New and Changed Information

New and Changed Information

Table 1. New and Changed Features

Feature

Description

Changed in Release

Where Documented

Flexible PTP over IPv6 multicast

Added new global and interface commands to set the transmit and receive scope for PTP over IPv6 multicast configuration

10.3(5)M

Configuring PTP Globally

Configuring PTP on an Interface

Enhancement to completely support Syslog Protocol (RFC 5424)

Enhanced support for complete compliance with the RFC 5424 standard for Syslog Protocol

10.3(4a)M

Guidelines and Limitations for System Message Logging

NTP Security Enhancements - RFC 8573

Enhanced NTP security with the AES128CMAC authentication mechanism along with Type-6 encryption support for authentication keys.

10.3(3)F

Guidelines and Limitations for NTP

Configuring NTP Authentication

Configuration Examples for NTP

Multiple followers’ support for G8275.2 in Unicast mode

Provided support for G.8275.2 Telecom profile dynamic PTP unicast port, multiple unicast follower port support on Cisco Nexus 9300-FX3 platform switches.

10.3(3)F

Telecom Profile G.8275.2

Guidelines and Limitations for PTP

Configuring PTP Globally

Configuring PTP on an Interface

Assigning Dynamic Role

Configuring Unicast Source Address

Configuring PTP Telecom Profile

PTP Profile Defaults

Verifying the PTP Configuration

Verifying the PTP Telecom Profile Configuration

Logging 2.0 enhancements

Added support for default bloggerd auto-collect for adjmgr, cts, l2fm, and vmtracker.

10.3(3)F

Guidelines and Limitations for EEM

Extended VRF-ID in NetFlow support on all Cisco Nexus 9000 switches

Added support for Ingress_VRF_ID support for NetFlow and Analytics features on all Cisco Nexus 9000 switches.

10.3(3)F

Guidelines and Limitations for Mixed Mode

Verifying the Mixed Mode Configuration

Display Example for Mixed Mode

Configuration Replace

Support is added for configuration replace configuration.

10.3(3)F

Guidelines and Limitations for Configuration Replace

Recommended Workflow for Configuration Replace

Performing a Configuration Replace

Expanded support for Type-6 password encryption​

Added Type-6 encryption support for SNMPv3 user password.

10.3(3)F

Guidelines and Limitations for SNMP

Configuring SNMP Users

Support for Source Interface for call home

Added support for source interface for call home

10.3(2)F

Guidelines and Limitations for Smart Call Home

Configuring Smart Call Home

Configuring a Source Interface

GM/GPS/GNSS support on N9K-C93180YC-FX3

GM, GPS, and GNSS functionality is supported on Cisco Nexus N9K-C93180YC-FX3 platform switches.

10.3(2)F

Clocks

Guidelines and Limitations for PTP

Configuring PTP Globally

Configuring PTP GM

Configuring GPS

Configuring GNSS

VPLS Stripping

Added support for EoMPLS header stripping on Cisco Nexus 9300-FX, 9300-FX2, 9300-FX3, 9300-GX, and 9300-GX2 TORs.

10.3(2)F

Guidelines and Limitations for MPLS Stripping

About NDB MPLS Header Stripping

NDB MPLS Header Stripping Guidelines and Limitations

Additional LLDP TLVs for ecosystem integrations

Added 802.1 link aggregation, 802.1 vlan name, and 802.3 max frame size optional parameters to the existing lldp tlv-select command

10.3(2)F

Guidelines and Limitations for LLDP

Configuring Optional LLDP Parameters

PTP Media profile support with Cisco Nexus 9408 platform

PTP on media profile is supported on Cisco Nexus 9408 platform switches.

10.3(2)F

Guidelines and Limitations for PTP

Flow visibility in Nexus Dashboard Insights and NetFlow

Added support for Mixed Mode

10.3(1)F

Configuring Mixed Mode

Support enhanced maintenance mode

During an unexpected reload, ensure switching to maintenance mode by delaying interface UP until the configuration is merged with the mmode profile.

10.3(1)F

Guidelines and Limitations for GIR

Triggering Graceful Removal

Adding Show Commands to Snapshots

IPv6 destination support for sFlow

Added support for IPv6 collector. Note that the source ip address and the collector ip address must belong to the same address family.

10.3(1)F

Guidelines and Limitations for sFlow

Configuring the sFlow Collector Address

Configuring the sFlow Agent Address

Configuration Examples for sFlow

ERSPAN

Added support for ERSPAN on Cisco Nexus 9808 platform switches.

10.3(1)F

Guidelines and Limitations for ERSPAN

Configuring ERSPAN Truncation

Verifying the ERSPAN Configuration

CDP

Added support for CDP on Cisco Nexus 9808 platform switches.

10.3(1)F

Guidelines and Limitations for CDP

LLDP

Added support for LLDP on Cisco Nexus 9808 platform switches.

10.3(1)F

Guidelines and Limitations for LLDP

SNMP

Added support for SNMP on Cisco Nexus 9808 platform switches.

10.3(1)F

Guidelines and Limitations for SNMP

PTP

Added support for PTP Media Profile and One-Step Mode on Cisco Nexus 9808 platform switches.

10.3(1)F

Guidelines and Limitations for PTP

sFlow

Added support for sFlow on Cisco Nexus 9808 platform switches.

10.3(1)F

Guidelines and Limitations for sFlow

SPAN

Added support for SPAN on Cisco Nexus 9808 platform switches.

10.3(1)F

Guidelines and Limitations for SPAN

SPAN Guidelines and Limitations for Cisco Nexus 9800 and 9232E-B1 Platform Switches

Configuring SPAN Truncation

Verifying the SPAN Configuration

Generic Online Diagnostics (GOLD)

Added support for GOLD on Cisco Nexus 9808 platform switches.

10.3(1)F

Guidelines and Limitations for Online Diagnostics

Runtime or Health Monitoring Diagnostics

Command to disable L2FM MAC learning behavior during loops

MAC move policy is supported on Cisco Nexus 9300-X Cloud Scale Switches.

10.3(1)F

Configuring MAC Move Policy

ePBR L2 - GX

The provider VLAN tagging is supported on the Cisco Nexus 9300-GX, N9K-C9504-FM-G, and N9K-C9508-FM-G switches and N9K-X9716D-GX line cards.

10.3(1)F

Guidelines and Limitations for TAP Aggregation

Configuring Selective Q-in-Q with Provider VLANs