Category Archives: Nexus

Nexus Port Profile

By | March 25, 2020

Nexus port profile is use to configure multiple Ethernet ports, port-channels or SVI. It is useful. When a similar configuration is require on multiple ports. It is also event driven. means If we are changing or adding the commands under the port profile then this change will be effect immediately on all the ports. which… Read More »

Nexus Generic Online Diagnostics (GOLD)

By | March 25, 2020

Nexus Generic Online Diagnostics (GOLD) is used for verifying the health of nexus hardware and its components. By default, GOLD is enabled and auto runs when device boots up. We can also run it on demand without reboot the device. If any failure detects regarding a component or hardware then GOLD takes the action to… Read More »

Cisco Overlay Transport Virtualization (OTV)

By | March 25, 2020

Cisco Overlay Transport Virtualization (OTV) is use to connect two or more data centers and extends the VLANs over layer 3, using layer 2 DCI Data center interconnect. It is also called layer 2 VPN over IP. It supported over any kind of transport, such as point to point , MPLS , Internet , GRE… Read More »

Introduction to Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN)

By | March 25, 2020

Below is the Introduction to Virtual Extensible LAN – VXLAN. VXLAN ( Virtual Extended LAN ) is a replacement for traditional VLAN. Because VLAN can provide only maximum 4096 VLANs , due to VLAN ID field size of 12 bits. But VXLAN uses 24 bits for ID field. which is called VXLAN segment or VNI.… Read More »

Cisco Nexus Checkpoint

By | March 25, 2020

We can create up to 10 checkpoints per VDC. Cisco nexus checkpoint is a temporary file that removes at the reload of device. It is use to create a temporary configuration file. which we can compare with running config , startup configuration file or with any checkpoint. as well as we can restore a checkpoint.… Read More »