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Configuring Object Tracking
This chapter describes how to configure object tracking on Cisco NX-OS switches.
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Information About Object Tracking
Object tracking allows you to track specific objects on the switch, such as the interface line protocol
state, IP routing, and route reachability, and to take action when the tracked object's state changes. This
feature allows you to increase the availability of the network and shorten recovery time if an object state
goes down.
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Object Tracking Overview
The object tracking feature allows you to create a tracked object that multiple clients can use to modify
the client behavior when a tracked object changes. Several clients register their interest with the tracking
process, track the same object, and take different actions when the object state changes.
Clients include the following features:
Information About Object Tracking, page 14-1
Licensing Requirements for Object Tracking, page 14-3
Guidelines and Limitations, page 14-3
Default Settings, page 14-3
Configuring Object Tracking, page 14-3
Verifying the Object Tracking Configuration, page 14-13
Configuration Examples for Object Tracking, page 14-13
Related Topics, page 14-13
Additional References, page 14-13
Feature History for Object Tracking, page 14-14
Object Tracking Overview, page 14-1
Object Track List, page 14-2
Virtualization Support, page 14-2
Cisco Nexus 3000 Series NX-OS Unicast Routing Configuration Guide, NX-OS Release 5.0(3)U1(1)
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