PQ Switch

N9K-C9332PQ

Cisco Nexus 93128TX Switch

N9K-C93128TX

Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches

Product/Component

Part Number

Supported Chassis

Cisco Nexus 7004 chassis

N7K-C7004

Cisco Nexus 7706 chassis

N77-C7706-FAB2

Cisco Nexus 7009 chassis

N7K-C7009

Cisco Nexus 7010 chassis

N7K-C7010

Cisco Nexus 7018 chassis

N7K-C7018

Cisco Nexus 7710 chassis

N7K-C7710

Cisco Nexus 7718 chassis

N7K-C7718

Fabric module, Cisco Nexus 7009 chassis

N7K-C7009-FAB-2

Fabric module, Cisco Nexus 7010 chassis

N7K-C7010-FAB-1

Fabric module, Cisco Nexus 7010 chassis

N7K-C7010-FAB-2

Fabric module, Cisco Nexus 7018 chassis

N7K-C7018-FAB-1

Fabric module, Cisco Nexus 7018 chassis

N7K-C7018-FAB-2

Fabric module, Cisco Nexus 7710 chassis

N77-C7710-FAB-1

Fabric module, Cisco Nexus 7710 chassis

N77-C7710-FAB-2

Fabric module, Cisco Nexus 7718 chassis

N77-C7718-FAB-2

Supported Supervisor

Cisco Nexus 7000 Supervisor 1 Module

N7K-SUP1

Cisco Nexus 7000 Supervisor 2 Module

N7K-SUP2

Cisco Nexus 7000 Supervisor 2 Enhanced Module

N7K-SUP2E

Cisco Nexus 7700 Supervisor 2 Enhanced Module

N77-SUP2E

Supported F Line Cards

32-port 1/10 Gigabit Ethernet SFP+ I/O Module

N7K-F132XP-15

48-port 1/10 Gigabit Ethernet SFP+ I/O Module (F2 Series)

N7K-F248XP-25

48-port 1/10 Gigabit Ethernet SFP+ I/O Module (Enhanced F2 Series)

N7K-F248XP-25E

48-port 1/10 GBase-T RJ45 Module (Enhanced F2-Series)

N7K-F248XT-25E

Cisco Nexus 7700 Enhanced 48-port 1/10 Gigabit Ethernet SFP+ I/O Module (F2 Series)

N77-F248XP-23E

Cisco Nexus 7000 1 F3 100G

N7K-F306CK-25

Cisco Nexus 7000 F3-Series 6-Port 100G Ethernet Module

N7K-F306CK-25

Cisco Nexus 7000 F3-Series 12-Port 40G Ethernet Module

N7K-F312FQ-25

Cisco Nexus 7700 F3-Series 24-Port 40G Ethernet Module

N77-F324FQ-25

Cisco Nexus 7700 F3-Series 48-Port Fiber 1 and 10G Ethernet Module

N77-F348XP-23

Nexus 7000 F3-Series 48-Port Fiber 1 and 10G Ethernet Module

N7K-F348XP-25

Supported M Line Cards

8-port 10-Gigabit Ethernet Module with XL Option (requires X2)

N7K-M108X2-12L

32-port 10-Gigabit Ethernet SFP+ I/O Module

N7K-M132XP-12

32-port 10-Gigabit Ethernet SFP+ I/O Module with XL Option

N7K-M132XP-12L

48-port 10/100/1000 Ethernet I/O Module

N7K-M148GT-11

48-port 1-Gigabit Ethernet SFP I/O Module

N7K-M148GS-11

48-port 1-Gigabit Ethernet Module with XL Option

N7K-M148GS-11L

2-port 100-Gigabit Ethernet I/O Module with XL Option

N7K-M202CF-22L

6-port 40-Gigabit Ethernet I/O Module with XL Option

N7K-M206FQ-23L

24-port 10-Gigabit Ethernet I/O Module with XL Option

N7K-M224XP-23L

Network Analysis Module NAM-NX1

N7K-SM-NAM-K9

Cisco Nexus 6000 Series Switches

Product/Component

Part Number

N6004X/5696 chassis
Note:   This has been rebranded as Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switches Chassis

N5K-C5696Q

Cisco Nexus 6001-64T Switch

N6K-C6001-64T

Cisco Nexus 6001-64P Switch

N6K-C6001-64P

Cisco Nexus 6004 EF Switch

N6K-C6004

Cisco Nexus 6004 module 12Q 40-Gigabit Ethernet Linecard Expansion Module/FCoE, spare

N6004X-M12Q

Cisco Nexus 6004 M20UP LEM

N6004X-M20UP

Cisco Nexus 6004P-96Q Switch

N6K-6004-96Q

Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switches

Product/Component

Part Number

Cisco Nexus 5648Q Switch is a 2RU switch, 24 fixed 40-Gbps QSFP+ ports and 24 additional 40-Gbps QSFP+ ports

N5K-C5648Q

Cisco Nexus 5624Q Switch 1 RU, -12 fixed 40-Gbps QSFP+ ports and 12 X 40-Gbps QSFP+ ports expansion module

N5K-C5624Q

20 port UP LEM

N5696-M20UP

12 port 40G LEM

N5696-M12Q

4 port 100G LEM

N5696-M4C

N5000 1000 Series Module 6-port 10GE

N5K-M1600(=)

N5000 1000 Series Module 4x10GE 4xFC 4/2/1G

N5K-M1404=

N5000 1000 Series Module 8-port 4/2/1G

N5K-M1008=

N5000 1000 Series Module 6-port 8/4/2G

N5K-M1060=

Cisco Nexus 56128P Switch

N5K-C56128P

Cisco Nexus 5010 chassis

N5K-C5010P-BF

Cisco Nexus 5020 chassis

N5K-C5020P-BF

N5K-C5020P-BF-XL

Cisco Nexus 5548P Switch

N5K-C5548P-FA

Cisco Nexus 5548UP Switch

N5K-C5548UP-FA

Cisco Nexus 5672UP Switch

N5K-C5672UP

Cisco Nexus 5596T Switch

N5K-C5596T-FA

Cisco Nexus 5596UP Switch

N5K-C5596UP-FA

Cisco Nexus 0296-UPT chassis and GEM N55-M12T support

N5K-C5596T-FA-SUP

16-port Universal GEM, Cisco Nexus 5500

N5K-M16UP

Version 2, Layer 3 daughter card

N55-D160L3-V2

Cisco Nexus 4000 Series Switches

Product/Component

Part Number

Cisco Nexus 4001I Switch Module

N4K-4001I-XPX

Cisco Nexus 4005I Switch Module

N4K-4005I-XPX

Cisco Nexus 3000 Series Fabric Extenders

Product/Component

Part Number

Nexus 3132 Chassis

N3K-C3132Q-40GX

Cisco Nexus 3016 Switch

N3K-C3016Q-40GE

Cisco Nexus 3048 Switch

N3K-C3048TP-1GE

Cisco Nexus 3064-E Switch

N3K-C3064PQ-10GE

Cisco Nexus 3064-T Switch

N3K-C3064TQ-10GT

Cisco Nexus 3064-X Switch

N3K-C3064PQ-10GX

Cisco Nexus 3132Q Switch

N3K-C3132Q-40GE

Cisco Nexus 3172PQ Switch

N3K-C3172PQ-10GE

Cisco Nexus 3548 Switch

N3K-C3548P-10G

Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders

Product/Component

Part Number

Nexus 2348 Chassis

N2K-C2348TQ-10GE

Cisco Nexus 2348UPQ 10GE 48 x 1/10 Gigabit Ethernet and unified port host interfaces (SFP+) and up to 6 QSFP+ 10/40 Gigabit Ethernet fabric interfaces

N2K-C2348UPQ

Cisco Nexus 2148 1 GE Fabric Extender

N2K-C2148T-1GE

Cisco Nexus 2224TP Fabric Extender

N2K-C2224TP-1GE

Cisco Nexus 2232TM 10GE Fabric Extender

N2K-C2232TM-10GE

Cisco Nexus 2232TM 10GE Fabric Extender

N2K-C2232TM-E-10GE

Cisco Nexus 2232PP 10 GE Fabric Extender

N2K-C2232PP-10GE

Cisco Nexus 2248TP 1 GE Fabric Extender

N2K-C2248TP-1GE

Cisco Nexus 2248TP E GE Fabric Extender

N2K-C2248TP-E GE

Cisco Nexus 2248PQ Fabric Extender

N2K-C2248PQ-10GE

Cisco Nexus B22 Fabric Extender for HP

N2K-B22HP-P

Cisco Nexus B22 Fabric Extender for Fujitsu

N2K-B22FTS-P

Cisco Nexus B22 Fabric Extender for Dell

N2K-B22DELL-P

Cisco Nexus 1000V Series Switch

Product/Component

Part Number

Cisco Nexus 1010 Virtual Services Appliance

N1K-C1010

Cisco Nexus 1010-X Virtual Services Appliance

N1K-C1010-X

Cisco Nexus 1110-S Virtual Services Appliance

N1K-1110-S

Cisco Nexus 1110-X Virtual Services Appliance

N1K-1110-X

Chapter 6. Caveats

Caveats describe unexpected behavior in a product. The Open Caveats section lists open caveats that apply to the current release and may apply to previous releases. A caveat that is open for a prior release and is still unresolved applies to all future releases until it is resolved.

To view the details of the software bugs pertaining to your product, perform the following task:

- Click the Caveat ID/Bug ID number in the table.

The corresponding Bug Search Tool window is displayed with details of the Caveat ID/Bug ID.

The Bug Search Tool (BST), which is the online successor to the Bug Toolkit, is designed to improve the effectiveness in network risk management and device troubleshooting. The BST allows partners and customers to search for software bugs based on product, release, and keyword, and aggregates key data, such as bug details, product, and version. The tool has a provision to filter bugs based on credentials to provide external and internal bug views for the search input.

To view the details of a caveat whose ID you do not have, perform the following procedure:

1. Access the BST using your Cisco user ID and password at:
Click Here

2. In the Bug Search window that is displayed, enter the necessary information in the corresponding fields.

For more information about how to use the Cisco Bug Search Tool effectively, including how to set email alerts for bugs and to save bugs and searches, see Bug Search Tool Help & FAQ.

This chapter lists the Open and Resolved Caveats in Cisco DCNM, and contains the following section:

Resolved Caveats

The following table lists the Resolved bugs for Cisco DCNM, Release 10.0(1)ST(1).

Caveat ID Number

Description

CSCuw69348

Need support for multiple NTP servers

CSCuy77200

‘clock protocol ntp’ cause parsing error

CSCuz03297

POAP templates do not set timezone

CSCuz04254

DCNM - Not allowed to select platform type

CSCuz39025

Inconsistent show vlans when doing “show run” leads to POAP diff

CSCuz40427

Vxlan IS-IS underlay: medium P2P missing on numbered links (Nexus 5K)

CSCuz40704

Vxlan IS-IS underlay: medium P2P missing on numbered links (Nexus 7K)

CSCuz44998

N7k BL and BS -L2 PO and L2 phy int port-l2dci cmd needs to be removed

CSCuz47423

IPFabric BorderPELeaf: provide option to set BFD for the MPLS global IGP

CSCuz50660

Diff Conformance: Interface loopback diff (shutdown)

CSCuz56420

IPFabric_VDC_BorderPELeaf_v02: Diff Conformance

CSCuz70502

Diff conformance for loopback interfaces on N56XX spine node (IP Fabric)

CSCuz71137

Remove Vpc peer-gateway

CSCuz79229

Boolean Mandatory values show red (mandatory) asterisk next to checkbox

CSCuz89145

Base_N7K_AdminVDC_10_0_1a copp policy

CSCuz89147

10.0.01a: questions on rmon event configuration

CSCuz89154

IPFabric_VDC_BorderPELeaf 1a -impacts N7K with MPLS handoff

CSCuz89427

“feature ISIS” enabled when OSPF is used

CSCuz89431

MTU qos policy “jumboAndFCOE” is not attached

CSCuz89435

vpc defintion and description inconsistency

CSCuz93328

Diff conformance for “no feature telnet”

CSCva17203

TME feedback page vpc defintion and description inconsistency

CSCva17210

Vxlan IS-IS underlay: medium P2P should always be there

CSCva32158

N6k: see diffs for loopback interfaces except loopback 0

CSCva40776

remove 'fabric forwarding port-l2dci' from IPFabric N6k templates

CSCva40777

POAP: “feature ospf”missing in templates

CSCva40837

POAP:“switchback” needs to be removed at the end of vrf-tenant-profile

CSCva42467

POAP:“VPC Keep-alive IP Netmask Length” field mandatory in vdc BS

CSCva55999

Fabric_N7K_BorderLeaf_10_0_1_ST_0_10 has two manageability tabs

CSCva56576

$$OU_BASE$$ missing in N7k POAP leaf templates

CSCva57692

Fabric Templates don't have triggers to enable/disable listed feature.

CSCva57886

N7K:CLI errors in backbone VLAN configs in Spine template

CSCva59810

N7k:NTP and AAA syntax error in POAP in FP

CSCva64316

Only single instance of router bgp config is required in 7K templates

CSCva65127

feature-set fabric, feature fabric forwarding missing on spine

CSCva70700

POAP: All interfaces of vdc Edge using default mtu

CSCva70913

POAP:- vdc BL template : BL-ER PC subintf cfgs error

CSCva74742

POAP: VDP configs on Leaf template

CSCva75563

Qos configs getting pushed for mentioned Fabric VDC POAP Templates.

CSCva83695

Username-Password syntax error in fabric BorderPE templates

CSCva88878

POAP: Add port number for vCenter connections

CSCva96771

POAP: switchport CLI need in some N9K

Open Caveats

The following table lists the Open bugs for Cisco DCNM, Release 10.0(1)ST(1).

Caveat ID Number

Description

CSCva24840

Extra exits showing up in diff file

CSCvb00853

Diff detected after POAP on N9K

CSCva70704

diff on DCNM for few vdcs showing error

CSCux96340

Checkpoint diff not working with FCOE on 5k, 6k and 7k switches.

CSCuz53425

DCNM POAP: Support for redundant AAA/DNS and Syslog

CSCva88878

POAP: Add port number for vCenter connections

CSCva32162

BGP configs in conformance diff after auto-config on fp/evpn leaves

CSCva30621

POAP: 1bzip Radius or TACACS config results in conformance diff

CSCuz39025

Inconsistent show vlans when doing “show run” leads to POAP diff

CSCva38833

vPC definition & description inconsistency between FP & EVPN templates

CSCva87665

AAA diff generated after POAP

CSCva89496

Backbone VLAN syntax errors with backbone mode BDI.

CSCva95275

N7k: FP templates missing power supply options.

CSCva85167

Inconsistent show vlans when doing “show run”

CSCva90627

vlan 1 is not allowed to be configured on Admin VDC

Resolved Caveats

There are no resolved caveats in this release.

Open Caveats

The following table lists the Open bugs for Cisco DCNM, Release 10.0(1).

Bug ID

Headline

CSCul88797

Connection between Fex and N1k not shown for 2 layer vPC

CSCuo15884

Topology view: Incorrect Discovery Port

CSCux59690

DCNMP: Interfaces are not getting discovered in Hafinum switch

CSCuz30546

Upg: SAN reports missing from View page on upgraded setup

CSCuz35483

UI grayed out after adding a network without any Org or Parts

CSCuz40448

NVT: RP Array in n9k-spine template is not reflecting the change

CSCuz45124

Spine hostname and interface tab info missing in POAP definitions

CSCuz45415

ova upgrade:\"error: cannot contact server\" on localtime for standby dcnm

CSCuz46501

Support for border-leaf and border-spine in Fabric Plan Provisioning

CSCuz48783

Top-Down: Populate Vlan operation picking from incorrect vlan pool

CSCuz49581

MSM: RBAC not supported for Def_SAN scope in MSM

CSCuz50440

Patch:After removal of patch, Unable to login to DCNM due to \Auth Fail\

CSCuz52758

DCNM (10.0): OU_BASE missing on templates after upgrade

CSCuz55165

Dashboard- >Compute/Storage topology print/export function broken.

CSCuz56719

Custom report generation using Visio topology throws exception.

CSCuz60513

DCNM 10.0(1): Import template does not set POAP and Publish option

CSCuz76124

DCNM-10.0:delete the template from GUI does not remove it in file system

CSCuz79229

Boolean Mandatory values show red (mandatory) asterisk next to checkbox

CSCuz99974

DCNM DB lost during upgrade with non-default install location

CSCva11032

EMC-ENTRANCE:Upgrade from 723 to 10x with postgres will fail on RHEL 6.4

Chapter 7. Related Documentation

This chapter provides information about the documentation available for Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) and the platforms that Cisco DCNM manages, and includes the following sections:

- Cisco DCNM Documentation Roadmap

- Platform-Specific Documents

- Documentation Feedback

- Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request

Cisco DCNM Documentation Roadmap

This section describes and provides links to the user documentation available for Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM), Release 10.4(2). To find a document online, use one of the links in this section

Cisco DCNM 10.4(2) Documentation Roadmap

Document Title

Description

Cisco DCNM Release Notes, Release 10.4(2)

Provides information about the Cisco DCNM software release, open caveats and workaround information.

Cisco DCNM Fundamentals Guide, Release 10.4(2)

- Use Roles of Cisco DCNM

- Features of Cisco DCNM Web Client

- Descriptions of GUI and capabilities of Cisco DCNM-SAN.

- Monitoring network and performance.

Cisco DCNM Online Help

Provides Cisco DCNM Web Client user interface and field descriptions.

Cisco DCNM Installation Guide, Release 10.4(2)

- System requirements.

- Pre-installation tasks.

- Installing Cisco DCNM.

- Upgrading Cisco DCNM.

Cisco DCNM Licensing Guide, Release 10.x

Describes the procedure used to generate, install, and assign a Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) license.

Software Upgrade Matrix for Cisco DCNM

Lists the software upgrade paths that are supported for DCNM.

Cisco DCNM Compatibility Matrix, Release 10.4(2)

Lists the Cisco Nexus and the Cisco MDS platforms and their software releases that are compatible with Cisco DCNM.

Cisco DCNM API Reference

Provides information about the Media Controller APIs on Cisco DevNet.

Cisco Data Center Network Manager Open Source Licensing, Release 10.4(2)

Provides information about the Cisco Data Center Network Manager Open Source Licensing, Release 10.4(2).

Platform-Specific Documents

The documentation set for platform-specific documents that Cisco DCNM manages includes the following:

Cisco Nexus 1000V Series Switch Documentation

Click Here

Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extender Documentation

Click Here

Cisco Nexus 3000 Series Switch Documentation

Click Here

Cisco Nexus 4000 Series Switch Documentation

Click Here

Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch Documentation

Click Here

Cisco Nexus 6000 Series Switch Documentation

Click Here

Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switch Documentation

Click Here

Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switch Documentation

Click Here

Documentation Feedback

To provide technical feedback on this document, or to report an error or omission, please send your comments to:

dcnm-docfeedback@cisco.com.

We appreciate your feedback.

Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request

For information on obtaining documentation, using the Cisco Bug Search Tool (BST), submitting a service request, and gathering additional information, see What's New in Cisco Product Documentation.

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