Configuring With Cli Or Xml Management Interface - Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Configuration Manual
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Overview
• Configuring with Cisco DCNM or a Custom GUI
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 or a Custom GUI
You can configure Cisco NX-OS devices using the Cisco DCNM client or from your own GUI as follows:
• Cisco DCNM Client—You can configure devices using the Cisco DCNM client, which runs on your
• Custom GUI—You can create your own GUI to configure devices using the Cisco DCNM web services
Cisco Fabric Services
Cisco Fabric Services (CFS) is a Cisco proprietary feature that distributes data, including configuration
changes, to all Cisco NX-OS devices in a network.
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.
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 7000 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.
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 Fundamentals Configuration Guide, Cisco DCNM for LAN, Release 5.x .
application program interface (API) on the Cisco DCNM server. You use the SOAP protocol to exchange
XML-based configuration messages with the Cisco DCNM server. The Cisco DCNM server configures
the device over the XML management interface. For more information about creating custom GUIs, see
the Web Services API Guide, Cisco DCNM for LAN, Release 5.x
Configuring with CLI or XML Management Interface
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