The Cisco DCNM is a comprehensive management solution for NX-OS based network deployments. It provides automation, visibility and consistency for any network. DCNM provides acceleration of any kind of network deployments such as interface, VLAN, VXLAN, SAN or IP media fabric network which is all integrated into an automation work flow within DCNM across Cisco Nexus switches and Cisco Multilayer Distributed Switching (MDS) solutions. The Cisco DCNM not only shows what is actually deployed on NX-OS devices, it also makes it possible to create an inventory of infrastructure itself and provides information about what is connected to network infrastructure. You can see the DCNM features as listed below:
VSAN ManagementPort Channel ManagementIVR ZoningIntegrated Device ManagerEmbedded Switch License InstallSAN Insights ConfigurationDevice ManagerTopology ViewsTime Series DB for PM dataVMware IntegrationSAN InsightsCustom graphing, ECT AnalysisStreaming and NX-API accessDeployment Requirements
There are two types of installations: Virtual Appliance (OVA or ISO) for LAN operations and Standalone Installer (Microsoft Windows Server or Red Hat) for SAN operations.
Installation typeSmallLargeOVA8 vCPUs and 24G RAM, 500G disk16 vCPUs and 32G RAM, 2TB DiskISO8 vCPUs and 24G RAM, 500G disk16 vCPUs and 32G RAM, 2TB DiskWindows, Linux (standalone or virtual machine)8 vCPUs and 24G RAM, 2TB disk (if SAN Insight enabled)16 vCPUs, up to 64G RAM and 10 TB Disk (with SAN Insight)
Cisco DCNM License
Each device being managed by Cisco DCNM, requires a license key that provides a Right to Manage (RTM) for a single switch. that license key (or a pack of licenses) can be installed in the Cisco DCNM server (for LAN or SAN purposes) or on the switch (only for SAN function). Moreover, the Nexus Essentials or Nexus Advantage licenses for Cisco Nexus switches also provide that RTM for a given switch on which they are installed. The Cisco DCNM server requires a perpetual license for each instance of the DCNM server. Also, with unlicensed DCNM server, customers can only use the following base features:
SAN and LAN discoveryEvent Registration (traps/syslogs/accounting/threshold)Event Registration (traps/syslogs/accounting/threshold)Web Services (SOAP XML API)Federation (upto 10 DCNM servers)EMC CallhomeThe trial license provides 500 SAN and 500 advanced feature licenses for 30 days without having to download or install a single file. This license will operate for any licensable switch and expires after 30 days. You must use the MAC address of the DCNM server to fetch an evaluation license or a permanent license from www.cisco.com.
Cisco DCNM also supports older Fabric Manager (FM) licenses (SAN only) that have been installed on the switch. These licenses enable high availability (HA) with up to ten management servers that manage a single fabric in parallel. However, Fabric Manager licenses are only valid for the lifetime of the switch inside the data center and expire when the switch is decommissioned from the data center. You can still order switch-based licenses as spares if you prefer the HA capability.
Services contract SKUs (CON-SAU) are required for Cisco TAC support for upgrades from one version of Cisco DCNM to another.
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Cisco DCNM LAN Features Licensing
For LAN deployment, the following features needs Cisco DCNM advanced feature licenses installed:
vPCs 802.1X Gateway load-balancing protocol (GLBP)Object tracking Keychain management DHCP snooping Dynamic ARP Inspection ARP access control lists (ACLs)IP Source Guard Port security IP tunnels Virtual Device Contexts (VDCs) Logical vPC view of the Topology featureDisplay of historical statistical data FabricPath Host trackingCisco DCNM SAN Features Licensing
For SAN deployment, the following features needs Cisco DCNM advanced feature licenses installed:
Heterogeneous storage array discovery Scale-out federation architecture SAN Host Path Redundancy Analysis Automatic fabric failover VMware vCenter Plug-inMultiple fabric managementCentralized management server with discovery Continuous health and event monitoring Historical performance monitoring and reporting Event forwardingDCNM proxy services Configuration backup, archive, and compare Roaming user profiles VMpath analytics Domain DashboardsCapacity Manager Event Snooze Reporting
Cisco DCNM License Order and Pricing
All Cisco DCNM licenses are available here at Cisco License and can be ordered at Cisco License website. For further information about DCNM licenses and features, you can contact with our sales specialists.
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