Preface

Preface

This preface describes the audience, organization, and conventions of the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Fundamentals Command Reference. It also provides information on how to obtain related documentation.

This chapter includes the following sections:

Audience

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

Organization

This reference is organized as follows:

 

Chapter and Title
Description

New and Changed Information

Describes the new and changed information for each Cisco NX-OS software release.

Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Fundamentals Commands

Describes the Cisco NX-OS fundamentals 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 ]

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:

note.gif

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

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

Tipblank.gif Means the following information will help you solve a problem.

Related Documentation

Cisco NX-OS includes the following documents:

Release Notes

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/switches/nexus-7000-series-switches/products-release-notes-list.html

NX-OS Configuration Guides

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/switches/nexus-7000-series-switches/products-installation-and-configuration-guides-list.html

NX-OS Command References

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/switches/nexus-7000-series-switches/products-command-reference-list.html

Other Documents

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/switches/nexus-7000-series-switches/tsd-products-support-series-home.html

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