Cisco Nexus Series Switches. They do what they say on the label.
December 05, 2023

Cisco Nexus Series Switches. They do what they say on the label.

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Software Version

Nexus 9000 Series

Overall Satisfaction with Cisco Nexus Series Switches

We use Cisco Nexus Series Switchesin our primary virtualisation infrastructure network. We use a mixture of Nexus 9336, 93180YC and 2332T FEX for high bandwidth datacentre switching. We utilise vPC for highly available server connections.
  • vPC Etherchannel
  • Multiprotocol switching
  • Basic Routing
  • Providing grpc telemetry
  • L2 Switching
  • vPC Etherchannels
  • L3 Routing capabiltiy
  • They are extremely reliable switches, have never had a hardware failure within the Nexus 9000 series.

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

Cisco Nexus Series Switches are fantastic in a datacentre scenario for high port counts and ToR applications. Modularity with FEX units is very useful. They would be overkill as a workgroup switch.