Cumulus VX is a virtual appliance that helps potential customers and partners get familiar with NVIDIA networking technology, while providing existing customers and partners a platform to prototype network operations and develop custom applications prior to deploying into a production environment. Without the need of a bare-metal switch or specialized hardware, Cumulus VX runs on all popular hypervisors, making traditional networking protocols such as Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) and Multi-Chassis Link Aggregation (MLAG) and NVIDIA Cumulus-specific technologies such as the Open Network Install Environment (ONIE) and Prescriptive Topology Manager (PTM) available for testing and configuration.