My Cisco Nexus 9000 Review
Updated April 21, 2021
My Cisco Nexus 9000 Review
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Software Version
Nexus 9000 Series
Overall Satisfaction with Cisco Nexus
We have leaf-spine architecture deployed with MP-BGP EVPN in our DCs.
- It's reliable.
- Loss-less Networking.
- Unified Fabric VXLAN.
- VXLAN are mapped to VLAN... it's a very big limitation.
- In the last 2 years, we have been hit by multiple OS bugs.
- MP-BGP VXLAN
- API
- line rate switching
- Best ROI.
- Reliability.
- High availability.
- Unified Fabric Support across DCs
Cisco has the best after-sales support network.
Do you think Cisco Nexus Series Switches delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with Cisco Nexus Series Switches's feature set?
Yes
Did Cisco Nexus Series Switches live up to sales and marketing promises?
Yes
Did implementation of Cisco Nexus Series Switches go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy Cisco Nexus Series Switches again?
Yes
Using Cisco Nexus
50 - Private Cloud team
5 - 4x CCIE individuals
- Data center network
- Unified fabric
- Any workload any where
- Any workload any where
- Multicast fabric
Evaluating Cisco Nexus and Competitors
- Price
- Product Features
- Product Reputation
- Prior Experience with the Product
- Analyst Reports
Our evaluation process is comprehensive enough. No change needed
Cisco Nexus Implementation
- Implemented in-house
- Third-party professional services
LLD and initial implementation
Yes - Two part implementation.
First phase was to build vxlan fabric and test it.
Second phase adding external connectivity to IP core and end to end testing
First phase was to build vxlan fabric and test it.
Second phase adding external connectivity to IP core and end to end testing
Change management was a big part of the implementation and was well-handled - Every change must be tested in lab before proceeding in production
- Hardware module failure in one of nexus 9504
Cisco Nexus Training
- in-person training
I like to read Cisco live session and configuration guides
Configuring Cisco Nexus
Cisco has best practices guide which we follow
No - we have not done any customization to the interface
No - we have not done any custom code
No customization done ever.
Cisco Nexus Support
Pros | Cons |
---|---|
Quick Resolution Good followup Knowledgeable team Problems get solved Kept well informed No escalation required Immediate help available Support understands my problem Support cares about my success Quick Initial Response | None |
No
We already have premium support
Yes - It was solved in next update
During tax case. Ciscco always provide best support
Using Cisco Nexus
Pros | Cons |
---|---|
Like to use Relatively simple Easy to use Well integrated Consistent Quick to learn Convenient Feel confident using | Requires technical support Lots to learn |
- Support multiple workloads
- Management ease
Cisco Nexus Reliability
Integrating Cisco Nexus
- Network monitoring system
- Network analytics
- Protected access management
These are standard integration. It was very easy.
- No other integration needed
Not applicable
- API (e.g. SOAP or REST)
No
Use standard protocols and API for seamless integration
Relationship with Cisco
Usually it's the price which our procurement tackle with Cisco.
Keep your RFP open for all vendors... If you want best price from cisco
Upgrading Cisco Nexus
Yes - We recently received security advisor from cisco that our is version has major security flow... We immediately planned for upgrade with Cisco TAC support on our side. Upgrade went smoothly.
- Security patch
- Multicast fabric support
- Pvlan support on vxlan
- We are fine with current release