Let the Nexus 1000V rest in peace. It was a brilliant hack for its time (2010-2016), but trying to download and install it today is like trying to install Windows XP on a gaming laptop. It’s time to move to vDS or NSX.
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If you are a veteran VMware or networking engineer, the name evokes a specific nostalgia. It was the distributed virtual switch (DVS) that promised to bridge the gap between the physical network (CLI, VPC, SPAN) and the ephemeral virtual world. Let the Nexus 1000V rest in peace
Post Date: October 26, 2023 Category: Data Center / Virtualization / Legacy Networking Cisco Nexus 1000v Download