Audience
This publication is for hardware installers and network administrators who install, configure, and maintain Cisco Nexus switches.
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This publication is for hardware installers and network administrators who install, configure, and maintain Cisco Nexus switches.
Command descriptions use the following conventions:
Convention | Description |
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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 |
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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. |
The Application Centric Infrastructure documentation set includes the following documents that are available on Cisco.com at the following URL: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/cloud-systems-management/application-policy-infrastructure-controller-apic/tsd-products-support-series-home.html.
Cisco APIC Management Information Mode Reference
Cisco APIC Online Help Reference
Cisco APIC Python SDK Reference
Cisco ACI Compatibility Tool
Cisco ACI MIB Support List
Knowledge Base Articles (KB Articles)are available at the following URL: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/cloud-systems-management/application-policy-infrastructure-controller-apic/products-configuration-examples-list.html
Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure Controller Release Notes
Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure Fundamentals Guide
Cisco APIC Getting Started Guide
Cisco ACI Virtualization Guide
Cisco APIC REST API User Guide
Cisco APIC Command Line Interface User Guide
Cisco APIC Faults, Events, and System Messages Management Guide
Cisco ACI System Messages Reference Guide
Cisco APIC Layer 4 to Layer 7 Services Deployment Guide
Cisco APIC Layer 4 to Layer 7 Device Package Development Guide
Cisco APIC Layer 4 to Layer 7 Device Package Test Guide
Cisco ACI Firmware Management Guide
Cisco ACI Troubleshooting Guide
Cisco ACI Switch Command Reference, NX-OS Release 11.0
Cisco Verified Scalability Guide for Cisco ACI
Cisco ACI MIB Quick Reference
Cisco Nexus CLI to Cisco APIC Mapping Guide
Application Centric Inftrastructure Fabric Hardware Installation Guide
Cisco NX-OS Release Notes for Cisco Nexus 9000 Series ACI-Mode Switches
Cisco Nexus 9000 Series ACI Mode Licensing Guide
Cisco Nexus 93108TX-EX ACI-Mode Switch Hardware Installation Guide
Cisco Nexus 93108TX-FX ACI-Mode Switch Hardware Installation Guide
Cisco Nexus 93120TX ACI-Mode Switch Hardware Installation Guide
Cisco Nexus 93128TX ACI-Mode Switch Hardware Installation Guide
Cisco Nexus 93180LC-EX ACI-Mode Switch Hardware Installation Guide
Cisco Nexus 93180YC-EX ACI-Mode Switch Hardware Installation Guide
Cisco Nexus 93180YC-FX ACI-Mode Switch Hardware Installation Guide
Cisco Nexus 9332PQ ACI-Mode Switch Hardware Installation Guide
Cisco Nexus 9336PQ ACI-Mode Switch Hardware Installation Guide
Cisco Nexus 9372PX and 9372PX-E ACI-Mode Switches Hardware Installation Guide
Cisco Nexus 9372TX and 9372TX-E ACI-Mode Switches Hardware Installation Guide
Cisco Nexus 9396PX ACI-Mode Switch Hardware Installation Guide
Cisco Nexus 9396TX ACI-Mode Switch Hardware Installation Guide
Cisco Nexus 9504 ACI-Mode Switch Hardware Installation Guide
Cisco Nexus 9508 ACI-Mode Switch Hardware Installation Guide
Cisco Nexus 9516 ACI-Mode Switch Hardware Installation Guide
The following Cisco ACI Simulator documentation is available at https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/cloud-systems-management/application-centric-infrastructure-simulator/tsd-products-support-series-home.html.
Cisco ACI Simulator Release Notes
Cisco ACI Simulator Installation Guide
Cisco ACI Simulator Getting Started Guide
The Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches documentation is available at https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/switches/nexus-9000-series-switches/tsd-products-support-series-home.html.
The Cisco Application Virtual Switch (AVS) documentation is available at https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/switches/application-virtual-switch/tsd-products-support-series-home.html.
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