Cisco Nexus 5000 Series NX-OS Software Configuration Guide

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Updated:: May 7, 2019

Chapter: Preface

Audience
Organization
Document Conventions
Related Documentation
Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request

Preface

This preface describes the audience, organization, and conventions of the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series CLI Configuration Guide. It also provides information on how to obtain related documentation.

Audience

This guide is for experienced network administrators who are responsible for configuring and maintaining Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switches.

Organization

This guide is organized as follows:

Chapter	Title	Description
Chapter 1	Product Overview	Presents an overview of the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switches.
Part 1	Configuration Fundamentals	Contains chapters on using the CLI and initial switch configuration.
Part 2	LAN Switching	Contains chapters on how to configure Ethernet interfaces, VLANs, STP, Port Channels, trunks, the MAC address table and IGMP snooping.
Part 3	Switch Security Features	Contains chapters on how to configure AAA, Radius, TACACS+, SSH/Telnet and ACLs.
Part 4	System Management	Contains chapters on how to configure CFS, RBAC, System Message Logging, Call Home, SNMP, RMON, network management interfaces, storm control and SPAN.
Part 5	Fibre Channel over Ethernet	Contains chapters on how to configure FCoE and virtual interfaces.
Part 6	Quality of Service	Contains chapters on how to configure QoS.
Part 7	SAN Switching	Contains chapters on how to configure Fibre Channel interfaces and Fibre Channel capabilities (such as NPV, SAN-Port Channels, zones, DDAS, FSPF and security features).
Part 8	Troubleshooting	Contains chapters on how to perform basic troubleshooting.

Document Conventions

Command descriptions use these conventions:

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 `]`	Optional alternative keywords are grouped in brackets and separated by vertical bars.

Screen examples use these conventions:

`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.

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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