Colin McNamara – CCIE 18233 , VCP, RHCE, GCIH, GEEK

Since I am at Cisco Live Networks all week, and I take notes anyways, i thought I would share them with you.

NX-OS / DCNM XML API Fundamental Technology

Netconf – platform for secure communication of XML data between DCNM / NX-OS and mgmt station.

XML, using clear text tags, creates a self describing API. This is necessary because of the confusion and unneccessary complexity inherent in the current SNMP MIB based structure commonly in place today.

Webservices API = SOAP/XML over HTTPS.

Netconf/XML on NX-OS capabilities.

• Must be run over SSH
• Maximum of eight concurrent NetConf Sessions per nexus virtual device context.
• Every single CLI capabilities is assigned a XML tag

JMS is supported in DCNM as wel as NETCONF

• Native integration with IBM Message Queue

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