Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller
Get complete automation, extensive visibility, and consistent operations for your hybrid cloud environment.
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Why choose Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller?
Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (NDFC) is the network management platform for all NX-OS-enabled deployments. It spans new fabric architectures, storage network deployments, and IP Fabric for Media. NDFC provides:
Automation
Accelerate provisioning from days to minutes and simplify deployments.
Visibility
Reduce troubleshooting cycles with graphical operational visibility for topology, network fabric, and infrastructure.
Consistency
Eliminate configuration errors with templated deployment models and automatic compliance remediation.
Hybrid Cloud
Benefit from automated network connectivity, consistent network management, and simplified operations for hybrid cloud environments.
Solution capabilities
Fabric controller
Gain comprehensive management, control, monitoring, troubleshooting, and maintenance for LAN with automated multicloud connectivity and IP Fabric for Media (IPFM) .
SAN controller
Get consolidated management for MDS 9000 fabrics, control for SAN admin functions, insights, telemetry, and slow-drain analysis.
Fabric discovery
This solution provides discovery, inventory, and topology for LAN deployments. It also enables Day 2 operations capabilities.
Mac IaaS leader scales business on demand
“We use Cisco DCNM to automate and orchestrate our top of rack switches. And we’re looking forward to using Cisco Nexus Dashboard, which unifies operational tools across all of our network fabrics and data centers.”
Khoa Tran, Network Architect, MacStadium
Networking software subscriptions
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Networking Essentials
For single data centers. Includes both NX-OS or ACI management and operations capabilities.
Networking Advantage
For multiple data centers and/or clouds. Includes advanced capabilities on top of Networking Essentials.
Networking Premier
For multiple data centers and/or clouds. Get Networking Advantage plus Assurance and Insights Day 2 ops.
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Resources
Starting with DCNM release 12.0, Cisco Data Center Network Manager is now Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller.
At-a-Glance
Blogs
Brochures
Case studies
Competitive assessment
Configuration guides
Demos
Design guides for developers
Release notes
Solution overview
Videos
- What's New in Cisco DCNM, Release 11.5(1) (3:57)
- Cisco DCNM VRF and Network Configuration using Multi-Site Orchestrator (11:47)
- Sync up Out-of-Band Switch Interface Configurations Using Cisco DCNM Release 11.5(1) (8:21)
- Using Interface Groups in Cisco DCNM, Release 11.5(1) (6 :07)
- Cisco DCNM, Release 11.4
- Cisco DCNM, Release 11.3
Webinars
White papers
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Support
- All support information for Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (Formerly DCNM)
- Support Documentation And Software
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