Chapter - Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Configuration Manual

Configuring Session Manager
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Information About Session Manager
Session Manager allows you to implement your configuration changes in batch mode. Session Manager works
in the following phases:
• Configuration session—Creates a list of commands that you want to implement in session manager
• Validation—Provides a basic semantic check on your configuration. Cisco NX-OS returns an error if
• Verification—Verifies the configuration as a whole, based on the existing hardware and software
• Commit— Cisco NX-OS verifies the complete configuration and implements the changes atomically
• Abort—Discards the configuration changes before implementation.
You can optionally end a configuration session without committing the changes. You can also save a
configuration session.
Guidelines and Limitations for Session Manager
Session Manager has the following configuration guidelines and limitations:
Information About Session Manager, page 83
Guidelines and Limitations for Session Manager, page 83
Configuring Session Manager, page 84
Verifying the Session Manager Configuration, page 86
mode.
the semantic check fails on any part of the configuration.
configuration and resources. Cisco NX-OS returns an error if the configuration does not pass this
verification phase.
to the device. If a failure occurs, Cisco NX-OS reverts to the original configuration.
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