Deploying Cisco NXOSv with Vagrant

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Shows how NXOSv (Cisco Datacenter NOS) actually runs on Vagrant by patching Vagrantfiles so auto-detect and provisioning succeed; builds working boxes for NXOSv v7 and v9 (links provided) and reuses a 2018 deployment, but requires explicit guest type, insert the key false, a long boot timeout 400s / sleep to wait for NX-OS startup, and a serial pipe console for initial config; result is automated Vagrant up that boots, applies config over SSH/NX shell, and verifies interfaces.

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1. 0:00Introduction to NX-OS
2. 2:46Speaker introduction
3. 3:52Background on NX-OS deployment
4. 7:03Historical challenges with NX-OS
5. 10:43Vagrant setup for NX-OS
6. 13:14Vagrantfile configuration
7. 15:27Boot time optimization
8. 17:35Serial port configuration
9. 20:27Connecting to NX-OS
10. 23:53Version differences
11. 26:17Provisioning pitfalls
12. 27:40Creative problem solving
13. 29:04Conclusion and Q&A

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