DCNM to Nexus Dashboard

[michael18]

Installing a single node ND to replicate what DCNM gave us. DCNM was used to monitor nexus switches. During ND cluster bring up I have Fabric Controller or Orchestrator options. Neither seem to fit monitoring of the environment. Which is the best option to use?

Thanks

[Robert Burns · Accepted solution]

Hi  Michael, 

"Fabric Controller" (aka NDFC) is the evolution of DCNM.  It's pretty much the same product with a newer name, and additional functionality.   There's a guide on migrating your existing DCNM instance to NDFC here: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/dcn/nd/3x/deployment/cisco-nexus-dashboard-and-services-deployment-guide-311/nd-upgrade-dcnm.html

Regards,
Robert

[M02@rt37]

Hello @michael18 

Cisco NDFC (former DCNM) runs as an application on Cisco Nexus Dashboard (ND).

ND is a single launch point to monitor and scale across different sites, whether it is Cisco ACI fabric controllers, the Cisco APIC, or Cisco Nexus NDFC.

DCNM to NDFC Migration:

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/dcn/nd/3x/deployment/cisco-nexus-dashboard-and-services-deployment-guide-311/nd-upgrade-dcnm.html

[michael18]

Thanks for your responses. I have tried that guide but decided to install rather than upgrade. Ive got very little experience with python.

I got to the point where I needed to choose a persona. I chose what I thought would replicate DCNM, the SAN controller but im not sure that gives me what I need. I'll try again soon.

Thanks