Preface
This preface describes the audience, organization, and conventions of the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series NX-OS Quality of Service Configuration Guide. It also provides information on how to obtain related documentation.
- Audience
- Document Organization
- Document Conventions
- Related Documentation for Cisco Nexus 5000 Series NX-OS Software
- Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request
Audience
This publication is for experienced network administrators who configure and maintain Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switches and Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders.
Document Organization
This document is organized into the following chapters:
|
Chapter |
Description |
|---|---|
| New and Changed Information | Describes the new and changed information for the new Cisco NX-OS software releases. |
| Overview | Describes the Quality of Service features supported by the Cisco NX-OS software. |
| Configuring Quality of Service | Describes Quality of Service, guidelines and limitations, and information about how to configure the Quality of Service feature. |
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. |
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 for Cisco Nexus 5000 Series NX-OS Software
The entire Cisco NX-OS 5000 Series documentation set is available at the following URL:
Release Notes
The release notes are available at the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9670/prod_release_notes_list.html
Configuration Guides
These guides are available at the following URL:
The documents in this category include:
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Adapter-FEX Configuration Guide
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Cisco Fabric Manager Configuration Guide
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Cisco Nexus 5000 Series NX-OS Software Configuration Guide
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Configuration Limits for Cisco NX-OS
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FabricPath Configuration Guide
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Fibre Channel over Ethernet Configuration Guide
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Layer 2 Switching Configuration Guide
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Multicast Routing Configuration Guide
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Operations Guide
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SAN Switching Configuration Guide
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Quality of Service Configuration Guide
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Security Configuration Guide
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System Management Configuration Guide
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Unicast Routing Configuration Guide
Maintain and Operate Guides
Cisco Nexus 5000 Series NX-OS Operations Guides for various features are available at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9670/prod_maintenance_guides_list.html.
Installation and Upgrade Guides
These guides are available at the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9670/prod_installation_guides_list.html
The documents in this category include:
Licensing Guide
The License and Copyright Information for Cisco NX-OS Software is available at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/datacenter/sw/4_0/nx-os/license_agreement/nx-ossw_lisns.html.
Command References
These guides are available at the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9670/prod_command_reference_list.html
The documents in this category include:
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Command Reference Master Index
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Fabric Extender Command Reference
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FabricPath Command Reference
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Fibre Channel Command Reference
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Fundamentals Command Reference
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Layer 2 Interfaces Command Reference
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Multicast Routing Command Reference
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QoS Command Reference
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Security Command Reference
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System Management Command Reference
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TrustSec Command Reference
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Unicast Routing Command Reference
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vPC Command Reference
Technical References
The Cisco Nexus 5000 and Cisco Nexus 2000 MIBs Reference is available at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/datacenter/nexus5000/sw/mib/reference/NX5000_MIBRef.html.
Error and System Messages
The Nexus 5000 Series NX-OS System Message Reference is available at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/datacenter/nexus5000/sw/system_messages/reference/sl_nxos_book.html.
Troubleshooting Guide
The Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Troubleshooting Guide is available at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/datacenter/nexus5000/sw/troubleshooting/guide/N5K_Troubleshooting_Guide.html.
Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request
For information on obtaining documentation, using the Cisco Bug Search Tool (BST), submitting a service request, and gathering additional information, see What's New in Cisco Product Documentation, at: http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/general/whatsnew/whatsnew.html.
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