Release Notes

Cisco Prime DCNM Release Notes, Release 7.0.(2)

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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. Cisco recommends that customers perform regular database backups,

either daily or weekly, to ensure that all data is preserved.

Cisco DCNM Release 7.x supports running the Cisco DCNM server on the following hypervisor:

• VMware ESXi 5.1, VMware vCenter 5.1

Table 2 lists the minimum and recommended database server system requirements for running Cisco

DCNM and using an external Oracle Database.

DCNM Host Requirements

Table 3 lists the server resource requirements for deploying Cisco DCNM 7.x Virtual Appliance (OVA).

Client Requirements

Cisco DCNM clients support Windows 7, Windows 2008, and Red Hat Linux. Table 4 lists the minimum

hardware requirements for these client systems.

Table 2 Database Server System Requirements

Component Minimum Requirements Recommended Requirements

RAM (free) 2 GB 3 GB

CPU speed 2.5 GHz with dual-processor or dual-core CPU 3.45 GHz with dual-processor or dual-core CPU

Disk space (free) 80 GB 100 GB

Table 3 Cisco DCNM Host Resources for OVA deployment

Small Deployment: Up to 50 Switches Large Deployment: More than 50 Switches

2 vCPUs, 2 GHz (or faster) 4 vCPUs, 2 GHz (or faster)

8-GB memory, 100 GB in case of thick

provisioning

12-GB memory, 100 GB in case of thick

provisioning

Table 4 Client Hardware Requirements

Hardware Minimum Requirements

RAM (free) 2 GB

CPU speed 2.16 GHz (or faster) with one dual core processor or two single-core

processors

Disk space (free) 4 GB