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This chapter provides release-specific information for each new and changed feature in the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series NX-OS Fibre Channel over Ethernet Configuration Guide.
The latest version of this document is available at the following Cisco website:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9670/products_installation_and_configuration_guides_list.html
To check for additional information about Cisco NX-OS Release 4.2(1)N1(1), see the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series NX-OS Release Notes available at the following Cisco website:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9670/prod_release_notes_list.html
This table summarizes the new and changed features for the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series NX-OS Configuration Guide for Cisco NX-OS Release 4.2(1)N1(1), and tells you where they are documented.
Feature | Description | Changed in Release | Where to find it documented... |
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Fabric Extender Topologies | Added diagrams showing FEX Active-Active and Straight-Through topologies. | 4.2(1)N1(1) | FCoE Topologies |
FCoE Initialization Protocol | Added Nexus 2232PP Fabric Extender support for standard Gen-2 CNAs only. | 4.2(1)N1(1) | Configuration Guidelines |
Virtual Fibre Channel (vFC) | Added examples to show how to bind a vFC to the Nexus 2232PP Fabric Extender. | 4.2(1)N1(1) | Creating a Virtual Fibre Channel Interface |
As of Cisco NX-OS Release 4.1(3)N2(1), the Nexus 5000 Series configuration information is available in new feature-specific configuration guides for the following information:
System Management
Layer 2 Switching
SAN Switching
Fibre Channel over Ethernet
Security
Quality of Service
The information in these new guides previously existed in the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series CLI Configuration Guide which remains available on Cisco.com and should be used for all software releases prior to Cisco Nexus 5000 NX-OS Software Rel 4.1(3). Each new configuration guide addresses the features that are introduced in or are available in a particular release. Select and view the configuration guide that pertains to the software installed in your switch.
The information in the new Cisco Nexus 5000 Series NX-OS Fibre Channel over Ethernet Configuration Guide previously existed in Part 5: Fibre Channel over Ethernet of the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series CLI Configuration Guide.