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Cisco Nexus 5020 56-Port Switch
The Cisco Nexus 5020 is a two-rack-unit (2RU), 10 Gigabit Ethernet, FCoE, and Fibre Channel switch built to
provide 1.04 terabits per second (Tbps) throughput with very low latency (Figure 2). It has 40 fixed 10 Gigabit
Ethernet and FCoE Small Form-Factor Pluggable Plus (SFP+) ports. The first 16 fixed ports support both 10 Gigabit
Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet in hardware, providing a smooth migration path to 10 Gigabit Ethernet. Two expansion
module slots can be configured to support up to 12 additional 10 Gigabit 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.
Figure 2. The Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Includes the Cisco Nexus 5020, Supporting 40 Fixed Ports of 10 Gigabit Ethernet (Ports
1 to 16 Can Run Gigabit Ethernet) and FCoE and Two Expansion Module Slots
Cisco Nexus 5010 28-Port Switch
The Cisco Nexus 5010 is a 1RU, 10 Gigabit Ethernet, FCoE, and Fibre Channel switch providing more than 520-
Gbps throughput with very low latency (Figure 3). It has 20 fixed 10 Gigabit Ethernet and FCoE SFP+ ports. The first
8 fixed ports are dual speed, supporting both 10 Gigabit Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet in hardware and providing a
smooth migration path to 10 Gigabit Ethernet. One expansion module slot can be configured to support up to 6
additional 10 Gigabit Ethernet and FCoE SFP+ ports, up to 8 Fibre Channel switch ports, or a combination of 4
additional 10 Gigabit Ethernet and FCoE SFP+ ports with 4 additional 4/2/1-Gbps Fibre Channel switch ports. 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 1+1 redundant, hot-pluggable fan modules to provide
highly reliable front-to-back cooling.
Figure 3. The Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Includes the Cisco Nexus 5010, Supporting 20 Fixed Ports of 10 Gigabit Ethernet (Ports
1 to 8 Can Run Gigabit Ethernet) and FCoE and One Expansion Module Slot
Expansion Module Options for the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series
The Cisco Nexus 5000 Series is equipped to support expansion modules that can be used to increase the number of
10 Gigabit Ethernet and FCoE ports or connect to Fibre Channel SANs with 4/2/1-Gbps Fibre Channel switch ports,
or both. The Cisco Nexus 5010 supports one expansion module, and the Cisco Nexus 5020 supports any
combination of two modules from the following offerings (Figure 4):
