Cisco Nexus 7000 Series User manual

Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS System Management Configuration
Guide
First Published: 2013-11-20
Last Modified: 2015-03-26
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CONTENTS
Preface Preface xxiii
Audience xxiii
Document Conventions xxiii
Related Documentation for Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Software xxv
Documentation Feedback xxvii
Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request xxvii
CHAPTER 1 New and Changed Information 1
New and Changed Information 1
CHAPTER 2 Overview 11
Cisco NX-OS Device Configuration Methods 12
Configuring with CLI or XML Management Interface 13
Configuring with Cisco DCNM or a Custom GUI 13
Cisco Fabric Services 13
Network Time Protocol 13
Precision Time Protocol 14
Cisco Discovery Protocol 14
System Messages 14
Smart Call Home 14
Rollback 14
Session Manager 15
Scheduler 15
SNMP 15
RMON 15
Online Diagnostics 15
Embedded Event Manager 15
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Onboard Failure Logging 16
SPAN 16
ERSPAN 16
LLDP 16
NetFlow 16
FabricPath 17
EEE 17
Troubleshooting Features 17
CHAPTER 3 Configuring CFS 19
Finding Feature Information 19
About CFS 19
Applications that Use CFS to Distribute Configuration Changes 20
CFS Distribution 20
CFS Distribution Modes 21
CFS Connectivity in a Mixed Fabric 21
CFS Merge Support 22
Locking the Network 22
CFS Regions 22
High Availability 23
Licensing Requirements for CFS 23
Prerequisites for CFS 23
Guidelines and Limitations for CFS 23
Default Settings for CFS 24
Configuring CFS Distribution 25
Enabling CFS Distribution for Applications 25
Enabling CFS to Distribute Smart Call Home Configurations 25
Enabling CFS to Distribute Device Alias Configurations 25
Enabling CFS to Distribute DPVM Configurations 26
Enabling CFS to Distribute FC Domain Configurations 27
Enabling CFS to Distribute FC Port Security Configurations 28
Enabling CFS to Distribute FC Timer Configurations 28
Enabling CFS to Distribute IVR Configurations 29
Enabling CFS to Distribute NTP Configurations 30
Enabling CFS to Distribute RADIUS Configurations 31
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Enabling CFS to Distribute RSCN Configurations 31
Enabling CFS to Distribute TACACS+ Configurations 32
Enabling CFS to Distribute User Role Configurations 33
Specifying a CFS Distribution Mode 33
Configuring an IP Multicast Address for CFSoIP 34
Configuring CFS Regions 35
Creating a CFS Region 35
Moving an Application to a Different CFS Region 35
Removing an Application from a CFS Region 36
Deleting a CFS Region 37
Creating and Distributing a CFS Configuration 38
Clearing a Locked Session 39
Discarding a CFS Configuration 40
Disabling CFS Distribution Globally 40
Verifying the CFS Configuration 41
Additional References for CFS 42
Feature History for CFS 43
CHAPTER 4 Configuring NTP 45
Finding Feature Information 45
About NTP 45
NTP Associations 46
NTP Broadcast Associations 46
NTP Multicast Associations 47
NTP as a Time Server 47
Distributing NTP Using CFS 47
Clock Manager 47
High Availability 47
Virtualization Support 48
Licensing Requirements for NTP 48
Prerequisites for NTP 48
Guidelines and Limitations for NTP 48
Default Settings for NTP 50
Configuring NTP 50
Enabling or Disabling NTP in a VDC 50
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Enabling or Disabling NTP on an Interface 51
Configuring the Device as an Authoritative NTP Server 52
Configuring an NTP Server and Peer 52
Configuring NTP Authentication 54
Configuring NTP Access Restrictions 55
Configuring the NTP Source IP Address 56
Configuring the NTP Source Interface 57
Configuring an NTP Broadcast Server 57
Configuring an NTP Multicast Server 59
Configuring an NTP Multicast Client 60
Configuring NTP on a Secondary (Non-Default) VDC 60
Configuring NTP Logging 61
Enabling CFS Distribution for NTP 62
Committing NTP Configuration Changes 63
Discarding NTP Configuration Changes 63
Releasing the CFS Session Lock 64
Verifying the NTP Configuration 64
Configuration Examples for NTP 65
Additional References 66
Related Documents 66
MIBs 66
Feature History for NTP 66
CHAPTER 5 Configuring PTP 69
Finding Feature Information 69
About PTP 70
PTP Device Types 70
PTP Process 71
Pong 72
Clock Manager 72
High Availability for PTP 72
Virtualization Support 72
Licensing Requirements for PTP 72
Prerequisites for PTP 72
Guidelines and Limitations for PTP 73
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Default Settings for PTP 73
Configuring PTP 74
Configuring PTP Globally 74
Configuring PTP on an Interface 76
Verifying the PTP Configuration 78
Configuration Examples for PTP 79
Related Documents 80
Related Documents 80
MIBs 80
Feature History for PTP 81
CHAPTER 6 Configuring CDP 83
Finding Feature Information 83
About CDP 83
VTP Feature Support 84
High Availability 85
Virtualization Support 85
Licensing Requirements for CDP 85
Prerequisites for CDP 85
Guidelines and Limitations for CDP 85
Default Settings for CDP 86
Configuring CDP 86
Enabling or Disabling CDP Globally 86
Enabling or Disabling CDP on an Interface 87
Configuring Optional CDP Parameters 88
Verifying the CDP Configuration 89
Configuration Example for CDP 89
Additional References 90
Related Documents 90
MIBs 90
Feature History for CDP 90
CHAPTER 7 Configuring System Message Logging 91
Finding Feature Information 91
About System Message Logging 91
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Syslog Servers 92
Binary Tech Support 93
Virtualization Support 93
Licensing Requirements for System Message Logging 93
Guidelines and Limitations for System Message Logging 93
Default Settings for System Message Logging 93
Configuring System Message Logging 94
Configuring System Message Logging to Terminal Sessions 94
Logging System Messages to a File 96
Configuring Module and Facility Messages Logging 97
Configuring Syslog Servers 99
Configuring Destination Port for Forwarding Syslogs 101
Configuring Syslog Servers on a UNIX or Linux System 102
Displaying and Clearing Log Files 103
Verifying the System Message Logging Configuration 103
Configuration Example for System Message Logging 104
Additional References 104
Related Documents 104
Feature History for System Message Logging 105
CHAPTER 8 Configuring Smart Call Home 107
Finding Feature Information 107
About Smart Call Home 107
Destination Profiles 108
Smart Call Home Alert Groups 108
Smart Call Home Message Levels 111
Obtaining Smart Call Home 112
Distributing Smart Call Home Using CFS 113
Database Merge Guidelines 113
High Availability 113
Virtualization Support 113
Licensing Requirements for Smart Call Home 114
Prerequisites for Smart Call Home 114
Guidelines and Limitations for Smart Call Home 114
Default Settings for Smart Call Home 115
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Configuring Smart Call Home 116
Configuring Contact Information 116
Creating a Destination Profile 118
Modifying a Destination Profile 119
Associating an Alert Group with a Destination Profile 121
Adding Show Commands to an Alert Group 122
Configuring the Email Server 123
Configuring VRFs To Send Messages Using HTTP 125
Configuring an HTTP Proxy Server 126
Configuring Periodic Inventory Notifications 127
Disabling Duplicate Message Throttling 128
Enabling or Disabling Smart Call Home 129
Testing the Smart Call Home Configuration 130
Verifying the Smart Call Home Configuration 130
Configuration Examples for Smart Call Home 131
Additional References 132
Event Triggers 132
Message Formats 134
Short Text Message Format 134
Common Event Message Fields 134
Alert Group Message Fields 137
Fields for Reactive and Proactive Event Messages 137
Fields for Inventory Event Messages 137
Fields for User-Generated Test Messages 138
Sample Syslog Alert Notification in Full-Text Format 138
Sample Syslog Alert Notification in XML Format 141
Additional References 145
Related Documents 145
MIBs 145
Feature History for Smart Call Home 145
CHAPTER 9 Configuring Rollback 147
Finding Feature Information 147
About Rollbacks 147
Automatically Generated System Checkpoints 148
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High Availability 148
Virtualization Support 149
Licensing Requirements for Rollbacks 149
Prerequisites for Rollbacks 149
Guidelines and Limitations for Rollbacks 149
Default Settings for Rollbacks 151
Configuring Rollbacks 151
Creating a Checkpoint 151
Implementing a Rollback 152
Verifying the Rollback Configuration 153
Configuration Example for Rollback 153
Additional References 153
Related Documents 153
Feature History for Rollback 154
CHAPTER 10 Configuring Session Manager 155
Finding Feature Information 155
About Session Manager 155
High Availability 156
Virtualization Support 156
Licensing Requirements for Session Manager 156
Prerequisites for Session Manager 156
Guidelines and Limitations for Session Manager 157
Configuring Session Manager 157
Creating a Session 157
Configuring ACLs in a Session 158
Verifying a Session 158
Committing a Session 159
Saving a Session 159
Discarding a Session 159
Verifying the Session Manager Configuration 159
Configuration Example for Session Manager 160
Additional References 160
Related Documents 160
Feature History for Session Manager 161
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