- Forty-eight 100/1000 BASE-T server access ports
- Four 10 gigabit Ethernet lossless uplink and fabric ports using Cisco Fabric Extender Transceiver (FET) SFP+, Short-Reach (SR) and Long-Reach (LR) SFP+, copper interconnects
- Connection to the Cisco Nexus 5000 series parent switch at first customer shipment
- Support for cost-effective Cisco FET for uplink and fabric link connectivity, well suited to unified fabric environments
- Support for host PortChannel and virtual PortChannel capabilities
- Highly scalable distributed modular system with up to 1152 100/1000 BASE-T ports
- Compact one-rack-unit form factor
- With standard front-to-back cooling, all switch ports are at the rear of the unit in close proximity to server ports, aligned with the hot aisle
- With reversed airflow, ports are aligned with the cold aisle
- Hot-swappable fan trays
- Accessibility of all user-serviceable components
- Operation as a remote I/O module, extending the switch fabric for Cisco Nexus 5000 series switches
- Capability to be mixed and matched with different types of Cisco Nexus 2000 series Fabric Extenders to the same parent switch to support various types of connectivity
- Homogeneous policies across a large number of ports
Ciscos switchar kan byggas om så att de uppfyller behoven hos nätverk i alla storlekar.