The Cisco Nexus 1000V has reached its End of Service Life (EOSL)
| | Recommendation | | :--- | :--- | | Production | Absolutely not. You are running unsupported kernel code. VMware will refuse to support any PSOD. | | Home Lab (vSphere 6.7) | Only if you have the original ISO from your old job. It's a great learning tool for legacy concepts (VRRP on the VSM). | | Certs (CCNP DC) | The N1KV is removed from all current Cisco certification tracks. Study ACI or Nexus 9000v instead. | | Nostalgia | Fire up a VM with ESXi 5.5 and use the demo license (expires after 60 days). | Cisco Nexus 1000v Download