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New and Changed Information

New and Changed Information

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This chapter provides release-specific information for each new and changed feature in the Cisco DCNM Fundamentals Configuration Guide, Release 5.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 5.x, see the Cisco DCNM Release Notes, Release 5.x.

summarizes the new and changed features for the Cisco DCNM Fundamentals Configuration Guide, Release 5.x, and tells you where they are documented.

Table 1 New and Changed Features for Release 5.x 

Feature	Description	Changed in Release	Where Documented
L2 View	Support was added for showing VLANs configured among discovered devices in Topology.	5.x	Chapter 8, "Working with Topology"
Copy Run to Start	Support was added for Copy Run to Start in Topology.	5.x	Chapter 8, "Working with Topology"
Delta Mode and Rate Mode	A button was added to statistics charts to toggle between delta mode and rate mode.	5.x	Chapter 14, "Administering Statistical Data Collection"
Threshold Rules	Support was added for configuring threshold rules and applying those rules to charts.	5.x	Chapter 13, "Working With Threshold Rules"
Installing and launching the Cisco DCNM client	Support was added for using a command prompt to download the client. Proxy support was added.	5.0(2)	Chapter 2, "Installing and Launching the Cisco DCNM Client"
Global preferences	Support was added for the "Load history charts by default" check box.	5.0(2)	Chapter 3, "Using the Cisco DCNM Client"
Using the Cisco DCNM client	Information was added about how the Cisco DCNM client supports management of different Cisco NX-OS device types.	5.0(2)	Chapter 3, "Using the Cisco DCNM Client"
LLDP discovery	Support was added for discovering network devices and servers by link layer discovery protocol.	5.0(2)	Chapter 5, "Administering Device Discovery"
Automated device logging level configuration	Support was added for automatically configuring the system-message logging levels of managed devices.	5.0(2)	Chapter 5, "Administering Device Discovery"
Devices and Credentials	Support was added for the Reason field.	5.0(2)	Chapter 6, "Administering Devices and Credentials"
Topology	Support was added for launching the Cisco Fabric Manager client. Support was added for device groups. Support was added for network servers. Support was added for SAN connections.	5.0(2)	Chapter 8, "Working with Topology"
Network servers	Support was added for network servers.	5.0(2)	Chapter 9, "Configuring Network Servers"
Device groups	Support was added for device groups.	5.0(2)	Chapter 10, "Configuring Device Groups"
Cluster administration	Support was added for Cisco DCNM server cluster administration.	5.0(2)	Chapter 11, "Working with Cluster Administration"
Cisco DCNM server logging	Logging support was added for the Device Groups feature.	5.0(2)	Chapter 15, "Administering DCNM Server Log Settings"
Starting and stopping Cisco DCNM servers	Support was added for clustered-server deployments.	5.0(2)	Chapter 16, "Starting and Stopping Cisco DCNM Servers"