Preface


This document describes the configuration details for Cisco NX-OS unicast routing in Cisco Nexus 3000 Series switches.

This chapter includes the following sections:

Audience

Supported Switches

Organization

Document Conventions

Related Documentation

Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request

Audience

To use this guide, you must be familiar with IP and routing technology.

Supported Switches

This section includes the following topics:

Cisco Nexus 3000 Platform Switches

Cisco Nexus 3000 Platform Switches

Table 1 describes the Cisco Nexus 3000 Series switch:


Note For more information on these switches, see the Cisco Nexus 3000 Series Hardware Installation Guide available at the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9670/tsd_products_support_series_home.html


Table 1 Supported Cisco Nexus 3000 Platform Switches 

Switch
Description

Cisco Nexus 3064PQ Switch

The Cisco Nexus 3064UP switch is a high-performance, high-density, ultra-low-latency Ethernet switch that is part of the new Cisco Nexus 3000 Series Switches. This compact one-rack-unit (1RU) form factor 1 and 10 Gigabit Ethernet switch provides line-rate Layer 2 and 3 switching. The switch runs the industry-leading Cisco NX-OS Software operating system, providing customers with robust features and functionality that are widely deployed globally. The Cisco Nexus 3064UP is well suited for financial co-location deployments that require support for robust unicast and multicast routing protocol features at ultra-low latencies.


Organization

This document is organized into the following chapters:

Title
Description

Chapter 1, "Overview"

Presents an overview of unicast routing and brief descriptions of each feature.

Chapter 2, "Configuring IPv4"

Describes how to configure and manage IPv4, including ARP and ICMP.

Chapter 3, "Configuring OSPFv2"

Describes how to configure the OSPFv2 routing protocol for IPv4 networks.

Chapter 4, "Configuring EIGRP"

Describes how to configure the Cisco EIGRP routing protocol for IPv4 networks.

Chapter 5, "Configuring Basic BGP"

Describes how to configure basic features for the BGP routing protocol for IPv4 networks.

Chapter 6, "Configuring Advanced BGP"

Describes how to configure advanced features for the BGP routing protocol for IPv4 networks, including route redistribution and route aggregation.

Chapter 7, "Configuring RIP"

Describes how to configure the RIP routing protocols for IPv4 networks.

Chapter 8, "Configuring Static Routing"

Describes how to configure static routing for IPv4 networks.

Chapter 9, "Configuring Layer 3 Virtualization"

Describes how to configure Layer 3 virtualization.

Chapter 10, "Managing the Unicast RIB and FIB"

Describes how to view and modify the unicast RIB and FIB.

Chapter 11, "Configuring Route Policy Manager"

Describes how to configure the Route Policy Manager, including IP prefix lists and route maps for filtering and redistribution.

Chapter 12, "Configuring HSRP"

Describes how to configure the Hot Standby Routing Protocol.

Chapter 13, "Configuring VRRP"

Describes how to configure the Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol.

Chapter 14, "Configuring Object Tracking"

Describes how to configure object tracking.

Appendix A, "IETF RFCs"

Lists IETF RFCs supported by Cisco NX-OS.


Document Conventions

Command descriptions use these conventions:

Convention
Description

boldface font

Commands and keywords are in boldface.

italic font

Arguments for which you supply values are in italics.

[ ]

Elements in square brackets are optional.

[ x | y | z ]

Optional alternative keywords are grouped in brackets and separated by vertical bars.

string

A nonquoted set of characters. Do not use quotation marks around the string or the string will include the quotation marks.


Screen examples use these conventions:

screen font

Terminal sessions and information that the switch displays are in screen font.

boldface screen font

Information that you must enter is in boldface screen font.

italic screen font

Arguments for which you supply values are in italic screen font.

< >

Nonprinting characters, such as passwords, are in angle brackets.

[ ]

Default responses to system prompts are in square brackets.

!, #

An exclamation point (!) or a pound sign (#) at the beginning of a line of code indicates a comment line.


This document uses the following conventions:


Note Means reader take note. Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to material not covered in the manual.



Caution Means reader be careful. In this situation, you might do something that could result in equipment damage or loss of data.

Related Documentation

Documentation for Cisco Nexus 3000 Series Switches and Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extender is available at the following URL:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9670/tsd_products_support_series_home.html

The following are related Cisco Nexus 3000 Series documents:

Release Notes

Cisco Nexus 3000 Series Release Notes

Configuration Guides

Cisco Nexus 3000 Series Configuration Limits for Cisco NX-OS Release 5.0(3)U1(1)

Cisco Nexus 3000 Series NX-OS Layer 2 Switching Configuration Guide

Cisco Nexus 3000 Series NX-OS Multicast Routing Configuration Guide

Cisco Nexus 3000 Series NX-OS Quality of Service Configuration Guide

Cisco Nexus 3000 Series NX-OS SAN Switching Configuration Guide

Cisco Nexus 3000 Series NX-OS Security Configuration Guide

Cisco Nexus 3000 Series NX-OS System Management Configuration Guide

Cisco Nexus 3000 Series NX-OS Unicast Routing Configuration Guide

Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Fundamentals Configuration Guide, Release 4.2

Maintain and Operate Guides

Cisco Nexus 3000 Series NX-OS Operations Guide

Installation and Upgrade Guides

Cisco Nexus 3000 Series Hardware Installation Guide

Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information for the Cisco Nexus __________________

Licensing Guide

Cisco NX-OS Licensing Guide

Command References

Cisco Nexus 3000 Series Command Reference

Technical References

Cisco Nexus 3000 Series MIBs Reference

Error and System Messages

Cisco NX-OS System Messages Reference

Troubleshooting Guide

Cisco Nexus 3000 Troubleshooting Guide

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