- New and Changed Information
- Preface
- Overview
- Installing and Launching the DCNM Server
- Installing and Launching the DCNM Client
- Using the DCNM Client
- Administering DCNM Authentication Settings
- Administering Device Discovery
- Administering Devices and Credentials
- Administering DCNM Licensed Devices
- Working with Topology
- Managing Events
- Working with Inventory
- Configuring SPAN
- Managing Device Operating Systems
- Working with Configuration Change Management
- Administering Auto-Synchronization with Devices
- Administering Statistical Data Collection
- Administering DCNM Server Log Settings
- Maintaining the DCNM Database
- Troubleshooting DCNM
New and Changed Information
This chapter provides release-specific information for each new and changed feature in the Cisco DCNM Fundamentals Configuration Guide, Release 4.x . The latest version of this document is available at the following Cisco website:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9369/tsd_products_support_series_home.html
To check for additional information about Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) Release 4.2, see the Cisco DCNM Release Notes, Release 4.x .
Table 1 summarizes the new and changed features for the Cisco DCNM Fundamentals Configuration Guide, Release 4.x and tells you where they are documented.
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Contains revised information for how to configure an NX-OS device to enable discovery, management, and monitoring by DCNM. |
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Support was added for Oracle 10g and 11g databases. Support was added for installing Cisco DCNM on a shared server with Cisco Fabric Manager. |
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Explains how to upgrade the DCNM server software and PostgreSQL database. |
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Describes how the DCNM server is run as a service in the Windows Server 2003 operating system. |
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Support was added for exporting the summary table. Deployment of configuration changes was clarified, to indicate that deployment is sometimes automatic and sometimes manual. |
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Explains the purpose of the fields in the Global Preferences dialog box in the DCNM client and how to configure the fields. |
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Support was added for RADIUS and TACACS+ authentication of Cisco DCNM server users. |
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Controls which devices you can use with licensed DCNM features. |
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The topology map has new views and includes support for virtual port channels. |
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A new feature, it allows you to schedule and monitor the installation of operating system software on managed devices. |
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A new feature, it allows you to archive the configurations of managed devices. You can also roll back the configuration on a managed device to an earlier, archived version. |
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Support was added for automatic purging based on severity of events. |
Chapter 15, “Administering Auto-Synchronization with Devices” |
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Updates to this feature allow you to schedule the deletion of old event data from the database. |
Chapter 15, “Administering Auto-Synchronization with Devices” |
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Updates to this feature allow you to schedule the deletion of old statistical data from the database. |
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Support was added for scripts to perform database backup, restore, and cleaning. |
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New chapter that describes how to maintain the DCNM database. |
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Troubleshooting information was added for PostgreSQL and Oracle databases. |
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