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New and Changed Information
This chapter provides release-specific information for each new and changed feature in the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Virtual Device Context Configuration Guide. 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 releases, see the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Release Notes 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 Virtual Device Context Configuration Guide, and tells you where they are documented.
Table 1 New and Changed Features
Switchwide VDC mode
Added the ability to enable specific line cards in the chassis and prevent others from powering on.
6.1(3)
F2E Series modules.
Added support for F2E Series as part of F2 Series modules.
6.1(2)
Admin VDC
Added support for admin VDC.
6.1(1)
Chapter 2 "Configuring an Admin VDC" and Chapter 4 "Creating VDCs"
Supervisor modules, Number of VDCs and storage VDCs.
Added support for the new supervisor modules and the supported number of VDCs. Added support for storage VDCs.
6.1(1)
Chapter 1 "Overview," Chapter 2 "Configuring an Admin VDC," and Chapter 4 "Creating VDCs"
CPU Shares
Added support for CPU shares on a VDC.
6.1(1)
VDC resource limits
Added support for M2 Series modules.
6.1(1)
VDC resource limits
Added support for F2 Series modules.
6.0(1)
FCoE
Added support for storage VDCs and the FCoE feature.
5.2(1)
Chapter 1 "Overview," Chapter 2 "Configuring an Admin VDC,", and Chapter 4 "Creating VDCs"
MAC addresses
The default VDC has a MAC address, and subsequent nondefault VDCs that are created are assigned MAC addresses.
5.2(1)
VDC resource limits
Added support for M Series modules.
5.2(1)
N7K-F132XP-15 module
Added support for the N7K-F132XP-15 module.
5.1(1)
Chapter 1 "Overview," Chapter 4 "Creating VDCs" and Chapter 5 "Managing VDCs"
VDC resource limits
Added the ability to configure ERSPAN monitor session resource limits.
5.1(1)
VDC resource limits
The range for the minimum and maximum values changed for the limit-resource m4route-mem, limit-resource m6route-mem, limit-resource u4route-mem, limit-resource u6route-mem, and limit-resource vrf commands.
5.0(2)
Chapter 3 "Configuring VDC Resource Templates" and Chapter 5 "Managing VDCs"
Restarting VDCs
The vdc restart command was replaced by the reload vdc command.
4.2(4)
Suspending and resuming VDCs
You can suspend and resume nondefault VDCs.
4.2(1)
Restarting VDCs
You can restart active nondefault VDCs and nondefault VDCs in the failed state.
4.2(1)
Reloading VDCs
You can reload nondefault VDCs.
4.2(1)
VDC prompt format
You can change the format of the CLI prompt for nondefault VDCs.
4.2(1)
VDC boot order
You can configure the boot order for nondefault VDCs.
4.2(1)
VDCs and tunnel interfaces
You can put tunnel interfaces into nondefault VDCs and VRFs.
4.2(1)
IPv4 and IPv6 unicast route memory resources
Changed the default value for the maximum limits.
4.1(2)
Chapter 3 "Configuring VDC Resource Templates" and Chapter 5 "Managing VDCs"
Multicast route memory resources
Added IPv4 and IPv6 multicast route memory resources.
4.1(2)
Chapter 3 "Configuring VDC Resource Templates" and Chapter 5 "Managing VDCs"
Port channel resource
Changed the default value for the maximum limit.
4.1(2)
Chapter 3 "Configuring VDC Resource Templates" and Chapter 5 "Managing VDCs"
IPv4 unicast route memory resource
Changed the default maximum value from 256 to 320.
4.0(2)
Chapter 3 "Configuring VDC Resource Templates" and Chapter 5 "Managing VDCs"
IPv6 unicast route memory resource
Changed the default maximum value from 256 to 192.
4.0(2)
Chapter 3 "Configuring VDC Resource Templates" and Chapter 5 "Managing VDCs"