Changes and New Features History
The items listed in the table below apply to all UFM license types.
Feature |
Description | |
Rev 6.18.0 | ||
UFM Reports Enhancements |
Added an option for excluding unhealthy ports from UFM reports based on | |
Telemetry Enhancements |
Added support for Egress Queue depth indications (as part of UFM secondary telemetry instance). For more information, refer to Exposing Performance Histogram Counters. | |
Added support for Extended Port VL Xmit Time Congestion counters (as part of UFM secondary telemetry instance). | ||
UFM Configuration Adjustments |
Added the option for auto-setting of UFM configuration based on fabric size (large scale, small scale). For more information, refer to Adjusting UFM Configuration Files Based on Fabric Size. | |
UFM Container Timezone |
The UFM Container has been updated to operate in the host machine's time zone instead of UTC. | |
UFM Events |
Added the ability to update thresholds, severities, and durations (TTL) for selected UFM Events. | |
Added a new UFM event for indicating asymmetric Adaptive Routing (based on SM trap). For more information, refer to Appendix - Supported Port Counters and Events. | ||
Topology Changes Reports Enhancements |
Enhanced the topology change indication from the master topology and enabled a quick drill-down to the associated topology change report. For more information, refer to Topology Compare Tab and Events & Alarms. | |
Multi-Subnet UFM |
Added support for running UFM Fabric validation Tests from UFM Multi-Subnet Consumer. For more information, refer to Multi-Subnet UFM. | |
UFM Docker Container Deployment |
Added support for deploying UFM as a docker on Oracle Linux 8. For more information, refer to Installation Notes. | |
UFM-HA |
HA Deployment: Added support for deploying UFM HA on Ubuntu24.04. | |
HA Configuration: Added configurable failover criteria (management interface loss-of-link). | ||
UFM System Dump Analyser |
Introduced an internal debugging tool for more efficient analysis of UFM system dumps. | |
Plugins |
Added support for client certificate authentication when communicating between the client and the REST over RDMA plugin server. | |
Added support for UFM Light Plugin to create a reduced UFM model and deliver a high-performance REST API. | ||
Added support for the KPI plugin which periodically collects telemetry metrics and topology data from one or multiple UFM Telemetry and UFM clusters to calculate high-level Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). | ||
Added support for the ClusterMind plugin which collects telemetry data from multiple data sources and aggreats, streams and visualizes the backend. | ||
Added the option to collect PHY link-down event indications through fast-recovery notification channels. | ||
Added support for UFM plugin management using the | ||
Added support for a single deployment of plugins to extend functionalities of the UFM ecosystem. | ||
REST APIs |
UFM-Forge Integration |
Added support for setting SM resource limitation. For more information, refer to the Physical-Virtual GUID Mapping REST API. |
SHARP Jobs Performance Analysis |
Added a new REST API which expose SHARP Job statistics data. For more information, refer to NVIDIA SHARP REST API | |
UFM Logging |
Added caller (IP Address) and duration logging info for all REST API calls. | |
UFM Version API Enhancement |
Added a REST API to retrieve the versions of major UFM components and enabled plugins. | |
Rev 6.17.0 | ||
XDR Support |
Added XDR support readiness (based on XDR setup simulations only). | |
Added support for UFM Network topology planarized network. | ||
Switch NVOS Support |
Added support for NVOS switches in UFM. | |
Device Access |
Added the ability to record two sets of switch login credentials on UFM. Refer to Device Access | |
UFM Authentication Server |
The authentication server is enabled by default. Refer to Configurations of the UFM Authentication Server. | |
InfiniBand Cluster Procedures Automation |
Upon UFM startup, the following procedures are initiated:
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Secondary Telemetry |
For more information, refer to Low-Frequency (Secondary) Telemetry Fields. | |
Events Simulation |
Added the ability to simulate any event from the Events policy tab. Refer to Events Policy Simulation. | |
Unhealthy Port Enhancement |
Added the ability to display valid unhealthy port information (eliminating non-zero port values) when added manually. Refer to Unhealthy Ports Window. | |
UFM High Availability |
Added support for UFM HA to configure IPv4 and IPv6 concurrently to provide Virtual IP address. Refer to UFM High-Availability User Guide. | |
REST APIs |
Unhealthy Ports REST API: Added the ability to return device state (healthy/unhealthy). Refer to NVIDIA UFM Enterprise REST API Guide → Unhealthy Ports REST API | |
Add switch/module power usage data in UFM telemetry. Refer to NVIDIA UFM Enterprise REST API Guide → Systems REST API | ||
Plugins |
Enhanced Plugins management infrastructure. | |
GNMI-Telemetry Plugin: Added support for streaming gNMI events and restricted authentication via client SAN pinning/filtering on the gNMI plugin server-side. | ||
UFM Telemetry Manager (UTM) Plugin: Added a new plugin to monitor and manage running UFM Telemetry instances. | ||
UFM Consumer Plugin: Added a new plugin that serves as a Multi-Subnet consumer within UFM, offering all the functionalities available for Multi-Subnet UFM. | ||
PDR Deterministic Plugin: Updated high BER analysis with the up-to-date high BER algorithm. | ||
Autonomous Link Maintenance (ALM) Plugin: Added the following capabilities:
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UFM Telemetry Fluentd Streaming (TFS) Plugin: Added an option to the TFS to stream the data using the CLX C streamer instead of the Python streamer. | ||
Rev 6.16.0 | ||
Syslog Streaming |
Added the option for setting UFM syslog streaming facility. For more information, refer to Configuring Syslog | |
Switch Cables REST API |
Added the option to query specific switch cables (using Ports API). | |
Switch Power Information |
Added support for switch and modules power usage data in UFM telemetry and REST API. For more information, refer to Devices Window and Inventory Window. | |
UFM Data Streaming |
Added the ability to change the UFM Data streaming log facility. For more information, refer to Configuring Syslog and Configuring UFM Logging. | |
Kerberos Authentication |
Added the ability for Kerberos authentication, a strong network authentication protocol for client-server applications. For more information, refer to Kerberos Authentication and Enabling Kerberos Authentication. | |
SM Settings |
Changed the default maximal number of VLs to 2 (VL0 – VL1). For more information, refer to Appendix – UFM Subnet Manager Default Properties. | |
Cable Management |
Added support for showing transceiver information for downed links. For more information, refer to Cables Window and Network Map. | |
Secondary Telemetry |
Added the | |
Congestion Control |
Added support for SM congestion control settings. For more information, refer to Appendix - OpenSM Configuration Files for Congestion Control. | |
UFM HA |
Enhanced reliability and added support for setting UFM HA on LVM (Logical Volume Manager). For more information, refer to UFM High-Availability Documentation. | |
Plugins |
Packet Mirroring Collector (PMC) Plugin: Added support for event on PF indicating a QP closing with error on any other GVMI/VF. For more information, refer to Packet Level Monitoring Collector (PMC) Plugin. | |
PDR Deterministic Plugin: Updated instructions. For more information, refer to PDR Deterministic Plugin. | ||
GNMI-Telemetry Plugin: Added gNMI telemetry streaming support (supporting secured mode streaming). For more information, refer to GNMI-Telemetry Plugin. | ||
NDT Plugin (Subnet Merger): Added the option to validate the extended fabric using cable validation tool. For more information, refer to the NDT Plugin. |