Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) is the comprehensive management solution for all NX-OS deployments spanning LAN Fabric, SAN, and IP Fabric for Media (IPFM) networks in data centers powered by Cisco. DCNM 11 automates Cisco MDS Switches and Cisco Nexus Family infrastructure, for data center management across Cisco Nexus 1000, 2000, 3000, 5000, 6000, 7000, and 9000 Series Switches in NX-OS mode. From Release 11.3(1), Cisco DCNM also supports non-Nexus devices, such as, IOS-XE, IOS-XR, and non-Cisco devices. DCNM 11 being a multi-fabric controller, it lets you manage many devices both legacy and new age fabric deployments simultaneously, while providing ready-to-use control, management, and automation capabilities for all these environments.

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DCNM Release 11.5(3a) supports LAN Fabric deployment only. For information about bugs fixed in this release, see Caveats.

Note	Cisco DCNM Release 11.5(3a) does not support fresh installation or upgrading DCNM Media Controller (IPFM) and SAN deployments.

Note	You cannot upgrade to Release 11.5(3a). Only fresh installation is supported.

To download the Cisco DCNM software, go to Cisco DCNM Software Download, click Download Software.

To install Cisco DCNM Release 11.5(3a) for LAN Fabric Deployment, refer to Cisco DCNM Installation and Upgrade Guide for LAN Fabric Deployment, Release 11.5(3a).

This document provides the release notes for Cisco DCNM, Release 11.5(3a). Use this document with the documents that are listed in Related Documentation.

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