Applications That Use Cfs To Distribute Configuration Changes; Cfs Distribution - Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Configuration Manual

Applications that Use CFS to Distribute Configuration Changes

Applications that Use CFS to Distribute Configuration Changes
CFS distributes configuration changes for the applications listed in the following table.
Table 2: CFS-Supported Applications
Application
Device alias
DPVM
FC domain
FC port security
FC timer
IVR
NTP
RADIUS
RSCN
Smart Call Home
TACACS+
User roles

CFS Distribution

CFS distributes configuration changes to multiple devices across a complete network. CFS supports the
following types of distribution:
• CFS over Ethernet (CFSoE)—Distributes application data over an Ethernet network.
• CFS over IP (CFSoIP)—Distributes application data over an IPv4 network.
• CFS over Fibre Channel (CFSoFC)—Distributes application data over a Fibre Channel, such as a virtual
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storage area network (VSAN). If the device is provisioned with Fibre Channel ports, CFSoFC is enabled
by default.
Beginning with Cisco NX-OS Release 5.2, you can configure Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE),
which allows Fibre Channel traffic to be encapsulated over a physical Ethernet link. To run FCoE on a
Cisco Nexus 7000 Series switch, you must configure a dedicated storage virtual device context (VDC).
If FCoE is enabled on the device, CFSoFC services can be used. The applications that require CFS
distribution to be enabled in the storage VDC are noted in the configuration instructions throughout this
chapter. For more information on FCoE and storage VDCs, see the Cisco NX-OS FCoE Configuration
Guide for Cisco Nexus 7000 and Cisco MDS 9500 and the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Virtual
Device Context Configuration Guide.
Default State
Enabled
Enabled
Disabled
Disabled
Disabled
Disabled
Disabled
Disabled
Disabled
Disabled
Disabled
Disabled
Configuring CFS