Audience
This publication is for network administrators who configure and maintain Cisco Nexus devices.
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The preface contains the following sections:
This publication is for network administrators who configure and maintain Cisco Nexus devices.
This publication is for network administrators who configure and maintain Cisco Nexus devices and Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders.
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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 |
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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
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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 |
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screen
font
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Terminal sessions and information the switch displays are in screen font. |
boldface screen font
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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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Means reader take note. Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to material not covered in the manual. |
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Means reader be careful. In this situation, you might do something that could result in equipment damage or loss of data. |
The entire Cisco NX-OS 5500 Series documentation set is available at the following URL:
The release notes are available at the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9670/prod_release_notes_list.html
These guides are available at the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9670/products_installation_and_configuration_guides_list.html
The documents in this category include:
Cisco Nexus 5500 Series NX-OS Adapter-FEX Configuration Guide
Cisco Nexus 5500 Series NX-OS FabricPath Configuration Guide
Cisco Nexus 5500 Series NX-OS FCoE Configuration Guide
Cisco Nexus 5500 Series NX-OS Fundamentals Configuration Guide
Cisco Nexus 5500 Series NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide
Cisco Nexus 5500 Series NX-OS Layer 2 Switching Configuration Guide
Cisco Nexus 5500 Series NX-OS Multicast Routing Configuration Guide
Cisco Nexus 5500 Series NX-OS Quality of Service Configuration Guide
Cisco Nexus 5500 Series NX-OS SAN Switching Configuration Guide
Cisco Nexus 5500 Series NX-OS Security Configuration Guide
Cisco Nexus 5500 Series NX-OS System Management Configuration Guide
Cisco Nexus 5500 Series NX-OS Unicast Routing Configuration Guide
These guides are available at the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9670/prod_installation_guides_list.html
The document in this category include:
Cisco Nexus 5500 Series NX-OS Software Upgrade and Downgrade Guides
The License and Copyright Information for Cisco NX-OS Software is available at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/datacenter/sw/4_0/nx-os/license_agreement/nx-ossw_lisns.html.
These guides are available at the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9670/prod_command_reference_list.html
The documents in this category include:
Cisco Nexus 5500 Series NX-OS Fabric Extender Command Reference
Cisco Nexus 5500 Series NX-OS FabricPath Command Reference
Cisco Nexus 5500 Series NX-OS Fundamentals Command Reference
Cisco Nexus 5500 Series NX-OS Interfaces Command Reference
Cisco Nexus 5500 Series NX-OS Layer 2 Interfaces Command Reference
Cisco Nexus 5500 Series NX-OS Multicast Routing Command Reference
Cisco Nexus 5500 Series NX-OS Quality of Service Command Reference
Cisco Nexus 5500 Series NX-OS Security Command Reference
Cisco Nexus 5500 Series NX-OS System Management Command Reference
Cisco Nexus 5500 Series NX-OS TrustSec Command Reference
Cisco Nexus 5500 Series NX-OS Unicast Routing Command Reference
Cisco Nexus 5500 Series NX-OS Virtual Port Channel Command Reference
The Cisco Nexus 5500 Series NX-OS MIB Reference is available at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/datacenter/nexus5500/sw/mib/reference/NX5500_MIBRef.html.
The Cisco Nexus 5500 Series NX-OS System Message Guide is available at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/datacenter/nexus5500/sw/system_messages/reference/sl_nxos_book.html.
The Cisco Nexus 5500 Series NX-OS Troubleshooting Guide is available at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/datacenter/nexus5500/sw/troubleshooting/guide/N5K_Troubleshooting_Guide.html.
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