Features and Capabilities
- Support for Cisco ACI architecture and NX-OS
- 48 x 1/10/25 Gbps fiber ports
- 12 x 40/100 Gbps QSFP28 ports
- Supports 4.8 Tbps of bandwidth and over 1.8 bpps
Rich features
- Automated, policy-based systems management with Cisco ACI
- Build programmable SDN fabrics leveraging open APIs and over 65 Cisco ACI global technology partners
- Enhanced Cisco NX-OS Software designed for performance, resiliency, scalability, manageability, and programmability
- Real-time buffer utilization per port and per queue, for monitoring traffic micro-bursts and application traffic patterns
Security and analytics
- Secure applications through allowlist model, policy enforcement, and micro-segmentation.
Highly available and efficient design
- High-performance, Layer 2 and 3 non-blocking architecture
- Easily deployed into either a hot-aisle or cold-aisle configuration
- Redundant, hot-swappable power supplies and fan trays
Simplified operations
- Automate IT work flows and shorten app deployment from weeks to minutes with Cisco ACI
- Deploy, scale, and migrate applications seamlessly across multiple hybrid data centers
- Open REST APIs with NX-OS help DevOps speed and simplify deployment
Real-time visibility and telemetry
- Cisco Tetration support with built-in hardware sensors for rich traffic flow telemetry and line-rate data collection
- Cisco Nexus Data Broker support for network traffic monitoring and analysis
- Real-time buffer utilization per port and per queue, for monitoring traffic micro-bursts and application traffic patterns
- Rich traffic flow telemetry with line-rate data collection
Specifications at a Glance
- Powered by cloud-scale technology
- 48 x 1/10/25 Gbps fiber ports
- 12 x 40/100 Gbps QSFP28 ports
- 40 MB buffer
- Up to 4.8 Tbps of bandwidth
