Nexus 1000V Free/Essential and Advanced Editions Now Shipping - The Nexus 1000V Essential Edition are available for free, plus a nominal annual support fee, in a move that Cisco believes will encourage customers and their partners to proliferate what has already become the most popular virtual switch in the industry with over 6,000 customers to date.
The Nexus 1000V Essential Edition provides all the rich Layer-2 networking features to connect virtual applications to the network and integrate into VMware environments, including: VXLAN capability, Cisco vPath service insertion, integration with vCloud Director, and a plug-in for management and monitoring in VMware’s vCenter Server. This free version will enable rapid, low-risk adoption of Cisco’s virtual network technology environments.
The Cisco Nexus 1000V Essential Edition and the Advanced Edition (with Cisco Virtual Security Gateway) have the following features:
