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Contents
Preface
The Preface contains the following sections:
- Audience
- Document Organization
- Document Conventions
- Related Documentation for Cisco DFA
- Documentation Feedback
- Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request
Audience
This publication is for network administrators who configure and maintain Cisco Nexus devices.
Document Organization
This document is organized into the following chapters:
Chapter
Description "Information About Cisco DFA"
Provides an overview of Cisco Dynamic Fabric Automation (DFA) and descriptions of the Cisco DFA building blocks.
"Deploying Cisco DFA"
Provides information about how to prepare for and deploy Cisco DFA, including compatibility and licensing information.
"Configuration Examples for Cisco DFA"
Provides examples of basic Cisco DCNM templates for configuring spine and leaf devices.
Document Conventions
Command descriptions use the following conventions:
Convention Description bold Bold text indicates the commands and keywords that you enter literally as shown.
Italic Italic text indicates arguments for which the user supplies the values.
[x] Square brackets enclose an optional element (keyword or argument).
[x | y] Square brackets enclosing keywords or arguments separated by a vertical bar indicate an optional choice.
{x | y} Braces enclosing keywords or arguments separated by a vertical bar indicate a required choice.
[x {y | z}] Nested set of square brackets or braces indicate optional or required choices within optional or required elements. Braces and a vertical bar within square brackets indicate a required choice within an optional element.
variable Indicates a variable for which you supply values, in context where italics cannot be used.
string A nonquoted set of characters. Do not use quotation marks around the string or the string will include the quotation marks. Examples use the following conventions:
Convention Description screen font Terminal sessions and information 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.
Related Documentation for Cisco DFA
The Cisco Dynamic Fabric Automation documentation is at the following URL: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/solutions/ns340/ns517/ns224/ns945/dynamic_fabric_automation.html#~Products .
The Cisco Nexus 6000 Series documentation is at the following URL: http://www.cisco.com/en/us/products/ps9402/tsd_products_support_series_home.html.
The Cisco Nexus 7000 Series documentation is at the following URL: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps12806/tsd_products_support_series_home.html.
The Cisco Nexus 1000V Switch for VMware vSphere documentation is at the following URL: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9902/tsd_products_support_series_home.html. The documentation therein includes the following guides for Cisco DFA. Additional information pertaining to troubleshooting can be located in the Cisco Nexus 1000V documentation for Cisco NX-OS Release 4.2(1)SV2(2.2).The Cisco Prime Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) documentation is at the following URL: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9369/tsd_products_support_series_home.html. The Cisco Prime DCNM documentation for Cisco DFA includes but is not limited to the following guides:The Cisco Prime Network Services Controller (NSC) documentation is at the following URL: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps13213/tsd_products_support_series_home.html.
The OpenStack for Cisco DFA install documentation includes the following guide and documents:
- Open Source Used In OpenStack for Cisco DFA 1.0 at the following URL: http://preview.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/datacenter/dfa/openstack/opensource/OpenStack_for_Cisco_DFA_1.0_Open_Source_Documentation.pdf
- OpenStack for Cisco DFA Install Guide Using Cisco OpenStack Installer at the following URL: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/datacenter/dfa/openstack/install/guide/os-dfa-coi.pdf
- OpenStack for Cisco DFA Install Guide for Using Pre-built OpenStack for Cisco DFA Images at the following URL: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/datacenter/dfa/openstack/install/guide/preblt-image.pdf
- Quick Guide to Clonezilla at the following URL: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/datacenter/dfa/openstack/install/guide/clonezilla-image-restore.pdf
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