Configuring With Cisco Data Center Network Manager; Configuring With Cisco Mds Fabric Manager; Network Security Features; Virtual Device Contexts - Cisco Nexus 5500 Series Configuration Manual

Network Security Features

Configuring with Cisco Data Center Network Manager

You can configure Cisco Nexus Series switches using the Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) client,
which runs on a local PC and uses the DCNM server.
For more information, see the Cisco DCNM Configuration Guides.

Configuring with Cisco MDS Fabric Manager

You can configure Cisco Nexus Series switches using the Fabric Manager client, which runs on a local PC
and uses the Fabric Manager server.
For more information, see the Cisco Nexus Fabric Manager Software guide for your device.

Network Security Features

Cisco NX-OS includes the following security features:
• Authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) and TACACS+
• RADIUS
• Secure Shell (SSH) Protocol Version 2
• Simple Network Management Protocol Version 3 (SNMPv3)
• MAC ACLs and IP ACLs, including port-based ACLs (PACLs) and VLAN-based ACLs (VACLs).

Virtual Device Contexts

Cisco NX-OS can segment operating system and hardware resources into virtual device contexts (VDC) that
emulate virtual devices. The Cisco Nexus device does not support multiple VDCs. All switch resources are
managed in the default VDC.
For more information, see the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Getting Started with Virtual Device Contexts.

Licensing

The Cisco Nexus device is shipped with its licenses installed. The switch provides commands to manage the
licenses and install additional licenses.

Typical Deployment Topologies

Ethernet TOR Switch Topology

The Cisco Nexus device can be deployed as a 10-Gigabit Ethernet top-of-rack (TOR) switch, with uplinks to
the data center LAN distribution layer switches. An example configuration in shown in the following figure.
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