C Commands

catena

To create a Catena instance, use the catena command. To remove the Catena instance, use the no form of this command.

catena instance-name

no catena instance-name

Syntax Description

instance-name

Catena instance name. Maximum length is 31 characters.

Command Default

None.

Command Modes


Configuration mode (config)

Command History

Release

Modification

Cisco NX-OS 8.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

Catena must be enabled and configured before using this command. For more information about these task, see "Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches Configuration Guide: The Catena Solution."

Examples

The following example shows how to enable a Catena instance: 

switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# catena ins1
switch(config-catena-instance)# no shutdown

Related Commands

Command

Description

feature catena

Enables the Catena feature.

show catena

Displays the status and configuration for a specified Catena instance.

show running-config catena

Displays the running Catena configuration.

catena device-group

To create a device group, use the catena device-group command. To remove the device group, use the no form of this command.

catena device-group device-group-name

no catena device-group device-group-name

Syntax Description

device-group-name

Device group name. Maximum length is 31 characters.

Command Default

None.

Command Modes


Configuration mode (config)

Command History

Release

Modification

Cisco NX-OS 8.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

Catena must be enabled and configured before using this command. For more information about these task, see "Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches Configuration Guide: The Catena Solution."

Examples

The following example shows how to create a device group: 

switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# catena device-group s-dg-1

Related Commands

Command

Description

catena port-group

Creates a port group.

catena vlan-group

Creates a VLAN group.

node

Assigns node to a device group.

probe

Configures a device-group probe.

catena port-acl

To create an ACL port, use the catena port-acl command. To remove the ACL port, use the no form of this command.

catena port-acl port-acl-name

no catena port-acl port-acl-name

Syntax Description

port-acl-name

Specifies the name of ACL port. Maximum length is 31 characters.

Command Default

The ACL port is not created by default and the transparent mode cannot be used.

Command Modes

Global configuration (config)

Command History

Release

Modification

Cisco NX-OS 8.2(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

Catena must be enabled and configured before using this command. For more information about these task, see "Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches Configuration Guide: The Catena Solution."

Examples

The following example shows how to create an ACL port: 

switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# catena port-acl pa1

Related Commands

Command

Description

catena device-group

Creates a device group.

catena port-group

Creates a port group.

catena vlan-group

Creates a VLAN group.

deny

Prevents traffic from a source IP address to a destination IP address.

interface

Assigns an interface to a configured port group.

permit

Allows traffic from a source IP address to a destination IP address.

catena port-group

To create a port group, use the catena port-group command. To remove the port group, use the no form of this command.

catena port-group port-group-name

no catena port-group port-group-name

Syntax Description

port-group-name

Port group name. Maximum length is 31 characters.

Command Default

None.

Command Modes


Configuration mode (config)

Command History

Release

Modification

Cisco NX-OS 8.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

Catena must be enabled and configured before using this command. For more information about these task, see "Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches Configuration Guide: The Catena Solution."

Examples

The following example shows how to create a port group: 

switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# catena port-group pg1

Related Commands

Command

Description

catena device-group

Creates a device group.

catena vlan-group

Creates a VLAN group.

interface

Assigns an interface to a configured port group.

catena vlan-group

To create a VLAN group, use the catena vlan-group command. To remove the VLAN group, use the no form of this command.

catena vlan-group vlan-group-name

no catena vlan-group vlan-group-name

Syntax Description

vlan-group-name

VLAN group name. Maximum length is 31 characters.

Command Default

None.

Command Modes


Configuration mode (config)

Command History

Release

Modification

Cisco NX-OS 8.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

Catena must be enabled and configured before using this command. For more information about these task, see "Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches Configuration Guide: The Catena Solution."

Examples

The following example shows how to create a VLAN group: 

switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# catena vlan-group vg1

Related Commands

Command

Description

catena device-group

Creates a device group.

catena port-group

Creates a port group.

vlan

Assigns a VLAN to a configured VLAN group.

chain

To create a chain ID, use the chain command. To remove the chain ID, use the no form of this command.

chain chain-id

no chain chain-id

Syntax Description

chain-id

Chain ID. The range is from 0–2147483647.

Command Default

None.

Command Modes


Catena instance configuration mode (config-catena-instance)

Command History

Release

Modification

Cisco NX-OS 8.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

Catena must be enabled and configured before using this command. For more information about these task, see "Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches Configuration Guide: The Catena Solution."

Examples

The following example shows how to create a chain ID: 

switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# catena ins1
switch(config-catena-instance)# chain 10

Related Commands

Command

Description

access-list

Creates a sequence list.

catena

Creates a Catena instance.