- Preface
- Information About Cisco DFA
- Troubleshooting Platform and Software Requirements
- Troubleshooting Your Cable Plan
- Troubleshooting the DCNM OVA Installation
- Troubleshooting Power-on Auto Provisioning Issues
- Troubleshooting Post-POAP, Autoconfiguration, and Device Discovery Issues
- Troubleshooting Prime Network Services Controller Issues
- Decoding Leaf-Spine Traffic
- Debugging Tenant Traffic
Preface
The Preface contains the following sections:
- Audience
- Document Organization
- Document Conventions
- Related Documentation for Cisco Dynamic Fabric Automation
- Documentation Feedback
- Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request
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:
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Chapter |
Description |
|---|---|
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"Information About Cisco DFA" |
Provides an overview of Cisco Dynamic Fabric Automation (DFA) and descriptions of the Cisco DFA building blocks. |
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"Migration to Cisco DFA" |
Provides information about how to prepare for migration to Cisco DFA, including migration steps and migration configuration. |
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"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 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.
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Open Source Used In OpenStack for Cisco DFA 1.0 at the following URL: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/datacenter/dfa/openstack/opensource/OpenStack_for_Cisco_DFA_1.0_Open_Source_Documentation.pdf
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OpenStack for Cisco DFA Install Guide Using Cisco OpenStack Installer at the following URL: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/datacenter/dfa/openstack/install/guide/os-dfa-coi.pdf
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OpenStack for Cisco DFA Install Guide for Using Pre-built OpenStack for Cisco DFA Images at the following URL: http://www.cisco.com/c/dam/en/us/td/docs/switches/datacenter/dfa/openstack/install/guide/preblt-image.pdf
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Quick Guide to Clonezilla at the following URL: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/datacenter/dfa/openstack/install/guide/clonezilla-image-restore.pdf
Documentation Feedback
To provide technical feedback on this document, or to report an error or omission, please send your comments to: ciscodfa-docfeedback@cisco.com.
We appreciate your feedback.
Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request
For information on obtaining documentation, using the Cisco Bug Search Tool (BST), submitting a service request, and gathering additional information, see What's New in Cisco Product Documentation, at: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/general/whatsnew/whatsnew.html.
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