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

Example:
switch(boot)# dir bootflash:
Step 5
Load the Cisco NX-OS system software image.
Example:
In the following example, the system image filename is nx-os.bin:
switch(boot) # load bootflash:nx-os.bin
Step 6
Log in to the switch using the new administrator password.
Example:
switch login: admin
Password: <new password>
Step 7
Reset the new password to ensure that is it is also the SNMP password.
Example:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# username admin password <new password>
switch(config)# exit
Step 8
Save the configuration.
Example:
switch# copy running-config startup-config
Using Ethanalyzer
Ethanalyzer is a Cisco NX-OS protocol analyzer tool based on the Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) open source
code. Ethanalyzer is a command-line version of Wireshark that captures and decodes packets. You can use
Ethanalyzer to troubleshoot your network and analyze the control-plane traffic.
To configure Ethanalyzer, use one or more of the following commands:
Procedure
PurposeCommand or Action
Captures packets sent or received by the supervisor
and provides detailed protocol information.
switch# ethanalyzer local interface
interface
Step 1
For all commands in this table, interface
is inbound-hi (Inbound high-priority
interface), inbound-low (Inbound
low-priority interface), or mgmt
(management interface).
Note
Captures packets sent or received by the supervisor
and provides a summary of protocol information.
switch# ethanalyzer local interface
interface brief
Step 2
Limits the number of frames to capture.switch# ethanalyzer local interface
interface limit-captured-frames
Step 3
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Troubleshooting
Using Ethanalyzer