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Preface
This preface describes the audience, organization, and conventions of the Cisco MDS 9000 Family
NX-OS IP Services 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
This guide is organized as follows:
Chapter
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
OL-19525-01,Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 4.2(1)
Title
IP Services Overview
Configuring FCIP
Configuring the SAN Extension
Tuner
Configuring iSCSI
Configuring IP Services
Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS IP Services Configuration Guide
Description
Provides an overview of the Intelligent Storage
Services supported by the Cisco MDS 9000
NX-OS software.
Describes how the switch allows IP hosts to
access Fibre Channel storage using the iSCSI
protocol.
Explains the SAN extension tuner (SET)
feature that optimizes FCIP performance.
Describes the iSCSI feature that is specific to
the IPS module and is available in the Cisco
MDS 9200 Switches or Cisco MDS 9500
Directors.
Provides details on IP over Fibre Channel
(IPFC) services and provides configuring
IPFC, virtual router, and DNS server
configuration information.
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