C H A P T E R
S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o n e x u s 6 k d o c s @ c i s c o . c o m .
1-1
Cisco Nexus 6000 Series Hardware Installation Guide
OL-15902-01
1
Overview
This chapter provides an overview of the Cisco Nexus 6000 Series switch. The overview includes
information on the expansion modules, power supplies, and fan modules that you can include with the
switch. This chapter describes the Cisco Nexus 6000 Series switch and includes the following sections:
•
Cisco Nexus 6001 Switch, page 1-1
•
Cisco Nexus 6004 Switch, page 1-6
Cisco Nexus 6001 Switch
This section describes the Cisco Nexus 6001 switches ( N6K-C6001-64P and N6K-C6001-64T) and
their components. This section includes the following topics:
•
Features, page 1-1
•
Chassis, page 1-2
•
Power Supply, page 1-3
•
Fan Modules, page 1-4
•
Transceivers, page 1-4
Features
The Cisco Nexus 6001 Switch is a compact 1RU (1 Rack Unit), high-performance, low-latency
10/40-Gigabit Ethernet and Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) switch. It runs the industry-leading
Cisco NX-OS Software operating system, providing features and capabilities that are widely deployed.
There are two versions of the device, a Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP+) version ( N6K-C6001-64P)
and a 10G BASE-T (N6K-C6001-64T) version.
The Cisco Nexus 6001 switch has the following features:
•
48 fixed SFP+ ports on the back of the switch.
•
Four Quad Small Form-Factor Pluggable (QSFP+) ports on the back of the switch.
•
Two slots on the front of the switch for hot swap-capable power supplies, which provide
front-to-back and back-to-front airflow for cooling.
•
Three slots on the front of the switch for hot swap-capable fan modules.
•
A management and console interface on the front of the switch.
