Configuring With Cli Or Xml Management Interface - Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Configuration Manual

Overview
Configuration Method
Cisco DCNM client

Configuring with CLI or XML Management Interface

You can configure Cisco NX-OS devices using the command-line interface (CLI) or the XML management
interface over Secure Shell (SSH) as follows:
• CLI from an SSH session, a Telnet session, or the console port—You can configure devices using the
• XML management interface over SSH—You can configure devices using the XML management interface,
Configuring with Cisco DCNM
You can configure Cisco NX-OS devices using the Cisco DCNM client, which runs on your local PC and
uses web services on the Cisco DCNM server. The Cisco DCNM server configures the device over the XML
management interface. For more information about the Cisco DCNM client, see the Cisco DCNM Fundamentals
Guide.
Network Time Protocol
The Network Time Protocol (NTP) synchronizes the time of day among a set of distributed time servers and
clients so that you can correlate time-specific information, such as system logs, received from the devices in
your network.
Cisco Discovery Protocol
You can use the Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) to discover and view information about all Cisco equipment
that is directly attached to your device. CDP runs on all Cisco-manufactured equipment including routers,
bridges, access and communication servers, and switches. CDP is media and protocol independent, and gathers
the protocol addresses of neighboring devices, discovering the platform of those devices. CDP runs over the
data link layer only. Two systems that support different Layer 3 protocols can learn about each other.
System Messages
You can use system message logging to control the destination and to filter the severity level of messages that
system processes generate. You can configure logging to a terminal session, a log file, and syslog servers on
remote systems.
CLI from an SSH session, a Telnet session, or the console port. SSH provides a secure connection to
the device. For more information, see the Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Fundamentals Configuration
Guide.
which is a programmatic method based on the NETCONF protocol that complements the CLI
functionality. For more information, see the Cisco NX-OS XML Management Interface User Guide.
Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS System Management Configuration Guide, Release 6.x
Configuring with CLI or XML Management Interface
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