New and Changed Information

New and Changed Information

As of Cisco NXOS Release 4.2(1), software configuration information is available in new feature-specific configuration guides for the following information:

  • System management
  • Interfaces
  • Fabric
  • Quality of service
  • Security
  • IP services
  • High availability and redundancy

The information in these new guides previously existed in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide and in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family NXOS Configuration Guide. Those configuration guides remain available on Cisco.com and should be used for all software releases prior to Fabric Manager Release 5.0 (1a). Each guide addresses the features introduced in or available in a particular release. Select and view the configuration guide that pertains to the software installed in your switch.

Some information from the Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide and the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Configuration Guide now appears in the following guides that are common among products that run the Nexus operating system:

  • Cisco NX-OS Licensing Guide – Explains the licensing model and describes the feature licenses.
  • Cisco NX-OS Fundamentals Guide – Describes the switch setup utility and includes general CLI, file system, and configuration information.

For a complete list of document titles, see the list of Related Documentation in the “Preface.”

About this Guide

The information in the new Cisco MDS 9000 NX-OS Security Configuration Guide previously existed in Part 5: Security of the Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide.

About This Guide

The information in the new Cisco Fabric Manager Security Configuration Guide previously existed in Part 5: Security of the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Configuration Guide.

Table 1 lists the New and Changed features for this guide, starting with MDS NX-OS Release 6.2.1.

Table 1 New and Changed Features for MDS NX-OS Release 6.2.1

Feature
New or Changed Topics
Changed in Release
Where Documented

SHA-2 Encryption and Fingerprint Hashing Support

Configuring Users and Common Roles

6.2(19)

Chapter 6, “Creating Users Guidelines”

Fibre Channel Common Transport Management Server Query

Configuring Fibre Channel Common Transport Management Server Query

6.2(9)

Chapter 13, “Configuring Fibre Channel Common Transport Management Security”

Group-based User Role Support

Configuring LDAP Server Groups

Configuring LDAP Search Maps

6.2.1

“Configuring Security Features on an External AAA Server”

Added new switching modules

Supported Modules

5.2(1)

Chapter 15, “Configuring Cisco TrustSec Fibre Channel Link Encryption”

Changes to SSH

Passwordless file copy and SSH

5.0 (1a)

Chapter6, “Configuring SSH Services”

Configuring TACACS+ Server Monitoring Parameters

Enabling CHAP Authentication

5.0 (1a)

Chapter7, “Configuring TACACS+ Server Monitoring Parameters”

OTP Authentication

One Time Password Support

5.0 (1a)

Chapter7, “Configuring TACACS+ Server Monitoring Parameters”