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Figure 5. Logical Topology with Backbone Network and BGP
Fabric Management Deployment
Cisco Prime DCNM
Table 2 lists all the information to successfully complete the Cisco Prime DCNM deployment. For prerequisites and
Table 2.
Required Information for Cisco Prime DCNM OVA Deployment
Parameter
Value
Additional Information
Virtual machine name
myDCNM
Virtual machine name as shown in VMware vCenter; name can be
altered later
altered later
Deployment size
Small or Large
● Small: 2 virtual CPUs (vCPUs) with 8 GB of memory
● Large: 4 vCPUs with 12 GB of memory
● Large: 4 vCPUs with 12 GB of memory
Sizing details available in Cisco Prime DCNM release notes.
Disk format
Thin
Various options available; choose the option that best applies to your
virtualization environment
virtualization environment
Network mapping
Port-Group:
DCNM-Access
Cisco Prime DCNM management: Network for user access to Cisco
Prime DCNM; be sure to prepare the virtual-switch port group and
port profile in advance
Prime DCNM; be sure to prepare the virtual-switch port group and
port profile in advance
Port-Group:
Fabric-Management
Enhanced fabric management: Network for switch access to Cisco
Prime DCNM; be sure to prepare the virtual-switch port group and
port profile in advance
Prime DCNM; be sure to prepare the virtual-switch port group and
port profile in advance
Application management
Yes
Enables central point of management (CPOM) with integrated
Domain Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Secure Copy (SCP),
Trivial FTP (TFTP), Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol
(XMPP), etc. services
Domain Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Secure Copy (SCP),
Trivial FTP (TFTP), Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol
(XMPP), etc. services
Password
Passw0rd
Password for user admin (web user interface and thick client) and
user root (Secure Shell [SSH] and database)
user root (Secure Shell [SSH] and database)
Note: Follow the requirements for password length and characters.
Host name
dcnm.mydomain.com
Fully qualified domain name (FQDN) used to access Cisco Prime
DCNM; mapped to the Cisco Prime DCNM management IP address
DCNM; mapped to the Cisco Prime DCNM management IP address
Register FQDN in DNS (required for XMPP). Example DNS zone
configuration:
configuration:
mydomain.com
dcnm in a 10.141.10.200