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Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) is a Cisco management solution that maximizes overall data center infrastructure uptime and reliability, hence, improving business continuity. Focused on the management requirements of the data center network, Cisco DCNM provides a robust framework and rich feature set that fulfils the routing, switching, and storage administration needs of present and future data centers. In particular, Cisco DCNM automates the provisioning process, proactively monitors the storage area network (SAN) and local area network (LAN) by detecting performance degradation, secures the network, and streamlines the diagnosis of dysfunctional network elements.