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This preface describes the audience, organization, and conventions of the Cisco DCNM Installation Guide, Release 10.3(x). It also provides information on how to obtain related documentation.
This preface includes the following topics:
This publication is for experienced network administrators who plan to install Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) Open Virtual Appliance, DCNM ISO Virtual Appliance, DCNM Windows Installer, and DCNM Linux Installer to configure, monitor, and maintain applications. Cisco Fabric works with only certain Cisco Nexus products. Consult your Cisco Fabric documentation for specific information about products that work with Cisco Fabric.
This document uses the following conventions:
Note Means reader take note. Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to material not covered in the manual.
This section contains information about the documentation available for Cisco DCNM Open Virtual Appliance, and for the platforms that Cisco DCNM Open Virtual Appliance.
This section includes the following topics:
The Cisco DCNM documentation is available at the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9369/tsd_products_support_series_home.html
The documentation set for Cisco DCNM includes the following documents:
The Cisco Nexus 1000V Series Switch documentation is available at the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9902/tsd_products_support_series_home.html
The Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extender documentation is available at the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps10110/tsd_products_support_series_home.html
The Cisco Nexus 3000 Series switch documentation is available at the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps11541/tsd_products_support_series_home.html
The Cisco Nexus 4000 Series Switch documentation is available at the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps10596/tsd_products_support_series_home.html
The Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch documentation is available at the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9670/tsd_products_support_series_home.html
Cisco Nexus 6000 Series Switch Documentation is available at the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps12806/tsd_products_support_series_home.html
The Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switch documentation is available at the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9902/tsd_products_support_series_home.html
The Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switch documentation is available at the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/switches/nexus-9000-series-switches/tsd-products-support-series-home.html
This Cisco Dynamic Fabric Automation documentation is available at the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/solutions/ns340/ns517/ns224/ns945/dynamic_fabric_automation.html#~Products
The Cisco UCS Manager documentation is available at the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/servers-unified-computing/ucs-manager/tsd-products-support-series-home.html
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