Table Of Contents
Numerics - A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - K - L - M - N - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V -
Index
Numerics
10 Gigabit-Ethernet
peer link ports 2-14
A
Active/Active FEX Topology 4-13
ARP processing with vPC 3-2
auto-recovery
about 2-8
replacing reload restore 2-8
status 2-9
B
buffer
configuration guidelines 4-8
buffer allocation
and QoS configuration 5-11
configuring for FCoE COS 5-8
for FCoE 5-8
buffering
switch profile configuration 4-8
C
CFSoIP
configuring 4-4
CFS protocol 4-4
channel group
failure 4-32
workaround 4-32
Cisco Fabric Services over IP
about 4-4
requirements 4-2
Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extender
installing a new Fabric Extender 2-13
replacing in a dual-homed vPC topology 2-12
replacing in a single-homed vPC topology 2-13
replacing in a vPC topology 2-12
Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switch
reloading 4-26
replacing in a vPC topology 2-11
synchronizing peer switches after a reload 4-27
class-fcoe 5-8
class of service (COS) 5-12
and ETS 5-12
and PFC 5-12
CNA
DCB support 5-13
second generation 5-6
commit
about 4-8
best practice 4-8
command 4-8
order dependency for commands 4-8
process duration 4-8
unreachable peer 4-26
config-sync mode 4-5
supported commands 4-6
configuration modes
selecting 4-33
configuration rollback 4-9
conditional features
limitation 4-31
workaround 4-31
configuration synchronization 4-1
benefits 4-2
best practices 4-9
configuration examples 4-10
configuring a dual-homed FEX topology (Active/Active FEX topology) 4-13
configuring an existing deployment with an A/A topology 4-17
configuring a vPC topology using configuration synchronization 4-10
definition 4-33
guidelines 4-2
limitations 4-3
configuration rollback 4-3
FCoE 4-3
feature commands 4-3
new deployment in a vPC topology and straight-through FEX topology 4-21
requirements 4-2
switch vPC topology and straight-through FEX topology (host vPC) 4-19
connecting to a router in a vPC topology 3-3
consistency check
bypassing when a peer link is lost 2-8
failure 2-7
configuration differences that lead to 2-7
status 2-7
successful 2-7
consistency checks
configuring per-VLAN 2-5
benefits 5-10
consolidated vs dedicated links 5-9
control traffic forwarding in a vPC topology 3-6
COS
default value and FCoE 5-12
D
Data Center Bridging eXchange (DCBX) 5-13
DCB Ethernet links 5-9
DCBX
negotiation failure 5-14
benefits 5-10
dedicated VRF 3-7
default mode
on Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switch 5-15
delay restore 3-4
delay timer 3-4
designated router 3-10
CFS message 3-11
elected 3-11
priority 3-11
Domain IDs
limitations 5-15
DR election
see designated router 3-11
dual-homed A/A topology
configuring 4-14
E
Enhanced Transmission Selection (ETS) 5-12
Etherchannel 4-1
Ethernet NIC 5-6
ETS
default settings 5-12
F
Fabric Extender (FEX)
pre-provisioning 4-2
faster convergence
in vPC topology 3-9
FC-MAP 5-2
changing the FC-MAP value 5-2
default value 5-2
ranges 5-2
FCoE
buffer allocation 5-8
enabling 5-2
enabling on VLAN 1 5-3
host disruptions 5-2
interoperability 5-14
no-drop class of service
and QoS configuration example 5-12
predefined QoS policies 5-11
QoS configuration 5-11
single-hop topology 5-14
FCoE fabric
best practice 5-3
configuring 5-3
FCoE ports
host-facing 5-3
FCoE VLAN
configuration in a vPC 5-7
connecting to a VF port 5-3
FCoE VLANS
difference from Ethernet VLANs 5-3
FEX
configuring a FEX in an A/A topology 4-14
how to provision 4-29
straight-through topology 4-20
FHRP. See also First Hop Redundancy Protocol
Fibre Channel
HBA 5-6
First Hop Redundancy Protocol 3-1
G
Gigabit Expansion Module (GEM)
pre-provisioning 4-2
graceful consistency check 2-2
about 2-3
H
high availability (HA) 5-2
I
IEEE 802.1Q Data Center Bridging (DCB) standard 5-13
IEEE 802.1Q Enhance Ethernet Standards 5-12
IEEE 802.1Q standard 5-12
import
abort 4-9
configuration changes during 4-9
importing switch profile commands
about 4-9
improved convergence 3-4
initiator switch 4-8
interoperability
ISSUs
not supported 3-14
supported 3-15
K
keepalive interface
dedicated VRF for a 3-7
keepalive link
failure followed by a peer link failure 2-16
L
Layer 3
and ISSUs 3-14
connecting to a router in a vPC topology 3-6
improved convergence with a vPC topology 3-4
module failure 3-5
recommendation for connections between a router and switch 3-6
source and Rendezvouz Point (RP) 3-10
vPC consistency check 3-8
link aggregation control protocol (LACP) 5-5
load balance 5-2
M
merge checks 4-8
mgmt0 interface 4-4
lost connectivity 4-31
MST 5-4
multicast
data forwarding 3-11
forwarding algorithm 3-11
forwarding process 3-13
forwarding rules 3-12
routing table size 3-9
unsupported topology in vPC configurations 3-9
multicast routing table
example of switch output 3-10
multicast traffic
not routed 3-12
mutual exclusion check
about 4-7
command exceptions 4-7
failure 4-7
N
native
fabric services 5-15
network disruptions 5-2
no-drop classes of service 5-12
no-drop service
thresholds 5-8
N-Port ID Virtualization (NPIV) 5-15
N-Port Virtualizer (NPV) 5-15
NPV
device benefits 5-15
NPIV requirement 5-15
NPV mode
changing to switch mode 5-15
requirement 5-15
P
peer-gateway command 3-4
peer keepalive
configuring 4-11
peer link
failure followed by a peer keepalive link failure 2-16
peer links
bandwidth 2-14
failure 2-14
peer switch
failure 2-16
running configuration in a vPC topology 4-11
running configuration of FEX in A/A topology 4-14
PFC
class-of-service 5-12
default settings 5-12
lossless transport and dedicated bandwidth 5-12
PIM router 3-9
policies
synchronizing 4-22
port channel members
peer switch requirements 4-23
port-profiles 4-9
prebuilt source tree
faster convergence 3-9
pre-defined
FCoE policies 5-11
pre-provisioning 4-9
FEX in dual-homed topology 4-17
Priority Flow Control (PFC) 5-12
PVST 5-4
PVST+ 5-4
Q
QoS
FCoE configuration 5-11
R
reload delay period 2-8
reload restore 2-8
bypassing the vPC consistency check 2-15
Rendezvous Point (RP) 3-10
Role Based Access Control (RBAC)
switch profile requirements 4-6
routing table size 3-9
S
single-hop
FCoE topology 5-14
Spanning Tree Protocol 5-3
STP
mode mismatch example 2-4
Type 1 consistency checks 2-5
straight-through topology
diagram 4-20
switch mode
and FCoE 5-15
and native fabric services 5-15
changing to NPV mode 5-15
switch profile
configuration modes 4-33
definition 4-33
switch profiles 4-1
about 4-5
commands
not supported 4-6
supported 4-6
commit
requirements 4-7
copying commands to 4-9
creating 4-5
limit 4-6
naming 4-6
synchronization
configuration changes made during 4-8
T
terminology 4-33
traffic flow
tracing in a vPC topology 2-17
Type 1
interface-level inconsistency 2-4, 2-5
Type 2
parameter mismatch 2-2
U
Unified Port Controller (UPC) ASIC 5-10
first generation 5-10
second generation 5-10
VLAN configuration limit 5-11
unified ports 5-11
configuration requirements 5-11
in expansion modules 5-11
unsupported multicast topology 3-9
User-Based Access Controls
about 4-6
V
Verification Checks 4-7
Virtual Port Channeling (vPC)
and FCoE 5-5
VLAN
consistency checks 2-5
scalability 5-11
VLAN to VSAN mapping 5-3
vPC
Active/Active topology 4-3
and straight-through FEX topologies 4-19
and straight-through FEX topology
existing deployments 4-24
configurations 4-3
connecting a host 5-5
consistency check 4-1
consistency checks 2-1
identifying inconsistent configurations 2-6
member port failure 2-13
peer-config-check-bypass best practice 4-11
peer keepalive link failure 2-15
peer-link failure 4-28
straight-through topology
running configuration example 4-21
topology 4-1
topology diagram 4-3
traffic flow 2-17
diagram 2-17
unsupported multicast topology 3-9
vPC and peer-gateway 3-3
vPC failure scenarios 2-13
vPC operations
about 2-1
vPC peer link failure 3-5
vPC topologies
configuration changes 2-9
running different versions of Cisco NX-OS 4-7
vPC topology
and straight-through FEX topology new deployment 4-21
multicast interaction 3-8
VRF
services that are recognized 3-8