Document Revision History

6.17.0

May 7, 2024

Introduced a minor reorganization of the document.

Updated: 

• Changes and New Features
• Bug Fixes in This Release
• GNMI-Telemetry Plugin

• 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

• Low-Frequency (Secondary) Telemetry Fields

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

Added: 

• Events and Alarms
• Reports
• Telemetry2

• 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

Jun 16, 2024

• Updated the Fast-API Plugin name

6.16.0

Feb 8, 2024

Updated: 

• Changes and New Features
• Bug Fixes in This Release
• Installation Notes

• 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 Mirroring 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
• Known Issues in This Release
• Installation Notes

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:

• Bug Fixes in This Release

• Known Issues in This Release

• 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:

• Changes and New Features
• Bug Fixes in This Release

• 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 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:

• Changes and New Features

• Bug Fixes in This Release

• Known Issues in This Release

• Plugin Management

• 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:

• Changes and New Features
• Bug Fixes in This Release
• Known Issues in This Release

• Email - Added time zone preference

• NDT Plugin

• UFM Telemetry Fluentd 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:(6.17.0_4.16.0) UFM Bright Cluster Integration Plugin(6.17.0_4.16.0) UFM Cyber-AI Plugin(6.17.0_4.16.0) Autonomous Link Maintenance (ALM) Plugin(6.17.0_4.16.0) DTS Plugin (6.17.0_4.16.0) Sysinfo Plugin (6.17.0_4.16.0) SNMP Plugin(6.17.0_4.16.0) Packet Mirroring Collector (PMC) Plugin(6.17.0_4.16.0) PDR Deterministic Plugin

May 9, 2023

Updated

• Known Issues in This Release

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

6.12.1

Feb 19, 2023

Updated 

• Changes and New Features
• Bug Fixes in This Release
• Known Issues in This Release

Mar 1, 2023

Updated

Mar 16, 2023

Updated

- Added MFT package integration details

Mar 27, 2023

Updated 

6.12.0

Feb 2, 2023

Updated:

• Changes and New Features
• Bug Fixes in This Release
• Known Issues in This Release

• Configuring Partial Switch ASIC Failure Events

• Updated example in Multi-port SM

• UFM System Dump Tab
• Appendix – Used Ports
• Appendix - UFM SLURM Integration

Added: 

• Added a note under Ports Window

• Added a note under Unhealthy Ports Window

• Delegate Authentication to a Proxy

Removed: 

• UFM Logical Elements tab from the Web UI

Feb 6, 2023

Updated 

6.11.1

Dec 1, 2022

Updated:

• Changes and New Features to include the upgrade of NVIDIA SHARP SW version

• Installation Notes

• Known Issues in This Release

• Troubleshooting

Dec 19, 2022

Updated

6.11.0

Nov 21, 2022

Updated:

• Added a link to UFM SDK 3.0 under Related Documentation

• Changes and New Features
• Installation Notes
• Bug Fixes in This Release
• Known Issues in This Release

• Installing UFM HA Package

• Network Map with new screenshots and new instructions for Map Information and Settings

• Devices Window with new screenshots

• PSID and Firmware Version In-Band Discovery

• Groups Window with new screenshots

• Table Enhancements with new screenshots

• UFM Telemetry Fluentd Streaming (TFS) Plugin

• Enabling UFM Telemetry

Added: 

• CPU Affinity on UFM

• Switch Management IP Address Discovery

• UFM Events Fluent Streaming (EFS) Plugin

• In Telemetry - User-Defined SessionsChanging UFM Telemetry Default ConfigurationSupporting Generic Counters Parsing and DisplaySupporting Multiple Telemetry Instances FetchSecondary Telemetry

6.10.0

July 31, 2022

Updated:

• Release Notes
• UFM Installation and Initial Configuration
• Installation Notes

• UFM Software Architecture

• Network Management
• Subnet Manager Tab
• Non-Optimal Links

• Cable Transceiver Temperatures

• Telemetry - User-Defined Sessions
• Network Management

• Supported Actions for Internally Managed Switches

• Appendix – NVIDIA SHARP Integration
• Appendix – SM Default Files
• Appendix – UFM Subnet Manager Default Properties

• Appendix – SM Activity Report

• Appendix – Configuration Files Auditing
• Appendix – Enhanced Quality of Service
• Appendix – Partitioning
• Appendix – Diagnostic Utilities
• Appendix – Adaptive Routing
• Appendix - UFM SLURM Integration

Added:

• Showing UFM Processes Status

• Plugin Management
• Appendix – Configuration Files Auditing

September 2022

Updated:

• Appendix – UFM Event Forwarder

• NDR switches firmware version in Supported NVIDIA Externally Managed Switches.

• Licensing

• License Devices limit in UFM Health Tab

• Operating NVIDIA SHARP AM with UFM

• Changes and New Features

• Unsupported Functionalities/Features

October 2022

Updated the examples in Docker Installation