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Cisco Nexus 3000 Series Hardware Installation Guide
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Overview of the Cisco Nexus 3000 Series
Switches
This chapter provides an overview of the Cisco Nexus 3000 Series switches, which includes the Cisco
Nexus 3016, 3048, and 3064 switches. You can order these switches with fan trays and power supplies
that provide forward or reverse airflow for cooling and power supplies that connect to AC or DC power
sources.
This chapter includes the following sections:
•
Cisco Nexus 3016 Switch, page 1-1
•
Cisco Nexus 3048 Switch, page 1-6
•
Cisco Nexus 3064 Switch, page 1-11
•
Cisco Nexus 3132Q Switch, page 1-16
•
Cisco Nexus 3172PQ Switch, page 1-21
•
Cisco Nexus 3548 and Cisco Nexus 3524 Switches, page 1-26
Cisco Nexus 3016 Switch
The Cisco Nexus 3016 switch is a 1 rack unit (RU) switch that supports 16 fixed 40-Gigabit Ethernet
downlink (host-facing) and uplink (network-facing) ports, two fixed 100/1000 management ports, one
RS-232 console port, and one USB port. The switch includes one or two AC or DC power supply units
and one fan tray module, both of which provide either forward or reverse airflow for cooling. The switch
includes the Layer 3 license. To specify the appropriate Cisco Nexus 3016 switch bundle, see
Table 1-1
.
Table 1-1
Cisco Nexus 3016 Switch Bundles
Power Supply
Airflow Direction
Layer 3 License
Part Number
Select when ordering
Select when ordering
No
N3K-C3016-10GE
AC
Forward
Yes
N3K-C3016-FA-L3
AC
Reverse
Yes
N3K-C3016-BA-L3
DC
Forward
Yes
N3K-C3016-FD-L3
DC
Reverse
Yes
N3K-C3016-BD-L3
