New and Changed Information

This chapter describes new and changed features.

New and Changed Information

Your software release might not support all the features in this document. For the latest caveats and feature information, see the Bug Search Tool at https://tools.cisco.com/bugsearch/ and the release notes for your software release.

Table 1. New and Changed Features

Feature

Description

Changed in Release

VDC Resource Limits

Added support for M3 Series modules.

The range for maximum value changed for the limit-resource m6route-mem commands.

7.3(0)D1(1)

Support for F3 Series modules.

Added support for F3 Series modules.

6.2(6)

Cisco Nexus 7710 switch and Cisco Nexus 7718 switch

Added support for the Cisco Nexus 7710 switch and the Cisco Nexus 7718 switch on the Supervisor 2e module.

6.2(2)

Supervisor 1 module

Added support for Admin VDC on Supervisor 1 module.

6.2(2)

F2e Series module

Added the ability to enable the F2e Series module (a new configurable VDC module type, independent from and separate to the F2 VDC module type) on the chassis.

6.2(2)

Switchwide VDC mode

Added the ability to enable specific line cards in the chassis and prevent others from powering on.

6.1(3)

Support for F2e Series module

Added support for F2e Series as part of F2 Series modules.

6.1(2)

Admin VDC

Added support for admin VDC.

6.1(1)

Supervisor modules, Number of VDCs and storage VDCs.

Added support for the new supervisor modules and the supported number of VDCs. Added support for storage VDCs.

6.1(1)

CPU Shares

Added support for CPU shares on a VDC.

6.1(1)

VDC resource limits

Added support for M2 Series modules.

6.1(1)

VDC resource limits

Added support for F2 Series modules.

6.0(1)

FCoE

Added support for storage VDCs and the FCoE feature.

5.2(1)

MAC addresses

The default VDC has a MAC address, and subsequent nondefault VDCs that are created are assigned MAC addresses.

5.2(1)

VDC resource limits

Added support for M Series modules.

5.2(1)

N7K-F132XP-15 module

Added support for the N7K-F132XP-15 module.

5.1(1)

VDC resource limits

Added the ability to configure ERSPAN monitor session resource limits.

5.1(1)

VDC resource limits

The range for the minimum and maximum values changed for the limit-resource m4route-mem , limit-resource m6route-mem , limit-resource u4route-mem , limit-resource u6route-mem , and limit-resource vrf commands.

5.0(2)

Restarting VDCs

The vdc restart command was replaced by the reload vdc command.

4.2(4)

Suspending and resuming VDCs

You can suspend and resume nondefault VDCs.

4.2(1)

Restarting VDCs

You can restart active nondefault VDCs and nondefault VDCs in the failed state.

4.2(1)

Reloading VDCs

You can reload nondefault VDCs.

4.2(1)

VDC prompt format

You can change the format of the CLI prompt for nondefault VDCs.

4.2(1)

VDC boot order

You can configure the boot order for nondefault VDCs.

4.2(1)

VDCs and tunnel interfaces

You can put tunnel interfaces into nondefault VDCs and VRFs.

4.2(1)

IPv4 and IPv6 unicast route memory resources

Changed the default value for the maximum limits.

4.1(2)

Multicast route memory resources

Added IPv4 and IPv6 multicast route memory resources.

4.1(2)

Port channel resource

Changed the default value for the maximum limit.

4.1(2)

IPv4 unicast route memory resource

Changed the default maximum value from 256 to 320.

4.0(2)

IPv6 unicast route memory resource

Changed the default maximum value from 256 to 192.

4.0(2)