New and Changed Information

New and Changed Information

This chapter provides release-specific information for each new and changed feature in the Cisco Dynamic Fabric Automation Configuration Guide.

Cisco NX-OS Release Number Platform Supported New/Enhanced Features Chapter/Topic Where Documented
7.2(0)D1(1) Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches Dynamic provisioning simplifies the management of the VRF and VLAN/BD configurations. Dynamic Provisioning
Enhanced Forwarding functionality. Unicast Forwarding
Multi-tenant data center handles the traffic segregation between different tenants. Multi-tenancy
VN-Segment network can support up to 16 million virtual network segments. VN-Segment
Single point of management support. XMPP Client Configuration
DHCP relay configuration. Segment ID Support for DHCP Relay
7.2(0)N1(1) Cisco Nexus 5000 and 6000 Series Switches VRF profile is updated on the leaf resulting in the loopback routable IP address being auto-configured under that VRF. Configuring a Profile
Support common DHCP-Servers for IP address assignments within DFA. Configuring Windows 2012 as DHCP Server
POAP failure can be detected with locator LED. POAP Diagnostics
Enhanced syslogs are generated when profile apply, profile un-apply, and profile refresh is performed. Auto-Configuration
Enable conversational learning on all leaf nodes. Conversational learning on Border Leaf
IPv4 default route generation for default VRF towards fabric nodes. Default Route Advertisement
7.2(0)D1(1)

7.2(0)N1(1)

Cisco Nexus 5000, 6000 and 7000 Series Switches Border Leaf U-shape support. Border Leaf Deployment Consideration