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NTP |
Increased the length of NTP authentication keys from 8 to 15 alphanumeric characters. |
5.2(3) |
Chapter 5, “Configuring NTP Authentication” |
CFS protocol |
Added CFS over Fibre Channel (CFSoFC) distribution support for device alias, DPVM, FC domain, FC port security, FC timer, IVR, and RSCN. |
5.2(1) |
Chapter 4, “Configuring CFS” |
EEM event correlation |
Added support for multiple event triggers in a single EEM policy. |
5.2(1) |
Chapter 16, “Configuring the Embedded Event Manager” |
ERSPAN |
Added ERSPAN source support for Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extender interfaces. |
5.2(1) |
Chapter 19, “Configuring ERSPAN” |
ERSPAN |
Added the ability to configure the multicast best effort mode for an ERSPAN session. |
5.2(1) |
Chapter 19, “Configuring ERSPAN” |
HTTP proxy server for Smart Call Home |
Added the ability to send HTTP messages through an HTTP proxy server. |
5.2(1) |
Chapter 9, “Configuring Smart Call Home” |
LLDP |
Added LLDP support for the Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extender. |
5.2(1) |
Chapter 20, “Configuring LLDP” |
NetFlow |
Added NetFlow support on switch virtual interfaces (SVIs) for F1 Series ports. |
5.2(1) |
Chapter 21, “Configuring NetFlow” |
NTP |
Added NTP support for all VDCs, enabling them to act as time servers. |
5.2(1) |
Chapter 5, “Virtualization Support” |
NTP |
Added the ability to configure the device as an authoritative NTP server, enabling it to distribute time even when it is not synchronized to an existing time server. |
5.2(1) |
Chapter 5, “Configuring the Device as an Authoritative NTP Server” |
NTP |
Changed the command to enable or disable NTP from [ no ] ntp enable to [ no ] feature ntp. |
5.2(1) |
Chapter 5, “Enabling or Disabling NTP” |
NTP access groups |
Added the serve, serve-only, and query-only access group options to control access to additional NTP services. |
5.2(1) |
Chapter 5, “Configuring NTP Access Restrictions” |
Online diagnostics (GOLD) |
Enabled the SpineControlBus test on the standby supervisor. |
5.2(1) |
Chapter 15, “Configuring Online Diagnostics” |
Online diagnostics (GOLD) |
Deprecated the SnakeLoopback test on F1 Series modules. |
5.2(1) |
Chapter 15, “Configuring Online Diagnostics” |
PTP |
Added support for the Precision Time Protocol (PTP). |
5.2(1) |
Chapter 6, “Configuring PTP” |
SPAN |
Added SPAN source support for Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extender interfaces. |
5.2(1) |
Chapter 18, “Configuring SPAN” |
SPAN |
Added the ability to configure MTU truncation, the source rate limit, and the multicast best effort mode for each SPAN session. |
5.2(1) |
Chapter 18, “Configuring SPAN” |
System message logging |
Added the ability to add the description for physical Ethernet interfaces and subinterfaces in the system message log. |
5.2(1) |
Chapter 8, “Configuring System Message Logging” |
Online diagnostics (GOLD) |
Added support for the SnakeLoopback test on F1 Series modules. |
5.1(2) |
Chapter 15, “Configuring Online Diagnostics” |
Bridged NetFlow |
Added support for VLAN configuration mode, which enables you to configure VLANs independently of their creation, when configuring bridged NetFlow on a VLAN. |
5.1(1) |
Chapter 21, “Configuring Bridged NetFlow on a VLAN” |
DCBXP |
This link layer protocol is used to announce, exchange, and negotiate node parameters between peers. |
5.1(1) |
Chapter 20, “Configuring LLDP” |
ERSPAN and ERSPAN ACLs |
You can configure ERSPAN to monitor traffic across the IP network. |
5.1(1) |
Chapter 19, “Configuring ERSPAN” |
Online diagnostics (GOLD) |
Added support for FIPS and BootupPortLoopback tests. |
5.1(1) |
Chapter 15, “Configuring Online Diagnostics” |
RMON |
Enabled RMON by default. |
5.1(1) |
Chapter 14, “Configuring RMON” |
SPAN |
Added support for F1 Series modules and increased the number of supported SPAN sessions from 18 to 48. |
5.1(1) |
Chapter 18, “Configuring SPAN” |
Syslog as EEM publisher |
You can monitor syslog messages from the switch. |
5.1(1) |
Chapter 16, “Configuring the Embedded Event Manager” and Appendix 1, “Embedded Event Manager System Events and Configuration Examples” |
Syslog servers |
Increased the number of supported syslog servers from three to eight. |
5.1(1) |
Chapter 8, “Configuring System Message Logging” |
SMTP server configuration for Smart Call Home |
You can configure multiple SMTP servers for Smart Call Home. |
5.0(2) |
Chapter 9, “Configuring Smart Call Home” |
VRF support for HTTP transport of Smart Call Home messages |
VRFs can be used to send e-mail and other Smart Call Home messages over HTTP. |
5.0(2) |
Chapter 9, “Configuring Smart Call Home” |
Smart Call Home crash notifications |
Messages are sent for process crashes on line cards (as well as supervisor modules). |
5.0(2) |
Chapter 9, “Configuring Smart Call Home” |
EEM system policies |
Fan EEM policies are modified for the Cisco Nexus 7000 10-Slot Switch. |
5.0(2) |
Appendix 1, “Embedded Event Manager System Events and Configuration Examples” |
LLDP |
You can configure the Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) in order to discover other devices on the local network. |
5.0(2) |
Chapter 20, “Configuring LLDP” |
NetFlow |
You can specify the NetFlow instance for which you want to display NetFlow IPv4 flows and NetFlow table utilization. |
5.0(2) |
Chapter 21, “Verifying the NetFlow Configuration” |
NTP access groups |
You can control access to NTP services by using access groups. |
5.0(2) |
Chapter 5, “Configuring NTP Authentication” |
NTP authentication |
You can configure the device to authenticate the time sources to which the local clock is synchronized. |
5.0(2) |
Chapter 5, “Configuring NTP Authentication” |
NTP logging |
You can configure NTP logging in order to generate system logs with significant NTP events. |
5.0(2) |
Chapter 5, “Configuring NTP Authentication” |
NTP server configuration |
Added the optional key keyword to the ntp server command to configure a key to be used while communicating with the NTP server. |
5.0(2) |
Chapter 5, “Configuring NTP Authentication” |
SNMP notifications |
Updated the snmp-server enable traps commands. |
5.0(2) |
Chapter 13, “Configuring SNMP” |