New and Changed Information

New and Changed Information

Table 1. New and Changed Features

Feature

Description

Changed in Release

Where Documented

Flexible PTP over IPv6 multicast

Added new global and interface commands to set the transmit and receive scope for PTP over IPv6 multicast configuration

10.3(5)M

Configure PTP Globally

Configure PTP on an Interface

Enhancement to completely support Syslog Protocol (RFC 5424)

Enhanced support for complete compliance with the RFC 5424 standard for Syslog Protocol

10.3(4a)M

Guidelines and Limitations

NTP Security Enhancements - RFC 8573

Enhanced NTP security with the AES128CMAC authentication mechanism along with Type-6 encryption support for authentication keys.

10.3(3)F

Guidelines and Limitations

Configure Authentication

Enable or Disable NTP

Multiple followers’ support for G8275.2 in Unicast mode

Provided support for G.8275.2 Telecom profile dynamic PTP unicast port, multiple unicast follower port support on Cisco Nexus 9300-FX3 platform switches.

10.3(3)F

Telecom Profile G.8275.2

Guidelines and limitations for PTP

Configure PTP Globally

Configure PTP on an Interface

Assign Dynamic Role

Configure Unicast Source Address

Configure PTP Telecom Profile

Profile Defaults

Verify PTP Configuration

Verify PTP Telecom Profile Configuration

Logging 2.0 enhancements

Added support for default bloggerd auto-collect for adjmgr, cts, l2fm, and vmtracker.

10.3(3)F

Guidelines and limitations for Embedded Event Manager

Extended VRF-ID in NetFlow support on all Cisco Nexus 9000 switches

Added support for Ingress_VRF_ID support for NetFlow and Analytics features on all Cisco Nexus 9000 switches.

10.3(3)F

Guidelines and limitations for Mixed Mode

Commands for verifying the Mixed Mode configuration

Display example for Mixed Mode

Configuration Replace

Support is added for configuration replace configuration.

10.3(3)F

Guidelines and Limitations

Overview

Perform Configuration Replace

Expanded support for Type-6 password encryption​

Added Type-6 encryption support for SNMPv3 user password.

10.3(3)F

Guidelines and Limitations

Configure SNMP Users

Support for Source Interface for call home

Added support for source interface for call home

10.3(2)F

Guidelines and Limitations

Configuration

Configure Source Interface

GM/GPS/GNSS support on N9K-C93180YC-FX3

GM, GPS, and GNSS functionality is supported on Cisco Nexus N9K-C93180YC-FX3 platform switches.

10.3(2)F

Clocks

Guidelines and limitations for PTP

Configure PTP Globally

Configure PTP GM

Configuring GPS

Configuring GNSS

VPLS Stripping

Added support for EoMPLS header stripping on Cisco Nexus 9300-FX, 9300-FX2, 9300-FX3, 9300-GX, and 9300-GX2 TORs.

10.3(2)F

Guidelines and Limitations for MPLS Stripping

Overview

Guidelines and Limitations

Additional LLDP TLVs for ecosystem integrations

Added 802.1 link aggregation, 802.1 vlan name, and 802.3 max frame size optional parameters to the existing lldp tlv-select command

10.3(2)F

Guidelines and Limitations

Configure Optional Parameters

PTP Media profile support with Cisco Nexus 9408 platform

PTP on media profile is supported on Cisco Nexus 9408 platform switches.

10.3(2)F

Guidelines and limitations for PTP

Flow visibility in Nexus Dashboard Insights and NetFlow

Added support for Mixed Mode

10.3(1)F

Mixed Mode

Support enhanced maintenance mode

During an unexpected reload, ensure switching to maintenance mode by delaying interface UP until the configuration is merged with the mmode profile.

10.3(1)F

Guidelines and Limitations

Trigger Graceful Removal

Add Show Commands to Snapshots

IPv6 destination support for sFlow

Added support for IPv6 collector. Note that the source ip address and the collector ip address must belong to the same address family.

10.3(1)F

Guidelines and Limitations

Configure sFlow Collector Address

Configure Agent Address

Enable sFlow Feature

ERSPAN

Added support for ERSPAN on Cisco Nexus 9808 platform switches.

10.3(1)F

Guidelines and Limitations for ERSPAN

Configure ERSPAN Truncation

Configure an ERSPAN Source Session

CDP

Added support for CDP on Cisco Nexus 9808 platform switches.

10.3(1)F

Guidelines and Limitations

LLDP

Added support for LLDP on Cisco Nexus 9808 platform switches.

10.3(1)F

Guidelines and Limitations

SNMP

Added support for SNMP on Cisco Nexus 9808 platform switches.

10.3(1)F

Guidelines and Limitations

PTP

Added support for PTP Media Profile and One-Step Mode on Cisco Nexus 9808 platform switches.

10.3(1)F

Guidelines and limitations for PTP

sFlow

Added support for sFlow on Cisco Nexus 9808 platform switches.

10.3(1)F

Guidelines and Limitations

SPAN

Added support for SPAN on Cisco Nexus 9808 platform switches.

10.3(1)F

Guidelines and Limitations

Cisco Nexus 9800 and 9232E-B1 Platform Switches

Configure SPAN Truncation

Verify SPAN Configuration

Generic Online Diagnostics (GOLD)

Added support for GOLD on Cisco Nexus 9808 platform switches.

10.3(1)F

Guidelines and limitations for online diagnostics

Runtime or health monitoring diagnostics

Command to disable L2FM MAC learning behavior during loops

MAC move policy is supported on Cisco Nexus 9300-X Cloud Scale Switches.

10.3(1)F

Configuring MAC Move Policy

ePBR L2 - GX

The provider VLAN tagging is supported on the Cisco Nexus 9300-GX, N9K-C9504-FM-G, and N9K-C9508-FM-G switches and N9K-X9716D-GX line cards.

10.3(1)F

Guidelines and Limitations for TAP Aggregation

Configure Selective Q-in-Q with Provider VLANs