Preface

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This preface describes the audience, organization, and conventions of the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series NX-OS Command Reference. It also provides information on how to obtain related documentation.

This preface includes the following sections:

•Audience

•Organization

•Document Conventions

•Related Documentation

•Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request

Audience

This publication is for experienced users who configure and maintain Cisco NX-OS devices.

Organization

This reference is organized as follows:

Chapter	Title	Description
Chapter 1	Basic System Commands	Describes the basic Cisco NX-OS system commands.
Chapter 2	Ethernet Commands	Describes the Cisco NX-OS Ethernet commands.
Chapter 3	Ethernet Show Commands	Describes the Cisco NX-OS Ethernet show commands.
Chapter 4	Fabric Extender Commands	Describes the Cisco NX-OS Fabric Extender commands.
Chapter 5	Quality of Service Commands	Describes the Cisco NX-OS quality of service commands.
Chapter 6	Security Commands	Describes the Cisco NX-OS security commands.
Chapter 8	Fibre Channel Commands	Describes the Cisco NX-OS Fibre Channel, virtual Fibre Channel, and Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) commands.
Chapter 9	Fibre Channel Show Commands	Describes the Cisco NX-OS Fibre Channel and Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) show commands.
Chapter 10	vPC Commands	Describes the Cisco NX-OS virtual port channel (vPC) commands.
Chapter 7	System Management Commands	Describes the Cisco NX-OS system management commands.

Document Conventions

Command descriptions use these conventions:

Convention	Description
boldface font	Commands and keywords are in boldface.
italic font	Arguments for which you supply values are in italics.
[ ]	Elements in square brackets are optional.
{x | y | z}	Alternative keywords are grouped in braces and separated by vertical bars.
[ x | y | z ]	Optional alternative keywords are grouped in brackets and separated by vertical bars.
string	A nonquoted set of characters. Do not use quotation marks around the string or the string will include the quotation marks.

Screen examples use these conventions:

screen font	Terminal sessions and information that 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:

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

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

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Related Documentation

Documentation for Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switches and Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extender is available at the following URL:

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

The following are related Cisco Nexus 5000 Series and Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extender documents:

Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Configuration Limits for Cisco NX-OS Release 4.2(1)N1(1)

Cisco Nexus 5000 Series NX-OS Fibre Channel over Ethernet Configuration Guide

Cisco Nexus 5000 Series NX-OS Fundamentals Configuration Guide

Cisco Nexus 5000 Series NX-OS Layer 2 Switching Configuration Guide

Cisco Nexus 5000 Series NX-OS SAN Switching Configuration Guide

Cisco Nexus 5000 Series NX-OS Security Configuration Guide

Cisco Nexus 5000 Series NX-OS System Management Configuration Guide

Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch CLI Software Configuration Guide

Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Hardware Installation Guide

Cisco NX-OS System Messages Reference

Cisco Nexus 5000 Series and Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Release Notes

Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extender Software Configuration Guide

Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extender Hardware Installation Guide

Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Fabric Manager Software Configuration Guide

Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request

For information on obtaining documentation, submitting a service request, and gathering additional information, see the monthly What's New in Cisco Product Documentation, which also lists all new and revised Cisco technical documentation, at:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/general/whatsnew/whatsnew.html

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