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Nexus Basic Design Aspects – Where The Nexus & MDS Switches Fit In a Data Center.Nexus NX-OS – Catalyst IOS Key Differences.The Nexus Operating Systems - NX-OS Software.To provide a comprehensive overview we explain where each Nexus model is best positioned in the Data Center and directly compare high-end Nexus switches (Nexus 9000/7000) with high-end Catalyst switches (Catalyst 6800 / 6500) examining specifications, bandwidth – capacity, modules and features ( High-Availability, Port Scalability, VDC, vPC – VSS, OTV, VXLAN, etc).įor our readers convenience we have made available for free download over 90 different datasheets in our Cisco Data Center download section.įollowing are the topics covered in this article: between Nexus NX-OS and Catalyst IOS operating systems. We explain the differences between Nexus and Catalyst switches but also compare commands, naming conventions, hardware capabilities etc. This article introduces the Cisco Nexus product family (Nexus 9000, Nexus 7000, Nexus 5000, Nexus 3000, Nexus 2000, Nexus 1000V and MDS 9000).

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