NCM new feature summary
The following chart summarizes the features available in each version of NCM. For a complete list of features added by version, see the release notes.
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| Device templates can specify the encryption algorithm NCM uses |
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| Option to purge completed inventory-on-demand jobs in the Default Database and Archive Maintenance job |
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| Credentials required to change default locations |
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| Fixed location for firmware vulnerability files |
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| Security improvements |
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| Firmware vulnerability matching for Cisco IOS XE and IOS XR devices |
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| Updated Config Summary dashboard |
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| Transfer Status page shows status of config transfers initiated by jobs |
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| On demand inventory scans run as jobs |
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| Session trace logs available after failed connection |
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| Ability to run multiple firmware upgrade operations simultaneously |
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| Translation into German and Japanese |
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| Ability to display policies pushed from the Panorama management server |
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| Support for EtherWAN devices |
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| Support for Lenovo Campus NOS devices |
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| Network Insight for Palo Alto Firewalls |
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| Increased support for Lenovo devices |
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| Firmware upgrade support for Juniper devices |
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| Multi-device baselines |
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| Increased support for Palo Alto devices |
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| Associate a config type with a vendor |
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| NPM 12.3 and NCM 7.8 feature: Network Insight for Cisco Nexus devices |
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| Exclude blocks of config files from comparison |
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| Cisco Nexus and Juniper Vulnerability Reporting |
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| Exclude blocks of text from config file comparisons |
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| NPM 12.2 and NCM 7.7 feature: Network Insight for Cisco ASA firewalls |
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| NCM data in SolarWinds Orion 2017.1 feature: Performance Analysis dashboard |
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| SolarWinds Feature: SolarWinds Orion Installer |
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| Orion Platform 2017.3 feature: Improved dashboard customization |
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| Firmware Upgrades |
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| Simplified Installer |
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| New Orion Platform UI |
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| Network Insight for F5 BIG-IP load balancers |
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| New F5 out-of-the box inventory and DISA STIG audit reports |
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| New DISA STIG Compliance Reports |
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| Integration with Network Performance Monitor's NetPath |
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| Improvements to EOL management |
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| Web-based Alerts |
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| Real-time Configuration Change Alerting |
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| Policy Violation Remediation |
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| Web-based Reports using Orion reporting engine |
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| Improved Change Approval Workflow |
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| Device Template Wizard |
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| New Compliance Reports |
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| NCM full web-based UI (desktop app functionality migrated and eliminated) |
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| Cisco IOS and ASA Vulnerability Reporting |
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| Improved EOL/EOS data and management |
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| Improved Configuration Management UI |
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| Merged NCM database with NPM |
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NCM 2020.2 is the earliest supported version of NCM. For more information on supported product versions, see NCM release history.