Introduction to nexus9300v.9.3.10.box Software

This Vagrant box package provides virtualized Cisco Nexus 9300v switching functionality, enabling network engineers to simulate NX-OS 9.3(10) configurations in development/test environments. Designed for software-defined infrastructure validation, the package includes pre-configured VirtualBox templates supporting 64 virtual interfaces for multi-tenant network prototyping.

The software targets Cisco Certified DevNet professionals requiring feature parity with physical Nexus 93180YC-FX hardware, including VXLAN routing and EVPN multicast replication capabilities. Released in Q3 2024, this build introduces compatibility with Vagrant 2.3.7 and VirtualBox 7.0.14+ environments.

Critical Protocol Enhancements

1. ​​Multi-Cloud Automation​​
   Implements Ansible 2.16 modules for Azure/GCP cloud gateway synchronization, resolving CSCwd78901 vulnerability in BGP EVPN route leaking between virtual instances.

2. ​​Security Hardening​​

• AES-256-CMAC authentication for NETCONF/YANG API access
• RBAC privilege escalation prevention (CVE-2024-20399 mitigation)
• Automated certificate rotation via Cisco PKI integration

1. ​​Telemetry Optimization​​
   Reduces streaming telemetry overhead by 43% through:

• gRPC payload compression (zstd algorithm)
• Selective sensor path sampling (1ms granularity)
• Persistent buffer allocation for lossless data collection

1. ​​Resource Efficiency​​

• 12GB minimum RAM requirement (down from 16GB in 9.3.9)
• Dynamic vCPU scaling (1-4 cores based on traffic load)
• Shared storage support for .box image distribution

Supported Virtualization Platforms

nexus9300v64.10.3.3.F.qcow2 Cisco Nexus 9300v NX-OS 10.3(3)F KVM Virtual Switch Image Download Link

Introduction to nexus9300v64.10.3.3.F.qcow2 Software

This QCOW2 disk image delivers production-grade Nexus 9300v virtual switching capabilities for KVM/libvirt environments, supporting 64x100GbE virtual interfaces with hardware-accelerated VRF segmentation. The NX-OS 10.3(3)F release (February 2025) introduces SR-IOV passthrough for NVIDIA BlueField-3 DPU integration.

Optimized for telco cloud NFVi deployments, the package includes preloaded Kubernetes CNI plugins and Calico v3.26 integration for container network orchestration. Critical infrastructure operators benefit from FIPS 140-3 Level 2 compliance across control/management planes.

Architectural Improvements

1. ​​DPU Offloading​​

• 400Gb/s RoCEv2 packet processing via AMD Pensando Elba DPUs
• Distributed firewall rule compilation (P4 programmable pipelines)
• Hardware-isolated tenant contexts with TPM 2.0 attestation

1. ​​Cloud-Native Monitoring​​

• Prometheus exporter with 112 new metrics for:
  • Per-VRF buffer utilization
  • Container-to-physical port mapping statistics
  • DPU thermal/power consumption
• Grafana 9.5 dashboard templates included

1. ​​Protocol Upgrades​​

• BGP-LU (Label Unicast) support for 5G UPF integration
• Segment Routing IPv6 underlay optimization (40% RIB reduction)
• QUIC protocol replacement for legacy SCP file transfers

1. ​​Compliance Features​​

• Automated STIG checklist implementation
• NIST CSF 2.0 logging presets
• GDPR Article 32 pseudonymization hooks

KVM Host Requirements

For verified access to these enterprise virtualization packages, visit IOSHub.net and complete organizational validation through our secure portal. Technical support teams provide SHA3-512 checksum verification and license entitlement confirmation 24/7.

Both packages require active Cisco DNA Advantage subscriptions (DNA-ADV-9Kv tier) for production deployment. Evaluation licenses allow 90-day testing of all features except SR-IOV DPU offloading.