The nexus portfolio is very compleet and there are some overlaps regarding the devices and features.
A lot of people is asking when do the positioning a certain Nexus switch.
Here’s is a quick overview of the portfolio with some unique features :
Nexus 7000/7700
- OTV, LISP, VXLAN, FCoE, High Density 1/10/40/100 Gb ports, DFA
Nexus 5000
- Unified Ports, FC, FCoE, 10/40 Gb, DFA.
Nexus 3000
- Low latency switches L2/L3, 1/10/40 Gb
Nexus 9000
- Lead with N9K when you don’t need FC, DCI, Low Latency.
- Way to go for ACI.
