Chapter 2 4 Configuring Gir (Cisco Nx-Os Release 7.1(0)N1(1)); Guidelines And Limitations For Gir; Performing The Gir Cycle - Cisco Nexus 5600 Series Configuration Manual
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Guidelines and Limitations for GIR
• Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)
• OSPFv3
Also supported are:
• virtual port channel (vPC)
• Interfaces
• FabricPath
You can create a maintenance mode profile file before you put the switch in maintenance mode or you can
allow the system to create a maintenance mode profile file when you enter the [no] system mode maintenance
command.
Use the snapshot command to capture the running states of selected features and to store them on the persistent
storage media.
Snapshots are useful to compare the state of a switch before it went into maintenance mode and after it came
back to normal mode. The snapshot process consists of three parts:
• Creating a snapshot of the states of a few preselected features on the switch and storing them on the
• Listing the snapshots taken at various time intervals and managing them.
• Comparing snapshots and showing the summary and details of each feature.
Guidelines and Limitations for GIR
Graceful Insertion and Removal (GIR) has the following guidelines and limitations:
• You can create maintenance mode or normal-mode profile files by using the config profile
Performing the GIR Cycle
Procedure
Step 1
(Optional) Create the maintenance mode profile file.
See
Configuring the Maintenance Mode Profile File, on page
Step 2
(Optional) Create the normal mode profile file.
See
Configuring the Normal Mode Profile File, on page
Step 3
Take a snapshot before entering maintenance mode.
See
Creating a Snapshot, on page
Step 4
Put the switch into maintenance mode.
See
Entering Maintenance Mode, on page 317
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