New and Changed Information

This chapter provides release-specific information for each new and changed feature in the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series NX-OS Fibre Channel Command Reference. The latest version of this document is available at the following Cisco website:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9670/prod_command_reference_list.html

To check for additional information about this Cisco NX-OS Release, see the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch Release Notes available at the following Cisco website:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9670/prod_release_notes_list.html

New and Changed Information for Cisco NX-OS Releases

This section includes the following topics:

•New and Changed Information for Cisco NX-OS Release 5.2(1)N1(1)

•New and Changed Information for Cisco NX-OS Release 5.2(1)N1(1)

•New and Changed Information for Cisco NX-OS Release 5.0(3)N2(1)

•New and Changed Information for Cisco NX-OS Release 5.0(3)N1(1)

•New and Changed Information for Cisco NX-OS Release 5.0(2)N2(1)

•New and Changed Information for Cisco NX-OS Release 5.0(2)N1(1)

•New and Changed Information for Cisco NX-OS Release 4.2(1)N1(1)

•New and Changed Information for Cisco NX-OS Release 4.1(3)N1(1)

•New and Changed Information for Cisco NX-OS Release 4.0(0)N1(1a)

•New and Changed Information for Cisco NX-OS Release 4.0

New and Changed Information for Cisco NX-OS Release 5.2(1)N1(1)

There are no new or changed commands for Cisco NX-OS Release 5.2(1)N1(1).

New and Changed Information for Cisco NX-OS Release 5.1(3)N1(1)

summarizes the new and changed commands for Cisco NX-OS Release 5.1(3)N1(1) and tells you where they are documented.

Table 1 New and Changed Information for Release 5.1(3)N1(1) 

Feature
Description
Where Documented

Release 5.1(3)N1(1)

CiscoAdapter Fabric Extender (Adapter-FEX)

This feature was introduced.

The following commands were updated to support Adapter-FEX:

•bind

•feature-set virtualization

•interface vethernet

bind

feature-set virtualization

interface vethernet

Boot from SAN on virtual port channel (vPC)

This feature was introduced.

The following commands were added to support this feature:

•fcoe

•channel mode active

•switchport

•show interface san-port-channel

•show running-config interface san-port-channel

The following commands were updated to support this feature:

•bind

•interface san-port-channel

•shutdown

channel mode active (SAN PortChannel)

fcoe

interface san-port-channel

shutdown

switchport (SAN PortChannel)

show interface san-port-channel

show running-config interface san-port-channel

Fabric Binding

The feature fabric-binding command was added. This command replaced the fabric-binding enable command.

feature fabric-binding

Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) over Adapter-FEX

This feature was introduced.

fcoe

Virtual Ethernet interfaces

This feature was introduced.

feature-set virtualization

install feature-set virtualization

interface vethernet

SAN Port Channel

The following commands were updated:

•interface san-port-channel

The following keywords, which in earlier releases were part of the interface san-port-channel command, now appear as independent commands:

•description

•shutdown

•switchport

interface san-port-channel

shutdown

switchport (SAN PortChannel)


New and Changed Information for Cisco NX-OS Release 5.0(3)N2(1)

summarizes the new and changed commands for Cisco NX-OS Release 5.0(3)N2(1) and tells you where they are documented.

Table 2 New and Changed Information for Release 5.0(3)N2(1) 

Feature
Description
Where Documented

Release 5.0(3)N2(1)

Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE)

This feature was introduced.

bind mac-address

disable-fka

fcoe veloopback

feature fcoe-npv

switchport (virtual Fibre Channel interface)

show fcoe-npv issu-impact

show running-config fcoe_mgr

show startup-config fcoe_mgr

show tech-support fcoe


New and Changed Information for Cisco NX-OS Release 5.0(3)N1(1)

There were no new and changed commands for Cisco NX-OS Release 5.0(3)N1(1).

New and Changed Information for Cisco NX-OS Release 5.0(2)N2(1)

summarizes the new and changed commands for Cisco NX-OS Release 5.0(2)N2(1) and tells you where they are documented.

Table 3 New and Changed Information for Release 5.0(2)N2(1) 

Feature
Description
Where Documented

Release 5.0(2)N2(1)

Support for VE port

Support was added to configure Fabric Shortest Path First (FSPF) parameters for virtual E (VE) ports.

fspf cost

fspf dead-interval

fspf hello-interval

fspf passive

fspf retransmit-interval

interface vfc

switchport (virtual Fibre Channel interface)


New and Changed Information for Cisco NX-OS Release 5.0(2)N1(1)

summarizes the new and changed commands for Cisco NX-OS Release 5.0(2)N1(1) and tells you where they are documented.

Table 4 New and Changed Information for Release 5.0(2)N1(1) 

Feature
Description
Where Documented

Release 5.0(2)N1(1)

Virtual Fibre Channel interface

The following commands were updated:

•interface vfc

•switchport mode trunk

The following keywords, which in earlier releases were part of the interface vfc command, now appear as independent commands for configuring virtual Fibre Channel interfaces:

•bind

•description

•shutdown

•switchport

bind

description (virtual Fibre Channel interface)

interface vfc

shutdown

switchport (virtual Fibre Channel interface)

switchport mode trunk


New and Changed Information for Cisco NX-OS Release 4.2(1)N1(1)

summarizes the new and changed commands for Cisco NX-OS Release 4.2(1)N1(1) and tells you where they are documented.

Table 5 New and Changed Information for Release 4.2(1)N1(1) 

Feature
Description
Where Documented

Release 4.2(1)N1(1)

Fibre Channel Port Security

The following FC port security commands were added:

•clear fc-port-security

This command replaced the clear port-security command.

•fc-port-security

This command replaced the port-security command.

•fc-port-security abort

This command replaced the port-security abort command.

•fc-port-security commit

This command replaced the port-security commit command.

•fc-port-security database

This command replaced the port-security database command.

•fc-port-security distribute

This command replaced the port-security distribute command.

•feature fc-port-security

This command replaced the port-security enable command.

clear fc-port-security

fc-port-security

fc-port-security abort

fc-port-security commit

fc-port-security database

fc-port-security distribute

feature fc-port-security

Show Commands

Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE)

The following FCoE commands were added:

•fcoe fcf-priority

•fcoe fcmap

•fcoe fka-adv-period

•fcoe vsan

fcoe fcf-priority

fcoe fcmap

fcoe fka-adv-period

fcoe vsan

show interface fcoe

show vlan fcoe

Fibre Channel Security Protocol (FC-SP)

The following FCoE commands were added:

•feature fcsp

This command replaced the fcsp enable command.

•feature port-track

This command replaced the port-track enable command.

•show fc-port-security

This command replaced the show port-security command.

feature fcsp

feature port-track

show fc-port-security

VSAN

The following command was added:

•show vsan

The following commands were updated:

•vsan

show vsan

vsan


New and Changed Information for Cisco NX-OS Release 4.1(3)N1(1)

summarizes the new and changed commands for Cisco NX-OS Release 4.1(3)N1(1) and tells you where they are documented.

Table 6 New and Changed Information for Release 4.1(3)N1(1) 

Feature
Description
Where Documented

Release 4.1(3)N1(1)

N Port Virtualization

The following commands were added:

•feature npiv

•feature npv

The above commands replaced the following commands, respectively:

•npiv enable

•npv enable

feature npiv

feature npv

Port Tracking

The feature port-track command was added. This command replaced the port-track enable command.

feature port-track


New and Changed Information for Cisco NX-OS Release 4.0(0)N1(1a)

summarizes the new and changed commands for Cisco NX-OS Release 4.0(0)N1(1a) and tells you where they are documented.

Table 7 New and Changed Information for Release 4.0(0)N1(1a) 

Feature
Description
Where Documented

Release 4.0(0)N1(1a)

Support for virtual Fibre Channel (vFC) interface

This feature was introduced.

bind

description (virtual Fibre Channel interface)

interface vfc

switchport (virtual Fibre Channel interface)

switchport mode trunk

Show Commands

N Port

The following features were introduced:

•N Port Identifier Virtualization (NPIV)

•N Port Virtualization (NPV)

feature npiv

feature npv

Show Commands

Fabric-Device Management Interface (FDMI)

This feature was introduced.

fdmi suppress-updates

Show Commands

Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE)

This feature was introduced.

feature fcoe

shutdown lan (FCoE)

Show Commands

Cisco Fabric Services (CFS)

This feature was introduced.

cfs distribute

cfs ipv4 distribute

cfs ipv4 mcast-address

cfs ipv6 distribute

cfs ipv6 mcast-address

cfs region

cfs staggered-merge

logging abort

logging commit

logging distribute

Show Commands

Fabric Binding

This feature was introduced.

fabric profile

fabric-binding activate

fabric-binding database copy

fabric-binding database diff

fabric-binding database vsan

fabric-binding enable

Show Commands

Port tracking

This feature was introduced.

feature port-track

port-track force-shut

port-track interface

Show Commands

Fibre Channel Port Security

This feature was introduced.

clear fc-port-security

fc-port-security

fc-port-security abort

fc-port-security commit

fc-port-security database

fc-port-security distribute

feature fc-port-security

Show Commands

Fibre Channel

Several commands were added or updated to support Fibre Channel configurations.

clear device-alias

clear fcdomain

clear fcflow stats

clear fcns statistics

clear fcsm log

clear fcs statistics

clear fctimer session

discover scsi-target

fcalias clone

fcalias name

fcdomain

fcdomain abort vsan

fcdomain commit vsan

fcdomain distribute

fcdomain rcf-reject

fcdroplatency

fcflow stats

fcid-allocation

fcinterop fcid-allocation

fcns no-auto-poll

fcns proxy-port

fcping

fcroute

fcs plat-check-global

fcs register

fcs virtual-device-add

fctimer

fctimer distribute

fctrace

in-order-guarantee

interface fc

lldp

lldp (interface)

member (fcalias configuration mode)

   

purge fcdomain fcid

scsi-target

switchport (Fibre Channel)

switchport mode trunk

switchport ignore bit-errors

system default switchport

trunk protocol enable

Show Commands

WWN

This feature was introduced.

vsan

vsan database

wwn secondary-mac

wwn vsan

Show Commands

SAN Port Channel

This feature was introduced.

interface san-port-channel

san-port-channel persistent

shutdown

switchport (SAN PortChannel)

Show Commands

Fibre Channel Security Protocol (FC-SP)

This feature was introduced.

fcsp

fcsp dhchap

fcsp reauthenticate

fcsp timeout

feature fcsp

Show Commands

Fabric Shortest Path First (FSPF)

This feature was introduced.

clear fspf counters

fspf config

fspf cost

fspf dead-interval

fspf enable

fspf hello-interval

fspf passive

fspf retransmit-interval

Show Commands

Registered Link Incident Report (RLIR)

This feature was introduced.

clear rlir

rlir preferred-cond fcid

Show Commands

Registered State Change Notification (RSCN)

This feature was introduced.

clear rscn session

clear rscn statistics

discover custom-list

rscn

rscn abort

rscn commit

rscn distribute

rscn event-tov

Show Commands

Zoning

This feature was introduced.

clear zone

member (zone configuration mode)

member (zoneset configuration mode)

system default zone default-zone permit

system default zone distribute full

zone clone

zone commit

zone compact

zone copy

zone default-zone

zone mode enhanced

zone name (configuration mode)

zone name (zone set configuration mode)

zone rename

zoneset (configuration mode)

zoneset (EXEC mode)

Show Commands


New and Changed Information for Cisco NX-OS Release 4.0

summarizes the new and changed commands for Cisco NX-OS Release 4.0 and tells you where they are documented.

Table 8 New and Changed Information for Release 4.0 

Feature
Description
Where Documented

Release 4.0

Fibre Channel

This feature was introduced.

C Commands

D Commands

Show Commands