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Built on Cisco silicon, the Cisco Nexus 9000 Series delivers data center performance from the inside out.

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Who Buys & Uses Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches

Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches Reviews

What users are saying about Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches.
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Pros

  • Robust performance and operational stability with consistent uptime
  • High-speed networking and substantial bandwidth capacity (up to 400Gbps)
  • Effective redundancy features like Virtual Port Channels (VPC) for continuous availability

Cons

  • Desire for continued hardware evolution and more diverse port density (e.g., 40G)
  • Command-line interface can be complex; desire for more robust graphical user interfaces
  • Interoperability challenges when integrating with non-Cisco switches and Cisco Catalyst Center

High-quality equipments for complex datacenters

Incentivized
Verified User
Administrator in Engineering (201-500 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We have several data centers in extended L2.
These data centers relied on an aging and no longer supported concurrent infrastructure.
The previous infrastructure had weaknesses, particularly due to the spanning tree, which was extended by data center.
We were looking for newer replacement equipment that would solve the spanning tree problem.Cisco's Nexus 9000 series enabled us to do just that.

Pros

  • VXLAN BGP EVPN
  • Anycast Gateway
  • 40/100G Uplink
  • API Support
  • Fabric support

Cons

  • PoE feature for P-models
  • VRF pending deletion
  • VRF profile mode limitations

Return on Investment

  • Less Spanning tree
  • Better resilience
  • More flexibility for updates
  • VPC support

Usability

Alternatives Considered

Huawei CloudEngine Data Center Switches

Other Software Used

Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller, Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers

Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches

Incentivized
Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology (10,001+ employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Nexus 9000 Series Switches are primarily used to transport large flows of data quickly while minimizing errors. This is best used in our environment between data centers, cloud, and other applications that perform backups or transfer databases between applications. Nexus switches also have great built in redundant technologies to have minimal downtown.

Pros

  • Ability to configure two switches as one logical unit
  • High port throughput
  • Minimal Hardware Failure

Cons

  • Nexus 9000 could have smaller model for a lower pricepoint
  • Nexus 9000 Features could all be turned on
  • IKE security keys could automatically refresh on their own

Return on Investment

  • Secure of workflow data
  • Fast data transfers
  • Reliable elephant flow transfers

Usability

Alternatives Considered

Netskope CASB

Other Software Used

Horizon, Malwarebytes, VMware vSphere

Jim's Review

Incentivized
Jim Brooks
IT Solutions Architect in Engineering at Cleveland Clinic (5001-10,000 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Data Center Networking. We use them in both NX-OS and ACI mode.

Pros

  • Provides large amounts of bandwidth
  • Provides exception redundancy with VPC Virtual Port Channels
  • Power Redundancy

Cons

  • I'm sure there could be something but I can't think of any.

Return on Investment

  • From a network engineering perspective I don't pay attention to ROI
  • I look for and make recommendation to the business on the best product to handle an issue.
  • Cost is not my concern. I just need reliable products that work.

Usability

Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches Review

Incentivized
Alexander Sapegin
Customer Solutions Design Professional in Information Technology at BT (10,001+ employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches are the backbone of our hosting operations. The main feature we utilize is the VPC, allowing us to have redundancy and fast convergence for endpoints like servers and storage arrays. We are currently working on redesigning the hosting data center into a leaf-spine infrastructure using Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches. The switches are robust, offer great troubleshooting capabilities, fast convergence, and ISSU upgrades.

Pros

  • VPC provides flexibility and redundancy
  • ISSU allows for hitless upgrades, removing the need for downtime
  • Robust troubleshooting information available through show commands

Cons

  • Continued hardware evolution of the chassis line
  • Support for more port types
  • Expand VPC domains over more than 2 switches

Return on Investment

  • Reduced downtime by using ISSU
  • Reduced downtime by setting end devices in VPC
  • Reduced troubleshooting time for network events

Usability

Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches Review

Incentivized
Andy Cheng
Systems Engineer in Information Technology at WWT (1001-5000 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Data center networking

Pros

  • L3 features
  • Routing
  • Licensing

Cons

  • Need perpetual licensing

Return on Investment

  • Cost is high
  • Support is great

Usability

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