Networking 9 min
A complete breakdown of all five BGP EVPN route types defined in RFC 7432 and RFC 8365 โ what information each carries, when each is generated, and how they work together to build a VXLAN fabric.
May 13, 2025
Networking 9 min
A deep technical breakdown of VXLAN EVPN โ what the underlay and overlay are, how VTEPs encapsulate traffic, why BGP replaced flood-and-learn, and how symmetric IRB enables Layer 3 routing across the fabric.
May 12, 2025
Networking 7 min
A look at why organizations are moving away from Cisco ACI toward NX-OS VXLAN EVPN managed by Nexus Dashboard โ the operational, strategic, and market forces driving this shift in 2025 and 2026.
May 11, 2025
Networking 6 min
A breakdown of every Cisco-supported physical hardware option for Nexus Dashboard 4.2 โ from the legacy SE-NODE-G2 to the current-generation G5L and G5S โ with specs, NICs, and cabling guidance.
May 10, 2025
Networking 5 min
The DNS and NTP requirements for Nexus Dashboard 4.2 are strict. Get them wrong and your cluster won't deploy โ or worse, it'll deploy and fail unpredictably later.
May 5, 2025
Networking 10 min
Understanding Nexus Dashboard's two-network design, persistent IP addresses, BGP configuration for L3 deployments, and required firewall ports for ND 4.2.
May 4, 2025
Networking 5 min
A complete walkthrough of deploying a 3-node Nexus Dashboard 4.2 cluster using VMware vCenter โ from OVA download to cluster bringup.
May 2, 2025
Networking 4 min
Everything you need to know before deploying Nexus Dashboard 4.2 in VMware ESX โ node profiles, hardware requirements, storage specs, and critical restrictions.
May 1, 2025
Networking 2 min
A practical guide to Nexus Dashboard โ what it is, how it replaces DCNM, and how to get the most out of its multi-site visibility features.
Mar 20, 2025