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1. CISCO Data Sheet Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switches Cisco Nexus 5548 Cisco Nexus 5596 Switches Latest Additions to the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switches Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switches Product Overview Today s data centers are increasingly filled with dense rack mount and blade servers that host powerful multicore processors The rapid increase in in rack computing density and the increasing use of virtualization software combine to accelerate the demand for 10 Gigabit Ethernet and consolidated I O applications for which the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switches are an excellent match With low latency front to back cooling and rear facing data ports the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series is designed for a broad range of physical virtual storage access and high performance computing environments thus giving customers the flexibility to meet and scale their data center requirements in a gradual manner and at a pace that aligns with their business objectives The switch series using cut through architecture supports line rate 10 Gigabit Ethernet on all ports while maintaining consistently low latency independent of packet size and services enabled It supports a set of network technologies known collectively as Data Center Bridging DCB that increases the reliability efficiency and scalability of Ethernet networks These features allow the switches to support multiple traffic classes over a lossless Ethernet fabric thus enabling consol
2. Management Switch management using 10 100 1000 Mbps management or console ports CLI based console to provide detailed out of band management n band switch management Locator and beacon LEDs on Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Port based locator and beacon LEDs Configuration synchronization Module preprovisioning Configuration rollback Secure Shell Version 2 SSHv2 Telnet AAA AAA with RBAC RADIUS 2011 Cisco and or its affiliates All rights reserved This document is Cisco Public Information Page 14 of 22 Data Sheet a TACACS Syslog Embedded packet analyzer e SNMPv1 v2 and v3 Enhanced SNMP MIB support XML NETCONF support Remote monitoring RMON Advanced Encryption Standard AES for management traffic Unified username and passwords across CLI and SNMP Microsoft Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol MS CHAP Digital certificates for management between switch and RADIUS server Cisco Discovery Protocol Versions 1 and 2 RBAC Switched Port Analyzer SPAN on physical PortChannel VLAN and Fibre Channel interfaces Ingress and egress packet counters per interface Network Time Protocol NTP Cisco GOLD Comprehensive bootup diagnostic tests Call Home Smart Call Home Cisco Fabric Manager Cisco DCNM CiscoWorks LAN Management Solution LMS Data Center Bridging CEE and IEEE compliant PFC per p
3. Pause frames IEEE 802 3x Storm control unicast multicast and broadcast Private VLANs Private VLAN over trunks Isolated and Promiscuous Private VLANs over vPC and EtherChannels Layer 3 Features Layer 3 interfaces Routed ports on Cisco Nexus 5500 platform interfaces switch virtual interface SVI PortChannels subinterfaces and PortChannel subinterfaces for a total of 4096 entries Support for up to 8000 prefixes and up to 8000 host entries Support for up to 2000 multicast routes 2011 Cisco and or its affiliates All rights reserved This document is Cisco Public Information Page 13 of 22 Data Sheet a Support for 1000 VRF entries Support for up to 4096 VLANs 16 way equal cost multipathing ECMP 2000 ingress and 1000 egress access control list ACL entries Routing protocols Static Routing Information Protocol Version2 RIPv2 Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol EIGRP Open Shortest Path First Version 2 OSPFv2 and Border Gateway Protocol BGP Hot Standby Router Protocol HSRP and Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol VRRP ACL Routed ACL with Layer 3 and 4 options to match ingress and egress ACL Multicast Protocol Independent Multicast Version 2 PIMv2 sparse mode Source Specific Multicast SSM Multicast Source Discovery Protocol MSDP and Internet Group Management Protocol Versions 2 and 3 IGMP v2 and v3 Virtual Route Forwarding VR
4. 9 x 74 9 cm Operating temperature 32 to 104F 0 to 400 32 to 104F 0 to 400 Nonoperating storage temperature 40 to 158 40 to 70T 40 to 158 40 to 70 C Humidity 5 to 95 noncondensing 5 to 9596 noncondensing Altitude 0 to 10 000 ft 0 to 3000m 0 to 10 000 ft 0 to 3000m Weight Table 8 lists the weight of the Cisco Nexus 5500 platform switches Table 8 Weight Component Weight Cisco Nexus 5548P or 5548UP with 2 750W power supplies 1 35 Ib 15 88 kg expansion module and 2 fan modules Cisco Nexus 5596UP with 2 1100W power supplies 3 unified port 47 5 Ib 21 55 kg expansion modules and 4 fan modules 2011 Cisco and or its affiliates All rights reserved This document is Cisco Public Information Page 19 of 22 Data Sheet a Software Requirements The Cisco Nexus 5500 platform is supported by Cisco NX OS Software Release 5 0 and later The Cisco Nexus 5548UP 5596UP Unified Port expansion module and Layer 3 modules are supported by Cisco NX OS Software Release 5 0 3 N1 1 and later Cisco NX OS interoperates with any networking OS including Cisco IOS Software that conforms to the networking standards mentioned in this data sheet For the latest software release information and recommendations please see the product bulletin at http www cisco com go nexus5000 Regulatory Standards Compliance Table 9 summarizes regulatory standards compliance for the Cisco Nexus 5500 platfor
5. Gigabit Ethernet or 8 4 2 1 Gbps Fibre Channel Unified ports give the user flexibility in choosing SAN and LAN port options consistent with the virtualized data center and offer a migration path to FCoE for those users not yet ready to make the move from native Fibre Channel e Energy efficiency achieved through the use of the Cisco Nexus 5500 platform helps data centers operate within their space power and cooling parameters while reducing their carbon footprints Every network link at the rack level requires adapters switches and transceivers all of which consume power I O consolidation reduces energy consumption by eliminating the need for separate Fibre Channel adapters cables and switches In many cases server cluster networks also can be consolidated onto 10 Gigabit Ethernet networks especially given the low latency of the Cisco Nexus 5500 platform The switch hardware is also designed for energy efficiency Variable speed fans consume only the amount of power necessary to cool the chassis at that specific point in time The switch power supplies are sized to support worst case scenarios in which inefficient SFP transceivers increase power draw however when low power cabling solutions are deployed the switch platform s power supplies maintain 90 percent efficiency at only 25 percent utilization making efficient use of power in best case scenarios Consistent management for Cisco products is provided through the consistency of bot
6. North America CAB IND 10A 10A Power cable for India CAB 9K10A AU Power Cord 250VAC 10A 3112 Plug Australia 2011 Cisco and or its affiliates All rights reserved This document is Cisco Public Information Page 21 of 22 Data Sheet a Part Number Description CAB 9K10A EU Power Cord 250VAC 10A CEE 7 7 Plug EU CAB 9K10A IT Power Cord 250VAC 10A CEI 23 16 VII Plug Italy CAB 9K10A SW Power Cord 250VAC 10A MP232 Plug Switzerland CAB 9K10A UK Power Cord 250VAC 13A BS1363 Plug 13 A fuse UK SFS 250V 10A AR SFS Power Cord 250V 10A Argentina SFS 250V 10A CN SFS Power Cord 250V 10A PRC SFS 250V 10A ID SFS Power Cord 250V 10A India SFS 250V 10A IS SFS Power Cord 250V 10A Israel Accessory Kit N5548 ACC KIT Accessory Kit for Nexus 5548 Chassis N5596 ACC KIT Accessory Kit for Nexus 5596 Chassis Warranty The Cisco Nexus 5500 platform has a 1 year limited hardware warranty The warranty includes hardware replacement with a 10 day turnaround from receipt of a return materials authorization RMA Service and Support Cisco offers a wide range of services to help accelerate your success in deploying and optimizing the Cisco Nexus 5500 platform in your data center The innovative Cisco Services are delivered through a unique combination of people processes tools and partners
7. comprehensive feature sets of the Cisco Nexus 5500 platform make it well suited for top of rack middle of row or end of row data center access layer applications The platform switches protect investments in data center racks with standards based 10 Gigabit Ethernet and FCoE features and virtual machineawareness features that allow IT departments to consolidate networks based on their own requirements and timing The combination of higher port density lossless Ethernet wire speed performance and very low latency makes the switch platform well suited for meeting the growing demand for 10 Gigabit Ethernet that can support a common Ethernet based fabric in enterprise and service provider data centers protecting enterprises investments The switch platform provides sufficient port density to support single and multiple racks fully populated with blade and rack mount servers Built for today s data centers the switches are designed just like the servers they support Ports and power connections are at the rear close to server ports helping keep cable lengths as short and efficient as possible delivering benefits traditionally offered on blade servers to rack servers as well Hot swappable power and fan modules can be accessed from the front panel where status lights offer an at a glance view of switch operation Front to back cooling is consistent with server designs supporting efficient data center hot and cold aisle designs Service
8. ports configurable as 1 and 10 Gigabit Ethernet and FCoE or 8 4 2 1 Gbps native Fibre Channel additional interfaces through one expansion module Cisco Nexus 5596UP 48 fixed ports configurable as 1 and 10 Gigabit Ethernet and FCoE or 8 4 2 1 Gbps native Fibre Channel additional interfaces through up to three expansion modules Expansion modules 16 port 1 and 10 Gigabit Ethernet and FCoE module 8 port 8 4 2 1 Gbps Fibre Channel plus 8 port 1 and 10 Gigabit Ethernet and FCoE module Unified port module consisting of 16 ports configurable as 8 4 2 1 Gbps Fibre Channel or 1 and 10 Gigabit Ethernet and FCoE Layer 3 module Cisco Nexus 5596UP only one per system Layer 3 daughter card Cisco Nexus 5548P and 5548UP only one per system Extension through the Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Layer 2 Features Layer 2 switch ports and VLAN trunks IEEE 802 1Q VLAN encapsulation Support for up to 4096 VLANs Rapid Per VLAN Spanning Tree Plus PVRST IEEE 802 1w compatible Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol MSTP IEEE 802 13 64 instances Spanning Tree PortFast Spanning Tree root guard Spanning Tree Bridge Assurance Cisco EtherChannel technology up to 16 ports per EtherChannel Cisco vPC technology vPC configuration synchronization Link Aggregation Control Protocol LACP IEEE 802 3ad Advanced PortChannel hashing based on Layer 2 3 and 4 information Jumbo frames on all ports up to 9216 bytes
9. 00 platform supports Gigabit Ethernet SFP for Gigabit Ethernet connectivity options available in both standard and extended temperature ranges with Digital Optical Monitoring DOM support The following SFP transceiver modules are supported by hardware in all ports of the Cisco Nexus 5500 platform e Cisco 1000BASE T SFP e Cisco 1000BASE SX SFP e Cisco 1000BASE LX LR SFP e Cisco 4 2 1G Fibre Channel SFP Power Supply Table 6 lists the power supply properties of the Cisco Nexus 5500 platform Table 6 Power Supply Properties AC Power Supply Properties Cisco Nexus 5548P and 5548UP Cisco Nexus 5596UP Typical operating power 390W 660W Maximum power Layer 2 600W without Layer 3 daughter card 882W without Layer 3 expansion module Maximum power Layer 3 730W with Layer 3 daughter card 972W with 3x Layer 3 expansion module Input voltage 100 to 240 VAC 100 to 240 VAC Frequency 50 to 60 Hz 50 to 60 Hz Efficiency 95 to 98 50 to 100 load 95 to 98 50 to 100 load RoHS compliance Yes Yes Hot swappable Yes Yes Heat dissipation 1998 BTU hr 600W 3010 BTU hr 882W Environment Table 7 lists the environment properties of the Cisco Nexus 5500 platform Table 7 Environment Properties Property Cisco Nexus 5548P and 5548UP Cisco Nexus 5596UP Physical height x width x depth 1 72 17 3 x 29 5 in 4 4 x 43 9 x 74 9 cm 3 47 x 17 3 x 29 5 in 8 8 x 43
10. Channel switch ports or both The Cisco Nexus 5548P supports the addition of one expansion module from the following three offerings Figure 2 e Ethernet module that provides sixteen 1 and 10 Gigabit Ethernet and FCoE ports using the SFP interface e Fibre Channel plus Ethernet module that provides eight 1 and 10 Gigabit Ethernet and FCoE ports using the SFP interface and eight ports of 8 4 2 1 Gbps native Fibre Channel connectivity using the SFP SFP interface e Aunified port module that provides up to sixteen 1 and 10 Gigabit Ethernet and FCoE ports using the SFP interface or up to 16 ports of 8 4 2 1 Gbps native Fibre Channel connectivity using the SFP SFP interface The use of 1 and 10 Gigabit Ethernet or 8 4 2 1 Gbps Fibre Channel on a port is mutually exclusive but selectable for any of the 16 physical ports per module Figure 2 From Left to Right 16 Port 1 and 10 Gigabit Ethernet and FCoE Module 8 Port Fibre Channel plus 8 Port 1 and 10 Gigabit Ethernet and FCoE Module and Unified Port Module In addition to these expansion modules the Cisco Nexus 5548P supports a Layer 3 daughter card that can be ordered with the system or as a spare field upgradable This daughter card provides up to 160 Gbps of Layer 3 forwarding capability 240 million packets per second mpps that can be shared by all 48 ports in the chassis As shown in Figure 3 the Layer 3 daughter card does not take up one of the expansion slots on the rear of the ch
11. Cisco SFP H10GB CU3M 10GBASE CU SFP cable 3m Twinax cable Cisco SFP H10GB CU5M 10GBASE CU SFP cable 5m Twinax cable Cisco SFP H10GB ACU7M 10GBASE CU SFP cable 7m active Twinax cable Cisco SFP H10GB ACU10M 10GBASE CU SFP cable 10m active Twinax cable Cisco GLC T 1000BASE T SFP Cisco GLC SX MM Gigabit Ethernet SFP LC connector SX transceiver MMF Cisco GLC LH SM Gigabit Ethernet SFP LC connector LX LH transceiver SMF Cisco SFP GE T 1000BASE T SFP extended temperature range Cisco SFP GE S Gigabit Ethernet SFP LC connector SX transceiver MMF extended temperature range and digital optical monitoring DOM Cisco SFP GE L Gigabit Ethernet SFP LC connector LX LH transceiver SMF extended temperature range and DOM Cisco DS SFP FC4G SW Cisco DS SFP FC4G LW 4 Gbps Fibre Channel SW SFP LC for Fibre Channel expansion module ports 4 Gbps Fibre Channel LW SFP LC for Fibre Channel expansion module ports Cisco DS SFP FC8G SW Cisco DS SFP FC8G LW 8 Gbps Fibre Channel SW SFP LC for Fibre Channel expansion module ports 8 Gbps Fibre Channel LW SFP LC for Fibre Channel expansion module ports The high bandwidth of 10 Gigabit Ethernet poses challenges to transmissions that are met by the transceiver and cabling options supported by the Cisco Nexus 5500 platform The platform supports an innovative Twinax copper cabling solution tha
12. E and DCB which increases the reliability efficiency and scalability of Ethernet networks These features allow the switches to support multiple traffic classes over a lossless Ethernet fabric thus enabling consolidation of LAN SAN and cluster environments Cisco Nexus 2000 Series and Cisco Nexus 5500 Platform Deployment Scenarios The fabric extenders can be used in the following deployment scenarios e Rack servers with 1 or 10 Gigabit Ethernet NICs the fabric extender can be physically located at the top of the rack and the Cisco Nexus 5500 platform switch can reside in the middle or at the end of the row e Mixed 1 and 10 Gigabit Ethernet environments in which rack servers are running at both speeds in the same rack or in separate racks e 10 Gigabit Ethernet and FCoE deployments servers with CNAs for unified fabric environments with the Cisco Nexus 2232PP e Server racks with integrated lights out iLO management 100 Megabit Ethernet or 1 Gigabit Ethernet management and iLO interfaces e 1 and 10 Gigabit Ethernet blade servers with pass through blades e Virtualized access The Cisco Nexus 2000 Series can be used in conjunction with the Cisco Nexus 5500 platform in two main design scenarios e Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders single connected to one upstream Cisco Nexus 5500 platform switch In this deployment scenario access layer redundancy is achieved through redundant server connections to two upstream Cisco Nexus 5500
13. E is a standards based upper layer protocol that maps the Fibre Channel Protocol FCP and services onto Layer 2 Ethernet It is a straightforward encapsulation of Fibre Channel within Ethernet that preserves existing Fibre Channel network management models and tools helping protect investments in software and staff training 2011 Cisco and or its affiliates All rights reserved This document is Cisco Public Information Page 7 of 22 Data Sheet ee e Cisco unified fabric consolidates all data center I O onto Layer 2 Ethernet Unified fabric reduces capital and operating costs by reducing the number of server adapters cables and upstream switches needed All I O LAN SAN and cluster typically is consolidated onto two Ethernet links DCB and FCoE enable the incorporation of Fibre Channel frames into a unified fabric facilitating wire once strategies in which all servers become capable of SAN connection A standard and uniform approach to I O enhances server and storage consolidation strategies The Cisco Nexus 5500 platform also connects to existing native Fibre Channel networks protecting current investments in storage networks Additionally the Cisco Nexus 5500 platform attaches to directly connected FCoE and Fibre Channel storage devices and supports multi tiered unified network fabric connect directly over FCoE e Unified ports allow any capable port to take on the character of 1 and 10 Gigabit Ethernet SAN and LAN shared on 10
14. F VRF lite IP VPN VRF aware unicast and BGP OSPF RIP and VRF aware multicast Unicast Reverse Path Forwarding uRFP with ACL strict and loose modes Jumbo frame support up to 9216 bytes QoS Layer 2 IEEE 802 1p CoS 8 hardware queues per port Per port QoS configuration CoS trust Port based CoS assignment Modular QoS CLI MQC compliance ACL based QoS classification Layers 2 3 and 4 MQC CoS marking Per port virtual output queuing CoS based egress queuing Egress strict priority queuing Egress port based scheduling Weighted Round Robin WRR Security Ingress ACLs standard and extended on Ethernet and virtual Ethernet ports Standard and extended Layer 2 ACLs MAC addresses protocol type etc Standard and extended Layer 3 to 4 ACLs IPv4 and v6 Internet Control Message Protocol ICMP TCP User Datagram Protocol UDP etc VLAN based ACLs VACLs Port based ACLs PACLs Named ACLs ACL logging and statistics Optimized ACL distribution ACLs on virtual terminals VTYs Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP snooping with Option 82 Dynamic Address Resolution Protocol ARP Inspection P source guard DHCP relay High Availability Features In Service Software Upgrade ISSU for Layer 2 Hot swappable field replaceable power supplies fan modules and expansion modules 1 1 power redundancy N 1 fan module redundancy
15. ITS 416 2006 FC MI Revision 1 92 INCITS TR 30 2002 except for FL ports and Class 2 FC MI 2 Revision 2 6 INCITS TR 39 2005 except for FL ports and Class 2 e FC SP Revision 1 6 FC DA Revision 3 1 INCITS TR 36 2004 except for FL ports SB ports and Class 2 Class of Service Class 3 Class F Fibre Channel standard port types E and F Fibre Channel enhanced port types SD and TE Physical Specifications SFP Optics Cisco Nexus 5500 platform supports 10 Gigabit Ethernet SFP copper Twinax cables for short distances and SFP optics 10GBASE SR 10GBASE LR and Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extender Transceiver FET 10G for longer distances SFP has several advantages compared to other 10 Gigabit Ethernet connectivity options Small 10 Gigabit Ethernet form factor Optical interoperability with XENPAK X2 and XFP interface types Low power consumption Hot swappable device 2011 Cisco and or its affiliates All rights reserved This document is Cisco Public Information Page 18 of 22 Data Sheet oT Cisco Nexus 5500 platform products support 8 Gbps Fibre Channel compatible SFP for native Fibre Channel connectivity options 8 Gbps Fibre Channel compatible short reach and 10 km long reach SFP transceiver modules operate at 8 4 2 Gbps and are supported in the 8 Gbps capable native Fibre Channel ports on expansion modules and unified ports SFP Optics The Cisco Nexus 55
16. LICENSE MGR MIB CISCO FEATURE CONTROL MIB CISCO CDP MIB CISCO RF MIB CISCO ETHERNET FABRIC EXTENDER MIB CISCO BRIDGE MIB Standards Industry Standards EEE 802 1D Spanning Tree Protocol EEE 802 1p CoS prioritization EEE 802 1Q VLAN tagging IEEE 802 1Qaz Enhanced transmission selection IEEE 802 1Qbb Per priority Pause IEEE 802 1s Multiple VLAN instances of Spanning Tree Protocol IEEE 802 1w Rapid reconfiguration of Spanning Tree Protocol IEEE 802 3 Ethernet EEE 802 3ad LACP with fast timers IEEE 802 3ae 10 Gigabit Ethernet SFF 8431 SFP CX1 support RMON Fibre Channel Standards FC PH Revision 4 3 ANSI INCITS 230 1994 FC PH Amendment 1 ANSI INCITS 230 1994 AM1 1996 FC PH Amendment 2 ANSI INCITS 230 1994 AM2 1999 FC PH 2 Revision 7 4 ANSI INCITS 297 1997 FC PH 3 Revision 9 4 ANSI INCITS 303 1998 FC PI Revision 13 ANSI INCITS 352 2002 FC PI 2 Revision 10 ANSI INCITS 404 2006 FC PI 4 Revision 7 0 FC FS Revision 1 9 ANSI INCITS 373 2003 FC FS 2 Revision 0 91 FC LS Revision 1 2 FC SW 2 Revision 5 3 ANSI INCITS 355 2001 FC SW 3 Revision 6 6 ANSI INCITS 384 2004 FC GS 3 Revision 7 01 ANSI INCITS 348 2001 FC GS 4 Revision 7 91 ANSI INCITS 387 2004 FC BB 5 Revision 2 0 for FCoE FCP Revision 12 ANSI INCITS 269 1996 FCP 2 Revision 8 ANSI INCITS 350 2003 FCP 3 Revision 4 ANSI INC
17. ability is enhanced with all customer replaceable units accessible from the front panel The use of SFP ports offers increased flexibility enabling use of a range of interconnect solutions including copper Twinax cable for short runs and fiber for long runs DCB enables Ethernet fabrics to support lossless transmission to increase network scalability support I O consolidation ease management of multiple traffic flows and optimize performance Although SAN consolidation requires only the lossless fabric provided by the Ethernet Pause mechanism the Cisco Nexus 5500 platform provides additional features that create an even more easily managed high performance unified network fabric DCB features are summarized in Table 4 and supported by the Cisco Nexus 5500 platform Table 4 DCB Features and Benefits Feature Business Benefit Priority Flow Control PFC Simplifies management of multiple traffic flows over a single network link Creates lossless behavior for Ethernet by allowing class of service CoS based flow control Enhanced Transmission Selection ETS Enables consistent management of quality of service QoS at the network level by providing consistent scheduling of different traffic types IP storage etc Data Center Bridging Exchange DCBX Simplifies network deployment and reduces configuration errors by providing autonegotiation of DCB Protocol features between the NIC and the switch and between switches FCo
18. affiliates All rights reserved This document is Cisco Public Information Page 12 of 22 Data Sheet a e Programmatic XML interface Based on the NETCONF industry standard the Cisco NX OS XML interface provides a consistent API for devices enabling rapid development and creation of tools to enhance the network e SNMP Cisco NX OS complies with SNMPv1 v2 and v3 An extensive collection of MIBs is supported e RBAC With RBAC Cisco NX OS enables administrators to limit access to switch operations by assigning roles to users Administrators can customize access and restrict it to the users who require it Specifications Table 5 lists the specifications for the Cisco Nexus 5500 platform Table 5 Product Specifications Performance Cisco Nexus 5548P and 5548UP Layer 2 hardware forwarding at 960 Gbps or 714 24 mpps Layer 3 performance of up to 160 Gbps or 240 mpps Cisco Nexus 5596UP Layer 2 hardware forwarding at 1920 Gbps or 1428 mpps Layer 3 performance of up to 160 Gbps or 240 mpps MAC address table entries 32 000 Low latency cut through design that provides predictable consistent traffic latency regardless of packet size traffic pattern or enabled features on 10 Gigabit Ethernet interfaces Line rate traffic throughput on all ports Interfaces Cisco Nexus 5548P 32 fixed 1 and 10 Gigabit Ethernet and FCoE ports additional interfaces through one expansion module Cisco Nexus 5548UP 32 fixed
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20. assis but instead is installed by replacing the I O module that is located on the front of the chassis 2011 Cisco and or its affiliates All rights reserved This document is Cisco Public Information Page 2 of 22 Data Sheet oT Figure 3 Layer 3 Daughter Card on the Cisco Nexus 5548UP Switch Tw Cisco Nexus 5548UP Switch The Cisco Nexus 5548UP is a 1RU 10 Gigabit Ethernet Fibre Channel and FCoE switch offering up to 960 Gbps of throughput and up to 48 ports The switch has 32 unified ports and one expansion slot Expansion Module Options for the Cisco Nexus 5548UP The Cisco Nexus 5500 platform is equipped with expansion modules that can be used to increase the number of 10 Gigabit Ethernet and FCoE ports or to connect to Fibre Channel SANs with 8 4 2 1 Gbps Fibre Channel switch ports or both The Cisco Nexus 5548UP supports one expansion module from the following offerings Figure 4 e Ethernet module that provides sixteen 1 and 10 Gigabit Ethernet and FCoE ports using the SFP interface e Fibre Channel plus Ethernet module that provides eight 1 and 10 Gigabit Ethernet and FCoE ports using the SFP interface and eight ports of 8 4 2 1 Gbps native Fibre Channel connectivity using the SFP SFP interface e Aunified port module that provides up to sixteen 1 and 10 Gigabit Ethernet and FCoE ports using the SFP interface or up to 16 ports of 8 4 2 1 Gbps native Fibre Channel connectivity using the SFP SFP interface Th
21. atform that scales across a multitude of 1 Gigabit Ethernet 10 Gigabit Ethernet unified fabric rack and blade server environments The Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders are designed to simplify data center architecture and operations by meeting the business and application needs of a data center Working in conjunction with Cisco Nexus switches the Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders offer a cost effective and efficient way to support today s Gigabit Ethernet environments while allowing easy migration to 10 Gigabit Ethernet virtual machine aware Cisco unified fabric technologies The Cisco Nexus 2000 Series design is aligned with the design of servers It offers front to back cooling compatibility with data center hot aisle and cold aisle designs placement of all switch ports at the rear of the unit in close proximity to server ports and accessibility of all user serviceable components from the front panel The Cisco Nexus 2000 Series is built for nonstop operation with redundant hot swappable power supplies and a hot swappable fan tray with redundant fans Its compact 1RU form factor takes up relatively little space making it easy to incorporate into rack designs Figure 7 Figure 7 Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders Cisco Nexus 2148T Bottom Left Cisco Nexus 2248TP GE Top Right and Cisco Nexus 2232PP 10GE Bottom Right 2011 Cisco and or its affiliates All rights reserved This document is Cisco Public Inf
22. c with the unified port controllers helps ensure low latency lossless fabric for ingress interfaces requesting access to egress interfaces 2011 Cisco and or its affiliates All rights reserved This document is Cisco Public Information Page 11 of 22 Data Sheet BEN Cisco NX OS Software Overview Cisco NX OS is a data centerclass operating system built with modularity resiliency and serviceability at its foundation Based on the industry proven Cisco MDS 9000 SAN OS Software Cisco NX OS helps ensure continuous availability and sets the standard for mission critical data center environments The self healing and highly modular design of Cisco NX OS makes zero impact operations a reality and enables exceptional operational flexibility Focused on the requirements of the data center Cisco NX OS provides a robust and comprehensive feature set that fulfills the Ethernet and storage networking requirements of present and future data centers With an XML interface and a CLI like that of Cisco IOS Software Cisco NX OS provides state of the art implementations of relevant networking standards as well as a variety of true data centerclass Cisco innovations Cisco NX OS Software Features and Benefits e Software compatibility Cisco NX OS Software Release 5 0 interoperates with Cisco products running any variant of the Cisco IOS Software operating system Cisco NX OS 5 0 also interoperates with any networking OS that conforms to the networki
23. e One deployment scenario involves equipping each data center rack with two Cisco Nexus 2248 GE Fabric Extenders or with two Cisco Nexus 2232 10GE Fabric Extenders connected to two upstream Cisco Nexus 5500 platform switches Figure 9 Up to 48 servers can connect to each 1 Gigabit Ethernet fabric extender and up to 32 servers can connect to each 10 Gigabit Ethernet fabric extender Assuming that these servers are dual homed a pair of Cisco Nexus 5500 platform switches can connect up to 1152 1 Gigabit Ethernet servers 24 N2248 or up to 768 10 Gigabit Ethernet servers 24 N2232 Figure 9 Sample Unified Access Deployment Scenario Supporting Up to 1152 1 Gigabit Ethernet Servers or Up to 768 10 Gigabit Ethernet Servers with a Single Pair of Access Layer Switches and a Single Point of Management Distributed Modular System Cisco Nexus 2000 Cisco Nexus Parent Switch Unified Access Architecture 100M IGE 1 10GE FCoE 1 10GEBlade 100M 1GE 110GE 1 10GE Blade Rack Mount Rack Mount Servers with Rack Mount Rack Mount Servers with Servers Servers Pass Through Servers Servers Pass Through Legend A Cisco Nexus Parent Switch e Ciso Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extender Unified Fabric with FCoE I O Consolidation The Cisco Nexus 5500 platform consolidates multiple networks LAN SAN and server cluster on a single unified fabric saving the capital and operating expenses associated with deployment of multiple parallel
24. e use of 1 and 10 Gigabit Ethernet or 8 4 2 1 Gbps Fibre Channel on a port is mutually exclusive but selectable for any of the 16 physical ports per module Figure 4 From Left to Right 16 Port 1 and 10 Gigabit Ethernet and FCoE Module 8 Port Fibre Channel plus 8 Port 1 and 10 Gigabit Ethernet and FCoE Module and Unified Port Module In addition to these expansion modules the Cisco Nexus 5548UP supports a Layer 3 daughter card that can be ordered with the system or as a spare field upgradable This daughter card provides up to 160 Gbps of Layer 3 forwarding capability 240 mpps that can be shared by all 48 ports in the chassis Note that the Layer 3 daughter card does not take up one of the expansion slots on the rear of the chassis but instead is installed by replacing the I O module that is located on the front of the chassis Cisco Nexus 5596UP Switch The Cisco Nexus 5596UP Switch Figure 5 is a 2RU 10 Gigabit Ethernet Fibre Channel and FCoE switch offering up to 1920 Gbps of throughput and up to 96 ports The switch has 48 unified ports and three expansion slots Figure 5 Cisco Nexus 5596UP Switch Configured with Three 16 Port Expansion Modules 2011 Cisco and or its affiliates All rights reserved This document is Cisco Public Information Page 3 of 22 Data Sheet aT Expansion Module Options for the Cisco Nexus 5596UP Switch The Cisco Nexus 5500 platform is equipped with expansion modules that can be used to incr
25. ease the number of 10 Gigabit Ethernet and FCoE ports or to connect to Fibre Channel SANs with 8 4 2 1 Gbps Fibre Channel switch ports or both The Cisco Nexus 5596UP supports three expansion modules from the following offerings Figure 6 e Ethernet module that provides sixteen 1 and 10 Gigabit Ethernet and FCoE ports using the SFP interface e Fibre Channel plus Ethernet module that provides eight 1 and 10 Gigabit Ethernet and FCoE ports using the SFP interface and eight ports of 8 4 2 1 Gbps native Fibre Channel connectivity using the SFP SFP interface e Aunified port module that provides up to sixteen 1 and 10 Gigabit Ethernet and FCoE ports using the SFP interface or up to sixteen ports of 8 4 2 1 Gbps native Fibre Channel connectivity using the SFP and SFP interface The use of 1 and 10 Gigabit Ethernet or 8 4 2 1 Gbps Fibre Channel on a port is mutually exclusive but selectable for any of the 16 physical ports per module e ALayer 3 module provides up to 160 Gbps of Layer 3 forwarding capability 240 mpps that can be shared by all the I O ports in the chassis Figure 6 From Left to Right 16 Port 1 and 10 Gigabit Ethernet and FCoE Module 8 Port Fibre Channel plus 8 Port 1 and 10 Gigabit Ethernet and FCoE Module Unified Port Module and Layer 3 Module Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders The Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders comprise a category of data center products that provide a universal server access pl
26. environment companies are calling upon their IT departments to help them reduce costs improve productivity and introduce new ways to interact with their customer base The Cisco Nexus 5500 platform extends the industry leading versatility of the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switches of purpose built 10 Gigabit Ethernet data center class switches and provides innovative advances toward higher density lower latency and multilayer services The Cisco Nexus 5500 platform is well suited for enterprise class data center server access layer deployments across a diverse set of physical virtual storage access and high performance computing HPC data center environments 2011 Cisco and or its affiliates All rights reserved This document is Cisco Public Information Page 1 of 23 Data Sheet a Cisco Nexus 5548P Switch The Cisco Nexus 5548P Switch Figure 1 is the first of the Cisco Nexus 5500 platform switches It is a one rack unit 1RU 10 Gigabit Ethernet and FCoE switch offering up to 960 Gbps throughput and up to 48 ports The switch has 32 1 10 Gbps fixed Enhanced Small Form Factor Pluggable SFP Ethernet and FCoE ports and one expansion slot Figure 1 Cisco Nexus 5548P Switch Expansion Module Options for the Cisco Nexus 5548P The Cisco Nexus 5500 platform is equipped with expansion modules that can be used to increase the number of 10 Gigabit Ethernet and FCoE ports or to connect to Fibre Channel SANs with 8 4 2 1 Gbps Fibre
27. h the Cisco NX OS Software and Cisco MDS 9000 Software management models and tools The switch platform s network features can be managed using the Cisco command line interface CLI and the Fibre Channel and FCoE features can be managed through the Cisco Fabric Manager suite Cisco Data Center Network Manager DCNM also supports the Cisco Nexus 5500 platform The capability to manage Ethernet and FCoE features independently with existing Cisco tools preserves existing management models best practices and investments in staff training In addition Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP MIBs XML and the Cisco CLI are made available to customers for switch management through third party and custom developed tools The switch platform uses Cisco NX OS for superior operating efficiency pervasive security and continuous operation even through software upgrades e Software manageability and serviceability features include Smart Call Home and automated parameter exchange through DCBX Security is enhanced through role based access control RBAC support for authentication authorization and accounting AAA remote TACACS and RADIUS servers and Secure Shell SSH access Applications The Cisco Nexus 5500 platform supports a number of application scenarios making the switches a versatile data center option e As access layer switches they can be used purely as 1 and 10 Gigabit Ethernet switches consolidating 10 Gigabit Ethernet connec
28. idation of LAN SAN and cluster environments Its ability to connect Fibre Channel over Ethernet FCoE to native Fibre Channel protects existing storage system investments while dramatically simplifying in rack cabling In addition to supporting standard 10 Gigabit Ethernet network interface cards NICs on servers the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series integrates with multifunction adapters called converged network adapters CNAs that combine the functions of Ethernet NICs and Fibre Channel host bus adapters HBAs making the transition to a single unified network fabric transparent and consistent with existing practices management software and OS drivers The switch series is compatible with integrated transceivers and Twinax cabling solutions that deliver cost effective connectivity for 10 Gigabit Ethernet to servers at the rack level eliminating the need for expensive optical transceivers The Cisco Nexus 5000 Series is designed for data center environments with cut through technology that enables consistent low latency Ethernet solutions with front to back cooling and with data ports in the rear bringing switching into close proximity with servers and making cable runs short and simple The switch series is highly serviceable with redundant hot pluggable power supplies and fan modules It uses data center class Cisco NX OS Software for high reliability and ease of management Cisco Nexus 5500 Platform Overview In a constantly changing business
29. m Table 9 Regulatory Standards Compliance Safety and EMC Specification Description Regulatory compliance Products should comply with CE Markings according to directives 2004 108 EC and 2006 95 EC Safety UL 60950 1 Second Edition CAN CSA C22 2 No 60950 1 Second Edition EN 60950 1 Second Edition EC 60950 1 Second Edition AS NZS 60950 1 GB4943 EMC Emissions 47CFR Part 15 CFR 47 Class A AS NZS CISPR22 Class A CISPR22 Class A EN55022 Class A ICES003 Class A VCCI Class A EN61000 3 2 EN61000 3 3 KN22 Class A CNS13438 Class A EMC Immunity EN55024 CISPR24 EN300386 KN 61000 4 series RoHS The product is RoHS 6 compliant with exceptions for leaded ball grid array BGA balls and lead press fit connectors Ordering Information Table 10 presents ordering information for the Cisco Nexus 5500 platform Note that the Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders can be ordered either separately or along with the Cisco Nexus 5500 platform Table 10 Ordering Information Part Number Description Chassis N5K C5548P FA Chassis includes 32 fixed ports Front to Back Airflow 2 750W AC Power Supplies Fan Trays 1 Expansion Slot N5K C5548UP FA Chassis includes 32 fixed unified ports Front to Back Airflow 2 750W AC Power Supplies Fan Trays 1 Expansion Slot N5K C5596UP FA Chassis includes 48 fixed unified ports Front to Back Airflow 2 1100W AC Po
30. nce front to back cooling and rear data port configuration that make it well suited for aggregating a large number of 10 Gigabit Ethernet links either from servers or from other access layer switches The switch port density allows each switch to support a single rack or neighboring racks using the SFP direct attach 10 Gigabit copper cabling option The Cisco Nexus 5500 platform can also be purchased with only the Ethernet capabilities enabled allowing IT departments to deploy them in parallel with existing Fibre Channel SANs Figure 8 shows an active active pair of Cisco Nexus 5500 platform switches cross connected to redundant Ethernet NICs in servers Instead of using multiple 1 Gigabit Ethernet connections to servers for LAN virtual machine mobility applications and Small Computer System Interface over IP iSCSI SAN support customers can combine their traffic over a consolidated lossless low latency 10 Gigabit Ethernet fabric The Cisco Nexus 5500 platform can be deployed as a top of tack access layer switch in parallel with existing Fibre Channel SANs 2011 Cisco and or its affiliates All rights reserved This document is Cisco Public Information Page 9 of 22 Data Sheet a Figure 8 Active Active Pair of Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switches Connected to Redundant Servers Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Ethernet Traffic Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Access Layer Traffic Rack Mount Server Unified Access Architectur
31. nd or its affiliates All rights reserved This document is Cisco Public Information Page 16 of 22 Data Sheet oF CISCO FDMI MIB CISCO FC DEVICE ALIAS MIB CISCO WWNMGR MIB FCMGMT MIB CISCO VEDM MIB CISCO FCOE MIB Ethernet MIBs CISCO VLAN MEMBERSHIP MIB Configuration MIBs ENTITY MIB F MIB CISCO ENTITY EXT MIB CISCO ENTITY FRU CONTROL MIB CISCO ENTITY SENSOR MIB CISCO FLASH MIB CISCO SYSTEM MIB CISCO SYSTEM EXT MIB CISCO IP IF MIB CISCO IF EXTENSION MIB CISCO SERVER INTERFACE MIB CISCO NTP MIB CISCO IMAGE MIB CISCO IMAGE CHECK MIB CISCO IMAGE UPGRADE MIB CISCO CONFIG COPY MIB CISCO ENTITY VENDORTYPE OID MIB CISCO BRIDGE MIB Monitoring MIBs DIFFSERV DSCP TC NOTIFICATION LOG MIB DIFFSERV MIB CISCO CALLHOME MIB CISCO SYSLOG EXT MIB CISCO PROCESS MIB RMON MIB CISCO RMON CONFIG MIB CISCO HC ALARM MIB Security MIBs CISCO AAA SERVER MIB CISCO AAA SERVER EXT MIB CISCO COMMON ROLES MIB CISCO COMMON MGMT MIB CISCO RADIUS MIB CISCO SECURE SHELL MIB TCP IP MIBs INET ADDRESS MIB TCP MIB CISCO TCP MIB UDP MIB P MIB CISCO IP PROTOCOL FILTER MIB CISCO DNS CLIENT MIB 2011 Cisco and or its affiliates All rights reserved This document is Cisco Public Information Page 17 of 22 Data Sheet oT Miscellaneous MIBs START MIB CISCO
32. nd vendor response times Smart Call Home and Cisco Generic Online Diagnostics GOLD are some of the features that enhance the serviceability of Cisco NX OS Smart Call Home The Smart Call Home feature continuously monitors hardware and software components to provide email based notification of critical system events A versatile range of message formats is available for optimal compatibility with pager services standard email and XML based automated parsing applications This feature offers alert grouping capabilities and customizable destination profiles It can be used for example to directly page a network support engineer send an email message to a NOC and employ Cisco Auto Notify services to directly generate a case with the Cisco Technical Assistance Center TAC This feature is a step toward autonomous system operation enabling networking devices to inform IT when a problem occurs and helping ensure that the problem is acted on quickly reducing time to resolution and increasing system uptime Cisco GOLD Cisco GOLD is a suite of diagnostic facilities to verify that hardware and internal data paths are operating as designed Boot time diagnostics continuous monitoring and on demand and scheduled tests are part of the Cisco GOLD feature set This industry leading diagnostics subsystem allows rapid fault isolation and continuous system monitoring critical in today s continuously operating environments 2011 Cisco and or its
33. networks switching infrastructure and cabling The Cisco Nexus 5500 platform is compatible with third party I O CNAs that present separate Ethernet NICs and Fibre Channel HBAs to the server operating system This approach allows existing drivers and Fibre Channel management software to work transparently with FCoE Upstream expansion modules 2011 Cisco and or its affiliates All rights reserved This document is Cisco Public Information Page 10 of 22 Data Sheet aaa support direct connections from the Cisco Nexus 5500 platform to existing native Fibre Channel SANs using dedicated native Fibre Channel ports Figure 10 Cisco Nexus 5500 platform can also be connected to upstream FCoE capable switches through industry standard VE port Inter Switch Links ISLs Figure 10 A Pair of Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switches in an Active Active Configuration with Native Fibre Channel Connections to Two Storage Networks SE rs Ethernet Traffic Fibre Channel Switches Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Access Layer Traffic Rack Mount Server Investment Protection with FCoE Unified Fabric The Cisco Nexus 5500 platform supports consolidated I O using FCoE on downlinks to servers FCoE is Fibre Channel and as such has familiar methods of configuration operation and management On the uplinks to the network customers can choose among FCoE direct attachment to storage systems native Fibre Channel direct at
34. ng standards listed as supported in this data sheet e Common software throughout the data center Cisco NX OS simplifies the data center operating environment and provides a unified OS designed to run all areas of the data center network including the LAN SAN and Layer 4 to 7 network services e Modular software design Cisco NX OS is designed to support distributed multithreaded processing on symmetric multiprocessors SMPs multicore CPUs and distributed line card processors Computationally intensive tasks such as hardware table programming can be offloaded to dedicated processors distributed across the line cards Cisco NX OS modular processes are instantiated on demand each in a separate protected memory space Thus processes are started and system resources allocated only when a feature is enabled The modular processes are governed by a real time preemptive scheduler that helps ensure the timely processing of critical functions e Quick development of enhancements and problem fixes The modularity of Cisco NX OS allows new features enhancements and problem fixes to be integrated into the software quickly Thus modular fixes can be developed tested and delivered in a short time span e Troubleshooting and diagnostics Cisco NX OS is built with unique serviceability functions to enable network operators to take early action based on network trends and events enhancing network planning and improving network operations center NOC a
35. ormation Page 4 of 22 Data Sheet MEN MEN The Cisco Nexus 2000 Series provides two types of ports ports for end host attachment host interfaces and uplink ports fabric interfaces Fabric Interfaces are differentiated with a yellow color for connectivity to the upstream parent Cisco Nexus switch Table 1 lists the Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders Fabric extenders can be mixed and matched to a parent switch to provide connectivity options Table 1 Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Specifications Description Specification Cisco Nexus 2148T 48 1000BASE T host interfaces and 4 10 Gigabit Ethernet fabric interfaces SFP Cisco Nexus 2224TP 24 100 1000BASE T host interfaces and 2 10 Gigabit Ethernet fabric interfaces SFP Cisco Nexus 2248TP 48 100 1000BASE T host interfaces and 4 10 Gigabit Ethernet fabric interfaces SFP Cisco Nexus 2232PP 32 1 and 10 Gigabit Ethernet and FCoE host interfaces SFP and 8 10 Gigabit Ethernet and FCoE fabric interfaces SFP The Cisco Nexus 2224TP and 2248TP provide port density options for highly scalable 100 Mbps and 1 Gigabit Ethernet connectivity The Cisco Nexus 2232PP provides ease of migration from 1 Gigabit Ethernet to 10 Gigabit Ethernet while supporting highly scalable 10 Gigabit environments The Cisco Nexus 2232PP 10GE Fabric Extender is an excellent platform for migration from 1 Gigabit Ethernet to 10 Gigabit Ethernet and unified fabric environments It supports FCo
36. ountries A listing of Cisco s trademarks can be found at www cisco com go trademarks Third party trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners The use of the word partner does not imply a partnership relationship between Cisco and any other company 1005R Printed in USA C78 618603 03 04 11 2011 Cisco and or its affiliates All rights reserved This document is Cisco Public Information Page 22 of 22
37. platform switches using Cisco virtual PortChannel vPC technology or server NIC teaming to two Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders e Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders dual connected to two upstream Cisco Nexus 5500 platform switches using vPC In this deployment scenario access layer redundancy is achieved through a combination of Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders dual connected to an upstream parent switch and server NIC teaming 2011 Cisco and or its affiliates All rights reserved This document is Cisco Public Information Page 5 of 22 Data Sheet a Efficient Transceiver and Cabling Options The Cisco Nexus 5500 platform supports a wide variety of 1 and 10 Gigabit Ethernet connectivity options using Cisco 10GBASE SFP modules In addition the Cisco Nexus 5500 platform supports 1 Gigabit Ethernet connectivity options using 1GBASE SFP modules 8 4 2 Gbps Fibre Channel SFP and 4 2 1 Gbps Fibre Channel SFP interfaces are supported with expansion module options Table 2 lists the supported transceiver options Table 2 Cisco Nexus 5500 Platform Transceiver Support Matrix Cisco SFP Description FET 10G 10 Gbps SFP module for Cisco Nexus 2000 Series to Cisco Nexus 5000 Series connectivity Cisco SFP 10G SR 10GBASE SR SFP module multimode fiber MMF Cisco SFP 10G LR 10GBASE LR SFP module single mode fiber SMF Cisco SFP H10GB CU1M 10GBASE CU SFP cable 1m Twinax cable
38. riority Pause frame support PFC link distance support 3000m CEE compliant DCBX Protocol CEE and IEEE compliant Enhanced Transmission Selection Fibre Channel and FCoE Features Requires Storage Services License T11 standards compliant FCoE FC BB 5 T11 FCoE Initialization Protocol FIP FC BB 5 Any 10 Gigabit Ethernet port configurable as FCoE SAN administration separate from LAN administration e FCP Fibre Channel forwarding FCF Fibre Channel standard port types E F and NP Fibre Channel enhanced port types VE TE and VF F port trunking F port channeling Direct attachment of FCoE and Fibre Channel targets Up to 64 buffer credits per native Fibre Channel port e Up to 32 VSANS per switch Fibre Channel SAN PortChannel Native Interop Mode 2 Native Interop Mode 3 VSAN trunking Fabric Device Management Interface FDMI Fibre Channel ID FCID persistence Distributed device alias services in order delivery Port tracking Cisco N Port Virtualization NPV technology N port identifier virtualization NPIV Fabric services Name server registered state change notification RSCN login services and name server zoning Per VSAN fabric services Cisco Fabric Services Diffie Hellman Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol DH CHAP and Fibre Channel Security Protocol FC SP Distributed device alias services Host to switch and switch to
39. s 5596 Layer 3 Expansion Module Cables and Optics SFP 10G SR 10GBASE SR SFP Module SFP 10G LR 10GBASE LR SFP Module SFP H10GB CU1M 10GBASE CU SFP Cable 1 Meter SFP H10GB CU3M 10GBASE CU SFP Cable 3 Meter SFP H10GB CU5M 10GBASE CU SFP Cable 5 Meter SFP H10GB ACU7M Active Twinax cable assembly 7m SFP H10GB ACU10M Active Twinax cable assembly 10m GLC T 1000BASE T SFP GLC SX MM GE SFP LC connector SX transceiver GLC LH SM GE SFP LC connector LX LH transceiver SFP GE T 1000BASE T SFP Extended Temperature Range SFP GE S GE SFP LC connector SX transceiver with Digital Optical Monitoring DOM and Extended Temperature Range SFP GE L e SFP LC connector LX LH transceiver with Digital Optical Monitoring DOM and Extended Temperature ange DS SFP FC4G SW 4Gbps Fibre Channel SW SFP LC DS SFP FC4G LW 4Gbps Fibre Channel LW SFP LC DS SFP FC8G SW 8Gbps Fibre Channel SW SFP LC DS SFP FC8G LW 8Gbps Fibre Channel LW SFP LC Power Cords CAB AC 250V 13A Power Cord for North America 250VAC 13A NEMA L6 20 CAB C13 C14 JMPR Cabinet Jumper Power Cord 250 VAC 10A C14 C13 Connectors CAB C13 C14 2M Cabinet Jumper Power Cord 250 VAC 10A C14 C13 Connectors 2 Meter length CAB C13 CBN Cabinet Jumper Power Cord 250 VAC 16A C14 C13 Connectors CAB 9K12A NA Power Cord 125VAC 13A NEMA 5 15 Plug
40. switch FC SP authentication 2011 Cisco and or its affiliates All rights reserved This document is Cisco Public Information Page 15 of 22 Data Sheet DEM Fabric Shortest Path First FSPF Fabric binding for Fibre Channel Standard zoning Port security Domain and port Enhanced zoning SAN PortChannels Cisco Fabric Analyzer Fibre Channel traceroute Fibre Channel ping Fibre Channel debugging Cisco Fabric Manager support Storage Management Initiative Specification SMI S SNMP MIBs Generic MIBs SNMPv2 SMI CISCO SMI SNMPv2 TM SNMPv2 TC ANA ADDRESS FAMILY NUMBERS MIB ANAifType MIB ANAiprouteprotocol MIB HCNUM TC CISCO TC SNMPv2 MIB SNMP COMMUNITY MIB SNMP FRAMEWORK MIB SNMP NOTIFICATION MIB SNMP TARGET MIB SNMP USER BASED SM MIB SNMP VIEW BASED ACM MIB CISCO SNMP VACM EXT MIB Layer 3 MIBs UDP MIB TCP MIB OSPF MIB BGP4 MIB CISCO HSRP MIB Fibre Channel MIBs CISCO ST TC CISCO FC FE MIB CISCO FCSP MIB CISCO PORT TRACK MIB CISCO PSM MIB CISCO FC SPAN MIB CISCO PORT CHANNEL MIB CISCO RSCN MIB CISCO NS MIB CISCO FCS MIB CISCO DM MIB FIBRE CHANNEL FE MIB CISCO FC ROUTE MIB CISCO FSPF MIB CISCO ZS MIB CISCO ZS EXT MIB CISCO VSAN MIB CISCO CFS MIB CISCO FCPING MIB CISCO FCTRACEROUTE MIB 2011 Cisco a
41. t connects to standard SFP connectors for in rack use and optical cabling for longer cable runs Table 3 e For in rack or adjacent rack cabling the Cisco Nexus 5500 platform supports SFP direct attach 10 Gigabit Ethernet copper an innovative solution that integrates transceivers with Twinax cables into an energy efficient low cost and low latency solution SFP direct attach 10 Gigabit Twinax copper cables use only 0 1 watt W of power per transceiver and introduce only approximately 0 25 microsecond of latency per link e For longer cable runs the Cisco Nexus 5500 platform supports multimode short reach optical SFP transceivers These optical transceivers use approximately 1W per transceiver and have a latency of less than 0 1 microsecond 2011 Cisco and or its affiliates All rights reserved This document is Cisco Public Information Page 6 of 22 Data Sheet a Table 3 The Cisco Nexus 5500 Platform Supports SFP Direct Attach 10 Gigabit Copper for In Rack Cabling and Optical Solutions for Longer Connections Connector Media Cable Distance Power Each Side Transceiver Latency Standard Link SFP CU copper Twinax 5m Approximately 0 1W Approximately 0 1 SFF 8431 microsecond SFP ACU copper Active Twinax 7m Approximately 0 5W Approximately 6 8 SFF 8461 10m nanoseconds SFP SR MMF and MM OM2 82m 1W Approximately 0 IEEE 802 3ae SR MM OM3 300m microseconds Features and Benefits The
42. tachment to storage systems FCoE connection to FCoE capable switches and native Fibre Channel connection to existing SANs Fibre Channel and FCoE can exist simultaneously in the Fibre Channel network allowing customers to continue to use their existing administration and management tools Cisco Fabric Manager SAN management software manages Fibre Channel and FCoE flows over both FCoE and Fibre Channel capable ports Product Architecture The Cisco Nexus 5500 platform is built around two custom components a unified crossbar fabric and a unified port controller application specific integrated circuit ASIC Each Cisco Nexus 5500 platform switch contains a single unified crossbar fabric ASIC and multiple unified port controllers to support fixed ports and expansion modules within the switch The unified port controller provides an interface between the unified crossbar fabric ASIC and the network media adapter and makes forwarding decisions for Ethernet Fibre Channel and FCoE frames The ASIC supports the overall cut through design of the switch by transmitting packets to the unified crossbar fabric before the entire payload has been received The unified crossbar fabric ASIC is a single stage nonblocking crossbar fabric capable of meshing all ports at wire speed The unified crossbar fabric offers superior performance by implementing QoS aware scheduling for unicast and multicast traffic Moreover the tight integration of the unified crossbar fabri
43. tions into a smaller number of server connections trunked to the aggregation layer 2011 Cisco and or its affiliates All rights reserved This document is Cisco Public Information Page 8 of 22 Data Sheet DN e n conjunction with the Cisco Nexus 2248TP GE Ethernet Fabric Extender the Cisco Nexus 5500 platform can be used as a high density 1 Gigabit Ethernet switching system consolidating more than 900 Gigabit Ethernet connections in a single management plane e n conjunction with the Cisco Nexus 2232PP 10GE Fabric Extender the Cisco Nexus 5500 platform can be used as a high density 10 Gigabit Ethernet switching system consolidating more than 600 10 Gigabit Ethernet connections in a single management plane e As a rack level I O consolidation platform the switches carry Ethernet traffic from servers to the aggregation layer and carry Fibre Channel traffic to existing Fibre Channel SANs e As a crucial element in data center I O consolidation the switches enable I O consolidation at the access layer and provide interoperability between the Cisco Nexus 5500 platform and other standards based products The capability of the Cisco Nexus 5500 platform to function in all these capacities helps protect investment in the data center with a deployment model in which additional features can be enabled as they are needed 1 and 10 Gigabit Ethernet Access Layer Switch The Cisco Nexus 5500 platform is designed with the density performa
44. wer Supplies Fan Trays 3 Expansion Slots Fan Modules N5548P FAN Cisco Nexus 5548P 5548UP Fan Module Front to Back Airflow Spare 2011 Cisco and or its affiliates All rights reserved This document is Cisco Public Information Page 20 of 22 Data Sheet a Part Number Description N5596UP FAN Cisco Nexus 5596UP Fan Module Front to Back Airflow Spare Power Supplies N55 PAC 750W Cisco Nexus 5548P 5548UP PSU Front to Back Airflow module spare A C 100 240V 750W N55 PAC 1100W z Cisco Nexus 5596UP PSU Front to Back Airflow module spare A C 100 240V 1100W Miscellaneous N55 M BLNK Cisco Nexus 5500 Blank module cover Software N5KUK9 502N1 1 Cisco Nexus 5000 Base OS Software Release 5 0 2 N1 1 N5KUK9 503N1 1 Cisco Nexus 5000 Base OS Software Release 5 0 3 N1 1 N55 8P SSK9 Cisco Nexus 5500 8 Port Storage Protocol Services License N5000FMS1K9 z Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Fabric Manager Server License N55 LAN1K9 Cisco Nexus 5500 Layer 3 Enterprise Software License N55 BAS1K9 Cisco Nexus 5500 Layer 3 Base Software License Expansion Modules and Daughter Card N55 M16P 16 port 1 10GE Ethernet FCoE module Requires SFP for 8Gbps or SFP for 4Gbps operation N55 M8P8FP 8 port FC 8 4 2 1G 8 port Eth FCoE Module N55 M16UP 16 port Unified Port Expansion Module N55 D160L3 Nexus 5548 Layer 3 Daughter Card N55 M160L3 Nexu
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