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This chapter describes the following system management features:
•CDP
•NTP
•SPAN
•SNMP
Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) runs over the data link layer and is used to advertise information to all attached Cisco devices, and to discover and view information about attached Cisco devices. CDP runs on all Cisco-manufactured equipment.
For more information about CDP, see the Chapter 2, "Configuring CDP."
You must create a domain name for Cisco Nexus 1000V and then add control and packet VLANs for communication and management. This process is part of the initial setup of the a Cisco Nexus 1000V when installing the software. If you need to create a domain later, you can do so using the setup command or the procedures described in the Chapter 3, "Configuring the Domain."
In order to connect to vCenter Server or an ESX server, you must first define the connetion in the Cisco Nexus 1000V. Chapter 4, "Managing Server Connections" describes how to connect and disconnect with VCenter Server and viewing connections.
The Cisco Nexus 1000V provides you with the capabiliyt to change the switch name, configure messages of the day, and display, save, and erase configuration files. For more information about managing the configuration, see the Chapter 5, "Managing the Configuration."
Using a single interface, you can manage the file system including:
•Flash memory file systems
•Network file systems (TFTP and FTP)
•Any other endpoint for reading or writing data (such as NVRAM or the running configuration)
For more information about working with files, see the Chapter 6, "Working with Files."
You can identify the users currently connected to the device and send a message to either a single user aor all users. For more information, see the Chapter 7, "Managing Users."
The Network Time Protocol (NTP) synchronizes timekeeping among a set of distributed time servers and clients. This synchronization allows you to correlate events when you receive system logs and other time-specific events from multiple network devices.
For more information about NTP, see the Chapter 8, "Configuring NTP."
The Ethernet switched port analyzer (SPAN) lets you monitor traffic in and out of your device, and duplicate packets from source ports to destination ports.
For information about configuring SPAN, see the Chapter 9, "Configuring Local SPAN and ERSPAN."
The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is an application-layer protocol that provides a message format for communication between SNMP managers and agents. SNMP provides a standardized framework and a common language used for the monitoring and management of devices in a network.
For more information about SNMP, see the Chapter 10, "Configuring SNMP."
NetFlow gives visibility into traffic transiting the virtual switch by characterizing IP traffic based on its source, destination, timing, and application information. This information is used to assess network availability and performance, assist in meeting regulatory requirements (compliance), and help with troubleshooting.
For more information, see the Chapter 11, "Configuring NetFlow."
You can use system message logging to control the destination and to filter the severity level of messages that system processes generate. You can configure logging to a terminal session, a log file, and syslog servers on remote systems.
System message logging is based on RFC 3164. For more information about the system message format and the messages that the device generates, see the Cisco NX-OS System Messages Reference.
For information about configuring system messages, see the Chapter 12, "Configuring System Message Logging."
Ping and traceroute are among the available troubleshooting tools.
For more information, see the document, Cisco Nexus 1000V Troubleshooting Guide, Release 4.0(4)SV1(1).