- Preface
- New and Changed Information
- Overview
-
- Configuring Ethernet Interfaces
- Configuring VLANs
- Configuring Private VLANs
- Configuring Access and Trunk Interfaces
- Configuring EtherChannels
- Configuring Virtual Port Channels
- Configuring Rapid PVST+
- Configuring Multiple Spanning Tree
- Configuring STP Extensions
- Configuring the MAC Address Table
- Configuring IGMP Snooping
- Configuring Traffic Storm Control
-
- Configuring Fibre Channel Interfaces
- Configuring Domain Parameters
- Configuring N Port Virtualization
- Configuring VSAN Trunking
- Configuring SAN Port Channel
- Configuring and Managing VSANs
- Configuring and Managing Zones
- Distributing Device Alias Services
- Configuring Fibre Channel Routing Services and Protocols
- Managing FLOGI, Name Server, FDMI, and RSCN Databases
- Discovering SCSI Targets
- Advanced Fibre Channel Features and Concepts
- Configuring FC-SP and DHCHAP
- Configuring Port Security
- Configuring Fabric Binding
- Configuring Fabric Configuration Servers
- Configuring Port Tracking
- Configuration Limits
- Index
Contents
Preface
The preface describes the audience, organization, and conventions of the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch NX-OS Software 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 n5k switches.
Document Organization
This document is organized as follows:
|
Part or Chapter |
Description |
|---|---|
|
Presents an overview of the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switch. |
|
|
Describes how to use the CLI and initial switch configuration. |
|
|
Describes how to configure Ethernet interfaces, VLANs, STP, EtherChannels, trunks, the MAC address table, and IGMP snooping. |
|
|
Switch Security Features |
Describes how to configure AAA, RADIUS, TACACS+, SSH/Telnet, and ACLs. |
|
System Management |
Describes how to configure CFS, RBAC, System Message Logging, Call Home, SNMP, RMON, network management interfaces, storm control, and SPAN. |
|
Fibre Channel over Ethernet |
Describes how to configure FCoE and virtual interfaces. |
|
Quality of Server |
Describes how to configure QoS. |
|
SAN Switching |
Describes how to configure Fibre Channel interfaces and Fibre Channel capabilities including NPV, SAN port channels, zones, DDAS, FSPF, and security features. |
|
Troubleshotting |
Describes how to perform basic troubleshooting. |
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. |
Screen 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
Documentation for Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switches and Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extender is available at the following URL: http://www.cisco.com/en/us/products/ps9670/tsd_products_support_series_home.html.
The following are related Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switches and Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extender documents:
Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch CLI Software Configuration Guide , Cisco NX-OS Release 4.1
Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Command Reference, Cisco NX-OS Release 4.1
Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Hardware Installation Guide
Cisco Nexus 5000 Series System Messages Reference
Cisco Nexus 5000 Series and Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Release Notes
Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extender Software Configuration Guide, Cisco NX-OS Release 4.1
Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extender Hardware Installation Guide
Cisco MDS 9000 and Nexus 5000 Series Fabric Manager Software Configuration Guide, Cisco Fabric Manager Release 4.1
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.
Subscribe to the What’s New in Cisco Product Documentation as a Really Simple Syndication (RSS) feed and set content to be delivered directly to your desktop using a reader application. The RSS feeds are a free service and Cisco currently supports RSS Version 2.0.