Chapter 10. Cisco Nexus 1000V Switch

This chapter discusses the basics of the Cisco Nexus 1000V software architecture, including descriptions of the Virtual Ethernet Module (VEM) and Virtual Supervisor Module (VSM). This chapter discusses how to prepare for and perform an installation of the Nexus 1000V software. Finally, this chapter discusses how to perform some basic configuration of a distributed virtual switch (DVS) from the command line.

Cisco Nexus 1000V Overview

In this section, we discuss some of the motivations for using the Nexus 1000V.

Managing Network Policies with the Nexus 1000V

The Cisco Nexus 1000V Series provides an ideal model in which network administrators define network policies that virtualization or server administrators ...

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