Compare Models
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.
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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 Sorry, no results matched your search criteria(s). Please try again.
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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 Sorry, no results matched your search criteria(s). Please try again.
