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Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS System Management Configuration Guide, Release 5.x
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Index
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New and Changed Information
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Preface
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Overview
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Configuring CFS
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Configuring NTP
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Configuring PTP
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Configuring CDP
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Configuring System Message Logging
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Configuring Smart Call Home
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Configuring Rollback
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Configuring Session Manager
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Configuring the Scheduler
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Configuring SNMP
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Configuring RMON
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Configuring Online Diagnostics
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Configuring the Embedded Event Manager
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Configuring Onboard Failure Logging
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Configuring SPAN
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Configuring ERSPAN
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Configuring LLDP
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Configuring NetFlow
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Supported RFCs
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EEM Events and Examples
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Configuration Limits for Cisco NX-OS System Management
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Feedback
Table Of Contents
New and Changed Information
This chapter provides release-specific information for each new and changed feature in the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS System Management Configuration Guide, Release 5.x. The latest version of this document is available at the following Cisco website:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9402/products_installation_and_configuration_guides_list.htmlTo check for additional information about Cisco NX-OS Release 5.x, see the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Release Notes, Release 5.x available at the following Cisco website:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9402/prod_release_notes_list.htmlsummarizes the new and changed features for the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS System Management Configuration Guide, Release 5.x and tells you where they are documented.
Table 1 New and Changed Features for Release 5.x
NTP
Increased the length of NTP authentication keys from 8 to 15 alphanumeric characters.
5.2(3)
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)
EEM event correlation
Added support for multiple event triggers in a single EEM policy.
5.2(1)
ERSPAN
Added ERSPAN source support for Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extender interfaces.
5.2(1)
ERSPAN
Added the ability to configure the multicast best effort mode for an ERSPAN session.
5.2(1)
HTTP proxy server for Smart Call Home
Added the ability to send HTTP messages through an HTTP proxy server.
5.2(1)
LLDP
Added LLDP support for the Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extender.
5.2(1)
NetFlow
Added NetFlow support on switch virtual interfaces (SVIs) for F1 Series ports.
5.2(1)
NTP
Added NTP support for all VDCs, enabling them to act as time servers.
5.2(1)
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)
NTP
Changed the command to enable or disable NTP from [no] ntp enable to [no] feature ntp.
5.2(1)
NTP access groups
Added the serve, serve-only, and query-only access group options to control access to additional NTP services.
5.2(1)
Online diagnostics (GOLD)
Enabled the SpineControlBus test on the standby supervisor.
5.2(1)
Online diagnostics (GOLD)
Deprecated the SnakeLoopback test on F1 Series modules.
5.2(1)
PTP
Added support for the Precision Time Protocol (PTP).
5.2(1)
SPAN
Added SPAN source support for Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extender interfaces.
5.2(1)
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)
System message logging
Added the ability to add the description for physical Ethernet interfaces and subinterfaces in the system message log.
5.2(1)
Online diagnostics (GOLD)
Added support for the SnakeLoopback test on F1 Series modules.
5.1(2)
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)
DCBXP
This link layer protocol is used to announce, exchange, and negotiate node parameters between peers.
5.1(1)
ERSPAN and ERSPAN ACLs
You can configure ERSPAN to monitor traffic across the IP network.
5.1(1)
Online diagnostics (GOLD)
Added support for FIPS and BootupPortLoopback tests.
5.1(1)
RMON
Enabled RMON by default.
5.1(1)
SPAN
Added support for F1 Series modules and increased the number of supported SPAN sessions from 18 to 48.
5.1(1)
Syslog as EEM publisher
You can monitor syslog messages from the switch.
5.1(1)
Chapter 14 "Configuring the Embedded Event Manager" and "Embedded Event Manager System Events and Configuration Examples"
Syslog servers
Increased the number of supported syslog servers from three to eight.
5.1(1)
SMTP server configuration for Smart Call Home
You can configure multiple SMTP servers for Smart Call Home.
5.0(2)
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)
Smart Call Home crash notifications
Messages are sent for process crashes on line cards (as well as supervisor modules).
5.0(2)
EEM system policies
Fan EEM policies are modified for the Cisco Nexus 7000 10-Slot Switch.
5.0(2)
"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)
NetFlow
You can specify the NetFlow instance for which you want to display NetFlow IPv4 flows and NetFlow table utilization.
5.0(2)
NTP access groups
You can control access to NTP services by using access groups.
5.0(2)
NTP authentication
You can configure the device to authenticate the time sources to which the local clock is synchronized.
5.0(2)
NTP logging
You can configure NTP logging in order to generate system logs with significant NTP events.
5.0(2)
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)
SNMP notifications
Updated the snmp-server enable traps commands.
5.0(2)