New and Changed Information

This chapter provides release-specific information for each new and changed feature in the Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide.

New and Changed Information

This table summarizes the new and changed features for the Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide and where they are documented.

Table 1. New and Changed Features

Feature

Description

Changed in Release

Where Documented

vPC forklift upgrade support

Support for upgrading from a pair of Nexus 9000 switches in a vPC topology to a different pair of Nexus 9000 series switches.

6.1(2)I3(4)

vPC forklift upgrade

IP-in-IP tunnel support

Enables encapsulation and decapsulation of packets to create a tunnel.

6.1(2)I3(4)

Point-to-Point IP-in-IP Tunnel Encapsulation and Decapsulation

Subinterface support on port-channel interfaces

Support for one or more subinterfaces on a port-channel interface.

6.1(2)I3(3)

Configuring Layer 3 Interfaces

GRE support for IP tunnels

Support for the GRE carrier protocol to enable IP tunnels to enable IPV4 transport between two devices.

6.1(2)I3(2)

Configuring IP Tunnels

Cisco Nexus 9300 subinterface support

Added support of Cisco Nexus 9300 subinterface support. (Removed restriction of no subinterface support for Cisco Nexus 9300 platforms.)

6.1(2)I3(1)

Configuring Layer 3 Interfaces

FEX support

Added Cisco Nexus 2000 Fabric Extender(FEX) support.

6.1(2)I2(3)

Configuring vPCs

Cisco QSFP+ to SFP+

Adapter (QSA) module

Added the Cisco QSFP+ to SFP+ Adapter (QSA) module feature to provide 40G to 10G conversion support.

6.1(2)I2(2)

Configuring Basic Interface Parameters