What is Cisco Nexus 9000 Series?
The Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switch is a highly programmable and high density Ethernet switch that offers improved performance and greater cost efficiency. These highly flexible switches enable programmability for next-generation automation and orchestration.
Which models and series of Nexus are presently in market?
Current Switches
| hideBase Model | Form Factor | Variants |
|---|---|---|
| Nexus 3000 Series | Fixed | 3112 3548 3524 3264 3232 3172 3164 3132 3064 3048 3016 |
| Nexus 5000 Series | Hybrid | 56128 5696 5672 5648 5624 5596 5548 5020 (EoSale) 5010 (EoSale) |
| Nexus 7000 Series | Module | 7004 7009 7010 7018 7702 7706 7710 7718 |
What is N9K?
N9K-C9372PX Overview The N9K-C9372PX is a 1RU switch that supports 1.44 Tbps of bandwidth and over 1150 mpps across 48 fixed 10-Gbps SFP+ ports and 6 fixed 40-Gbps QSFP+ ports.
What are Cisco Nexus switches used for?
Nexus Switches provide a quick and dependable switching infrastructure aimed at giving users the high performance needed for the virtualized environment in next-generation data centers.
What is the difference between Nexus and Catalyst switches?
The main difference between the Cisco Catalyst switch and the Cisco Nexus switch is that Cisco Catalyst Switches use IOS as the operating system, whereas Nexus switch uses NX-OS. Catalyst switches support both LACP and PAGP for creating Ether channel, whereas Nexus Switches will only support LACP.
What is the difference between Nexus 7k and 9k?
There are a few key differences between the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series and Nexus 9000 DC switches. The Nexus 9000 supports Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) in contrast to the Nexus 7000 switches. Finally, it is foreseen that the Nexus 9000 will complement the Nexus 7000 as data centers transition to ACI.
What is VDC in Nexus?
Virtual Device Contexts (VDC) allow you to carve out multiple virtual switches from a single physical Nexus switch. Therefore just like with physical switches, in order to trunk or route traffic between them, physical interfaces and cabling is required to connect two or more VDCs together before this can happen.
Does Nexus 9000 Support FCoE?
Beginning with Cisco NX-OS Release 9.3(5), ISSU with with FCoE (Fiber Channel over Ethernet)/FC (Fiber Channel) NPV (N-port Virtualization) is supported on some Cisco Nexus 9000 switches. An ISSU allows you to upgrade the device software while the switch continues to forward traffic.
What are different types of Cisco switches?
Cisco offers two types of network switches: fixed configuration and modular switches. With fixed configuration switches, you cannot swap or add another module, like you can with a modular switch. In enterprise access layers, you will find fixed configuration switches, like the Cisco Catalyst, 2960-X series.
How do I know if my Cisco switch is PoE?
It’s very easy. You read the part-number of Cisco switch, find if there is a letter “P” in it. If there is a “P”, it means this switch is a PoE switch.
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