Software Configuration Overview; Basic Configuration; Advanced Configuration - Cisco AP776A - Nexus Converged Network Switch 5020 Configuration Manual

Cisco NX-OS Software Configuration
S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m
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The Cisco Fabric Manager applications are an alternative to the CLI for most switch configuration
commands.
Note Resource Manager Essentials (RME) versions 3.4 and 3.5 provide support for switches in the Cisco MDS
9000 Family. Device Updates (DU) are available on Cisco.com (http://www.cisco.com/).
For more information on configuring the Cisco MDS switch using the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric
Manager, refer to the Cisco MDS 9000 Fabric Manager Configuration Guide.

Software Configuration Overview

This section provides an overview of the Cisco NX-OS configuration process and includes the following
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Basic Configuration

These sections contain the minimum information you need to get your switch up and running.
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Advanced Configuration

These sections contain additional configuration information for NX-OS software and the MDS 9000
Family of switches and includes the following topics:
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Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide
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Fabric Manager Web Services—Allows operators to monitor MDS events, performance, and
inventory, and perform minor configuration tasks from a remote location using a web browser.
Performance Manager—Provides detailed traffic analysis by capturing data with SNMP. This data
is compiled into various graphs and charts that can be viewed with any web browser using Fabric
Manager Web Services.
Basic Configuration, page 1-6
Advanced Configuration, page 1-6
Preparing to configure the switch
Installing licenses (Chapter 3, "Obtaining and Installing
Activating additional ports
Configuring the minimum requirements:
Initial configuration (Chapter 5, "Initial
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– VSANs (Chapter 20, "Configuring and Managing
Interfaces (Chapter 13, "Configuring
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Zones and zone sets (Chapter 24, "Configuring and Managing
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Switch Configuration, page 1-7
Fabric Configuration, page 1-7
Security, page 1-7
IP Services, page 1-7
Intelligent Storage Services, page 1-8
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