Preface; Audience; Organization - Cisco MDS 9000 Series Configuration Manual

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Preface

This preface describes the audience, organization, and conventions of the Cisco MDS 9000 Family
NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide. It also provides information on how to obtain related
documentation.

Audience

This guide is for experienced network administrators who are responsible for configuring and
maintaining the Cisco MDS 9000 Family of multilayer directors and fabric switches.

Organization

The Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide is organized as follows:
Chapter
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
OL-19445-02, Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 4.2(x)
Title
Interfaces Overview
Configuring Interfaces
Configuring Fibre Channel Interfaces
Configuring Interface Buffers
Configuring Trunking
Configuring PortChannels
Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide
Description
Provides an overview of all the features in this
guide.
Explains Generation 1 and Generation 2
module port and operational state concepts in
Cisco MDS 9000 Family switches and provides
details on configuring ports and interfaces.
Explains configuration concepts for Fibre
Channel module ports and interfaces.
Explains configuration concepts for Interface
Buffers.
Explains TE ports and trunking concepts.
Explains PortChannels and load balancing
concepts and provides details on configuring
PortChannels, adding ports to PortChannels,
and deleting ports from PortChannels.
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