Network Security Features; Virtual Device Contexts; Typical Deployment Topologies - Cisco AJ732A - MDS 9134 Fabric Switch Configuration Manual

Chapter 1 Product Overview
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This section includes the following topics:
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Configuring with CLI, XML Management Interface, or SNMP
You can configure Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switches using the command line interface (CLI), the XML
management interface over SSH, or SNMP as follows:
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Configuring with Cisco MDS Fabric Manager
You can configure Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switches using the Fabric Manager client, which runs on a
local PC and uses the Fabric Manager server.

Network Security Features

Cisco NX-OS Release 4.0 includes the following security features:
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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 5000 Series switch does not support multiple VDCs. All
switch resources are managed in the default VDC.

Typical Deployment Topologies

In this release, the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switch is typically deployed in the following topologies:
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Configuring with Cisco MDS Fabric Manager, page 1-7
CLI —You can configure switches using the CLI from an SSH session, a Telnet session. or the
console port. SSH provides a secure connection to the device.
XML Management Interface over SSH—You can configure switches using the XML management
interface, which is a programming interface based on the NETCONF protocol that complements the
CLI functionality. For more information, see the Cisco NX-OS XML Management Interface User
Guide, Release 4.0.
SNMP—SNMP allows you to configure switches using Management Information Bases (MIBs).
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).
Ethernet TOR Switch Topology, page 1-8
IOC Topology, page 1-9
Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch CLI Software Configuration Guide
Typical Deployment Topologies
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