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 .

 

Table 1-1 Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switch Features

Feature
Cisco Nexus 7004
Cisco Nexus 7009
Cisco Nexus 7010 1
Cisco Nexus 7018 1

Chassis

4-slot chassis

9-slot chassis

10-slot chassis

18-slot chassis

Supervisor Modules

1 to 2 modules shipped in the chassis.

Supervisor 2 (N7K-SUP2) or

Supervisor 2E (N7K-SUP2E)

Supervisor 1 (N7K-SUP1), or

Supervisor 2 (N7K-SUP2), or

Supervisor 2E (N7K-SUP2E)

I/O Modules

1 or 2 modules shipped in the chassis

1 to 7 modules shipped in the chassis

1 to 8 modules shipped in the chassis

1 to 16 modules shipped in the chassis

F2 Series modules

  • 48-port 1- and 10-Gigabit Ethernet (N7K-F248XP-25 and N7K-F248XP-25E)
  • 48-port 1- and 10-GBASE-T Ethernet (N7K-F248XT-25E)

F3 Series module

  • 12-port 40-Gigabit Ethernet (N7K-F312FQ-25)
  • 6-port 100-Gigabit Ethernet (N7K-F306CK-25)

M1 Series modules

  • 48-port 10/100/1000 Ethernet (N7K-M148GT-11L)
  • 48-port 1-Gigabit Ethernet XL (N7K-M148GS-11L)
  • 32-port 10-Gigabit Ethernet XL (N7K-M132XP-12L)
  • 8-port 10-Gigabit Ethernet XL (N7K-M108X2-12L)

M2 Series modules

  • 24-port 10-Gigabit Ethernet SFP+ (N7K-M224XP-23L)
  • 6-port 40-Gigabit Ethernet (N7K-M206FQ-23L)
  • 2-port 100-Gigabit Ethernet (N7K-M202CF-22L)

F1 Series modules

  • 32-port 1- and 10-Gigabit Ethernet (N7K-F132XP-15)

F2 Series modules

  • 48-port 1- and 10-Gigabit Ethernet (N7K-F248XP-25 and N7K-F248XP-25E)
  • 48-port 1- and 10-GBASE-T Ethernet (N7K-F248XT-25E)

F3 Series module

  • 12-port 40-Gigabit Ethernet (N7K-F312FQ-25)
  • 6-port 100-Gigabit Ethernet (N7K-F306CK-25)

M1 Series modules

  • 48-port 10/100/1000 Ethernet (N7K-M148GT-11)
  • 48-port 10/100/1000 Ethernet (N7K-M148GT-11L)
  • 48-port 1-Gigabit Ethernet (N7K-M148GS-11)
  • 48-port 1-Gigabit Ethernet XL (N7K-M148GS-11L)
  • 32-port 10-Gigabit Ethernet (N7K-M132XP-12)
  • 32-port 10-Gigabit Ethernet XL (N7K-M132XP-12L)
  • 8-port 10-Gigabit Ethernet XL (N7K-M108X2-12L)

M2 Series modules

  • 24-port 10-Gigabit Ethernet SFP+ (N7K-M224XP-23L)
  • 6-port 40-Gigabit Ethernet (N7K-M206FQ-23L)
  • 2-port 100-Gigabit Ethernet(N7K-M202CF-22L)

Service Modules

Network Analysis Modules (NAMs) (N7K-SM-NAM-K9)

Fan Tray

1 fan tray
(N7K-C7004-FAN)
shipped in the chassis

1 fan tray (N7K-C7009-FAN) shipped in the chassis

2 system fan trays (N7K-C7010-FAN-S) shipped in the chassis

2 fan trays (N7K-C7018-FAN) shipped in the chassis

Fabric Fan Tray

—

—

2 fabric fan trays (N7K-C7010-FAN-F) shipped in the chassis

—

Fabric-1 Modules

—
(Fabric modules are not used)

—

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.

Fabric-2 Modules

—
(Fabric modules are not used)

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.

Power Supplies

Up to 4 power supply units shipped in the chassis

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

3-kW AC power supply units (N7K-AC-3KW)

6-kW DC power supply units (N7K-DC-3KW)
  • 6-kW AC power supply unit (N7K-AC-6.0KW)
  • 7.5-kW AC power supply unit (N7K-AC-7.5KW-INT and N7K-AC-7.5KW-US)
  • 6-kW DC power supply unit (N7K-DC-6.0KW)

DC Power Interface Unit

1 or 2 used when the DC power source is more than 15 feet (4.6 m) away from the DC power supply units

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.