Description:
The Cisco Nexus 9000 Series represents Cisco’s flagship family of data center switches, delivering cloud‑scale performance, programmability, automation, and flexibility for traditional, hybrid, and fully automated data center deployments. These switches support both Cisco NX‑OS and Cisco ACI (Application Centric Infrastructure) modes, enabling agile network operation, advanced automation, and policy‑driven infrastructure. Built on Cisco’s Cloud Scale ASIC technology, the Nexus 9000 Series offers high density, low latency, and powerful Layer 2/3 forwarding across flexible port speeds ranging from 1G up to 400G. They provide robust support for modern data center architectures such as leaf‑spine fabrics, VXLAN overlays, and converged Ethernet with Fibre Channel.
Specification:
| Feature Category | Details / Support |
|---|---|
| Deployment Modes | NX‑OS (traditional L2/L3) and Cisco ACI (policy‑driven automation) |
| Layer Support | Layer 2 switching; advanced Layer 3 routing (OSPF, BGP, EVPN/VXLAN) |
| Telemetry & Analytics | Streaming telemetry, sFlow/NetFlow (IPFIX), ERSPAN, etc. |
| Security | ACLs, 802.1X, CoPP; MACsec support on select SKUs |
| Programmability | NX‑API/REST, gNMI, Ansible, on‑box Python/Guest Shell automation |
| Management Interfaces | Out‑of‑Band RJ‑45, SFP management, USB, console |
| Operating System | Cisco NX‑OS (ACI mode supported) |
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