Cisco WS-C3550-12G Switch Guide - Page 264

Blade Switches: Cisco Nexus 4000 Series Nexus 4000 Series Switch Spotlight Lower total cost of operation (TCO): Deployment of unified fabric with the Cisco Nexus 4001I at the blade server access enables a significant reduction in the number of switches, LAN and SAN network interface cards (NICs), ports, optic modules, and cables. This consolidation of server access network elements significantly reduces the overall capital and operation costs of the data center network through reduction in the number of network elements that need to be purchased, managed, powered, and cooled. High performance: The Cisco Nexus 4001I is a line-rate, feature-rich, extremely low-latency switch capable of enabling server access migration from Gigabit Ethernet to 10 Gigabit Ethernet to lossless 10 Gigabit Ethernet, as well as supporting the demanding latency requirements of high-performance computing (HPC) clusters and high-frequency trading applications. Enhanced server virtualization Using unified fabric at the server access with Cisco Nexus 4001I provides the uniform interfaces, simplified cabling, and consistent server access design required to gain the advantages of automated virtual machine mobility. The Cisco Nexus 4001I used in conjunction with the Cisco Nexus 1000V Switch delivers an operationally consistent and transparent server access design for virtual machine deployments, substantially reducing the overhead needed to configure, troubleshoot, and repair the server access link between the virtual NIC (vNIC), virtual switch, and the blade switch. Increased resilience The Cisco Nexus 4001I extends Cisco NX-OS to the blade server access, providing a fault-tolerant network with single modular operating system across the data center. Product Overview Product Number Chassis N4K-4001I-XPX Software Licenses N4K-4001I-SSK9 Cables and Optics SFP-10G-SR(=) SFP-10G-LR(=) SFP-H10GB-CU1M(=) SFP-H10GB-CU3M(=) SFP-H10GB-CU5M(=) GLC-T(=) GLC-SX-MM(=) GLC-LH-SM(=) Product Description Cisco Nexus 4001I Switch Module for IBM Blade Center Cisco Nexus 4001I Storage Protocol Services License 10GBASE-SR SFP+ Module 10GBASE-LR SFP+ Module 10GBASE-CU SFP+ Cable 1 m 10GBASE-CU SFP+ Cable 3 m 10GBASE-CU SFP+ Cable 5 m 1000BASE-T SFP GE SFP, LC Connector SX Transceiver GE SFP, LC Connector LX/LH Transceiver 262