New and Changed Information

New and Changed Information

Table 1. New and Changed Features

Feature

Description

Changed in Release

Where Documented

VXLAN and iVXLAN Strip

VXLAN and iVXLAN strip is supported on N9K-C93180YC-FX3 and N9K-C93108TC-FX3P

10.2(3)F

Guidelines and Limitations

NDB: Co-existence of MPLS Stripping, ERSPAN and other header stripping features

The NDB MPLS Header Stripping feature allows for stripping of MPLS header from packets that come in with an MPLS encapsulation. This feature uses the OFM model and co-exists with the other header stripping features.

10.2(3)F

Guidelines and Limitations for MPLS Stripping

MPLS Header Stripping

Header Stripping for Nexus Data Broker

VXLAN and iVXLAN Header Stripping

ERSPAN Header Stripping

GRE Header Stripping

Correctly Advertise LLDP Chassis-ID

Introduced a new global configuration command—[no] lldp chassis-id switch—to advertise the switch chassis MAC address instead of the port MAC address.

10.2(3)F

Guidelines and Limitations

Enable or Disable Globally

Enable or Disable Globally

Authenticated SMTP Support From NX-OS for Smart Call Home

SMTP-AUTH is supported for secure callhome mail transfer on Cisco Nexus 9000 Series platform switches

10.2(3)F

Guidelines and Limitations

Configure SMTP-AUTH for Call Home Mail Transfer

Configuration

IPv6 ERSPAN Destination support

Added support for IPv6 ERSPAN destination/termination

10.2(3)F

Guidelines and Limitations

Configure an ERSPAN Destination Session

Configure an ERSPAN Destination Session

sFlow flow-cache size increase

Added support for 30k v4 and 30k v6 bgp routes.

10.2(3)F

Guidelines and Limitations

PTP Support of up to 2000 secondary devices per switch

Added support for a maximum of 100 secondary devices per port, with a system-wide maximum of 2000 secondary devices per switch.

10.2(3)F

Guidelines and limitations for PTP

Enhanced Multicast Scale

Enhancement on the config diff utility

New CLIs to support Integrity Checking of Candidate Config.

10.2(3)F

Candidate Configuration

LLDP Egress Queuing TLV on NPV and SAN Switching Modes

Introduced a new command—[no] lldp tlv-select dcbxp egress-queuing—to advertise egress queuing configuration in the switch.

10.2(3)F

Overview

Guidelines and Limitations

Configure DCBXP Egress Queuing

Enable or Disable Multi-Neighbor Support

Enable or Disable Support on Port-Channel Interfaces

FC span for NPV and SAN Switching Modes

Added packet capture support for FC ports, SAN port channels, and VSANs.

10.2(3)F

Cisco Nexus 9300 Platform Switches

Configure SPAN Session

Configuration Example for a SPAN Session

Logging 2.0 Enhancements: Log profile yaml file and Global Dictionary per Log statistics

Added support for Log-Profile YAML file and CLI to display per log statistics of each component.

10.2(3)F

Log-profile YAML files

Display global dictionary per log statistics

SPAN-to-CPU

Added ACL filter support for Cisco Nexus N9K-X9624D-R2 line card.

10.2(3)F

Guidelines and Limitations

EoMPLS Label Stripping

Added support for EoMPLS only on Cisco Nexus 9300-EX platform switches

10.2(2)F

Guidelines and Limitations for MPLS Stripping

Disable Security and SNMP User Synchronization

Added a new CLI that allows you to disable the user synchronization between the SNMP and security components.

10.2(2)F

Disable Security and SNMP User Synchronization

Secure Erase

Added support for Nexus 9000 Series to remove all the identifiable customer information on Cisco NX-OS devices in conditions of product removal due to Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA), or upgrade or replacement, or system end-of-life.

10.2(2)F

Secure Erase

SPAN-to-CPU

SPAN-to-CPU is for troubleshooting packet flow through Cisco Nexus 9000 Series switches.

10.2(2)F

SPAN-to-CPU

NDB GRE Header Stripping

Allows you to strip the GRE header from packets that come in with a GRE encapsulation.

10.2(2)F

GRE Header Stripping

Logging 2.0 Enhancements: Auto-Collect Adoption Improvement

Allows for creation and deletion of default YAML file with pre-populated settings.

10.2(2)F

Create or delete Auto-Collection per component

PTP v1 and v2 Co-existence

Added support for PTPv1 and v2 co-existence on Cisco Nexus 9300-GX, 9300-GX2, and 9300-FX3 platform switches.

10.2(2)F

Guidelines and limitations for PTP

Terminal-lock for VSH sessions Phase 2

Added a new CLI "terminal lock mdp" that locks the Model Driven Programmability interfaces and supports DME lock sessions.

10.2(2)F

Overview

PTP with jitter fix for 1G ports

Added support for PTP with jitter fix for 1G ports on Cisco N9K-C93108TC-FX3P platform switches.

10.2(2)F

Guidelines and limitations for PTP

PTP: IPv6 UDP Unicast Transport and PTP Unicast Negotiation

Added support for PTP IPv6 transport on the Cisco Nexus 9300-FX, 9300-FX2, 9300-GX, and 9300-GX2 platform switches.

Added support for PTP unicast negotiation on Cisco Nexus 9300-EX, 9300-FX, 9300-FX2, 9300-GX, and 9300-GX2 platform switches.

10.2(2)F

Guidelines and limitations for PTP

Configure PTP Globally

Configure PTP on an Interface

sFlow

Added support for sFlow on Cisco N9K-C9332D-GX2B platform switches.

10.2(1q)F

Guidelines and Limitations

PTP

Added support for PTP on Cisco N9K-C9332D-GX2B platform switches.

10.2(1q)F

Guidelines and limitations for PTP

SPAN

Added support for SPAN on Cisco N9K-C9332D-GX2B platform switches.

10.2(1q)F

Guidelines and Limitations

Configuring in Two-Stage Configuration Commit Mode

Added new CLIs

10.2(1)F

Configuring in Two-Stage Configuration Commit Mode

sFlow BGP Extension

Added support for Cisco Nexus switches.

10.2(1)F

Configure Extended BGP (Gateway)

Terminal lock for VSH Sessions

Added support for Cisco Nexus switches.

10.2(1)F

Overview

NDB: Optimise ERSPAN implementation

Added support for ERSPAN header stripping Cisco Nexus 9300-FX2, 9300-FX3, 9300-GX, and 9300-GX2 platform switches. Note that this feature is only supported on TOR switches.

10.2(1)F

ERSPAN Header Stripping

L3 NetFlow export on L2 physical interface

Added support for Layer 3 NetFlow on Layer 2 interfaces on Cisco Nexus 9300-EX, 9300-FX, 9300-FX2, 9300-FX3, 9300-GX, and 9300-GX2 platform switches, and on 9500-EX LC and 9500-FX LC.

10.2(1)F

Guidelines and Limitations for NetFlow

Configure Layer 3 NetFlow on Layer 2 Interfaces

ERSPAN over IPv6

Added support for ERSPAN over IPv6 on Cisco Nexus 9300-GX2, 9300-GX, 9300-FX2, 9300-EX, 9300-FX3, 9300-FX3S, and 9300-FX3P platform switches and N9K-X9716D-GX, N9K-X9736C-EX, N9K-X9732C-EX(X86_64 Atom), N9K-X9732C-EXM, N9K-X97160YC-EX, and N9K-X9736C-FX line cards.

10.2(1)F

Encapsulated Remote Switched Port Analyzer

NDB license - tap-agg

Tap aggregation is a licensed feature that requires you to configure feature tap-aggregation so that you can configure the tap aggregation-related CLIs. This feature is supported on all Cisco Nexus 9000 series platform switches.

10.2(1)F

Guidelines and Limitations for TAP Aggregation

Configure TAP Aggregation Policy

Configuration Example for TAP Aggregation

PTP Telecom Profile

This feature adds IPv4, IPv6, and Class B support for PTP Telecom Profile.

10.2(1)F

Precision Time Protocol

Terminal-lock for VSH Sessions

This feature provides CLIs to lock the terminal to allow one user to access the configure terminal commands. It prevents other users from changing the NX-OS running configuration.

10.2(1)F

Overview

sFlow BGP Extension

This feature adds configuring sFlow Extended BGP (Gateway) to the switch.

10.2(1)F

Configure Extended BGP (Gateway)

No-Reload Option for SMU Installation

This feature provides No-Reload option payloads for SMU installation.

10.2(1)F

No-Reload Options for SMU Installation