- Preface
- New and Changed Information
- Overview
- Configuring Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting
- Configuring RADIUS
- Configuring TACACS+
- Configuring SSH and Telnet
- Configuring Access Control Lists
- Configuring DHCP Snooping
- Configuring Dynamic ARP Inspection
- Configuring Unicast RPF
- Configuring Control Plane Policing
- Index
Cisco Nexus 3000 Series NX-OS Security Configuration Guide, Release 5.0(3)U2(2)
Chapter: Preface
Preface
This preface contains the following sections:
- Audience
- Document Conventions
- Related Documentation for Nexus 3000 Series NX-OS Software
- Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request
Audience
This publication is for experienced network administrators who configure and maintain Cisco Nexus Series switches.
Document Conventions
Command descriptions use the following conventions:
| Convention | Description |
|---|---|
| bold | Bold text indicates the commands and keywords that you enter literally as shown. |
| Italic | Italic text indicates arguments for which the user supplies the values. |
| [x] | Square brackets enclose an optional element(keyword or argument). |
| [x | y] | Square brackets enclosing keywords or arguments separated by a vertical bar indicate an optional choice. |
| {x | y} | Braces enclosing keywords or arguments separated by a vertical bar indicate a required choice. |
| [x {y | z}] | Nested set of square brackets or braces indicate optional or required choices within optional or required elements. Braces and a vertical bar within square brackets indicate a required choice within an optional element. |
| variable | Indicates a variable for which you supply values, in context where italics cannot be used. |
| string | A nonquoted set of characters. Do not use quotation marks around the string or the string will include the quotation marks. |
Examples use the following conventions:
| Convention | Description |
|---|---|
| screen font | Terminal sessions and information the switch displays are in screen font. |
| boldface screen font | Information you must enter is in boldface screen font. |
| italic screen font | Arguments for which you supply values are in italic screen font. |
| < > | Nonprinting characters, such as passwords, are in angle brackets. |
| [ ] | Default responses to system prompts are in square brackets. |
| !, # | An exclamation point (!) or a pound sign (#) at the beginning of a line of code indicates a comment line. |
This document uses the following conventions:
 Note |
Means reader take note. Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to material not covered in the manual. |
 Caution |
Means reader be careful. In this situation, you might do something that could result in equipment damage or loss of data. |
Related Documentation for Nexus 3000 Series NX-OS Software
The entire Cisco NX-OS 3000 Series documentation set is available at the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps11541/tsd_products_support_series_home.html
Release Notes
The release notes are available at the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps11541/prod_release_notes_list.html
Installation and Upgrade Guides
The installation and upgrade guides are available at the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps11541/prod_installation_guides_list.html
The documents in this category include:
Configuration Guides
The configuration guides are available at the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps11541/products_installation_and_configuration_guides_list.html
The documents in this category include:
- Configuration Limits for Cisco NX-OS
- Fundamentals Configuration Guide
- Layer 2 Switching Configuration Guide
- Multicast Configuration Guide
- Quality of Service Configuration Guide
- Security Configuration Guide
- System Management Configuration Guide
- Unicast Routing Configuration Guide
- Verified Scalability Guide for Cisco NX-OS
Technical References
The technical references are available at the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps11541/prod_technical_reference_list.html
Error and System Messages
The error and system message reference guides are available at the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps11541/products_system_message_guides_list.html
Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request
For information on obtaining documentation, submitting a service request, and gathering additional information, see the monthly What's New in Cisco Product Documentation, which also lists all new and revised Cisco technical documentation, at:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/general/whatsnew/whatsnew.html
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