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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 (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. The Prime NSC supports integration with virtual compute and storage
managers such as UCS Director and Openstack Controller to provide end-to-end orchestration and
automation for services in Cisco DFA.
A Prime NSC Adapter is bundled within the Cisco DCNM OVA. It performs the following functions:
• Enables DCNM to interoperate with one or more instances of the Prime NSC.
• Provides translation of DCNM language and objects into the Prime NSC language and objects.
• Ensures that the Prime NSC and DCNM are always synchronized.
• Maps the tenants and virtual data centers to the Prime NSC instances responsible for network
services.
Platform-Specific Features
Cisco DCNM Release 7.x supports the following platform-specific features:
• Cisco Nexus 6004P-96Q switch
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N6004P LEM module 12xQSFP+
• Cisco Nexus 3548P switch
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Cisco Nexus 3000 buffer usage charts and tabular data for microburst monitoring
• UCS B-series enhanced visibility into blade attributes and LAN features
• Cisco Nexus 1000v Hyper-V
Cisco DCNM Release 7.x supports the following platform-specific features:
• Cisco Nexus 7000 Series
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Cisco Nexus 7718 18-slot chassis
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Cisco Nexus 7710 10-slot chassis
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Cisco Nexus 7700 Enhanced 48-port 1/10 Gigabit Ethernet SFP+ I/O module (F2 Series)
• Cisco Nexus 2000 Series,
• Cisco Nexus 1000V for Microsoft Hyper-V
New Features and Enhancements in Cisco DCNM Release 7.0 (2)
Cisco DNCM Release 7.0.(2) includes the new features, enhancements, and hardware support that are
described in the following sections:
• Auto Instantiation of OSPF config profiles behind VPC+, page 9
• Service Automation, page 9
• DFA template/script support for In-band POAP and Management, page 9