High Availability; Virtualization Support; Licensing Requirements For Session Manager; Prerequisites For Session Manager - Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Configuration Manual

High Availability

• Configuration session—Creates a list of commands that you want to implement in Session Manager
• Validation—Provides a basic semantic check on your configuration. Cisco NX-OS returns an error if
• Verification—Verifies the configuration as a whole, based on the existing hardware and software
• Commit—Cisco NX-OS verifies the complete configuration and applies the changes to the device. If a
• Abort—Discards the configuration changes before implementation.
You can optionally end a configuration session without committing the changes. You can also save a
configuration session.
High Availability
Session Manager sessions remain available after a supervisor switchover. Sessions are not persistent across
a software reload.

Virtualization Support

By default, Cisco NX-OS places you in the default VDC. See the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Virtual
Device Context Configuration Guide.

Licensing Requirements for Session Manager

Product
Cisco
NX-OS

Prerequisites for Session Manager

Make sure that you have the privilege level required to support the Session Manager commands that you plan
to use.
If you configure VDCs, install the appropriate license and go to the specific VDC. See the Cisco Nexus 7000
Series NX-OS Virtual Device Context Configuration Guide for configuration information and the Cisco NX-OS
Licensing Guide for licensing information.
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mode.
the semantic check fails on any part of the configuration.
configuration and resources. Cisco NX-OS returns an error if the configuration does not pass this
verification phase.
failure occurs, Cisco NX-OS reverts to the original configuration.
License Requirement
Session Manager requires no license. Any feature not included in a license package is bundled
with the nx-os image and is provided at no extra charge to you. For a complete explanation
of the Cisco NX-OS licensing scheme, see the Cisco NX-OS Licensing Guide.
Configuring Session Manager