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Quiz for Cisco Nexus Product Family & Evolution of Data Center Architecture

Posted on April 18, 2018 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

The Cisco Nexus product family offers a broad portfolio of LAN and SAN switching products, ranging from software switches that integrate with multiple types of hypervisors to hardware data center core switches and campus core switches. Cisco Nexus products provide…

Cisco Nexus 7000 and Nexus 7700 Licensing

Posted on April 4, 2018 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Before learning about the Cisco Nexus 7000 and Nexus 7700 Licensing, you should know the main Nexus 7000 and Nexus 7700 chassis and Supervisor Modules. Read More: Cisco Nexus 7000 and Nexus 7700 Modular Switches, the Main Chassis Cisco Nexus…

Cisco Nexus 7000 and Nexus 7700 Modular Switches, the Main Chassis

Posted on April 4, 2018 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Cisco Nexus 7000 and Nexus 7700, these modular switches deliver full NX-OS features and open-source programmable tools for software-defined deployments. Get high-density 10, 40, and 100 Gigabit Ethernet with application awareness, high programmability, and performance analytics. The Nexus 7000 Series…

Cisco Nexus Positioning: 2 and 3 Tier

Posted on September 27, 2017 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Cisco Nexus product family is such a big data center switch family that includes Nexus 9000, Nexus 7000, Nexus 5000, Nexus 3000, Nexus 2000, Nexus 1000V and MDS 9000. New users may not know where each Nexus series is best…

Nexus 9000 vs. Nexus 7000

Posted on February 21, 2014 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Cisco’s some customers care about the future of their existing investments in Cisco’s data center switches when Cisco introduced its new series of data center switches as part of its SDN-flavored Application Centric Infrastructure. Cisco launched the Nexus 9000 series…

Nexus 7000 and Catalyst 6500 Comparison Guide

Posted on February 20, 2014 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Network engineers are always discussing the Nexus and Cisco Catalyst after Nexus 7000 was released. Some of them are accustomed to use the Cisco 6500 series, but those who are looking forward to Nexus mentions the newer line’s speed and…

DHCP Relay on the Nexus7000/NXOS Vs. IP Helper on the 6500/IoS

Posted on May 20, 2013 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

IP helper (now DHCP relay) works differently on the Nexus 7000 than on the Cisco 6500. The N7K imposes a VACL to filter local DHCP broadcast traffic, under the assumption that you’d be using DHCP relay when there is no local DHCP…

Cisco Nexus 6000 Switches: High-Density, Compact Form Factor

Posted on February 21, 2013 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Cisco unveiled the Cisco Nexus 6000, the world’s first 96-port, line rate 40-gigabit fixed form factor switch with Ethernet and Fiber Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) and 1-microsecond latency across all ports. For example, the Nexus 6000 can transfer the entire…

Cisco Catalyst 6500 vs. Cisco Nexus 7000 Switch

Posted on December 21, 2012 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Campus vs. data center applications can determine which Cisco Ethernet switch to use These days, Cisco network administrators are a nation divided. It is not enough for the network admin to say he works in a Cisco shop. The admin should also…

Is Catalyst 6500 Supervisor 2T Your Upgrade Answer?

Posted on April 18, 2012 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

The Catalyst 6500 Supervisor 2T was first touted to resellers and customers in 2009 under NDA. Then suddenly in 2010 the chatter went quiet, and the Nexus 5000 arrived, soon followed by the Nexus 7000. Throughout the first part of…

Cisco Nexus 5500: A Viable Core Switch for the Midsized Enterprise?

Posted on April 11, 2012 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Mix of Nexus 5500 & Catalyst 6500? Hi there, Does Nexus 5500 series require a Nexus 7000 parent device? or it will be supported with Catalyst 6509? If this is the scenario : CAT6509 – Core Layer 3 CAT6509 –…

Analysis: How to Choose the Right Cisco Switches for Your LAN?

Posted on March 26, 2012 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Large and mid-size organizations or enterprises are entering another cycle of Local Area Network upgrades due to two recent technology changes. One is that 10Gb Ethernet are now standard connections on servers. The other is the widespread adoption of wireless…

Cisco Delivers 100G at 3,000 km without Regeneration

Posted on February 27, 2012 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Cisco announced its coherent 100 Gigabit (100G) dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) solution, which exceeds 3,000 km in reach, without the need for complex Raman optical amplification technology or signal regeneration signals. This distance is 50% further than any non-Raman…

Doc Sharing: How to Migrate from Catalyst to Nexus?

Posted on February 23, 2012 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

How to migrate from a Catalyst-based data center to a Nexus-based data center? Are you still confused with layer 2 and Layer 3? Maybe the following document written by Jeremy Filliben can help you become a network expert. Migrating from…

Cisco Updates Its High-end Switches to Offer 40GbE and 100GbE Capabilities

Posted on February 3, 2012 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Cisco has updated its switching portfolio with 100 Gigabit Ethernet (GE) and 40 GE capabilities, in a move aimed at datacentres and large campuses requiring heavy-duty bandwidth. A 40 GE option is available for the Catalyst 6500 switching line and both…