Jimz Cisco Notes: Nexus 7000 from Catalyst 6500 and 4500 Switches as of NX-OS 6.0

Some caveats: NX-OS does not support all the features of IOS, for example, acting as a DHCP server and NTP authentication.

IOS Commands (Nexus NX-OS Commands when different)	Function
show version	Displays information about the currently running system software image and an overview of the installed hardware.
show module	Displays information about the installed modules including module number, module type, number of ports on each module, module MAC addresses, and the module status.
router(config)#do show command router(config)#show command! or router(config)#do show command	View existing configuration information from the configuration command prompt using show commands. Note: For NX-OS, the [Tab] key and "?" will work for Exec mode commands inside of configuration mode. The use of "do" in NX-OS is currently working, but is not documented.
router(config)# do Exec-commandrouter(config)# Exec-command! or router(config)#do Exec-command	View existing configuration information from the configuration command prompt. Note: For NX-OS, the [Tab] key and "?" will work for Exec mode commands inside of configuration mode. The use of "do" in NX-OS is currently working, but is not documented.
reload	Reloads the operating system for the entire device Note: For the Nexus 7000, this command works only in the default VDC.
! 6500 hw-module module slot reset! 4500 no hw-module [slot \| module] number powerhw-module [slot \| module] number power reload module mod-#	Reloads a module in the device by turning power off then on. Note: For the Nexus 7000, this command works only in the default VDC
service timestamps [debug \| log] [uptime \| datetime [msec]] [localtime] [show-timezone] [year] debug logging logging timestamp {microseconds \| milliseconds \| seconds}	Apply a time stamp to debugging messages or system logging messages. Note: In NX-OS, to enable debug logging configure 'debug logging' command. NX-OS does not have as many options for timestamps.
service password-encryption! No equivalent NX-OS command	Note: By default, NX-OS encrypts plain text passwords and enables password strength checking.
logging buffered [discriminator discr-name] [buffer-size] [severity-level] logging logfile logfile-name severity-level [size bytes]	Enable system message logging to a local buffer
username name {nopassword \| password password \| passwordencryption-type encrypted-password}username user-id [password [0 \| 5] password ]	Create and configure a user account. Note: By default, NX-OS encrypts plain text passwords and enables password strength checking.
aaa new-model aaa authentication login default group tacacs+ local aaa authentication login console none aaa authentication enable default none aaa authentication ppp default local aaa accounting exec default start-stop group tacacs+ aaa accounting commands 0 -15 start-stop group tacacs+ aaa accounting commands 15 default start-stop group tacacs+ aaa authorization commands level aaa authorization config-commandsaaa session-id commonaaa authentication login default {group tacacs+ \| local} aaa authentication login console noneaaa user default-role aaa accounting default group tacacs+aaa authorization commands default aaa authorization config-commands default	Configuring AAA. Note: Not all commands are supported on the NX-OS.
clock timezone zone hours-offset [minutes-offset] clock summer-time zone recurring [week day month hh:mm week day month hh:mm [offset]] clock timezone zone-name offset-hours offset-minutesclock summer-time zone-name start-week start-day start-month start-time end-week end-day end-month end-time offset-minutes	Configure the time zone offset from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) as well as daylight savings time.
ip classless ! No equivalent NX-OS command	This commands is not available in NX-OS.
ip subnet-zero no ip source-route no ip bootp server ! No equivalent NX-OS command	These commands are not available in NX-OS.
no ip domain-lookup ip domain-name [vrf vrf-name] nameip name-server [vrf vrf-name] ip-address no ip domain-lookup ip domain-name domain-name [use-vrf name] ip name-server ip-address [use-vrf name]	Disable DNS lookup feature and configure a domain name and name server.
ip ssh time-out seconds ip ssh authentication-retries tries ip ssh version 2ipfeature ssh ssh key {dsa [force] \| rsa [length [force]]}	Enable an SSH server. Note: The Cisco NX-OS commands for SSH are different from the Cisco IOS commands. NX-OS software supports only SSHv2.
power redundancy-mode {redundant \| combined}power redundancy-mode {combined \| insrc-redundant \| ps-redundant \|redundant}	Configure the power supply redundancy mode
! 6500 no power enable module mod-#! 4500 no hw-module [slot \| module] number power poweroff module mod-#	Powers off a module from configuration mode.
redundancy mode sso main-cpu auto-sync standard ! No equivalent NX-OS command	Configure CPU redundancy. Note: : The Nexus 7000 supports dual supervisor modules to provide 1+1 redundancy for the control and management plane. Only one of the supervisor modules is active at any given time, while the other acts as a standby backup. No configuration commands are needed.
spanning-tree mode [pvst \| mst \| rapid-pvst]spanning-tree mode [rapid-pvst \| mst]	Default mode for IOS is PVST; default mode for NX-OS is RPVST. Note: When you enter the command, all STP instances are stopped for the previous mode and are restarted in the new mode.
spanning-tree extend system-id! No equivalent NX-OS command	Enable the extended system ID feature on a chassis that supports 1024 MAC addresses. Note: NX-OS does not use this command, the extended system ID is always automatically enabled in NX-OS devices.
spanning-tree vlan vlan-id priority value	Set the STP bridge priority
vlan internal allocation policy ascending! No equivalent NX-OS command	Configure the internal VLAN allocation scheme. Note: NX-OS does not support this command.
interface type slot/numberswitchport switchport mode access switchport access vlan vlan-idspanning-tree portfast [speed {10 \| 100 \| 1000 \| auto [10 \| 100 \| 1000] \| nonegotiate}] interface type slot/number switchport switchport host switchport access vlan vlan-id [speed {10 \| 100 \| 1000 \| auto [10 \| 100 \| 1000] \| 10000 \| auto}] vlan vlan-id	Configure a Layer 2 access port. Note: NX-OS uses "Ethernet" as the type for all FastEthernet / GigabitEthernet / Ten Gigabit Ethernet interfaces. The VLAN in the vlan-id needs to be created so that the interface will come up.
interface type slot/numberswitchport switchport mode trunk [switchport trunk allowed vlan vlan-id] switchport trunk encapsulation [isl \| dot1 \| negotiate] [switchport trunk allowed vlan add vlan-id] [speed {10 \| 100 \| 1000 \| auto [10 \| 100 \| 1000] \| nonegotiate}] interface type slot/number switchport switchport mode trunk [switchport trunk allowed vlan vlan-id] [switchport trunk allowed vlan add vlan-id] [speed {10 \| 100 \| 1000 \| auto [10 \| 100 \| 1000 ] \| 10000 \| auto}]	Configure a Layer 2 trunk port. Note: NX-OS only supports 802.1Q encapsulation.
vlan vlan-# interface vlan-# no shutdownvlan vlan-# feature interface-vlan interface vlan-# no shutdown	Configure a VLAN interface Note: In NX-OS, the interface-vlan feature needs to be enabled before an interface VLAN can be configured. The VLAN needs to be defined as well for the interface to come up
interface port-channel channel-# switchport switchport mode . . . interface type slot/number switchportchannel-group group_number mode {active \| auto \| desirable \| on \|passive} feature LACP interface port-channel channel-# switchport switchport mode . . . interface type slot/number switchport channel-group channel- number [force] [mode {on \| active \| passive}]	Configure a Layer 2 LACP port channel. Note: In NX-OS, the LACP feature needs to be enabled before it can be used.
vtp domain domain-name	Configure the VTP domain name
vtp {server \| client \| transparent \| off} feature vtp vtp {server \| client \| transparent \| off}	Configure the VTP mode. Note: By default, VTP mode is off for NX-OS.
udld {enable \| aggressive} feature udld	Enable UDLD globally on a device.
ip route prefix mask next-hop-address**ip route ip-prefix/length next-hop-address**	Configure static routes.
ip access-list extended access-list-name [sequence-number] {permit \| deny} protocol source source-wildcard destination destination-wildcard . . . ip access-list access-list-name [sequence-number] {permit \| deny} protocol source destination . . .	Create or configure an IPv4 ACL Note: NX-OS supports one type of IPv4 ACL which is similar to the named extended ACL in IOS.
ip access-list resequence access-list-name starting-sequence-number increment resequence access-list-type access-list access-list-name starting-sequence-number increment	Resequence an ACL.
router eigrp as-numberfeature EIGRP router eigrp instance-tag[autonomous-system as-number]	Configure EIGRP routing. Note: In NX-OS, the EIGRP feature needs to be enabled before it can be used. You can use any case-sensitive alphanumeric string up to 20 characters as an instance tag. If you configure an instance-tag that does not qualify as an AS number, you must use the autonomous-systemcommand to configure the AS number explicitly or this EIGRP instance will remain in the shutdown state
router(config-router)# network ip-address [wildcard-mask] interface type slot/number ip address ip-prefix/length ip router eigrp instance-tag	Configure a network in EIGRP. Note: For NX-OS, a network is configured in EIGRP by associating it through an interface the router uses to connect to the area. NX-OS uses CIDR notation for IP addresses, but can accept the ip-address mask format as well.
router ospf process-idfeature OSPF router ospf instance-tag	Configure OSPF routing. Note: In NX-OS, the OSPF feature needs to be enabled before it can be used. Theinstance-tag is locally assigned and can be any alphanumeric string or positive integer.
router(config-router)# network ip-address wildcard-mask area area-id interface type slot/number ip address ip-prefix/length ip router ospf instance-tag area area-id	Configure a network in OSPF. Note: For NX-OS, a network is configured in OSPF by associating it through an interface the router uses to connect to the area.
router ospf process-idauto-cost reference-bandwidth mbps router ospf instance-tag auto-cost reference-bandwidth bandwidth [Gbps \| Mbps]	Configure a reference bandwidth for OSPF. Note: For IOS, the default is 100 Mb/s. For NX-OS, the default is 40Gb/s.
router bgp as-number no synchronization bgp router-id ip-address bgp always-compare-med bgp log-neighbor-changes bgp deterministic-med bgp bestpath med missing-as-worst no auto-summary feature bgp router bgp as-num router-id ip-address bestpath med missing-as-worst bestpath always-compare-med log-neighbor-changes	Configure BGP routing. Note: For NX-OS, the no synchronizationand no auto-summary commands are enabled by default.
router bgp as-numberneighbor ip-address remote-as as-number network network-number [mask network-mask] router bgp as-numaddress-family ipv4 unicast network ip-prefix/length neighbor ip-address remote-as as-number address-family ipv4 unicast	Advertise an IPv4 network in BGP.
router bgp as-numberneighbor peer-name peer-group neighbor peer-name remote-as as-number neighbor peer-name password 7 password neighbor peer-name update-source Loopback0 neighbor peer-name send-community neighbor peer-name timers 2 6 neighbor peer-name soft-reconfiguration inbound neighbor ip-address-1 peer-group peer-name neighbor ip-address-1 description descriptive-info neighbor ip-address-2 peer-group peer-name neighbor ip-address-2 description descriptive-info router bgp as-numbertemplate peer peer-name remote-as as-number password 7 password update-source loopback0 timers 3 9 address-family ipv4 unicast send-community soft-reconfiguration inbound neighbor ip-address-1 remote-as as-number inherit peer peer-name description descriptive-info neighbor ip-address-2 remote-as as-number inherit peer peer-name description descriptive-info	Configure BGP Peer Group/Template.
interface type slot/number ip address ip-address mask ip helper-address ip-address standby [group-number] ip ip-address standby [group-number] timershellotime holdtime standby [group-number] priority priority standby [group-number] prempt feature hsrp ip dhcp relay interface type slot/number ip address ip-prefix/length ip dhcp relay address ip-address hsrp group-number ip ip-address timers hellotime holdtimepriority priority prempt	Configure HSRP with an IP helper address to a DHCP server. Different command syntax is used. NX-OS also uses 'hsrp' as keyword, while IOS uses 'standby'. Note: In NX-OS, the HSRP feature needs to be enabled before it can be used. To use the DHCP relay, DHCP services also has to be enabled. The HSRP holdtime needs to be at least 3x the hello time. NX-OS uses CIDR notation for IP addresses, but can accept the ip-address maskformat as well. Prior to NX-OS 4.2(1), the service dhcpcommand enabled the DHCP Relay feature. In NX-OS 4.2(1) the command was changed to ip dhcp relay.
ip dhcp pool name! No equivalent NX-OS command	Configure a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) address pool on a DHCP server. Note: The NX-OS supports DHCP snooping, and DHCP relay, but does notsupport acting as a DHCP server.
ip multicast-routingfeature PIM	Enable IP multicast routing
ip prefix-list name seq seq-num permit prefix/length	Configure an IP prefix-list
ipv6 unicast-routinginterface type slot/numberipv6 address ipv6-prefix/prefix-length eui-64interface type slot/number ipv6 address ipv6-prefix/prefix-length eui-64	Enable IPv6 traffic forwarding on an interface. Note: NX-OS does NOT need to enable IPv6 routing globally.
ip telnet source-interface Loopback0 ip tftp source-interface Loopback0 ip domain-lookup source-interface Loopback0 ip flow-export source Loopback0 ip tacacs source-interface Loopback0 logging source-interface Loopback0 snmp-server trap-source Loopback0 ntp source Loopback0 aaa group server tacacs+ default use-vrf management source-interface mgmt0 snmp-server source-interface trap mgmt0 snmp-server source-interface inform mgmt0 snmp-server host ip-address use-vrf management snmp-server host ip-address source-interface mgmt0 ntp server ip-address use-vrf management vrf context management ip route 0.0.0.0/0 ip-address interface mgmt0 ip address ip-prefix/length logging server ip-address serverity use-vrf management	Configure a management interface. Note: The NX-OS management interface is in a separate management VRF.
ntp server ip-address	Configure an NTP server as a time source. Note: NX-OS previously needed the NTP enable command - this command was deprecated in 5.2(1). Starting with 5.2(1), NX-OS devices can serve as an NTP server for other devices in the network. (Use the ntp master [stratum] command to set the device as an authoritative NTP server.)
ntp authenticate ntp authentication-key number md5 value ntp trusted-key key-number ntp update-calendar ntp server ip-address key key-id ! No NX-OS support for ntp update-calendar command	Configure NTP authentication options. Note: NX-OS does not currently support the ntp update-calendar command.
monitor session session-# source interface type slot/numbermonitor session session-# destination interface type slot/numberinterface type slot/numberswitchport switchport monitor [ingress \| learning] monitor session session-numberdescription description source interface type slot/number **destination interface type slot/number**	Enable SPAN sessions on interfaces or VLANs
snmp-server community RW-string RW acl-# snmp-server community RO-string RO acl-# snmp-server enable traps snmp authentication linkdown linkup coldstart warmstart snmp-server enable traps tty snmp-server enable traps entity snmp-server enable traps port-security snmp-server enable traps config snmp-server host ip-address string snmp ifmib ifindex persistsnmp-server community RW-string RW snmp-server community RO-string RO snmp-server community RW-string use-acl acl-name snmp-server community RO-string use-acl acl-name snmp-server enable traps snmp authentication snmp-server enable traps link snmp-server enable traps entity snmp-server host ip-address string	Enable common SNMP options. Note: NX-OS syntax differs.
tacacs-server host ip-address tacacs-server directed-request tacacs-server key [0 \| 7] key feature tacacs+ tacacs-server host ip-address tacacs-server directed-request tacacs-server key [0 \| 6 \| 7] key	Configure TACACS+ server