Item: Cisco Nexus Series Switches
Rating: 10
Author: Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Cisco Nexus Series Switches

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Deployed Cisco Nexus Series Switches in the data center in traditional mode

Pros and Cons

Pros

vPC across switches
More than enough throughput
Reliable and stable

Cons

QoS support on Fabric Extender switches are quite limited
When enabling some features, require system reboot

Return on Investment

Provides sufficient throughput and performance in the DC network
Runs stably as expected

Usability

Deploy Cisco Nexus Series Switches in the data center to provide a high-performance and reliable network for mission-critical applications. Cisco Nexus Series Switches run just as expected.

Alternatives Considered

Cisco Catalyst Switches

Cisco Nexus Series Switches are designed for data center environments, which provide high performance, reliability and DC required features.

Key Insights

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

Other Software Used

Cisco Meraki MX, Cisco Catalyst Switches, Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls - PA Series

Likelihood to Recommend

Data center network where performance and reliability are both required.
Where VXLAN EVPN deployment is required.

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Cisco Nexus Series Switches for mission critical data centres

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