What's the difference between the Cisco Nexus and Cisco Manager protocols?
If my understanding is correct, the Cisco Manager is a generic protocol that can communicate with each Cisco product. Why would we use the Cisco Nexus protocol?
Glenn D'Haene [SLC] [DevOps Advocate] Answered question 1st September 2020
From a commercial point of view:
- Cisco Manager driver is a generic connector that can be used for all the standard Catalyst type of switches of the range 1,2,3,4xxx series
- Other products have specific DataMiner connectors:
- NEXUS (different OS), ASA, IE, ASA, etc.
In a nutshell: the generic Cisco Manager connector serves the standard Catalyst range of products (1,2,3 and 4xxx), for all other products a dedicated connector is commercially required.
Glenn D'Haene [SLC] [DevOps Advocate] Answered question 1st September 2020