Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Site Preparation Guide
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Chapter: Overview
Overview
This chapter provides an overview of the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series switches, which support end-to-end data center connectivity, consolidating IP, storage, and interprocess communication (IPC) networks onto a single Ethernet fabric.
The Cisco Nexus 7000 Series includes the following switches:
- Cisco Nexus 7004 switch—Provides four slots that include two supervisor modules and up to two I/O modules with 1.92 Terrabytes per second (Tbps) of forwarding capacity. You can access all supervisor and I/O modules, power supplies, and fan trays from the front. This switch does not include fabric modules. This switch uses side-to-back airflow.
- Cisco Nexus 7009 switch—Provides nine slots that include two supervisor modules and up to seven I/O modules with 8.8 Terrabytes per second (Tbps) of forwarding capacity. You can access the supervisor, I/O module, and fabric modules from the front, and you can access the power supply and fan modules from the rear. This switch uses side-to-side airflow.
- Cisco Nexus 7010 switch—Provides 10 slots that include two supervisor modules and up to eight I/O modules with 4.1 Tbps of forwarding capacity. You can access the supervisor and I/O modules from the front, and you can access the fabric modules, power supply, and fan modules from the rear. This switch uses front-to-back airflow
- Cisco Nexus 7018 switch—Provides 18 slots that include two supervisor modules and up to 16 I/O modules with 7.8 Tbps of forwarding capacity. You can access the supervisor and I/O modules from the front, and you can access the fabric modules, power supplies, and fan modules from the rear. This switch uses side-to-side airflow.
Each type of switch uses the same supervisor modules, I/O modules, and power supply units (AC and DC models). The fan trays and fabric modules are unique to each type of chassis. To compare the features of these two switches, see Table 1-1 .
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3 to 5 modules (N7K-C7010-FAB-1) ship with the chassis. These modules deliver 230 Gbps per slot for up to 4.1 Tbps of forwarding capacity. |
3 to 5 modules (N7K-C7018-FAB-1) shipped in the chassis. These modules deliver 230 Gbps per slot for up to 7.8 Tbps of forwarding capacity. |
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3 to 5 modules (N7K-C7009-FAB-2) shipped in the chassis. These modules deliver 550 Gbps per slot for up to 8.8 Tbps of forwarding capacity. |
3 to 5 modules (N7K-C7010-FAB-2). These modules deliver 550 Gbps per slot for up to 8.8 Tbps of forwarding capacity. |
3 to 5 modules (N7K-C7018-FAB-2). These modules deliver 550 Gbps per slot for up to 8.8 Tbps of forwarding capacity. |
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1 or 2 power supply units shipped with the chassis but boxed separately |
2 to 3 power supply units shipped with the chassis but boxed separately |
2 to 4 power supply units shipped with the chassis but boxed separately |
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| 1 or 2 used when the DC power source is more than 15 feet (4.6 m) away from the DC power supply units |
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1.The quantity of supervisors, I/O modules, fabric modules, and power supply units shipped with the chassis will vary depending on your order. |
For information about preparing your site for the Nexus 7000 Series switches, see Chapter2, “Preparing the Site”
For information about installing the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series switches, see the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Hardware Installation and Reference Guide. For translations of the warnings in that guide, see the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information document.
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