NX-OS and Cisco Nexus Switching: Next-Generation Data Center Architectures (2nd Edition) by Ron Fuller

by Kevin Corbin

NX-OS and Cisco Nexus SwitchingNext-Generation Data Center ArchitecturesThe complete guide to planning, configuring, managing, and troubleshooting NX-OS in enterprise environmentsKevin Corbin, CCIE(R) No. 11577Ron Fuller, CCIE No. 5851David Jansen, CCIE No. 5952 Cisco(R) Nexus switches and the new NX-OS operating system are rapidly becoming the new de facto standards for data center distribution/aggregation layer networking. NX-OS builds on Cisco IOS to provide advanced features that will be increasingly crucial to efficient data center operations. NX-OS and Cisco Nexus Switching is the definitive guide to utilizing these powerful new capabilities in enterprise environments. In this book, three Cisco consultants cover every facet of deploying, configuring, operating, and troubleshooting NX-OS in the data center. They review the key NX-OS enhancements for high availability, virtualization, In- Service Software Upgrades (ISSU), and security. In this book, you will discover support and configuration best practices for working with Layer 2 and Layer 3 protocols and networks, implementing multicasting, maximizing serviceability, providing consistent network and storage services, and much more. The authors present multiple command-line interface (CLI) commands, screen captures, realistic configurations, and troubleshooting tips--all based on their extensive experience working with customers who have successfully deployed Nexus switches in their data centers. Kevin Corbin, CCIE(R) No. 11577, is a Technical Solutions Architect for Cisco, specializing in data center technologies. Kevin works with enterprise customers to help them develop their next-generation data center architectures. Kevin has more than 14 years of server and networking experiencing including routing, switching, security, and content networking. Ron Fuller, CCIE No. 5851 (Routing and Switching/Storage Networking), is a Technical Solution Architect for Cisco with 19 years of exp

Genres: Technology, Business, Reference

Unknown Binding

First published June 7, 2010

Reviews

[James · Rating 2 out of 5]

I expected quite a bit more than what I got.

This is, as far as I can tell, the first "official" book about NX-OS and the Nexus switch line. It's been two years since the products were first released, and one of the more interesting topics in my opinion (Overlay Transport Virtualization) is mentioned only once, on page 2. I realize that as of right now, that feature isn't officially available, but two of the authors actually work for Cisco, and I would have thought that perhaps there would be something more than just a mere mention of this forthcoming feature.

It's got the usual issues with a first edition tech book: typos, errors, what-have-you. All pretty minor. I was struck more by how much the authors assume the reader already knows. Options are mentioned, but not really described. They assume you already know what this stuff is. I suppose in my case, that's probably true, but for a book that calls itself "The complete guide to...NX-OS in enterprise environments", it seemed to be less-than-complete.

And for some reason, the font size of the index is about twice that of every other Cisco Press book in my library.

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