Cisco Nexus Dashboard
APIs for managing and monitoring Cisco Nexus data center switches and network infrastructure.
APIs
Cisco NX-API REST
RESTful API for programmatic access to Nexus switches using HTTP/HTTPS.
Cisco NX-API CLI
API that accepts show commands and configuration commands in CLI format.
Cisco Nexus Dashboard REST API
Unified API for Nexus Dashboard Insights, Orchestrator, and Fabric Controller.
Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller API
REST API for managing and automating Nexus and MDS fabrics including LAN, SAN, and IP Fabric for Media deployments.
Cisco Nexus Dashboard Orchestrator API
API for multi-site orchestration of ACI, Cloud ACI, and DCNM fabrics with policy management and segmentation.
Cisco Nexus Dashboard Insights API
API for network analytics, telemetry, anomaly detection, and troubleshooting across data center fabrics.
Cisco DCNM REST API
Data Center Network Manager API for managing Nexus fabric deployments.
Cisco NETCONF/YANG API
Model-driven API using YANG data models for Nexus devices.
Cisco NX-OS RESTCONF API
HTTP-based protocol for configuring YANG-defined data on Nexus switches supporting XML and JSON payload encodings.
Cisco NX-OS gNMI/gRPC API
gRPC Network Management Interface for streaming telemetry and configuration management on Nexus switches.
Cisco NX-OS Model-Driven Telemetry API
Streaming telemetry interface for real-time operational data collection from Nexus switches using YANG models.
Cisco NX-OS Python SDK API
Python Software Development Kit for programmatic access to Nexus 9000 Series switch modules including interfaces, VLANs, ACLs, and routes.
Capabilities
Cisco Nexus Switch Management
Unified workflow for network administrators to configure and monitor Cisco Nexus switches including interfaces, VLANs, routing, and system features via the NX-API REST DME objec...
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RESTful access to the NX-OS Data Management Engine object model for switch configuration and operational state through managed objects.
Create, modify, and delete VLAN bridge domains and Switch Virtual Interfaces for Layer 2 and Layer 3 networking.
Programmatically configure physical Ethernet interfaces including speed, duplex, MTU, switchport mode, and VLAN assignment.
Configure and monitor BGP routing protocol including neighbors, route policies, and address families.
Create and manage IPv4 static routes across VRFs with next-hop specifications and route preferences.
Enable and disable NX-OS features programmatically including interface-vlan, BGP, OSPF, and LACP.
Real-time operational data collection using gNMI/gRPC and model-driven telemetry with YANG models.
Unified policy management and orchestration across multiple ACI, Cloud ACI, and DCNM fabrics.
Use Cases
Automate switch configuration, VLAN provisioning, and routing changes across large-scale data center fabrics.
Collect real-time telemetry data from Nexus switches for performance monitoring, anomaly detection, and capacity planning.
Orchestrate network policies and connectivity across geographically distributed data center fabrics.
Define and manage network infrastructure configurations using YANG models, NETCONF, and RESTCONF for version-controlled deployments.
Programmatically verify switch configurations against security baselines and generate compliance reports.
Integrations
Automate Nexus switch configuration using Ansible NX-OS modules and playbooks for declarative network management.
Provision and manage Cisco ACI and Nexus infrastructure using the Terraform Cisco provider.
Application Centric Infrastructure integration for policy-driven network automation with Nexus 9000 switches.
Forward NX-OS streaming telemetry and syslog data to Splunk for network analytics and SIEM integration.
Integrate Nexus Dashboard events and alerts with ServiceNow ITSM for automated incident management.