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Switch Hardware
Cisco Nexus 5010:
The Cisco Nexus 5010 is a 1RU, 10 Gigabit Ethernet, Cisco Data Center Ethernet,
FCoE, And Fibre Channel switch providing more than 500-Gbps throughput with very low latency. It has 20
fixed 10 Gigabit Ethernet, Cisco Data Center Ethernet, and FCoE SFP+ ports. One expansion module slot
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 4 additional 10 Gigabit Ethernet, Cisco Data
Center Ethernet, and FCoE SFP+ ports with 4 additional 1/2/4-Gbps Fibre Channel switch ports. The switch
has a serial console port and an outof-band 10/100/1000-Mbps Ethernet management port. The switch is
powered by 1+1 redundant, hot-pluggable power supplies and 1+1 redundant, hot-pluggable fan modules to
provide highly reliable front-to-back cooling.
Cisco Nexus 5020:
The Cisco Nexus 5020 is a two rack-unit (2RU), 10 Gigabit Ethernet, Cisco Data Center
Ethernet,and FCoE 1/2/4-Gbps Fibre Channel switch built to provide 1.04 terabits per second (Tbps)
throughput with very low latency. It has 40 fixed 10 Gigabit Ethernet, Cisco DataCenter Ethernet, and FCoE
Small Form Factor Pluggable Plus (SFP+) ports. Two expansion module slots 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. The switch has a serial console port and an out-of-band
10/100/1000-Mbps Ethernet management port. The switch is powered by 1+1 redundant, hot-pluggable
power supplies and 4+1 redundant, hot-pluggable fan modules to provide highly reliable front-to-back cooling.
Nexus Module Options
1. 1/2/4 Gb FC module
2. 2/4/8 Gb FC module
Converged Network Adapter (CNA) Hardware
1. Qlogic CNA QLE8142
2. Qlogic CNA QMI8142
3. Qlogic CNA QLE8142 (pSeries FC 5708)
BladeCenter Converged Network Hardware Options
BladeCenter 10 Gb Ethernet Pass-thru Module
BladeCenter Cisco Nexus 40001I Switch Module
Copper Cables and SFP+ Hardware
1. Cisco Optical SFP+
2. Brocade Active Copper Twinax Cable; lengths supported: 1m, 3m, 5m
SAN Connectivity
Storage Configurations: IBM Storage subsystems must be attached to a Cisco MDS Fibre Channel Fabric.
Direct attachment of IBM Storage Subsystems to the Nexus 5000 is not supported.
**Please note that Fibre Channel modules were installed in the Nexus 5000, which was then connects to the Cisco MDS.
