NX-OS
NX-OS is the network operating system on Cisco Nexus switches and MDS, supporting features like vPC, VDCs, and programmability. DCCOR covers configuring NX-OS for data center networking.
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Cisco Nexus
Cisco Nexus is the data center switching platform running NX-OS, providing high-density, low-latency Ethernet for spine-leaf fabrics.
NX-OS
NX-OS is the network operating system on Cisco Nexus switches and MDS, supporting features like vPC, VDCs, and programmability.
vPC
A virtual Port Channel (vPC) lets two Nexus switches appear as one to a downstream device, providing active-active links without spanning-tree blocking.
VXLAN EVPN
VXLAN with BGP EVPN is the overlay/control-plane technology for scalable Layer 2/Layer 3 data center fabrics.
ACI
Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) is an SDN data center fabric managed by the APIC controller using policy-based, intent-driven configuration.
APIC
The Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) is the centralized controller that manages and automates a Cisco ACI fabric.
Cisco UCS
Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) is the data center compute platform integrating servers, networking, and management, with B-Series blades and C-Series rack servers.
UCS Manager
UCS Manager is the embedded software on Fabric Interconnects that manages a UCS domain, including service profiles and policies.
Service Profile
A Service Profile in UCS is a logical definition of a server's identity and configuration (WWNs, MACs, firmware, boot policy) that can be applied to a managed physical server — blade or rack.
Fibre Channel
Fibre Channel (FC) is the high-speed network protocol used to connect servers to storage arrays in a SAN.
FCoE
Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) encapsulates FC frames in Ethernet to converge storage and data networks on one link.
Zoning
Zoning controls which initiators (servers) can access which targets (storage) within a Fibre Channel fabric, enforcing SAN segmentation.
Nexus Dashboard
Cisco Nexus Dashboard is the operations platform that hosts data center automation, insights, and orchestration services across NX-OS and ACI fabrics.
Python
Python is the scripting language used with Cisco data center APIs and SDKs (NX-API, ACI REST) to automate configuration and operations.
MACsec
MACsec (802.