Cisco Cisco Prime Data Center Network Manager 6.1 Getting Started Guide
Cisco
®
Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) 4.2 is an advanced management
solution for Cisco Nexus
™
OS platforms that includes the Cisco Nexus 7000 and 5000
Series Switches and Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders. Cisco DCNM 4.2 con-
solidates many individual management tools (fault analysis, performance monitoring,
configuration archiving, software image upgrading, etc.) into one single solution. Cisco
DCNM 4.2 uploads inventory, configuration, fault, and performance data from all the
Cisco Nexus network platfoprms with which it is configured, offering enhanced
functions such as network virtualization management and a Simple Object Access
Protocol (SOAP) and XML open API for third-party application integration.
solidates many individual management tools (fault analysis, performance monitoring,
configuration archiving, software image upgrading, etc.) into one single solution. Cisco
DCNM 4.2 uploads inventory, configuration, fault, and performance data from all the
Cisco Nexus network platfoprms with which it is configured, offering enhanced
functions such as network virtualization management and a Simple Object Access
Protocol (SOAP) and XML open API for third-party application integration.
Cisco DCNM 4.2 increases overall data center infrastructure uptime and reliability and
provides a robust framework and rich feature set that fulfils the switching and storage
administration needs of present and future data centers. In particular, Cisco DCNM 4.2
automates the provisioning process; proactively monitors the SAN and LAN, detecting
performance degradation; secures the network; and streamlines the process of diag-
nosing dysfunctional network elements.
provides a robust framework and rich feature set that fulfils the switching and storage
administration needs of present and future data centers. In particular, Cisco DCNM 4.2
automates the provisioning process; proactively monitors the SAN and LAN, detecting
performance degradation; secures the network; and streamlines the process of diag-
nosing dysfunctional network elements.
Product Highlights
Cisco DCMN 4.2:
Is a single integrated management solution for the entire Cisco Nexus product
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family running Cisco NX-OS Software: the Cisco Nexus 7000, 5000, and 2000
Series; Cisco Nexus 1000V Series Switches; and Cisco MDS 9000 Family portfolio
Adds support for the Cisco MDS 9000 Family through integration with Cisco Fabric
Series; Cisco Nexus 1000V Series Switches; and Cisco MDS 9000 Family portfolio
Adds support for the Cisco MDS 9000 Family through integration with Cisco Fabric
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Manager; in Cisco DCNM 4.2, Cisco Fabric Manager and Cisco DCNM reside on
the same host and share the same database
Automates the provisioning of network features: for example, with Cisco DCNM,
the same host and share the same database
Automates the provisioning of network features: for example, with Cisco DCNM,
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the user can manage two virtual PortChannel (vPC) peers as one device, but the
challenge with vPC is to keep the configuration of the two peer devices synchro-
nized at all times; Cisco DCNM 4.2 can prevent and detect configuration mismatch
between the primary and secondary vPC peers and automatically resolve any
conflicts
Offers network virtualization management (VLAN, VSAN, virtual device context
challenge with vPC is to keep the configuration of the two peer devices synchro-
nized at all times; Cisco DCNM 4.2 can prevent and detect configuration mismatch
between the primary and secondary vPC peers and automatically resolve any
conflicts
Offers network virtualization management (VLAN, VSAN, virtual device context
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[VDC], and vPC) in a single solution
Abstracts network feature configuration and monitoring complexities in a GUI
Abstracts network feature configuration and monitoring complexities in a GUI
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Includes a full set of APIs, enabling easy integration with third-party applications
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Abstracts Cisco NX-OS hardware and version information, enabling automatic
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support of a heterogeneous environment of Cisco Nexus platforms and Cisco
NX-OS versions
Gains access to devices by building on the efficiencies of the native Network
NX-OS versions
Gains access to devices by building on the efficiencies of the native Network
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Configuration (Netconf) and XML API of Cisco NX-OS
Supports both commercial third-party database software such as Oracle
Supports both commercial third-party database software such as Oracle
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applications and open source software such as PostgreSQL
Features and Benefits
Figure 1. Cisco DCMN Architecture
Cisco Data Center Network Manager 4.2
At-A-Glance
Web 2.0 Interfaces: Web Services, WSDL, XML, and SOAP
Model
Abstraction
Network
Business Services
Device Access
Instrumentation
Database
Access
Common
Services
Database
Cisco NX-OS
Devices
Data Access
Services
Third-Party
Management
Applications
GUI
Hand-Held Devices