- New and Changed Information for the Interfaces NX-OS Configuration Guide
- Preface
- Overview
- Configuring Basic Interface Parameters
- Configuring Layer 2 Interfaces
- Configuring Layer 3 Interfaces
- Configuring Bidirectional Forwarding Detection
- Configuring Port Channels
- Configuring vPCs
- Configuring IP Tunnels
- Configuring Q-in-Q VLAN Tunnels
- IETF RFCs Supported by Cisco NX-OS Interfaces
- Configuration Limits for Cisco NX-OS Interfaces
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B -
C -
D -
E -
F -
G -
H -
I -
J -
L -
M -
N -
O -
P -
R -
S -
T -
U -
V -
Index
A
access ports
access VLANs 3-5
configuration example 3-23
configuring 3-10
default setting 3-9
administrative status
configuring 2-37
defined 2-7
allowed VLANs
trunk ports 3-6
B
bandwidth
dedicated 2-19
defined 2-7
rate mode
configuring 2-19
defined 2-4
beacon mode
configuring 2-17
defined 2-2
BFD
configuring authentication 5-10, 5-11
configuring for BGP 5-15
configuring for EIGRP 5-16
configuring for HSRP 5-20
configuring for IS-IS 5-19
configuring for OSPF 5-18
configuring for PIM 5-22
configuring for VRRP 5-21
configuring on an interface 5-9, 5-11
configuring session parameters 5-8
disable the feature 5-8
echo function 5-3
enable the feature 5-7
examples 5-26
high availability 5-4
licensing 5-4
monitoring 5-25
optimizing subinterfaces 5-13
session parameters 5-2
SHA-1 authentication 5-4
verifying 5-25
virtualization support 5-4
C
cable diagnostics 2-12
carrier delay 2-10
CFSoE
vPCs 7-26
channel modes
active mode 6-10
configuring 6-30
default setting 6-10
LACP 6-9
passive mode 6-10
port channels 6-9
clear counters command 2-55, 2-56
counters
interfaces 2-54
D
debounce timer
configuring 2-26
defined 2-3
default settings
access ports 3-9
LACP 6-15
trunk ports 3-9
VLANs 3-6
description
defined 2-2
documentation
conventions -xvi
duplex mode
configuring 2-28
defined 2-4
E
examples
access ports 3-23
LACP 6-43
port channels 6-43
trunk ports 3-23
F
fabric extender
Layer 3 support 4-1
vPC support 7-14
FabricPath 3-1
FCoE 1-2
Fibre Channel interfaces
default settings 5-6
field descriptions
vPCs 7-57
flow control
defined 2-5
guidelines 2-13
G
graceful consistency check 7-39
guidelines
port channels 6-14
H
high availability
BFD 5-4
HSRP
vPCs 7-10
I
IEEE 802.1Q
access ports 3-5
STP 3-8
IEEE 802.3ad 6-2
LACP 6-2
Interfaces
routed 4-6
interfaces
access port 3-10
administrative status
configuring 2-37
defined 2-7
bandwidth 4-10
configuring 2-34
dedicated 2-19
defined 2-7
rate mode, configuring 2-19
shared 2-20
bandwidth, configuring 4-10
beacon mode
configuring 2-17
defined 2-2
configuring as routed 4-6
counters 2-54
debounce timer
configuring 2-26
defined 2-3
dedicated bandwidth
configuring 2-19
deleting a tunnel 8-2
description 2-16
defined 2-2
displaying tunnel statistics 8-1
duplex mode
configuring 2-28
defined 2-4
error disabled 2-3
fabric extender 4-1
flow control
configuring 2-30
defined 2-5
guidelines 2-13
host ports 3-12
jumbo MTU, configuring 2-33
LACP 6-8
Layer 2 3-2
loopback 4-4
loopback, configuring 4-15
management 1-3
MDIX
configuring 2-25
defined 2-3
MTU
defined 2-6
no shutdown 2-37
port channels 6-3
description 6-1
port mode 4-6
port profiles 2-10
range of 2-15
rate mode
configuring 2-19
defined 2-4
restarting 2-37
shutdown 2-37
shutting down 2-37
specifying 2-15
speed
configuring 2-28
defined 2-4
Layer 2 interfaces 3-23
subinterfaces, configuring 4-8
switching between Layer 2 and Layer 3 2-13
TDR 2-12
throughput delay
configuring 2-36
defined 2-7
trunk ports 3-13
tagged native VLAN traffic 3-20
tunnel 9-9, 9-10, 9-11, 9-13, 9-14
tunnels 8-2
types, specifying 2-15
UDLD
configuring 2-39
defined 2-8
verifying 3-22
VLAN network interface 4-3
interface sharing
Layer 3 interfaces 4-1
IP addresses
port channels 6-19
J
jumbo MTU, configuring 2-33
L
admin key 6-11
channel groups 6-8
channel modes6-9to??, 6-9, ??to 6-10
channel modes, configuring 6-29
configuration example 6-43
configuring 6-29
creating 6-16
default settings 6-15
description6-8to??, 6-8, ??to 6-11
disabling 6-9
enabling 6-29
graceful convergence 6-36
guidelines 6-14
interoperation with other features 6-14
licenses 6-14
limitations 6-14
MAC address 6-10
Marker Protocol 6-11
number of members per channel 6-8
port channels 6-8
port priority 6-35
statistics 6-43
suspend individual 6-39
troubleshooting 6-9
VPCs 7-21
Layer 2 interfaces
about 3-2
verifying 3-22
Layer 2 ports
access 3-2
licenses 3-8
troubleshooting 3-4
trunks 3-2
Layer 3
fabric extender ports 4-1
static MAC address 4-2
Layer 3 interfaces
default settings 4-6
licenses
LACP 6-14
Layer 2 port modes 3-8
port channels 6-14
limitations
port channels 6-14
Link Aggregation Control Protocol. See LACP
load balancing
algorithms 6-7
configuring 6-27
default algorithms 6-7
MPLS traffic 6-7
multicast traffic 6-7
VDCs 6-7
vPCs 7-10
loopback
configuring 4-15
interfaces, default settings 4-6
M
MAC address
management interfaces
default settings 5-6
management port 1-3
maximum transmission unit. See MTU.
MDIX
configuring 2-25
defined 2-3
medium dependent interface crossover.
mgmt0 interfaces
default settings 5-6
MTU
defined 2-6
multicast traffic
load balancing using port channels 6-7
N
native VLAN
FCoE 3-6
O
ort channels
VDCs 6-2
P
PAgP
unsupported 6-3
PAgP, unsupported 6-3
Port Aggregation Protocol. See PAgP.
port channel
active mode 6-30
adding Layer 2 port 6-17
adding Layer 3 port 6-19
admin up 6-22
passive 6-30
port modes 6-30
statistics 6-43
subinterface 6-19
Port Channel pane
icon 7-57
port channels 6-2
,member ports,configuring 6-5
adding a Layer 3 port 6-19
adding Layer 2 port 6-17
admin up 6-22
bandwidth 6-21
channel modes, configuring 6-30
compatibility requirements6-5to??, 6-5, ??to 6-6, 6-18
configuration example 6-43
configuring 6-3
creating 6-16
default settings 6-15
description6-1to??, 6-1, ??to 6-13, 6-24, 6-32
flow control 6-26
forcing ports to join 6-5
guidelines 6-14
interoperation with other features 6-14
IP addresses 6-19
IPv4 6-16
IPv6 6-16
IPvr 6-16
LACP 6-8
Layer 2 port channel, adding a port 6-17
Layer 2 port channels 6-1
layer 2 port channels 6-2
Layer 3 port channel, adding a port 6-19
Layer 3 port channels 6-1, 6-2
licenses 6-14
limitations 6-14
load balancing 6-6
maximum per system 6-13
member port configuration 6-6
member ports, configuring 6-5
MTU 6-16
numbering 6-13
operational 6-1
purpose 6-3
speed 6-25
statistics 6-43
STP 6-2
subiinterfaces 6-19
subinterfaces 6-1, 6-2, 6-3, 6-19
troubleshooting 6-29
trunk ports 3-9
verifying 6-42
port profile
configuring 2-43
inheritance 2-11
port profiles 2-10
checkpoint 2-12
enabling 2-46
guidelines 2-11
modifying 2-44
removing 2-48
removing inherited port profiles 2-50
Session Manager 2-11
ports
default mode 3-3
Layer 2 3-2
multiple VLANs 3-2
setup script 3-3
R
rate mode
configuring 2-19
defined 2-4
S
shared bandwidth, configuring 2-19
spanning-tree vlan
command example 3-11, 3-13, 3-14, 3-15, 3-17, 3-21
speed
configuring 2-28
defined 2-4
statistics
LACP 6-43
port channels 6-43
tunnels 8-1
STP
EtherChannel 6-2
trunks 3-8
subinterfaces
configuring on a physical interface 4-8
switchport command 2-13
T
throughput delay
configuring 2-36
defined 2-7
Time Domain Reflectometry. See TDR.
transceivers
using Cisco supported transceivers 2-13
troubleshooting
port channels 6-2
vPC peer link 7-3
vPCs 7-3, 7-12, 7-15, 7-16, 7-18, 7-26, 7-57
trunk ports
802.1X 3-9
configuration example 3-23
configuring 3-13
default settings 3-9
native VLANs
defined 3-6
ID 3-14
tagging traffic 3-6
port channels 3-9
STP 3-8
tagging VLANs 3-4
troubleshooting 3-7
untagged traffic 3-6
VLANs 3-3
tunnels
creating 9-9, 9-10, 9-11, 9-13, 9-14
defined 8-1
deleting 8-2
description 8-2
displaying statistics 8-1
VDCs 8-2
VRFs 8-2
U
UDLD
configuring 2-39
defined 2-8
message interval 2-8
vPCs 7-11
Unidirectional Link Detection. See UDLD.
V
VDCs 6-2
port channels 6-13
trunk ports 3-3
VLANs 3-3
verifying
interfaces 3-22
Layer 2 interfaces 3-22
port channels 6-42
virtual device contexts. See VDCs.
VLAN interfaces
default settings 4-6
VLAN network interfaces
carrier delay 2-10
VLANs
default 3-6
vPC
configuring primary peer device 7-57
configuring secondary peer device 7-57
downstream port channels 7-57
hold-timeout 7-12
peer-keepalive messages 7-11
PVST simulation 7-21
role priority 7-57
system MAC address 7-57
system priority 7-14, 7-21, 7-57
timers 7-11
troubleshooting 7-11
with MST and Rapid PVST+ 7-21
vPC peer link
failover 7-28
number of links 7-3
primary and secondary configuration 7-17, 7-45
synchronize configurations 7-57
traffic pattern 7-10
vPCs 7-44
Auto-Resolve option 7-57
compatibility parameters 7-15
compatible configurations 7-57
configuration mode 7-5, 7-13, 7-33
configuring 7-30
configuring tracking 7-46
creating 7-57
deleting 7-57
displaying 7-56
downstream devices 7-2, 7-18, 7-41
dual-redundancy 7-4
fabric extenders 7-14
field descriptions 7-57
GLBP 7-25
graceful consistency check 7-18
host port 7-5
icons 7-57
IGMP snooping 7-24
ISSU 7-28
keepalive messages 7-11, 7-22, 7-34, 7-57
Layer 3 connectivity 7-10
load balancing 7-10
logging level 7-28
manual configuration 7-10, 7-30
member port 7-5
modifying 7-57
multicast 7-23
number of 7-2
overview 7-2
peer-keepalive link 7-5, 7-11, 7-34
configuring 7-57
peer-keepalive messages 7-5
configuring 7-36
peer-link redundancy 7-9
per-VLAN consistency check 7-18
PIM 7-23
port channels 7-57
prerequisite 7-3
primary device 7-9, 7-11, 7-45
required configuration consistency 7-15, 7-16, 7-40, 7-57
required configuration match 7-15
role priorities 7-57
secondary device 7-9, 7-11, 7-45
statistics 7-57
STP topology 7-22
synchronizing configurations 7-57
synchronizing the vPC peer links 7-57
synchronizing the vPCs 7-57
system priority 7-44
terminology 7-5
timeout 7-12
Topology tab 7-57
troubleshooting 7-3, 7-7, 7-10, 7-12, 7-15, 7-18, 7-23, 7-26, 7-30, 7-57
UDLD 7-11
VDCs 7-27
VLAN interfaces 7-11
VLAN network interfaces 7-10, 7-25
VLANs 7-17
vPC number 7-18
vPC role 7-9
vPC system priority 7-14
vPC Wizard 7-57
VRF recommended 7-5
VRRP 7-25
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