Articles by tag "Data Center Switch"

1. Cisco Nexus 9000 Default Admin Password: Initial Setup & Password Recovery Guide
   Selene Gong

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   When deploying mission-critical data center infrastructure, such as the Cisco Nexus 9000 Series, proper access and security are paramount. Network engineers frequently ask: what is the default admin password for Nexus 9000 switches running NX-OS? Unlike some traditional Cisco devices, Cisco ...
2. Extreme vs Cisco: Enterprise Core Switch Comparison 2025
   Selene Gong

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   In enterprise network architecture, core switches are critical for data centers, campus networks, and large-scale corporate networks. As network demands continue to grow, choosing the right core switch is essential for performance, reliability, and future scalability. Extreme Networks and Cisco ...
3. Cisco Nexus 93180YC-FX3 Selection Guide: Architecture & Sourcing
   Selene Gong

   18
   When you are performing a midnight vSAN migration or scaling out an EVPN-VXLAN fabric, the last thing you want to see is silent packet drops across your leaf switches due to microbursts or port flapping caused by Forward Error Correction (FEC) mismatches. In high-density virtualized ...
4. Cisco Nexus 93180YC-FX3 Spine-Leaf Deployment Guide
   Selene Gong

   18
   When you are performing a midnight vSAN migration or scaling out an enterprise AI training cluster, the last thing you need is silent packet drops across your leaf switches. In high-throughput environments, a single microburst can saturate static packet buffers, leading to TCP retransmissions, ...
5. Mellanox Spectrum SN2700 vs SN3700: What Is the Data Center Upgrade Path?
   Selene Gong

   18
   When you are performing a midnight NVMe-over-Fabrics (NVMe-oF) migration or scaling out an RDMA-enabled AI compute cluster and start noticing silent packet drops and TCP retransmissions across your legacy leaf switches, the culprit is rarely the physical fiber. In high-throughput, low-latency ...