Manageability of the Cisco NX-OS
The following methods of the manageability of NX-OS are described below:
- Programmatic XML interface: Based on the NETCONF industry standard, the Cisco NX-OS XML interface provides a consistent API for devices, enabling rapid development and creation of tools to enhance the network.
- SNMP: NX-OS is compliant with SNMP versions 1, 2, and 3 and supports a rich collection of MIB.
- RBAC: With RBAC, NX-OS enables administrators to limit access to switch operations by assigning roles to users. Administrators can customize access and restrict it to the users who require it.
- Cisco Prime DCNM: DCNM is a management solution dedicated to data center network operations. DCNM maximizes the overall data center infrastructure uptime and reliability, thereby enabling business continuity. DCNM is designed for the NX-OS product family.
The Cisco Nexus Series switches have the following management features:
- NX-OS CLI
- SNMP MIBS and TRAPS
- Fabric Manager to manage Fibre Channel aspects of the switch
- Netconf/XML API Interface (for Ethernet)
- Device Manager
- DCNM