Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch CLI Software Configuration Guide (OL-16597-01, July 2009)

CONTENTS
New and Changed Information for the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series 41
Preface xliii
Audience xliii
Document Organization xliii
Document Conventions xliv
Related Documentation xlv
Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request xlvi
Overview 1
Information About Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switches 1
New Technologies in the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series 1
Fibre Channel over Ethernet 1
Data Center I/O Consolidation 2
Virtual Interfaces 3
Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch Hardware 4
Chassis 4
Expansion Modules 4
Fabric Extender 4
Ethernet Interfaces 4
Fibre Channel Interfaces 5
Management Interfaces 5
Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch Software 5
Ethernet Switching 5
FCoE and Fibre Channel Switching 5
QoS 6
Virtual Port Channels 6
Serviceability 6
Switched Port Analyzer 6
Ethanalyzer 6
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