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Cisco Nexus 5500 Platform and 5000 Series Switch
Hardware Installation Guide

December 2010

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CONTENTS

Preface ix

Audience ix
Organization ix
Conventions x
Related Documentation i-xvi
Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request xvi

CHAPTER

CHAPTER

1 Cisco Nexus 5500 Platform Overview 1-1

Overview 1-1
Applications 1-2
Cisco Nexus 5548P Switch 1-2

Features 1-3
Chassis 1-3
Expansion Modules 1-6

N55 M16P Gatos Expansion Module 1-6

N55 M8P8FP Gatos Expansion Module 1-7
Ports 1-8
Power Supplies 1-9
Fan Modules 1-10
LED Descriptions 1-11
Connectivity Options—Transceivers and Cables 1-12

Transceivers 1-12

Cables 1-14

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Features 2-1
Chassis 2-2
Expansion Modules 2-5

Fibre Channel Plus Ethernet Expansion Module 2-5

Ethernet Expansion Module 2-7

N5K-M1008 Gatos Expansion Module 2-7

N5K-M1060 Gatos Expansion Module 2-8
Ports 2-9

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Power Supply 2-11
Fan Modules 2-12
LED Descriptions 2-14
Supported SFP Transceivers 2-16

SFP+ Transceivers 2-16
SFP+ Copper Cables 2-16
SFP Fiber Channel Transceivers 2-17

Cisco Nexus 5010 Switch 2-17

Features 2-18
Chassis 2-18
Expansion Modules 2-22

N5K-M1404 Gatos Expansion Module 2-22
N5K-M1600 Gatos Expansion Module 2-23
N5K-M1008 Gatos Expansion Module 2-24

N5K-M1060 Gatos Expansion Module 2-25
Ports 2-26
Power Supplies 2-28
Fan Modules 2-29
LED Descriptions 2-30

Port Level LEDs 2-31
Supported SFP Transceivers 2-31

SFP+ Transceivers 2-32

SFP+ Copper Cables 2-32

SFP Fiber Channel Transceivers 2-32

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3 Installing the Cisco Nexus 5500 Platform or 5000 Series Switch 3-1

Preparing for Installation 3-2

Installation Options 3-2
Airflow Considerations 3-2
Chassis Weight 3-3
Installation Guidelines 3-3
Required Equipment 3-4
Unpacking and Inspecting the Switch 3-4

Installing the Cisco Nexus 5548 Chassis in a Cabinet or Rack 3-5
Installing the Cisco Nexus 5020 Chassis in a Cabinet or Rack 3-7
Installing the Cisco Nexus 5010 Chassis in a Cabinet or Rack 3-11
Grounding the System 3-13

Proper Grounding Practices 3-13
Preventing Electrostatic Discharge Damage 3-15

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Establishing the System Ground 3-17

Required Tools and Equipment 3-17
Grounding the Cisco Nexus 5548P Chassis 3-18
Grounding the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch Chassis 3-19
Starting the Switch 3-21
Removing and Installing Components 3-22

Removing and Installing Expansion Modules 3-23

Installing an Expansion Module in the Cisco Nexus 5548 Switch 3-23
Installing an Expansion Module in the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Chassis 3-24
Removing an Expansion Module 3-26

Removing and Installing Power Supplies 3-26

Removing a Power Supply 3-26
Installing a Power Supply 3-28

Removing and Installing the Fan Module 3-28

Installing a Fan Module 3-29
Removing a Fan Module 3-30

Removing the Cisco Nexus 5548P switch or the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch 3-31

Contents

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Repacking the Cisco Nexus 5548P switch or the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switch for Return
Shipment

4 Connecting the Switch 4-1

3-31

Preparing for Network Connections 4-2
Connecting to the Console Port 4-2
Connecting to the Ethernet Connector Port 4-3
Connecting to an Ethernet Port 4-4

Removing and Installing SFP+ Transceivers 4-4

Installing an SFP+ Transceiver 4-4
Removing an SFP+ Transceiver 4-5

Removing and Installing Cables into SFP+ Transceivers 4-6

Installing a Cable into an SFP+ Transceiver 4-6
Removing a Cable from an SFP+ Transceiver 4-6

Maintaining SFP+ Transceivers and Cables 4-7
Connecting to a Fibre Channel Port 4-7

Removing and Installing SFP Transceivers 4-8

Installing an SFP Transceiver 4-8
Removing an SFP Transceiver 4-8

Removing and Installing Cables into SFP Transceivers 4-10

Installing a Cable into an SFP Transceiver 4-10
Removing a Cable from an SFP Transceiver 4-11

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Maintaining SFP Transceivers and Fiber-Optic Cables 4-11

APPENDIX

APPENDIX

A Cabinet and Rack Requirements A-1

General Requirements for Cabinets and Racks A-2
Requirements Specific to Perforated Cabinets A-2
Requirements Specific to Solid-Walled Cabinets A-3
Requirements Specific to Standard Open Racks A-3

Cable Management Guidelines A-3

B Switch Specifications B-1

Environmental Specifications B-2
Expansion Module Specifications B-3
Power Specifications B-3

Specifications for the Cisco Nexus 5548 Power Supply B-3
Specifications for the Cisco Nexus 5020 Power Supply B-3
Specifications for the Cisco Nexus 5010 Power Supply B-4
Power Supply LED Indicators B-5

Transceiver Specifications B-6

Environmental Conditions and Power Requirement Specifications for SFP+
Transceivers

B-6

General Specifications for Cisco Fibre Channel SFP Transceivers B-6
Environmental Conditions and Power Requirements Specification for SFP

Transceivers

B-7

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NEBS Compliance and ETSI 300-019 Environmental Requirements B-7
GR-1089 Installation and Caution Instructions B-8

C Accessory Kit for the Cisco Nexus 5548 Switch C-1

Accessory Kit for the Cisco Nexus 5020 Switch C-2
Accessory Kit for the Cisco Nexus 5010 Switch C-2
Console Cable C-3

Cable RJ-45 Connector Pinouts C-4

Console Port C-4

Console Port Pinouts C-5

Supported Power Cords and Plugs C-5

Power Cords C-6
AC Power Cord Illustrations C-7

Jumper Power Cord C-12

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APPENDIX

I

NDEX

D Site Preparation Checklist D-1

Contact and Site Information D-3
Chassis and Module Information D-4

E Overview E-1

SNMP Traps E-1
Switch Hardware Best Practices E-2

Installation Best Practices E-2

Initialization Best Practices E-2

Switch Operation Best Practices E-2

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Audience

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Preface

This preface describes the audience, organization, and conventions of the Cisco Nexus 5500 Platform
and 5000 Series Switch Hardware Installation Guide. It also provides information on how to obtain

related documentation.

To use this installation guide, you must be familiar with electronic circuitry and wiring practices and
preferably be an electronic or electromechanical technician.

Organization

This guide is organized as follows:

Chapter and Title Description

Chapter 1, “Cisco Nexus 5500

Platform Overview”

Chapter 2, “Cisco Nexus 5000

Series Overview”

Chapter 3, “Installing the Cisco

Nexus 5500 Platform or 5000
Series Switch”

Chapter 4, “Connecting the

Switch”

Appendix A, “Cabinet and Rack

Installation”

Appendix B, “Technical

Specifications”

Appendix C, “Cable and Port

Specifications”

Provides an overview of the Cisco Nexus 5500 Platform switches
and their components.

Provides an overview of the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switches
and their components.

Describes how to install the Cisco Nexus 5500 Platform switches
and the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switches, and how to install
modules, power supplies, and fan assemblies.

Describes how to connect the Cisco Nexus 5500 Platform
switches and the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switches.

Provides guidelines for selecting an enclosed cabinet, the
procedure for installing a switch using the optional and EIA Shelf
Bracket Kit.

Lists specifications for the Cisco Nexus 5500 Platform switches
and the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switches and components
including modules, power supplies, and transceivers.

Lists cable and port specifications for the Cisco Nexus 5500
Platform switches and the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switches.

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Chapter and Title Description

Appendix D, “Site Planning and

Maintenance Records”

Appendix E, “Troubleshooting

Hardware Components”

Conventions

This document uses the following conventions for notes, cautions, and safety warnings.

Notes and Cautions contain important information that you should be aware of.

Note Means reader take note. Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to material that are not covered

in the publication.

Preface

Provides site planning and maintenance records.

Provides installation troubleshooting information for the Cisco
Nexus 5500 Platform switches and the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series
switches.

Caution Means reader be careful. You are capable of doing something that might result in equipment damage or

Warning

Waarschuwing

loss of data.

Safety warnings appear throughout this publication in procedures that, if performed incorrectly, can
cause physical injuries. A warning symbol precedes each warning statement.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
This warning symbol means danger . You are in a situation that could cause bodily injury . Before

you work on any equipment, be aware of the hazards involved with electrical circuitry and be
familiar with standard practices for preventing accidents. Use the statement number provided
at the end of each warning to locate its translation in the translated safety warnings that
accompanied this device.

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

BELANGRIJKE VEILIGHEIDSINSTRUCTIES
Dit waarschuwingssymbool betekent gevaar . U verkeert in een situatie die lichamelijk letsel kan

veroorzaken. Voordat u aan enige apparatuur gaat werken, dient u zich bewust te zijn van de
bij elektrische schakelingen betrokken risico's en dient u op de hoogte te zijn van de standaard
praktijken om ongelukken te voorkomen. Gebruik het nummer van de verklaring onderaan de
waarschuwing als u een vertaling van de waarschuwing die bij het apparaat wordt geleverd,
wilt raadplegen.

Statement 1071

BEWAAR DEZE INSTRUCTIES

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Varoitus

Attention

Warnung

TÄRKEITÄ TURVALLISUUSOHJEITA
Tämä varoitusmerkki merkitsee vaaraa. Tilanne voi aiheuttaa ruumiillisia vammoja. Ennen

kuin käsittelet laitteistoa, huomioi sähköpiirien käsittelemiseen liittyvät riskit ja tutustu
onnettomuuksien yleisiin ehkäisytapoihin. Turvallisuusvaroitusten käännökset löytyvät
laitteen mukana toimitettujen käännettyjen turvallisuusvaroitusten joukosta varoitusten
lopussa näkyvien lausuntonumeroiden avulla.

SÄILYTÄ NÄMÄ OHJEET

IMPORTANTES INFORMATIONS DE SÉCURITÉ
Ce symbole d'avertissement indique un danger. Vous vous trouvez dans une situation pouvant

entraîner des blessures ou des dommages corporels. Avant de travailler sur un équipement,
soyez conscient des dangers liés aux circuits électriques et familiarisez-vous avec les procédur es
couramment utilisées pour éviter les accidents. Pour prendre connaissance des traductions des
avertissements figurant dans les consignes de sécurité traduites qui accompagnent cet appareil,
référez-vous au numéro de l'instruction situé à la fin de chaque avertissement.

CONSERVEZ CES INFORMATIONS

WICHTIGE SICHERHEITSHINWEISE
Dieses Warnsymbol bedeutet Gefahr. Sie befinden sich in einer Situation, die zu Verletzungen

führen kann. Machen Sie sich vor der Arbeit mit Geräten mit den Gefahren elektrischer
Schaltungen und den üblichen V erfahr en zur V orbeugung vor Unfällen vertraut. Suchen Sie mit
der am Ende jeder Warnung angegebenen Anweisungsnummer nach der jeweiligen
Übersetzung in den übersetzten Sicherheitshinweisen, die zusammen mit diesem Gerät
ausgeliefert wurden.

Avvertenza

Advarsel

BEWAHREN SIE DIESE HINWEISE GUT AUF.

IMPORTANTI ISTRUZIONI SULLA SICUREZZA
Questo simbolo di avvertenza indica un pericolo. La situazione potrebbe causare infortuni alle

persone. Prima di intervenire su qualsiasi apparecchiatura, occorre essere al corrente dei
pericoli relativi ai circuiti elettrici e conoscere le procedure standard per la prevenzione di
incidenti. Utilizzare il numero di istruzione presente alla fine di ciascuna avvertenza per
individuare le traduzioni delle avvertenze riportate in questo documento.

CONSERVARE QUESTE ISTRUZIONI

VIKTIGE SIKKERHETSINSTRUKSJONER
Dette advarselssymbolet betyr fare. Du er i en situasjon som kan føre til skade på person. Før

du begynner å arbeide med noe av utstyret, må du være oppmerksom på farene forbundet med
elektriske kretser, og kjenne til standardprosedyrer for å forhindre ulykker. Bruk nummeret i
slutten av hver advarsel for å finne oversettelsen i de oversatte sikkerhetsadvarslene som fulgte
med denne enheten.

TA VARE PÅ DISSE INSTRUKSJONENE

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Aviso

¡Advertencia!

Varning!

INSTRUÇÕES IMPORTANTES DE SEGURANÇA
Este símbolo de aviso significa perigo. Você está em uma situação que poderá ser causadora de

lesões corporais. Antes de iniciar a utilização de qualquer equipamento, tenha conhecimento
dos perigos envolvidos no manuseio de circuitos elétricos e familiarize-se com as práticas
habituais de prevenção de acidentes. Utilize o número da instrução fornecido ao final de cada
aviso para localizar sua tradução nos avisos de segurança traduzidos que acompanham este
dispositivo.

GUARDE ESTAS INSTRUÇÕES

INSTRUCCIONES IMPORTANTES DE SEGURIDAD
Este símbolo de aviso indica peligro. Existe riesgo para su integridad física. Antes de manipular

cualquier equipo, considere los riesgos de la corriente eléctrica y familiarícese con los
procedimientos estándar de prevención de accidentes. Al final de cada advertencia encontrará
el número que le ayudará a encontrar el texto traducido en el apartado de traducciones que
acompaña a este dispositivo.

GUARDE ESTAS INSTRUCCIONES

VIKTIGA SÄKERHETSANVISNINGAR
Denna varningssignal signalerar fara. Du befinner dig i en situation som kan leda till

personskada. Innan du utför arbete på någon utrustning måste du vara medveten om farorna
med elkretsar och känna till vanliga förfaranden för att förebygga olyckor . Använd det nummer
som finns i slutet av varje varning för att hitta dess översättning i de översatta
säkerhetsvarningar som medföljer denna anordning.

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Aviso

Advarsel

INSTRUÇÕES IMPORTANTES DE SEGURANÇA
Este símbolo de aviso significa perigo. Você se encontra em uma situação em que há risco de

lesões corporais. Antes de trabalhar com qualquer equipamento, esteja ciente dos riscos qu e
envolvem os circuitos elétricos e familiarize-se com as práticas padrão de prevenção de
acidentes. Use o número da declaração fornecido ao final de cada aviso para localizar sua
tradução nos avisos de segurança traduzidos que acompanham o dispositivo.

GUARDE ESTAS INSTRUÇÕES

VIGTIGE SIKKERHEDSANVISNINGER
Dette advarselssymbol betyder fare. Du befinder dig i en situation med risiko for

legemesbeskadigelse. Før du begynder arbejde på udstyr, skal du være opmærksom på de
involverede risici, der er ved elektriske kr edsløb, og du skal sætte dig ind i standardpr ocedur er
til undgåelse af ulykker. Brug erklæringsnummeret efter hver advarsel for at finde
oversættelsen i de oversatte advarsler, der fulgte med denne enhed .

GEM DISSE ANVISNINGER

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Related Documentation

The documentation set for the Cisco Nexus 5500 Platform switches and the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series
switches includes the following documents:

• Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information for the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series and Cisco Nexus

2000 Series

• Cisco Nexus 5000 Series and Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Release Notes

• Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Command Reference

• Cisco Nexus 5000 Series and Cisco Nexus 2000 Series MIB Quick Reference

• Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Configuration Limits for Cisco NX-OS Release

• Cisco Nexus 5000 Series NX-OS Fibre Channel over Ethernet Configuration Guide

• Cisco Nexus 5000 Series NX-OS Layer 2 Switching Configuration Guide

• Cisco Nexus 5000 Series NX-OS Quality of Service Configuration Guide

• Cisco Nexus 5000 Series NX-OS Security Configuration Guide

• Cisco Nexus 5000 Series NX-OS System Management Configuration Guide

• Cisco NX-OS System Messages Reference

Preface

Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request

For information on obtaining documentation, submitting a service request, and gathering additional
information, see the monthly What’s
revised Cisco

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/general/whatsnew/whatsnew.html

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Overview

CHAPTER

1

Cisco Nexus 5500 Platform Overview

This chapter provides an overview of the Cisco Nexus 5500 Platform switch ( the Cisco Nexus 5548
switch).

This chapter includes these sections:

• Overview, page 1-1

• Applications, page 1-2

• Cisco Nexus 5548P Switch, page 1-2

The Cisco Nexus 5548P switch, which is the first switch in the Cisco Nexus 5500 Platform, provides the
following features:

• Standards-based 10-Gigabit Ethernet, FCoE, and virtual machine awareness features that allow you

to consolidate networks based on your requirements.

• Higher port density, lossless Ethernet, wire-speed performance, and very low latency. The switch

provides sufficient port density to support single and multiple racks fully populated with blade and
rack-mount servers.

• Ports and power connections that are at the rear, closer to server ports, which help to keep cable

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• Hot-swappable power and fan modules that you can access from the front panel, where status lights

allow you to view the switch operation.

• Front-to-back cooling that supports efficient data center hot and cold-aisle designs.

• Replaceable units that are accessible from the front panel.

• Data Center Bridging (DCB) that enables Ethernet fabrics to support lossless transmission to

increase network scalability, support I/O consolidation, ease management of multiple traffic flows,
and optimize performance. Although SAN consolidation requires only the lossless fabric provided
by the Ethernet pause mechanism, the Cisco Nexus 5548P switch provides additional features that
create an even more easily managed, high performance, unified network fabric.

• Cisco unified fabric that consolidates all data center I/O onto Layer 2 Ethernet. Unified fabric

reduces capital and operating costs by reducing the number of server adapters, cables, and upstream
switches needed.

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• Energy efficiency that helps data centers operate within their space, power, and cooling parameters

• Consistent management for Cisco products is provided through consistency of both Cisco NX-OS

• Software manageability and serviceability features that include Smart Call Home and automated

Applications

The Cisco Nexus 5548P Platform switch supports the following application scenarios:

• As a 1-Gigabit and 10-Gigabit Ethernet switch, the switch can consolidate 10-Gigabit Ethernet

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while reducing their carbon footprints. Every network link at the rack level requires adapters,
switches, and transceivers, all of which consume power. I/O consolidation reduces energy
consumption by eliminating the need for separate Fibre Channel adapters, cables, and switches.

software and Cisco MDS 9000 SAN-OS software management models and tools.

parameter exchange (through DCBX). Security is enhanced through role-based access control
(RBAC); support for authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA), remote TACACS+, and
RADIUS servers; and Secure Shell (SSH) access.

connections into a smaller number of server connections trunked to the aggregation layer.

• As a Layer 3 1-Gigabit and 10-Gigabit Ethernet switch, the switch can consolidate multiple 1- and

10-Gigabit Ethernet connections from a data center access layer.

• With the Cisco Nexus 2248T GE Ethernet Fabric Extender, the switch can be a high-density

1-Gigabit Ethernet switching system, by consolidating more than 900 Gigabit Ethernet connections
within a single management plane.

• With the Cisco Nexus 2232T 10GE Fabric Extender, the switch can be a high-density 10-Gigabit

Ethernet switching system, by consolidating more than 600 10-Gigabit Ethernet connections within
a single management plane.

• As a rack-level I/O consolidation platform, the switch carries Ethernet traffic from servers to the

aggregation layer and carries FC traffic to existing Fibre Channel SANs.

• The switch enables I/O consolidation at the access layer and provides interoperability with the

switch and other standards-based products.

Cisco Nexus 5548P Switch

This section describes the Cisco Nexus 5548P switch and its components. This section includes the
following topics:

• Features, page 1-3

• Chassis, page 1-3

• Ports, page 1-8

• Expansion Modules, page 1-6

• Power Supplies, page 1-9

1-2

• Fan Modules, page 1-10

• LED Descriptions, page 1-11

• Connectivity Options—Transceivers and Cables, page 1-12

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Features

The Cisco Nexus 5548P switch is the first switch in the Cisco Nexus 5500 Platform. It is a one-rack-unit
(1 RU), 10-Gigabit Ethernet and FCoE switch that offers up to 960-Gbps throughput and up to 48 ports.
The switch has 32, 1- or 10-Gbps fixed small form-factor pluggable plus (SFP+) Ethernet and FCoE
ports and one expansion slot. As a top-of-rack switch, all the servers in the rack connect to the Cisco
Nexus 5548P switch, and it connects to the LAN or SAN.

The Cisco Nexus 55548 switch has the following features:

• One slot on the back of the switch for a Gatos Expansion Module [GEM]. You can use the N55M16P

and N55 M8P8FP Modules in this slot.

• Two slots on the front of the switch for hot swap-capable power supplies.

• Two slots on the front of the switch for hot swap-capable fan modules. You can insert four fans per

module, which gives you a total of eight fans.

• One slot at the front of the switch for a USB port.

• Front-to-back cooling that supports efficient data center hot and cold-aisle designs.

Cisco Nexus 5548P Switch

Chassis

The Cisco Nexus 5548P switch chassis is 1 RU, 1.72 inches tall, 17.3 inches wide and 30.0 inches deep.
It is designed to be mounted in a standard 19-inch rack. The switch has two power supplies and two fans
modules on the front of the switch. The switch also has one USB port (usb1:) at the front of the switch.
This external USB flash memory is installed in a supervisor module used for storing image files,
configuration files, and other miscellaneous files. You can create directories on external flash memory
and navigate through these directories. You can also create and access files. The usb1: port usage on the
Cisco Nexus 5548 switch is the same as that on other Cisco NX-OS devices. (For details, see

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/datacenter/sw/5_x/nx-os/fundamentals/configuration/guide
/Cisco_Nexus_7000_Series_NX-OS_Fundamentals_Configuration_Guide_Release_5.x_chapter7.htm)

Thirty-two fixed 10-Gigabit Ethernet ports and expansion modules are at the rear of the switch. The
airflow is front to back.

Figure 1-1 shows the front of the Cisco Nexus 5548 switch.

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Figure 1-1 Cisco Nexus 5548 Switch Front View

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Figure 1-2 shows a close-up view of the front of the switch.

Figure 1-2 Cisco Nexus 5548 Switch Front View Close-up

1 Mgmt (10/100/1000) port, console port, and

3 Two power supplies

USB port

2 Two fan modules

The rear of the Cisco Nexus 5548P switch chassis has 32 fixed 10-Gigabit Ethernet ports and 1 slot for
an optional expansion module.

Figure 1-3 shows the rear of the Cisco Nexus 5548P switch.

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Figure 1-3 Cisco Nexus 5548 Switch Rear View

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Figure 1-4 shows a close-up view of the rear of the Cisco Nexus 5548P chassis.

Figure 1-4 Cisco Nexus 5548 Switch Rear View Close-up

1 Status LED 3 1 Expansion module
2 32 fixed 10-Gigabit Ethernet ports

Expansion Modules

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Expansion modules allow Cisco Nexus switches to be configured as cost-effective 10-Gigabit Ethernet
switches and as I/O consolidation platforms with native Fibre Channel connectivity.

The Cisco Nexus 5500 Platform is equipped with expansion modules that you can use to increase the
number of 10-Gigabit Ethernet and FCoE ports or connect to Fibre Channel SANs with 1-, 2-, 4-, 8-Gbps
Fibre Channel switch ports. The chassis supports hot swapping of the expansion modules.

The Cisco Nexus 5548P supports one of the following expansion modulules:

• N55 M16P Gatos Expansion Module, page 1-6

• N55 M8P8FP Gatos Expansion Module, page 1-7

N55 M16P Gatos Expansion Module

The N55 M16P Gatos Expansion Module (GEM) provides 16 1- or 10-Gigabit Ethernet and FCoE ports
using the small form factor pluggable plus (SFP+) interface.

Figure 1-5 shows the N55 M16P GEM.

Figure 1-5 N55 M16P GEM

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Figure 1-6 shows a front view of the expansion module.

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N55 M8P8FP Gatos Expansion Module

The N55 M8P8FP Gatos Expansion Module (GEM) provides 8 1- or 10-Gigabit Ethernet and FCoE ports
using the SFP+ interface and 8 ports of 8-, 4-, 2-, 1 Gbps native Fibre Channel connectivity using the
SFP interface.

Figure 1-7 shows the N55 M8P8FP expansion module.

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Figure 1-7 N55 M8P8FP Expansion Module.

Figure 1-8 shows a front view of the N55 M8P8FF expansion module.

Figure 1-8 N55 M8P8FP Expansion Module

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Each individual port on the Cisco Nexus 5548P switch is numbered, and groups of ports are numbered
based on their function. The ports are numbered from top to bottom and left to right.

Figure 1-9 Port Numbering of the Cisco Nexus 5548P switch with an Expansion Module

1 32 fixed ports 2 Expansion module (N55 M16P or N55 M8P8FP)

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Power Supplies

The Cisco Nexus 5548 switch uses a front-end power supply. The chassis has slots for two power
supplies. Two power supplies can be used for redundancy, but the Cisco Nexus 5548 switch is fully
functional with one power supply.
power status and one for failure condition.

Figure 1-10 Power Supply for t he Cisco Nexus 5548 Switch

Cisco Nexus 5548P Switch

Figure 1-10 shows the power supply, which has two LEDs: one for

1 Amber fail LED indicates a failure condition. 2 Green power LED indicates the power status.

Table 1-1 table lists the LED descriptions for the two power supplies.

Ta b l e 1-1 Power Supply LED Descriptions

Power Supply Condition Power LED Status Fail LED Status

No AC power to all power supplies. Off Off

Power supply failure, including overvoltage, overcurrent,

Off On

overtemperature, and fan failure.

Power supply warning events where the power supply

Off Blinking
continues to operate. These events include high
temperature, high power, and slow fan.

AC present, 3.3 voltage standby (VSB) on, and the power

Blinking Off
supply unit is off.

Power supply on and OK. On Off

If you have one power supply is installed in the chassis, but the other power supply slot is empty,you
should use a blank fller panel to cover the empty slot. See

Figure 1-11

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Figure 1-11 Blank Power Supply Filler Panel

Table 1-2 lists the power supply properties of the Cisco Nexus 5548P.

AC Power Supply Properties Cisco Nexus 5548P Switch

Typical operating power 390 W

Maximum power 600 W (without the Layer 3 daughter card)

Input voltage 100 to 240 VAC

Frequency 50 to 60 Hz

Efficiency 95 to 98% (50 to 100% load)

RoHS compliance Yes

Hot swappable Yes

Heat dissipation 1998 BTU/hr (600 W)

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Fan Modules

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The Cisco Nexus 5548 switch has slots for two fan modules. If you insert two fan modules with six fans
in each module, your switch will have a total of 12 fans.

Figure 1-12 shows the fan module.

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Figure 1-12 Cisco Nexus 5548 Fan Module

1 Fan module LED

The bicolor fan module LED indicates the fan tray health. Green indicates normal operation, while
amber indicates a fan failure.

Cisco Nexus 5548P Switch

LED Descriptions

The switch has three chassis activity LED’s.

Table 1-3 describes the LEDs for the Cisco Nexus 5548 switch.

Ta b l e 1-3 LEDs for the Cisco Nexus 5548 Switch

LED Location Function Color Status Description

Power LED Front of

Fan Tray Status Fan

Chassis

trays (front)

Chassis
Power/Health

Fan tray heath
indicator

(multicolor)

Green Solid On System is on and operating

normally

Off Switch is powered off

Amber On Fault condition

Green Solid On Fan tray is operating

normally

Amber Solid On Fan failure has occurred within the

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LED Location Function Color Status Description

PSU Status
Indicators

Chassis Locator Front of chassis Identify selected

Power supply
(front)

PSU Health
(multi color)

chassis

Green OFF No AC power to power supply

Amber Solid On Power supply failures, overvoltage,

Blue Solid on

Connectivity Options—Transceivers and Cables

The Cisco Nexus 5500 Platform supports a wide variety of 1- and 10-Gigabit Ethernet connectivity
options using Cisco 10GBASE SFP+ modules. In addition, the Cisco Nexus 5548P supports 1-Gigabit
Ethernet connectivity options using 1GBASE SFP modules, 8-, 4-, and 2-Gbps Fibre Channel SFP+ and
4-, 2-, and 1-Gbps Fibre Channel SFP interfaces are supported with expansion module options.

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Solid On Power supply on and OK

overcurrent, overtemperature

1 Hz
blinking

OFF Operating normally

AC present, 3.3 VSB on,
PSU is off

Chassis is selected

off Chassis is not selected

Transceivers

This section includes the following topics:

• Transceivers, page 1-12

• Cables, page 1-14

The high bandwidth of 10-Gigabit Ethernet poses challenges to transmissions that are met by the
transceiver and cabling options supported by the Cisco Nexus 5500 Platform. Table

Tabl e 1-4 lists the

supported transceiver options.

Ta b l e 1-4 Supported Transceivers

Cisco SFP Description

FET-10G 10G SFP+ module for Cisco Nexus 2000 Series to Cisco Nexus 5000

Series connectivity

Cisco SFP-10G-SR 10GBASE-SR SFP+ module (multimode fiber [MMF])
Cisco SFP-10G-LR 10GBASE-LR SFP+ module (single-mode fiber [SMF])
Cisco SFP-H10GB-CU1M 10GBASE-CU SFP+ cable 1 m (Twinax cable)
Cisco SFP-H10GB-CU3M 10GBASE-CU SFP+ cable 3 m (Twinax cable)
Cisco SFP-H10GB-CU5M 10GBASE-CU SFP+ cable 5 m (Twinax cable)

Cisco GLC-T 1000BASE-T SFP

Cisco GLC-SX-MM GE SFP, LC connector SX transceiver (MMF)

Cisco GLC-LH-SM GE SFP, LC connector LX/LH transceiver (SMF)

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Cisco SFP-GE-S GE SFP, LC connector SX transceiver (MMF), extended temperature

Cisco-SFP-GE-L GE SFP, LC connector LX/LH transceiver (SMF), extended

Cisco DS-SFP-FC4G-SW 4-Gbps Fibre Channel SW SFP, LC (for Fibre Channel expansion

Cisco DS-SFP-FC4G-LW 4-Gbps Fibre Channel LW SFP, LC (for Fibre Channel expansion

Cisco DS-SFP-FC8G-SW 8-Gbps Fibre Channel SW SFP+, LC (for Fibre Channel expansion

Cisco DS-SFP-FC8G-LW 8-Gbps Fibre Channel LW SFP+, LC (for Fibre Channel expansion

This section includes the fllowing topics:

• SFP+ Transceivers, page 1-13

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range and digital optical monitoring (DOM)

temperature range and DOM

module ports)

module ports)

module ports)

module ports)

SFP+ Transceivers

• SFP+ Copper Cables, page 1-13

• SFP Fiber Channel Transceivers, page 1-14

The enhanced small-form-factor pluggable (SFP+) 10-Gigabit Ethernet transceiver module (see

Table 1-5) is a bidirectional device with a transmitter and receiver in the same physical package. It has

a 20-pin connector on the electrical interface and duplex LC connector on the optical interface.The Cisco
Nexus 5548 switch supports the following SFP+ optical transceivers:

• SR

• DCR, SR-Lite (shorter reach than SR)

• LRM (for uplink only)

• LR (for uplink only)

Ta b l e 1-5 SFP+ Transceivers

Model Description

SFP-10G-SR 10-Gigabit Ethernet—Short range SFP+ module

SFP-10G-LR 10-Gigabit Ethernet—Long range SFP+ module

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cables come in the following lengths:

• 1m, 30AWG

• 3m, 28–30 AWG

• 5m, 26–28 AWG

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Model Description

SFP-H10GB-CU1M 10GBASE-CU SFP+ cable 1 meter

SFP-H10GB-CU3M 10GBASE-CU SFP+ cable 3 meters

SFP-H10GB-CU5M 10GBASE-CU SFP+ cable 5 meters

SFP Fiber Channel Transceivers

The Cisco Nexus 5548 switch supports the multimode 850 nm 4Gbps SFP with 150 m reach. See

Table 1-7.

Model Description

DS-SFP-FC4G-SW 4-Gbps Fibre Channel-SW SFP, LC

DS-SFP-FC4G-LW 4-Gbps Fibre Channel-LW SFP, LC, (10-km

Cisco DS-SFP-FC8G-SW 8-Gbps Fibre Channel SW SFP+, LC

Cisco DS-SFP-FC8G-LW 8-Gbps Fibre Channel LW SFP+, LC

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reach)

Cables

On the Cisco Nexus 5500 Platforms, you can use an innovative Twinax copper cable that connects to
standard SFP+ connectors for in-rack use, and on optical cable for longer cable runs.

For in-rack or adjacent-rack cabling, the Cisco Nexus 5500 Platform supports SFP+ direct-attach
10-Gigabit Ethernet copper, which integrates transceivers with Twinax cables into an energy efficient,
low-cost, and low-latency solution. SFP+ direct-attach 10-Gigabit Twinax copper cables use only 0.1
watts of power per transceiver and introduce only approximately 0.25 microsecond of latency per link.

For longer cable runs, the Cisco Nexus 5500 Platform supports multimode, short-reach optical SFP+
transceivers. These optical transceivers use approximately 1 W per transceiver and have a latency of
less than 0.1 microsecond.

Table Ta b l e 1-8 shows details of the cables supported:

Ta b l e 1-8 Supported Cables

Power
(each

Connector (Media) Cable Distance

side)

SFP+ CU copper Twina x 5 m ~ 0.1 W ~ 0.1

Transceiver
Latency
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