Preface
This preface describes the audience, organization, and conventions of the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series NX-OS System Management Command Reference. It also provides information on how to obtain related documentation.
This preface includes the following sections:
Audience
This publication is for experienced users who configure and maintain Cisco NX-OS devices.
Supported Switches
This section includes the following topics:
Cisco Nexus 5000 Platform Switches
lists the Cisco switches supported in the Cisco Nexus 5000 Platform.
Note For more information on these switches, see the Cisco Nexus 5500 Platform and Cisco Nexus 5000 Platform Hardware Installation Guide available at the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9670/tsd_products_support_series_home.html
Table 1 Supported Cisco Nexus 5000 Platform Switches
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Cisco Nexus 5010 Switch |
The Cisco Nexus 5010 is a 1 rack unit (RU) switch. It delivers 500 Gbps of wire-speed switching capacity designed for traditional, virtualized, unified, and high-performance computing (HPC) environments. |
Cisco Nexus 5020 Switch |
The Cisco Nexus 5020 is a 2 rack unit (RU) switch. It delivers 1+ Tbps of wire-speed switching capacity designed for traditional, virtualized, unified, and HPC environments. |
Note The Cisco Nexus 5000 Platform switches only supports Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) snooping.
IGMP, Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM), and Multicast Source Discovery Protocol (MSDP) are not supported on the Cisco Nexus 5000 Platform switches.
Cisco Nexus 5500 Platform Switches
lists the Cisco switches supported in the Cisco Nexus 5500 Platform.
Note For more information on these switches, see the Cisco Nexus 5500 Platform and Cisco Nexus 5000 Platform Hardware Installation Guide available at the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9670/tsd_products_support_series_home.html
Table 2 Supported Cisco Nexus 5500 Platform Switches
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Cisco Nexus 5548P Switch |
The Cisco Nexus 5548P switch is the first switch in the Cisco Nexus 5500 Platform. It is a one-rack-unit (1 RU), 10-Gigabit Ethernet and Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) switch that offers up to 960-Gbps throughput and up to 48 ports. |
Cisco Nexus 5596P Switch |
The Cisco Nexus 5596P switch is a top-of-rack, 10-Gigabit Ethernet and FCoE switch offering up to 1920-Gigabit throughput and up to 96 ports. |
Organization
This document is organized as follows:
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New and Changed Information |
Describes the new and changed information for the new Cisco NX-OS software releases. |
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Describes the Cisco NX-OS system management commands that begin with A. |
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Describes the Cisco NX-OS system management commands that begin with C. |
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Describes the Cisco NX-OS system management commands that begin with D. |
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Describes the Cisco NX-OS system management commands that begin with I. |
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Describes the Cisco NX-OS system management commands that begin with L. |
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Describes the Cisco NX-OS system management commands that begin with N. |
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Describes the Cisco NX-OS system management commands that begin with S. |
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commands. |
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Describes the Cisco NX-OS system management commands that begin with V. |
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Describes the Cisco NX-OS system message logging facilities. |
Document Conventions
Command descriptions use these conventions:
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boldface font |
Commands and keywords are in boldface. |
italic font |
Arguments for which you supply values are in italics. |
[ ] |
Elements in square brackets are optional. |
{x | y | z} |
Alternative keywords are grouped in braces and separated by vertical bars. |
[ x | y | z ] |
Optional alternative keywords are grouped in brackets and separated by vertical bars. |
string |
A nonquoted set of characters. Do not use quotation marks around the string or the string will include the quotation marks. |
Screen examples use these conventions:
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Terminal sessions and information that the switch displays are in screen font. |
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Information you must enter is in boldface screen font. |
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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
Documentation for Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switches and Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extender is available at the following URL:
The following are related Cisco Nexus 5000 Series and Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extender documents:
Maintain and Operate Guides
Installation and Upgrade Guides
Error and System Messages
Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request
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