HP AP775A Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Release Notes Release 4.1(3)N1(1) (OL-16601- - Page 3

Introduction Send documentation comments to [email protected] Cisco Nexus 5020 Switch The Cisco Nexus 5020 is a 56-port switch. It is a two rack unit (2 RU), 10-Gigabit Ethernet, Cisco Data Center Ethernet, FCoE, and Fibre Channel switch that provides 1.04 terabits per second (Tbps) throughput with very low latency. It has the following features: • Forty fixed 10-Gigabit Ethernet, Cisco Data Center Ethernet, and FCoE Small Form Factor Pluggable Plus (SFP+) ports. Sixteen of the forty fixed ports support both Gigabit Ethernet and 10-Gigabit Ethernet. The default is 10-Gigabit Ethernet. • Two expansion module slots that can be configured to support up to 12 additional 10-Gigabit Ethernet, Cisco Data Center Ethernet, and FCoE SFP+ ports, up to 16 Fibre Channel switch ports, or a combination of both. • Serial console port and an out-of-band 10/100/1000-Mbps Ethernet management port. • 1+1 redundant, hot-pluggable power supplies. • 4+1 redundant, hot-pluggable fan modules to provide highly reliable front-to-back cooling. For additional information about the Cisco Nexus 5020 switch, see the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Hardware Installation Guide. Cisco Nexus 5010 Switch The Cisco Nexus 5010 is a 28-port switch. It is a 1 RU, 10-Gigabit Ethernet, Cisco Data Center Ethernet, FCoE, and Fibre Channel switch that provides more than 500-Gbps throughput with very low latency. It has the following features: • Twenty fixed 10-Gigabit Ethernet, Cisco Data Center Ethernet, and FCoE SFP+ ports. Eight of the twenty fixed ports support Gigabit Ethernet and 10-Gigabit Ethernet speed. • One expansion module slot that can be configured to support up to 6 additional 10-Gigabit Ethernet, Cisco Data Center Ethernet, and FCoE SFP+ ports, up to 8 Fibre Channel switch ports, or a combination of 4 additional 10-Gigabit Ethernet, Cisco Data Center Ethernet, and FCoE SFP+ ports with 4 additional Fibre Channel switch ports. • Serial console port and an out-of-band 10/100/1000-Mbps Ethernet management port. • 1+1 redundant, hot-pluggable power supplies. • 1+1 redundant, hot-pluggable fan modules to provide highly reliable front-to-back cooling. For additional information about the Cisco Nexus 5010 switch, see the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Hardware Installation Guide. Note The Cisco Nexus 5020 switch and the N5K-M1404 and N5K-M1600 gatos expansion modules (GEMs) use a release 4.0(0)N1(1) or later image. The Cisco 5010 switch and the N5K-M1008 GEM use a release 4.0(1a)N1(1) or later image. Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders The Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extender was first released in Release 4.0(1a)N2(1). It is a highly scalable and flexible server networking solution that works with the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switches to provide high-density and low-cost connectivity for server aggregation. OL-16601-01 Cisco Nexus 5000 Series and Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Release Notes, Release 4.1(3)N1(1) 3