Chapter 7. Installing and Operating Nexus Switches
This chapter covers the following exam topics:
1.0 Describe how a network works
1.1 Describe the purpose and functions of various network devices
1.1.a Interpret a network diagram
1.2 Select the components required to meet a network specification
1.2.a Switches
When you buy a Cisco Nexus switch, you can take it out of the box, power on the switch by connecting the power cable to the switch and a power outlet, and connect hosts to the switch using the correct UTP cables, and the switch works. You do not have to do anything else, and you certainly do not have to tell the switch to start forwarding Ethernet frames. The switch uses default settings so that all interfaces will work, assuming that ...
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