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Cisco Prime DCNM Release Notes, Release

7.0.(2)

Release Date: April, 2014

Part Number: OL-31385-01

Current Release: 7.0.(2)

This document provides the release notes for Cisco Prime Data Center Network Manager (DCNM),

Release 7.0.(2). Use this document in combination with the documents listed in the “Obtaining

Documentation and Submitting a Service Request” section on page 19.

Cisco DCNM Release 7.0 is specifically targeted to manage Dynamic Fabric Automation (DFA)

architecture. This release is not intended for traditional DCNM LAN/SAN users, looking for 6.x upgrade

for bug fixes and regular maintenance updates.

Note Release notes are sometimes updated with new information about restrictions and caveats. See the

following website for the most recent version of the Cisco DCNM Release Notes:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9369/prod_release_notes_list.html

Table 1 shows the online change history for this document.

Contents

This document includes the following sections:

• Introduction, page 2

• System Requirements, page 2

Table 1 Online History Change

Part Number Revision Date Description

OL-31385-01 A0 January 31, 2014 Created release notes for Release 7.0.(1)

OL-31385-01 A0 April 10, 2014 Release notes update for Release 7.0.(2)

Summary of content (20 pages)

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Cisco Prime DCNM Release Notes, Release 7.0.(2) Release Date: April, 2014 Part Number: OL-31385-01 Current Release: 7.0.(2) This document provides the release notes for Cisco Prime Data Center Network Manager (DCNM), Release 7.0.(2). Use this document in combination with the documents listed in the “Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request” section on page 19. Cisco DCNM Release 7.0 is specifically targeted to manage Dynamic Fabric Automation (DFA) architecture.
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Introduction • Hardware Supported, page 10 • Software Download Site, page 4 • Deployment Best Practices, page 4 • Installation Notes, page 5 • New Features and Enhancements in Cisco DCNM Release 7.0 (1), page 5 • Supported Cisco Platforms and Software Versions, page 9 • Licensing, page 12 • Limitations in Cisco DCNM Release 7.
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System Requirements Server Requirements Cisco DCNM Release 7.x supports the following databases: • Oracle11g Express (XE), Standard, and Enterprise Editions, and Oracle 11g Real Application Clusters (RAC). For deployment best practices, see the “Deployment Best Practices” section on page 4. Note Customers are responsible for all support associated with Oracle database, including maintenance, troubleshooting, and recovery.
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Software Download Site Some Cisco DCNM features require a license. Before you can use the licensed features, you must install the Cisco DCNM license. For more information, see the Cisco DCNM OVA Installation Guide, Release 7.x. Be sure to set the correct time zone value on the client system’s clock (for example, UTC). Otherwise, Cisco DCNM-LAN cannot manage the switch properly. Browsers Web browsers that support Adobe Flash 10 are qualified for use with Cisco DCNM.
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Installation Notes Increase the number of sessions and processes to 150 each from the default of 50. Increase the number of open cursors to 1000 from the default of 300. – We recommend deploying Oracle11g for mission-critical production environments. Note The password for the Oracle 11g Express (XE) database expires after 180 days. You must change this setting by using the following steps. 1. Log in to the Oracle database. 2.
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New Features and Enhancements in Cisco DCNM Release 7.0 (1) Cisco DNCM Release 7.
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New Features and Enhancements in Cisco DCNM Release 7.
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New Features and Enhancements in Cisco DCNM Release 7.0 (2) Network Services In the Cisco DFA solution, traditional services, such as firewalls and load balancers, are deployed at regular leaf nodes within the spine-leaf topology, and at border leaf nodes. This is unlike more traditional data centers where these services are deployed at the aggregation layer. Cisco Prime Network Services Controller (Prime NSC) provides the orchestration and automation of network services in Cisco DFA.
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Supported Cisco Platforms and Software Versions • Migration from DCNM 7.0.(1) to DCNM 7.0.(2), page 9 Auto Instantiation of OSPF config profiles behind VPC+ OSPF config behind vPC+ needs different IP addresses for VPC peering, primary switch and secondary switch need different gateway IP Address. In order to support this, a new field Secondary Gateway IP has been added to the Cisco DCNM Web Client at Config>Auto Configuration>network screen, in the Service Configuration Parameters area.
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Hardware Supported Note For compatibility reasons, we recommend that you run the same version (or a later version) of Cisco DCNM as Cisco NX-OS software. Hardware Supported Table 6 lists the products and components that Cisco DCNM Release 7.0.(2) supports. Table 6 Hardware Features Supported by Cisco DCNM Release 7.0.
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Hardware Supported Table 6 Hardware Features Supported by Cisco DCNM Release 7.0.
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Licensing Table 6 Hardware Features Supported by Cisco DCNM Release 7.0.
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Licensing Cisco DCNM Advanced Edition can be licensed for both LAN and SAN switches using the product IDs listed in Table 7.
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Limitations in Cisco DCNM Release 7.x Limitations in Cisco DCNM Release 7.x General Limitations for Cisco DCNM Release 7.x, page 14 General Limitations for Cisco DCNM Release 7.x License Installer The license installer in Cisco DCNM Release 6.2 supports only US English. Attempting to install a license for any locale other than US English results in an error. Caveats This section includes the following topics: • Open Caveats—Cisco DCNM Release 7.0.
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Caveats • CSCul07068 Symptom: When a switch is discovered, the mgmt0 interface is not shown in the Interface listing page for the switch. Conditions: Always. Workaround: There is no workaround. • CSCum62685 Symptom: From POAP definitions, if user edits a definition, goes through all the steps, and finally publishes it, and then tries to go to DFA topology, the screen becomes blank and unresponsive.
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Caveats Open Caveats—Cisco DCNM Release 7.0.(2) This section lists caveats that apply to both Cisco DCNM-LAN and Cisco DCNM-SAN. • CSCuf73759 Symptom: The two layer VPC id is not shown on topology pane and links do not display correctly on Topology--> port channel and VPC view. Conditions: When you discover the two n5k and n1k one by one with hop 0. Workaround: Discover all the devices (2N5ks and 1 n1k) in one task Or rediscover the 2 uplink N5ks one by one.
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Related Documentation Related Documentation This section contains information about the documentation available for Cisco DCNM and for the platforms that Cisco DCNM manages.
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Related Documentation Cisco DCNM System Management Configuration Guide, Release 6.x Cisco DCNM Unicast Routing Configuration Guide, Release 6.x Cisco DCNM Virtual Device Context Configuration Guide, Release 6.x Cisco DCNM Getting Started with Virtual Device Contexts, Release 6.x Cisco DCNM Web Services API Guide, Release 6.x Cisco DCNM for SAN Configuration Guides System Management Configuration Guide, Cisco DCNM for SAN, Release 6.x Interfaces Configuration Guide, Cisco DCNM for SAN, Release 6.
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Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request 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 6000 Series Switch Documentation The Cisco Nexus 6000 Series documentation is available at the following URL: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps12806/tsd_products_support_general_information.
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Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request Cisco Prime DCNM Release Notes, Release 7.0.