Docu71828 Connectrix Cisco Data Center Network Manager 10.1 (1) Release Notes

EMC Connectrix Cisco
Data Center Network Manager

Version10.1(1)
Release Notes
P/N 302-003-005
Rev 02
November 14, 2016
The EMC Connectrix Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM)

Release Notes contains information that is exclusive to DCNM Storage
(SAN) functionality as a management tool for NX-OS MDS 9000 Family
switches. Use this document in conjunction with related Data Center
Network Manager documentation located on http://www.cisco.com.
Topics include:
Revision history .................................................................................... 2

Product description .............................................................................. 2
New features and enhancements ....................................................... 3
Licensing model.................................................................................. 10
Fixed problems.................................................................................... 12
Environment and system requirements .......................................... 12
Technical notes .................................................................................... 20
Documentation ................................................................................... 20
Software media, organization, and files.......................................... 21
Installation ........................................................................................... 22
Troubleshooting and getting help .................................................... 25
Revision history
Revision history
The following table presents the revision history of this document.
Revision
Date
Description
10.1(1)
November 14, 2016
New Release
10.0(1)
August 15, 2016
New Release
7.2(3)
May 9, 2016
New Release
7.2(2a)
November 30, 2015
New Release
7.2(1)
August 10, 2015
New Release
7.1(2)
June 15, 2015
New Release
7.1(1)
March 2, 2015
New Release
Product description
Cisco Data Center Network Manager combines the management of
Ethernet and storage networks into a single dashboard to help
network and storage administrators manage and troubleshoot health
and performance across the following product families that run Cisco
NX-OS software:
Cisco MDS 9700 and 9500 Series Multilayer Directors, and Cisco
MDS 9200, MDS 9300 and 9100 Series Multilayer Switches
For detailed information on using Cisco Data Center Network

Manager (DCNM) to configure a Cisco MDS 9000 Family switch,
refer to the feature-specific DCNM Configuration Guides available at
the following website:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9369/tsd_products_support_series_home.html
The information contained in this document is a supplement to the

related documentation for DCNM that can be found on
www.cisco.com.
As always in an EMC environment, refer to the EMC Support Matrix
available through E-Lab Interoperability Navigator at:
http://elabnavigator.EMC.com for the latest information on
supported configurations.
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EMC Connectrix Data Center Network Manager 10.1(1) Release Notes
New features and enhancements
The answers to many DCNM related questions can be found in the

EMC Knowledgebase located at EMC Online Support at:
http://support.EMC.com.

New Features and Enhancements in Cisco DCNM, Release 10.1(1)
Cisco DNCM, Release 10.1(1), includes the new features,
enhancements, and hardware support that are described in the
following section:
Topology enhancements (updates to the search function and displayed results
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 10.1(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.
N9K FCoE
From Release 10.1(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.
FCIP Support (new linecard and new FCIP interface) using Cisco DCNM Web Client
From Release 10.1(1), Cisco DCNM allows you to access the following
SAN features from the Cisco DCNM Web Client.
FICON Support using Cisco DCNM Web Client
From Cisco DCNM Release 10.1(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.
End of life and End of support reporting enhancements Cisco

DCNM Release 10.1(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.
Smart Zoning support. 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.
Phase 1 of DCNM Connect (Storage creation and
assignment)
From Release 10.1(1), Cisco DCNM allows you to manage the
images on the switches through Cisco DCNM
Web Client > Configure > Image Management.
Interface Provisioning
Cisco DCNM Release 10.1(x) supports Add, Edit through Policy
Templates, Delete, Shut, No Shut and Visibility with micro-templates.
Interface modifications deployed over time can also be tracked from
the Cisco DCNM Web Client interface.
New Features and Enhancements in Cisco DCNM, Release 10.0(1)

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 policiesNormal, 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

https://software.cisco.com/download/release.html.
For instructions on how to download and install POAP templates,
refer to Cisco DCNM Installation Guide, Release 10.0(x).
Cisco Prime DCNM, Release 7.2(3)

Cisco Prime DCNM, Release 7.2(3), includes the new features,
following section:
Config template Enhancements
Config templates feature allows you to assign or modify a parameter
value in the template content. You can perform arithmetic operations,
string manipulations and also apply CLIs based on the device state.
Config template uses the Java runtime provided Java script
environment to perform arithmetic operations, string manipulations
in the template syntax.
Cisco Prime DCNM, Release 7.2(2a)

Cisco Prime DNCM Release 7.2(2a) includes the new features,
following sections:
VXLAN with BGP EVPN Support for Nexus 9000 Series Switches
This configuration will include a full startup configuration including:
interface configuration, multi-MD, vmtracker, Loopback, NVE, BGP,
Multicast, etc.
This release will have the basic visualization support. The goal is to
show the VXLAN devices in single pane to visualize VXLAN
infrastructure.
Cisco prime DCNM release 7.2(1)

Cisco Prime DNCM Release 7.2(1) includes the new features,
following sections.
FCoE over FEX

To provide a cost-effective solution for providing FCoE for host
connections, support for FCoE over Fabric Extender (FEX) port is
provided. This will drive Per-port FCoE cost down and help in
positioning Cisco Nexus 7000 series switches at the edge network. To
allow FCoE support over FEX, FEX port which is part of a
Ethernet-vdc will be shared to the storage VDC. FEX is connected to
the Cisco Nexus 7000 series switches through Fabric port-channel
(FPC).
The following FCoE FEX models are supported:
N2K-C2232PP-10GE
N2K-B22HP-P
FCOE over F3
This feature brings support for T11's FC-BB_E standard FCoE over
lossless Ethernet on F3-series line card variants to Cisco Nexus 7000
series and Cisco Nexus 7700 series platforms in storage VDC.
The following F3 cards are supported on FCoE:
N77-F348XP-23 (48 port 10G card for N77)
N77-F324FQ-25 (24 port 40G card for N77)
N7K-F312FQ-25 (12 port 40G card for N7K)
4PortVPC support on Cisco Nexus 5000/6000 Series
The 4-port VPC provides capability for user of Cisco Nexus
5600/6000 series switch to be able to bind a VFC interface to an
individual port member of port-channel that has multiple port
members. There can be at least 2 VFCs each binds to an individual
member of a port-channel that has 2 port members. Binding a VFC to
a port-channel that has multiple port members is still not supported.
This feature is available only for 2300 series FEX connected to
5600/6000 series switches.
Topology Views & Overlays
Cisco Prime DCNM, Release 7.2(1) Web Client allows you to view the
LAN topology, based on various following parameters:
L2STP view
PC/vPC view
Fabric Path View
OTV
Licensing model
Event Suppression
Cisco Prime DCNM, Release 7.2(1) allows you to suppress the
specified events based on the user-specified suppressor rules from
the Web Client. Such events will not be displayed on the Cisco Prime
DCNM Web Client and SAN Client. The events will neither be
persisted to DCNM database, nor forwarded via email/SNMP trap.
Slowdrain Enhancements
Cisco Prime DCNM, Release 7.2(1) allows users to configure E/F port
congestion drop, F-port no credit drop and E/F slow-port monitor
from Cisco DCNM SAN client and Device Manager.
VxLAN Support for Nexus 7000 Series Switches
Cisco Nexus 5600 Series and Nexus 7000 Series Switches can identify
VxLAN topology by marking the VTEPs with a different icon.
VxLAN support allows you to do the following:
Search the VTEP devices based on VNI or multicast address
Display VNI, multicast address, mapped VLAN, 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 VNI, multicast address, VNI status and mapped
VLANs of the particular VTEP in switch inventory screen
Auto-Configuration Deployment and POAP Support for Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches
This feature allows you to selectively push or clear configuration on
devices for a network.
For Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches, Release 7.2(0)D1(1), Cisco
Prime DCNM, Release 7.2(1) supports auto-configuration profiles
and provides POAP/VOAP support with system-defined
POAP/VDC templates.
Licensing model
A significant change for Cisco DCNM-SAN, as compared to Cisco
Fabric Manager, is that licenses are no longer hosted on a specific
switch. Instead, the licenses are hosted on the Cisco DCNM-SAN
server.
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Licensing model
All existing Cisco Fabric Manager licenses are grand-fathered into

this model (which means that they continue) so customers do not
need to order or deploy any additional licenses to manage their
existing Cisco MDS 9000 Family switches. Two types of Cisco
DCNM-SAN licenses are available:
Cisco DCNM-SAN Essentials Edition (comparable to Cisco Fabric

Manager) is included at no charge with every Cisco MDS 9000
hardware purchase. No license is required to use these features
because they are unlocked with the image.
Cisco DCNM-SAN Advanced Edition (comparable to Cisco

Fabric Manager Server) provides additional capabilities and is
required to use the Virtual Machine Topology and Performance
feature and the Performance Forecasting Charts feature.
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Fixed problems
The Advanced Edition licenses have the following part numbers:

Product Name
DCNM for SAN Advanced Edition for MDS 9700
Part Number
DCNM-SAN-M97EK9
DCNM-SAN-M95EK9
DCNM-SAN-M92EK9
DCNM-SAN-M91EK9
In addition, Cisco DCNM supports the existing switch-based SAN

license, FMS_SERVER_PKG, with the following product names and
part numbers:
Product Name
Fabric Manager for Cisco MDS 9500
DCNM SAN Lic for MDS 9100 Switch Based
DCNM-SAN-Lic for MDS 9300 Switch Based
Part Number
M9500FMS1EK9
M9200FMS1EK9
M9100FMS1EK9
DCNM-S-M91XEK9
DCNM-S-M92XEK9
DCNM-SAN-M93EXK9
DCNM-S-M95XEK9
DCNM-S-M97XEK9
For a description of the license differences between Fabric Manager

and Data Center Network Manager, refer to the following tech note:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps10495/products_tech_note09186a0080c17530.shtml
Fixed problems
Cisco-specific caveats for resolved problems can be found in the
Cisco release-noted documentation at the following Cisco website:
Environment and system requirements

This section describes the system requirements for DCNM-SAN
Release 10.1(1) DCNM-LAN requirements are also referenced for
compatibility purposes, however DCNM-LAN is currently not
supported.
This section includes the following topics:
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Java requirements on page 13
Server requirements on page 13
LAN and SAN Cisco DCNM server requirements on page 15
Client system requirements on page 15
Host Requirements on page 16
Other supported software on page 16
Compatibility with Cisco MDS 9000 Family switches on

page 19
Known problems and limitations on page 19
Java requirements
Cisco DCNM Server is distributed with Java JRE 1.7.0_72 or higher.
The DCNM installer installs JRE1.7.0_72 to the following directory:
DCNM_root_directory/java/jre1.7.
Cisco DCNM Client is distributed with Java JRE 1.7.0_55.
Server requirements
Microsoft Windows 2008 R2 SP1
Microsoft Windows 2008 R2 SP2 (64-bit only)
Microsoft Windows 2012 R2
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Release 5.6, 5.7
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Release 6.3 and 6.4
Cisco DCNM Release 10.1(1) 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)Non-pluggable

Installation
OVA/ISO with integrated Operating System
Note: Cisco DCNM Release 10.01(x) does not support Oracle 12c pluggable
database version installation.
Oracle 12c RACNon-pluggable installation
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Note: It is recommended to not use Postgre SQL for production

environments. Use PostgreSQL for small, non-production or lab
environments only.
Note: The Cisco DCNM Database size is not limited and increases based on
the number of nodes and ports that the DCNM manages with Performance
Manager Collections enabled. You cannot restrict the database size. It is
recommended that you use Oracle SE or Enterprise edition, instead of Oracle
XE, due to table space limitations.
Note: Customers are responsible for all support associated with Oracle and
PostgreSQL databases, including maintenance, troubleshooting, and
recovery. It is recommended that customers perform regular database
backups, either daily or weekly, to ensure that all data is preserved.
For deployment best practices, see the lists the minimum and
recommended database server requirements for running Cisco
DCNM.
Cisco Prime DCNM, Release 10.1(x) supports running the Cisco
DCNM server on the following hypervisor:
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: If a service pack for the Windows operating system is not listed, the
service pack is not supported.
Listed below are the minimum and recommended database server

requirements for running Cisco DCNM.
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LAN and SAN Cisco DCNM server requirements

Table 1 lists the server resource requirements for deploying Cisco
DCNM in a LAN and SAN environment.
Table 1
Cisco DCNM server resources for a LAN and SAN environment
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
Dual Core CPUs, 2 GHz or faster
Quad Core CPUs, 2 Ghz or faster
8-GB memory, 80-GB free hard disk
12-GB memory, 100-GB free hard disk
Oracle 10g, Oracle11g Standard or Enterprise

Oracle 12c, PostgreSQL 9.4.5
Oracle11g Standard or Enterprise

Oracle 12c, PostgreSQL 9.4.5
Note: Although it is not required, it is a good practice to register the server

system with the DNS servers.
Client system requirements

Cisco DCNM clients support Windows 7, Windows 2008, Windows
2012, and Red Hat Linux.
Table 2 lists the minimum hardware requirements for these client
systems.
Table 2
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
Some Cisco DCNM features require a license. Before you can use the
licensed features, you must install the Cisco DCNM license.
Note: Be sure to set the correct time zone value on the system clock (for
example, UTC). Otherwise, Cisco DCNM cannot manage the switch properly.
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Host Requirements
Table 3 lists the server resource requirements for deploying Cisco
DCNM 10.1(1) Virtual Appliance (OVA).
Browsers
Table 3
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 in case of thick provisioning
12-GBmemory, 100GB in case of thick provisioning
Web browsers that support Adobe Flash 10.0 or later version are
qualified for use with Cisco DCNM. These include Internet Explorer
version 11.0, Firefox version 38.0, and Safari.
Other supported software

Table 4 lists other software supported by Cisco DCNM Release
10.1(1).
Table 4
Database Server System Requirements
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
CentOS 6.6
OVA/ISO Installers
Cisco Prime Network Registrar 8.2
In addition, Cisco DCNM supports the following types of events:

EMC Call Home events, fabric change events, and events that are
forwarded by traps and email.
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Hardware supported
Table 5 lists the products and components that Cisco DCNM Release
10.1(x) supports.
Table 5
Hardware features supported by Cisco DCNM Release 10.1(x) (page 1 of

2)
Product / Component
Part number
Cisco MDS 9000 Family

CiscoMDS 9396S 96-PortMultilayer Fabric Switch with 96 16-Gbps Fibre Channel
ports)
DS-C9396S-K9
Cisco MDS9718 Multilayer Director
DS-C9718
Cisco Sup 1E module
DS-X97-SF1e-K9
Cisco Sup 1 Module
DS-X97-SF1-K9
Cisco MDS 9718 Fabric1 Module
DS-X9718-FAB1
Cisco MDS 24 Port 40 Gbps FCoE Module
DS-X9824-960K9
Cisco MDS 9710 Multilayer Director
DS-C9710
DS-C9706
DS-C9513
DS-C9509
DS-C9506
Cisco MDS 9222i Multilayer Fabric Switch
DS-C9222i-K9
DS-9250i-K9
Cisco MDS 9148 48-Port Multilayer Fabric Switch
DS-C9148-K9
Cisco MDS 9148s 48-Port Multilayer Fabric Switch
DS-C9148S-K9
DS-C9134-K9
DS-C9124-K9
DS-C9216i-K9
Cisco MDS 9500 Series Supervisor-2 Module
DS-C9124-K9
Cisco MDS 9700 Series Supervisor 1
DS-X97-SF1-K9
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Table 5
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Hardware features supported by Cisco DCNM Release 10.1(x) (page 2 of

2)
Product / Component
Part number
Cisco MDS 9500 Series Supervisor-2A Module
DS-X9530-SF2A-K9
Cisco MDS 9500 Series Supervisor-1 Module
DS-X9530-SF1-K9
Cisco MDS 9000 12-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module
DS-X9112
DS-X9124
DS-X9148
Cisco MDS 9000 Family 4-Port 10-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module
DS-X9704
Cisco MDS 9000 Family 14-Port Fibre Channel and 2-port Gigabit Ethernet Module
DS-X9302-14K9
Cisco MDS 9000 32-Port Storage Services Module
DS-X9032-SSM
Cisco MDS 9000 8-port 1-Gbps IP Storage Module
DS-X9308-SMIP
Cisco MDS 9000 4-port 1-Gbps IP Storage Module
DS-X9304-SMIP
Cisco MDS 9000 24-Port 8-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module
DS-X9224-96K9
Cisco MDS 9000 4/44-Port Host-Optimized 8-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module
DS-X9248-48K9
Cisco MDS 9000 8-port 10-Gbps Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) Module
DS-X9708-K9
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
DS-X9448-768K9
Cisco MDS 9000 Family 16-Port Storage Services Node (SSN-16)
DS-X9316-SSNK9
Cisco MDS 9000 18/4-Port Multiservice Module (MSM-18/4)
DS-X9304-18K9
Cisco MDS 9000 48-Port 10-Gigabit FCoE Module
DS-X9848-480K9
Cisco MDS 9000 24/10-port FCIP Mod
DS-X9334-K9
Compatibility with Cisco MDS 9000 Family switches

Table 6 shows the Cisco DCNM Compatibility Matrix for Release
10.1(x).
Table 6
Cisco DCNM Compatibility Matrix
Platform/Compatible
Cisco NX-OS Release Where Specified
Cisco MDS 9100
6.2(11),6.2(9),6.2(7),6.2(5a),6.2(5), 6.2(3),
6.2(1),5.2(8c),5.2(8d),5.2(8e)
Cisco MDS 9200
6.2(11),6.2(9),6.2(7),6.2(5a),6.2(5), 6.2(3),
6.2(1),5.2(8c),5.2(8d),5.2(8e)
Cisco MDS 9500
6.2(11),6.2(9),6.2(7),6.2(5a),6.2(5), 6.2(3),
6.2(1),5.2(8c),5.2(8d),5.2(8e)
Cisco MDS 9700
6.2(11),6.2(9),6.2(7),6.2(5a),6.2(5), 6.2(3), 6.2(1)
Cisco MDS 9300
6.2(13) and above
Cisco MDS 9718
7.3.(0)D1(1)
Known problems and limitations

For a list of problems with this release, please refer to the Cisco
release notes located at:
Limitations and restrictions

The license installer in Cisco DCNM Release 10.x supports only US
English. Attempting to install a license for any locale other than US
English results in an error.
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Technical notes
Technical notes
This section contains technical notes.
EMC Email Home for Cisco MDS switches

Configuration and troubleshooting instructions, prerequisites, and
other caveats can be found in the EMC Connectrix Procedure
Generator. The Connectrix Procedure Generator can be downloaded
from EMC Online Support, http://support.emc.com. Search for
Connectrix Procedure Generator.
Customers requiring installation of this solution should contact their
EMC Customer Engineer to assist with the installation and provide
the documentation.
Documentation
Send documentation comments to www.cisco.com.
Location of Cisco DCNM documentation

The Cisco DCNM documentation is available at the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/cloud-systems-management/prime-data-centernetwork-manager/tsd-products-support-series-home.html
The documentation set for Cisco DCNM includes the following

documents:
Release Notes
Cisco DCNM Release Notes, Release 10.x
Installation and Licensing
Cisco DCNM OVA Installation Guide, Release 7.x
Cisco DCNM Fundamentals Guide
Cisco DCNM Fundamentals Guide, Release 10.x
Cisco DCNM REST API Guide
Cisco DCNM REST API Guide, Release 7.x
Cisco DCNM Troubleshooting Guide
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/switches/datacenter/sw/6_x/dcnm/troubleshooting/guide/b_Cisco_DCNM
_Troubleshooting_Guide.html
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Software media, organization, and files
Software media, organization, and files

For information on related software environment and system
requirements refer to the EMC Support Matrix located on E-Lab
Interoperability Navigator at http://elabnavigator.EMC.com, under
the PDFs and Guides tab.
To download the latest Data Center Network Manager software,
navigate to EMC Online Support, http://support.emc.com. Search
for Data Center Network Manager.
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Installation
Installation
This section contains installation information.
Installation Notes for Cisco DCNM 10.1

The following installation notes apply to Cisco DCNM Release
10.1(x):
The Cisco DCNM Installer includes the Cisco DCNM server and
clients, Device Manager, SMI-S provider, PostgreSQL 9.4.5, and
Strawberry Perl Version 5.10.
Cisco DCNM 10.1(1) Release Notes System Requirements for DCNM 10.1(x)
Installation Notes for Cisco DCNM 10.1
The Cisco DCNM virtual appliance includes the Cisco DCNM

server and clients, 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 10.1, see the
corresponding version of the Cisco DCNM Installation Guide at:
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/cloud-systems-management/pri
me-data-center-network-manager/ products-installation-guides-list.html.
Installation notes
The following installation notes apply to Cisco DCNM Release 10.x
and 7.x:
The Cisco DCNM Installer includes the Cisco DCNM server and
clients, Device Manager, SMI-S provider, PostgreSQL 8.4, and
Strawberry Perl version 5.10.
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Installation
The Cisco DCNM virtual appliance includes the Cisco DCNM

server and clients, Device Manager, PostgreSQL, Cisco XCP,
OpenLDAP, RabbitMQ, DHCPD, all of which are installed on a
64-bit CentOS.
The Cisco DCNM provides VxLAN Support for Cisco Nexus 6000
Series and Cisco 9000 Series switches.
Supports GOLD enhancements and Configuration Archive

Enhancements. Upgrade support is available from releases Cisco
DCNM Release 6.3(2) and Cisco DCNM Release 7.0 (2) to Cisco
DCNM Release 7.1 (1).
The SMI-S integration into DCNM is disabled for DCNM Virtual

Appliances (OVA and ISO images). However, it is available for
RHEL and Windows DCNM 7.1.1 images.
The SMI-S integration with storage arrays is available on all
DCNM 7.1.1 images, including Open Virtual Appliances.
For information about installing Cisco DCNM Release10.x, see
the Cisco DCNM Installation Guide at http://www.cisco.com.
You can find this and other publications on Cisco.com at this
location:
Deployment best practices

Observe the following guidelines when deploying Cisco DCNM:
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.
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Installation
We recommend deploying Oracle11g or Oracle 12c for

mission-critical production environments.
Note: The password for the database expires after 180 days.
You must change this setting by using the following steps:

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 ms
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 one of the following conditions is met:
the switch count exceeds 150 switches,
OR,
the port count exceeds 15,000 connected ports for every
management server
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Troubleshooting and getting help
Windows Operating System

During the initial installation, disable all security and anti
virus tools that are running on your Windows server.
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.
When Cisco DCMM is deployed as a Virtual Machine, do not
share the data store with other Virtual Machines.
CPU and Memory Resource must be reserved for Virtual
Machines.

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For detailed information on using Cisco Data Center Network

The information contained in this document is a supplement to the

EMC Connectrix Data Center Network Manager 10.1(1) Release Notes

New features and enhancements

The answers to many DCNM related questions can be found in the

New features and enhancements

EMC Connectrix Data Center Network Manager 10.1(1) Release Notes

New features and enhancements

End of life and End of support reporting enhancements Cisco

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

EMC Connectrix Data Center Network Manager 10.1(1) Release Notes

New features and enhancements

Visualization of VxLAN topology. This is available for Cisco

Search the VTEP devices based on Visual Networking Index

Display VNI, multicast address, mapped VLAN and VNI status

Highlight mismatch in multicast address configuration for a

Display active peers of VTEP for a given VNI.

Display all VNIs, multicast addresses, VNI statuses, and mapped

EMC Connectrix Data Center Network Manager 10.1(1) Release Notes

New features and enhancements

identifies the upstream LAN switch of a given host/virtual

identifies which LAN switches have active VXLAN segment

Switch Credentials Management

EMC Connectrix Data Center Network Manager 10.1(1) Release Notes

New features and enhancements

Maintenance Mode [GIR]

Generating IPv6 address- based on the allotted Ipv4 address

Substring search or matching

Math and substring manipulations

To use JavaScript from within a template, append your custom java

New features and enhancements

You can download Cisco-defined templates from

Cisco Prime DCNM, Release 7.2(3)

Cisco Prime DCNM, Release 7.2(2a)

Cisco prime DCNM release 7.2(1)

EMC Connectrix Data Center Network Manager 10.1(1) Release Notes

New features and enhancements

FCoE over FEX

EMC Connectrix Data Center Network Manager 10.1(1) Release Notes

EMC Connectrix Data Center Network Manager 10.1(1) Release Notes

All existing Cisco Fabric Manager licenses are grand-fathered into

Cisco DCNM-SAN Essentials Edition (comparable to Cisco Fabric

Cisco DCNM-SAN Advanced Edition (comparable to Cisco

EMC Connectrix Data Center Network Manager 10.1(1) Release Notes

The Advanced Edition licenses have the following part numbers:

DCNM for SAN Advanced Edition for MDS 9500

DCNM for SAN Advanced Edition for MDS 9200

DCNM for SAN Advanced Edition for MDS 9100

In addition, Cisco DCNM supports the existing switch-based SAN

For a description of the license differences between Fabric Manager

Environment and system requirements

Java requirements on page 13

Server requirements on page 13

EMC Connectrix Data Center Network Manager 10.1(1) Release Notes