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This preface describes the audience, organization and conventions of the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series NX-OS Fundamentals Configuration Guide. It also provides information on how to obtain related documentation.
This publication is for experienced users who configure and maintain Cisco NX-OS devices.
This document is organized into the following chapters:
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Describes the new and changed information for the new Cisco NX-OS software release. |
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Provides an overview of the features included in the Cisco NX-OS software. |
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Provides a flowchart for setting up the Cisco NX-OS software. |
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Describes the command line interface including command modes, special characters, and keystrokes. |
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Describes how to manage the terminal settings and sessions on a Cisco NX-OS device. |
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Describes basic system management, including setting the clock and configuring a message of the day. |
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Chapter 6, "Using the Device File Systems, Directories, and Files" |
Describes how to configure and manage file systems, directories, and files on an Cisco NX-OS device. |
Describes the configuration files and how to manage them. |
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 | 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. |
Screen examples use the following conventions:
Convention | Description |
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screen font | Terminal sessions and information 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 |
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. |
Cisco NX-OS documentation is available at the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9372/tsd_products_support_series_home.html
The documentation set for the Cisco NX-OS software includes the following documents:
Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Virtual Device Context Quick Start, Release 4.2
Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Fundamentals Configuration Guide, Release 4.2
Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide, Release 4.2
Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Layer 2 Switching Configuration Guide, Release 4.2
Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Quality of Service Configuration Guide, Release 4.2
Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Unicast Routing Configuration Guide, Release 4.2
Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Multicast Routing Configuration Guide, Release 4.2
Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Security Configuration Guide, Release 4.2
Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Virtual Device Context Configuration Guide, Release 4.2
Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Software Upgrade and Downgrade Guide, Release 4.2
Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Licensing Guide, Release 4.2
Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS High Availability and Redundancy Guide, Release 4.2
Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS System Management Configuration Guide, Release 4.2
Cisco NX-OS XML Management Interface User Guide, Release 4.2
Cisco MDS 9000 Family and Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS System Messages Reference
Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Command Reference Master Index, Release 4.2
Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Fundamentals Command Reference, Release 4.2
Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Interfaces Command Reference, Release 4.2
Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Layer 2 Switching Command Reference, Release 4.2
Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Quality of Service Command Reference, Release 4.2
Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Unicast Routing Command Reference, Release 4.2
Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Multicast Routing Command Reference, Release 4.2
Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Security Command Reference, Release 4.2
Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Virtual Device Context Command Reference, Release 4.2
Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS System Management Command Reference, Release 4.2
Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Troubleshooting Guide, Release 4.x
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