Cisco Nexus 5000 Series NX-OS Fabric Extender Command Reference

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Updated:: June 18, 2015

D Commands

This chapter describes the Cisco NX-OS commands that begin with D that are used to manage a Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extender from a Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switch.

description (fex)

To specify a description for a Fabric Extender, use the description command. To revert to the default description, use the no form of this command.

description description

no description

Syntax Description

description

Description of a Fabric Extender. The default is the string FEX xxxx where xxxx is the chassis ID. For example, if the chassis ID is 123, the default description is FEX0123. The maximum length is 20 alphanumeric characters.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Fabric extender configuration mode

Command History

Release	Modification
4.0(1a)N2(1)	This command was introduced.

Examples

This example shows how to specify a description for a Fabric Extender:

switch# configure terminal

switch(config)# fex 101

switch(config-fex)# description Rack16_FEX101

This example shows how to revert to the default description for a Fabric Extender:

switch# configure terminal

switch(config)# fex 101

switch(config-fex)# no description

Related Commands

Command	Description
fex	Creates a Fabric Extender and enters Fabric Extender configuration mode.
show fex	Displays all configured Fabric Extender chassis connected to the switch.

diagnostic bootup level

To configure the bootup diagnostic level to trigger diagnostics when the device boots, use the diagnostic bootup level command. To remove the bootup diagnostic level configuration, use the no form of this command.

diagnostic bootup level { bypass | complete }

no diagnostic bootup level { bypass | complete }

Syntax Description

bypass	Specifies that all bootup tests are skipped.
complete	Specifies that all bootup diagnostics are performed. This is the default value.

Command Default

Complete

Command Modes

Global configuration mode

Command History

Release	Modification
4.0(0)N1(1)	This command was introduced.
4.2(1)N2(1)	Support was added to control the diagnostic level of all the Fabric Extenders connected to the switch.