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Cisco Nexus 6000 Series NX-OS System Management Configuration
Guide, Release 7.x
First Published: 2014-01-29
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CONTENTS
Preface xix
PREFACE
Audience xix
Document Conventions xix
Related Documentation for Cisco Nexus 6000 Series NX-OS Software xx
Documentation Feedback xxii
Communications, Services, and Additional Information xxii
New and Changed Information 1
CHAPTER 1
New and Changed Information 1
Overview 3
CHAPTER 2
System Management Features 3
Configuring Switch Profiles 7
CHAPTER 3
Information About Switch Profiles 7
Switch Profile Configuration Modes 8
Configuration Validation 9
Software Upgrades and Downgrades with Switch Profiles 10
Prerequisites for Switch Profiles 10
Guidelines and Limitations for Switch Profiles 10
Configuring Switch Profiles 12
Adding a Switch to a Switch Profile 13
Adding or Modifying Switch Profile Commands 14
Importing a Switch Profile 17
Importing Configurations in a vPC Topology 19
Verifying Commands in a Switch Profile 19
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Isolating a Peer Switch 20
Deleting a Switch Profile 20
Deleting a Switch from a Switch Profile 21
Displaying the Switch Profile Buffer 22
Synchronizing Configurations After a Switch Reboot 23
Switch Profile Configuration show Commands 23
Configuration Examples for Switch Profiles 24
Creating a Switch Profile on a Local and Peer Switch Example 24
Verifying the Synchronization Status Example 26
Displaying the Running Configuration 27
Displaying the Switch Profile Synchronization Between Local and Peer Switches 27
Displaying Verify and Commit on Local and Peer Switches 28
Successful and Unsuccessful Synchronization Examples 29
Configuring the Switch Profile Buffer, Moving the Buffer, and Deleting the Buffer 30
Replacing a Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch 31
Configuring Module Pre-Provisioning 33
CHAPTER 4
Information About Module Pre-Provisioning 33
Guidelines and Limitations 33
Enabling Module Pre-Provisioning 34
Removing Module Pre-Provisioning 35
Verifying the Pre-Provisioned Configuration 35
Configuration Examples for Pre-Provisioning 36
Using Cisco Fabric Services 39
CHAPTER 5
Information About CFS 39
Cisco Fabric Services over Ethernet 40
Guidelines and Limitations for CFS 40
CFS Distribution 41
CFS Distribution Modes 41
Uncoordinated Distribution 41
Coordinated Distribution 41
Unrestricted Uncoordinated Distributions 42
Verifying the CFS Distribution Status 42
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CFS Support for Applications 42
CFS Application Requirements 42
Enabling CFS for an Application 42
Verifying Application Registration Status 43
Locking the Network 43
Verifying CFS Lock Status 44
Committing Changes 44
Discarding Changes 45
Saving the Configuration 45
Clearing a Locked Session 45
CFS Regions 46
About CFS Regions 46
Example Scenario 46
Managing CFS Regions 47
Creating CFS Regions 47
Assigning Applications to CFS Regions 47
Moving an Application to a Different CFS Region 47
Removing an Application from a Region 48
Deleting CFS Regions 48
Configuring CFS over IP 49
Enabling CFS over IPv4 49
Enabling CFS over IPv6 49
Verifying the CFS Over IP Configuration 50
Configuring IP Multicast Addresses for CFS over IP 50
Configuring IPv4 Multicast Address for CFS 50
Configuring IPv6 Multicast Address for CFS 50
Verifying the IP Multicast Address Configuration for CFS over IP 51
Default Settings for CFS 51
Enabling CFS to Distribute Smart Call Home Configurations 52
Enabling CFS to Distribute Device Alias Configurations 52
Enabling CFS to Distribute DPVM Configurations 53
Enabling CFS to Distribute FC Domain Configurations 54
Enabling CFS to Distribute FC Port Security Configurations 54
Enabling CFS to Distribute FC Timer Configurations 55
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Enabling CFS to Distribute IVR Configurations 56
Enabling CFS to Distribute NTP Configurations 57
Enabling CFS to Distribute RADIUS Configurations 57
Enabling CFS to Distribute RSCN Configurations 58
Enabling CFS to Distribute TACACS+ Configurations 59
Configuring PTP 61
CHAPTER 6
Information About PTP 61
PTP Device Types 62
PTP Process 63
Clock Management 63
High Availability for PTP 64
Licensing Requirements for PTP 64
Guidelines and Limitations for PTP 64
Default Settings for PTP 64
Configuring PTP 65
Configuring PTP Globally 65
Configuring PTP on an Interface 67
Verifying the PTP Configuration 68
Feature History for PTP 69
Configuring User Accounts and RBAC 71
CHAPTER 7
Information About User Accounts and RBAC 71
User Roles 71
Predefined SAN Admin User Role 72
Rules 73
SAN Admin Role-Feature Rule Mapping 73
User Role Policies 75
User Account Configuration Restrictions 75
User Password Requirements 76
Guidelines and Limitations for User Accounts 77
Configuring User Accounts 77
Configuring SAN Admin Users 78
Configuring RBAC 79
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Creating User Roles and Rules 79
Creating Feature Groups 80
Changing User Role Interface Policies 81
Changing User Role VLAN Policies 82
Changing User Role VSAN Policies 82
Verifying the User Accounts and RBAC Configuration 83
Configuring User Accounts Default Settings for the User Accounts and RBAC 83
Configuring Session Manager 85
CHAPTER 8
Information About Session Manager 85
Guidelines and Limitations for Session Manager 85
Configuring Session Manager 86
Creating a Session 86
Configuring ACLs in a Session 86
Verifying a Session 87
Committing a Session 87
Saving a Session 87
Discarding a Session 87
Configuration Example for Session Manager 87
Verifying the Session Manager Configuration 88
Configuring Online Diagnostics 89
CHAPTER 9
Information About Online Diagnostics 89
Bootup Diagnostics 89
Health Monitoring Diagnostics 90
Expansion Module Diagnostics 91
Configuring Online Diagnostics 91
Verifying the Online Diagnostics Configuration 92
Default Settings for Online Diagnostics 92
Configuring System Message Logging 93
CHAPTER 10
Information About System Message Logging 93
Syslog Servers 94
Licensing Requirements for System Message Logging 94
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Guidelines and Limitations for System Message Logging 94
Default Settings for System Message Logging 94
Configuring System Message Logging 95
Configuring System Message Logging to Terminal Sessions 95
Configuring System Message Logging to a File 97
Configuring Module and Facility Messages Logging 99
Configuring Logging Timestamps 100
Configuring Syslog Servers 101
Configuring syslog on a UNIX or Linux System 103
Configuring syslog Server Configuration Distribution 104
Displaying and Clearing Log Files 105
Verifying the System Message Logging Configuration 106
Configuring ACL Logging 107
Information About ACL Logging 107
Configuring the ACL Logging Cache 108
Applying ACL Logging to an Interface 109
Configuring VLAN Access Map with Logging 109
Configuring the ACL Log Match Level 110
Configuring Rate Limiter for ACL Logging 110
Clearing ACL Logs 111
Verifying ACL Logging 111
Configuring Smart Call Home 113
CHAPTER 11
Information About Smart Call Home 113
Smart Call Home Overview 114
Smart Call Home Destination Profiles 114
Smart Call Home Alert Groups 115
Smart Call Home Message Levels 116
Call Home Message Formats 117
Guidelines and Limitations for Smart Call Home 121
Prerequisites for Smart Call Home 121
Default Call Home Settings 121
Configuring Smart Call Home 122
Registering for Smart Call Home 122
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Configuring Contact Information 122
Creating a Destination Profile 124
Modifying a Destination Profile 125
Associating an Alert Group with a Destination Profile 127
Adding Show Commands to an Alert Group 127
Configuring E-Mail Server Details 128
Configuring Periodic Inventory Notifications 129
Disabling Duplicate Message Throttling 130
Enabling or Disabling Smart Call Home 131
Testing the Smart Call Home Configuration 131
Verifying the Smart Call Home Configuration 132
Sample Syslog Alert Notification in Full-Text Format 132
Sample Syslog Alert Notification in XML Format 133
Configuring Rollback 137
CHAPTER 12
Information About Rollbacks 137
Guidelines and Limitations for Rollback 137
Creating a Checkpoint 138
Implementing a Rollback 139
Verifying the Rollback Configuration 139
Configuring DNS 141
CHAPTER 13
Information About DNS Client 141
Name Servers 141
DNS Operation 141
High Availability 142
Prerequisites for DNS Clients 142
Licensing Requirements for DNS Clients 142
Default Settings for DNS Clients 142
Configuring DNS Clients 142
Configuring SNMP 145
CHAPTER 14
Information About SNMP 145
SNMP Functional Overview 145
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SNMP Notifications 146
SNMPv3 146
Security Models and Levels for SNMPv1, v2, and v3 146
User-Based Security Model 147
CLI and SNMP User Synchronization 148
Group-Based SNMP Access 149
Licensing Requirements for SNMP 149
Guidelines and Limitations for SNMP 149
Default SNMP Settings 149
Configuring SNMP 150
Configuring SNMP Users 150
Enforcing SNMP Message Encryption 151
Assigning SNMPv3 Users to Multiple Roles 151
Creating SNMP Communities 151
Filtering SNMP Requests 151
Configuring SNMP Notification Receivers 152
Configuring SNMP Notification Receivers with VRFs 153
Filtering SNMP Notifications Based on a VRF 154
Configuring a Source Interface for Sending Out All SNMP Notifications 155
Configuring a Host Receiver for SNMP Notifications 155
Configuring SNMP for Inband Access 156
Enabling SNMP Notifications 157
Configuring Link Notifications 159
Disabling Link Notifications on an Interface 160
Enabling One-Time Authentication for SNMP over TCP 160
Assigning SNMP Switch Contact and Location Information 161
Configuring the Context to Network Entity Mapping 161
Modifying the AAA Synchronization Time 162
Disabling SNMP 162
Verifying the SNMP Configuration 162
Configuring RMON 165
CHAPTER 15
Information About RMON 165
RMON Alarms 165
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RMON Events 166
Configuration Guidelines and Limitations for RMON 166
Configuring RMON 166
Configuring RMON Alarms 166
Configuring RMON Events 168
Verifying the RMON Configuration 168
Default RMON Settings 168
Configuring SPAN 171
CHAPTER 16
Information About SPAN 171
SPAN Sources 172
Characteristics of Source Ports 172
SPAN Destinations 173
Characteristics of Destination Ports 173
Multiple SPAN Destinations 174
SPAN with ACL 174
SPAN on Drop 174
SPAN-on-Latency Sessions 174
Guidelines and Limitations for SPAN 174
Creating or Deleting a SPAN Session 178
Configuring an Ethernet Destination Port 178
Configuring MTU Truncation for Each SPAN Session 179
Configuring Source Ports 180
Configuring the Description of a SPAN Session 181
Configuring an ACL Filter for a SPAN Session 182
Configuring a SPAN-on-Drop Session 182
Configuring a SPAN-on-Latency Session 183
Activating a SPAN Session 185
Troubleshooting SPAN session issues 185
Troubleshooting SPAN session with large number of source ports issues 186
Displaying SPAN Information 187
Configuration Example for a SPAN ACL 188
Configuration Example for SPAN-on-Latency Session 188
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Configuring ERSPAN 189
CHAPTER 17
Information About ERSPAN 189
ERSPAN Source Sessions 189
Monitored Traffic 190
ERSPAN Types 190
ERSPAN Sources 191
ERSPAN Destinations 191
Truncated ERSPAN 192
ERSPAN with ACL 192
ERSPAN SPAN on Drop 192
ERSPAN SPAN-on-Latency 192
High Availability 192
Licensing Requirements for ERSPAN 193
Prerequisites for ERSPAN 193
Guidelines and Limitations for ERSPAN 193
Guidelines and Limitations for ERSPAN Type III 196
Default Settings for ERSPAN 197
Configuring ERSPAN 197
Configuring an ERSPAN Source Session 197
Configuring an ERSPAN Type III Source Session 199
Configuring Truncated ERSPAN 202
Configuring an ERSPAN Destination Session 203
Configuring an ERSPAN SPAN-on-Drop Session 205
Configuring an ERSPAN SPAN-on-Latency Session 206
Shutting Down or Activating an ERSPAN Session 208
Verifying the ERSPAN Configuration 210
Configuration Examples for ERSPAN 210
Configuration Example for an ERSPAN Source Session 210
Configuration Example for an ERSPAN Type III Source Session 210
Configuration Example for an IP Address as the Source for an ERSPAN Session 211
Configuration Example for Truncated ERSPAN 211
Configuration Example for an ERSPAN Destination Session 211
Configuration Example for an ERSPAN ACL 212
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Configuration Example for an ERSPAN SPAN-on-Drop Session 212
Configuration Example for ERSPAN SPAN-on-Latency Session 212
Additional References 213
Related Documents 213
Configuring NTP 215
CHAPTER 18
Information About NTP 215
Information About the NTP Server 215
NTP as Time Server 216
Distributing NTP Using CFS 216
Clock Manager 216
High Availability 216
Licensing Requirements 217
Prerequisites for NTP 217
Guidelines and Limitations for NTP 217
Default Settings for NTP 218
Configuring NTP 218
Enabling or Disabling NTP 218
Configuring the Device as an Authoritative NTP Server 219
Configuring an NTP Server and Peer 220
Configuring NTP Authentication 221
Configuring NTP Access Restrictions 223
Configuring the NTP Source IP Address 224
Configuring the NTP Source Interface 225
Configuring NTP Logging 225
Enabling CFS Distribution for NTP 226
Committing NTP Configuration Changes 226
Discarding NTP Configuration Changes 227
Releasing the CFS Session Lock 227
Verifying the NTP Configuration 227
Configuration Examples for NTP 228
Configuring EEM 231
CHAPTER 19
Information About Embedded Event Manager 231
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EEM Policies 232
EEM Event Statement 233
EEM Action Statements 234
VSH Script Policies 234
EEM Event Correlation 234
EEM Virtualization Support 235
EEM Licensing Requirements 235
Prerequisites for EEM 235
Guidelines and Limitations for EEM 235
Default Settings for EEM 236
Configuring EEM 236
Defining an Environment Variable 236
Defining a User Policy Using the CLI 237
Event Statement Configuration 238
Action Statement Configuration 240
Defining a Policy Using a VSH Script 242
Registering and Activating a VSH Script Policy 242
Overriding a Policy 243
Configuring the Syslog as an EEM Publisher 244
Defining a User Policy Using the CLI to Trigger a Tcl Script 245
Defining a User Policy Using the CLI to Trigger a Python Script 247
Verifying the EEM Configuration 248
Configuration Examples for EEM 249
Configuring OpenFlow 251
CHAPTER 20
Information About OpenFlow 251
OpenFlow Limitations 251
Supported Interface Types 252
Unsupported Interface Types 252
Supported Interface Modes 252
Supported Match Fields 252
Supported Actions 253
Scale Flow Numbers 253
Pipeline Support 253
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Prerequisites for OpenFlow 254
Setting Up an OpenFlow Virtual Service 255
Enabling OpenFlow 256
Configuring the OpenFlow Switch 256
Verifying OpenFlow 257
Configuring NetFlow 259
CHAPTER 21
NetFlow Overview 259
Flow Record 260
Flow Exporter 260
NetFlow Match Keys 260
Specifying the Match Parameters 261
NetFlow Collect Parameters 262
Specifying the Collect Parameters 262
Sampled NetFlow 263
Guidelines and Limitations for NetFlow 263
How to Configure NetFlow 264
Enabling the NetFlow Feature 264
Creating a Flow Record 265
Creating a Flow Exporter 266
Creating a Flow Monitor 267
Creating a Sampler 268
Applying a Flow Monitor to an Interface 269
Configuring Bridged NetFlow on a VLAN 270
Configuring NetFlow Timeouts 271
Verifying the NetFlow Configuration 272
Monitoring NetFlow 272
Configuration Examples for NetFlow 272
Example: Creating and Applying a Flow 272
Example: Configuring a NetFlow Exporter 273
Soft Reload 275
CHAPTER 22
Information About Soft Reload 275
Soft Reload Debugging 275
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Licensing Requirements for Soft Reload 276
Guidelines and Limitations for Soft Reload 276
Default Setting for Soft Reload 277
Configuring Soft Reload 277
Enabling the Switch to Perform a Soft Reload After a Process Crash 277
Performing a Manual Soft Reload 278
Configuration Examples for Soft Reload 279
Verifying the Soft Reload Status 279
Additional References for Soft Reload 279
Feature History for Soft Reload 279
Configuring GIR (Cisco NX-OS Release 7.3(0)N1(1)) 281
CHAPTER 23
Information About GIR 281
Maintenance Profile 283
Unplanned Maintenance 284
Maintenance Mode Timer 284
Snapshot 285
Suppress FIB Pending 286
FEX Group GIR Functionality 286
Guidelines and Limitations for GIR 287
Configuring Custom Maintenance Mode and Custom Normal Mode Profile 288
Creating a Snapshot 289
Adding Show Commands to Snapshots 290
Dumping Snapshot Sections 292
Entering Maintenance Mode 293
Returning to Normal Mode 298
Deleting a Maintenance Profile 299
Configuration Examples for GIR 300
Verifying GIR 307
Verifying GIR at Protocol Level 308
Feature History for GIR 310
Configuring GIR (Cisco NX-OS Release 7.1(0)N1(1)) 313
CHAPTER 24
Information About GIR 313
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Guidelines and Limitations for GIR 314
Performing the GIR Cycle 315
Configuring the Normal Mode Profile File 315
Creating a Snapshot 317
Entering Maintenance Mode 317
Returning to Normal Mode 318
Configuring the Maintenance Mode Profile File 319
Verifying GIR 320
Class-based Quality-of-Service MIB 323
CHAPTER 25
Class-based Quality-of-Service MIB 323
Information About Class-based Quality-of-Service MIB 323
Licensing Requirements for Class-based Quality-of-Service MIB 324
Prerequisite for Class-based Quality-of-Service MIB 324
Guidelines and Limitations for Class-based Quality-of-Service MIB 324
Configuring a QoS Policy 325
Displaying Class-based Quality-of-Service MIB Configuration and Statistics 326
Additional References for Class-based Quality-of-Service MIB 331
Feature History for Class-based Quality-of-Service MIB 331
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Preface
The preface contains the following sections:
•Audience, on page xix
•Document Conventions, on page xix
•Related Documentation for Cisco Nexus 6000 Series NX-OS Software, on page xx
•Documentation Feedback, on page xxii
•Communications, Services, and Additional Information, on page xxii
Audience
This publication is for network administrators who configure and maintain Cisco Nexus devices.
Document Conventions
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.
Note
Command descriptions use the following conventions:
DescriptionConvention
Bold text indicates the commands and keywords that you enter literally
as shown.
bold
Italic text indicates arguments for which the user supplies the values.
Italic
Square brackets enclose an optional element (keyword or argument).[x]
Square brackets enclosing keywords or arguments separated by a vertical
bar indicate an optional choice.
[x | y]
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indicate a required choice.
{x | y}
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.
[x {y | z}]
Indicates a variable for which you supply values, in context where italics
cannot be used.
variable
A nonquoted set of characters. Do not use quotation marks around the
string or the string will include the quotation marks.
string
Examples use the following conventions:
DescriptionConvention
Terminal sessions and information the switch displays are in screen font.screen font
Information you must enter is in boldface screen font.boldface screen font
Arguments for which you supply values are in italic screen font.
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.
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This document uses the following conventions:
Means reader take note. Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to material not covered in the manual.
Note
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loss of data.
Caution
Related Documentation for Cisco Nexus 6000 Series NX-OS
Software
The entire Cisco NX-OS 6000 Series documentation set is available at the following URL:
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