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Simplified RMA
Large networks need to be maintained efficiently. DCNM 11 includes maintenance-mode and RMA actions right on the
actual topology display – you can put a switch into maintenance mode and swap serial numbers with a replacement unit
with a few clicks.
VXLAN EVPN Multisite
Now you can extend a VXLAN Network Interface (VNI) across multiple sites using DCNM. Connected fabrics appear in the
topology views after DCNM configures the border-leaf connections between the fabrics.
Telemetry-Enabled Environment Monitors
DCNM 11 includes active telemetry monitors for CPU, power, memory, fan, and temperature. The telemetry function
shows side-by-side switch views and allows drill-down for details. For example, you can select a switch CPU monitor to
drill down to the individual processes’ CPU consumption.
Programmable Interface Control
The Fabric Control feature includes a fabric-global interface control page. From this page, the operator can provision
access ports, create new SVIs, view the interface history, and view interfaces using customizable “Show” templates.
REST APIs for Automation
Automation of DCNM is straightforward and simple: the DCNM web page includes a local URL to access the Swagger-
style REST API documentation with some useful code examples.
Compute Visibility on Fabric Topology View
DCNM 11 integrates VMware topology onto its dynamic topology views. You simply “Discover” a VCenter that controls
the host-based networking on the fabric to show how the virtual machine, host, and virtual switches are interconnected.
This is a great benefit for the network operator since it gives compute visibility, which is ordinarily the purview of compute
administration.
DCNM SAN Insights Brings Switch Telemetry to Life
One of DCNM 11’s big new features is SAN Insights, which provides collection and visualization of the MDS 32GB devices’
telemetry data. This data will be streamed out using industry standard delivery methods to DCNM, where the data will be
analyzed and presented. This new feature provides insight into end-to-end flow-based metrics, custom graphing, outlier
detection, ECT analysis, summary dashboard, and telemetry configuration, to name a few. This new set of features also
provides health data that shows the health of your host, storage, and IT pairs across all of your fabrics. SAN Insights also
include new infrastructure to help consume all of the new telemetry data available only on the new 32GB MDS switches
from Cisco. Find issues quickly with SAN Insights, and leverage this data to reduce downtime and increase reliability.
Integrated Device Manager for SAN
DCNM 11 integrates Cisco’s Device Manager directly within the web user interface. You simply select the tab on the
switch view, and, voila, it is right there, to manage fully every detail of the switch. This feature is also available directly
from the Topology page and offers seamless integration of the device within context.
VSAN Management gets a New Look
DCNM 11 also includes a newly redesigned interface to manage and maintain all of the VSANs in your physical fabrics.
Many new features that allow you to visualize all of the VSANs and quickly distinguish between up and down VSANs
simply by color and associated icons. Intelligence within the feature can help you determine where those VSANs currently