Release Notes

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Cisco Prime DCNM Release Notes, Release 7.0.(2)
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New Features and Enhancements in Cisco DCNM Release 7.0 (1)
• DHCP Scope definition
• Image and Configuration repository definitions
• Default POAP Templates for Leaf or Spine etc
• Creating required POAP template definition
• Associating a single template to multiple Device instances using a simple UI
• Viewing CLI-previews of deployed templates before they are applied on the device
• Cable plan management from POAP templates or learned Inter-switch links for a given fabric
• Automatically import and management of POAP devices in DCNM, when a device is powered up
Auto-Configuration
Auto-configuration feature enables Automated Network provisioning by integrating and interacting
with:
• Network database
Internal or External LDAP server to which DCNM can read or write profile, organization, partition and
network definition These provide data read by the Leaf switches.
• Message broker
Internal or external Advanced Message Queuing Protocol (AMQP) server to monitor any
creation/update/deletion of auto-configuration elements.
• IP address management
Local DHCPD packaged by default where user can define DHCP scopes to be used by DHCP requests
coming from the Leaf.
• Extensible messaging
Internal or external Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP ) server used for multi device
communication by DCNM leaves and spines. DCNM can notify leaf switches via XMPP when an
auto-configuration event occurs.
• DCNM OVA packages a reference synchronization script for VMware vCD (vCloud Director)
integration
• DCNM OVA packages reference script for Cisco Prime Network Registrar (CPNR) integration
Settings for auto-config are available at Admin> Dynamic Fabric Automation (DFA) > Settings
DCNM REST API
DCNM Provides REST based API for the following operations:
• Authentication
• Auto-Config
• POAP
• Cable Plan
For more details on actual usage guidelines and request/response samples, please refer to the Cisco
DCNM REST API Guide, Release 7.x.