Preface

The Preface contains the following sections:

Audience

This publication is for experienced network administrators who configure and maintain Cisco Dynamic Fabric Automation.

Document Organization

This document is organized into the following chapters:

Chapter

Description

"Information About Cisco DFA"

Provides an overview of Cisco Dynamic Fabric Automation (DFA) and descriptions of the Cisco DFA building blocks.

"Migration to Cisco DFA"

Provides information about how to prepare for migration to Cisco DFA, including migration steps and migration configuration.

"Troubleshooting Migration"

Provides the verification steps on how to troubleshoot Cisco DFA migration.

Document Conventions


Note
As part of our constant endeavor to remodel our documents to meet our customers' requirements, we have modified the manner in which we document configuration tasks. As a result of this, you may find a deviation in the style used to describe these tasks, with the newly included sections of the document following the new format.

Command descriptions use the following conventions:

Convention Description
bold

Bold text indicates the commands and keywords that you enter literally as shown.

Italic

Italic text indicates arguments for which the user supplies the values.

[x]

Square brackets enclose an optional element (keyword or argument).

[x | y]

Square brackets enclosing keywords or arguments separated by a vertical bar indicate an optional choice.

{x | y}

Braces enclosing keywords or arguments separated by a vertical bar indicate a required choice.

[x {y | z}]

Nested set of square brackets or braces indicate optional or required choices within optional or required elements. Braces and a vertical bar within square brackets indicate a required choice within an optional element.

variable

Indicates a variable for which you supply values, in context where italics cannot be used.

string A nonquoted set of characters. Do not use quotation marks around the string or the string will include the quotation marks.

Examples use the following conventions:

Convention Description
screen font

Terminal sessions and information the switch displays are in screen font.

boldface screen font

Information you must enter is in boldface screen font.

italic screen font

Arguments for which you supply values are in italic screen font.

< >

Nonprinting characters, such as passwords, are in angle brackets.

[ ]

Default responses to system prompts are in square brackets.

!, #

An exclamation point (!) or a pound sign (#) at the beginning of a line of code indicates a comment line.

This document uses the following conventions:


Note

Means reader take note. Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to material not covered in the manual.


Caution

Means reader be careful. In this situation, you might do something that could result in equipment damage or loss of data.

Related Documentation for Cisco Dynamic Fabric Automation

The Cisco Dynamic Fabric Automation documentation is at the following URL: http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/cloud-systems-management/dynamic-fabric-automation/tsd-products-support-series-home.html.

The Cisco Nexus 6000 Series documentation is at the following URL: http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/switches/nexus-6000-series-switches/tsd-products-support-series-home.html.

The Cisco Nexus 7000 Series documentation is at the following URL: http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/switches/nexus-7000-series-switches/tsd-products-support-series-home.html.

The Cisco Nexus 5500 and 5600 Series documentation is at the following URL: http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/switches/nexus-5000-series-switches/tsd-products-support-series-home.html.

The Cisco Nexus 1000V switch for VMware vSphere documentation is at the following URL: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9902/tsd_products_support_series_home.html. The documentation therein includes the following guides for Cisco DFA. Additional information pertaining to troubleshooting can be located in the Cisco Nexus 1000V documentation for Cisco NX-OS Release 4.2(1)SV2(2.2).

  • Cisco Nexus 1000V DFA Configuration Guide, Release 4.2(1)SV2(2.2)

  • Cisco Nexus 1000V VDP Configuration Guide, Release 4.2(1)SV2(2.2)

The Cisco Prime Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) documentation is at the following URL: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9369/tsd_products_support_series_home.html. The Cisco Prime DCNM documentation for Cisco DFA includes but is not limited to the following guides:

  • Cisco DCNM 7.0 OVA Installation Guide.

  • Cisco DCNM 7.0 Fundamentals Guide

  • Cisco DCNM DFA REST 7.0 API Guide

The Cisco Prime Network Services Controller (NSC) documentation is at the following URL: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps13213/tsd_products_support_series_home.html.

The OpenStack for Cisco DFA install documentation includes the following guide and documents:

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