Document Revision History

6.20.2

Feb 23, 2025

No changes

6.20.1

Feb 12, 2025

Updated Changes and New Features

Feb 18, 2025

Updated GNMI-Telemetry Plugin

6.20.0

Feb 10, 2025

Updated:

• Cable Information - Added a note about XDR ports and a note on port labels

• Installing UFM Server Software - Added information regarding DOCA Host installation

• Proxy Authentication - Added the auth_proxy_cn_whitelist option

• Changing Maximum SSL Request Size when Using Client Certificate

• Plugins Bundle - Updated the list of plugins included in the bundle.

• Low-Frequency (Secondary) Telemetry Fields - Added the host_name counter

Added:

• UFM Plugins Upgrade

• Changing Telemetry Endpoint Protocol

• Client Based Authentication

• Installing UFM on Podman Using Unprivileged User While Setting Client Certificate Authentication

• Appendix - Supported Port Counters and Events - Added event IDs# 1321, 1612

• UFM Server Health Monitoring - Added test "CheckGvSqliteCorruptionTest"

• Configuring UFM Logging - Added the stream_all_events field

• Secure Server using mTLS and Certificate Subject Identifier

• Plugins Bundle - Updated the list of plugins included in the bundle and added step 3 in For a UFM Bare Metal Deployment

6.19.0

Nov 7, 2024

Updated:

• Installing UFM Server Software - Updated the Prerequisites for UFM Server Software Bare Metal Installation, removed RedHat 7 and Ubuntu 18

• Installing UFM on Bare Metal Server - High Availability Mode - Updated instructions to include the resource-agents-extra driver

• UFM Server Health Monitoring - Added "PluginIsRunningTest" test

• Devices Window - Added Open Terminal and Open Webpage

• Threshold-Crossing Events Reference - Added two events: 1609 and 1610

• Telemetry - Updated screenshots and added XDR Per-Plane Zoom-In

• Fabric Validation Tab - Updated tests table

• Telemetry - Added instructions on how to manage UFM Telemetry via the UTM plugin

• Events & Alarms - Added SM Configuration Events

• Autonomous Link Maintenance (ALM) Plugin

• UFM Light Plugin

• Plugins Bundle - Added the IB Link Resiliency plugin as part of the default bundle

• Appendix - Supported Port Counters and Events- Updated event IDs# 331, 332, 907, 908, 909, 910, 912

• Appendix – UFM Subnet Manager Default Properties

Added:

• Plugins Changes and New Features that includes plugin version and newly introduced features and changes

• Setting Up SSL and CA Certificates in UFM

• Enabling UFM Telemetry Manager Plugin

• Changing Maximum SSL Request Size when Using Client Certificate

• XDR Per-Plane Zoom-In

• Changing Telemetry Bind Address

• Open Terminal and Open Webpage

6.18.0

Aug 14, 2024

Updated:

• Installing UFM Server Software - Added a note on Docker installation via SNAP on Ubuntu OSs

• Data Streaming

• Installing UFM on Docker Container - High Availability Mode - Added two pre-deployment requirements

• REST-RDMA Plugin - Updated "Authenticated Remote ibdiagnet Request"

• Topology Compare Tab and Events & Alarms - Updated screenshots

• Appendix - Supported Port Counters and Events - Added 1605 and 1606 alarm IDs

• Autonomous Link Maintenance (ALM) Plugin - Added "Data Filter" and "Metric Filter" ALM jobs

• UFM Telemetry Manager (UTM) Plugin - Added an important note on UFM credentials, added instructions on accessing UTM API commands and "Command List"

• GNMI-Telemetry Plugin

Added:

• Excluding Unhealthy Ports from Fabric Health Report

• UFM Configuration Files Based on Fabric Size

• Exposing Performance Histogram Counters

• Plugins Bundle

• UFM Plugins Management

• Key Performance Indexes (KPI) Plugin

• UFM Light Plugin

6.17.2

Jun 24, 2024

Added bug fix (Ref #3912416) to Bug Fixes in This Release

Jun 26, 2024

Updated:

• Upgrading UFM on Bare Metal Server

• Upgrading UFM on Docker Container

• GNMI-Telemetry Plugin

• Model-2 Plugin

6.17.1

May 28, 2024

Updated:

• Bug Fixes in This Release

• Known Issues in This Release

Added Model-2 Plugin

Jun 17, 2024

• Updated the Model-2 Plugin name

• Updated Enabling UFM Authentication Server

6.17.0

May 7, 2024

Introduced a minor reorganization of the document.

Updated:

• Events Policy - Updated event policy parameters

• Inventory Window

• Devices Window

• UFM Health Tab

• UFM System Dump Tab

• Device Access - Updated screenshot and parameters

• Configurations of the UFM Authentication Server - Updated that it is turned on by default

• Autonomous Link Maintenance (ALM) Plugin

• PDR Deterministic Plugin - updated the configuration table

• Appendix – Secondary Telemetry Fields

• Appendix - Supported Port Counters and Events - Added and removed alarm IDs

Added:

• Events

• Reports

• Telemetry

• Events Policy Simulation

• UFM Telemetry Manager (UTM) Plugin

• UFM Consumer Plugin

May 13, 2024

Updated:

• Known Issues in This Release - Added issue # 3862847

• Installation Notes - Updated the latest tested FW versions in Supported NVIDIA Externally/Internally Managed Switches

• PDR Deterministic Plugin

May 24, 2024

Updated:

• Known Issues in This Release - Added issue #3872303

• UFM Telemetry Fluentd Streaming (TFS) Plugin

• GNMI-Telemetry Plugin

• PDR Deterministic Plugin

6.16.0

Feb 8, 2024

Updated:

• In Optional Configurations → Low-Frequency (Secondary) Telemetry - Added the secondary_slvl_support flag and information on the default counters and added

• Secondary Telemetry Exposing IPv6 Counters

• PDR Deterministic Plugin - Updated instructions

• Link Analysis - Updated GUI screenshots

• Device Cable Tab - Updated GUI screenshots

• Cables Window - Updated GUI screenshots

• Packet Level Monitoring Collector (PMC) Plugin - Updated overview and GUI screenshots

• General Tab, Inventory Tab and Inventory Window - Updated GUI screenshots

• SM Congestion Control Configuration - Updated GUI screenshot

• Autonomous Link Maintenance (ALM) Plugin - Added GUI screenshots in ALM UI

• Appendix – UFM Subnet Manager Default Properties - Updated the max_op_vls from 3 to 2.

Added:

• Kerberos Authentication and Enabling Kerberos Authentication

• Secondary Telemetry Exposing IPv6 Counters

• Dynamic Telemetry

• Configuring Syslog

• Configuring UFM Logging

• Appendix - OpenSM Configuration Files for Congestion Control

Mar 6, 2024

Updated:

• Troubleshooting

6.15.2

Jan 4, 2024

Updated:

• Changes and New Features

• Known Issues in This Release

Jan 23, 2024

Added a note to Installation Notes about the UFM SM version

6.15.1

Dec 14, 2023

Updated:

• Supported NVIDIA Internally Managed Switches - Removed MTX6100, MTX6240 and MTX6280 switches and the SX6036G (FDR) gateway

• Installation Notes - Updated with the new MFT package version

• System Requirements - Added MLNX_OFED23.x

• Unsupported Functionalities/Features

Added:

Cable Validation Report in Subnet Merger

Dec 19, 2023

• Updated Changes and New Features

• Added a Known issue to Bug Fixes in This Release

6.15.0

Nov 5, 2023

Updated:

• Azure Authentication Login Page - Introduced new Azure authentication login page

• Enabling Azure AD Authentication - Added further instructions

• UFM Logs Tab - Added log occurrences display

Added

• Events History

• Device Status Events

• Link Status Events

• GNMI-Telemetry Plugin

• In Optional Configurations → Low-Frequency (Secondary) Telemetry, added instructions on Exposing Switch Aggregation Nodes Telemetry and Stopping Telemetry Endpoint Using CLI Command

• UFM Authentication Server

• Enabling UFM Authentication Server

• Low-Frequency (Secondary) Telemetry Fields

6.14.1

Aug 31, 2023

Updated:

• Changes and New Features

• Bug Fixes in This Release

Oct 17, 2023

Updated:

System Requirements

6.14.0

Aug 10, 2023

Updated:

• UFM Plugins Management

• Optional Configurations → Low-Frequency (Secondary) Telemetry

• PDR Deterministic Plugin - Updated step 3 in "Deployment".

• rest-rdma Plugin

• NDT Plugin

• Autonomous Link Maintenance (ALM) Plugin

• Appendix - Supported Port Counters and Events - Added alarm ID #134, 1602 and 1603 and status column for all alarm IDs.

Added:

• Disabling Rest Roles Access Control

• Enabling Azure AD Authentication

• Azure AD Authentication

• Health Policy Management

• Rest Roles Access Control

• UFM Factory Reset

6.13.1

May 18, 2023

Updated:

• Changes and New Features

• Bug Fixes in This Release

6.13.0

May 5, 2023

Updated:

• Email - Added time zone preference

• NDT Plugin

• UFM Telemetry Fluent Streaming (TFS) Plugin - Updated REST API

• UFM System Dump Tab

• Appendix - Supported Port Counters and Events

Added:

• Multi-Subnet UFM 

• Enable Network Fast Recovery

• NDT Format Merger

• Subnet Merger UI

• Added the following Plugins:

  • UFM Bright Cluster Integration Plugin

  • UFM Cyber-AI Plugin

  • Autonomous Link Maintenance (ALM) Plugin

  • DTS Plugin

  • Sysinfo Plugin 

  • SNMP Plugin

  • Packet Mirroring Collector (PMC) Plugin

  • PDR Deterministic Plugin

May 9, 2023

Updated

• Known Issues in This Release

• Appendix – Enhanced Quality of Service - Updated notes and example