Virtual Machine-Aware Network Services

Ensure consistent, policy-based network and security services to all virtual machines in your data center with the Nexus 1000V switch. This NX-OS software switch:

• Provides Cisco VN-Link virtual machine networking services
• Uses VMware vSphere to tightly integrate server and network environments

There are two components to the Nexus 1000V solution:

• The Nexus 1000V Virtual Ethernet Module (VEM) provides networking services to the virtual machines on each VMware vSphere server

Cisco Nexus 1000V Series Switches Video Data Sheet

Video Data Sheet

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Policy-Based Virtual Machine Connectivity

• Coordinated configuration of network and security services
• Increased efficiency and flexibility

Mobile VM Security and Network Policy

• Network, security, and storage compliance
• Live migration unaffected by disparate network configurations
• Improved business continuance and performance management

Nondisruptive Operational Model

• Central management and operations for virtual machines and physical servers
• Existing VMware operational model
• Lower total cost of ownership (TCO)
• Flexible collaboration between server, network, security, and storage teams

The typical organization can virtualize up to 30 percent more servers while reducing the associated operations workload by 30 percent, and improving both server and networking team efficiency.