Preface
This preface describes the audience, organization, and conventions of the Cisco DCNM Fundamentals Guide. It also provides information on how to obtain related documentation.
Audience
This guide is for experienced network administrators who are responsible for configuring and maintaining the Nexus family switch and Cisco MDS 9000 Family of multilayer directors and fabric switches.
Organization
This guide is organized as follows:
Document Conventions
Command descriptions use these conventions:
Screen examples use these conventions:
This document uses the following conventions:
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Note Means reader take note. Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to material not covered in the manual.
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Related Documentation
This section contains information about the documentation available for Cisco DCNM and for the platforms that Cisco DCNM manages.
This section includes the following topics:
- Cisco DCNM Documentation
- Cisco Nexus 1000V Series Switch Documentation
- Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extender Documentation
- Cisco Nexus 3000 Series Switch Documentation
- Cisco Nexus 4000 Series Switch Documentation
- Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch Documentation
- Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switch Documentation
Cisco DCNM Documentation
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:
Cisco DCNM
The following publications support both Cisco DCNM for LAN and DCNM for SAN, and address the new licensing model, the new installation process, and the new features of Cisco DCNM:
Cisco DCNM for SAN Configuration Guides
System Management Configuration Guide, Cisco DCNM for SAN
Interfaces Configuration Guide, Cisco DCNM for SAN
Fabric Configuration Guide, Cisco DCNM for SAN
Quality of Service Configuration Guide, Cisco DCNM for SAN
Security Configuration Guide, Cisco DCNM for SAN
IP Services Configuration Guide, Cisco DCNM for SAN
Intelligent Storage Services Configuration Guide, Cisco DCNM for SAN
High Availability and Redundancy Configuration Guide, Cisco DCNM for SAN
Inter-VSAN Routing Configuration Guide, Cisco DCNM for SAN
SMI-S and Web Services Programming Guide, Cisco DCNM for SAN
Cisco Nexus 1000V Series Switch Documentation
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
Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extender Documentation
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
Cisco Nexus 3000 Series Switch Documentation
The Cisco Nexus 3000 Series switch documentation is available at the followingURL:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps11541/tsd_products_support_series_home.html
Cisco Nexus 4000 Series Switch Documentation
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
Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch Documentation
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 7000 Series Switch Documentation
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
Additional Related Documentation for Cisco MDS 9000
The documentation set for the Cisco MDS 9000 Family includes the following documents. To find a document online, use the Cisco MDS NX-OS Documentation Locator at:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/storage/san_switches/mds9000/roadmaps/doclocater.htm
Cisco NX-OS
- Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS Licensing Guide
- Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS Fundamentals Configuration Guide
- Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS System Management Configuration Guide
- Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide
- Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS Fabric Configuration Guide
- Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS Quality of Service Configuration Guide
- Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS Security Configuration Guide
- Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS IP Services Configuration Guide
- Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS Intelligent Storage Services Configuration Guide
- Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS High Availability and Redundancy Configuration Guide
- Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS Inter-VSAN Routing Configuration Guide
- Cisco MDS 9000 Family Cookbook for Cisco MDS SAN-OS
Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request
For information on obtaining documentation, submitting a service request, and gathering additional information, see the monthly What’s New in Cisco Product Documentation, which also lists all new and revised Cisco technical documentation, at:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/general/whatsnew/whatsnew.html