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Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide, Release 6.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 Basic Interface Parameters
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Configuring Layer 2 Interfaces
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Configuring Layer 3 Interfaces
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Configuring Bidirectional Forwarding Detection
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Configuring Port Channels
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Configuring vPCs
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Configuring IP Tunnels
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Configuring Q-in-Q VLAN Tunnels
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IETF RFCs Supported by Cisco NX-OS Interfaces
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Configuration Limits for Cisco NX-OS Interfaces
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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 Interfaces Configuration Guide, Release 6.x. The latest version of this document is available at the following Cisco website:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/datacenter/sw/6_x/nx-os/interfaces/configuration/guide/if_cli.htmlTo check for additional information about Cisco NX-OS, see the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Release Notes, Release 6.x. Release notes are 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 Interfaces Configuration Guide, Release 6.x, and tells you where they are documented.
Table 1 New and Changed Features for Cisco NX-OS
Result Bundle Hash load balancing
Added support for the RBH modulo mode to improve load balancing across port channels.
6.1(3)
Minimum links for FEX fabric port channel
Added the ability to configure a minimum number of links for the FEX fabric port channel.
6.1(3)
Slow Drain Device Detection and Congestion Avoidance
Added support for slow drain device detection feature.
6.1(1)
BFD support on F2 Series and M2 Series modules
Added support for F2 Series and M2 Series modules.
6.1(1)
There are no changes since Release 5.2(1)
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Fabric Extender (FEX)
Fabric Extender ports have Layer 3 support for host connectivity, and vPCs can be configured through Fabric Extenders (Host vPC).
5.2(1)
Chapter 4 "Configuring Layer 3 Interfaces"
BFD SHA1 Authentication
Supports SHA-1 authentication of BFD packets.
5.2(1)
Default Interfaces
Allows you to clear the existing configuration of multiple interface types.
5.2(1)
SVI Autostate Exclude
Allows you to exclude a port from the VLAN interface link-up calculation when there are multiple ports in the VLAN.
5.2(1)
vPC
Allows you to configure auto recovery configuration support, provides system display of MST to VLAN consistency failures, provides FabricPath configuration support, and vPC connection to Cisco 2000 Series Fabric Extenders.
5.2(1)
Rate Limits
Configures rate limits for packets that reach the supervisor.
5.1(1)
Inband Management in the Nexus Chassis
Configures inband management in the Cisco Nexus 7000 switches when there are only F1 series module in the chassis.
5.1(1)
F1 series modules and M1 series modules for the port channel
Supports bundling of 16 active ports simultaneously into a port channel on the F series module. On the M Series module, you can bundle up to 8 active and 8 standby.
5.1(1)
LACP Port-Channel MinLinks and MaxBundle
Configures LACP port-channel minlinks and LACP port-channel maxbundle.
5.1(1)
BFD
Makes network profiling and planning easier and reconvergence time consistent and predictable.
5.0(2)
Q-in-Q Tunneling
Enables the segregation of traffic for different customers while still giving you a full range of VLANs for your use.
5.0(2)
vPC and STP Convergence
Supports bringing up the vPC on a switch when its peer fails to function. Enables the vPC switch pair to appear as a single STP root in the Layer 2 topology.
5.0(2)