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The Cisco Nexus 5500 Platform

Shipping NOW !!. Orderable NOW !!. The Cisco Nexus 5500 Platform. Broad Customer Traction Cisco Nexus 5000/2000 Series is Proven. 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

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The Cisco Nexus 5500 Platform

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  1. ShippingNOW !! OrderableNOW !! TheCisco Nexus 5500 Platform

  2. Broad Customer TractionCisco Nexus 5000/2000 Series is Proven • 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 Nexus 5548UP 5596UPLayer 3 Nexus 2248TP 2232PP Nexus 5020 Nexus 5010 Nexus 2148T Nexus 5548P CY2008 …….. CY2011 Q1’CY11 Data

  3. 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 !!

  4. Unified PortsCompelling Business Value Unified Port • Allows repurposing of any switch port as either Fibre Channel or Ethernet • Eliminates CAPEX lock-in commonly seen with fixed port-types Eth FC Lossless Ethernet Native Fibre Channel • 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 BUSINESS AGILITY CAPEX OPEX • Simplifies the purchasing decision • Makes port-type decisions a thing of the past • Allows IT to respond faster to changing business needs

  5. Cisco Nexus 5548P SwitchThe 1st Switch in the Nexus 5500 Portfolio Base Chassis List Price $25,600 Back of the Switch Expansion Modules (GEM2) • 32 Fixed SFP+ Ports • Line Rate • Hardware Capable of 1/10GE Traditional Ethernet*, and Fibre Channel over Ethernet • 16p SFP+ Ethernet Ports • 8p Eth + 8p Native FC • 16p Unified Ports Front of the Switch * 1G Support NOW available with 5.0(3)N1(1) Front to Back Airflow Mgmt 0, Console, USB Redundant Fan Modules Redundant 750W AC Power Supplies

  6. Cisco Nexus 5548UP SwitchCompelling “Unified Ports” Value Proposition Base Chassis List Price $25,600 Back of the Switch Expansion Modules (GEM2) • 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 • 16p SFP+ Ethernet Ports • 8p Eth + 8p Native FC • 16p Unified Ports Front of the Switch * 1G Support NOW available with 5.0(3)N1(1) Front to Back Airflow Mgmt 0, Console, USB Redundant Fan Modules Redundant 750W AC Power Supplies

  7. Cisco Nexus 5596UP SwitchIndustry’s Highest Density Fixed Form-Factor Switch Base Chassis List Price $36,800 Back of the Switch Expansion Modules (GEM2) • 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 • 16p SFP+ Ethernet Ports • 8p Eth + 8p Native FC • 16p Unified Ports Front of the Switch * 1G Support NOW available with 5.0(3)N1(1) Front to Back Airflow Redundant Fan Modules Redundant 1100W AC Power Supplies Mgmt 0, Console, USB

  8. Generic Expansion Modules (GEM2)Added Flexibility List Price $11,200 List Price $11,200 • N55-M16P • 16p SFP+ Ethernet Ports • All Ethernet Ports hardware capable of 1/10 Gigabit Ethernet * * 1G Support NOW available with 5.0(3)N1(1) • N55-M8P8FP • 8p SFP+ Ethernet Ports • 8p Native FC Ports 8/4/2/1G • All Ethernet Ports hardware capable of 1/10 Gigabit Ethernet * * 1G Support NOW available with 5.0(3)N1(1)

  9. Generic Expansion Modules (GEM2)Ultimate Flexibility List Price $11,200 • 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 Minimum software required: 5.0(3)N1(1) Flexibility Simplicity AND

  10. Nexus 5500 Layer 3 ModulesTwo Distinct Form Factors, Same Performance L3 Hardware List Price $5,000 L3 Hardware List Price $5,000 Nexus 5548P Nexus 5548UP Nexus 5596UP

  11. Installing Layer 3 on Nexus 5548P, 5548UP3-Step Process: Field-Upgradeable, In-Rack Upgrade Unscrew the IO Module Pull the IO Module out Front of the Switch 2 3 1 Power off the SwitchUnscrew the Fan Modules Pull the Fan Modules out Plug and Screw the L3 IO Module Plug and Screw the Fan Modules Choice Future Proofing • N55-D160L3 • Field Replaceable Module • In-Rack Upgradeability • No Un-mounting Required Flexibility

  12. Nexus 5500 Layer 3 Software Licensing2-Tier Licensing N55-LAN1K9 LAN-ENTERPRISE Includes all BASE ENTERPRISE features, plus the following: Full EIGRP, Unrestricted OSPF routes, BGP, VRF-Lite $10,000 – requires installation of BASE ENTERPRISE N55-BAS1K9 BASE ENTERPRISE Connected, Static, RIPv2, OSPFv2 (256 Dynamically Learned Routes), EIGRP-Stub, HSRP, VRRP, IGMPv2/3, PIMv2 (SM/SSM), MSDP, RACLs, uRPF Included with L3 Hardware on all configured systems

  13. Virtual Modular Chassis with Fabric Extenders Layer 2 Scaling Layer 3 Scaling 24 x FEX 8 x FEX • 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 • 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 • 384 1 Gigabit Ethernet Ports • 256 10 Gigabit Ethernet Ports • 11521 Gigabit Ethernet Ports • 768 10 Gigabit Ethernet Ports

  14. Nexus 3000When Latency is all that Matters !!!! • 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 • 1 RU Form Factor • Flexible Port Configuration 48x 10GE SFP+ and 4 QSFP 64x10GE • Layer 2 / Layer 3 support • Front-to-back Airflow http://savbu.cisco.com/index.php/nexus-3k-homepage

  15. Nexus 5500 & Nexus 3000 Product Positioning Key Differentiators between Nexus 5500 and Nexus 3000 Families

  16. The Nexus 5000 SeriesValue Based Offerings • 60% More Ports • 37% Higher Price • 2nd Gen Switch • Higher Performance • New Features !!! • Upgrade to Layer 3 • Upgrade to FCoE Nexus 5548P/UP(32 ports) Nexus 5010 (20 ports) LP: $25,600 N5K-C5010P LP: $18,750 • 20% More Ports • Same Price Point • 2nd Gen Switch • Higher Performance • New Features !!! • Upgrade to Layer 3 • Upgrade to FCoE Nexus 5548P/UP (48 ports) Nexus 5020 (40 ports) LP: $36,800 N5K-C5020P LP: $36,900

  17. The Nexus 5500 PlatformValue Based Offerings Best Value !! List Price Smart Moves Nexus 5596UP (48 ports) Nexus 5548UP(48 ports) $36,800 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 Nexus 5548UP (32 ports) Nexus 5548P (32 ports) $25,600 • 2nd Gen Switch • L3 capabilities • ~ 2.0us Latency • All N5548P Features • 10% Less Latency • Design Freedom with Unified Ports • Reversible Airflow in Future Value

  18. The Nexus 5000 SeriesStorage License Offerings 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

  19. The Nexus 5500 PlatformStorage Bundle Offerings How Many Licensed Ports? How many Physical Ports? 16 Licensed Ports N5K-C5548UP-B-S32 $29,600 32 Licensed Ports Compelling Value Proposition 48 Licensed Ports 96 Licensed Ports

  20. The Nexus 5000 SeriesNexus 5000-2000 Bundle Offerings 3 Dimensions: Host Port Density, Host Interface Speed, 5K-2K Interconnect Type 1/10G Interface Speed 128FEX Ports 100M/1G Interface Speed 192 FEX Ports 288 FEX Ports 384 FEX Ports

  21. Unified Fabric SPIFF:http://wwwin.cisco.com/FinAdm/csf/gos/gsco/peo/winningunifiedfabric/index.shtml New Bundles Added March 2011! + = +7% channel bucket for channel sales team

  22. Nexus 5000 Series Generation Evolution

  23. Introducing Adapter FEX and VM-FEXExpanding Cisco Fabric Extender Architecture VM FEX • Features: • Adapter FEX split a physical NIC into multiple logical NICs • VM-FEX extends Adapter FEX technology to virtual machine • IEEE 802.1Qbh • Ecosystem of multiple NIC vendors Hypervior vNIC vNIC • 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 vEth vEth Adapter FEX

  24. Links and ResourcesInternal Pages Internal Websites http://wwwin.cisco.com/tech/savbu/nexus5K http://wwwin.cisco.com/tech/savbu/nexus2K http://savbu.cisco.com Mailers ask-nexus5000-pm@cisco.com ask-nexus5000-tme@cisco.com

  25. Links and ResourcesExternal Pages External Pages http://www.cisco.com/go/nexus5000 http://www.cisco.com/go/nexus2000

  26. External Case Studies

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