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Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide, Release 5.x
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New and Changed Information
This chapter provides release-specific information for each new and changed feature in the Cisco Nexus
7000 Series NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide, Release 5.x. The latest version of this document is
available at the following Cisco website:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/datacenter/sw/5_x/nx-os/interfaces/configuration/guide/if_
cli.html
To check for additional information about Cisco NX--OS Release 5.x, see the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series
NX-OS Release Notes, Release 5.x. Release notes are available at the following Cisco website:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9402/prod_release_notes_list.html
Table 1 summarizes the new and changed features for the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Interfaces
Configuration Guide, Release 5.x, and tells you where they are documented.
Table 1 New and Changed Features for Cisco NX--OS Release 5.x
Feature Description
Changed in
Release Where Documented
Fabric Extender (FEX) Fabric Extender ports have Layer 3 support for
host connectivity, and vPCs can be configured
through Fabric Extenders (Host vPC).
5.2(1) Chapter 4, “Configuring Layer 3
Interfaces”
Chapter 7, “Configuring vPCs”
BFD SHA1
Authentication
Supports SHA-1 authentication of BFD
packets.
5.2(1) Chapter 5, “Configuring
Bidirectional Forwarding
Detection”
Default Interfaces Allows you to clear the existing configuration
of multiple interface types.
5.2(1) Chapter 3, “Configuring Layer 2
Interfaces”
SVI Autostate Exclude Allows you to exclude a port from the VLAN
interface link-up calculation when there are
multiple ports in the VLAN.
5.2(1) Chapter 3, “Configuring Layer 2
Interfaces”
vPC Allows you to configure auto recovery
configuration support, provides system display
of MST to VLAN consistency failures,
provides FabricPath configuration support,
and vPC connection to Cisco 2000 Series
Fabric Extenders.
5.2(1) Chapter 7, “Configuring vPCs”
Rate Limits Configures rate limits for packets that reach
the supervisor.
5.1(1) Chapter 2, “Configuring Basic
Interface Parameters”