The Cisco Nexus 5500 Platform

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Broad Customer TractionCisco Nexus 5000/2000 Series is Proven

Vertical Customer

EducationPurdue University, University of Arizona, Zuse Institute Berlin, University of Maryland, UCSD

Healthcare St. Joseph Healthcare, Molina, Virtua, Salem Hospital, Nighthawk

Manufacturing Coca-Cola, Schneider Electric

Research, HPC Lawrence Livermore National Lab

Technology NetApp, Cisco IT, BMC Software

Service Provider Telus, Softlayer, Terremark

Government Stadt Pforzheim, King County

Nexus5020

Nexus5010

Nexus2148T

Nexus2248TP2232PP

Nexus5548P

Nexus5548UP5596UPLayer 3

• Over 5,000 Unique Customers

• Over 39,000 Nexus 5000s sold

• Over 85,000 Nexus 2000s sold

• Over 5.5 Million Ethernet Ports sold

• Over 1.8 Million 10GE Ports sold

• Over 30% FCoE Attach Rate

CY2008 CY2011……..

Q1’CY11 Data


The New Nexus 5500 PlatformProduct Hierarchy

Nexus 5010 Nexus 5020

Nexus 5000 Series Switches

1st Generation(Nexus 5000 Platform)

2nd Generation (Nexus 5500 Platform)

Nexus 5548P Nexus 5548UP Nexus 5596UP

Sept ‘10

NEW !!


Allows repurposing of any switch port as either Fibre Channel or Ethernet

Eliminates CAPEX lock-in commonly seen with fixed port-types

Reduces physical management points with higher density Fibre Channel and Ethernet available on a common device

Provides rapid and seamless transition from Fibre Channel to Fibre Channel over Ethernet

Unified Port

Native Fibre Channel

FC Eth

Lossless Ethernet

Unified PortsCompelling Business Value

BUSINESSAGILITY

OPEX

CAPEX

Simplifies the purchasing decision Makes port-type decisions a thing of the past Allows IT to respond faster to changing business needs


Cisco Nexus 5548P SwitchThe 1st Switch in the Nexus 5500 Portfolio

Expansion Modules (GEM2)

16p SFP+ Ethernet Ports 8p Eth + 8p Native FC 16p Unified Ports

32 Fixed SFP+ Ports Line Rate Hardware Capable of 1/10GE Traditional Ethernet*,

and Fibre Channel over Ethernet

Front to Back Airflow

Redundant 750W AC Power Supplies

Redundant Fan Modules

Mgmt 0, Console, USB

Back of the Switch

Front of the Switch

* 1G Support NOW available with 5.0(3)N1(1)

Base ChassisList Price$25,600


Cisco Nexus 5548UP SwitchCompelling “Unified Ports” Value Proposition



32 Fixed SFP+ Ports Line Rate Hardware Capable of 1/10GE Traditional Ethernet *, Fibre

Channel over Ethernet, and 8/4/2/1G Native Fibre Channel


Redundant 750W AC Power Supplies

Redundant Fan Modules

Mgmt 0, Console, USB

Back of the Switch

Front of the Switch




Cisco Nexus 5596UP SwitchIndustry’s Highest Density Fixed Form-Factor Switch



48 Fixed SFP+ Ports Line Rate Hardware Capable of 1/10GE Traditional Ethernet *, Fibre

Channel over Ethernet, and 8/4/2/1G Native Fibre Channel

Back of the Switch




Redundant Fan ModulesRedundant 1100W AC Power SuppliesMgmt 0, Console, USB

Front of the Switch


Generic Expansion Modules (GEM2)Added Flexibility

N55-M16P 16p SFP+ Ethernet Ports All Ethernet Ports hardware

capable of 1/10 Gigabit Ethernet *

N55-M8P8FP 8p SFP+ Ethernet Ports 8p Native FC Ports 8/4/2/1G All Ethernet Ports hardware

capable of 1/10 Gigabit Ethernet *



List Price$11,200

List Price$11,200


Generic Expansion Modules (GEM2)Ultimate Flexibility

N55-M16UP• 16 “Unified Ports”• Ports can be configured as either Ethernet or Native FC Ports

• Ethernet operation at 1/10 Gigabit Ethernet

• Fibre Channel operation at 8/4/2/1G • Uses existing Ethernet SFP+ and Cisco 8/4/2G and 4/2/1G FC Optics

AND SimplicityFlexibility

Minimum software required: 5.0(3)N1(1)

List Price$11,200


Nexus 5500 Layer 3 ModulesTwo Distinct Form Factors, Same Performance

Nexus 5548PNexus 5548UP

Nexus 5596UP

L3 HardwareList Price$5,000

L3 HardwareList Price$5,000


Installing Layer 3 on Nexus 5548P, 5548UP3-Step Process: Field-Upgradeable, In-Rack Upgrade

Power off the SwitchUnscrew the Fan ModulesPull the Fan Modules out

Unscrew the IO Module Pull the IO Module out

1Plug and Screw the L3 IO ModulePlug and Screw the Fan Modules

3

2 Front of the Switch

N55-D160L3• Field Replaceable Module• In-Rack Upgradeability• No Un-mounting Required

Flexibility Choice Future Proofing


Nexus 5500 Layer 3 Software Licensing2-Tier Licensing

LAN-ENTERPRISEIncludes all BASE ENTERPRISE features, plus the following: Full EIGRP, Unrestricted OSPF

routes, BGP, VRF-Lite

BASE ENTERPRISEConnected, Static, RIPv2, OSPFv2 (256

Dynamically Learned Routes), EIGRP-Stub, HSRP, VRRP, IGMPv2/3, PIMv2 (SM/SSM),

MSDP, RACLs, uRPF

N55-LAN1K9$10,000 – requires

installation of BASE

ENTERPRISE

N55-BAS1K9Included with L3 Hardware on all configured systems


Virtual Modular Chassis with Fabric Extenders

In Layer 2 Mode, with NX-OS release 5.0(3)N1(1), each Nexus 5500 is capable of supporting up to 24 Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders, corresponding to

In Layer 3 Mode (with L3 License enabled), each Nexus 5500 is limited to supporting up to 8 Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders, corresponding to

8 x FEX

24 x FEX

Layer 3 Scaling

1152 1 Gigabit Ethernet Ports




Layer 2 Scaling


Nexus 3000When Latency is all that Matters !!!!

1 RU Form Factor Flexible Port Configuration

48x 10GE SFP+ and 4 QSFP 64x10GE

Layer 2 / Layer 3 support Front-to-back Airflow

Wire Rate on all ports

Latency: <1 usecs

Cisco NX-OS Support HA, Security, QoS , MGMT

Low Power Consumption

Hardware support for IEEE 1588 (Precision Time Protocol – µs accuracy & timestamp)

World-class TAC support

http://savbu.cisco.com/index.php/nexus-3k-homepage


Nexus 5500 & Nexus 3000 Product PositioningNexus 5500 Family

1RU 48 x 10GE & 2RU 96 x 10GE

40GE Ready

Layer-3 Support– Flexible L3 Performance

L2: 1.8 – 2.3 usecs L3: < 5usecs

PTP 1588

1/10GE, FCoE, FC

FEX-Link: High Horizontal Scale

Virtualization: NIV and VN-Link

Unified Fabric: concurrent GE/10GE/FE/FCoE

FabricPath & Trill Capable

Nexus 3000 Family

1RU 64 x 10GE

40GE Ready

Layer-3 Support – Wire Rate Per Port

L3/L2: < 1 usec

PTP 1588

1/10GE

Key Differentiators between Nexus 5500 and Nexus 3000

Families


The Nexus 5000 SeriesValue Based Offerings

Nexus 5010(20 ports)

Nexus 5020(40 ports)

Nexus 5548P/UP (32 ports)

Nexus 5548P/UP (48 ports)

N5K-C5010PLP: $18,750

N5K-C5020PLP: $36,900

• 60% More Ports• 37% Higher Price

• 2nd Gen Switch• Higher Performance• New Features !!!• Upgrade to Layer 3• Upgrade to FCoE

• 20% More Ports• Same Price Point

• 2nd Gen Switch• Higher Performance• New Features !!!• Upgrade to Layer 3• Upgrade to FCoE

LP: $25,600

LP: $36,800


The Nexus 5500 PlatformValue Based Offerings

Nexus 5596UP(48 ports)

Nexus 5548P(32 ports)

Nexus 5548UP (48 ports)

Nexus 5548UP (32 ports)

List Price

Modularity - 3 Empty Slots provide options

for 1/10GE, L3, 40GE - Collapse 48p Ethernet and a

48p FC switch into one

Scalability - Industry’s 1st 96-port switch in

a 2RU form-factor - Maximize full bandwidth

connecting 24x N2232 with a pair of N5596UP

Redundancy- Up to 3 L3 Modules in future

• 50% Higher Port Density with a 16p Module

• All N5548P Features• 10% Less Latency• Design Freedom with

Unified Ports• Reversible Airflow in

Future

• 2nd Gen Switch• L3 capabilities• ~ 2.0us Latency

Value

$25,600

$36,800

Smart Moves

Best Value !!


The Nexus 5000 SeriesStorage License Offerings

Key Highlights Nexus 5010

Nexus 5020

Nexus 5548P

5548UPNexus

5596UP

Chassis-Based Licensing ✔ ✔

Port-Based Licensing ✔ ✔

120-Day Trial License ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

N55-8P-SSK9 - List Price: $3,200 - 8-port Storage Protocol Services License - Purchase up to (6) licenses on a N5548P/UP - Purchase up to (12) licenses on a N5596UP - Initial 8-port license is enforced - Subsequent 8-port licenses are honor-based

Storage Licenses required for

FC or FCoE Ports but NOT for Ethernet Ports


The Nexus 5500 PlatformStorage Bundle Offerings

32 Physical Ports 48 Physical Ports 64 Physical Ports

N5K-C5548P-B-S16$37,000

N5K-C5548UPM-B-S48$42,000

N5K-C5548P-B-S48$43,000

N5K-C5596UP-B-S48$42,000

N5K-C5596UPM-B-S96$56,000

16 Licensed Ports

32 Licensed Ports

48 Licensed Ports

96 Licensed Ports

How Many Licensed Ports? How many Physical Ports?

N5K-C5548UP-B-S32$29,600

Compelling Value

Proposition


The Nexus 5000 SeriesNexus 5000-2000 Bundle Offerings

SR Interconnect FET Interconnect Optional InterconnectsN5020P-4N2232PF-B

$85,500N5548PM-4N2232PF

$84,000N5548UPM-4N2232PF

$78,000N5596UP-4N2232PF

$79,000

N5010P-N2248TP-BE$70,000

N5548P-4N2248TR$74,000

N5548UP-4N2248TR$73,000

N5010P-4N248TF-B$53,000

N5548P-4N2248TF$57,000

N5548UP-4N2248TF$56,000

N5010P-4N2248TP-B$46,000

N5548P-4N2248TP$52,000

N5548UP-4N2248TP$51,000

N5020P-N2248TP-BE$105,000

N5548PM-6N2248TR$108,000

N5548UPM-6N2248TR$107,000

N5596UP-6N2248TR$108,000

N5020P-6N2248TF-B$79,500

N5548PM-6N2248TF$82,000

N5548UPM-6N2248TF$81,000

N5596UP-6N2248TF$82,500

N5020P-6N2248TP-B$69,000

N5548PM-6N2248TP$74,500

N5548UPM-6N2248TP$73,500

N5596UP-6N2248TP$74,500

N5596UPM-8N2248TF$106,000

N5596UPM-8N2248TP$97,000

100M/1G Interface

Speed

3 Dimensions: Host Port Density, Host Interface Speed, 5K-2K Interconnect Type

128 FEX Ports

1/10GInterface

Speed

192 FEX Ports

288 FEX Ports

384 FEX Ports

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Unified Fabric SPIFF:http://wwwin.cisco.com/FinAdm/csf/gos/gsco/peo/winningunifiedfabric/index.shtml

=

+7% channel bucket for channel sales team

Linearity Accelerators

FY’11 Q1 = +35%+

Bonus for Each NexusFCoE License Sold

Nexus 5596

N55-96P-SSK9N5K-C5596UPM-B-S96

$840

Nexus 5548

N5K-C5548P-B-S48, -OSMN55-48P-SSK9, -48PO-SSK9, -48PF-

SSK9, N5K-C5548UPM-B-48,N5K-C5596UP-B-S48

$420

N55-32P-SSK9, N5K-C5548UP-B-S32 $280

N5K-C5548P-B-S16NN55-16P-SSK9 $140

N55-8P-SSK9 $70

Nexus 5020

N5K-C5020P-BFS, -HBFS, -IBFSN5K-C5020P-B-S

N5020-SSK9, -SSHK9, -P01K9=$240

Nexus 5010

N5K-C5010P-BFS, -HBFS, -IBFSN5K-C5010P-B-S

N5010-SSK9, -SSHK9, -P01K9=$120

New Bundles AddedMarch 2011!

Total Bonus Pool, Allocated As Follows:

Buckets US/C %

AM 37%

DC PSS 6%

Account SE Team 37%

DC CSE 6%

Account RM / SEM / CD* 10%

AT DC RM / SEM* 4%

http://wwwin.cisco.com/FinAdm/csf/gos/gsco/peo/winningunifiedfabric/index.shtml


Nexus 5000 Series Generation Evolution

Product Features & Specs Nexus 5010

Nexus 5020

Nexus 5548P

Nexus 5548UP

Nexus 5596UP

Switch Fabric Throughput 520Gbps 1.04Tbps 960Gbps 960Gbps 1.92Tbps

Switch Footprint 1RU 2RU 1RU 1RU 2RU

1 Gigabit Ethernet Port Density 8 16 48 48 96

10 Gigabit Ethernet Port Density 26 52 48 48 96

8G Native Fibre Channel Port Density 6 12 16 48 96

Port-to-Port Latency ~ 3.2us ~ 3.2us ~2.0us ~1.8us ~ 1.8us

No. of VLANs 512 512 4096 4096 4096

Layer 3 Capability ✔ ✔ ✔

1 Gigabit Ethernet FEX Port Scalability (L2 mode)

576 576 1152 1152 1152

10 Gigabit Ethernet FEX Port Scalability (L2 mode)

384 384 768 768 768

40 Gigabit Ethernet Capable ✔ ✔ ✔

Reversed Airflow ✔ ✔

Base Chassis List Price $18,750 $36,900 $25,600 $25,600 $36,800


• IEEE 802.1Qbh

• Ecosystem of multiple NIC vendors

Introducing Adapter FEX and VM-FEXExpanding Cisco Fabric Extender Architecture

Features:• Adapter FEX split a physical NIC

into multiple logical NICs

• VM-FEX extends Adapter FEX technology to virtual machine

Benefits:• Single point of management

• Increased 10 G bandwidth utilization – less power, cabling adaptors with adaptor FEX

• Dynamic network & security policy mobility during vm migration with VM-FEX

Hypervior

vEth

vEth

vNIC

vNIC

Adapter FEX

VM FEX


Links and ResourcesInternal Pages

Internal Websites http://wwwin.cisco.com/tech/savbu/nexus5K http://wwwin.cisco.com/tech/savbu/nexus2Khttp://savbu.cisco.com

[email protected] [email protected]

http://www.cisco.com/go/nexus5000


http://savbu.cisco.com/

mailto:[email protected]




Links and ResourcesExternal Pages

External Pageshttp://www.cisco.com/go/nexus5000http://www.cisco.com/go/nexus2000




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