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... the document are the property of their respective owners. A listing of the word partner does not imply a partnership relationship between Cisco and any other countries. ALL STATEMENTS, INFORMATION, AND RECOMMENDATIONS IN THIS MANUAL ARE BELIEVED TO BE ACCURATE BUT ARE PRESENTED WITHOUT ... AND SOFTWARE OF THESE SUPPLIERS ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITH ALL FAULTS. The use of Cisco Systems, Inc. Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide, Release 5.x © 2009-2011 Cisco Systems, Inc. Copyright © 1981, Regents of the University of the UNIX operating system....
... the document are the property of their respective owners. A listing of the word partner does not imply a partnership relationship between Cisco and any other countries. ALL STATEMENTS, INFORMATION, AND RECOMMENDATIONS IN THIS MANUAL ARE BELIEVED TO BE ACCURATE BUT ARE PRESENTED WITHOUT ... AND SOFTWARE OF THESE SUPPLIERS ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITH ALL FAULTS. The use of Cisco Systems, Inc. Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide, Release 5.x © 2009-2011 Cisco Systems, Inc. Copyright © 1981, Regents of the University of the UNIX operating system....
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Contents Send document comments to nexus7k-docfeedback@cisco.com Bandwidth 2-7 Throughput Delay 2-7 Administrative Status 2-7 Unidirectional Link Detection Parameter 2-7 Carrier Delay 2-10 Port-Channel Parameters 2-10 Port Profiles 2-10 Time Domain Reflectometry Cable Diagnostics 2-... 2-54 Displaying Interface Statistics 2-54 Clearing Interface Counters 2-56 Additional References 2-56 Related Documents 2-57 Standards 2-57 Feature History for Configuring Basic Interface Parameters 2-57 Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide, Release 5.x iv OL-23435-03
Contents Send document comments to nexus7k-docfeedback@cisco.com Bandwidth 2-7 Throughput Delay 2-7 Administrative Status 2-7 Unidirectional Link Detection Parameter 2-7 Carrier Delay 2-10 Port-Channel Parameters 2-10 Port Profiles 2-10 Time Domain Reflectometry Cable Diagnostics 2-... 2-54 Displaying Interface Statistics 2-54 Clearing Interface Counters 2-56 Additional References 2-56 Related Documents 2-57 Standards 2-57 Feature History for Configuring Basic Interface Parameters 2-57 Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide, Release 5.x iv OL-23435-03
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Contents Send document comments to nexus7k-docfeedback@cisco.com 3 C H A P T E R 4 C H A P T E R Configuring Layer 2 Interfaces 3-1 Information About Access and Trunk Interfaces 3-2 Information About Access and Trunk Interfaces 3-3 IEEE 802.1Q Encapsulation 3-4 Access VLANs 3-5 Native VLAN IDs ... 3-24 Related Documents 3-24 Standards 3-24 MIBs 3-25 Feature History for Configuring Layer 2 Interfaces 3-25 Configuring Layer 3 Interfaces 4-1 Information About Layer 3 Interfaces 4-1 OL-23435-03 Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide, Release 5.x v
Contents Send document comments to nexus7k-docfeedback@cisco.com 3 C H A P T E R 4 C H A P T E R Configuring Layer 2 Interfaces 3-1 Information About Access and Trunk Interfaces 3-2 Information About Access and Trunk Interfaces 3-3 IEEE 802.1Q Encapsulation 3-4 Access VLANs 3-5 Native VLAN IDs ... 3-24 Related Documents 3-24 Standards 3-24 MIBs 3-25 Feature History for Configuring Layer 2 Interfaces 3-25 Configuring Layer 3 Interfaces 4-1 Information About Layer 3 Interfaces 4-1 OL-23435-03 Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide, Release 5.x v
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... Routed Interface 4-6 Configuring a Subinterface 4-8 Configuring the Bandwidth on an Interface 4-9 Configuring a VLAN interface 4-10 Configuring Inband Management in the Nexus Chassis 4-12 Configuring a Loopback Interface 4-14 Assigning an Interface to a VRF 4-15 Verifying the Layer 3 Interfaces Configuration 4-16 Monitoring Layer... About BFD 5-1 Asynchronous Mode 5-2 BFD Detection of Failures 5-2 Distributed Operation 5-3 BFD Echo Function 5-3 Security 5-4 High Availability 5-4 Virtualization Support 5-4 Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide, Release 5.x vi OL-23435-03
... Routed Interface 4-6 Configuring a Subinterface 4-8 Configuring the Bandwidth on an Interface 4-9 Configuring a VLAN interface 4-10 Configuring Inband Management in the Nexus Chassis 4-12 Configuring a Loopback Interface 4-14 Assigning an Interface to a VRF 4-15 Verifying the Layer 3 Interfaces Configuration 4-16 Monitoring Layer... About BFD 5-1 Asynchronous Mode 5-2 BFD Detection of Failures 5-2 Distributed Operation 5-3 BFD Echo Function 5-3 Security 5-4 High Availability 5-4 Virtualization Support 5-4 Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide, Release 5.x vi OL-23435-03
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Contents Send document comments to nexus7k-docfeedback@cisco.com Licensing Requirements for BFD 5-4 Prerequisites for BFD 5-4 Guidelines and Limitations 5-5 Default Settings 5-6 Configuring BFD 5-6 Configuration Hierarchy 5-7 Task Flow for Configuring BFD 5-7 Enabling the BFD ... Channeling 6-14 Prerequisites for Port Channeling 6-14 Guidelines and Limitations 6-14 Default Settings 6-15 Configuring Port Channels 6-15 Creating a Port Channel 6-16 OL-23435-03 Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide, Release 5.x vii
Contents Send document comments to nexus7k-docfeedback@cisco.com Licensing Requirements for BFD 5-4 Prerequisites for BFD 5-4 Guidelines and Limitations 5-5 Default Settings 5-6 Configuring BFD 5-6 Configuration Hierarchy 5-7 Task Flow for Configuring BFD 5-7 Enabling the BFD ... Channeling 6-14 Prerequisites for Port Channeling 6-14 Guidelines and Limitations 6-14 Default Settings 6-15 Configuring Port Channels 6-15 Creating a Port Channel 6-16 OL-23435-03 Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide, Release 5.x vii
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Contents Send document comments to nexus7k-docfeedback@cisco.com Adding a Layer 2 Port to a Port Channel 6-17 Adding a Layer 3 Port to a Port Channel 6-19 Configuring the Bandwidth and Delay for Informational Purposes 6-21 Shutting ... Peer-Gateway 7-12 vPC Domain 7-13 vPC Topology 7-14 Compatibility Parameters for vPC Interfaces 7-15 vPC Number 7-18 Moving Other Port Channels into a vPC 7-18 Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide, Release 5.x viii OL-23435-03
Contents Send document comments to nexus7k-docfeedback@cisco.com Adding a Layer 2 Port to a Port Channel 6-17 Adding a Layer 3 Port to a Port Channel 6-19 Configuring the Bandwidth and Delay for Informational Purposes 6-21 Shutting ... Peer-Gateway 7-12 vPC Domain 7-13 vPC Topology 7-14 Compatibility Parameters for vPC Interfaces 7-15 vPC Number 7-18 Moving Other Port Channels into a vPC 7-18 Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide, Release 5.x viii OL-23435-03
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Contents Send document comments to nexus7k-docfeedback@cisco.com Configuring vPC Peer Links and Links to the Core on a Single Module 7-19 vPC Interactions with Other Features 7-20 Virtualization Support 7-27 vPC Recovery ... Standards 7-60 MIBs 7-60 Feature History for Configuring vPCs 7-60 8 C H A P T E R Configuring IP Tunnels 8-1 Information About IP Tunnels 8-1 IP Tunnel Overview 8-1 GRE Tunnels 8-2 OL-23435-03 Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide, Release 5.x ix
Contents Send document comments to nexus7k-docfeedback@cisco.com Configuring vPC Peer Links and Links to the Core on a Single Module 7-19 vPC Interactions with Other Features 7-20 Virtualization Support 7-27 vPC Recovery ... Standards 7-60 MIBs 7-60 Feature History for Configuring vPCs 7-60 8 C H A P T E R Configuring IP Tunnels 8-1 Information About IP Tunnels 8-1 IP Tunnel Overview 8-1 GRE Tunnels 8-2 OL-23435-03 Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide, Release 5.x ix
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Contents Send document comments to nexus7k-docfeedback@cisco.com Path MTU Discovery 8-3 Virtualization Support 8-3 High Availability 8-3 Licensing Requirements for IP Tunnels 8-3 Prerequisites for IP Tunnels 8-4 Guidelines and Limitations 8-4 Default Settings 8-4 Configuring IP Tunnels 8-4 ... 9-14 Verifying the Q-in-Q Configuration 9-16 Configuration Examples for Q-in-Q and Layer 2 Protocol Tunneling 9-16 Feature History for Q-in-Q Tunnels and Layer 2 Protocol Tunneling 9-17 Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide, Release 5.x x OL-23435-03
Contents Send document comments to nexus7k-docfeedback@cisco.com Path MTU Discovery 8-3 Virtualization Support 8-3 High Availability 8-3 Licensing Requirements for IP Tunnels 8-3 Prerequisites for IP Tunnels 8-4 Guidelines and Limitations 8-4 Default Settings 8-4 Configuring IP Tunnels 8-4 ... 9-14 Verifying the Q-in-Q Configuration 9-16 Configuration Examples for Q-in-Q and Layer 2 Protocol Tunneling 9-16 Feature History for Q-in-Q Tunnels and Layer 2 Protocol Tunneling 9-17 Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide, Release 5.x x OL-23435-03
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....html Table 1 summarizes the new and changed feature in the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide, Release 5.x. Chapter 2, "Configuring Basic Interface Parameters" OL-23435-03 Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide, Release 5.x xiii Chapter... VLAN consistency failures, provides FabricPath configuration support, and vPC connection to Cisco 2000 Series Fabric Extenders. 5.2(1) Chapter 7, "Configuring vPCs" Configures rate limits for the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide, Release 5.x, and tells you...
....html Table 1 summarizes the new and changed feature in the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide, Release 5.x. Chapter 2, "Configuring Basic Interface Parameters" OL-23435-03 Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide, Release 5.x xiii Chapter... VLAN consistency failures, provides FabricPath configuration support, and vPC connection to Cisco 2000 Series Fabric Extenders. 5.2(1) Chapter 7, "Configuring vPCs" Configures rate limits for the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide, Release 5.x, and tells you...
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...Changed Information Send document comments to appear as a single STP root in the Layer 2 topology. 5.0(2) Chapter 7, "Configuring vPCs" Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide, Release 5.x xiv OL-23435-03 Chapter 4, "Configuring Layer 3 Interfaces" F1 series modules...for the port channel Supports bundling of traffic for Cisco NX--OS Release 5.x (continued) Feature Description Changed in Release Where Documented Inband Management in the Nexus Chassis Configures inband management in the Cisco 5.1(1) Nexus 7000 switches when there are only F1 series module ...
...Changed Information Send document comments to appear as a single STP root in the Layer 2 topology. 5.0(2) Chapter 7, "Configuring vPCs" Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide, Release 5.x xiv OL-23435-03 Chapter 4, "Configuring Layer 3 Interfaces" F1 series modules...for the port channel Supports bundling of traffic for Cisco NX--OS Release 5.x (continued) Feature Description Changed in Release Where Documented Inband Management in the Nexus Chassis Configures inband management in the Cisco 5.1(1) Nexus 7000 switches when there are only F1 series module ...
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...Describes how to configure Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) to configure Layer 2 switching ports as access or trunk ports. OL-23435-03 Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide, Release 5.x xv Describes how you can configure the basic parameters shared by Layer 2 and... Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) for experienced network administrators who configure and maintain Cisco NX-OS devices. Document Organization This document is for a more efficient use of the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide, Release 5.x. Send document comments to...
...Describes how to configure Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) to configure Layer 2 switching ports as access or trunk ports. OL-23435-03 Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide, Release 5.x xv Describes how you can configure the basic parameters shared by Layer 2 and... Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) for experienced network administrators who configure and maintain Cisco NX-OS devices. Document Organization This document is for a more efficient use of the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide, Release 5.x. Send document comments to...
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...Conventions Command descriptions use these conventions: screen font Terminal sessions and information that you must enter is in brackets and separated by Cisco NX-OS Interfaces" lists the IETF RFCs for devices running NX-OS Release 4.x. Elements in boldface. boldface screen font Information ... contain helpful suggestions or references to configure IP tunnels using Generic Route Encapsulation (GRE) on the device. Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide, Release 5.x xvi OL-23435-03 Document Conventions Preface Send document comments to nexus7k-docfeedback...
...Conventions Command descriptions use these conventions: screen font Terminal sessions and information that you must enter is in brackets and separated by Cisco NX-OS Interfaces" lists the IETF RFCs for devices running NX-OS Release 4.x. Elements in boldface. boldface screen font Information ... contain helpful suggestions or references to configure IP tunnels using Generic Route Encapsulation (GRE) on the device. Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide, Release 5.x xvi OL-23435-03 Document Conventions Preface Send document comments to nexus7k-docfeedback...
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... 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 Subscribe to the What's New in ...equipment damage or loss of data. OL-23435-03 Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide, Release 5.x xvii Cisco currently supports RSS Version 2.0. Preface Document Conventions Send document comments to your desktop using a reader application...
... 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 Subscribe to the What's New in ...equipment damage or loss of data. OL-23435-03 Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide, Release 5.x xvii Cisco currently supports RSS Version 2.0. Preface Document Conventions Send document comments to your desktop using a reader application...
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... document Layer 2 MAC, VLANs, private VLANs, Rapid PVST+, Multiple Spanning Tree, Spanning Tree Extensions Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Layer 2 Switching Configuration Guide, Release 5.x Port security Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Security Configuration Guide, Release 5.x OL-23435-03 Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide, Release 5.x 1-1 Table 1-1 shows where to nexus7k-docfeedback...
... document Layer 2 MAC, VLANs, private VLANs, Rapid PVST+, Multiple Spanning Tree, Spanning Tree Extensions Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Layer 2 Switching Configuration Guide, Release 5.x Port security Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Security Configuration Guide, Release 5.x OL-23435-03 Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide, Release 5.x 1-1 Table 1-1 shows where to nexus7k-docfeedback...
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...Chapter 4, "Configuring Layer 3 Interfaces" of this document bandwidth, delay, IP routing, VRFs Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Unicast Routing Configuration Guide, Release 5.x Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Multicast Routing Configuration Guide, Release 5.x Port Channels channel group, LACP Chapter... 1-3 • Trunk Ports, page 1-3 • Private VLAN Hosts and Promiscuous Ports, page 1-3 • Routed Ports, page 1-3 Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide, Release 5.x 1-2 OL-23435-03 This section includes the following topics: • Ethernet Interfaces, page...
...Chapter 4, "Configuring Layer 3 Interfaces" of this document bandwidth, delay, IP routing, VRFs Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Unicast Routing Configuration Guide, Release 5.x Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Multicast Routing Configuration Guide, Release 5.x Port Channels channel group, LACP Chapter... 1-3 • Trunk Ports, page 1-3 • Private VLAN Hosts and Promiscuous Ports, page 1-3 • Routed Ports, page 1-3 Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide, Release 5.x 1-2 OL-23435-03 This section includes the following topics: • Ethernet Interfaces, page...
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... one IP subnet. For more information on routed ports, see the "Routed Interfaces" section on the management interface, see the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Layer 2 Switching Configuration Guide, Release 5.x. Private VLAN Hosts and Promiscuous Ports Private VLANs (PVLANs) provide ...a Telnet client, the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), or other PVLAN configurations, see the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Fundamentals Configuration Guide, Release 5.x. OL-23435-03 Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide, Release 5.x 1-3 This type of 10/100/1000 ...
... one IP subnet. For more information on routed ports, see the "Routed Interfaces" section on the management interface, see the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Layer 2 Switching Configuration Guide, Release 5.x. Private VLAN Hosts and Promiscuous Ports Private VLANs (PVLANs) provide ...a Telnet client, the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), or other PVLAN configurations, see the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Fundamentals Configuration Guide, Release 5.x. OL-23435-03 Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide, Release 5.x 1-3 This type of 10/100/1000 ...
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...-point encapsulation scheme. Tunnel Interfaces Tunneling allows you to the Layer 3 router engine on which you can bundle up . Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide, Release 5.x 1-4 OL-23435-03 This feature is implemented as IP addresses and ... Layer 3 parameters such as a virtual interface to nexus7k-docfeedback@cisco.com Port-Channel Interfaces A port channel is a logical interface that is a virtual routed interface that are physically connected to two different Cisco Nexus 7000 series devices to improve bandwidth and redundancy. For more information...
...-point encapsulation scheme. Tunnel Interfaces Tunneling allows you to the Layer 3 router engine on which you can bundle up . Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide, Release 5.x 1-4 OL-23435-03 This feature is implemented as IP addresses and ... Layer 3 parameters such as a virtual interface to nexus7k-docfeedback@cisco.com Port-Channel Interfaces A port channel is a logical interface that is a virtual routed interface that are physically connected to two different Cisco Nexus 7000 series devices to improve bandwidth and redundancy. For more information...
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...Once an interface is an independent logical device to nexus7k-docfeedback@cisco.com Virtualization Interfaces You can create multiple virtual device contexts (VDCs). After the switchover, Cisco NX-OS applies the runtime configuration after the switchover. OL-23435-03 Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide, Release 5.x 1-5...Chapter 1 Overview Virtualization Interfaces Send document comments to which you can allocate interfaces. A stateful restart occurs on VDCs, see the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Virtual Device Context Configuration Guide, Release 5.x.
...Once an interface is an independent logical device to nexus7k-docfeedback@cisco.com Virtualization Interfaces You can create multiple virtual device contexts (VDCs). After the switchover, Cisco NX-OS applies the runtime configuration after the switchover. OL-23435-03 Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide, Release 5.x 1-5...Chapter 1 Overview Virtualization Interfaces Send document comments to which you can allocate interfaces. A stateful restart occurs on VDCs, see the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Virtual Device Context Configuration Guide, Release 5.x.
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Licensing Requirements for Interfaces Chapter 1 Overview Send document comments to nexus7k-docfeedback@cisco.com Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide, Release 5.x 1-6 OL-23435-03
Licensing Requirements for Interfaces Chapter 1 Overview Send document comments to nexus7k-docfeedback@cisco.com Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide, Release 5.x 1-6 OL-23435-03