Switch Management - Cisco N5010P-N2K-BE Software Configuration Manual

Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch Software
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Serviceability
The Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switch serviceability functions provide data for network planning and help
to improve problem resolution time.
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Switched Port Analyzer
The switched port analyzer (SPAN) feature allows an administrator to analyze all traffic between ports
by nonintrusively directing the SPAN session traffic to a SPAN destination port that has an external
analyzer attached to it.
Ethanalyzer
Ethanalyzer is a Cisco NX-OS protocol analyzer tool based on the Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) open
source code. Ethanalyzer is a command-line version of Wireshark for capturing and decoding packets.
You can use Ethanalyzer to troubleshoot your network and analyze the control-plane traffic. For more
information about Ethanalyzer, see the
Call Home
The Call Home feature continuously monitors hardware and software components to provide
e-mail-based notification of critical system events. A versatile range of message formats is available for
optimal compatibility with pager services, standard e-mail, and XML-based automated parsing
applications. The feature offers alert grouping capabilities and customizable destination profiles. This
feature can be used, for example, to directly page a network support engineer, send an e-mail message
to a network operations center (NOC), and employ Cisco AutoNotify services to directly generate a case
with the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC). This feature is a step toward autonomous system
operation, which enables networking devices to inform IT when a problem occurs and helps to ensure
that the problem is resolved quickly.
Online Diagnostics
Cisco generic online diagnostics (GOLD) is a suite of diagnostic facilities to verify that hardware and
internal data paths are operating as designed. Boot-time diagnostics, continuous monitoring, and
on-demand and scheduled tests are part of the Cisco GOLD feature set. GOLD allows rapid fault
isolation and continuous system monitoring.

Switch Management

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Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch CLI Software Configuration Guide
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Switched Port Analyzer, page 1-6
Ethanalyzer, page 1-6
Call Home, page 1-6
Online Diagnostics, page 1-6
Simple Network Management Protocol, page 1-7
"Using Ethanalyzer" section on page
Chapter 1 Product Overview
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