Cisco Nexus 1000V User Manual

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Cisco Nexus 1000V Troubleshooting Guide, Release 5.2(1)SV3(1.1)
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CONTENTS
New and Changed Information ii-xiii
Preface xvii
Audience xvii
Document Conventions xvii
Related Documentation xviii
Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request xx
CHAPTER 1 Overview 1-1
Troubleshooting Process 1-1
Best Practices 1-1
Troubleshooting Basics 1-2
Troubleshooting Guidelines 1-2
Gathering Information 1-2
Verifying Ports 1-3
Verifying Layer 2 Connectivity 1-3
Verifying Layer 3 Connectivity 1-3
Overview of Symptoms 1-4
System Messages 1-4
System Message Text 1-4
syslog Server Implementation 1-5
Troubleshooting with Logs 1-6
Viewing Logs 1-6
Cisco Support Communities 1-7
Contacting Cisco or VMware Customer Support 1-7
CHAPTER 2 Troubleshooting Tools 2-1
Commands 2-1
Ping 2-1
Traceroute 2-2
Monitoring Processes and CPUs 2-2
Identifying the Running Processes and their States 2-2

Cisco Nexus 1000V Specifications

General

Type	Virtual Switch
Manageable	Yes
NetFlow	Yes
SPAN	Yes
ERSPAN	Yes
Operating System	Cisco NX-OS
Form Factor	Virtual
Hypervisor Support	VMware ESXi
Features	VXLAN
Security Features	Port Security, Private VLANs, ACLs