Index
A
access control rule
1-4
access logs
1-4
ACL
1-7
action
drop packet
1-8, 6-3
inspection
1-8, 6-3
log
1-8, 6-3
permit
1-8, 6-3
active-standby mode
1-3
active-standby pair
1-4
administrator
1-9
network
1-7
security
1-7, 1-8
attribute
custom
1-7, 6-6, 6-7
neutral
1-8, 6-3
port-profile
6-6
virtual infrastructure
6-6
B
backing up files
4-17
banner message
configuring
4-2
C
capacity planning
1-3
Cisco Nexus 1000V Series switch
1-1
Cisco NX-OS
1-1
Cisco VNMC
6-1
CLI
Cisco VSG
2-1
command modes
2-2
EXEC command mode
2-3
prompt
2-1
cloud environments
1-1
command
directing output to a file
4-22
no form
2-7
special characters
2-5
command-line interface (See CLI)
2-1
command mode
summary
2-4
command modes
2-2
command shortcuts
2-5
compliance
1-2
compute infrastructure
1-2
configuration
clearing
4-11
data0 interface
2-4
displaying
4-3
global
2-4
rolling back to previous
4-24
running
2-4
saving
4-10
startup
2-4
zone
2-4
configuration files
backing up
4-17
copying
4-17
deleting
4-19
downloading
4-17
context-sensitive help
2-7
copying files
4-17
current directory
changing
4-13
displaying
4-13
custom attributes
1-4, 1-7, 1-9, 6-6, 6-7
D
data0 interface
configuration
2-4
data interface
6-2
debug
1-9, 6-10
dedicated server
1-3
directories
creating
4-18
deleting
4-18, 4-19
display current
4-13
listing files
4-14
moving files
4-19
drop packet
1-9, 6-3
E
environment
structured
1-4
VM
1-4
ESX
1-8
ESX host
6-1
Ethernet
1-7
F
failure, switchover
5-10
files
compressing
4-20
copying or backing up
4-17
deleting
4-19
displaying checksums
4-26
displaying contents
4-25
displaying last lines
4-27
moving
4-19
uncompressing
4-20
file systems
changing directories
4-13
creating directories
4-18
deleting directories
4-18
displaying current directory
4-13
listing files
4-14
specifying
4-12
firewall policy
1-7, 1-9, 6-7
firewall policy objects
6-1
firewall rule
1-8, 6-3
G
global configuration
2-4
H
heart-beat mechanism
1-6
help
2-7
context-sensitive
2-7
high availability
1-3
displaying status
5-17
host
1-8, 6-3
hypervisor
1-2, 1-7
I
inspection
1-9, 6-3
interface
management
1-7
IP address
1-8, 6-3
VSG
1-7
K
keyboard shortcuts
2-5
L
line-card modules
1-7
log
1-9, 6-3
logical modular switch
1-7
M
management interface
1-7
master-slave relationship
1-6
message and transaction service. See MTS
MTS
description
5-4
N
network administrator
1-7
neutral attribute
1-8, 6-3
NX-OS
1-1
NX-OS high availability
description
5-1
O
object group
1-8, 6-3
operational segregation
1-3
P
permit
1-8, 6-3
persistent storage service. See PSS
physical line-card modules
1-7
policy
ACL
1-7
engine
1-9
QoS
1-7
policy decision
1-2
policy enforcement
1-2
policy engine
1-9
policy evaluation
1-8, 1-9, 6-3, 6-10
policy name
1-8, 1-9, 6-4
policy object
1-9
action
1-9, 6-4
condition
1-9, 6-4
object group
1-9, 6-4
rule
1-9, 6-4
zone
1-9, 6-4
port group
1-7
port profile
1-4, 1-7, 1-9, 6-7
VM
1-7
port-profile attributes
6-6
primary role, VSM
5-7
primary VSG
1-3
PSS
global and local synchronization
5-4
private and shared
5-4
Q
QoS
1-7
R
related documents
i-vii
restartability
infrastructure
5-3
role, VSM
primary
5-7
secondary
5-7
standalone
5-7
rule condition
1-8, 6-3
rule policy object
6-2
rules
1-8, 6-3
running configuration
2-4
S
secondary role, VSM
5-7
security administrator
1-7
security operations team
1-3
security policies
1-1
security profile
1-4, 1-7, 6-7
security profile templates
1-1
security services
1-7
segmentation
VM
1-7
service firewall log
1-9, 6-10
soft switch
1-7
standalone role, VSM
5-7
standby VSG
1-3
startup configuration
2-4
structured environment
1-4
subnet
1-8, 6-3
supervisor module
role
secondary
5-7
supervisor modules
replacing standby supervisor
5-15, 5-16
role
primary
5-7
standalone
5-7
switchovers
5-10
guidelines
5-9
syntax error isolation
2-7
T
tenant traffic
1-8
traffic
1-4
external-to-zone
1-4
policy-based
1-4
zone-to-external
1-4
zone-to-zone
1-4
trust-zone
definition
1-4
trust zones
1-1
U
users
displaying
4-27
sending messages
4-28
using help
2-7
V
vApp
1-4
vCenter
1-8, 6-3
vDC
1-4
VEM
1-2
vEthernet
1-7
virtual data center
1-1, 1-2, 1-4
Virtual Ethernet Module (See VEM)
1-2
virtual Ethernet port
1-4
virtual infrastructure attributes
6-6
virtualization
1-4
virtual machine (See VM)
1-1
Virtual Network Management Center (See Cisco VNMC)
6-1
virtual network service datapath
1-2
virtual port
1-7
Virtual Security Gateway (See Cisco VSG)
1-1
Virtual Supervisor Module
1-4
virtual switch
1-4
VLAN
1-4
Data
1-6
HA
1-6
Management
1-6
management
6-2
Service
1-6
VM
1-1
port profile
1-7
segmentation
1-7
VM Data VLAN
1-6
Vmotion
1-8
vMotion
1-4
VM-to-VM communication
1-6
VMware
1-2
VMware vCenter Server
1-7
VMware Virtual Center
1-4
vNIC
1-3
volatile:
switch reboots
4-14
vPath
1-2, 1-8
VSG
firewall policy object
6-1
IP address
1-7
VSG CLI
2-1
VSG configuration
1-9
VSM
1-7
VSMs
manual switchover
5-10
vSphere
1-2, 1-4
vSwitch
6-2
Z
zone
1-8, 6-3
configuration
2-4
zone attribute
1-8, 6-3
zone membership
1-4
zone-to-zone traffic
1-4