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CONTENTS

Preface

vii

Audience

vii

Supported Switches vii

Cisco Nexus 5000 Platform Switches
Cisco Nexus 5500 Platform Switches
Organization

vii
viii

viii

Document Conventions

ix

Related Documentation x
Release Notes x
Configuration Guides x
Maintain and Operate Guides xi
Installation and Upgrade Guides xi
Licensing Guide xi
Command References xi
Technical References xi
Error and System Messages xi
Troubleshooting Guide xii
Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request

xii

xii

New and Changed Information

xiii

New and Changed Information for Cisco NX-OS Releases xiii

New and Changed Information for Cisco NX-OS Release 5.2(1)N1(1)
New and Changed Information for Cisco NX-OS Release 5.1(3)N1(1)
New and Changed Information for Cisco NX-OS Release 5.0(3)N2(1)
New and Changed Information for Cisco NX-OS Release 5.0(3)N1(1)
New and Changed Information for Cisco NX-OS Release 5.0(2)N2(1)
New and Changed Information for Cisco NX-OS Release 5.0(2)N1(1)
New and Changed Information for Cisco NX-OS Release 4.2(1)N2(1)
New and Changed Information for Cisco NX-OS Release 4.2(1)N1(1)
New and Changed Information for Cisco NX-OS Release 4.1(3)N1(1)
New and Changed Information for Cisco NX-OS Release 4.0(1a)N2(1)

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A Commands

FEX-1

attach fex

FEX-2

D Commands

FEX-3

description (fex)

FEX-4

diagnostic bootup level

F Commands
fcoe

FEX-7

FEX-8

feature fex
fex

FEX-5

FEX-10

FEX-11

fex associate

FEX-13

fex pinning redistribute

fex queue-limit
H Commands

FEX-15

FEX-16

FEX-17

hardware buffer-threshold
hardware queue-limit

FEX-18

FEX-20

hardware shared-buffer-size

FEX-23

hardware uplink-pause-no-drop
L Commands

FEX-27

locator-led fex
logging fex

FEX-28

FEX-29

P Commands

FEX-31

pinning max-links
provision

slot

FEX-32

FEX-34

S Commands
serial

FEX-25

FEX-37

FEX-38
FEX-40

switchport mode fex-fabric

Show Commands

FEX-43

show diagnostic result fex

show environment fex
show fex

FEX-41

FEX-44

FEX-46

FEX-48

show fex detail

FEX-50

show fex transceiver

FEX-53

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show fex version

FEX-55

show interface fex-fabric

show interface fex-intf

FEX-56
FEX-57

show interface transceiver fex-fabric

show inventory fex

FEX-60

show locator-led

FEX-61

show module fex

FEX-62

show provision

FEX-64

show queuing interface

FEX-65

show running-config exclude-provision

show running-config fex
show sprom fex

FEX-72

show system reset-reason fex

show version fex

type

FEX-68

FEX-70

show startup-config exclude-provision

T Commands

FEX-58

FEX-76

FEX-77

FEX-78

FEX-79

FEX-80

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Preface
This preface describes the audience, organization, and conventions of the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series
NX-OS Fabric Extender Command Reference. It also provides information on how to obtain related
documentation.
This preface includes the following sections:

Audience, page vii

Supported Switches, page vii

Organization, page viii

Document Conventions, page ix

Related Documentation, page x

Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request, page xii

Audience
This publication is for experienced users who configure and maintain Cisco NX-OS devices.

Supported Switches
This section includes the following topics:

Cisco Nexus 5000 Platform Switches, page vii

Cisco Nexus 5500 Platform Switches, page viii

Cisco Nexus 5000 Platform Switches

Table 1 lists the Cisco switches supported in the Cisco Nexus 5000 Platform.

Note

For more information on these switches, see the Cisco Nexus 5500 Platform and Cisco Nexus 5000
Platform Hardware Installation Guide available at the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9670/tsd_products_support_series_home.html

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Table 1

Note

Supported Cisco Nexus 5000 Platform Switches

Switch

Description

Cisco Nexus 5010 Switch

The Cisco Nexus 5010 is a 1 rack unit (RU) switch. It delivers

500 Gbps of wire-speed switching capacity designed for
traditional, virtualized, unified, and high-performance computing
(HPC) environments.

Cisco Nexus 5020 Switch

The Cisco Nexus 5020 is a 2 rack unit (RU) switch. It delivers

1+ Tbps of wire-speed switching capacity designed for traditional,
virtualized, unified, and HPC environments.

The Cisco Nexus 5000 Platform switches only supports Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP)
snooping.
IGMP, Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM), and Multicast Source Discovery Protocol (MSDP) are not
supported on the Cisco Nexus 5000 Platform switches.

Cisco Nexus 5500 Platform Switches

Table 2 lists the Cisco switches supported in the Cisco Nexus 5500 Platform.

Note

For more information on these switches, see the Cisco Nexus 5500 Platform and Cisco Nexus 5000
Platform Hardware Installation Guide available at the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9670/tsd_products_support_series_home.html
Table 2

Supported Cisco Nexus 5500 Platform Switches

Switch

Description

Cisco Nexus 5548P Switch

The Cisco Nexus 5548P switch is the first switch in the Cisco Nexus
5500 Platform. It is a one-rack-unit (1 RU), 10-Gigabit Ethernet and
Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) switch that offers up to
960-Gbps throughput and up to 48 ports.

Cisco Nexus 5596P Switch

The Cisco Nexus 5596P switch is a top-of-rack, 10-Gigabit Ethernet

and FCoE switch offering up to 1920-Gigabit throughput and up to
96 ports.

Organization
This document is organized as follows:

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Chapter Title

Description

New and Changed

Information

Describes the new and changed information for the new Cisco NX-OS software
releases.

A Commands

Describes the Cisco NX-OS Fabric Extender commands that begin with A.

D Commands

Describes the Cisco NX-OS Fabric Extender commands that begin with D.

F Commands

Describes the Cisco NX-OS Fabric Extender commands that begin with F.

H Commands

Describes the Cisco NX-OS Fabric Extender commands that begin with I.

L Commands

Describes the Cisco NX-OS Fabric Extender commands that begin with L.

P Commands

Describes the Cisco NX-OS Fabric Extender commands that begin with P.

S Commands

Describes the Cisco NX-OS Fabric Extender commands that begin with S.

Show Commands

Describes the Cisco NX-OS Fabric Extender show commands.

T Commands

Describes the Cisco NX-OS Fabric Extender commands that begin with T.

Document Conventions
Command descriptions use these conventions:
Convention

Description

boldface font

Commands and keywords are in boldface.

italic font

Arguments for which you supply values are in italics.

[ ]

Elements in square brackets are optional.

{x | y | z}

Alternative keywords are grouped in braces and separated by vertical bars.

[x|y|z]

Optional alternative keywords are grouped in brackets and separated by vertical

bars.

string

A nonquoted set of characters. Do not use quotation marks around the string or
the string will include the quotation marks.

Screen examples use these conventions:

screen font

Terminal sessions and information that the switch displays are in screen font.

boldface screen
font

Information you must enter is in boldface screen font.

italic screen font

Arguments for which you supply values are in italic screen font.

< >

Nonprinting characters, such as passwords, are in angle brackets.

[ ]

Default responses to system prompts are in square brackets.

!, #

An exclamation point (!) or a pound sign (#) at the beginning of a line of code
indicates a comment line.

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This document uses the following conventions:

Note

Caution

Means reader take note. Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to material not covered in the
manual.

Means reader be careful. In this situation, you might do something that could result in equipment damage
or loss of data.

Related Documentation
Documentation for Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switches and Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extender is
available at the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9670/tsd_products_support_series_home.html
The following are related Cisco Nexus 5000 Series and Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extender
documents:

Release Notes
Cisco Nexus 5000 Series and Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Release Notes
Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch Release Notes

Configuration Guides
Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Configuration Limits for Cisco NX-OS Release 5.0(2)N1(1)
Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Configuration Limits for Cisco NX-OS Release 4.2(1)N1(1) and
Release 4.2(1)N2(1)
Cisco Nexus 5000 Series NX-OS Fibre Channel over Ethernet Configuration Guide
Cisco Nexus 5000 Series NX-OS Layer 2 Switching Configuration Guide
Cisco Nexus 5000 Series NX-OS Multicast Routing Configuration Guide
Cisco Nexus 5000 Series NX-OS Quality of Service Configuration Guide
Cisco Nexus 5000 Series NX-OS SAN Switching Configuration Guide
Cisco Nexus 5000 Series NX-OS Security Configuration Guide
Cisco Nexus 5000 Series NX-OS System Management Configuration Guide
Cisco Nexus 5000 Series NX-OS Unicast Routing Configuration Guide
Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch NX-OS Software Configuration Guide
Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Fabric Manager Configuration Guide, Release 3.4(1a)
Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Fundamentals Configuration Guide, Release 6.x
Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extender Software Configuration Guide

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Maintain and Operate Guides

Cisco Nexus 5000 Series NX-OS Operations Guide

Installation and Upgrade Guides

Cisco Nexus 5000 Series and Cisco Nexus 5500 Platform Hardware Installation Guide
Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Hardware Installation Guide
Cisco Nexus 5000 Series NX-OS Software Upgrade and Downgrade Guide, Release 4.2(1)N1(1)
Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information for the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switches and Cisco
Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders

Licensing Guide
Cisco NX-OS Licensing Guide

Command References
Cisco Nexus 5000 Series NX-OS FabricPath Command Reference
Cisco Nexus 5000 Series NX-OS Fabric Extender Command Reference
Cisco Nexus 5000 Series NX-OS Fibre Channel Command Reference
Cisco Nexus 5000 Series NX-OS Fundamentals Command Reference
Cisco Nexus 5000 Series NX-OS Layer 2 Interfaces Command Reference
Cisco Nexus 5000 Series NX-OS Multicast Routing Command Reference
Cisco Nexus 5000 Series NX-OS QoS Command Reference
Cisco Nexus 5000 Series NX-OS Security Command Reference
Cisco Nexus 5000 Series NX-OS System Management Command Reference
Cisco Nexus 5000 Series NX-OS TrustSec Command Reference
Cisco Nexus 5000 Series NX-OS Unicast Routing Command Reference
Cisco Nexus 5000 Series NX-OS vPC Command Reference

Technical References
Cisco Nexus 5000 Series and Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extender MIBs Reference

Error and System Messages

Cisco NX-OS System Messages Reference

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Troubleshooting Guide
Cisco Nexus 5000 Troubleshooting Guide

Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request

For information on obtaining documentation, submitting a service request, and gathering additional
information, see the monthly Whats New in Cisco Product Documentation, which also lists all new and
revised Cisco technical documentation, at:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/general/whatsnew/whatsnew.html
Subscribe to the Whats New in Cisco Product Documentation as an RSS feed and set content to be
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New and Changed Information

This chapter provides release-specific information for each new and changed feature in the Cisco Nexus
5000 Series NX-OS Fabric Extender Command Reference. The latest version of this document is
available at the following Cisco website:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9670/prod_command_reference_list.html
To check for additional information about this Cisco NX-OS Release, see the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series
Switch Release Notes available at the following Cisco website:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9670/prod_release_notes_list.html

New and Changed Information for Cisco NX-OS Releases

This section includes the following topics:

New and Changed Information for Cisco NX-OS Release 5.2(1)N1(1), page xiii

New and Changed Information for Cisco NX-OS Release 5.1(3)N1(1), page xiii

New and Changed Information for Cisco NX-OS Release 5.0(3)N2(1), page xiv

New and Changed Information for Cisco NX-OS Release 5.0(3)N1(1), page xiv

New and Changed Information for Cisco NX-OS Release 5.0(2)N2(1), page xiv

New and Changed Information for Cisco NX-OS Release 5.0(2)N1(1), page xiv

New and Changed Information for Cisco NX-OS Release 4.2(1)N2(1), page xv

New and Changed Information for Cisco NX-OS Release 4.2(1)N1(1), page xv

New and Changed Information for Cisco NX-OS Release 4.1(3)N1(1), page xvi

New and Changed Information for Cisco NX-OS Release 4.0(1a)N2(1), page xvi

New and Changed Information for Cisco NX-OS Release 5.2(1)N1(1)

There are no new or changed commands for this release.

New and Changed Information for Cisco NX-OS Release 5.1(3)N1(1)

Table 1 summarizes the new and changed features for Cisco NX-OS Release 5.1(3)N1(1) and tells you
where they are documented.

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New and Changed Information for Release 5.1(3)N1(1)

Feature

Description

Where Documented

FCoE over Adapter Fabric

Extender (Adapter-FEX)

This feature was introduced.

fcoe

The following commands were updated to include

support for Adapter-FEX:

Fabric Extender hardware

enhancements

fcoe

The The Cisco Nexus N2248TP-E Fabric Extender

was introduced.

hardware queue-limit

The following commands were introduced on a

2248TP-E Fabric Extender:

hardware uplink-pause-no-drop

hardware shared-buffer-size

hardware uplink-pause-no-drop

hardware shared-buffer-size

The following commands were updated:

hardware queue-limit

New and Changed Information for Cisco NX-OS Release 5.0(3)N2(1)

There are no new and changed features for Cisco NX-OS Release 5.0(3)N2(1).

New and Changed Information for Cisco NX-OS Release 5.0(3)N1(1)

There are no new and changed features for Cisco NX-OS Release 5.0(3)N1(1).

New and Changed Information for Cisco NX-OS Release 5.0(2)N2(1)

There are no new and changed features for Cisco NX-OS Release 5.0(2)N2(1).

New and Changed Information for Cisco NX-OS Release 5.0(2)N1(1)

Table 2 summarizes the new and changed features for Cisco NX-OS Release 5.0(2)N1(1) and tells you
where they are documented.

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New and Changed Information for Release 5.0(2)N1(1)

Feature

Description

Where Documented

Bootup diagnostic level

You can control the diagnostic level of all the Fabric

Extenders connected to the switch.

diagnostic bootup level

Support for Fabric Extender

preprovisioning

You can preprovision a module in a chassis slot of a

Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extender.

provision
slot
show provision
show running-config
exclude-provision
show startup-config
exclude-provision

New and Changed Information for Cisco NX-OS Release 4.2(1)N2(1)

Table 3 summarizes the new and changed features for Cisco NX-OS Release 4.2(1)N2(1) and tells you
where they are documented.
Table 3

Feature

New and Changed Information for Release 4.2(1)N2(1)

Description

Where Documented

Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric The following commands were updated:
Extender enhancements
diagnostic bootup level
The following commands were introduced:

hardware buffer-threshold

hardware queue-limit

diagnostic bootup level

hardware buffer-threshold
hardware queue-limit

New and Changed Information for Cisco NX-OS Release 4.2(1)N1(1)

Table 4 summarizes the new and changed features for Cisco NX-OS Release 4.2(1)N1(1) and tells you
where they are documented.
Table 4

Feature

New and Changed Information for Release 4.2(1)N1(1)

Description

Where Documented

Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric The following commands were introduced:
Extender enhancements
fex queue-limit

pinning max-links
type

type

The following commands were updated:

fex queue-limit

Show Commands

pinning max-links

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New and Changed Information for Cisco NX-OS Release 4.1(3)N1(1)

Table 5 summarizes the new and changed features for Cisco NX-OS Release 4.1(3)N1(1) and tells you
where they are documented.
Table 5

Feature

New and Changed Information for Release 4.1(3)N1(1)

Description

Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric The beacon command was deprecated and replaced
Extender enhancements
with the locator-led command.

Where Documented
locator-led fex
show queuing interface

The following commands were introduced:

show queuing interface

New and Changed Information for Cisco NX-OS Release 4.0(1a)N2(1)

Table 6 summarizes the new and changed features for Cisco NX-OS Release 4.0(1a)N2(1) and tells you
where they are documented.
Table 6

Feature

New and Changed Information for Release 4.0(1a)N2(1)

Description

Where Documented

Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric This feature was introduced to manage a Cisco Nexus attach fex
Extender
2000 Series Fabric Extender from a Cisco Nexus 5000 beacon
Series switch.
description (fex)
feature fex
fex
fex associate
fex pinning redistribute
logging fex
pinning max-links
serial
switchport mode fex-fabric
Show Commands

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A Commands
This chapter describes the Cisco NX-OS commands that begin with A that are used to manage a Cisco
Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extender from a Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switch.

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attach fex
To access the command-line interface (CLI) of a connected Fabric Extender to run diagnostic commands,
use the attach fex command.
attach fex chassis_ID

Syntax Description

chassis_ID

Command Default

None

Command Modes

EXEC mode

Command History

Release

Modification

4.0(1a)N2(1)

This command was introduced.

Fabric Extender chassis ID. The chassis ID range is from 100 to 199.

Usage Guidelines

Use the attach fex command to access the CLI on a connected Fabric Extender and performing
diagnostic commands. We recommend that you use this command only following direction from Cisco
technical support personnel.

Examples

This example shows how to access the CLI of a connected Fabric Extender to run diagnostic commands:
switch# attach fex 101

Related Commands

Command

Description

show fex

Displays all configured Fabric Extender chassis connected to the switch.

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D Commands
This chapter describes the Cisco NX-OS commands that begin with D that are used to manage a Cisco
Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extender from a Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switch.

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description (fex)
To specify a description for a Fabric Extender, use the description command. To revert to the default
description, use the no form of this command.
description description
no description

Syntax Description

description

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Fabric extender configuration mode

Command History

Release

Modification

4.0(1a)N2(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

Description of a Fabric Extender. The default is the string FEXxxxx where

xxxx is the chassis ID. For example, if the chassis ID is 123, the default
description is FEX0123. The maximum length is 20 alphanumeric
characters.

This example shows how to specify a description for a Fabric Extender:

switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# fex 101
switch(config-fex)# description Rack16_FEX101

This example shows how to revert to the default description for a Fabric Extender:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# fex 101
switch(config-fex)# no description

Related Commands

Command

Description

fex

Creates a Fabric Extender and enters Fabric Extender configuration mode.

show fex

Displays all configured Fabric Extender chassis connected to the switch.

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diagnostic bootup level

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diagnostic bootup level

To configure the bootup diagnostic level to trigger diagnostics when the device boots, use the diagnostic
bootup level command. To remove the bootup diagnostic level configuration, use the no form of this
command.
diagnostic bootup level {bypass | complete}
no diagnostic bootup level {bypass | complete}

Syntax Description

bypass

Specifies that all bootup tests are skipped.

complete

Specifies that all bootup diagnostics are performed. This is the default
value.

Command Default

Complete

Command Modes

Global configuration mode

Command History

Release

Modification

4.0(0)N1(1)

This command was introduced.

4.2(1)N2(1)

Support was added to control the diagnostic level of all the Fabric Extenders
connected to the switch.

Examples

This example shows how to configure the bootup diagnostics level to trigger the complete diagnostics:
switch(config)# diagnostic bootup level complete
switch(config)#

This example shows how to remove the bootup diagnostics level configuration:
switch(config)# no diagnostic bootup level complete
switch(config)#

Related Commands

Command

Description

show diagnostic
bootup level

Displays the bootup diagnostics level.

show diagnostic
bootup result

Displays the results of the diagnostics tests.

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F Commands
This chapter describes the Cisco NX-OS commands that begin with F that are used to manage a Cisco
Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extender from a Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switch.

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fcoe

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fcoe
To associate a Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extender (FEX) to a switch for pinning Fibre Channel
over Ethernet (FCoE) Initialization Protocol (FIP) and FCoE traffic, use the fcoe command. To remove
the association, use the no form of this command.
fcoe [vsan vsan-id]
no fcoe [vsan]

Syntax Description

vsan vsan-id

Command Default

None

Command Modes

FEX configuration mode

VLAN configuration mode

Command History

Release

Modification

5.1(3)N1(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

Specifies the VSAN status. The VSAN ID range is from 1 to 4094.

Before you use this command, make sure that you enable the Fabric Extender (FEX) features on the
switch by using the feature fex command.
You can use this command only on a Cisco Nexus 2232P Fabric Extender. When you bind an interface
to a virtual Fibre Channel interface to enable FCoE traffic, you must use slot number 1. The port number
can be from 1 to 32.

Examples

This example shows how to configure a FEX as FCoE enabled:

switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# feature fex
switch(config)# fex 100
switch(config-fex)# fcoe
switch(config-fex)#

This example shows how to configure a pair of FEXs to carry FCoE traffic in a fabric virtual port channel
(vPC) topology, with the host uplink ports in the FEXs configured to the same port channel:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# feature lacp
switch(config)# feature fex
switch(config)# feature fcoe
switch(config)# fex 100
switch(config-fex)# fcoe
switch(config-fex)# exit
switch(config)# interface vfc 1
switch(config-if)# bind interface eth101/1/1

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switch(config)# interface eth101/1/1
switch(config-if)# channel-group 1
switch(config)# fex 102
switch(config-fex)# fcoe
switch(config)# interface vfc 1
switch(config-if)# bind interface eth102/1/1
switch(config)# interface eth102/1/1
switch(config-if)# channel-group 1
switch(config-if)#

This example shows how to configure FCoE traffic on a VLAN:

switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# vlan 5
switch(config-vlan)# fcoe vsan 1
switch(config-vlan)#

This example shows how to disable FCoE traffic on a FEX:

switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# fex 100
switch(config-fex)# no fcoe
switch(config-fex)#

Related Commands

Command

Description

feature fcoe

Enables the FCoE feature on the switch.

feature fex

Enables the FEX feature on the switch.

feature lacp

Enables the Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP).

show fex

Displays information about a specific FEX.

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feature fex

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feature fex
To enable Fabric Extender (FEX) features on the switch, use the feature fex command. To disable FEX,
use the no form of this command.
feature fex
no feature fex

Syntax Description

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Global configuration mode

Command History

Release

Modification

4.0(1a)N2(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

This example shows how to enable FEX features on the switch:

switch(config)# feature fex
switch(config)#

Related Commands

Command

Description

fex

Creates a Fabric Extender and enters fabric extender configuration mode.

show feature

Displays the features enabled or disabled on the switch.

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fex

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fex
To create a Fabric Extender and enter fabric extender configuration mode, use the fex command. To
delete the Fabric Extender configuration, use the no form of this command.
fex chassis_ID
no fex chassis_ID

Syntax Description

chassis_ID

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Global configuration mode

Command History

Release

Modification

4.0(1a)N2(1)

This command was introduced.

Fabric Extender chassis ID. The chassis ID range is from 100 to 199.

Usage Guidelines

You can create and configure the Fabric Extender before you connect and associate it to an interface on
the parent switch. Once you associate the Fabric Extender to the switch, the configuration you created
is transferred over to the Fabric Extender and applied.

Examples

This example shows how to enter Fabric Extender configuration mode:

switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# fex 101
switch(config-fex)#

This example shows how to delete the Fabric Extender configuration:

switch(config-fex)# no fex 101
switch(config)#

Related Commands

Command

Description

beacon

Turns on the locator beacon LED of a Fabric Extender.

description (fex)

Specifies a description for a Fabric Extender.

fex associate

Associates a Fabric Extender to an Ethernet or EtherChannel interface.

pinning max-links

Specifies the number of statically pinned uplinks connected to a Fabric

Extender.

serial

Assigns a serial number to a Fabric Extender.

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Command

Description

show fex

Displays all configured Fabric Extender chassis connected to the switch.

type

Specifies the Fabric Extender card.

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fex associate

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fex associate
To associate a Fabric Extender to a fabric interface, use the fex associate command. To disassociate the
Fabric Extender, use the no form of this command.
fex associate chassis_ID
no fex associate [chassis_ID]

Syntax Description

chassis_ID

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Interface configuration mode

Command History

Release

Modification

4.0(1a)N2(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

Note

Examples

Fabric Extender chassis ID. The chassis ID range is from 100 to 199.

Before you can associate an interface on the parent switch to the Fabric Extender, you must first make
the interface into a fabric interface by entering the switchport mode fex-fabric command.

On a Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switch that runs a Cisco NX-OS release 4.2(1)N1(1), the switchport
mode fex-fabric command is not supported on an Ethernet interface.

This example shows how to associate the Fabric Extender to an Ethernet interface:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# interface ethernet 1/40
switch(config-if)# switchport mode fex-fabric
switch(config-if)# fex associate 101

This example shows how to associate the Fabric Extender to an EtherChannel interface:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# interface port-channel 4
switch(config-if)# switchport mode fex-fabric
switch(config-if)# fex associate 101

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Related Commands

Command

Description

show fex

Displays all configured Fabric Extender chassis connected to the switch.

switchport mode
fex-fabric

Sets the interface to be an uplink port.

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fex pinning redistribute

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fex pinning redistribute

To redistribute the host interfaces on a Fabric Extender, use the fex pinning redistribute command.
fex pinning redistribute chassis_ID

Syntax Description

chassis_ID

Command Default

None

Command Modes

EXEC mode

Command History

Release

Modification

4.0(1a)N2(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

Fabric Extender chassis ID. The chassis ID range is from 100 to 199.

When you provision the Fabric Extender using the statically pinned mode (see the Cisco Nexus 2000
Series Fabric Extender Software Configuration Guide), the host interfaces on the Fabric Extender are
pinned to the fabric interfaces in the order that they were initially configured. The next time that you
reboot the Fabric Extender, the configured fabric interfaces are pinned to the host interfaces in an
ascending order by the port number of the fabric interface.
Use the fex pinning redistribute command if you want to configure the same fixed distribution of host
interfaces without restarting the Fabric Extender after your initial configuration.

Caution

Examples

This command disrupts all the host interface ports of the Fabric Extender. However, the disruption is
shorter than would be the case if you reboot the Fabric Extender.

This example shows how to redistribute the host interfaces on a Fabric Extender:
switch# fex pinning redistribute 101
switch#

Related Commands

Command

Description

pinning max-links

Defines the number of uplinks on a Fabric Extender.

show fex

Displays all configured Fabric Extender chassis connected to the switch.

show interface fex-intf Displays the Fabric Extender ports pinned to a specific switch interface.

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fex queue-limit

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fex queue-limit
To limit the amount of input buffer space (in bytes) allocated to each Fabric Extender port, use the fex
queue-limit command. To disable the drop threshold and allow a Fabric Extender port to use all
available buffer space, use the no form of this command.
fex queue-limit
no fex queue-limit

Syntax Description

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Command Default

Fabric Extender queue limit is available in the default configuration and is set on.

Command Modes

System QoS configuration mode

Command History

Release

Modification

4.2(1)N1(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

By default, the drop threshold applies to each Fabric Extender port to limit the amount of buffer being
allocated for each port. To restore the default queue limit of each Fabric Extender port, use the
fex queue-limit command.

Examples

This example shows how to set the queue limit for the input buffer for each Fabric Extender port:
switch(config)# system qos
switch(config-sys-qos)# fex queue-limit
switch(config-sys-qos)#

This example shows how to restore the default queue limit for each Fabric Extender port:
switch(config)# system qos
switch(config-sys-qos)# no fex queue-limit
switch(config-sys-qos)#

Related Commands

Command

Description

show fex

Displays all configured Fabric Extender chassis connected to the switch.

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H Commands
This chapter describes the Cisco NX-OS commands that begin with H that are used to manage a Cisco
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hardware buffer-threshold

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hardware buffer-threshold
To limit the amount of input hardware buffer usage for each Fabric Extender, use the hardware
buffer-threshold command. To revert to the default and allow a Fabric Extender to use all available
hardware buffer space, use the no form of this command.
hardware fex_card_typ buffer-threshold buffer-limit
no hardware fex_card_typ buffer-threshold

Syntax Description

fex_card_type

Fabric Extender card type. The following Fabric Extender card types are
supported:

N2148TFabric Extender 48x1G 4x10G SFP+ Module

See the Usage Guidelines section for a description of this Fabric

Extender.
buffer-limit

Buffer threshold limit in bytes. The range is from 81920 to 316160.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Fabric extender configuration mode

Command History

Release

Modification

4.2(1)N2(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines
Note

This command is supported only on a Cisco Nexus 2148T Fabric Extender.

The Cisco Nexus 2148T Fabric Extender has four 10-Gigabit Ethernet fabric interfaces for its uplink
connection to the parent Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switch and 48 1000BASE-T (1-Gigabit) Ethernet host
interfaces for its downlink connection to servers or hosts.
The buffer-threshold keyword sets the consumption level of input buffers before an indication is sent
to the egress queue to start observing the tail drop threshold. If the buffer usage is lower than the
configured buffer threshold, the tail drop threshold is ignored.

Examples

This example shows how to configure the hardware buffer threshold limit on a Cisco Nexus 2148T Fabric
Extender:
switch(config)# fex 110
switch(config-fex)# hardware N2148T buffer-threshold 163840
switch(config-fex)#

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This example shows how to remove the hardware buffer threshold configured on a Cisco Nexus 2148T
Fabric Extender:
switch(config)# fex 110
switch(config-fex)# no hardware N2148T buffer-threshold
switch(config-fex)#

Related Commands

Command

Description

fex

Creates a Fabric Extender and enters fabric extender configuration mode.

show fex

Displays all configured Fabric Extender chassis connected to the switch.

show queuing
interface

Displays information about interface queuing parameters, including buffer

threshold and queue limits.

show running-config
fex

Displays the running configuration for Fabric Extenders.

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hardware queue-limit

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hardware queue-limit
To control the egress queue tail drop threshold level on a Fabric Extender, use the hardware queue-limit
command. To disable the drop threshold and allow a Fabric Extender to use all available hardware buffer
space, use the no form of this command.
hardware fex_card_typ queue-limit [queue-limit] [rx | tx]
no hardware fex_card_typ queue-limit [rx | tx]

Syntax Description

fex_card_type

Fabric Extender card type. The following Fabric Extender card types are
supported:

N2148TFabric Extender 48x1G 4x10G SFP+ Module

N2224TPFabric Extender 24x1G 2x10G SFP+ Module

N2232PFabric Extender 32x10G SFP+ 8x10G SFP+ Module

N2232TMFabric Extender 32x10GBase-T 8x10G SFP+ Module

N2248TFabric Extender 48x1G 4x10G SFP+ Module

N2248TP-EFabric Extender 48x1G 4x10G SFP+ Module

See the Usage Guidelines section for a description of these Fabric

Extenders.
queue-limit

(Optional) Queue limit in bytes. The range is from 81920 to 652800 for a
Cisco Nexus 2148T Fabric Extender, from 32768 to 33538048 for a on a
Cisco Nexus 2248TP-E Fabric Extender, and from 5120 to 652800 for all
other supported Fabric Extenders.

rx

(Optional) Specifies the default queue-limit for receiving (ingress).

Note

tx

(Optional) Specifies the default queue-limit for transmission (egress).

Note

Command Default

This keyword is supported only on a Cisco Nexus 2248TP-E Fabric

Extender.
This keyword is supported only on a Cisco Nexus 2248TP-E Fabric
Extender.

The default queue-limit for rx (ingress) on a Cisco Nexus 2248TP-E Fabric Extender is 1MB.
The default queue-limit for tx (egress) on a Cisco Nexus 2248TP-E Fabric Extender is 4MB.

Command Modes

Fabric extender configuration mode

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Command History

Release

Modification

4.2(1)N2(1)

This command was introduced.

5.1(3)N1(1)

The Cisco Nexus 2248TP-E Fabric Extender was introduced. The rx and tx
keywords was introduced for this Fabric Extender.
The queue limit is chnaged to 5120 to 652800 bytes for all Cisco Nexus
2000 Series Fabric Extender, except Cisco Nexus 2148T Fabric Extender
and Cisco Nexus 2248TP-E Fabric Extender.
Note

Usage Guidelines

On a Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switch that runs a Cisco NX-OS

release prior to 5.1(3)N1(1), the queue limit range was from 2560 to
652800 bytes.

You can use a lower queue limit value on the Fabric Extender to prevent one blocked receiver from
affecting traffic being sent to other noncongested receivers (head-of-line blocking); however, this will
increase burst absorption on the ingress traffic. A higher queue limit value provides better burst
absorption and less head-of-line blocking protection.
Supported Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extender

The following Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders are supported on a Cisco Nexus 5000 Series
switch that runs a Cisco NX-OS release 4.2(1)N2(1):

Cisco Nexus 2148T Fabric ExtenderIt has four 10-Gigabit Ethernet fabric interfaces for its uplink
connection to the parent Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switch and 48 1000BASE-T (1-Gigabit) Ethernet
host interfaces for its downlink connection to servers or hosts.

Cisco Nexus N2224TP Fabric ExtenderIt has two 10-Gigabit Ethernet fabric interfaces with small
form-factor pluggable (SFP+) interface adapters for its uplink connection to the parent Cisco Nexus
5000 Series switch and 24 1000BASE-T (1-Gigabit) Ethernet host interfaces for its downlink
connection to servers or hosts. It does not support Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE).

Cisco Nexus 2232P Fabric ExtenderIt has eight 10-Gigabit Ethernet fabric interfaces with small
form-factor pluggable (SFP+) interface adapters for its uplink connection to the parent Cisco Nexus
5000 Series switch and 32 10-Gigabit Ethernet fabric interfaces with SFP+ interface adapters for its
downlink connection to servers or hosts.

Cisco Nexus 2248T Fabric ExtenderIt has four 10-Gigabit Ethernet fabric interfaces with SFP+
interface adapters for its uplink connection to the parent Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switch and 48
1000BASE-T (1-Gigabit) Ethernet host interfaces for its downlink connection to servers or hosts.

The following Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders are supported on a Cisco Nexus 5000 Series
switch that runs a Cisco NX-OS release 5.0(3)N2(1):

Cisco Nexus 2148T Fabric ExtenderIt has four 10-Gigabit Ethernet fabric interfaces for its uplink
connection to the parent Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switch and 48 1000BASE-T (1-Gigabit) Ethernet
host interfaces for its downlink connection to servers or hosts.

Cisco Nexus N2224TP Fabric ExtenderIt has two 10-Gigabit Ethernet fabric interfaces with small
form-factor pluggable (SFP+) interface adapters for its uplink connection to the parent Cisco Nexus
5000 Series switch and 24 1000BASE-T (1-Gigabit) Ethernet host interfaces for its downlink
connection to servers or hosts. It does not support Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE).

Cisco Nexus 2232P Fabric ExtenderIt has eight 10-Gigabit Ethernet fabric interfaces with small
form-factor pluggable (SFP+) interface adapters for its uplink connection to the parent Cisco Nexus
5000 Series switch and 32 10-Gigabit Ethernet fabric interfaces with SFP+ interface adapters for its
downlink connection to servers or hosts.

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Cisco Nexus 2232TM Fabric ExtenderIt has eight 10-Gigabit Ethernet fabric interfaces with small
form-factor pluggable (SFP+) interface adapters for its uplink connection to the parent Cisco Nexus
5000 Series switch and 32 10-Gigabit BASE-T Ethernet fabric interfaces for its downlink
connection to servers or hosts.

Cisco Nexus 2248T Fabric ExtenderIt has four 10-Gigabit Ethernet fabric interfaces with SFP+
interface adapters for its uplink connection to the parent Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switch and 48
1000BASE-T (1-Gigabit) Ethernet host interfaces for its downlink connection to servers or hosts.

The following Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders was introduced on a Cisco Nexus 5000 Series
switch that runs a Cisco NX-OS release 5.1(3)N1(1):

Examples

Cisco Nexus N2248TP-E Fabric ExtenderIt has four 10-Gigabit Ethernet fabric interfaces for its
uplink connection to the parent Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switch and 48 1000BASE-T (1-Gigabit)
Ethernet host interfaces with small form-factor pluggable (SFP+) interface adapters for its downlink
connection to servers or hosts.

This example shows how to configure the hardware buffer queue limit on a Cisco Nexus 2248T Fabric
Extender:
switch(config)# fex 110
switch(config-fex)# hardware N2248T queue-limit 327680
switch(config-fex)#

This example shows how to remove the hardware buffer queue limit configured on a Cisco Nexus 2248T
Fabric Extender:
switch(config)# fex 110
switch(config-fex)# no hardware N2248T queue-limit
switch(config-fex)#

Related Commands

Command

Description

fex

Creates a Fabric Extender and enters fabric extender configuration mode.

show fex

Displays all configured Fabric Extender chassis connected to the switch.

show queuing
interface

Displays information about interface queuing parameters, including buffer

threshold and queue limits.

show running-config
fex

Displays the running configuration for Fabric Extenders.

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hardware shared-buffer-size

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hardware shared-buffer-size
To configure the shared buffer size for a Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extender, use the hardware
shared-buffer-size command. To revert to the default setting, use the no form of this command.
hardware fex_card_type shared-buffer-size [buffer-size]
no hardware fex_card_type shared-buffer-size [buffer-size]

Syntax Description

fex_card_type

Fabric Extender card type. The following Fabric Extender card types are
supported:

N2248TP-EFabric Extender 48x1G 4x10G SFP+ Module

See the Usage Guidelines section for a description of this Fabric

Extender.
buffer-size

(Optional) Shared buffer size (KB). The range is from 10800KB to

25392KB.

Command Default

The default size of the shared buffer is 25392KB.

Command Modes

Fabric Extender configuration mode

Command History

Release

Modification

5.1(3)N1(1)

This command was introduced.

The Cisco Nexus N2248TP-E Fabric Extender was introduced.

Usage Guidelines
Note

This command is supported only on a Cisco Nexus 2248TP-E Fabric Extender.

The Cisco Nexus N2248TP-E Fabric Extender has four 10-Gigabit Ethernet fabric interfaces for its
uplink connection to the parent Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switch and 48 1000BASE-T (1-Gigabit)
Ethernet host interfaces with small form-factor pluggable (SFP+) interface adapters for its downlink
connection to servers or hosts.
The total available buffer is 32MB which is shared in both direction (ingress, egress).
The default size of the shared buffer is 25392KB. However, when configuring an Ethernet-based pause
no-drop class, the shared buffer size changes to 10800KB. This change is required to increase the
dedicated buffer that supports the pause no-drop class. The pause no-drop class does not use buffer space
from the shared-pool.

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Examples

This example shows how to configure the hardware buffer size on a Cisco Nexus 2248TP-E Fabric
Extender:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# fex 100
switch(config-fex)# hardware N2248TTP-E shared-buffer-size 25000
switch(config-fex)#

This example shows how to remove the hardware pause no-drop configuration between a Cisco Nexus
2248TTP-E Fabric Extender and a switch:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# fex 100
switch(config-fex)# no hardware N2248TTP-E shared-buffer-size 25000
switch(config-fex)#

Related Commands

Command

Description

fex

Creates a Fabric Extender and enters fabric extender configuration mode.

show fex

Displays all configured Fabric Extender chassis connected to the switch.

show running-config
fex

Displays the running configuration for Fabric Extenders.

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hardware uplink-pause-no-drop

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hardware uplink-pause-no-drop
To configure a pause no-drop class up to a distance of 3000 meters between the Cisco Nexus 2000 Series
Fabric Extender and a Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switch, use the hardware uplink-pause-no-drop
command. To revert to the default setting, use the no form of this command.
hardware fex_card_type uplink-pause-no-drop distance [distance-value]
no hardware fex_card_type uplink-pause-no-drop distance [distance-value]

Syntax Description

fex_card_type

Fabric Extender card type. The following Fabric Extender card types are
supported:

N2248TP-EFabric Extender 48x1G 4x10G SFP+ Module

See the Usage Guidelines section for a description of this Fabric

Extender.
distance

Specifies the distance between the Fabric Extender and switch.

distance-value

(Optional) Distance in meters. The range is from 300 to 3000.

Command Default

The default distance between a Fabric Extender and the switch is 300 meters.

Command Modes

Fabric Extender configuration mode

Command History

Release

Modification

5.1(3)N1(1)

This command was introduced.

The Cisco Nexus N2248TP-E Fabric Extender was introduced.

Usage Guidelines
Note

This command is supported only on a Cisco Nexus 2248TP-E Fabric Extender.

The Cisco Nexus N2248TP-E Fabric Extender has four 10-Gigabit Ethernet fabric interfaces for its
uplink connection to the parent Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switch and 48 1000BASE-T (1-Gigabit)
Ethernet host interfaces with small form-factor pluggable (SFP+) interface adapters for its downlink
connection to servers or hosts.

Examples

This example shows how to configure the hardware pause no-drop class up to a distance of 3000 meters
between a Cisco Nexus 2248TTP-E Fabric Extender and a switch:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# fex 100
switch(config-fex)# hardware N2248TTP-E pause-no-drop distance 3000
switch(config-fex)#

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This example shows how to remove the hardware pause no-drop configuration between a Cisco Nexus
2248TTP-E Fabric Extender and a switch:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# fex 100
switch(config-fex)# no hardware N2248TTP-E pause-no-drop distance 3000
switch(config-fex)#

Related Commands

Command

Description

fex

Creates a Fabric Extender and enters fabric extender configuration mode.

show fex

Displays all configured Fabric Extender chassis connected to the switch.

show running-config
fex

Displays the running configuration for Fabric Extenders.

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L Commands
This chapter describes the Cisco NX-OS commands that begin with L that are used to manage a Cisco
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locator-led fex
To turn on the locator LED of a Fabric Extender, use the locator-led command. To turn off the locator
LED, use the no form of this command.
locator-led fex chassis_ID
no locator-led fex chassis_ID

Syntax Description

chassis_ID

Command Default

None

Command Modes

EXEC mode

Command History

Release

Modification

4.1(3)N1(1)

This command was introduced.

Fabric Extender chassis ID. The range is from 100 to 199.

Note

Usage Guidelines

On a Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switch that runs a Cisco NX-OS

release prior to 4.1(3)N1(1), the locator beacon LED was toggled
with the beacon command.

Use the locator-led command to toggle the locator LED of a Fabric Extender, which allows you to easily
identify the machine in a busy data center.
The locator-led command replaces the following command, which is deprecated in Cisco NX-OS
Release 4.1(3)N1(1) and later releases:

Examples

[no] beacon

This example shows how to turn on the locator LED for a specific Fabric Extender chassis:
switch# locator-led fex 100
switch#

This example shows how to turn off the locator beacon LED for a specific Fabric Extender chassis:
switch# no locator-led fex 100
switch#

Related Commands

Command

Description

show fex

Displays all configured Fabric Extender chassis connected to the switch.

show locator-led

Displays the status of the locator LED in Fabric Extender modules.

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logging fex

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logging fex
To set the logging alert level for Fabric Extender events, use the logging fex command. To reset the
logging level, use the no form of this command.
logging fex [severity-level]
no logging fex [severity-level]

Syntax Description

severity-level

(Optional) Number of the desired severity level at which messages should be logged.
Messages at or numerically lower than the specified level are logged. Severity levels
are as follows:

0emergency: System unusable

1alert: Immediate action needed

2critical: Critical conditiondefault level

3error: Error condition

4warning: Warning condition

5notification: Normal but significant condition

6informational: Informational message only

7debugging: Appears during debugging only

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Global configuration mode

Command History

Release

Modification

4.0(1a)N2(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

This example shows how to set the logging alert level for Fabric Extender events:
switch(config)# logging fex 4

This example shows how to reset the logging level:

switch(config)# no logging fex

Related Commands

Command

Description

show fex

Displays all configured Fabric Extender chassis connected to the switch.

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P Commands
This chapter describes the Cisco NX-OS commands that begin with P that are used to manage a Cisco
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pinning max-links

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pinning max-links
To specify the number of statically pinned uplinks, use the pinning max-links command. To reset to the
default, use the no form of this command.
pinning max-links uplinks
no pinning max-links

Syntax Description

uplinks

Number of uplinks. The range is from 1 to 8. The default is 1.

This command is applicable only if the Fabric Extender is connected to its
parent switch using one or more statically pinned fabric interfaces.

Command Default

The default number of uplinks is 1.

Command Modes

Fabric extender configuration mode

Command History

Release

Modification

4.0(1a)N2(1)

This command was introduced.

4.2(1)N1(1)

The number of uplinks is extended to 8.

Note

Usage Guidelines

Caution

Examples

In releases prior to Cisco NX-OS Release 4.2(1)N1(1), the maximum

number of uplinks was 4.

Use the pinning max-links command when you create a number of pinned fabric interface connections
to enable the parent switch to determine a distribution of host interfaces. The host interfaces are divided
by the number of uplinks and distributed accordingly.

Changing the value of uplinks is disruptive. All the host interfaces on the Fabric Extender are brought
down and back up as the parent switch reassigns its static pinning.

This example shows how to specify the number of statically pinned uplinks for a Fabric Extender:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# fex 101
switch(config-fex)# pinning max-links 4

This example shows how to revert to the uplink count to the default for a Fabric Extender:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# fex 101
switch(config-fex)# no pinning max-links

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Related Commands

Command

Description

fex

Creates a Fabric Extender and enters fabric extender configuration mode.

fex pinning
redistribute

Redistributes the host interfaces on a Fabric Extender.

show fex

Displays all configured Fabric Extender chassis connected to the switch.

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provision

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provision
To preprovision a module in a chassis slot, use the provision command. To remove a preprovisioned
module from a slot, use the no form of this command.
provision model model-name
no provision model [model-name]

Syntax Description

model

Specifies the type of module to be provisioned.

model-name

Module name. The supported modules are as follows:

N2K-C2148TCisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extender 48x1G

4x10G Module

N2K-C2232PCisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extender 32x10G

Module

N2K-C2232TMCisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extender 32x10G

Module

N2K-C2248TCisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extender 48x1G

4x10G Module

N2K-N2224TPCisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extender 24x1G

2x10G SFP+ Module

N55-M16FPCisco 16 port Port Fiber Channel Expansion Module

16 x SFP

N55-M16PCisco 16x10-Gigabit Ethernet Expansion Module

N55-M16UPCisco 16x10-Gigabit Flexible Ethernet Expansion

Module

N55-M8P8FPCisco 8 Port 1/2/4/8-Gigabit Fibre Channel + 8 Port

10-Gigabit Ethernet Expansion Module

N5K-M1008Cisco 8 Port Fiber Channel Expansion Module 8 x SFP

N5K-M1060Cisco 6 Port Fiber Channel Expansion Module 6 x SFP

N5K-M1404Expansion Module 4 x 10GBase-T LAN, 4 x Fiber

Channel

N5K-M1600Cisco 6-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet SFP Module 6 x SFP

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Slot configuration mode

Switch profile configuration mode

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Usage Guidelines

Release

Modification

5.0(2)N1(1)

This command was introduced.

Use this command to define the modules (line card or Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extender) to
preprovision. If the card type does not match the card in the slot or the module is not compatible with
the chassis, you see the following messages:
ERROR: The card type does not match the card in slot

or
ERROR: This module cannot be configured for this chassis

You can configure features or interfaces (Ethernet, Fibre Channel) on the modules before the modules
are inserted in the switch chassis. You can also use this command to manage the configuration of these
features or interfaces when the module is offline due to a failure or scheduled downtime. These
configurations are applied when the module comes online.
When you preprovision a module by specifying the type of module, platform manager will allow only
modules of matching type to come online. If you configure the interfaces for the module without
specifying the module type, the configuration is applied when the module comes online, regardless of
the module type.
You can preprovision modules and interfaces in a switch profile. The modules and interfaces are
preprovisioned when you apply (commit) the switch profile. Once the module is inserted and interfaces
are created, the preprovisioning module passes on the configuration to the respective applications before
the interfaces come up.
Mutual exclusion is a mechanism where configuration outside the switch profile is not allowed in the
switch profile and vice-versa. This requirement is to ensure that configuration in the switch profile is
exactly the same on both switches. Preprovisioned configuration is the same as a configuration when the
module is online, so mutual exclusion checks would continue to apply normally.
When you downgrade from Cisco NX-OS release 5.0(2)N1(1), which supports preprovisioning, to an
earlier release of Cisco NX-OS that does not support module preprovisioning, you will be prompted to
remove preprovisioning configuration that you configured on the switch.

Examples

This example shows how to preprovision a module in slot 2 of the chassis:

switch(config)# slot 2
switch(config-slot)# provision model N5K-M1404
switch(config-slot)#

This example shows how to remove a preprovisioned module from a chassis slot:
switch(config)# slot 2
switch(config-slot)# no provision model N5K-M1404
switch(config-slot)#

This example shows how to remove all preprovisioned modules or line cards from a chassis slot:
switch(config)# slot 2
switch(config-slot)# no provision model
switch(config-slot)#

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Related Commands

Command

Description

show module

Displays module information.

show provision

Displays provisioned modules.

show switch-profile

Displays switch profile information.

show running-config
exclude-provision

Displays the running configuration excluding the preprovisioned features.

slot

Enables a slot for preprovisioning a module.

switch-profile

Configures a switch profile.

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S Commands
This chapter describes the Cisco NX-OS commands that begin with S that are used to manage a Cisco
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serial

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serial
To assign a serial number to a Fabric Extender, use the serial command. To remove the serial number,
use the no form of this command.
serial serial_string
no serial

Syntax Description

serial_string

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Fabric extender configuration mode

Command History

Release

Modification

4.0(1a)N2(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

Caution

Examples

Serial number string for the Fabric Extender. The string is alphanumeric,
case sensitive, and has a maximum length of 20 characters.

The serial number string you define with the serial command must match the serial number of the Fabric
Extender. If you configure a serial number and then you use the fex associate command to associate the
corresponding chassis ID to the switch, the association will succeed only if the Fabric Extender reports
a matching serial number string.

Configuring a serial number other than that of the given Fabric Extender will force the Fabric Extender
offline.

This example shows how to specify a serial number for a Fabric Extender:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# fex 101
switch(config-fex)# serial Rack16_FEX101

This example shows how to remove a serial number from a Fabric Extender:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# fex 101
switch(config-fex)# no serial

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Command

Description

fex

Creates a Fabric Extender and enters fabric extender configuration mode.

fex associate

Associates a Fabric Extender to an Ethernet or EtherChannel interface.

show fex

Displays all configured Fabric Extender chassis connected to the switch.

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slot

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slot
To enable preprovisioning on a slot in a chassis, use the slot command. To disable the slot for
preprovisioning, use the no form of this command.
slot slot-number
no slot slot-number

Syntax Description

slot-number

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Global configuration mode

Configuration synchronization mode

Command History

Release

Modification

5.0(2)N1(1)

This command was introduced.

Slot number in the chassis. The range is from 2 to 199.

Usage Guidelines

Use this command to enable preprovisioning of features or interfaces of a module on a slot in a chassis.
Preprovisioning allows you to configure features or interfaces (Ethernet, Fibre Channel) on modules
before the modules are inserted in the switch chassis.

Examples

This example shows how to enable a chassis slot for preprovisioning of a module:
switch(config)# slot 2
switch(config-slot)#

This example shows how to disable a chassis slot for preprovisioning of a module:
switch(config)# no slot 2
switch(config)#

Related Commands

Command

Description

port

Configures ports as Ethernet, native Fibre Channel or Fibre Channel over

Ethernet (FCoE) ports.

provision

Preprovisions a module in a slot.

show running-config
exclude-provision

Displays the running configuration excluding the preprovisioned features.

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switchport mode fex-fabric

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switchport mode fex-fabric

To set the interface type to be an uplink port for a Fabric Extender, use the switchport mode fex-fabric
command.
switchport mode fex-fabric
no switchport mode fex-fabric

Syntax Description

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Interface configuration mode

Command History

Release

Modification

4.0(1a)N2(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

This example shows how to set an Ethernet interface to be an uplink port for a Fabric Extender:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# interface ethernet 1/40
switch(config-if)# switchport mode fex-fabric

This example shows how to set an EtherChannel interface to be an uplink port for a Fabric Extender:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# interface port-channel 4
switch(config-if)# switchport mode fex-fabric

Related Commands

Command

Description

fex associate

Associates a Fabric Extender to an Ethernet or EtherChannel interface.

show fex

Displays all configured Fabric Extender chassis connected to the switch.

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Show Commands
This chapter describes the Cisco NX-OS show commands used to manage a Cisco Nexus 2000 Series
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show diagnostic result fex

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show diagnostic result fex

To display the results from the diagnostic tests for a Fabric Extender chassis, use the show diagnostic
result fex command.
show diagnostic result fex chassis_ID

Syntax Description

chassis_ID

Command Default

None

Command Modes

EXEC mode

Command History

Release

Modification

4.0(1a)N2(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

Fabric Extender chassis ID. The chassis ID range is from 100 to 199.

This example shows how to display the results from the diagnostic tests for a Fabric Extender:
switch# show diagnostic result fex 100
FEX-100: 48x1GE/Supervisor SerialNo
: JAF1237ABSE
Overall Diagnostic Result for FEX-100 : OK
Test results: (. = Pass, F = Fail, U = Untested)
TestPlatform:
0)
SPROM: ---------------> .
1)
MV88E6095: ---------------> .
2)
Fan: ---------------> .
3)
Power Supply: ---------------> .
4) Temperature Sensor: ---------------> .
TestForwardingPorts:
Eth
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Port -----------------------------------------------------------------------. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Eth
25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48
Port -----------------------------------------------------------------------. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
TestFabricPorts:
Fabric 1 2 3 4
Port -----------. . . .
switch#

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Command

Description

show fex

Displays all configured Fabric Extender chassis connected to the switch.

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show environment fex

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show environment fex

To display the environmental sensor status, use the show environment fex command.
show environment fex {all | chassis_ID} [temperature | power | fan]

Syntax Description

all

Displays information for all Fabric Extender chassis.

chassis_ID

Fabric Extender chassis ID. The chassis ID range is from 100 to 199.

temperature

(Optional) Displays temperature sensor information.

power

(Optional) Displays power capacity and power distribution information.

fan

(Optional) Displays fan information.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

EXEC mode

Command History

Release

Modification

4.0(1a)N2(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

This example shows how to display the environmental sensor status for a Fabric Extender:
switch# show environment fex 100
Temperature Fex 100:
----------------------------------------------------------------Module
Sensor
MajorThresh
MinorThres
CurTemp
Status
(Celsius)
(Celsius)
(Celsius)
----------------------------------------------------------------1
Outlet-1
85
75
50
ok
1
Inlet-1
100
90
37
ok

Fan Fex: 100:

-----------------------------------------------------Fan
Model
Hw
Status
-----------------------------------------------------Chassis
N2K-C2148-FAN
-ok
PS-1
N5K-PAC-200W
-ok
PS-2
--absent

Power Supply Fex 100:

--------------------------------------------------------------------------Voltage: 12 Volts
----------------------------------------------------PS Model
Power
Power
Status
(Watts)
(Amp)
----------------------------------------------------1
N5K-PAC-200W
0.00
0.00
ok

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2

--

--

Mod Model

--- ------------------1
N5K-C5110T-BF-1GE

Power
Requested
(Watts)
------24.00

Power Usage Summary:

-------------------Power Supply redundancy mode:
Total Power Capacity

--

Power
Requested
(Amp)
---------2.00

--

Power
Allocated
(Watts)
--------24.00

Power
Allocated
(Amp)
---------2.00

Status

---------powered-up

redundant
0.00 W

Power reserved for Supervisor(s)

Power currently used by Modules

24.00 W
0.00 W
-------------24.00 W
-------------

Total Power Available

switch#

Related Commands

Command

Description

show fex

Displays all configured Fabric Extender chassis connected to the switch.

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show fex
To display information about a specific Fabric Extender or all attached chassis, use the show fex
command.
show fex [chassis_ID [detail]]

Syntax Description

chassis_ID

(Optional) Fabric Extender chassis ID. The chassis ID range is from 100 to
199.

detail

(Optional) Displays a detailed listing.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

EXEC mode

Command History

Release

Modification

4.0(1a)N2(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

This example shows how to display information about all attached Fabric Extender chassis:
switch# show fex
FEX
FEX
FEX
FEX
Number
Description
State
Model
Serial
-----------------------------------------------------------------------100
FEX0100
Online
N5K-C5110T-BF-1GE
JAF1237ABSE
101
FEX0101
Online
N2K-C2248TP-1GE
JAF11223333
102
FEX0102
Online
N5K-C5110T-BF-1GE
JAF1241BLHQ
105
FEX0105
Online
N2K-C2232P-10GE
JAF1331AKBM
switch#

This example shows how to display information about a specific Fabric Extender chassis:
switch# show fex 101
FEX: 101 Description: FEX0101
state: Online
FEX version: 4.2(1)N1(1) [Switch version: 4.2(1)N1(1)]
Extender Model: N2K-C2248TP-1GE, Extender Serial: JAF11223333
Part No: 73-12748-01
pinning-mode: static
Max-links: 1
Fabric port for control traffic: Eth3/5
Fabric interface state:
Po5 - Interface Up. State: Active
Eth3/5 - Interface Up. State: Active
Eth3/6 - Interface Up. State: Active
switch#

This example shows how to display the detailed information about all attached Fabric Extender chassis:
switch# show fex detail
FEX: 100 Description: FEX0100
state: Online
FEX version: 4.2(1)N1(1) [Switch version: 4.2(1)N1(1)]

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FEX Interim version: 4.2(1)N1(0.309)
Switch Interim version: 4.2(1)N1(0.309)
Extender Model: N5K-C5110T-BF-1GE, Extender Serial: JAF1237ABSE
Part No: 73-12009-02
Card Id: 70, Mac Addr: 00:0d:ec:b1:13:02, Num Macs: 64
Module Sw Gen: 12594 [Switch Sw Gen: 21]
post level: complete
pinning-mode: static
Max-links: 1
Fabric port for control traffic: Eth3/3
Fabric interface state:
Po12 - Interface Up. State: Active
Eth3/3 - Interface Up. State: Active
Eth3/4 - Interface Up. State: Active
Fex Port
State Fabric Port Primary Fabric
Eth100/1/1
Up
Po12
Po12
Eth100/1/2
Up
Po12
Po12
Eth100/1/3
Up
Po12
Po12
Eth100/1/4
Up
Po12
Po12
Eth100/1/5
Up
Po12
Po12
Eth100/1/6
Up
Po12
Po12
Eth100/1/7
Up
Po12
Po12
Eth100/1/8
Up
Po12
Po12
Eth100/1/9
Up
Po12
Po12
Eth100/1/10
Up
Po12
Po12
Eth100/1/11
Up
Po12
Po12
Eth100/1/12
Up
Po12
Po12
Eth100/1/13
Up
Po12
Po12
Eth100/1/14
Up
Po12
Po12
Eth100/1/15
Up
Po12
Po12
Eth100/1/16
Up
Po12
Po12
Eth100/1/17
Up
Po12
Po12
Eth100/1/18
Up
Po12
Po12
Eth100/1/19
Up
Po12
Po12
Eth100/1/20
Up
Po12
Po12
Eth100/1/21
Up
Po12
Po12
Eth100/1/22
Up
Po12
Po12
Eth100/1/23
Up
Po12
Po12
--More-switch#

Related Commands

Command

Description

fex

Creates a Fabric Extender and enters fabric extender configuration mode.

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show fex detail

Se n d c o m m e n t s t o n ex u s 5 k - d o c f e e d b a ck @ c i s c o . c o m

show fex detail

To display detailed information about a specific Fabric Extender or all attached chassis, use the show
fex detail command.
show fex detail

Syntax Description

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

EXEC mode

Command History

Release

Modification

4.2(1)N1(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

This example shows how to display detailed information about all attached Fabric Extender chassis:
switch# show fex detail
FEX: 100 Description: FEX0100
state: Online
FEX version: 4.2(1)N1(1) [Switch version: 4.2(1)N1(1)]
FEX Interim version: 4.2(1)N1(0.326)
Switch Interim version: 4.2(1)N1(0.326)
Extender Model: N5K-C5110T-BF-1GE, Extender Serial: JAF1237ABSE
Part No: 73-12009-02
Card Id: 70, Mac Addr: 00:0d:ec:b1:13:02, Num Macs: 64
Module Sw Gen: 12594 [Switch Sw Gen: 21]
post level: complete
pinning-mode: static
Max-links: 1
Fabric port for control traffic: Eth3/4
Fabric interface state:
Po12 - Interface Up. State: Active
Eth3/3 - Interface Up. State: Active
Eth3/4 - Interface Up. State: Active
Fex Port
State Fabric Port Primary Fabric
Eth100/1/1
Up
Po12
Po12
Eth100/1/2
Up
Po12
Po12
Eth100/1/3
Up
Po12
Po12
Eth100/1/4
Up
Po12
Po12
Eth100/1/5
Up
Po12
Po12
Eth100/1/6
Up
Po12
Po12
Eth100/1/7
Up
Po12
Po12
Eth100/1/8
Up
Po12
Po12
Eth100/1/9
Up
Po12
Po12
Eth100/1/10
Up
Po12
Po12
Eth100/1/11
Up
Po12
Po12
Eth100/1/12
Up
Po12
Po12
Eth100/1/13
Up
Po12
Po12
Eth100/1/14
Up
Po12
Po12
Eth100/1/15
Up
Po12
Po12
Eth100/1/16
Up
Po12
Po12

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Eth100/1/17
Eth100/1/18
Eth100/1/19
Eth100/1/20
Eth100/1/21
Eth100/1/22
Eth100/1/23
Eth100/1/24
Eth100/1/25
Eth100/1/26
Eth100/1/27
Eth100/1/28
Eth100/1/29
Eth100/1/30
Eth100/1/31
Eth100/1/32
Eth100/1/33
Eth100/1/34
Eth100/1/35
Eth100/1/36
Eth100/1/37
Eth100/1/38
Eth100/1/39
Eth100/1/40
Eth100/1/41
Eth100/1/42
Eth100/1/43
Eth100/1/44
Eth100/1/45
Eth100/1/46
Eth100/1/47
Eth100/1/48
Logs:
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05:05:23.441707:
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05:05:56.520856:
05:29:38.526605:
05:29:38.536055:
05:29:38.537686:
05:29:38.538260:
05:29:53.646254:
05:29:54.178401:
05:29:54.184092:
05:29:54.186230:
05:31:13.784346:
05:31:13.785410:
05:31:15.676906:
05:31:50.492714:
05:32:18.388033:
05:32:18.393579:
05:32:18.394845:
05:32:18.395412:
05:32:30.336790:
05:32:30.683558:
05:32:30.690042:
05:32:30.692101:
05:33:42.781911:
05:33:42.783432:
05:33:52.542824:
05:34:33.483417:
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Po12
Po12
Po12
Po12
Po12
Po12
Po12
Po12
Po12
Po12
Po12
Po12
Po12
Po12
Po12
Po12
Po12
Po12
Po12
Po12
Po12
Po12
Po12
Po12
Po12
Po12
Po12
Po12
Po12
Po12
Po12
Po12

Po12
Po12
Po12
Po12
Po12
Po12
Po12
Po12
Po12
Po12
Po12
Po12
Po12
Po12
Po12
Po12
Po12
Po12
Po12
Po12
Po12
Po12
Po12
Po12
Po12
Po12
Po12
Po12
Po12
Po12
Po12
Po12

Module register received

Registration response sent
Module Online Sequence
Module Online
Deleting route to FEX
Module disconnected
Offlining Module
Module Offline Sequence
Module Offline
Deleting route to FEX
Module disconnected
Offlining Module
Module register received
Registration response sent
Module Online Sequence
Module Online
Deleting route to FEX
Module disconnected
Offlining Module
Module Offline Sequence
Module Offline
Deleting route to FEX
Module disconnected
Offlining Module
Module register received
Registration response sent
Module Online Sequence
Module Online

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Related Commands

Command

Description

fex

Creates a Fabric Extender and enters fabric extender configuration mode.

show fex

Displays all configured Fabric Extender chassis connected to the switch.

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show fex transceiver

Se n d c o m m e n t s t o n ex u s 5 k - d o c f e e d b a ck @ c i s c o . c o m

show fex transceiver

To display information about the transceiver connecting a Fabric Extender to the Cisco Nexus 5000
Series switch, use the show fex transceiver command.
show fex chassis_ID transceiver [calibration | detail]

Syntax Description

chassis_ID

Fabric Extender chassis ID. The chassis ID range is from 100 to 199.

calibration

(Optional) Displays detailed calibration information about the transceiver.

detail

(Optional) Displays detailed diagnostic information about the transceiver.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

EXEC mode

Command History

Release

Modification

4.0(1a)N2(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

This example shows how to display information about the transceiver that connects a Fabric Extender to
the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switch:
switch# show fex 101 transceiver
Fex Uplink: 1
Fabric Port: Ethernet3/5
sfp is present
name is CISCO-AVAGO
part number is SFBR-7700SDZ
revision is B4
serial number is AGD113921ZR
nominal bitrate is 10300 MBits/sec
Link length supported for 50/125mm fiber is 82 m(s)
Link length supported for 62.5/125mm fiber is 26 m(s)
cisco id is -cisco extended id number is 4

Fex Uplink: 2
Fabric Port: Ethernet3/6
sfp is present
name is CISCO-AVAGO
part number is SFBR-7700SDZ
revision is B4
serial number is AGD113422LS
nominal bitrate is 10300 MBits/sec
Link length supported for 50/125mm fiber is 82 m(s)
Link length supported for 62.5/125mm fiber is 26 m(s)
cisco id is -cisco extended id number is 4

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Fex Uplink: 3
Fabric Port: -sfp is present
name is CISCO-AVAGO
part number is SFBR-7700SDZ
revision is B4
serial number is AGD11392258
nominal bitrate is 10300 MBits/sec
Link length supported for 50/125mm fiber is 82 m(s)
Link length supported for 62.5/125mm fiber is 26 m(s)
--More-switch#

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Command

Description

fex

Creates a Fabric Extender and enters fabric extender configuration mode.

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show fex version

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show fex version

To display the version information about a Fabric Extender, use the show fex version command.
show fex chassis_ID version

Syntax Description

chassis_ID

Command Default

None

Command Modes

EXEC mode

Command History

Release

Modification

4.0(1a)N2(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

Fabric Extender chassis ID. The chassis ID range is from 100 to 199.

This example shows how to display the version information about a Fabric Extender:
switch# show fex 101 version
Software
Bootloader version:
System boot mode:
System image version:

0.2
primary
4.2(1)N1(1) [build 4.2(1)N1(0.309)]

Hardware
Module:
CPU:
Serial number:
Bootflash:

Fabric Extender 48x1GE + 4x10G Module

Motorola, e300c4
JAF11223333
locked

Kernel uptime is 0 day(s), 3 hour(s), 53 minutes(s), 43 second(s)

Last reset at Wed Mar 31 06:28:41 2010
Reason: Kernel Reboot
Service: Reload new image
switch#

Related Commands

Command

Description

fex

Creates a Fabric Extender and enters fabric extender configuration mode.

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show interface fex-fabric

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show interface fex-fabric

To display all Fabric Extender fabric interfaces, use the show interface fex-fabric command.
show interface fex-fabric

Syntax Description

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

EXEC mode

Command History

Release

Modification

4.0(1a)N2(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

This example shows how to display all Fabric Extender fabric interfaces:
switch# show interface fex-fabric
Fabric
Fabric
Fex
FEX
Fex Port
Port State
Uplink
Model
Serial
--------------------------------------------------------------105
Eth1/5
Active
5
N2K-C2232P-10GE JAF1331AKBM
105
Eth1/6
Active
6
N2K-C2232P-10GE JAF1331AKBM
105
Eth1/7
Active
8
N2K-C2232P-10GE JAF1331AKBM
105
Eth1/8
Active
7
N2K-C2232P-10GE JAF1331AKBM
102
Eth1/17
Active
1
N5K-C5110T-BF-1GE JAF1241BLHQ
102
Eth1/18
Configured
0
102
Eth1/19
Active
3
N5K-C5110T-BF-1GE JAF1241BLHQ
102
Eth1/20
Active
4
N5K-C5110T-BF-1GE JAF1241BLHQ
100
Eth3/3
Active
1
N5K-C5110T-BF-1GE JAF1237ABSE
100
Eth3/4
Active
2
N5K-C5110T-BF-1GE JAF1237ABSE
101
Eth3/5
Active
1
N2K-C2248TP-1GE JAF11223333
101
Eth3/6
Active
2
N2K-C2248TP-1GE JAF11223333
switch#

Related Commands

Command

Description

show fex

Displays all configured Fabric Extender chassis connected to the switch.

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show interface fex-intf

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show interface fex-intf

To display the host interfaces pinned to a fabric interface, use the show interface fex-intf command.
show interface interface fex-intf

Syntax Description

interface

Command Default

None

Command Modes

EXEC mode

Command History

Release

Modification

4.0(1a)N2(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

Ethernet or EtherChannel interface.

This example shows how to display the host interfaces pinned to an Ethernet fabric interface on the
parent switch:
switch# show interface ethernet 1/1 fex-intf

This example shows how to display the host interfaces pinned to an EtherChannel fabric interface on the
parent switch:
switch# show interface port-channel 1 fex-intf

Related Commands

Command

Description

show fex

Displays all configured Fabric Extender chassis connected to the switch.

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show interface transceiver fex-fabric

Se n d c o m m e n t s t o n ex u s 5 k - d o c f e e d b a ck @ c i s c o . c o m

show interface transceiver fex-fabric

To display information about all transceivers connected to fabric interfaces, use the show interface
transceiver fex-fabric command.
show interface transceiver fex-fabric [calibration | detail]

Syntax Description

calibration

(Optional) Displays detailed calibration information about the transceiver.

detail

(Optional) Displays detailed diagnostic information about the transceiver.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

EXEC mode

Command History

Release

Modification

4.0(1a)N2(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

This example shows how to display information about all transceivers that connect to fabric interfaces:
switch# show interface transceiver fex-fabric
Ethernet1/5
sfp is present
name is CISCO-MOLEX INC
part number is 74752-9025
revision is A
serial number is MOC12302468
nominal bitrate is 12000 MBits/sec
Link length supported for 50/125mm fiber is 0 m(s)
Link length supported for 62.5/125mm fiber is 0 m(s)
cisco id is -cisco extended id number is 4
Ethernet1/6
sfp is present
name is CISCO-MOLEX INC
part number is 74752-9025
revision is A
serial number is MOC12260214
nominal bitrate is 12000 MBits/sec
Link length supported for 50/125mm fiber is 0 m(s)
Link length supported for 62.5/125mm fiber is 0 m(s)
cisco id is -cisco extended id number is 4
Ethernet1/7
sfp is present
name is CISCO-MOLEX INC
part number is 74752-9025
revision is A
serial number is MOC12301888

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show interface transceiver fex-fabric

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nominal bitrate is 12000 MBits/sec
Link length supported for 50/125mm fiber is 0 m(s)
Link length supported for 62.5/125mm fiber is 0 m(s)
cisco id is -cisco extended id number is 4
Ethernet1/8
sfp is present
name is CISCO-MOLEX INC
--More-switch#

Related Commands

Command

Description

show fex

Displays all configured Fabric Extender chassis connected to the switch.

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show inventory fex

Se n d c o m m e n t s t o n ex u s 5 k - d o c f e e d b a ck @ c i s c o . c o m

show inventory fex

To display the physical inventory of a Fabric Extender, such as the name, description, and volume ID,
use the show inventory fex command.
show inventory fex chassis_ID

Syntax Description

chassis_ID

Command Default

None

Command Modes

EXEC mode

Command History

Release

Modification

4.2(1)N1(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

Fabric Extender chassis ID. The chassis ID range is from 100 to 199.

This example shows how to display the physical inventory of a specific Fabric Extender chassis:
switch# show inventory fex 100
NAME: "FEX 100 CHASSIS", DESCR: "N5K-C5110T-BF-1GE CHASSIS"
PID: N5K-C5110T-BF-1GE , VID: V01 , SN: JAF1237ABSE
NAME: "FEX 100 Module 1", DESCR: "Fabric Extender Module: 48x1GE, 4X10GE Supervi
sor"
PID: N5K-C5110T-BF-1GE , VID: V00 , SN: JAF1237ABSE
NAME: "FEX 100 Fan 1", DESCR: "Fabric Extender Fan module"
PID: N2K-C2148-FAN
, VID: N/A , SN: N/A
NAME: "FEX 100 Power Supply 1", DESCR: "Fabric Extender AC power supply"
PID: N5K-PAC-200W
, VID: 00V0, SN: PAC12473L17
switch#

Related Commands

Command

Description

show fex

Displays all configured Fabric Extender chassis connected to the switch.

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show locator-led

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show locator-led
To display the status of the locator LED in a Fabric Extender, use the show locator-led command.
show locator-led status

Syntax Description

status

Command Default

None

Command Modes

EXEC mode

Command History

Release

Modification

4.2(1)N1(1)

This command was introduced.

Displays the status of the locator LED in a Fabric Extender module.

Usage Guidelines

Use the locator-led command to toggle the locator LED of a Fabric Extender.

Examples

This example shows how to display the modules that have the locator LED set to off or on:
switch# show locator-led status
Component
Locator LED Status
----------------------------------FEX 100
off
FEX 101
off
FEX 102
off
FEX 103
off
FEX 105
off
switch#

Related Commands

Command

Description

locator-led

Turns on the locator LED of a Fabric Extender chassis.

show fex

Displays all configured Fabric Extender chassis connected to the switch.

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show module fex

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show module fex

To display the module information for a Fabric Extender, use the show module fex command.
show module fex [all | chassis_ID]

Syntax Description

chassis_ID

Fabric Extender chassis ID. The chassis ID range is from 100 to 199.

all

Displays information about all Fabric Extender modules.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

EXEC mode

Command History

Release

Modification

4.2(1)N1(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

This example shows how to display the module information of Fabric Extenders:
switch#
FEX Mod
--- --100 1
101 1
102 1
105 1

show module fex all

Ports Card Type
----- ---------------------------------48
Fabric Extender 48x1GE Module
48
Fabric Extender 48x1GE + 4x10G Mod
48
Fabric Extender 48x1GE Module
32
Fabric Extender 32x10GE + 8x10G Mo

FEX
--100
101
102
105

Sw
-------------4.2(1)N1(1)
4.2(1)N1(1)
4.2(1)N1(1)
4.2(1)N1(1)

Mod
--1
1
1
1

FEX Mod
--- --100 1
101 1
102 1
105 1
switch#

Hw
-----0.0
0.103
0.2
1.0

Model
-----------------N5K-C5110T-BF-1GE
N2K-C2248TP-1GE
N5K-C5110T-BF-1GE
N2K-C2232P-10GE

Status.
----------present
present
present
present

World-Wide-Name(s) (WWN)
---------------------------------------------------

MAC-Address(es)
-------------------------------------000d.ecb1.1300 to 000d.ecb1.132f
0022.bdd1.3cc0 to 0022.bdd1.3cef
000d.ecb1.25c0 to 000d.ecb1.25ef
000d.ecca.6f40 to 000d.ecca.6f5f

Serial-Num
---------JAF1237ABSE
JAF11223333
JAF1241BLHQ
JAF1331AKBM

This commands shows how to display the module information for a specific Fabric Extender:
switch#
FEX Mod
--- --100 1

show module fex 100

Ports Card Type
Model
Status.
----- ---------------------------------- ------------------ ----------48
Fabric Extender 48x1GE Module
N5K-C5110T-BF-1GE present

FEX Mod Sw
--- --- --------------

Hw
------

World-Wide-Name(s) (WWN)
-----------------------------------------------

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100 1

4.2(1)N1(1)

FEX Mod
--- --100 1
switch#

Related Commands

0.0

--

MAC-Address(es)
-------------------------------------000d.ecb1.1300 to 000d.ecb1.132f

Serial-Num
---------JAF1237ABSE

Command

Description

show fex

Displays all configured Fabric Extender chassis connected to the switch.

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show provision
To display information about provision, use the show provision command.
show provision failed-config slot-number

Syntax Description

failed-config

Displays the configuration that failed to be applied to the slot.

slot-number

Slot number in the chassis. The range is from 2 to 199.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

EXEC mode
Configuration synchronization mode

Command History

Release

Modification

5.0(2)N1(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

This example shows how to display the preprovisioning configuration that failed to be applied to slot 2:
switch# show provision failed-config 2
Config has not been applied yet for this slot.
switch#

Related Commands

Command

Description

provision

Preprovisions a module in a slot.

show running-config
exclude-provision

Displays the running configuration excluding the preprovisioned features.

slot

Enables a slot for preprovisioning a module.

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show queuing interface

To display the queuing information of interfaces, use the show queuing interface command.
show queuing interface [ethernet slot-chassis-no/port-slot-no/port-no]

Syntax Description

ethernet

(Optional) Specifies that queuing information be displayed for an Ethernet

interface or a Fabric Extender.

slot-chassis-no

Slot number of the Ethernet interface or chassis ID of the Fabric Extender.

The range is from 1 to 255.

port-slot-no

Port number of the Ethernet interface or the remote slot ID of the Fabric
Extender. The range is from 1 to 128.

port-no

Port number of the Fabric Extender. The range is from 1 to 48.

Command Default

Displays the queuing information for all interfaces.

Command Modes

EXEC mode

Command History

Release

Modification

4.1(3)N1(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

This example shows how to display the queuing information, including the buffer threshold and queue
limit values, of a specified interface on a switch that runs Cisco NX-OS 4.2(1)N2(1):
switch# show queuing interface eth101/1/1
Ethernet101/1/1 queuing information:
Input buffer allocation:
Qos-group: 0 3 4 (shared)
frh: 3
drop-type: drop
cos: 0 2 3 4 6 7
xon
xoff
buffer-size
---------+---------+----------11520
21760
44800
Qos-group: 2
frh: 2
drop-type: no-drop
cos: 1 5
xon
xoff
buffer-size
---------+---------+----------12800
23040
46080
Queueing:
queue
qos-group
cos
priority bandwidth mtu
--------+------------+--------------+---------+---------+---3
0 3 4
0 2 3 4 6
WRR
99
9280
2
2
1 5
WRR
1
9280

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Buffer threshold: 163840 bytes
Queue limit: 327680 bytes
Queue Statistics:
queue rx
------+--------------3
38557
2
0
Port Statistics:
tx queue drop
--------------26374
Priority-flow-control enabled: no
Flow-control status:
cos
qos-group
rx pause tx pause masked rx pause
-------+-----------+---------+---------+--------------0
0
xon
xon
xon
1
2
xon
xon
xon
2
3
xon
xon
xon
3
0
xon
xon
xon
4
3
xon
xon
xon
5
2
xon
xon
xon
6
0
xon
xon
xon
7
n/a
xon
xon
xon
switch#

This example shows how to display the queuing information, including the buffer threshold and queue
limit values, of a specified interface on a switch that runs Cisco NX-OS 5.0(2)N2(1):
switch# show queuing interface ethernet 1/4
Interface Ethernet1/4 TX Queuing
qos-group sched-type oper-bandwidth
0
WRR
50
1
WRR
50
5
priority
0
Interface Ethernet1/4 RX Queuing
qos-group 0:
q-size: 102400, MTU: 1538
drop-type: drop, xon: 0, xoff: 640
Statistics:
Pkts received over the port
Ucast pkts sent to the cross-bar
Mcast pkts sent to the cross-bar
Ucast pkts received from the cross-bar
Pkts sent to the port
Pkts discarded on ingress
Per-priority-pause status

:
:
:
:
:
:
:

1
0
1
1577841
1577841
0
Rx (Inactive), Tx (Inactive)

qos-group 1:
q-size: 76800, MTU: 2240
drop-type: no-drop, xon: 128, xoff: 240
Statistics:
Pkts received over the port
Ucast pkts sent to the cross-bar
Mcast pkts sent to the cross-bar
Ucast pkts received from the cross-bar
Pkts sent to the port
Pkts discarded on ingress
Per-priority-pause status

:
:
:
:
:
:
:

0
0
0
0
0
0
Rx (Inactive), Tx (Inactive)

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qos-group 5:
q-size: 122880, MTU: 1538
drop-type: drop, xon: 0, xoff: 768
Statistics:
Pkts received over the port
Ucast pkts sent to the cross-bar
Mcast pkts sent to the cross-bar
Ucast pkts received from the cross-bar
Pkts sent to the port
Pkts discarded on ingress
Per-priority-pause status
switch#

:
:
:
:
:
:
:

0
0
0
0
1
0
Rx (Inactive), Tx (Inactive)

Table 1 describes the significant fields shown in the display.

Table 1

Related Commands

show queuing interface Field Descriptions

Field

Description

Ethernet ...

Ethernet interface information.

qoS-group

Information about QoS groups configured on the switch.

sched-type

Type of schedule.

WRR

Weighted round robin(WRR). Queue eight for scheduling.

Priority

Priority of the queue.

q-size

Queue size.

drop-type

Queue drop type can be either drop or no-drop.

MTU

Maximum transmit unit (MTU) for the queue.

Xon

Transmission on at this threshold.

Xoff

Transmission off at this threshold.

Buffer threshold

Buffer threshold value for the interface.

Queue limit

Queue limit value for the interface.

Command

Description

hardware
buffer-threshold

Configures the hardware buffer threshold.

hardware queue-limit

Configures the hardware queue limit.

show fex

Displays all configured Fabric Extender chassis connected to the switch.

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show running-config exclude-provision

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show running-config exclude-provision

To display the running configuration without the configuration for offline preprovisioned interfaces, use
the show running-config exclude-provision command.
show running-config exclude-provision

Syntax Description

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

EXEC mode

Command History

Release

Modification

5.0(2)N1(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

This example shows how to display the running configuration without the offline preprovisioned
interfaces:
switch# show running-config exclude-provision
!Command: show running-config exclude-provision
!Time: Mon Sep 6 08:10:16 2010
version 5.0(2)N1(1)
feature fcoe
feature telnet
feature tacacs+
cfs ipv4 distribute
cfs eth distribute
feature udld
feature interface-vlan
feature lacp
feature vpc
feature lldp
feature vtp
feature fex
username admin password 5 $1$wmFN7Wly$/pjqx1DfAkCCAg/KyxbUz/
username install password 5 ! role network-admin
username praveena password 5 ! role network-operator
no password strength-check
ip domain-lookup
ip domain-lookup
tacacs-server host 192.168.131.54 key 7 "wawy1234"
tacacs-server host 192.168.131.37
tacacs-server host 192.168.131.37 test username user1
aaa group server tacacs+ t1
server 192.168.131.54

role network-admin

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aaa group server tacacs+ tacacs
radius-server host 192.168.128.5 key 7 "KkwyCet" authentication accounting
aaa group server radius r1
server 192.168.128.5
hostname BEND-2
vlan dot1Q tag native
logging event link-status default
logging event trunk-status default
no service recover-errdisable
errdisable recovery interval 600
no errdisable detect cause link-flap
errdisable recovery cause link-flap
errdisable recovery cause udld
--More-<--output truncated-->
switch#

Related Commands

Command

Description

copy running-config
startup-config

Copies the running configuration to the startup configuration.

provision

Preprovisions a module in a slot.

show provision

Displays the preprovisioned module information.

show startup-config
exclude-provision

Displays the startup configuration without the preprovisioning information

for offline interfaces.

slot

Configures a chassis slot for a predefined module.

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show running-config fex

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show running-config fex

To display the running configuration for Fabric Extenders (FEXs), use the show running-config fex
command.
show running-config fex [all]

Syntax Description

all

Command Default

None

Command Modes

EXEC mode

Command History

Release

Modification

4.2(1)N2(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

(Optional) Displays FEX information including default settings.

This example shows how to display information on the running FEX configuration, including the buffer
threshold value and queue limit:
switch# show running-config fex
!Command: show running-config fex
!Time: Mon Jul 19 07:56:21 2010
version 4.2(1)N2(1)
feature fex
fex 100
pinning max-links 1
description "RedwoodFex100"
fex 101
pinning max-links 1
description "FEX0101"
fex 150
pinning max-links 1
description "PortolaFex150"
fex 151
pinning max-links 1
description "PortolaFex151"
fex 160
pinning max-links 1
description "FEX0160"
fex 198
hardware N2232P queue-limit 50000
pinning max-links 1
description "WoodsideFex198"
fex 199
hardware N2232P queue-limit 20000
no hardware N2248T queue-limit
hardware N2148T buffer-threshold 163840

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pinning max-links 1
description "WoodsideFex199"
interface port-channel100
fex associate 100
interface port-channel150
--More-switch#

Related Commands

Command

Description

hardware
buffer-threshold

Configures the hardware buffer threshold.

hardware queue-limit

Configures the hardware queue limit.

show fex

Displays all configured Fabric Extender chassis connected to the switch.

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show sprom fex

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show sprom fex

To display information about the SPROM, use the show sprom fex command.
show sprom fex {all | chassis_ID {all | backplane | powersupply module_no}}

Syntax Description

chassis_ID

Fabric Extender chassis ID. The chassis ID range is from 100 to 199.

all

Displays all SPROM content for a specific Fabric Extender.

backplane

Displays the backplane SPROM content for a specific Fabric Extender.

powersupply

Displays the power supply SPROM content for a specific Fabric Extender.

module_no

Power supply module number for a specific Fabric Extender. The range is
from 1 to 2.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

EXEC mode

Command History

Release

Modification

4.2(1)N1(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

This example shows how to display all SPROM content for a specific Fabric Extender:
switch# show sprom fex 100 all
DISPLAY FEX 100 SUP sprom contents
Common block:
Block Signature : 0xabab
Block Version
: 3
Block Length
: 160
Block Checksum : 0x18c9
EEPROM Size
: 65535
Block Count
: 3
FRU Major Type : 0x6003
FRU Minor Type : 0x0
OEM String
: Cisco Systems, Inc.
Product Number : N5K-C5110T-BF-1GE
Serial Number
: JAF1237ABSE
Part Number
: 73-12009-02
Part Revision
: 00
Mfg Deviation
: 0
H/W Version
: 0.0
Mfg Bits
: 0
Engineer Use
: 0
snmpOID
: 9.12.3.1.9.72.5.0
Power Consump
: -200
RMA Code
: 0-0-0-0
CLEI Code
: 00000000000
VID
: V00
Supervisor Module specific block:

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Block Signature : 0x6002
Block Version
: 2
Block Length
: 103
Block Checksum : 0x2648
Feature Bits
: 0x0
HW Changes Bits : 0x2
Card Index
: 11011
MAC Addresses
: 00-00-00-00-00-00
Number of MACs : 0
Number of EPLD : 0
Port Type-Num
: 2-52
Sensor #1
: 85,75
Sensor #2
: 100,90
Sensor #3
: 100,90
Sensor #4
: 100,90
Sensor #5
: 100,90
Sensor #6
: 100,90
Sensor #7
: 100,90
Sensor #8
: 100,90
Max Connector Power: 1000
Cooling Requirement: 300
Ambient Temperature: 40
DISPLAY FEX 100 backplane sprom contents:
Common block:
Block Signature : 0xabab
Block Version
: 3
Block Length
: 160
Block Checksum : 0x195d
EEPROM Size
: 65535
Block Count
: 5
FRU Major Type : 0x6001
FRU Minor Type : 0x0
OEM String
: Cisco Systems, Inc.
Product Number : N5K-C5110T-BF-1GE
Serial Number
: JAF1237ABSE
Part Number
: 73-12009-02
Part Revision
: 00
Mfg Deviation
: 0
H/W Version
: 0.0
Mfg Bits
: 0
Engineer Use
: 0
snmpOID
: 9.12.3.1.3.719.0.0
Power Consump
: -800
RMA Code
: 0-0-0-0
CLEI Code
: 00000000
VID
: V01
Chassis specific block:
Block Signature : 0x6001
Block Version
: 3
Block Length
: 39
Block Checksum : 0x28a
Feature Bits
: 0x0
HW Changes Bits : 0x2
Stackmib OID
: 0
MAC Addresses
: 00-0d-ec-b1-13-00
Number of MACs : 64
OEM Enterprise : 0
OEM MIB Offset : 0
MAX Connector Power: 0
WWN software-module specific block:
Block Signature : 0x6005
Block Version
: 1
Block Length
: 0

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show sprom fex

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Block Checksum : 0x66
wwn usage bits:
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00
License software-module specific block:
Block Signature : 0x6006
Block Version
: 1
Block Length
: 16
Block Checksum : 0x77
lic usage bits:
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
DISPLAY FEX 100 power-supply 1 sprom contents:
Common block:
Block Signature : 0xabab
Block Version
: 3
Block Length
: 124
Block Checksum : 0x15fc
EEPROM Size
: 124
Block Count
: 1
FRU Major Type : 0xab01
FRU Minor Type : 0x1
OEM String
: Cisco Systems, Inc.
Product Number : N5K-PAC-200W
Serial Number
: PAC12473L17
Part Number
: 341-0335-01
Part Revision
: 01
CLEI Code
: COUPADSBAA
VID
: 00V0
snmpOID
: 0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0
H/W Version
: 0.1
Current
: 1667
RMA Code
: 0-0-0-0
switch#

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This command shows how to display the power supply SPROM contents for a specific Fabric Extender:
switch# show sprom fex 100 powersupply 1
DISPLAY FEX 100 power-supply 1 sprom contents:
Common block:
Block Signature : 0xabab
Block Version
: 3
Block Length
: 124
Block Checksum : 0x15fc
EEPROM Size
: 124
Block Count
: 1
FRU Major Type : 0xab01
FRU Minor Type : 0x1
OEM String
: Cisco Systems, Inc.
Product Number : N5K-PAC-200W
Serial Number
: PAC12473L17
Part Number
: 341-0335-01
Part Revision
: 01
CLEI Code
: COUPADSBAA
VID
: 00V0
snmpOID
: 0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0
H/W Version
: 0.1
Current
: 1667
RMA Code
: 0-0-0-0
switch#

Related Commands

Command

Description

show fex

Displays all configured Fabric Extender chassis connected to the switch.

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show startup-config exclude-provision

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show startup-config exclude-provision

To display the startup configuration that excludes the configuration for offline preprovisioned interfaces,
use the show startup-config exclude-provision command.
show startup-config exclude-provision

Syntax Description

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

EXEC mode

Command History

Release

Modification

5.0(2)N1(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

This example shows how to display the startup configuration without the offline preprovisioned
interfaces:
switch# show startup-config exclude-provision

Related Commands

Command

Description

provision

Preprovisions a module in a slot.

show provision

Displays the preprovisioned module information.

show running-config
exclude-provision

Displays the running configuration excluding the preprovisioned features.

slot

Configures a chassis slot for a predefined module.

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show system reset-reason fex

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show system reset-reason fex

To display the reason for the last reset of the Fabric Extender, use the show system reset-reason fex
command.
show system reset-reason fex chassis_ID

Syntax Description

chassis_ID

Command Default

None

Command Modes

EXEC mode

Command History

Release

Modification

4.2(1)N1(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

Fabric Extender chassis ID. The chassis ID range is from 100 to 199.

This example shows how to display the last reset reason for a specific Fabric Extender:
switch# show system reset-reason fex 100
----- reset reason for FEX 100 --1) At 430815 usecs after Fri Apr 16 04:27:04 2010
Reset Reason: Reset Requested by CLI command reload (9)
Service (Additional Info): Reload requested by supervisor
Image Version: 4.2(1)N1(1)
2) At 505550 usecs after Fri Apr 16 03:39:50 2010
Reset Reason: Reset due to upgrade (88)
Service (Additional Info): Reset due to upgrade
Image Version: 4.2(1u)N1(1u)
3) At 607267 usecs after Fri Apr 16 02:50:10 2010
Reset Reason: Reset due to upgrade (88)
Service (Additional Info): Reset due to upgrade
Image Version: 4.2(1)N1(1)
4) At 857790 usecs after Fri Apr 16 02:00:22 2010
Reset Reason: Reset due to upgrade (88)
Service (Additional Info): Reset due to upgrade
Image Version: 4.2(1u)N1(1u)
switch#

Related Commands

Command

Description

show fex

Displays all configured Fabric Extender chassis connected to the switch.

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show version fex

To display the software version information about a Fabric Extender, use the show version fex
command.
show version fex chassis_ID

Syntax Description

chassis_ID

Command Default

None

Command Modes

EXEC mode

Command History

Release

Modification

4.2(1)N1(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

Fabric Extender chassis ID. The chassis ID range is from 100 to 199.

This example shows how to display the software version of a Fabric Extender:
switch# show version fex 100
Software
Bootloader version:
System boot mode:
System image version:

1.12
primary
4.2(1)N2(1) [build 4.2(1)N2(1)]

Hardware
Module:
CPU:
Serial number:
Bootflash:

Fabric Extender 48x1GE Module

Motorola, e300c1
JAF1302ABDP
locked

Kernel uptime is 0 day(s), 9 hour(s), 9 minutes(s), 16 second(s)

Last reset at Fri Jul 02 04:27:04 2010
Reason: Reset Requested by CLI command reload
Service: Reload requested by supervisor
switch#

Related Commands

Command

Description

show fex

Displays all configured Fabric Extender chassis connected to the switch.

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T Commands
This chapter describes the Cisco NX-OS commands that begin with T that are used to manage a Cisco
Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extender from a Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switch.

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type

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type
To set the Fabric Extender card type to a specific card, use the type command. To revert to the default
FEX card, use the no form of this command.
type fex_card_type
no type

Syntax Description

fex_card_type

Fabric Extender card type. The following Fabric Extender card types are
supported:

N2148TFabric Extender 48x1G 4x10G SFP+ Module

N2224TPFabric Extender 24x1G 2x10G SFP+ Module

N2232PFabric Extender 32x10G SFP+ 8x10G SFP+ Module

N2232TMFabric Extender 32x10GBase-T 8x10G SFP+ Module

N2248TFabric Extender 48x1G 4x10G SFP+ Module

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Fabric extender configuration mode

Command History

Release

Modification

4.2(1)N1(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

The following Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders are supported on a Cisco Nexus 5000 Series
switch that runs a Cisco NX-OS release 4.2(1)N2(1):

Cisco Nexus 2148T Fabric ExtenderIt has four 10-Gigabit Ethernet fabric interfaces for its uplink
connection to the parent Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switch and 48 1000BASE-T (1-Gigabit) Ethernet
host interfaces for its downlink connection to servers or hosts.

Cisco Nexus N2224TP Fabric ExtenderIt has two 10-Gigabit Ethernet fabric interfaces with small
form-factor pluggable (SFP+) interface adapters for its uplink connection to the parent Cisco Nexus
5000 Series switch and 24 1000BASE-T (1-Gigabit) Ethernet host interfaces for its downlink
connection to servers or hosts. It does not support Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE).

Cisco Nexus 2232P Fabric ExtenderIt has eight 10-Gigabit Ethernet fabric interfaces with small
form-factor pluggable (SFP+) interface adapters for its uplink connection to the parent Cisco Nexus
5000 Series switch and 32 10-Gigabit Ethernet fabric interfaces with SFP+ interface adapters for its
downlink connection to servers or hosts.

Cisco Nexus 2248T Fabric ExtenderIt has four 10-Gigabit Ethernet fabric interfaces with SFP+
interface adapters for its uplink connection to the parent Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switch and 48
1000BASE-T (1-Gigabit) Ethernet host interfaces for its downlink connection to servers or hosts.

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The following Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders are supported on a Cisco Nexus 5000 Series
switch that runs a Cisco NX-OS release 5.0(3)N2(1):

Examples

Cisco Nexus 2148T Fabric ExtenderIt has four 10-Gigabit Ethernet fabric interfaces for its uplink
connection to the parent Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switch and 48 1000BASE-T (1-Gigabit) Ethernet
host interfaces for its downlink connection to servers or hosts.

Cisco Nexus N2224TP Fabric ExtenderIt has two 10-Gigabit Ethernet fabric interfaces with small
form-factor pluggable (SFP+) interface adapters for its uplink connection to the parent Cisco Nexus
5000 Series switch and 24 1000BASE-T (1-Gigabit) Ethernet host interfaces for its downlink
connection to servers or hosts. It does not support Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE).

Cisco Nexus 2232P Fabric ExtenderIt has eight 10-Gigabit Ethernet fabric interfaces with small
form-factor pluggable (SFP+) interface adapters for its uplink connection to the parent Cisco Nexus
5000 Series switch and 32 10-Gigabit Ethernet fabric interfaces with SFP+ interface adapters for its
downlink connection to servers or hosts.

Cisco Nexus 2232TM Fabric ExtenderIt has eight 10-Gigabit Ethernet fabric interfaces with small
form-factor pluggable (SFP+) interface adapters for its uplink connection to the parent Cisco Nexus
5000 Series switch and 32 10-Gigabit BASE-T Ethernet fabric interfaces for its downlink
connection to servers or hosts.

Cisco Nexus 2248T Fabric ExtenderIt has four 10-Gigabit Ethernet fabric interfaces with SFP+
interface adapters for its uplink connection to the parent Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switch and 48
1000BASE-T (1-Gigabit) Ethernet host interfaces for its downlink connection to servers or hosts.

This example shows how to configure the Fabric Extender card:

switch(config)# fex 100
switch(config-fex)# type N2148T
switch(config-fex)#

Related Commands

Command

Description

fex

Creates a Fabric Extender and enters fabric extender configuration mode.

show fex

Displays all configured Fabric Extender chassis connected to the switch.

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