New and Changed Information

This chapter provides release-specific information for each new and changed feature in the Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS System Management Configuration Guide, Release 6.x.

New and Changed Information

This table summarizes the new and changed features for the Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS System Management Configuration Guide, Release 6.x and tells you where they are documented.

Table 1. New and Changed Features for Cisco NX-OS Release 6.x

Feature

Description

Changed in Release

Where Documented

Software maintenance upgrades (SMUs)

Added the procedure to perform an SMU for Guest Shell Bash.

Applies to any Guest Shell Bash SMU for 6.1(2)I3(1)

Software Maintenance Upgrades

Software maintenance upgrades (SMUs)

Added the requirement to add and activate the SMU package in separate commands.

Applies to the Cisco NX-OS CSCur02700 SMU for 6.1(2)I3(1) and all 6.1(2)I2(x) releases

Software Maintenance Upgrades

ERSPAN

Added support for FEX ports as an ERSPAN source.

6.1(2)I2(3)

Configuring ERSPAN

SPAN

Added support for FEX ports as a SPAN source.

6.1(2)I2(3)

Configuring SPAN

Software maintenance upgrades (SMUs)

Added the requirement to reload the standby supervisor module when committing or deactivating the SMU package.

Applies to any Cisco NX-OS SMU for releases prior to 6.1(2)I2(2b)

Software Maintenance Upgrades

SNMP

Added support for traffic storm control.

6.1(2)I2(2a)

Configuring SNMP

SPAN

Added support for uplink ports as SPAN destinations on Cisco Nexus 9300 Series switches.

6.1(2)I2(2)

Configuring SPAN

CDP

Added support for native VLANs, VTP, access ports, and trunk ports.

6.1(2)I2(1)

Configuring CDP

DCNM

Introduced this feature.

6.1(2)I2(1)

Overview

EEM

Added support for traffic storm control and object tracking.

6.1(2)I2(1)

Configuring the Embedded Event Manager

ERSPAN

Added support for source VLANs.

6.1(2)I2(1)

Configuring ERSPAN

LLDP

Added support for port VLANs.

6.1(2)I2(1)

Configuring LLDP

SNMP

Added support for HSRP, STP, and VTP.

6.1(2)I2(1)

Configuring SNMP

Software maintenance upgrades (SMUs)

Introduced this feature.

6.1(2)I2(1)

Software Maintenance Upgrades

SPAN

Added support for source VLANs and support for SPAN destination ports in access or trunk mode.

6.1(2)I2(1)

Configuring SPAN