The following table compares Cisco Nexus 5000 Series models. For a complete catalog of all Cisco Nexus switch specifications and ordering information, refer to the Cisco Switch Guide.
Cisco Nexus 5672UP Cisco Nexus 5672UP-16G Cisco Nexus 56128P
Rack unit (RU)
1
1
2
Switching capacity
1.44 Tbps
1.44 Tbps
2.56 Tbps
Expansion slots
None
None
2
Unified ports
Yes
Yes
Yes
Fixed, built-in ports
48 (10 GE)
48 (10 GE)
48 (10 GE)
1/10 GE, 10-Gbps FCoE port density
Up to 72
Up to 72
Up to 128
40-GE, FCoE port density
N/A
N/A
N/A
1/10-Gb BASE-T
No
No
No
40 GE uplinks
6
6
Up to 8 (through expansion module)
100 GE ports
No
No
No
Fibre Channel port density (8/4/2/1 Gbps)
16
24
Up to 48 (through expansion modules only)
16-Gbps Fibre Channel
No
Yes, up to 24 ports
No
160-Gbps Layer 3 routing engine
Native line rate L3
Native line rate L3
Native line rate L3
Fabric extender support
Yes, up to 24 ( L2, L3)
Yes, up to 24 ( L2, L3)
Yes, up to 24 (L2, L3)
Hot-swappable power supplies and fan trays
Yes
Yes
Yes
Air flow
Front-back (port-side exhaust) and back-front (port-side inlet)
Front-back (port-side exhaust) and back-front (port-side inlet)
Front-back (port-side exhaust) and back-front (port-side inlet)
Programmable fabric with Cisco FabricPath
Yes
Yes
Yes
Programmable fabric with VxLAN
Yes
Yes
Yes
Programmability
Python scripting, TCL scripting, NX-API, Openflow Python scripting, TCL scripting, NX-API, Openflow Python scripting, TCL scripting, NX-API, Openflow
Cisco Nexus 5624Q Cisco Nexus 5648Q Cisco Nexus 5696Q
Rack unit (RU)
1
2
4
Switching capacity
1.92 Tbps
3.84 Tbps
7.68 Tbps
Expansion slots
1
2
8
Unified ports
No
No
Yes
Fixed, built-in ports
12 (40 GE)
24 (40 GE)
N/A
1/10 GE, 10-Gbps FCoE port density
96
192
384
40-GE, FCoE port density
24
48
96
1/10-Gb BASE-T
No
No
No
40 GE uplinks
N/A
N/A
N/A
100 GE ports
No
No
Upto 32 (through expansion module)
Fibre Channel port density (8/4/2/1 Gbps)
No
No
60
16-Gbps Fibre Channel
No
No
No
160-Gbps Layer 3 routing engine
Native line rate L3
Native line rate L3
Native line rate L3
Fabric extender support
Yes, up to 24 (L2, L3)
Yes, up to 24 (L2, L3)
Yes, up to 48 (L2), 32 (L3)
Hot-swappable power supplies and fan trays
Yes
Yes
Yes
Air flow
Front-back (port-side exhaust) and back-front (port-side inlet)
Front-back (port-side exhaust) and back-front (port-side inlet)
Front-back (port-side exhaust) and back-front (port-side inlet)
Programmable fabric with Cisco FabricPath
Yes
Yes
Yes
Programmable fabric with VxLAN
Yes
Yes
Yes
Programmability
Python scripting, TCL scripting, NX-API, Openflow Python scripting, TCL scripting, NX-API, Openflow Python scripting, TCL scripting, NX-API, Openflow
