Dashboard Link - [new] Download Cisco Nexus

If your environment requires them, you can find services like Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (NDFC) or Nexus Dashboard Orchestrator (NDO) in the Services Catalog > App Store tab and install them directly from there.

: You download the base platform (currently in the 3.x train), which acts like an operating system for your network operations. The App Store Model

If you cannot access the web interface or need an air-gapped download, use these methods:

Navigate to the Software Download Center using your Cisco account credentials.

Where DCNM was a standalone monolithic Java application, NDFC is built on containerized microservices running alongside Nexus Dashboard Insights and Nexus Dashboard Orchestrator on the same unified platform. Management functions remain fundamentally the same, but the underlying architecture has been modernized. For existing DCNM users, Cisco provides migration guides to transition from DCNM to NDFC while preserving configurations.

Getting Started: Cisco Nexus Dashboard Download & Deployment Guide

Map the management and data networks during the deployment wizard.

Are you ready to unify your data center operations? Whether you're managing or NX-OS fabrics, the Cisco Nexus Dashboard is the single pane of glass you need for orchestration, insights, and fabric management.

Mapped via the Cisco Integrated Management Controller (CIMC) KVM console to install the base operating system directly onto the server hardware. 2. OVA Images ( .ova ) Purpose: Virtual appliance deployment. Target: VMware vSphere ESXi environments.