Take Control of Your Multi-Cloud Environment
73% of enterprises use two or more public clouds today. While multi-cloud accelerates digital transformation, it also introduces complexity and risk.
Simplicity Across Clouds Is Rare
91% of executives are looking to improve “consistency across [their] public cloud environments."
Applications Need to Be Modernized
68% of developers want to expand use of modern application frameworks, APIs and services.
Distributed Work Models Are Here to Stay
72% of enterprise employees are working from non-traditional environments.
Security Is a Top-Down Concern
Risk related to security, data and privacy issues remains the #1 multi-cloud challenge.
VMware Cross-Cloud™ services enable organizations to unlock the potential of multi-cloud with enterprise security and resiliency.
Multi-Cloud Spotlight
Modernize Faster Across Clouds
Modernize apps faster with a multi-cloud Kubernetes platform to help you build and run all apps consistently across clouds.
Get on a Faster Path to Prod
Build and deploy quickly and securely on any public cloud or on-premises Kubernetes cluster.
Simplify Kubernetes Operations
Build and operate a secure, multi-cloud container infrastructure at scale.
Pair with App Development Experts
Unlock value by modernizing your existing apps and building innovative new products.
App Platform
Build, run, secure, and manage all of your apps across any cloud with application modernization solutions and guidance from VMware.
11 Security Practices to Manage Container Lifecycle
Get recommended practices for DevSecOps teams that desire a more modern app methodology.
Solutions & Products
Multi-Cloud Spotlight
Power Every App on Any Cloud
Migrate to the cloud without recoding your apps. Modernize your infrastructure and operate consistently across the data center, the edge, and any cloud.
Scale Your Business & Innovate
Secure, run, and manage modern apps at scale, across clouds with consistent operations, higher speed, and reduced risks.
Accelerate Cloud Transformation
Modernize infrastructure, ops and apps to reduce cross-cloud complexity, lower costs, and improve security.
Empower a Hybrid Workforce
Enable anywhere work with broad effective security, a frictionless employee experience, and reduced cost and complexity.
Cloud & Edge Infrastructure
Run enterprise apps at scale with a consistent cloud infrastructure across public clouds, data centers and edge environments.
VMware Research: Multi-Cloud Strategies
Learn why enterprises find multi-cloud strategies critical for success.
Solutions & Products
Multi-Cloud Spotlight
Multi-Cloud & Anywhere Workspace
Empower your employees to be productive from anywhere, with secure, frictionless access to enterprise apps from any device.
Deliver an Engaging Experience
Put employees first with device choice, flexibility, and seamless, consistent, high-quality experiences.
Secure Today’s Anywhere Workspace
Ease the move to Zero Trust with situational intelligence and connected control points.
Automate the Workspace
Manage to outcomes — not tasks — with intelligent compliance, workflow and performance management.
Anywhere Workspace
Enable any employee to work from anywhere, anytime with seamless employee experiences.
Remote Work Is No Longer Optional
Shift from supporting remote work to becoming an anywhere organization.
Solutions & Products
Multi-Cloud Spotlight
Multi-Cloud Security & Networking
With connected security that delivers full visibility and frictionless operations, your apps and data are more secure with VMware, in any environment.
Secure & Connect Workloads
Operationalize consistent security and networking across apps, users, and entities with transparency built into our tools.
Protect APIs — the New Endpoints
Increase app velocity and centrally manage, secure, connect, and govern your clusters no matter where they reside.
Be Future-Ready
Get built-in threat intelligence spanning users, endpoints and networks to evolve your protection in a dynamic landscape.
Security & Networking
Deliver security and networking as a built-in distributed service across users, apps, devices, and workloads in any cloud.
Protect Your Multi-Cloud Environments
Discover the unique characteristics of malware and how to stay ahead of attacks.
Solutions & Products
Multi-Cloud Spotlight
Trusted Advisors on Multi-Cloud Journey
Partners are trusted advisors to guide customers’ journeys to multi-cloud, enabling digital innovation with enterprise control.
Work with a VMware Partner
Partners deliver outcomes with their expertise and VMware technology, creating exceptional value for our mutual customers.
Become a Partner
Together with our partners, VMware is building the new multi-cloud ecosystem positioned to become essential to our customers.
Partners
With thousands of partners worldwide, we are positioned to help customers scale their business, drive innovation and transform their customer experience.
Working Together with Partners for Customer Success
See how we work with a global partner to help companies prepare for multi-cloud.
Solutions
FAQ
Cisco Nexus 1000V FAQs
What are the steps required to retrieve and activate the Cisco Nexus 1000V Software?
- Place an order with VMware for one of the three options:
- VMware vSphere 4 Enterprise Plus with Cisco Nexus 1000V
- Upgrade: VMware vSphere 4 Enterprise Plus with Cisco Nexus 1000V
- Cisco Nexus 1000V for VMware vSphere 4 Enterprise Plus
- VMware vSphere 4 Enterprise Plus with Cisco Nexus 1000V
- Retrieve your Product Activation Key (PAK) code for the Cisco Nexus 1000V Software by either:
- Reviewing the Product Licensing Order Confirmation email you received from VMware containing the Cisco PAK code for the Cisco Nexus 1000V license.
- Viewing the order you placed with VMware on the Order History under Accounts once logged into My VMware.
- Reviewing the Product Licensing Order Confirmation email you received from VMware containing the Cisco PAK code for the Cisco Nexus 1000V license.
- Download the Cisco Nexus 1000V software from the Cisco website.
- Create an account on the Cisco Website, if you do not already have one.
- Register your PAK code at the Cisco website and follow the licensing instructions from Cisco to activate the Cisco Nexus 1000V software.
Where do I download the Cisco Nexus 1000V Software?
You may download the Cisco Nexus 1000V software from the Cisco website.
Where I can find the Cisco Product Activation Keys (PAKs) for the Cisco Nexus 1000V?
- You should have received a Product Licensing Order Confirmation email from VMware. This email will contain the Cisco PAK code for the Cisco Nexus 1000V license.
OR
- You can view the original order on the Order History under Accounts once logged into My VMware and find the PAK code in the order information.
What do I need in order to activate the license?
You will need to create an account on the Cisco website, if you do not already have one.
How do I activate the license?
The Cisco Nexus 1000V software is a separate download and separate license, both of which are provided by Cisco. To activate the license, please visit the Cisco Licensing website. Be sure to have your PAK code available.
I can’t find the Cisco Nexus 1000V Software on vmware.com. Where is it?
You may download the Cisco Nexus 1000V software from the Cisco website.
Where can I find documentation regarding the Cisco Nexus 1000V Software?
You can find documentation for the Cisco Nexus 1000V software on the Cisco Website.
Where do I go for Technical Support for the Cisco Nexus 1000V?
If you have purchased the Cisco Nexus 1000V software and a VMware Support and Subscription agreement, technical support is provided by VMware. You may log a Support Request online or you may call your local VMware Support Center.
What support offerings are available for the Cisco Nexus 1000V?
VMware is offering Production and Basic support.