New and Changed Information

New and Changed Information

This chapter provides release-specific information for new and changed feature in the Cisco Nexus 3000 Series NX-OS Unicast Routing Configuration Guide, Release 6.x. The latest version of this document is available at the following Cisco website:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps11541/products_installation_and_configuration_guides_list.html

To check for additional information, see the Cisco Nexus 3000 Series NX-OS Release Notes, Release 6.x available at the following Cisco website:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps11541/prod_release_notes_list.html

Table 1 provides an overview of the significant changes made to this configuration guide. The table does not provide an exhaustive list of all changes to this guide or all new features in a particular release.

 

Table 1 New and Changed Features Information

Feature
Description
Changed in Release
Where Documented

Load sharing option for ECMP based on the source IP address

Added support for a new load sharing option for ECMP, based on the source IP address.

6.0(2)U6(6)

Configuring Load Sharing in the Unicast FIB

Support for configuring static IP routes and static IPv6 routes in the default and management VRFs.

Added support for configuring static IP routes and static IPv6 routes in the default and management VRFs.

6.0(2)U6(4)

Chapter 14, “Configuring VRFs”

Support for BFD for PIM mode.

Added support for BFD for PIM mode.

6.0(2)U5(3)

Chapter 18, “Configuring BFD on PIM”

Support for ALPM Mode 4

Added support for ALPM Mode 4.

6.0(2)U5(1)

Chapter 3, “Configuring IPv6”

Remove private autonomous system (AS) numbers.

Added support for remove private autonomous system (AS) numbers.

6.0(2)U5(1)

Chapter 8, “Configuring Advanced BGP”

Support for new CLI default-information originate

A new CLI default-information originate is added to distribute the default static route from non-default VRF to all BGP (VRF) Virtual Router Context and to install that route in the local BGP route table for all the BGP VRFs.

6.0(2)U5(1)

Chapter 7, “Configuring Basic BGP”

Hash offset and hash polynomial configuration

Added support for hash offset and hash polynomial configuration.

6.0(2)U5(1)

Chapter 15, “Configuring the Unicast RIB and FIB”

Configuring VRRPv3.

Added support for configuring VRRPv3.

6.0(2)U5(1)

Chapter 21, “Configuring VRRP”

BGP

Added the ability to configure the interval after which a BGP connection can reconnect.

6.0(2)U4(1)

Chapter 7, “Configuring Basic BGP”

BGP

Added the ability to delay route deletion from the hardware.

6.0(2)U4(1)

Chapter 8, “Configuring Advanced BGP”

BGP

Added the ability to configure BGP prefix peering wait timers.

6.0(2)U4(1)

Chapter 8, “Configuring Advanced BGP”

BGP

Added the ability to configure BGP to shrink ECMP groups in an accelerated way when a session goes down.

6.0(2)U4(1)

Chapter 8, “Configuring Advanced BGP”

BGP

Added the ability to configure a minimum route advertisement interval (MRAI) between the sending of BGP routing updates.

6.0(2)U4(1)

Chapter 7, “Configuring Basic BGP”

BGP

Added the ability to advertise newly learned BGP routes (IPv4 and IPv6) only after these routes are confirmed by the Forwarding Information Base (FIB) and programmed in the hardware.

6.0(2)U4(1)

Chapter 8, “Configuring Advanced BGP”

BFD

Added support for IPv6 with BFD

6.0(2)U4(1)

“Configuring Bidirectional Forwarding Detection,”

BGP

Added support for RFC 5549

6.0(2)U4(1)

“Configuring Basic BGP,”

“Configuring Advanced BGP,”

Prefix Matching

Added support for masks for prefix lists.

6.0(2)U3(1)

Chapter 16, “Prefix Lists”

ECMP Recovery

Added the feature.

6.0(2)U3(1)

Chapter 10, “Configuring ECMP Recovery”

Unified Forwarding Table

Added Mode 0 support and configuration details.

6.0(2)U2(1)

Chapter 1, “Unified Forwarding Table”

Policy-Based Routing

Added the feature.

6.0(2)U2(1)

Chapter 17, “Configuring Policy-Based Routing”

Disabling BGP Dampening with Redistribution

Added information about disabling BGP dampening with redistribution and how to configure it.

6.0(2)U2(1)

Chapter 8, “Disabling BGP Dampening with Redistribution”

ICMP unreachable support to set source interface

Added information about ICMP unreachable support to set source interface, and how to configure the interface IP address for the ICMP source IP field.

6.0(2)U2(1)

Chapter 2, “Configuring IPv4”

eBGP next-hop unchanged

Added information about eBGP next-hop unchanged and how to configure it.

6.0(2)U2(1)

Chapter 8, “eBGP Next-Hop Unchanged”

BGP remove-private-as enhancements

Added guidelines for using the remove-private-as command.

6.0(2)U2(1)

Chapter 8, “Configuring Advanced BGP”

BGP Additional Paths

Added information on how to configure BGP Additional Paths.

6.0(2)U1(1)

Chapter 9, “Configuring BGP Additional Paths”

VRF Route Leaking

Added information on VRF-lite support for VRF route leaking. Included guidelines, limitations, and sample configurations.

6.0(2)U1(1)

Chapter 14, “Configuring Layer 3 Virtualization”