Data Center 3.0 Links



Nexus 5000

Cisco Nexus 5000 Home Page
This is the Nexus 5000 Home Page on cisco.com.

Cisco Nexus 5000 Data Sheet
This is the Data Sheet for the Nexus 5000 and is a pretty comprehensive guide to the platform.

Nexus 2000

Cisco Nexus 2000 Home Page
This is the Nexus 2000 Home Page on cisco.com and provides a good launch point for further discovery.

Nexus 1000V

YouTube Videos on Nexus 1000V
These videos are awesome for getting started with the 1000V and getting it installed and working.

Eval the Nexus 1000v for 60 Days Free
Cisco is providing the Nexus 1000v free of charge for 60 days. It works with vSphere 4.0 Enterprise Plus or ESXi 4.x. Give it a try! You just need a valid CCO login.

Nexus 1000V Community Site
This site provides both a video data sheet and compelling video product demonstration. It also has a nice discussion forum.

Nexus 1000V Home Page
This is the official Cisco Home Page for the Nexus 1000V.

Presentation to Seattle VMWare Users Group
This is a presentation I gave to the Seattle VMWare Users Group on June 3, 2009.  It covers the 1000V in depth and contains screen shot videos of the various functionality supplied by the 1000V.

Physical Layer

Panduit Infrastructure for Cisco Storage

Panduit Infrastructure Enterprise-class Platforms

Mapping Cisco Architectures into Panduit Solutions

Chatsworth's Passive Cooling
Chatsworth has a new site showing the benefits of passive cooling. There's a cool Intel video down at the bottom of the page. It's worth a look. Data Center 3