EnhancedTransmissionSelection(ETS)

Enableconsistantmanagementofqualityofservice(QoS)atthenetworklevelby
providingconsistantschedulingofdifferenttraffictypes(IP,STORAGE,etc)

FiberChanneloverEthernet(FCOE)

AstandardbasedupperlayerprotocolthatmapstheFiberChannelProtocol(FCP)
andserviceintoLayer2ethernet.

PrirotyFlowChart(PFC)

CreateslosslessbehaviorforEthernetbyallowingclassofservice(COSbased
flowcontrol.)

DataCenterBridgingExchange(DCBX)Protocol.

Simplifiesnetworkdeploymentandreducesconfigurationerrorsbyproviding
autonegotiationofDCBfeaturebetweentheNICandtheswitchandbetween
switches.


Tenant
Logicalcontainersforapplicationpolicies.

Context
Uniquelayer3forwardingandapplicationpolicydomain.

Bridgedomain
Layer2forwardingboundary.

Applicationprofile
LogicalcontainerforgroupingEPGs

EPG
Logicalgroupingofobjectsthatrequiresimilarpolicy.

Contracts
DefinesthecommunicationbetweenEPGs

ConfigureUCSintoFCSwitchingMode

CreateVSAN150listedonUCS

ConfigureZoningonupstreamswitches

Create/ConfigureLUNMaskingonStorageArray



GET
Retrievesthespecifiedresources.Itisreadonlyoperationthatdoesnotchange
theenginestate.

POST
Submitdatatobeprocessedbythespecifiedresource.Thedatatobeprocessed
isincludedintherequestbody.Thisoperationcancreateanewresource.

PUT
Updatedthespecifiedwithnewinformation.Thisdataisincludedinthis
operationreplacesthepreviousdata.Thisoperationcannotbeusedtocreate
thenewresources.

DELETE
Removesaresourse.Thisoperationshouldnothavearequestbody.


Combined
Thepoweravailabletothesysteminthesumofpoweroutputsofallpower
suppliesinthechassis.

Powersupplyredundancy(N+1)
Thismodeguardsagainstfailureofoneofthepowersupplies.Theredundant
poweravailabletothesystemisthesumofallpowerputslessoneofthemax
ratedpowersupplies.

Inputsourceredundancy(gridredundancy)
Themodeisalsoknownasinputsourceredundancy.Itguardsagainstfailureof
onepowersupplyorinputcircuit.Thepoweravailabletothesystemisthe
minimumpowerfrombothinputsources.

Powersupplyandinputsourceredundancy(fullredundancy)
Thismodeguardsagainstthefailureofonepowersupplyoronegrid.Thepower
availableistheminimumpowerfromtheinputsourceandpowersupply
redundancy.

Bridgeassurance
WhenrunningPVST+orMST,andconfigureaportasnetworkport,BPDUsare
sentanditmovesaportintotheblockingstateifitnolongerreceivedBPDUs.

BPDUguard
ItshutsdowntheportiftheportreceivesaBPDU.

BPDUfilter
ItsuppressessendingandreceivingBPDUsontheport.

Loopguard
Ithelpspreventsbridgingloopsthatcouldoccurbecauseofaunidirectionallink
failureonapointtopointlink.

Rootguard
Itpreventsaportfrombecomingrotportorblockedport.Ifaportconfigured
forrootguardreceivesasuperiorBPDU,theportimmediatelygoestotheroot
inconsistent(blockedstate)

Servicegroup
Afoldercontainingsimilarservices,gatheredtofacilitatesorganizetheservice
designprocessnotvisibletocustomer.

Requistion
Atemplateforserviceorders

Authorization
Processperformedbyadesignindividualofevaluatingthenapprovingor
rejectingaservicerequest

Permissions
Rightsthesiteandorganizationalunitleveltoperformrequestcentertasks

Review
Processofmakingsitethatarequestforserviceorproductsisfeasibility,normally
aserviceteammemberormanagercompletesthisprocess.

Task
AnatomicunitofworkinciscoUCSdirectororchestrator.Itisasingleactionor
operationwithinputsandoutputs

Workflow
Aseriesoftasksarrangedtoautomateacomplexoperation.Itcancontainat
leastonetask,oranynumberoftasksasneeded.

Servicerequest
CreatedeverytimeyouexecuteaworkflowinciscoUCSdirector.Itisaprocess
underthecontrolofciscoUCSdirector.

Approval
A"GATE"tasksthatrequiretheinterventionofciscoUCSdirectorusertoallowa
workflowtoruntocompletion.Thisuseristypicallyanadministratorwhohas
go/nogoauthorityovertheworkflowprocess.

 1. UpgradetheBIOSontheactivesupervisor,standbysupervisor,linecard
2. Bringupthestandbysupervisorwiththenewimage
3. Initiateasupervisorswitchover(activestandby)
4. Bringuptheoriginallyactivesupervisorwiththenewimage.
5. Performhitlessupgradesonlinecardsoneatatime
6. UpgradetheCMPBIOSImage.

PriorityBasedFlowControlIEEE802.1Qbb
Providescapabilitiestomanagebursty,singletrafficsourceonamultiprotocol
link.

EnhancedtransmissionselectionIEEE802.1Qaz
Enablebandwidthmanagementbetweentraffictypesonamultiprotocollink.

CongestionNotificationIEEE802.1Qau
Addresestheproblemoflinksaturationbymovingcorrectiveactiontonetwork
edge.

DatacenterBridgingExchangeDCBX
PermitsexchangeofEthernetparametersbetweenswitchesandendpoint.

Customer
Personreceivingaservice.Youcanbethecustomerofserviceyouorderfor
yourselfandforservicesthatothersorderforyou.

Initiator
Personwhoplacestheorderforaservice.Youaretheinitatorofordersyou
placeforyourselfandordersyouplaceforothers

Performer
Anindividualoruserorqueueassignedtocompletethetask
Servicemanager
AserviceCatalogmodulethatisusedbytheservicetermstofindandmanage
theirserviceCatalogtasks

Deliveryplan
Theworkflowprocessestiblishedbyserviceorderafterithaspassedthroughthe
authorizationand/orreviewstages.

Rootport
Itprovidethebestpath(Lowestcost)whenthedeviceforwardspacketstothe
rootbridge.

Designatedport

Itconnectstothedevicethathasthelowestpathcostwhenforwardingpackets
fromthatLANtorootbridge

Alternateport
Itofferabackuppathtowardtherootbridgetothepathprovidedbythecurrent
rootport.

Backupport
Itactsasabackupforthepathprovidedbyadesignatedporttowardtheleaves
ofthespanningtree.

Disabledport
Ithasnorolewithintheoperationofthespanningtree.

ARP
ItmapstheIP(networklayer)addresstoMAClayeraddresstoenableippackets
tobesentacrossthenetwork.

ReverseARP
ItrequestIP(networklayer)addressfortheMACaddress.Oftenusedbydiskless
workstationbecausethistypeifdeviceshasnowaytostoreipaddresstouse
whentheyboot.

PROXYARP
Itenableadevicethatisphysicallylocatedononenetworkappeartobelogically
partofadifferentnetworkconnectedtothesamedevice

GratuitousARP
Itsendarequestwithanidenticalsourceipaddressandadestinationipaddress
todetectduplicateipaddress.