Preface

This preface includes these sections:

Audience

This publication is for network administrators who install, configure, and maintain Cisco Nexus switches.

Documentation Conventions

Command descriptions use these 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 these 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.

Related Documentation

Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) Documentation

The ACI documentation is available at the following URLhttps://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/cloud-systems-management/application-policy-infrastructure-controller-apic/tsd-products-support-series-home.html.

Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) Simulator Documentation

The Cisco ACI Simulator documentation is available at https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/cloud-systems-management/application-centric-infrastructure-simulator/series.html.

Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches Documentation

The Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches documentation is available at https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/switches/nexus-9000-series-switches/series.html.

Cisco Application Virtual Switch Documentation

The Cisco Application Virtual Switch (AVS) documentation is available at https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/switches/retired.html.

Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) Integration with OpenStack Documentation

Cisco ACI integration with OpenStack documentation is available at https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/cloud-systems-management/application-policy-infrastructure-controller-apic/tsd-products-support-series-home.html.

Related Documentation for Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Software

The entire Cisco NX-OS 9000 Series documentation set is available at this URL:

https://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps13386/tsd_products_support_series_home.html

Release Notes

The release notes are available at the this URL:

https://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps13386/prod_release_notes_list.html

Configuration Guides

These guides are available at this URL:

https://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps13386/products_installation_and_configuration_guides_list.html

The documents in this category include:

  • Cisco Nexus 2000 Series NX-OS Fabric Extender Software Configuration Guide for Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches

  • Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Fundamentals Configuration Guide

  • Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS High Availability and Redundancy Guide

  • Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide

  • Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Layer 2 Switching Configuration Guide

  • Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Multicast Routing Configuration Guide

  • Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Quality of Service Configuration Guide

  • Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Security Configuration Guide

  • Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS System Management Configuration Guide

  • Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Unicast Routing Configuration Guide

  • Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Verified Scalability Guide

  • Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS VXLAN Configuration Guide

Other Software Documents

  • Cisco Nexus 7000 Series and 9000 Series NX-OS MIB Quick Reference

  • Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Programmability Guide

  • Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Software Upgrade and Downgrade Guide

  • Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS System Messages Reference

  • Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Troubleshooting Guide

  • Cisco NX-OS Licensing Guide

  • Cisco NX-OS XML Interface User Guide

Hardware Documents

  • Cisco Nexus 3000 Series Hardware Installation Guide

  • Cisco Nexus 92160YC-X NX-OS Mode Switch Hardware Installation Guide

  • Cisco Nexus 92300YC NX-OS Mode Switch Hardware Installation Guide

  • Cisco Nexus 92304QC NX-OS Mode Switch Hardware Installation Guide

  • Cisco Nexus 9236C NX-OS Mode Switch Hardware Installation Guide

  • Cisco Nexus 9272Q NX-OS Mode Switch Hardware Installation Guide

  • Cisco Nexus 93108TC-EX NX-OS Mode Switch Hardware Installation Guide

  • Cisco Nexus 93108TC-FX NX-OS Mode Switch Hardware Installation Guide

  • Cisco Nexus 93120TX NX-OS Mode Switch Hardware Installation Guide

  • Cisco Nexus 93128TX NX-OS Mode Switch Hardware Installation Guide

  • Cisco Nexus 93180LC-EX NX-OS Mode Switch Hardware Installation Guide

  • Cisco Nexus 93180YC-EX NX-OS Mode Switch Hardware Installation Guide

  • Cisco Nexus 93180YC-FX NX-OS Mode Switch Hardware Installation Guide

  • Cisco Nexus 9332PQ NX-OS-Mode Switch Hardware Installation Guide

  • Cisco Nexus 9348GC-FXP NX-OS Mode Switch Hardware Installation Guide

  • Cisco Nexus 9372PX and 9372PX-E NX-OS Mode Switches Hardware Installation Guide

  • Cisco Nexus 9372TX and 9372TX-E NX-OS Mode Switches Hardware Installation Guide

  • Cisco Nexus 9396PX NX-OS Mode Switch Hardware Installation Guide

  • Cisco Nexus 9396TX NX-OS Mode Switch Hardware Installation Guide

  • Cisco Nexus 9504 NX-OS Mode Switch Hardware Installation Guide

  • Cisco Nexus 9508 NX-OS Mode Switch Hardware Installation Guide

  • Cisco Nexus 9516 NX-OS Mode Switch Hardware Installation Guide

  • Regulatory, Compliance, and Safety Information for the Cisco Nexus 3000 and 9000 Series

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