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ports are dual speed, supporting both 10-GbE and 1-GbE. The switch has one expansion slot that
can accommodate up to 8 Fibre Channel switch ports.
Expansion modules for the C-series Nexus 5000 Series switches
The C-series Nexus 5000 Series switches can accommodate expansion modules that connect Fibre
Channel SANs to 8, 4, 2, or 1 Gb/s Fibre Channel switch ports. Use these modules to increase
the number of 10-GbE, Cisco IEEE DCB, and FCoE ports. The Nexus 5010 has one expansion
slot; the Nexus 5020 has two expansion slots that accommodate the following modules:
• Nexus 5000 6-port 10-GbE Module
• Nexus 5000 4-port 4 Gb FC and 4-port 10GbE Module
• Nexus 5000 8-port 4 Gb FC Module
• Nexus 5000 6-port 8 Gb FC Module
Cisco Nexus 5548UP FCoE Converged Network Switch
The Cisco Nexus 5548UP Converged Network Switch is a 1RU, 10-GbE and FCoE switch offering
up to 960 Gb/s throughput. It has up to 48 ports: 32 fixed unified ports and 1 16-port expansion
slot. The unified ports can be configured as 1- and 10-Gb/s SFP+ Ethernet and FCoE ports, or as
Fibre Channel ports. These two configurations are mutually exclusive, but either type can be
configured for any of the ports.
Cisco Nexus 5596UP FCoE Converged Network Switch
The Cisco Nexus 5596UP Converged Network Switch is a 2RU switch. This 10-GbE and FCoE
switch offers up to 1,920 Gb/s throughput and up to 96 ports. The switch has 48 unified 1- and
10-GbE and FCoE ports and 3 16-port expansion slots. The unified ports can be configured as
either 1- or 10-GbE and FCoE, or 1/2/4/8 Gb/s native Fibre Channel ports. The use of GbE or
Fibre Channel on a port is mutually exclusive, but either type can be configured for any of the
ports.
Expansion Module Options for the Cisco Nexus 5500 Series switches
The Cisco Nexus 5500 platform is equipped with expansion modules that can be used to increase
the number of 10-GbE and FCoE ports, connect to Fibre Channel SANs with 8, 4, 2, or 1 Gb/s
Fibre Channel switch ports, or both.
HP support for the Cisco Nexus 5548UP and 5596UP includes the following types of expansion
modules:
• 8-port FC (8/4/2/1G) + 8-port Eth/FCoE Module—Fibre Channel plus Ethernet module that
provides eight 1- or 10-GbE and FCoE ports using the SFP+ interface, and eight ports of
8/4/2/1 Gb/s native Fibre Channel connectivity using the SFP+/SFP interface.
• 16-port Unified Port Expansion Module—Unified port module that provides up to 16 1- or
10-GbE and FCoE ports using the SFP+ interface or up to 16 ports of 8/4/2/1 Gb/s native
Fibre Channel connectivity using the SFP+ and SFP interfaces. The use of GbE or Fibre Channel
on a port is mutually exclusive, but either type can be configured for any of the ports.
Models
For the latest information on supported C-series FCoE CN switches and firmware versions, see the
HP SAN Infrastructure website:
http://h18006.www1.hp.com/storage/saninfrastructure.html
Table 17 (page 86) lists the firmware version and port maximums for the C-series Nexus switches
and Cisco Nexus switches.
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