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The Cisco Nexus 5600 platform is the third generation of the Data Center Server-Access Nexus 5000 series of switches. Nexus 5600 series switches have a flexible, agile and energy efficient design that supports a broad range of traditional data center and large-scale virtualized cloud deployments.
This chapter provides an overview of the following Cisco Nexus 5600 Series switches:
This includes information on the expansion modules, power supplies, and fan modules that you can include with the switch.
This section describes the Cisco Nexus 5672UP-16G (N5K-C5672UP-16G) switch and its components. This section includes the following topics:
Cisco Nexus 5672UP-16G switch is a compact 1RU (1 Rack Unit), high-performance, low-latency 1/10/40-Gigabit Ethernet, Fibre Channel, and Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) switch. It runs the industry-leading Cisco NX-OS Software operating system, providing features and capabilities that are widely deployed.
The Cisco Nexus 5672UP-16G switch has the following features:
Figure 1-1 Cisco Nexus 5672UP-16G Switch
The Cisco Nexus 5672UP-16G switch uses a front-end power supply. The chassis has slots for two redundant power supplies. Power Supply options need to be configured with the base chassis. It needs a minimum of one power supply to operate. Online Insert and Removal (OIR) is supported on the power supplies and the power supplies are hot swappable. The Cisco Nexus 5672UP-16G supports port-side exhaust and port-side intake. Table 1-15 lists the power supplies that you can order with a Cisco Nexus 5672UP-16G switch.
Note The Cisco Nexus 5672UP-16G AC power supplies support both 110 and 220-volt (V) inputs.
The Cisco Nexus 5672UP-16G has three fan modules. Fan modules are hot-swappable. Fan modules operate in a 2+1 redundancy mode. Fan options need to be configured with the base chassis. The Cisco Nexus 5672UP-16G switch supports port-side exhaust and port-side intake. Online Insert and Removal (OIR) is supported on the fan tray. Table 1-16 lists the fans that you can order with a Cisco Nexus 5672UP-16G switch.
The Cisco Nexus 5672UP-16G supports a wide variety of 1, 10, and 40 Gigabit Ethernet connectivity options. The Cisco Nexus 5672UP-16G supports 16/8/4 Gigabit Fibre Channel connectivity options. For the most current list of supported transceivers, refer to the latest Cisco Nexus 5600 Series Release Notes at every release.
This section describes the Cisco Nexus 5648Q (N5K-C5648Q) and its components. This section includes the following topics:
The Cisco Nexus 5648Q is a 2RU top-of-rack (TOR) switch that supports 40Gbps of bandwidth for each of the 24 fixed QSFP+ ports, and provides two GEM slots capable of providing an additional 12 QSFP+ ports each for a total of 48 40Gbps ports in the system. The Cisco Nexus 5648Q runs the industry-leading Cisco NX-OS Software operating system, providing features and capabilities that are widely deployed.
The Cisco Nexus 5648Q switch has the following features:
Figure 1-2 shows the fan side view of the Cisco Nexus 5648Q chassis and Figure 1-3 shows the port side view.
Figure 1-2 Fan Side View of the Cisco Nexus 5648Q Switch
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Figure 1-3 Port Side View of the Cisco Nexus 5648Q Switch
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The Cisco Nexus 5648Q switch chassis is 2RU, 3.5 inches (8.9 cm) tall, 17.5 inches (44.4 cm) wide and 30 inches (76.2 cm) deep. It is designed to be mounted in a standard 19-inch wide rack. This chassis also supports N+N power supply redundancy and N+1 fan module redundancy.
Expansion modules allow the Cisco Nexus 5600 switches to be configured as cost-effective switches and as I/O consolidation platforms. The following table lists the expansion modules supported by the Cisco Nexus 5648Q switch.
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Nexus 5648Q Expansion Module, 12 x 40G QSFP+ fixed ports (see Figure 1-4) |
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Nexus 5648Q Expansion Module, 12 x 40G QSFP+ fixed ports, spare |
The Cisco Nexus 5648Q has two bays for a Generic Expansion Module (GEM). The GEM for the Cisco Nexus 5648Q provides 12 40 Gigabit QSFP+ Ethernet/FCoE ports, as shown in Figure 1-4. The expansion module supports native 40 Gigabit Ethernet on the QSFP+ ports and provides a total of 48 40Gbps ports in the system, if two are installed. The expansion module is supported on the Cisco Nexus 5624Q and 5648Q chassis only.
Figure 1-4 12 Port 40Gbps Generic Expansion Module
The Cisco Nexus 5648Q switch uses a front-end power supply. The chassis has slots for four N+N redundant power supplies. Power Supply options need to be configured with the base chassis. It needs a minimum of two power supplies to operate, which provides no redundancy.
To provide N+1 power supply redundancy, one extra power supply beyond the minimum is required. If any GEMs are installed, you can provide N+N redundancy by installing all four power supplies.
Online Insert and Removal (OIR) is supported on the power supplies and the power supplies are hot swappable. The Cisco Nexus 5648Q supports port-side exhaust and port-side intake. Table 1-4 lists the power supplies that you can order with a Cisco Nexus 5648Q switch.
Note The Cisco Nexus 5648Q AC power supplies support both 110 and 220-volt (V) inputs.
The Cisco Nexus 5648Q has three fan modules. Fan modules are hot-swappable. Fan modules operate in an N+1 redundancy mode. Fan options need to be configured with the base chassis. The Cisco Nexus 5648Q switch supports port-side exhaust and port-side intake. Online Insert and Removal (OIR) is supported on the fan tray. Table 1-5 lists the fans that you can order with a Cisco Nexus 5648Q switch.
The Cisco Nexus 5648Q supports a wide variety of 1, 10, and 40 Gigabit Ethernet connectivity options. For the most current list of supported transceivers, refer to the latest Cisco Nexus 5600 Series Release Notes at every release.
This section describes the Cisco Nexus 5624Q (N5K-C5624Q) and its components. This section includes the following topics:
The Cisco Nexus 5624Q is a 1RU top-of-rack (TOR) switch that supports 40Gbps of bandwidth for each of the 12 fixed QSFP+ ports, and provides a GEM slot capable of providing an additional 12 QSFP+ ports for a total of 24 40Gbps ports in a system. The Cisco Nexus 5624Q runs the industry-leading Cisco NX-OS Software operating system, providing features and capabilities that are widely deployed.
The Cisco Nexus 5624Q switch has the following features:
Figure 1-5 Cisco Nexus 5624Q Switch
The Cisco Nexus 5624Q switch chassis is 1 RU, 1.75 inches (4.4 cm) tall, 17.5 inches (44.4 cm) wide and 30 inches (76.2 cm) deep. It is designed to be mounted in a standard 19-inch wide rack. This chassis also supports 1+1 power supply redundancy and N+1 fan module redundancy.
Expansion modules allow the Cisco Nexus 5600 switches to be configured as cost-effective switches and as I/O consolidation platforms. The following table lists the expansion modules supported by the Cisco Nexus 5624Q switch.
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Nexus 5624Q Expansion Module, 12 x 40G QSFP+ fixed ports, spare |
The Cisco Nexus 5624Q has one bay for a Generic Expansion Module (GEM). The GEM for the Cisco Nexus 5624Q provides 12 40 Gigabit QSFP+ Ethernet/FCoE ports, as shown in Figure 1-4. The expansion module supports native 40 Gigabit Ethernet on the QSFP+ ports and provides a total of 24 40Gbps ports in a system. The expansion module is supported on the Cisco Nexus 5624Q and 5648Q chassis only.
The Cisco Nexus 5624Q switch uses a front-end power supply. The chassis has slots for two redundant power supplies. Power Supply options need to be configured with the base chassis. It needs a minimum of one power supply to operate. Online Insert and Removal (OIR) is supported on the power supplies and the power supplies are hot swappable. The Cisco Nexus 5624Q supports port-side exhaust and port-side intake. Table 1-7 lists the power supplies that you can order with a Cisco Nexus 5624Q switch.
Note The Cisco Nexus 5624Q AC power supplies support both 110 and 220-volt (V) inputs.
The Cisco Nexus 5624Q has three fan modules. Fan modules are hot-swappable. Fan modules operate in a 2+1 redundancy mode. Fan options need to be configured with the base chassis. The Cisco Nexus 5624Q switch supports port-side exhaust and port-side intake. Online Insert and Removal (OIR) is supported on the fan tray. Table 1-8 lists the fans that you can order with a Cisco Nexus 5624Q switch.
The Cisco Nexus 5624Q supports a wide variety of 1, 10, and 40 Gigabit Ethernet connectivity options. For the most current list of supported transceivers, refer to the latest Cisco Nexus 5600 Series Release Notes at every release.
This section describes the Cisco Nexus 5696Q (N5K-C5696Q) and its components. This section includes the following topics:
The Cisco Nexus 5696Q switch is a four-rack-unit (4RU) 10 and 40 Gigabit Ethernet switch. It offers-
– Each LEM supports 12 ports of 40 Gigabit Ethernet in a quad small form-factor pluggable (QSFP) footprint.
– Each 40 Gigabit Ethernet port can also be split into four line-rate 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports using QSFP breakout cables.
This flexibility makes the Cisco Nexus 5696Q the only fully extensible fixed 10 and 40 Gigabit Ethernet platform in the industry.
– Up to twenty 1/10 Gigabit Ethernet and FCoE ports using the SFP+ interface
– Up to twenty ports of 8/4-Gbps native Fibre Channel connectivity using the SFP+ and SFP interfaces;
The use of 1/10 Gigabit Ethernet or 8/4-Gbps Fibre Channel on a port is mutually exclusive but can be selected for any of the twenty physical ports per module.
Figure 1-6 Cisco Nexus 5696Q Switch
Figure 1-7 Fan side view of Cisco Nexus 5696Q Switch
The Cisco Nexus 5696Q switch chassis is 4 RU, 6.97 inches (17.7 cm) tall, 17.3 inches (43.9 cm) wide and 30 inches (76.2 cm) deep. It is designed to be mounted in a standard 19-inch wide rack. The fan side of the switch, has a console port, management port and USB port, six power supplies, and four fan modules. This chassis also supports N+N power supply redundancy and N+1 fan module redundancy.
Expansion modules allow the Cisco Nexus 5696Q switch to be configured as cost-effective10/40-Gigabit Ethernet switches and as I/O consolidation platforms with native Fibre Channel connectivity. The supported expansion modules are:
Note For the most current list of supported transceivers, refer to the Cisco Nexus 5600 Release Notes document at every release.
The Cisco Nexus 5696-M12Q Generic Expansion Module (GEM) provides 12 40 Gigabit QSFP+ Ethernet/FCoE ports, as shown in Figure 1-8. The expansion module supports native 40 Gigabit Ethernet on the QSFP+ ports. You can configure a total of eight 5696-M12Q modules in a Cisco Nexus 5696Q switch to provide a total of 96 40 Gigabit Ethernet connections.
Figure 1-8 12 Port 40 Gbps Line Card Expansion Module
The Cisco Nexus 5696Q offers a Unified Port, Linecard Expansion Module (UP LEM) for Ethernet/FCoE and native Fibre Channel support. The UP LEM (N5696-M20UP) provides up to twenty 1/10 Gigabit Ethernet and FCoE ports using the SFP+ interface or up to twenty ports of native Fibre Channel connectivity using 8 and 4G SFP+ and SFP interfaces. The use of 1/10 Gigabit Ethernet or 8/4-Gbps Fibre Channel on a port is mutually exclusive but can be selected for any of the twenty physical ports per module.
The Cisco Nexus 5696-M4C LEM is a 4-port 100G LEM that provides 100 Gigabit Ethernet ports for the Cisco Nexus 5696Q switch. Each 5696-M4C offers 4 CXP optical module connections, which provide a total bandwidth of 400Gbps. The port interface supports CXP optical PMD modules such as CXP-100G-SR10 and CXP-100G-SR12. You can configure a total of 8 100G LEM modules in a Cisco Nexus 5696Q switch to provide a total of 32 CXP 100 Gigabit Ethernet connections.
Figure 1-9 4 Port 100Gbps Line Card Expansion Module
Note The Cisco Nexus 5696-M4C LEM requires a minimum of 4 operating power supplies when installed.
Note The Cisco Nexus 5696-M4C LEM requires NX-OS Release 7.1(0)N1(1b) or later, and BIOS version 2.8.0 or later (included in the NX-OS release).
All the individual ports on the Cisco Nexus 5696Q switch are numbered and groups of ports are numbered based on their function. The ports are numbered from top to bottom and left to right. For the M20UP LEM, the port numbering is from left to right and then top to bottom. For the M4C LEM, port 1 and 2 are on the left and port 3 and 4 are on the right.
The Cisco Nexus 5696Q switch uses a front-end power supply. The chassis ships with all six power supply slots filled. The power supplies operate in N+N redundancy mode. The chassis needs a minimum of three power supplies to operate, which provides no redundancy.
The following table lists the power supplies that you can order with the Cisco Nexus 5696Q switch.
Note Never leave a power supply slot empty. If you remove a power supply, replace it with another one. If you do not have a replacement power supply, leave the non-functioning one in place until you can replace it.
The Cisco Nexus 5696Q switch has four fan modules that are hot-swappable. Although the switch can function when a fan stops functioning within a fan module, if a whole fan module stops functioning, you must replace the fan module. The fan modules operate in N+1 redundancy mode. The Cisco Nexus 5696Q switch supports both the port side intake and port side exhaust airflow.
The bicolor status LED indicates fan tray health. Green indicates normal operation, while amber indicates a fan failure.
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The Cisco Nexus 5696Q supports a wide variety of 1, 10, and 40 Gigabit Ethernet connectivity options. The Cisco Nexus 5696Q supports 4G and 8G FC connectivity options. For the most current list of supported transceivers, refer to the latest Cisco Nexus 5600 Series Release Notes at every release
This section describes the Cisco Nexus 56128P (N5K-C56128P) and its components. This section includes the following topics:
The Cisco Nexus 56128P is a 2RU (2 rack unit) switch that supports 2.56 Tbps of bandwidth across 48 fixed 1 Gigabit and 10 Gigabit Ethernet SFP+ ports, and four 40-Gbps QSFP+ ports. The 48 fixed SFP+ ports and 4 40Gbps QSFP+ ports support FCOE also, in addition to Ethernet. The Cisco Nexus 56128P runs the industry-leading Cisco NX-OS Software operating system, providing features and capabilities that are widely deployed.
The Cisco Nexus 56128P switch has the following features:
Cisco Nexus 56128P switch chassis is 2 RU, and 3.5 x 17.3 x 30 in (8.8 x 43.9 x 76.2 cm).
Figure 1-10 View of Cisco Nexus 52128P ports
Expansion modules allow the Cisco Nexus 5600 switches to be configured as cost-effective switches and as I/O consolidation platforms with native Fibre Channel connectivity. The following table lists the expansion modules supported by the Cisco Nexus 56128P switch.
The maximum number of supported 8GFC LW optical modules in both GEMs is 16
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Nexus 56128P Expansion Module, 24x 10G SFP+ UP, 2 x QSFP+ fixed ports |
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The Cisco Nexus 56128P has two bays for a Generic Expansion Module (GEM). The GEM for the Cisco Nexus 56128P provides 24 ports 10G Ethernet/FCoE or 8/4G Fibre Channel and 2 ports 40 Gigabit QSFP+ Ethernet/FCoE ports. The expansion module supports native 40 Gigabit Ethernet on the QSFP+ ports. The expansion module is supported on the Cisco Nexus 56128P chassis only and can be inserted into either of the two expansion bays.
The Cisco Nexus 56128P chassis has bays for four redundant power supplies. Power Supply options need to be configured with the base chassis when ordering. It needs a minimum of one power supply when no GEMs are installed, and a minimum of two power supplies when GEMs are installed. Online Insert and Removal (OIR) is supported on the power supplies and the power supplies are hot swappable. The Cisco Nexus 56128P supports port-side exhaust and port-side intake. The following table lists the power supplies that you can order with a Cisco Nexus 56128P switch.
The Cisco Nexus 56128P AC power supplies support both 110 and 220-volt (V) inputs.
The Cisco Nexus 56128P has four fan modules. Fan modules are hot-swappable. Fan modules operate in a N+1 redundancy mode. Fan options need to be configured with the base chassis when ordering. The Cisco Nexus 56128P switch supports port-side exhaust and port side intake. Online Insertion and Removal (OIR) is supported on the fan tray. The following table lists the fans that you can order with a Cisco Nexus 56128P switch.
Figure 1-11 View of Cisco Nexus 52128P Fans
Note You must order all fan modules and power supplies in the same chassis so that they have the same direction of airflow with cooler air entering the chassis from the cold aisle and exhausting to the hot aisle. To change the airflow direction of the chassis, you must power down the switch before swapping out all fan and power supply modules.
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The Cisco Nexus 52128P supports a wide variety of 1, 10, and 40 Gigabit Ethernet connectivity options. The Cisco Nexus 52128P supports 4G and 8G FC connectivity options. For the most current list of supported transceivers, refer to the latest Cisco Nexus 5600 Series Release Notes at every release
This section describes the Cisco Nexus 5672UP (N5K-C5672UP) and its components. This section includes the following topics:
Cisco Nexus 5672UP switch is a compact 1RU (1 Rack Unit), high-performance, low-latency 1/10/40-Gigabit Ethernet, Fibre Channel, and Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) switch. It runs the industry-leading Cisco NX-OS Software operating system, providing features and capabilities that are widely deployed.
The Cisco Nexus 5672UP switch has the following features:
Figure 1-12 Cisco Nexus 5672 UP Switch
The Cisco Nexus 5672UP switch uses a front-end power supply. The chassis has slots for two redundant power supplies. Power Supply options need to be configured with the base chassis. It needs a minimum of one power supply to operate. Online Insert and Removal (OIR) is supported on the power supplies and the power supplies are hot swappable. The Cisco Nexus 5672UP supports port-side exhaust and port-side intake. Table 1-15 lists the power supplies that you can order with a Cisco Nexus 5672UP switch.
Note The Cisco Nexus 5672UP AC power supplies support both 110 and 220-volt (V) inputs.
The Cisco Nexus 5672UP has three fan modules. Fan modules are hot-swappable. Fan modules operate in a 2+1 redundancy mode. Fan options need to be configured with the base chassis. The Cisco Nexus 5672UP switch supports port-side exhaust and port-side intake. Online Insert and Removal (OIR) is supported on the fan tray. Table 1-16 lists the fans that you can order with a Cisco Nexus 5672UP switch.
The Cisco Nexus 5672UP supports a wide variety of 1, 10, and 40 Gigabit Ethernet connectivity options. The Cisco Nexus 5672UP supports 4G and 8G FC connectivity options. For the most current list of supported transceivers, refer to the latest Cisco Nexus 5600 Series Release Notes at every release.